
[Event "Titled Tue 20th May Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nalbandyan, Vahan"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, M2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "120"]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nf3 d6 6.exd6 Bxd6 7.O-O Nc6 8.Re1 O-O 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 b6 11.Bxd5 exd5 12.Nc3 h6 13.Ne5 Ne7 14.Bf4 Be6 15.Qf3 Rc8 16.Rac1 a6 17.Red1 Nf5 18.h3 b5 19.g4 Nh4 20.Qe2 Re8 21.Bg3 Ng6 22.Nxg6 Bxg3 23.fxg3 fxg6 24.Qd3 Qg5 25.Ne2 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 h5 27.Nf4 Bf7 28.gxh5 gxh5 29.h4 Qg4 30.Kf2 Re4 31.Re1 Rxf4+ 32.gxf4 Qxf4+ 33.Ke2 Qxh4 34.Kd2 Qf4+ 35.Kc3 Qc7+ 36.Kd2 g6 37.Re5 Qd6 38.Qf3 Kg7 39.Qf4 Qb4+ 40.Ke3 Qxb2 41.Re7 Qc1+ 42.Kf3 Qf1+ 43.Kg3 Qxf4+ 44.Kxf4 Kf6 45.Ra7 g5+ 46.Kg3 Be6 47.Rxa6 h4+ 48.Kf3 g4+ 49.Kf4 g3 50.Ra8 g2 51.Rf8+ Bf7 52.Rb8 g1=Q 53.Rb6+ Kg7 54.Ke5 Qg3+ 55.Kf5 Qf3+ 56.Ke5 Qe4+ 57.Kd6 Qxd4 58.Rxb5 Qf6+ 59.Kc5 Qe7+ 60.Kd4 Qa7+ 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nalbandyan, Vahan"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, M2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "120"]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nf3 d6 6.exd6 Bxd6 7.O-O Nc6 8.Re1 O-O 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 b6 11.Bxd5 exd5 12.Nc3 h6 13.Ne5 Ne7 14.Bf4 Be6 15.Qf3 Rc8 16.Rac1 a6 17.Red1 Nf5 18.h3 b5 19.g4 Nh4 20.Qe2 Re8 21.Bg3 Ng6 22.Nxg6 Bxg3 23.fxg3 fxg6 24.Qd3 Qg5 25.Ne2 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 h5 27.Nf4 Bf7 28.gxh5 gxh5 29.h4 Qg4 30.Kf2 Re4 31.Re1 Rxf4+ 32.gxf4 Qxf4+ 33.Ke2 Qxh4 34.Kd2 Qf4+ 35.Kc3 Qc7+ 36.Kd2 g6 37.Re5 Qd6 38.Qf3 Kg7 39.Qf4 Qb4+ 40.Ke3 Qxb2 41.Re7 Qc1+ 42.Kf3 Qf1+ 43.Kg3 Qxf4+ 44.Kxf4 Kf6 45.Ra7 g5+ 46.Kg3 Be6 47.Rxa6 h4+ 48.Kf3 g4+ 49.Kf4 g3 50.Ra8 g2 51.Rf8+ Bf7 52.Rb8 g1=Q 53.Rb6+ Kg7 54.Ke5 Qg3+ 55.Kf5 Qf3+ 56.Ke5 Qe4+ 57.Kd6 Qxd4 58.Rxb5 Qf6+ 59.Kc5 Qe7+ 60.Kd4 Qa7+ 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 20th May Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nalbandyan, Vahan"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, M2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[EventDate "2025.05.20"]
[WhiteFideId "13309439"]
[BlackFideId "5074452"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nf3 d6 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 h6 13. Ne5 Ne7 14. Bf4
Be6 15. Qf3 Rc8 16. Rac1 a6 17. Red1 Nf5 18. h3 b5 19. g4 Nh4 20. Qe2 Re8
21. Bg3 Ng6 22. Nxg6 Bxg3 23. fxg3 fxg6 24. Qd3 Qg5 25. Ne2 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
h5 27. Nf4 Bf7 28. gxh5 gxh5 29. h4 Qg4 30. Kf2 Re4 31. Re1 Rxf4+ 32. gxf4
Qxf4+ 33. Ke2 Qxh4 34. Kd2 Qf4+ 35. Kc3 Qc7+ 36. Kd2 g6 37. Re5 Qd6 38. Qf3
Kg7 39. Qf4 Qb4+ 40. Ke3 Qxb2 41. Re7 Qc1+ 42. Kf3 Qf1+ 43. Kg3 Qxf4+ 44.
Kxf4 Kf6 45. Ra7 g5+ 46. Kg3 Be6 47. Rxa6 h4+ 48. Kf3 g4+ 49. Kf4 g3 50.
Ra8 g2 51. Rf8+ Bf7 52. Rb8 g1=Q 53. Rb6+ Kg7 54. Ke5 Qg3+ 55. Kf5 Qf3+ 56.
Ke5 Qe4+ 57. Kd6 Qxd4 58. Rxb5 Qf6+ 59. Kc5 Qe7+ 60. Kd4 Qa7+ 0-1