
[Event "IV Menorca Open A 2025"]
[Site "Ciutadella de Menorca ESP"]
[Date "2025.04.27"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, M2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[ECO "A15"]
[PlyCount "122"]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 c5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 d4 8.O-O Be7 9.Na3 O-O 10.e3 a6 11.exd4 cxd4 12.Re1 Be6 13.Nc4 Bc5 14.Rc1 Rc8 15.Nce5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bd5 17.Nd3 Ba7 18.Rxc8 Qxc8 19.Bxd5 Nxd5 20.Qf3 Rd8 21.Ba3 h6 22.Kg2 Qd7 23.h4 a5 24.Rc1 Qe6 25.h5 Qd7 26.Re1 b5 27.Bc5 Bxc5 28.Nxc5 Qc8 29.Nd3 Qc2 30.Ne5 Qc7 31.Ng4 Qd7 32.a3 f6 33.Rc1 Qd6 34.Qf5 Qxa3 35.Re1 Qf8 36.Re4 Nc7 37.Re1 Qf7 38.Kg1 Rd5 39.Qc8+ Kh7 40.Rc1 Ne8 41.Re1 Nc7 42.Rc1 Ne8 43.Re1 Nd6 44.Qb8 a4 45.bxa4 bxa4 46.Rc1 Qe6 47.Nh2 Rxh5 48.Nf3 Qe4 49.Nh4 Nf5 50.d3 Qd5 51.Ng2 Nd6 52.Qf8 a3 53.Rc7 Rg5 54.Nf4 Qe5 55.Kf1 a2 56.Ra7 Qc5 57.Rxa2 Qc1+ 58.Kg2 Qxf4 59.Ra8 Qe5 60.Qg8+ Kg6 61.Ra7 Qd5+ 0-1
[Site "Ciutadella de Menorca ESP"]
[Date "2025.04.27"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, M2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[ECO "A15"]
[PlyCount "122"]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 c5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 d4 8.O-O Be7 9.Na3 O-O 10.e3 a6 11.exd4 cxd4 12.Re1 Be6 13.Nc4 Bc5 14.Rc1 Rc8 15.Nce5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bd5 17.Nd3 Ba7 18.Rxc8 Qxc8 19.Bxd5 Nxd5 20.Qf3 Rd8 21.Ba3 h6 22.Kg2 Qd7 23.h4 a5 24.Rc1 Qe6 25.h5 Qd7 26.Re1 b5 27.Bc5 Bxc5 28.Nxc5 Qc8 29.Nd3 Qc2 30.Ne5 Qc7 31.Ng4 Qd7 32.a3 f6 33.Rc1 Qd6 34.Qf5 Qxa3 35.Re1 Qf8 36.Re4 Nc7 37.Re1 Qf7 38.Kg1 Rd5 39.Qc8+ Kh7 40.Rc1 Ne8 41.Re1 Nc7 42.Rc1 Ne8 43.Re1 Nd6 44.Qb8 a4 45.bxa4 bxa4 46.Rc1 Qe6 47.Nh2 Rxh5 48.Nf3 Qe4 49.Nh4 Nf5 50.d3 Qd5 51.Ng2 Nd6 52.Qf8 a3 53.Rc7 Rg5 54.Nf4 Qe5 55.Kf1 a2 56.Ra7 Qc5 57.Rxa2 Qc1+ 58.Kg2 Qxf4 59.Ra8 Qe5 60.Qg8+ Kg6 61.Ra7 Qd5+ 0-1
[Event "IV Menorca Open A 2025"]
[Site "Ciutadella de Menorca ESP"]
[Date "2025.04.27"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, M2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[EventDate "2025.04.22"]
[WhiteFideId "25092340"]
[BlackFideId "5074452"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 d4 8.
O-O Be7 9. Na3 O-O 10. e3 a6 11. exd4 cxd4 12. Re1 Be6 13. Nc4 Bc5 14. Rc1
Rc8 15. Nce5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bd5 17. Nd3 Ba7 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20.
Qf3 Rd8 21. Ba3 h6 22. Kg2 Qd7 23. h4 a5 24. Rc1 Qe6 25. h5 Qd7 26. Re1 b5
27. Bc5 Bxc5 28. Nxc5 Qc8 29. Nd3 Qc2 30. Ne5 Qc7 31. Ng4 Qd7 32. a3 f6 33.
Rc1 Qd6 34. Qf5 Qxa3 35. Re1 Qf8 36. Re4 Nc7 37. Re1 Qf7 38. Kg1 Rd5 39.
Qc8+ Kh7 40. Rc1 Ne8 41. Re1 Nc7 42. Rc1 Ne8 43. Re1 Nd6 44. Qb8 a4 45.
bxa4 bxa4 46. Rc1 Qe6 47. Nh2 Rxh5 48. Nf3 Qe4 49. Nh4 Nf5 50. d3 Qd5 51.
Ng2 Nd6 52. Qf8 a3 53. Rc7 Rg5 54. Nf4 Qe5 55. Kf1 a2 56. Ra7 Qc5 57. Rxa2
Qc1+ 58. Kg2 Qxf4 59. Ra8 Qe5 60. Qg8+ Kg6 61. Ra7 Qd5+ 0-1