
[Event "58th Biel Rapid Open"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2025.07.13"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Maier, C"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, M2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[ECO "B31"]
[PlyCount "72"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Nc3 e5 6.Bxc6 bxc6 7.d3 Ne7 8.Be3 d6 9.a3 a5 10.Na4 f5 11.b4 axb4 12.axb4 cxb4 13.Bb6 Qd7 14.Qd2 O-O 15.Qxb4 Rb8 16.Qb3+ Kh8 17.Ng5 h6 18.Nh3 c5 19.Rfb1 Qc6 20.Nc3 fxe4 21.dxe4 Bxh3 22.gxh3 Nc8 23.Ra6 Rf3 24.Qd5 Qd7 25.Bxc5 Rxb1+ 26.Nxb1 Qb5 27.Qd1 Qxa6 28.Qxf3 dxc5 29.Nc3 Kh7 30.Qg4 Nd6 31.Nd5 Qa1+ 32.Kg2 Qa4 33.f3 Qxc2+ 34.Kg3 Qc1 35.Kg2 Nc4 36.Qd7 Ne3+ 0-1
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2025.07.13"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Maier, C"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, M2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[ECO "B31"]
[PlyCount "72"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Nc3 e5 6.Bxc6 bxc6 7.d3 Ne7 8.Be3 d6 9.a3 a5 10.Na4 f5 11.b4 axb4 12.axb4 cxb4 13.Bb6 Qd7 14.Qd2 O-O 15.Qxb4 Rb8 16.Qb3+ Kh8 17.Ng5 h6 18.Nh3 c5 19.Rfb1 Qc6 20.Nc3 fxe4 21.dxe4 Bxh3 22.gxh3 Nc8 23.Ra6 Rf3 24.Qd5 Qd7 25.Bxc5 Rxb1+ 26.Nxb1 Qb5 27.Qd1 Qxa6 28.Qxf3 dxc5 29.Nc3 Kh7 30.Qg4 Nd6 31.Nd5 Qa1+ 32.Kg2 Qa4 33.f3 Qxc2+ 34.Kg3 Qc1 35.Kg2 Nc4 36.Qd7 Ne3+ 0-1
[Event "58th Biel Rapid Open"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2025.07.13"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Maier, C"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, M2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)"]
[EventDate "2025.07.13"]
[WhiteFideId "4601955"]
[BlackFideId "5074452"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 e5 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. d3 Ne7
8. Be3 d6 9. a3 a5 10. Na4 f5 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 cxb4 13. Bb6 Qd7 14. Qd2
O-O 15. Qxb4 Rb8 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nh3 c5 19. Rfb1 Qc6 20. Nc3
fxe4 21. dxe4 Bxh3 22. gxh3 Nc8 23. Ra6 Rf3 24. Qd5 Qd7 25. Bxc5 Rxb1+ 26.
Nxb1 Qb5 27. Qd1 Qxa6 28. Qxf3 dxc5 29. Nc3 Kh7 30. Qg4 Nd6 31. Nd5 Qa1+
32. Kg2 Qa4 33. f3 Qxc2+ 34. Kg3 Qc1 35. Kg2 Nc4 36. Qd7 Ne3+ 0-1