WORLDBASE Player / Joueur IM Karthik, Rajaa
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342 games / 342 parties
2025.05.04 Ljubljana Open 2025
98463 Pranav, V (2628) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. g5 Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Qe2 Nc4 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Kb1 Be7 15. h4 N6a5 16. Bd4 e5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bd6 20. Bc3 O-O 21. Nxa5 Nxa5 22. Be4 Nb7 23. h5 Nc5 24. Bf5 Na4 25. Bd2 b4 26. Qd3 e4 27. Bxe4 Rab8 28. b3 Nc3+ 29. Bxc3 bxc3 30. Bxh7+ Kh8 31. Be4 Be5 32. Qf3 f5 33. gxf6 Rxf6 34. Qe3 Qd6 35. h6 gxh6 36. Rdf1 Rxf1+ 37. Rxf1 Bg7 38. Qa7 Re8 39. Rg1 Qf6 40. d6 Qd4 41. Qxd4 Bxd4 42. d7 Rd8 43. Rg6 Rxd7 44. Rxh6+ Kg8 45. Rxa6 Re7 46. Bd5+ Kg7 47. Be6 Bc5 48. a3 Bxa3 49. Rxa3 Rxe6 50. Ra7+ Kf6 51. Rc7 Re3 52. Ka2 Ke6 53. b4 Kd6 54. Rc5 1-0
2025.05.03 Ljubljana Open 2025
98447 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Stevanic, David (2269) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bf6 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Na3 Bc6 14. Nc4 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 b6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. e4 Nf6 19. Nd6 Rc7 20. e5 Nd5 21. Rc4 Ba8 22. Rdc1 Rxc4 23. bxc4 Nc7 24. Bxa8 Nxa8 25. a4 f6 26. a5 Qc7 27. axb6 axb6 28. Ra1 Qc5 29. Ra7 fxe5 30. Ne4 Qd4 31. Qe2 b5 32. c5 Rc8 33. Qh5 Kh8 34. Nf6 1-0
2025.05.02 Ljubljana Open 2025
98424 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Kozlovic, Jernej (2251) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nfd2 Na5 10. Na3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 Bd7 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Bc3 b6 14. Rdc1 Bb5 15. Rab1 Ba6 16. Bxa5 bxa5 17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. Bb7 Ke7 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Rb7+ Nd7 21. Rxa7 Rc5 22. f3 f5 23. h4 g6 24. Rd1 Rd5 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxa5 Bxa2 27. Kf2 Bd5 28. Rb5 h6 29. Rb4 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Rb1 Ne5 32. a4 g4 33. fxg4 Nxg4+ 34. Ke1 Ne5 35. a5 Kd6 36. a6 Kc7 37. Kd2 Nc6 38. Rb7+ Kc8 39. Rg7 Kb8 40. Kc3 Ka8 41. g4 fxg4 42. Rxg4 Nb8 43. e4 Bc6 44. Kd4 Nxa6 45. Ke5 Kb7 46. Kxe6 Bxe4 47. Rxe4 Nc5+ 48. Kf7 Nxe4 1/2-1/2
2025.05.01 Ljubljana Open 2025
98391 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Zhukovskyi, Myhaylo (2141) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. c4 Ne7 9. Nf3 Nbc6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 b6 13. Bb2 Ba6 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Bd3 h6 16. Qe2 Na5 17. Rfe1 Re8 18. d5 Qd6 19. dxe6 Qxe6 20. Qd1 Qc6 21. Ne5 Qf6 22. Qc2 Qe6 23. Bh7+ Kf8 24. Rcd1 Rc7 25. Nd7+ Qxd7 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. c5 Rc7 28. Qc3 f6 29. Qg3 Rxc5 30. h4 Kf7 31. f3 Bc8 32. Bd4 Rd5 33. Bc3 Bf5 34. Bxf5 Rxf5 35. Bb4 Nac6 36. Qg4 Re5 37. Qc4+ Kg6 38. Rxe5 fxe5 39. Qe6+ Kh7 40. Bxe7 Nxe7 41. Qf7 1-0
2025.05.01 Ljubljana Open 2025
98404 Unuk, Laura (2285) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 O-O 6. h5 c5 7. h6 Bh8 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. Bc4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qb6 13. O-O Be6 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Rad1 Kf8 16. b3 a6 17. a4 Ke8 18. Bg3 Qc6 19. a5 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Kh2 Kc8 23. Kg1 Kd8 24. Kh2 Kc8 25. Kg1 1/2-1/2
2025.04.30 Ljubljana Open 2025
98355 Sebenik, M (2491) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qd2 a6 7. O-O-O Nd7 8. f4 g5 9. g3 gxf4 10. gxf4 h5 11. Nh3 Bh6 12. Ng5 Qe7 13. h4 Nf6 14. Bh3 Ng4 15. e5 f6 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Nce4 Qg6 18. Rde1 O-O 19. Rhg1 e5 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Kh8 22. Bxg4 Bxg4 23. Nf6 Rad8 24. Qc3 Bxg5+ 25. hxg5 Qxg5+ 26. Kb1 Rf7 27. Nxh5 Qxh5 28. Rh1 1-0
2025.04.29 Ljubljana Open 2025
98318 Zuzek, Bor (2089) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Ndb5 a6 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Nd4 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. Bb3 b5 13. a3 Qc7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bf4 Qb7 16. f3 O-O 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Rd2 a5 19. Qf2 a4 20. Ba2 b4 21. axb4 Qxb4 22. Nd1 d5 23. c3 Qb7 24. e5 Nd7 25. Re1 a3 26. Qg3 Ba4 27. Bh6 g6 28. bxa3 Bxd1 29. Rexd1 Rxa3 30. Be3 Rxc3 31. Bd4 Bc5 32. Qh4 Bxd4+ 33. Qxd4 Qb6 34. Qxb6 Nxb6 35. f4 Ra8 36. Rb1 Nd7 37. Rbb2 Nc5 38. Rbc2 Ne4 39. Rxc3 Nxc3 0-1
2025.04.29 Ljubljana Open 2025
98332 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Subelj, Jan (2528) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. Bg3 Nf8 12. O-O Bd6 13. Qc2 N8h7 14. Rfe1 Ng5 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng3 Bd7 17. f4 Ne6 18. Nf5 Qf8 19. Rad1 c5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Qf2 Nd8 22. Ng3 Ne6 23. Nf5 Nd8 24. Ng3 Ne6 1/2-1/2
2025.04.23 IV Menorca Open A 2025
104517 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Woodward, Andy (2536) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Nb6 7. Qc2 c6 8. e3 Nh5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nf6 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Nd2 Kb8 15. Nb3 Bc8 16. a3 Ne8 17. Na5 Nd6 18. Na2 Nbc4 19. Nb3 b6 20. Ka1 Be6 21. Nd2 f5 22. Nc3 g5 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Nf3 Nf7 25. e4 g4 26. exf5 gxf3 27. fxe6 fxg2 28. Rhg1 Qxe6 29. Rxg2 Rd7 30. Rg7 Qf6 31. Rxh7 Rhd8 32. Qe2 b5 33. Rh3 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Qxd4 35. Re3 Nd6 36. Qf3 Kc7 37. Re1 a5 38. Rd1 Qe5 39. Qg3 Re8 40. f4 Qe3 41. Qg7+ Re7 42. Qf6 Nb7 43. Qf8 b4 44. axb4 axb4 45. Na2 c3 46. Nxb4 Qe2 47. Rb1 cxb2+ 48. Rxb2 Qd1+ 49. Rb1 Qa4+ 50. Na2 Qd4+ 0-1
2025.04.16 10th Noisiel Open 2025
114123 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Rudolf, Mi (2285) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 Bxf4 6. exf4 b6 7. c3 O-O 8. h4 c5 9. h5 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. Qe2 Ra7 13. Ne5 cxd4 14. g4 dxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. O-O Qxc3 17. g5 Nxh5 18. Qxh5 Qxd2 19. Kg2 Qxf4 20. Rh1 Qf5 21. Rae1 f6 22. Nf3 g6 23. Qh4 Qxf3+ 0-1
2025.04.15 10th Noisiel Open 2025
114103 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Senthil, Maran K (2356) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Nb4 10. Qd2 Nfxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Nb5 Rd8 14. c4 Nc3 15. Qe1 Nxb5 16. cxb5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rc1 Be6 20. Bf3 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Rc7 Rxb5 23. Rxe7 Rb2 24. Re2 Rd8 25. Qa1 Rb6 26. Qxf6 Rxf6 27. Rb2 b6 28. g3 Rfd6 29. a4 Rd2 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Rc1 Ra2 32. Rc4 Kf8 33. g4 a5 34. h3 Rb2 35. g5 Ke7 36. Rc6 Rb4 37. Kg2 b5 38. axb5 Rxb5 39. f4 Kd7 40. Ra6 Rf5 41. Kf3 Kc7 42. Ke4 Kb7 43. Rd6 a4 44. Rd4 Ra5 0-1
2025.04.15 10th Noisiel Open 2025
114117 Yoganathan, Sakithyan (2137) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Be3 Bd6 7. Bd3 Na6 8. a3 Nc7 9. c4 O-O 10. Ne2 f5 11. Qd2 Qf6 12. Bf4 h6 13. h4 Rd8 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. O-O-O Be6 16. Rh3 b5 17. c5 Qe7 18. Bc2 Rd7 19. Rf3 Qxh4 20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 Rad8 22. g3 Qg4 23. Rf4 Qg5 24. Re4 Qxd2+ 25. Rxd2 a5 26. Nf4 Na6 27. Ree2 Kf8 28. d5 Nxc5 29. Kc2 cxd5 30. Re5 Rc8 31. Rexd5 Ne4+ 32. Kd1 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Nxf2+ 34. Ke1 Ne4 35. Rxb5 Rc2 36. Rb8+ Ke7 37. Rb7+ Kd6 38. Rxf7 g5 39. Nd3 Nxg3 40. Rf6+ Kd5 41. Rxh6 Ne4 42. b4 Kd4 43. Nc5 Nxc5 44. bxc5 Rxc5 45. Kf2 Kc3 46. Rb6 a4 47. Rb4 Rc4 48. Rb5 g4 49. Kg3 Kc2 50. Kg2 Rc3 51. Rb4 Rxa3 52. Re4 Ra2 53. Kg1 Ra1+ 54. Kg2 Kd3 55. Rb4 Kc3 56. Re4 a3 57. Re3+ Kd2 58. Rb3 Kc2 59. Re3 a2 60. Ra3 Kb2 61. Ra8 Rb1 62. Ra6 0-1
2025.04.14 10th Noisiel Open 2025
114087 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Decrop, Hendrik (2188) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bg4 7. c3 e6 8. Be2 Bd6 9. Ne5 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Qc7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 a6 13. a4 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nb3 Nb8 17. Nc5 b6 18. Nd3 a5 19. h4 Nd7 20. g3 Rae8 21. Qf3 Nf6 22. Qg2 Ne4 23. g4 Qc7 24. f3 Nd6 25. Qh2 Re7 26. Re2 Rfe8 27. h5 h6 28. Ne5 Nc4 29. f4 Nd6 30. g5 Nf5 31. Rf1 Kh7 32. Nxf7 Rxf7 33. g6+ Kg8 34. gxf7+ Qxf7 35. Qh3 Qd7 36. Rfe1 Qxa4 37. Qg4 Qc6 38. Re5 b5 39. Qg6 Nh4 40. Qg4 Nf5 41. Qe2 Kf7 42. Qg2 Kg8 43. Kf2 b4 44. Qg6 Nh4 45. Rxe6 Nxg6 46. Rxc6 Rxe1 47. Rc8+ Re8 48. Rxe8+ Kf7 49. Ra8 Nxf4 50. Rxa5 bxc3 51. bxc3 Ke6 52. Kf3 Nxh5 53. c4 Nf6 54. Ra6+ Kf5 55. c5 g5 56. c6 Ne8 57. Ra8 Nc7 58. Rc8 Nb5 59. c7 1-0
2025.04.14 10th Noisiel Open 2025
114097 Toure, Ananth (2059) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Bxf5 gxf5 8. Bf4 e6 9. O-O Nge7 10. Re1 Bg7 11. Qd3 O-O 12. h4 Ng6 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. Qd2 f6 15. h5 fxg5 16. hxg6 h6 17. Na3 Rae8 18. Re2 Ne7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qa6 21. Nc2 Nxg6 22. Nd4 Qa4 23. Ree1 Re7 24. Qd3 Kg7 25. g3 g4 26. Kg2 h5 27. Rh1 h4 28. Qd2 h3+ 29. Kh2 Qd7 30. Rhe1 Ref7 31. Qe2 a6 32. Rad1 Qe7 33. Rd2 Re8 34. Qd1 Qc7 35. Qe2 Qe7 36. Qd1 Qg5 37. Qe2 f4 38. Rd3 Kh6 39. Kh1 fxg3 40. Rxg3 Rf4 41. Reg1 Qxe5 42. Rxg4 1/2-1/2
2025.04.13 10th Noisiel Open 2025
114066 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Toure, Vasanth (2162) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Be7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Ne8 12. Na3 f6 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bd2 Nc7 15. b4 Rb8 16. f4 a5 17. fxe5 fxe5 18. Qh5 Qd6 19. c5 Qe6 20. bxa5 g6 21. Qe2 Bxc5 22. Nc4 Re8 23. Rac1 Bd7 24. Nb6 Bxb6 25. axb6 Nd5 26. Rc5 Bc6 27. Bh6 Nxb6 28. Bxc6 bxc6 29. Rxe5 Qd7 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Qf2 Qe7 32. Qxd4 Nd7 33. Qc4+ Qe6 34. a4 Qxc4 35. dxc4 Ra8 36. Ra1 Ra6 37. a5 Kf7 38. Bd2 Ne5 39. Bc3 Nxc4 40. Ra4 Nd6 41. Kf1 Ke6 42. Ke2 c5 43. Kd3 Kd5 44. Ra1 Nb5 45. Be1 Ke5 1/2-1/2
2025.04.13 10th Noisiel Open 2025
114076 De Balmann, Marc (2179) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Ng5 Ne4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Qxg5 13. Qxa8 Nc6 14. Qb7 Nxd4 15. Rd1 c5 16. e3 Nc2+ 17. Kf1 Qg4 18. Kg2 Nxe3+ 19. fxe3 Qe2+ 20. Kh3 Qh5+ 21. Kg2 Qe2+ 22. Kh3 Qh5+ 23. Kg2 1/2-1/2
2025.01.28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
195287 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Meylan, A (2138) 1-0
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 b5 5. cxb5 d5 6. d3 exd3 7. e3 Bc5 8. Bxd3 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nc6 Qe8 11. Bf5 Ne5 12. Bxc8 Rxc8 13. Nxd5 Nxc6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. bxc6 Qxc6 16. Qc2 Qb5 17. Bd2 Bd6 18. Bc3 Qg5 19. f4 Qh6 20. Rf3 Kh8 21. Rh3 Qg6 22. Bxf6+ Kg8 23. Rg3 1-0
2025.01.28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
196094 Sheehan, Ethan (2329) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 h6 4. h3 d5 5. e3 Bd6 6. Nbd2 Bxf4 7. exf4 c5 8. c3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. g3 b6 11. O-O a5 12. Re1 O-O 13. Ne5 Ba6 14. Bc2 Rac8 15. Rc1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qd6 17. Bb1 Qb4 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Ndf3 Qxb2 20. f5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 exf5 22. Bxf5 Ne4 23. Qf3 Rf8 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Re8 26. Qd5 Rf8 27. Ng6 Rb8 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Qxf7 Bd3 30. Qf4 Re8 31. d5 Qb4 32. Qxb4 axb4 33. d6 Rd8 34. Rd1 Rxd6 35. Nf5 Rd7 36. Ne3 Bb5 37. Rxd7 Bxd7 38. Nd5 Be6 39. Nxb4 Bxh3 40. f4 Be6 41. Kf2 Kh7 42. Ke3 Kg6 43. a3 Kf5 44. Nc6 Kg4 45. Kf2 Kf5 46. Nd4+ Kf6 47. Ke3 Bd5 48. Ne2 g5 49. Nc3 Bc6 50. fxg5+ Kxg5 51. Kf2 Kf5 52. Nd1 Ke5 53. Ke3 Kd5 54. Kd3 Kc5 55. Kc3 Bd7 56. Ne3 Kd6 57. Kd4 Be6 58. Nc4+ Kc6 59. Nb2 Kb5 60. Ke5 Bb3 61. Kf6 Bc2 62. Kg7 h5 63. Kh6 Kc5 64. Kxh5 b5 65. g4 Kd4 66. a4 Bxa4 67. g5 Bc2 68. g6 Bxg6+ 69. Kxg6 Kc3 70. Nd1+ Kc2 71. Ne3+ Kd3 72. Nd5 Kc4 73. Ne3+ Kd4 74. Nc2+ Kc3 75. Ne3 Kd3 76. Nd5 Kd4 77. Nb4 Kc4 78. Nc6 Kc5 79. Na5 b4 80. Kf5 Kb5 81. Nb3 Kc4 82. Nd2+ Kc3 83. Ne4+ Kc2 84. Nc5 Kc3 85. Ke5 Kc4 86. Kd6 b3 87. Nxb3 1/2-1/2
2025.01.28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
196155 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Fuentes, Agustin (2088) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 e6 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. c4 b6 6. Nc3 a6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne2 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Nf4 Bf8 14. d4 Ne4 15. Rc2 Qf6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qf5 18. Bh3 Qg5 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Nxd5 h5 21. f3 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxe3+ 23. Kg2 Ng5 24. Bc1 1-0
2025.01.28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
196733 Durarbayli, Vasif (2614) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 a6 7. h3 g6 8. c5 Bg7 9. Bd3 Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Qxb7 Na5 13. Qb4 Qc7 14. O-O Rfb8 15. Qa4 e6 16. Ne2 Qd8 17. b3 Ne4 18. Bf4 Rb5 19. Rac1 Nc6 20. Qa3 Nb4 21. Rfd1 Qc8 22. Ne5 f6 23. Nd3 Nc6 24. Qb2 a5 25. Nc3 Rb7 26. Na4 Qf8 27. Nb6 Re8 28. a3 e5 29. Be3 f4 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Nxf4 f5 32. Nfxd5 Rd8 33. b4 axb4 34. axb4 Qf7 35. b5 Nxd4 36. Rxd4 Rxd5 37. Nxd5 Qxd5 38. Rxd5 Bxb2 39. c6 Rc7 40. b6 1-0
2025.01.28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
196920 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Vlassov, N (2291) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 d5 6. Bb2 d4 7. Na4 dxe3 8. dxe3 Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Bf3 Rac8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rxc6 16. Rd3 Rd6 17. Rxd6 exd6 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. f3 Ne8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nc3 Nc7 22. g4 f5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Kf2 Kf6 25. a4 Ke5 26. Nb5 Nxb5 27. Rd5+ Ke6 28. axb5 a6 29. bxa6 Ra8 30. e4 fxe4 31. fxe4 Rxa6 32. Rh5 Ra2+ 33. Ke3 Rb2 34. Rh6+ Ke5 35. Rh5+ Ke6 36. Rh6+ Ke5 37. Rh5+ Ke6 1/2-1/2
2025.01.28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
197412 Rog, Bartlomiej (2277) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 1-0
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O h5 9. b3 h4 10. Bb2 Bg7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Ne4 hxg3 13. fxg3 Nxe4 14. Bxg7 Rh7 15. Bb2 Ng5 16. Qd2 Nh3+ 17. Kh1 Qc7 18. Qe3 e5 19. c5 Kf8 20. cxd6 Qxd6 21. Bxe5 Qe6 22. Qc5+ Kg8 23. Bc3 Qxe2 24. Qd4 Be6 25. Rae1 Qc2 26. Rxe6 Nf2+ 27. Rxf2 Qc1+ 28. Rf1 Qh6 29. h4 fxe6 30. Qf6 Re8 31. Bxc6 Rf8 32. Qxe6+ Rhf7 33. Bd5 Qh7 34. Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Qe8# 1-0
2025.01.28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
197630 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Napoli, N (2228) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 g5 4. h3 c5 5. b5 g4 6. hxg4 Bxg4 7. d3 h5 8. g3 Nd7 9. Bg2 a6 10. Nbd2 Bh6 11. Nh2 axb5 12. cxb5 Ra7 13. Nxg4 hxg4 14. Kf1 Qa8 15. a4 Bg7 16. Rxh8 Bxh8 17. Nc4 Ne5 18. Qc2 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Qc8 20. a5 Nf6 21. a6 bxa6 22. b6 Rd7 23. Qxa6 Qxa6 24. Rxa6 Rd8 25. Bf4 Nd7 26. Bc7 Nb8 27. Ra8 1-0
2025.01.28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
198151 Grot, Blazej (2190) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Ne2 Re8 9. O-O Nd7 10. Ng3 Nf8 11. Nf5 Ng6 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Qf3 Qb8 14. Bd2 Be6 15. Rfe1 Qd6 16. Qg3 Qd7 17. h4 Qd5 18. Be4 Qh5 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Re3 Qa5 21. a3 Qb5 22. b4 Qa4 23. Qf4 a5 24. Rg3 axb4 25. cxb4 Qc2 26. Be3 Bd5 27. h5 g5 28. Qc7 b5 29. Qd6 Re6 30. Qc5 Qe4 31. Qc1 Qh4 32. Rh3 Qg4 33. Qf1 Rae8 34. h6 gxh6 35. Rxh6 Kg7 36. Rh2 Bc4 37. Qd1 Qxd1+ 38. Rxd1 Ra8 39. Ra1 Kg6 40. Rh3 f5 41. g3 Bd5 42. Kf1 Re4 43. Kg1 f4 44. gxf4 gxf4 45. Bd2 Rxd4 46. Bc3 Rc4 47. Rh4 Rg8 48. Rg4+ Kh7 49. Rxg8 Kxg8 50. Be5 Kf8 51. Kh2 Ke7 52. Kh3 Ke6 53. Bc7 Kf5 54. Kh2 Rc3 55. Bd6 Kg4 56. Kg1 Rh3 57. f3+ Kg3 58. Bc5 Kxf3 0-1
2025.01.21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
204497 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Schiszler, Emilia 1-0
1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Qd2 O-O 7. b3 e6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Bb2 d5 10. Na4 Qe7 11. Nf3 d4 12. Qg5 e5 13. Qxe5 Nd5 14. Qxe7 Nxe7 15. Nxc5 Rd8 16. h3 h5 17. Kd2 Be6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. g4 e5 20. gxh5 gxh5 21. Rhg1 Kh8 22. Ng5 Bh6 23. Kc2 Rf8 24. f3 Nf5 25. Ba3 Ne3+ 26. Kb2 Rf6 27. Be7 Rf5 28. Ne4 Re8 29. Nf6 Rc8 30. Ne4 Re8 31. Bf6+ Kh7 32. Bh4 Bf4 33. Nf6+ Rxf6 34. Bxf6 Bh6 35. Bg5 Nf5 36. Bxh6 Kxh6 37. Rg2 Ne3 38. Rgg1 Nf5 39. b4 h4 40. Rg4 Kh5 41. Rag1 Ng3 42. Rg2 Re7 43. a3 Rf7 44. R2xg3 hxg3 45. Rxg3 Kh4 46. Rg4+ Kxh3 47. Re4 Rf5 48. c5 Kg3 49. a4 Kf2 50. Kb3 Ke1 51. b5 Kd2 52. bxc6 Rf6 53. Kc4 Rxc6 54. Rxe5 Kc2 55. Kb5 Rc8 56. c6 Kb3 57. Re7 Rb8+ 58. Kc5 Kxa4 59. Rxa7+ Kb3 60. Rb7+ Rxb7 61. cxb7 1-0
2025.01.21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
204749 Gulamirian, K (1890) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Be3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Qd2 Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. O-O-O Nb5 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Qd3 Nc7 16. h4 Nd5 17. h5 g5 18. h6 g6 19. h7+ Kg7 20. Bd2 Bf4 21. c4 Bxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Nf4 23. Qf1 Qd7 24. Qg1 Kh8 25. Qg3 Qe6 26. Kb1 Qxc4 27. Rc1 Qd5 28. Rc5 Qe4+ 29. Ka1 Rad8 30. d5 Rxd5 31. Rcxd5 cxd5 32. Nd4 Qe1+ 33. Ka2 Qxd2 34. Nb3 Qd3 35. Qg1 Kxh7 36. Qe1 Kg7 37. Qe7 Qc4 38. Qxb7 Nd3 39. Qe7 Nc1+ 0-1
2024.10.15 Titled Tue 15th Oct Early
326986 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Czerwonski, A (2293) 1/2-1/2
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Be6 8. d4 e4 9. Ng5 d5 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. e3 Qe8 12. O-O Qg6 13. Ne2 Qf7 14. Rc1 Nb4 15. cxd5 Nbxd5 16. a3 c6 17. Qc2 Qg6 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 a5 20. Qc4 Nd5 21. Qc2 Nf6 22. Rce1 Qf5 23. h3 Qd5 24. Rc1 h5 25. Qc4 h4 26. g4 Nh7 27. Qxd5 exd5 28. f4 exf3 29. Bxf3 Ng5 30. Bg2 Bd6 31. Rcd1 Rae8 32. Bc1 Kh7 33. Rxf8 Bxf8 34. Rf1 Kg6 35. a4 Bb4 36. Rf4 Ne6 37. Rf5 Ng5 38. Bf1 Ne4 39. Bd3 Rf8 40. Bxe4 dxe4 41. Rxf8 Bxf8 42. Bd2 b6 43. Kf1 Kf7 44. Be1 g5 45. Ke2 Ke6 46. Bc3 Kd5 47. Kd2 Bd6 48. Kc2 Bg3 49. Kd2 Bf2 50. Ke2 Bg1 51. Be1 Bh2 52. Bc3 Bc7 53. Kd2 b5 54. Ke2 b4 55. Be1 Bd6 56. Bd2 Bc7 57. Bc1 Bd6 58. Bd2 c5 59. dxc5 Bxc5 60. Bc1 Be7 61. Bb2 Kc6 62. Be5 Kb6 63. Kd2 Ka6 64. Bc7 Bf6 65. Bd6 Bd8 66. Be5 Be7 67. Bc7 Bf6 68. Ke2 Be7 69. Be5 Bd8 70. Bd6 Bf6 71. Bh2 Be7 72. Bc7 Bf6 73. Kf2 Be7 74. Be5 Bd8 75. Bd6 Bf6 76. Bh2 Bd8 77. Be5 Be7 78. Bd4 Bd8 79. Ke2 Be7 80. Bg7 Bd8 81. Bf8 Bf6 82. Kd2 Bd8 83. Bd6 Bf6 84. Bb8 Be7 85. Bh2 Bf6 86. Bd6 Bd8 87. Be5 Be7 1/2-1/2
2024.10.15 Titled Tue 15th Oct Early
327000 Jahnz, Laurin (2086) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 0-1
1. e4 a6 2. d4 c6 3. e5 d6 4. exd6 exd6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 d5 7. h3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Re1 Rxe1+ 12. Qxe1 Nf8 13. c4 Ne6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. c5 Bc7 16. Rd1 Bd7 17. Nf1 Re8 18. Qb4 Bc8 19. Ne3 Nf4 20. Ng4 Nxh3+ 21. gxh3 Qxf3 22. Qb3 Bxg4 23. hxg4 Qxg4+ 24. Kf1 Qh3+ 0-1
2024.09.24 Titled Tue 24th Sep Early
350651 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Bochnicka, Vladimir ml. (2343) 1-0
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 e6 10. bxc3 Bg7 11. Ba3 Ne7 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5+ Qd7 16. Qe2 Rd8 17. O-O Qd3 18. Qe1 Nd5 19. Rd1 Qxc3 20. Rxd5 Qxa3 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Qe4 Kc7 23. Rb1 Qa6 24. Qf4 Rd8 25. Qxf7+ Rd7 26. Qf3 Qxa2 27. Rxb7+ Kc8 28. Qc6+ 1-0
2024.09.24 Titled Tue 24th Sep Early
351190 Nathan, Krishna (2010) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 h6 6. h3 d5 7. Ngf3 Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. g4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qe2 e5 13. e4 Rd8 14. O-O-O d4 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Kb1 Bd7 19. Bc2 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bc6 21. f3 Bb5 22. Bd3 Rd8 23. Ne3 Bc6 24. Bc4 g6 25. Rd3 Rc8 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Qc5 28. Rc3 Qg1+ 29. Kc2 Rxc3+ 30. bxc3 b6 31. Bb3 Kg7 32. Qc4 Qf2+ 33. Kb1 Qg1+ 34. Kb2 Qf2+ 35. Ka3 Qc5+ 36. Qxc5 bxc5 37. Ka4 Nh7 38. h4 h5 39. Kb5 hxg4 40. fxg4 Nf6 41. Kxc5 Nxe4+ 42. Kd5 Nxc3+ 43. Kxe5 a5 44. Kd4 Ne2+ 45. Ke3 Nc3 46. Kd4 Ne2+ 47. Kc5 f5 48. gxf5 gxf5 49. Kb5 Nc1 50. Bc4 f4 51. Ka4 f3 52. Ka3 Ne2 53. Ka4 Nc3+ 54. Kxa5 f2 55. a3 Nb1 56. Kb4 Nxa3 57. Kxa3 Kh6 58. Be2 f1=Q 59. Bxf1 Kh5 60. Bc4 Kxh4 1/2-1/2
2024.09.17 Titled Tue 17th Sep Early
360741 Buzas, Bertalan (2300) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nfd2 g5 7. a4 h5 8. Nc3 h4 9. h3 g4 10. Bc4 gxh3 11. gxh3 Bh6 12. Nb3 Nbd7 13. Bxh6 Rxh6 14. Ke2 Ne5 15. Bd3 Nh5 16. Ke3 Rf6 17. Nd2 Be6 18. Ne2 Ng6 19. Rag1 O-O-O 20. Rg5 Ngf4 21. Nxf4 Nxf4 22. e5 Nd5+ 23. Ke2 Rh6 24. Ne4 Nf4+ 25. Ke3 Nxh3 26. Rg7 b6 27. a5 Kb7 28. axb6 axb6 29. f4 c5 30. b3 Rd7 31. Rg8 f5 32. Nxc5+ bxc5 33. Re8 Nxf4 34. Kxf4 Bd5 35. Rh2 e6 36. Rg8 h3 37. Rg3 Rh4+ 38. Kg5 Rdh7 39. Kf6 R4h6+ 40. Kg5 Kc7 41. Bf1 Be4 42. c3 Rg7+ 43. Kf4 Rh4+ 44. Ke3 Rxg3+ 0-1
2024.09.17 Titled Tue 17th Sep Early
361160 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Vasli, A (2395) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Nbd7 5. O-O a6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 Bd6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Rc1 c6 11. d3 Ne5 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Na4 Bxb2 15. Nxb2 Qa5 16. Na4 Re7 17. Qc2 Rae8 18. e3 Bf5 19. a3 Bg6 20. b4 Qb5 21. Bf1 d4 22. e4 Qh5 23. Qd1 Qh6 24. Rc5 Bh5 25. Qc1 Qg6 26. Rg5 Qh6 27. Nb6 Bg4 28. h4 Be6 29. Be2 Rd8 30. Qc5 Ree8 31. Bf1 g6 32. Bg2 Qf8 33. Qxf8+ Kxf8 34. Rc5 h5 35. Rec1 Ng4 36. a4 Kg7 37. a5 Kf6 38. R5c2 Ne5 39. Bf1 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Bg4 41. Be2 Ne5 42. f3 Be6 43. Rb2 Nd7 44. Na4 Kg7 45. Nc5 Rb8 46. Nxe6+ Rxe6 47. f4 Re7 48. e5 Ree8 49. Bf3 Rec8 50. Rc4 Kf8 51. Rxd4 Ke7 52. Rc2 Nf8 53. Rdc4 Rd8 54. Be4 Ne6 55. Kf2 Nd4 56. Rb2 Nb5 57. Ke3 Rd7 58. Rg2 Rh8 59. g4 hxg4 60. Rxg4 Nc7 61. Rc2 Ne6 62. Rh2 Rd4 63. f5 gxf5 64. Bxf5 Rxg4 65. Bxg4 Nc7 66. Bf3 Ke6 67. d4 Rh6 68. h5 Ke7 69. Rg2 Ne6 70. Rg8 Rh7 71. Rb8 Ng5 72. Rxb7+ Ke6 73. Bg4+ Kd5 74. Rb6 Ne6 75. Bf3+ Kc4 76. Rxc6+ Kxb4 77. Rxa6 Rg7 78. d5 Nc5 79. Rb6+ Kxa5 80. h6 Rh7 81. Rf6 Kb4 82. Be4 Rh8 83. d6 Rg8 84. h7 Rg3+ 85. Rf3 Rg4 86. Bf5 Rh4 87. Rh3 Rxh3+ 88. Bxh3 Ne6 89. Bxe6 fxe6 90. Kd4 1-0
2024.09.17 Titled Tue 17th Sep Early
361205 Makarian, Rudik (2550) Karthik, Rajaa (2346) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Bf4 Be7 8. e3 d6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 h5 13. h3 g4 14. hxg4 hxg4 15. Nh2 Nf6 16. e4 Qd7 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 O-O-O 19. c5 Kb7 20. c6+ Qxc6 21. Rac1 Bc5 22. Bxf6 e5 23. Bxh8 Rxh8 24. dxc5 1-0
2024.09.17 Titled Tue 17th Sep Early
361719 Karthik, Rajaa (2346) Vaglio Mattey, Emanuel (2142) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 e6 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Rd1 Qc7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 Rfd8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bd2 Re8 14. Qb5 Qe7 15. Rac1 a6 16. Qb3 Rad8 17. Na4 Bd6 18. Be1 h6 19. Nc3 Ne5 20. Ne2 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 b5 22. Ng3 h5 23. Nf5 Bxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Qe5+ 25. Ng3 h4 26. Rd3 hxg3+ 27. fxg3 Qf5 28. Kg2 d4 29. e4 Qg5 30. Bd2 Qg6 31. Rh1 Nh5 32. Rh3 Nf6 33. Kf2 Rd7 34. Rh4 Rc8 35. Qd1 Rdc7 36. Bf4 Rc6 37. Rd2 Rc4 38. Qh1 Nh7 39. Rg4 Qf6 40. Qh3 Rc2 41. Rh4 Rxd2+ 42. Bxd2 Qg6 43. Qxc8+ Nf8 44. Rg4 Qf6 45. Bb4 Kh7 46. Rh4+ Kg6 47. Qg4+ Qg5 48. Bxf8 f6 49. Qxg5+ fxg5 50. Rh8 Kf7 51. Bb4 d3 52. Bd2 1-0
2024.08.21 30th Abu Dhabi Masters
396383 Karthik, Rajaa (2388) Ojas, Kulkarni (2254) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. exd5 Bf5 10. g4 Be4 11. O-O Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Ne8 14. Qd2 Ne5 15. Be2 f5 16. Bg3 g5 17. gxf5 Rxf5 18. Kg2 Ng6 19. Bg4 Nf4+ 20. Kh1 Rf8 21. Rae1 Be5 22. Ne4 b6 23. h4 gxh4 24. Bh2 Ng7 25. Rg1 Kh8 26. Re3 Qe7 27. Rge1 1/2-1/2
2024.08.20 30th Abu Dhabi Masters
396270 Galaktionov, Artem (2316) Karthik, Rajaa (2388) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 h6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. Nbd2 b6 7. Qa4+ Nbd7 8. b4 O-O 9. c5 Be7 10. c6 b5 11. Qxb5 Nb6 12. Qa5 Qd6 13. Ba3 Qxc6 14. Rc1 Qb7 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Nb3 Qa6 17. Rc2 Qxa5 18. Nxa5 Re8 19. O-O Nfd7 20. Nec6 Ba6 21. Rb1 Bb5 22. Bc1 e5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Nd4 Ba4 25. Rc3 Rac8 26. Nb7 Bf8 27. Nc5 Nc6 28. Nxc6 Bxc6 29. Rc2 Bb5 30. Bf3 Na4 31. Be3 Nxc5 32. bxc5 Ba4 33. Rc3 Rcd8 34. Rb4 Bc6 35. Bd4 a5 36. Rb2 Rb8 37. Rxb8 Rxb8 38. Rb3 Rxb3 39. axb3 Bb5 40. Bxd5 Bxe2 41. f4 Bb5 42. Kf2 c6 43. Be4 Be7 44. Ke3 h5 45. h3 Kf8 46. g4 hxg4 47. hxg4 g6 48. g5 Ke8 49. Bf3 Kd7 50. Bg4+ Kd8 51. Bf6 Bxf6 52. gxf6 a4 53. bxa4 Bxa4 54. f5 gxf5 55. Bxf5 Bb3 56. Kf4 Bd5 57. Kg5 Ke8 58. Kh6 Kf8 59. Bd7 Kg8 60. Kg5 Kh7 61. Bf5+ Kg8 62. Kf4 Kf8 63. Ke5 Ke8 64. Kd6 Kd8 65. Bd7 1-0
2024.08.19 30th Abu Dhabi Masters
396157 Karthik, Rajaa (2388) Salcedo, Ri (2320) 0-1
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. Bxd5 e6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Qe3 Qb6 15. h4 Rd8 16. Rac1 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Rd5 18. Be5 Re8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. b3 Bb7 21. Rc5 Qd8 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Rc1 f6 24. Rc5 Qd6 25. g4 Rd8 26. g5 f5 27. Kg2 Kg8 28. Qe5 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 c5 30. dxc5 Be4 31. Rxe6 Kf7 32. Re5 Rd1 33. b4 Rc1 34. a4 Rc3 35. Rxe4 fxe4 36. Ne5+ Ke6 37. Nc6 a6 38. Nb8 a5 39. b5 Rc2 40. b6 e3 41. Kf1 Rxf2+ 42. Ke1 Rb2 43. Nc6 Kd5 44. Nxa5 Kxc5 45. b7 e2 46. Kf2 Kd5 47. Ke1 Rb4 48. Kxe2 Kd6 49. Kf3 Kc7 50. b8=R Rxb8 51. Nc4 Rb4 52. Ne3 Rxh4 53. Ng4 Rh1 54. Nf6 Kd6 55. Kg2 Rh4 56. Kg3 Rxa4 57. Nxh7 Ke5 58. Kf3 Kf5 59. Kg3 Ra7 60. Nf6 Kxg5 61. Ne4+ Kf5 62. Nd6+ Ke6 63. Ne4 Ke5 64. Nd2 Kf5 65. Nc4 g5 66. Ne3+ Kg6 67. Nd5 Rd7 68. Ne3 Kh5 69. Kf3 Rd3 70. Ke4 Ra3 71. Nf5 Kg4 72. Ne3+ Rxe3+ 73. Kxe3 Kg3 0-1
2024.08.18 30th Abu Dhabi Masters
406682 Sonis, Francesco (2577) Karthik, Rajaa (2388) 1-0
1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 e6 7. Bd2 Nge7 8. Qc1 h6 9. a3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. b4 Qd7 12. Rb1 Rc8 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Nb5 g5 15. Bc3 O-O 16. Qb2 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 f5 18. Nb5 Ng6 19. Rfd1 g4 20. Ne1 Rcd8 21. e3 Nce5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. d4 Nf7 24. h4 gxh3 25. f4 a6 26. Nc3 cxd4 27. exd4 Qc7 28. Qe2 Rfe8 29. Na4 Nd6 30. Nxb6 Ne4 31. Qe3 h5 32. Nd3 Qg7 33. Nf2 Nh4 34. Kh2 Ng2 35. Qf3 Nxf2 36. Qxf2 Qg4 37. Rd3 Kh7 38. c5 Re7 39. Nc4 h4 40. Ne5 hxg3+ 41. Rxg3 Qxf4 42. Qxf4 Nxf4 43. Nc6 Red7 44. Nxd8 Rxd8 45. c6 Rxd4 46. Rb7+ Kh6 47. Rb8 Rd2+ 48. Kh1 Rd1+ 49. Rg1 Rxg1+ 50. Kxg1 Nd5 51. Rd8 1-0
2024.08.16 30th Abu Dhabi Masters
406570 Karthik, Rajaa (2388) Amin, B (2667) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. d5 Nd4 6. Be3 Nxf3+ 7. gxf3 Bd7 8. a4 a6 9. a5 g6 10. Qd2 Qh4 11. Ra3 Bh6 12. Nd1 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bxh6 Qxh6 15. Qxh6 Nxh6 16. f4 O-O-O 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. c4 Rhg8 19. Rg3 f4 20. Rxg8 Rxg8 21. Bd3 Nf5 22. Kd2 h6 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Re1 e4 25. Nc3 Rg2 26. Nxe4 Rxh2 27. Nc5 Rxf2+ 28. Kc3 Kb8 29. Re8+ Ka7 30. Rf8 Rf3+ 31. Kd2 Bg4 32. Nd3 h5 33. Rxf4 Rxf4 34. Nxf4 h4 35. Ke3 b6 36. b4 Kb7 37. c5 bxc5 38. bxc5 Kc8 39. Kf2 Kd8 40. Ng6 h3 1/2-1/2
2024.08.15 30th Abu Dhabi Masters
406475 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. (2703) Karthik, Rajaa (2388) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Bf4 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qd3 Nh5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nb5 O-O 12. Nd6 Na5 13. Rd1 Bc6 14. b4 Nb7 15. Nxb7 Bxb7 16. Qxd7 Qf6 17. Qd4 Rfd8 18. Qxf6 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Nxf6 20. Nd2 Ng4 21. Ke1 Rd8 22. Nb1 Ne5 23. e3 Be4 24. Nd2 Bc2 25. h4 f5 26. c5 bxc5 27. bxc5 Rc8 28. Nc4 Nxc4 29. Bxc4 Kf7 30. Kd2 Rxc5 31. Kc3 Be4 32. Kb4 Rc7 33. f3 Bd5 34. Rc1 1/2-1/2
2024.08.07 Riga Tech Open A 2024
420420 Safarli, E (2602) Karthik, Rajaa (2388) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 Bd6 5. d4 exd4 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O Nd7 8. exd5 Nc5 9. dxc6 Nxd3 10. cxb7 Bxb7 11. cxd3 O-O 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Ne4 h6 14. Bd2 Rb8 15. Rc1 Bd5 16. Qa4 Bf4 17. Ba5 Qe7 18. Qxd4 Qb7 19. Rc5 Bxa2 20. g3 Rbc8 21. gxf4 Rxc5 22. Qxc5 f5 23. Ned2 Bd5 24. Re3 Nxf4 25. Qc7 Qxb2 26. Qxf4 Qa1+ 27. Nf1 Qxa5 28. h4 Qb6 29. Ne5 1-0
2024.07.22 2nd Dole Open 2024
441636 Gupta, Ab (2587) Karthik, Rajaa (2382) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Ng4 13. h3 Nge5 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Qc2 h6 16. a5 f5 17. Ned2 g5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Nc4 Bd7 21. Rab1 Rac8 22. e3 Qf8 23. Bf1 Bb5 24. b3 Rc7 25. Bd3 Bxc4 26. bxc4 f4 27. exf4 gxf4 28. g4 Qf6 29. Bf5 Rf8 30. Rb3 Rg7 31. Kf1 Qd8 32. Rb6 Qh4 33. Rb3 Qd8 34. Rxe5 dxe5 35. Rb6 Qh4 36. Rb3 Qd8 37. Qe4 Qxa5 38. Qxe5 Qd2 39. Qe6+ Rgf7 40. Kg2 Qd4 41. Rxb7 Qf6 42. Rc7 Kg7 43. Qxf6+ Kxf6 44. Rxc5 Ra7 45. Rc6+ Ke5 46. d6 a5 47. d7 Rd8 48. Rc8 Ra8 49. c5 a4 50. c6 a3 51. Rxd8 1-0
2024.07.14 43rd Benasque Open 2024
466107 Costachi, M (2470) Karthik, Rajaa (2382) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. O-O d6 11. Qf4 f5 12. Rfd1 1/2-1/2
2024.07.13 43rd Benasque Open 2024
466056 Karthik, Rajaa (2382) Castellanos Rodriguez, R (2476) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nc5 8. Bf3 a5 9. g4 h5 10. g5 Nh7 11. h4 O-O 12. Be2 f6 13. Bxh5 gxh5 14. g6 f5 15. gxh7+ Kh8 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qxh5 Ra6 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. Ng5 fxe4 20. Ncxe4 Qf4 21. Qe2 a4 22. Nxc5 a3 23. Nxa6 axb2 24. Qxb2 e4 25. Qd2 e3 26. Qxe3 Qxc4 27. Rc1 Qxa6 28. Qe2 Qa5+ 29. Kf1 Qxd5 30. Rh2 Bd7 31. Rd1 Bd4 32. Qe4 Bb5+ 33. Kg1 Bxf2+ 34. Rxf2 Qxd1+ 35. Kg2 Bf1+ 36. Kg3 Qd6+ 37. Rf4 Qxf4+ 38. Qxf4 Rxf4 39. Kxf4 1/2-1/2
2024.07.12 43rd Benasque Open 2024
466003 Ghazarian, Kirk (2480) Karthik, Rajaa (2382) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 b5 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. e5 Ne7 10. Qd2 Nd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Rg1 Qxe5 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Qc3 Be6 15. f4 O-O-O 16. f5 Bd7 17. Kb1 Re8 18. a4 Bd6 1/2-1/2
2024.07.11 43rd Benasque Open 2024
465962 Karthik, Rajaa (2382) Moldagali, Beksultan (2119) 1-0
1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 h6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 Qe7 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Qb3 Bc6 14. h3 Nbd7 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 Nb6 17. Be2 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 c5 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qf6 21. Qc2 Rab8 22. Ba6 Rc6 23. b3 Nd5 24. Bc4 Nb4 25. Qe2 Rd8 26. a3 Nd5 27. Qf3 Qg5 28. Rd3 Rcc8 29. Rcd1 Nb6 30. Qb7 Rxd3 31. Rxd3 Qf5 32. Qxc8+ 1-0
2024.07.10 43rd Benasque Open 2024
465900 Yuffa, D (2609) Karthik, Rajaa (2382) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Ndb5 Ne5 8. Bg2 a6 9. Na4 Qd8 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Qxd6 Nxc4 12. Qc5 d5 13. b3 Bd7 14. bxc4 Bxa4 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. O-O b5 17. Qc6+ Kf8 18. Ba3+ Kg8 19. Rac1 h5 20. e4 Nf6 21. Be7 Qe8 22. e5 Nd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Qxd5 Ra7 25. Bd6 h4 26. Rc6 b4 27. Rb6 Ra8 28. Rc1 Bd7 29. Rc7 Be6 30. Qf3 Rd8 31. Rxb4 hxg3 32. fxg3 a5 33. Rbb7 Qa4 34. Rxf7 Qd4+ 35. Qf2 Qd1+ 36. Qf1 Qd4+ 37. Qf2 Qd1+ 38. Qf1 Qd4+ 39. Rf2 Bd5 40. Re7 Qe3 41. Qc1 Qxg3+ 42. Kf1 Qd3+ 43. Ke1 Qe4+ 44. Re2 Qh4+ 45. Rf2 Qe4+ 46. Kd2 Qg4 47. Kc2 Qe4+ 48. Kd1 Qa4+ 49. Ke1 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2
2024.07.09 43rd Benasque Open 2024
465851 Karthik, Rajaa (2382) Bartel, Mat (2643) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Bd3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bg7 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Kb1 Qe7 15. Nd2 O-O-O 16. Nb3 Kb8 17. Nc5 Nd7 18. N3a4 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Bc8 20. a3 Rhf8 21. Bf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 b6 23. Nd3 Qe4 24. Qxe4 dxe4 25. Nb4 Kb7 26. f4 a5 27. Na2 f5 28. fxg5 hxg5 29. Rh7 Rf7 30. Nc3 g4 31. Rf1 Rdd7 32. Rh5 c5 33. Rhxf5 Rxf5 34. Rxf5 cxd4 35. exd4 e3 36. Ne2 Bxd4 37. Nxd4 Rxd4 38. Re5 Rd1+ 39. Kc2 Rd2+ 40. Kc3 Rxg2 41. Rxe3 Kc6 42. a4 Kd5 43. b3 Rf2 44. Kd3 Rf1 45. Kc3 Rf5 46. Kd3 Kc5 47. Kc3 Rf2 48. Re5+ Kd6 49. Re3 Kd5 50. Kd3 Rf5 51. Re4 Rf3+ 52. Re3 Rf1 53. Kc3 Kc5 54. Re5+ Kd6 55. Re3 Kd5 56. Kd3 Rf2 57. Kc3 Rf5 58. Kd3 Kc5 59. Kc3 b5 60. axb5 Kxb5 61. Rd3 Re5 62. Rd4 Re3+ 63. Rd3 Re4 64. Rd5+ Kb6 65. Rd4 Re3+ 66. Rd3 Re4 1/2-1/2
2024.07.08 43rd Benasque Open 2024
465818 Vicient Calvo, R (2099) Karthik, Rajaa (2382) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 d6 7. cxb5 exd5 8. exd5 O-O 9. Bc4 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Nb6 12. Qb3 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 a6 14. b6 Qxb6 15. Rd1 Re8+ 16. Kf2 a5 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. c4 Rb8 19. Qd3 Rb2+ 20. Rd2 Qe7 21. Ne2 Bf5 22. Qc3 Qxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Rexe2+ 24. Kg3 Nh5+ 25. Kh4 Nxf4 26. Kg5 Ng6 27. Re1 Bd7 28. g3 h6+ 0-1
2024.07.07 43rd Benasque Open 2024
465780 Karthik, Rajaa (2382) Gallego Bergada, A (2114) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 Nc6 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be7 11. a4 O-O 12. Nd2 Bd7 13. Be2 Bc6 14. Nc4 Nd7 15. a5 Bf6 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxd4 18. exd4 b5 19. Ne3 Nf6 20. Rfd1 Qc7 21. d5 Qd6 1/2-1/2
2024.07.06 43rd Benasque Open 2024
465744 Morato Tent, F (1991) Karthik, Rajaa (2382) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 d6 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Qb5+ Qd7 14. Qxe5 Bd6 15. Qe4 O-O 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Qh4 Bg4 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nge4 Be5 20. Nc5 Qc8 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. Qxh6 Bxc3 23. Rac1 Qxc5 24. Rxc3 Qh5 25. Qd6 Re6 26. Qd4 Rg6 27. Re1 Bf3 28. g3 Bc6 29. Rc5 Qf3 0-1
2024.07.05 43rd Benasque Open 2024
465705 Karthik, Rajaa (2382) Aleksanyan, Ara (1861) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Bh2 Ne6 12. Rc1 g6 13. Ne5 Ng7 14. g4 h5 15. f4 Bd6 16. f5 g5 17. gxh5 Ngxh5 18. Rc2 Ng7 19. Rg2 Nd7 20. f6 Ne6 21. Qh5 1-0
2024.06.23 17th Teplice Open 2024
492523 Karthik, Rajaa (2353) Pranav K P (2223) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 h6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Bf5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. a4 Nb6 12. h4 O-O 13. Nf4 Ne8 14. Ra2 Nd6 15. a5 Nbc4 16. Nxd5 c6 17. Nf4 Nxa5 18. g5 h5 19. Bd3 Nac4 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21. Bxg6 Qe7 22. Qe2 b5 23. f4 Nf7 24. Qxh5 Rfe8 25. O-O Qc7 26. e4 c5 27. f5 Ne3 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Bxe3 Qg3+ 30. Rg2 Qxe3+ 31. Rff2 Rxe4 32. Be6 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 1-0
2024.06.22 17th Teplice Open 2024
492493 Riebel, W (2146) Karthik, Rajaa (2353) 0-1
1. d4 g6 2. c3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nd2 d6 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Bc4 Nbd7 8. h3 Qe8 9. Ngf3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bg3 Kh7 12. Bh2 Qe7 13. Qc2 Ne8 14. e4 Nd6 15. O-O-O a5 16. Bd3 b5 17. Nf1 Nc5 18. Ne3 Bb7 19. Nd2 Qe6 20. Kb1 Rfd8 21. f3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Nxe4 23. Qe2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Nxd2+ 25. Qxd2 e4 0-1
2024.06.21 17th Teplice Open 2024
492435 Amar, Elham (2548) Karthik, Rajaa (2353) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. h4 Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. Qd2 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. c4 e5 16. Ng3 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nh5 Ke7 19. g4 g5 20. Be2 Be6 21. Nxf6 Kxf6 22. hxg5+ hxg5 23. Rxh8 Rxh8 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Ke7 26. Ra6 Rh2 27. Bd1 Bxc4 28. Rxa5 f6 29. b3 Bd3+ 30. Kc1 Bf1 31. Ra4 Kd6 32. Rxb4 Rxa2 33. Rb6+ Kc5 34. Rxf6 Bd3 35. Rf8 Kd4 36. Rc8 Rf2 37. Rd8+ Ke3 38. Ra8 Rf1 39. Ra2 Kd4 40. b4 Bc4 41. Rb2 Kc3 42. b5 Rxd1+ 43. Kxd1 Kxb2 44. b6 Ba6 45. f4 exf4 46. e5 f3 47. Ke1 1-0
2024.06.20 17th Teplice Open 2024
492395 Karthik, Rajaa (2353) Zwirs, Nico (2489) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Nh5 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 cxd4 9. cxd4 g6 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 a5 13. b5 Ne7 14. g4 Ng7 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 e5 17. dxe5 Bxg4 18. Qa4 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 fxe5 20. Nxe5 Qd6 21. Ng4 h5 22. Nh2 Ne6 23. Rd1 Nc5 24. Qd4 Qf6 25. Qxf6 Rxf6 26. g4 Nxd3+ 27. Rxd3 Rc8 28. O-O Rc4 29. f4 g5 30. gxh5 gxf4 31. Ng4 Rf8 32. Ne5 1/2-1/2
2024.06.19 17th Teplice Open 2024
492351 Karthik, Rajaa (2353) Smirin, I (2584) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. g3 Bg7 11. Kg2 O-O 12. h3 Qb6 13. Qc2 Rfb8 14. Rb1 Qa6 15. Re1 Rb4 16. Bf4 Rc8 17. Bd2 Qa8 18. Nd1 Rb6 19. Nc3 Rb4 20. Nd1 Rb6 21. a4 e6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Nc3 Rf8 24. Ng5 d5 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. f3 Ne5 27. Qe4 Rf5 28. Nxd5 exd5 29. Qc2 c4 30. g4 Rf8 31. Bc3 Nxf3 32. Nxf3 d4 33. Qe2 dxc3 34. bxc3 Rbf6 35. Rf1 Rf4 36. Rb4 Qc6 37. Qe3 Re4 38. Rb6 Qe8 39. Qc5 Bxc3 40. Rf2 Bg7 41. Rb8 Qxb8 42. Qd5+ Kh8 43. Qxe4 c3 44. Re2 Qd8 45. h4 Bf6 46. Ng5 Qa8 47. Qxa8 Rxa8 48. Ne4 Bd4 49. Ra2 Rb8 50. Kf3 Rb2 51. Rxb2 cxb2 52. Nd2 Kg7 53. Ke2 Bf6 54. Kd3 Bxh4 55. Kc2 Be1 56. Nf3 Bc3 57. a5 Bxa5 58. Kxb2 Kf6 59. Kc2 Ke6 60. Kd3 Kd5 61. Ng5 Bd8 62. Nxh7 Be7 63. g5 Ke5 64. Ke3 Kf5 65. Kf3 Bxg5 66. Nf8 1/2-1/2
2024.06.18 17th Teplice Open 2024
492315 Mikhalevski, V (2496) Karthik, Rajaa (2353) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. Rd1 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. h3 a6 12. g4 Rb8 13. Bf4 Ne8 14. Rd2 f5 15. gxf5 Rxf5 16. Bg3 g6 17. e4 Rf7 18. Rad1 Bg5 19. Nxg5 Qxg5 20. Rxd6 Nxd6 21. Rxd6 Ne5 22. h4 Qh5 23. Qd1 Nxc4 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Kg7 26. Bf1 Ne5 27. Be2 Nf3+ 28. Bxf3 Rxf3 29. Qe7+ Rf7 30. Qxe6 Qf3 31. Qd6 h6 32. Qxc5 Kh7 33. Qe5 Rd7 34. Qe8 Qf7 35. Qxf7+ Rxf7 36. Kf1 g5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Ke2 Rd7 39. Ke3 Kg6 40. Na4 Rd1 41. Nc5 Bc8 42. Be5 Kf7 43. a3 Ke7 44. b4 Re1+ 45. Kd3 Rf1 46. Ke3 Re1+ 47. Kd2 Rf1 48. Bd4 Kd6 49. Kc3 Kc6 50. Kb3 g4 51. Ka4 Rd1 52. Be3 Re1 53. Bd4 Rd1 54. Be3 Re1 55. Bg5 Rf1 56. Bh4 Rh1 57. Bg3 Ra1 58. Be5 Rf1 59. Bg3 Ra1 60. Kb3 a5 61. Kb2 Rf1 62. Kc3 Ra1 63. Kb2 Rf1 64. Nb3 axb4 65. axb4 Rd1 66. Kc2 Re1 67. Nd4+ Kd7 68. e5 Bb7 69. Kd2 Re4 70. Kd3 Bd5 71. Nc2 Ke6 72. Nd4+ Kd7 73. b5 Re1 74. Kc2 Ra1 75. b6 Kc8 76. Kd2 Rb1 77. Nf5 Kd7 78. Ke3 Rxb6 79. Kf4 Rb4+ 80. Kg5 Be6 81. Ng7 Rb8 82. Nxe6 Kxe6 83. Kxg4 Rg8+ 84. Kf4 Rf8+ 85. Ke4 Ra8 86. Kf4 Rf8+ 87. Kg5 Rxf2 88. Bxf2 Kxe5 1/2-1/2
2024.06.17 17th Teplice Open 2024
502148 Karthik, Rajaa (2353) Stocek, J (2524) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Re8 8. Bd2 d6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Nbd7 11. Nd2 e5 12. d5 c6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. b4 Qc7 15. e4 Nf8 16. Re1 Ne6 17. Bf1 h6 18. Bb2 a5 19. Qc2 Ra7 20. f3 Rea8 21. Kh1 axb4 22. axb4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Rxa1 24. Bxa1 Qa7 25. Bc3 Nd7 26. Qb2 Qa4 27. Qa1 Qc2 28. Qb2 Qd1 29. Qa1 Qc2 30. Qb2 Ba4 31. Qxc2 Bxc2 32. Kg1 Nb8 33. c5 dxc5 34. bxc5 Nxc5 35. Bxe5 Nbd7 36. Bc3 Bd3 37. Nb3 Bxf1 38. Nxc5 Nxc5 39. Kxf1 b5 40. Ke2 g5 41. Ke3 Ne6 42. g3 Kf8 43. f4 gxf4+ 44. gxf4 f5 45. exf5 1/2-1/2
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
563959 Karthik, Rajaa (2353) Ramirez Marin, Ivan (2271) 1-0
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Be3 Na6 10. Ne5 Ne8 11. f4 Rb8 12. O-O Nd6 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. b3 Nf5 15. Bf2 Bxe5 16. fxe5 b6 17. Nb5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Nb4 19. a3 a6 20. Nc7 Nc2 21. Rc1 Ncd4 22. Bf3 Nxf3+ 23. exf3 a5 24. g4 Ng7 25. a4 Rc8 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. cxd5 f6 28. f4 g5 29. fxg5 fxe5 30. Bg3 Rd8 31. Rd1 e6 32. d6 Rd7 33. Bxe5 Ne8 34. h4 Kf7 35. Kg2 Kg6 36. Kg3 h5 37. gxh6 Kxh6 38. Kf4 Kg6 39. h5+ Kf7 40. g5 Ng7 41. Bxg7 Kxg7 42. Ke5 Kf7 43. Rf1+ 1-0
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
564232 Goldin, R (2293) Karthik, Rajaa (2353) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Bc4 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. c3 Bd6 9. Qe1 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Qb6 11. Qf2 Qc7 12. Nd2 c5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. f4 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Nxe4 16. Qg2 f5 17. Ne3 O-O 18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Qxe4 Raf8 20. Be3 Bxf4 21. Bxf4 Rxf4 22. Qe6+ Kh8 0-1
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
564496 Karthik, Rajaa (2353) Brown, Michael (2509) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 a6 5. b3 b6 6. Bb2 Bb7 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Be2 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Na4 Rfd8 13. Ne5 dxc4 14. bxc4 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. Bd3 Ndc5 17. Ba3 Qh4 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qg4+ 21. Kh1 Qf3+ 22. Kg1 Qg4+ 23. Kh1 Qf3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 1/2-1/2
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
646717 Karthik, Rajaa (2353) Dwilewicz, K (2113) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 d6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bg7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 Rb8 16. Nc3 a6 17. a4 Kh7 18. Kh1 f5 19. Ne2 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nf4 b4 22. c3 g5 23. Nh5 Ba6 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. cxb4 Qc7 26. Bc3+ Kh7 27. bxc5 dxc5 28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Be5 Nxd5 30. Bxb8 Ne3 31. Qe2 Nxf1 32. Be5 Bxd3 33. Qd2 Re8 34. Bxf1 Rxe5 35. Qxd3 Rd5 36. Qf3 Rd2 37. Rxc5 Kg6 38. Rc6+ Kg7 39. Rc1 f4 40. gxf4 g4 41. Qc3+ Kh7 42. Bg2 Rf2 43. Qg3 Rd2 44. Rf1 Rd1 45. Qf2 Re1 46. Qxe1 1-0
2024.01.28 15th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
664562 Buscara, S (2359) Karthik, Rajaa (2289) 0-1
1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. e4 g6 4. Ne2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e6 7. Nd2 Nge7 8. O-O Qd7 9. c3 b6 10. g4 Bb7 11. Nf3 f5 12. gxf5 gxf5 13. Ng3 O-O-O 14. Ng5 Rdf8 15. Qb3 d5 16. e5 h6 17. Nf3 h5 18. h4 d4 19. c4 Ng6 20. Kf2 Bh6 21. Ne2 Rfg8 22. Qd1 Qe7 23. Rh1 Ngxe5 24. fxe5 Be3+ 25. Bxe3 dxe3+ 26. Kxe3 Rxg2 27. Rg1 Rg4 28. Qe1 Nb4 29. Rc1 Bxf3 0-1
2024.01.27 15th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
664551 Sitnikov, A (2356) Karthik, Rajaa (2289) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nbd2 g6 7. Bc4 Bg4 8. Be2 Bh6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Bxc1 12. Kxc1 Nc5 13. b4 Na4 14. Rd1 Rd8 15. Rd3 Rxd3 16. cxd3 Kd8 17. Kd2 Nd7 18. Rc1 Kc7 19. d4 Nab6 20. Na5 Kb8 21. Ke3 e5 22. Bd1 exd4+ 23. Kxd4 Rd8 24. Bb3 f6 25. f4 Nc8 26. Ke3 Re8 27. Nc4 Kc7 28. Kf3 Ndb6 29. h4 Nxc4 30. Bxc4 Nd6 31. Bd3 Kd7 32. g4 g5 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. e5 gxf4 35. Kxf4 Nf7 36. Bf5+ Ke7 37. Rd1 Rd8 38. Rxd8 Nxd8 39. Bxh7 Ne6+ 40. Ke3 Nc7 41. Bg8 b6 42. Kd4 Na6 43. a3 c5+ 44. bxc5 Nxc5 45. g5 Nd7 46. g6 Kf8 47. Be6 Nc5 48. Bd5 Kg7 49. e6 Na6 50. e7 Nc7 51. Bf7 1-0
2024.01.27 15th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
664554 Karthik, Rajaa (2289) Murugan, K (2238) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. a4 b4 8. a5 c5 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 a6 11. c3 Nc6 12. Qa4 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Nf1 Qc7 15. Bf4 Bd8 16. Ne3 Qxa5 17. Qd1 Qb6 18. h4 Bc7 19. Ng4 Rae8 20. Ng5 Ncxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 f6 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. cxb4 cxb4 27. Qb3 Qd6 28. Ra4 Rd8 29. Rxb4 Bc8 30. d4 Kf8 31. Rb8 Be6 32. Rb6 Qd7 33. Qa3+ Kg8 34. Rxa6 Bf7 35. Ra8 g6 36. b4 Rxa8 37. Qxa8+ Kg7 38. Bf1 Qg4 39. Qa7 f5 40. b5 f4 41. Qc7 fxg3 42. Qe5+ Kf8 43. fxg3 Qe6 44. Qxe6 Bxe6 45. Kf2 h6 46. b6 Bc8 47. Bb5 Bb7 48. Ke3 Ke7 49. Kd2 Kf6 50. Kc3 Kf5 51. Bd3+ Kg4 52. Bxg6 Kxg3 53. h5 Kf4 54. Kb4 Ke3 55. Kc5 Kd2 56. Bf7 1-0
2024.01.26 15th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
664545 Karthik, Rajaa (2289) Swarna Nihal (2131) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. Bxd5 e6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. O-O Qd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Rfc1 f6 15. Nd2 Kf7 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. Ne4 Be7 18. f3 Rab8 19. Qf2 h6 20. b3 g5 21. Rc4 Rb4 22. Nc5 Rb5 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Qc2 Rb6 25. Rc1 Ba3 26. Rd1 Qb7 27. Bf2 Bd6 28. Rc1 Qb8 29. g3 Ba3 30. Re1 Qd6 31. Ra4 Rb7 32. Ra6 Rc7 33. Re2 Bb4 34. Qc4 Rb8 35. Qd3 Kg7 36. Qe4 Qd5 37. Kg2 Qxe4 38. fxe4 Rb6 39. Ra4 Rb5 40. a3 Be7 41. b4 Kf7 42. Rc2 Ke8 43. g4 Kd7 44. Bg3 Bd6 45. Rf2 Bxg3 46. Kxg3 Ke7 47. Ra6 Rb6 48. Ra5 Rb5 49. Ra6 Rb6 50. Rxb6 axb6 51. a4 Ra7 52. Ra2 Rd7 53. Rd2 Ra7 1/2-1/2
2024.01.25 15th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
664536 Karthik, Rajaa (2289) Dusthageer, I (2098) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 c5 8. e4 Nc6 9. e5 Ne8 10. d4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Nxe6 dxe6 13. Kxg2 f6 14. Bf4 fxe5 15. Bxe5 Qc8 16. Qe2 Qc6+ 17. Kg1 Nf6 18. Bf4 Rfe8 19. Qxe6+ Qxe6 20. Rxe6 Bf8 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Kf1 Kf7 23. Rd1 h6 24. Nd5 Rd8 25. Ke2 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. cxd5 c4 28. Be3 Kf6 29. Bd4+ Kf5 30. Kf3 h5 31. h3 g6 32. g4+ Kg5 33. Be5 b5 34. d6 b4 35. d7 hxg4+ 36. hxg4 Be7 37. Bc7 b3 38. axb3 1-0
2024.01.25 15th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
664540 Touzane, O (2242) Karthik, Rajaa (2289) 0-1
1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 O-O 8. d5 Na5 9. Qd3 a6 10. Rb1 b5 11. cxb5 c4 12. Qc2 axb5 13. a3 Nb3 14. Bg5 Bd7 15. e4 h6 16. Bd2 Qb8 17. Rbe1 Ng4 18. h3 b4 19. axb4 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 Bg7 23. b5 Bxb5 24. e5 Qb6+ 25. Kh2 Rab8 26. exd6 exd6 27. f5 gxf5 28. Rxf5 Bd7 29. Rf2 Qxb2 30. Qxb2 Rxb2 31. Rxb2 Bxc3 32. Re7 Bxb2 33. Rxd7 Rc8 34. Rxd6 c3 35. Be4 c2 36. Bxc2 Rxc2+ 37. Kg1 Kg7 38. g4 Bd4+ 39. Kf1 Rf2+ 40. Ke1 Rh2 41. Ra6 Bc3+ 42. Kf1 Rd2 43. Ra3 Be5 44. Ra5 Rd3 45. h4 Rd4 46. g5 h5 47. Ra6 Rxh4 48. Rh6 Bf4 0-1
2024.01.24 15th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
664529 Manik, M (2342) Karthik, Rajaa (2289) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Qg4 Ng6 10. Re1 a5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Qg3 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. h4 h5 15. Nd2 Be7 16. Nf3 Rb6 17. c4 O-O 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rac1 Qb7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. a3 Rxb2 22. Ng5 Qa7 23. Rcd1 Ne7 24. Nh3 Nf5 25. Qf4 Qc5 26. Qg5 g6 27. Rd3 Qe7 28. Qc1 Rbb8 29. Ng5 Rfc8 30. Qd2 a4 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Qxc1 Rb3 33. Rd2 Qxa3 34. Qc6 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qxe5+ 36. g3 Rb8 37. Qxa4 Nh6 38. Kg2 Qc3 39. Rc2 Qf6 40. Rc7 Rd8 41. Qa7 1/2-1/2
2024.01.23 15th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
664518 Karthik, Rajaa (2289) Gochelashvili, D (2287) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Nd5 Bc5 7. a3 d6 8. b4 Bb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Bb2 Bg4 11. d3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nh5 13. b5 Nb8 14. d4 f6 15. Bd3 g6 16. Rg1 Qe7 17. Be4 Ra7 18. Ke2 Kh8 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Rad1 f5 21. Bd3 Nd7 22. f4 Ng7 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Qc3 Ng4 25. Bc2 Rf7 26. c5 bxc5 27. Bb3 Rf8 28. Rd5 b6 29. h3 c6 30. bxc6 Nf6 31. Rdd1 Qe8 32. Rd7 Rxd7 33. cxd7 Qxd7 34. Rd1 Qc6 35. a4 Ngh5 36. Qe5 c4 37. Rd6 Qc8 38. Ba2 Kg7 39. Qd4 Kh6 40. Qxc4 Qa8 41. Qc6 Ne4 42. Qxa8 Rxa8 43. Rxb6 Rxa4 44. Bb3 Ra7 45. Bd4 Rd7 46. Bc2 Nf4+ 47. exf4 Rxd4 48. Bxe4 1/2-1/2
2024.01.23 15th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
664527 Karthik, Rajaa (2289) Surendran, N (2177) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nf3 Ne5 11. Be2 Bc6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. Nd4 Bb8 15. h3 Rd8 16. Qd2 Bd7 17. f4 Nc6 18. Bf3 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc6 20. Rad1 Bc7 21. Rfe1 Qf8 22. Qd3 d4 23. exd4 Rxd4 24. Qc2 Rxf4 25. Ne4 Bb6+ 26. Kh1 Rc8 27. Nxf6+ Rxf6 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Qf5 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Rc6 31. Qg4+ Kh8 32. Qd7 Kg7 33. Re4 Rc7 34. Qg4+ Kh8 35. Rde1 Rc8 36. Qxc8 1-0
2024.01.21 13th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
671243 Sitnikov, A (2356) Karthik, Rajaa (2289) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. a4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O Nd4 8. d3 Bxb5 9. axb5 e6 10. e5 f5 11. Be3 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Nf6 13. Na4 b6 14. c3 Nxb5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Qa4 a6 17. c4 O-O 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qxb5 Qd5 20. Bxc5 Rab8 21. Qc4 Rfc8 22. b4 Qxc4 23. Nxc4 Nd7 24. Bd6 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Rb7 26. Ra6 Nb8 27. Ra8 Rd8 28. d4 Nc6 29. Rxd8+ Nxd8 30. Na5 Rb5 31. Bc5 Rb8 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Ke3 Ke8 34. Kd3 Kd7 35. Kc3 Ra8 36. Kc4 Nc6 37. Kb5 Rb8+ 38. Bb6 Nxd4+ 39. Kc5 e5 40. Nc4 Ne6+ 41. Kd5 Nxf4+ 42. Kxe5 Nd3+ 43. Kf6 Kc6 44. Kg7 Kb5 45. Bc7 Ra8 46. Ne5 Nxe5 47. Bxe5 Ra7+ 48. Kh6 Ra2 49. Kxh7 Rxg2 50. Kg7 g5 0-1
2024.01.20 13th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
671232 Haribalu, V (2161) Karthik, Rajaa (2289) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 Re8 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Na4 Qe7 12. c5 b5 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. a3 Nd5 16. b4 b5 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Nb6 19. e4 Rec8 20. Qb3 Qe8 21. Rfd1 Rc7 22. Nd2 Na4 23. Rac1 Nxc3 24. Rxc3 Rd7 25. Bg4 Rdd8 26. Rf3 Bc8 27. Bxc8 Raxc8 28. Nb1 Rd4 29. Rxd4 exd4 30. Nd2 c5 31. bxc5 Rxc5 32. g3 Rc3 33. Qb1 Bf8 34. Rd3 Bxa3 35. Kg2 Bc5 36. f4 Qc6 37. Kf2 b4 38. Rf3 d3+ 39. Kg2 Rc2 40. Qe1 Qb5 41. Kh3 b3 42. e5 Rxd2 43. e6 Re2 44. exf7+ Kxf7 45. Qc3 Re3 46. Rf2 Qd7+ 47. f5 Rxg3+ 48. hxg3 Bxf2 49. Qxb3+ Kg7 50. Qc3+ Bd4 51. Qxd3 Qxf5+ 52. Qxf5 gxf5 53. Kg2 Kf6 54. Kf3 Kg5 0-1
2024.01.20 13th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
671237 Karthik, Rajaa (2289) Sai, V (2228) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Be3 Be6 11. Nd2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bxc5 Rfd8 14. Qc1 Ne5 15. Bd4 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. Qe3 Bd5 18. Bh3 b6 19. Be5 Qc4 20. Bd4 Qc7 21. Be5 Qc4 22. Bd4 Qc7 1/2-1/2
2024.01.19 13th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
671228 Karthik, Rajaa (2289) Touzane, O (2242) 1-0
1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 Nh6 6. h4 a6 7. h5 Rb8 8. Bf4 d6 9. Qd2 Nf5 10. g4 Nfd4 11. e3 Ne6 12. Bg3 Bd7 13. h6 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne5 15. g5 Bc6 16. e4 f5 17. gxf6 exf6 18. f4 Nf7 19. d4 Bd7 20. Nf3 O-O 21. O-O Rc8 22. d5 Nc7 23. e5 Bf5 24. Bh4 Ne8 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Rae1 Nxh6 27. Ng5 Nfg4 28. Bf3 Qd7 29. Ne6 Rfe8 30. Bg5 Qa4 31. Bxh6 Nxh6 32. Qh2 Nf7 33. Qh4 Nd8 34. Ng5 Rc7 35. Be4 Rf8 36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. Rf2 Rg7 38. Rg2 Qxc4 39. Nxh7 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Qxd5+ 41. Kg1 Nc6 42. Ng5 Rd8 43. Qh7+ Kf8 44. Qh8+ 1-0
2024.01.18 13th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
671219 Karthik, Rajaa (2289) Sachi Jain (1842) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d4 Bb7 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Rc1 c6 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 Na6 15. Nxe4 Qd7 16. Qa4 Nc7 17. Nc3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Ne6 19. Ne2 c5 20. Qxd7 Rxd7 21. dxc5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nxc5 24. Nf4 Kf8 25. b4 Na6 26. a3 Rc8 27. Rd3 Nc7 28. Rc3 Ke7 29. Kf3 Kd7 30. Nh5 Ne8 31. Rd3+ Ke7 32. g4 f6 33. Nf4 Nd6 34. Nd5+ Ke6 35. Nf4+ Ke7 36. Nd5+ Ke6 37. Nf4+ Ke7 1/2-1/2
2024.01.18 13th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
671221 Ziatdinov, R (2100) Karthik, Rajaa (2289) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Nd2 exd4 10. Bxd4 c6 11. Re1 a6 12. a4 a5 13. h3 Nc5 14. Bf1 Nfd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qe2 Qf6 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Rad1 Ra6 19. Nf3 Rb6 20. Rd2 Nb3 21. Rdd1 Ndc5 22. e5 dxe5 23. Nxe5 Bf5 24. f4 Bc2 25. Rd4 Rb4 26. Rd2 Nxd2 27. Qxd2 Bf5 28. g4 Bc8 29. Qf2 Qd6 30. g5 Bf5 31. Rd1 Qf8 32. Ng4 Bxg4 33. hxg4 Qe7 34. f5 gxf5 35. gxf5 Qxg5+ 36. Kh2 Ne4 37. Qd4+ Nf6 38. Rd2 c5 39. Qd6 Ng4+ 40. Kh1 Re1 41. f6+ Qxf6 42. Qxf6+ Nxf6 43. Kg2 Ne4 0-1
2024.01.17 13th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
671210 Karthik, Rajaa (2289) Khusenkhojaev, Muhammad (2379) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 e5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. d5 e4 10. Ng5 Nb4 11. Nxe4 Qe5 12. Qe2 f5 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. cxb4 Bxb4+ 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. Qxe5+ Bxe5 17. O-O-O Bd6 18. h4 Bd7 19. Rh3 O-O 20. Bd3 c6 21. Bc2 cxd5 22. Bg5 f4 23. Rb3 Bc6 24. cxd5 Ba4 25. Rxb7 Rac8 26. Rd2 h6 27. Bxh6 gxh6 28. Rxa7 Bb5 29. Kd1 Bb4 30. Bh7+ Kh8 31. Rb2 Bc5 32. Ra5 Bc4 33. Be4 Rfe8 34. Bf3 Bd4 35. Rc2 Bd3 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. d6 Bxf2 38. d7 Rd8 39. Bc6 Bxh4 40. a4 Kg7 41. Kd2 Bc4 42. Re5 Rb8 43. Re8 Rb6 44. Rc8 Bf6 45. Kc1 Be6 46. a5 Ra6 47. Bb7 Rxa5 48. d8=Q Bxd8 49. Rxd8 Kf6 50. Kd2 h5 51. Bf3 Kg5 52. Rf8 Ra4 53. Rh8 Bg4 54. Ke2 Ra2+ 55. Kf1 Bxf3 56. gxf3 Kh4 57. Rh7 Ra5 58. Kg2 Ra2+ 59. Kf1 Kg3 60. Rxh5 Ra3 61. Rh8 Rxf3+ 62. Kg1 Re3 63. Rg8+ Kf3 64. Ra8 Re1+ 65. Kh2 Kf2 66. Ra7 f3 67. Ra2+ Ke3 68. Ra3+ Kf4 69. Ra4+ Re4 70. Ra8 Re1 71. Ra4+ Ke3 72. Ra3+ Kf2 73. Ra2+ Re2 74. Ra1 Rd2 75. Rc1 Rd8 76. Rc2+ Ke1 77. Kg3 f2 78. Rc1+ Ke2 79. Rc2+ Ke3 80. Rc1 Rg8+ 81. Kh2 Re8 82. Kg2 Rg8+ 83. Kh2 Kf3 84. Rc3+ Ke2 85. Rc2+ Ke1 86. Rc1+ Kd2 87. Ra1 Rg7 88. Ra2+ Ke3 89. Ra3+ Kd4 90. Rf3 1/2-1/2
2024.01.16 13th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
671201 Karthik, Rajaa (2289) Prasannaa, S (2213) 1-0
1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Rb1 a5 13. Ndb5 Bc6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bd2 Nfd7 16. Be3 b6 17. Nd5 Na6 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. Rbd1 Ndc5 20. Bd4 Ne6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qc3+ f6 23. Nxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxf6+ Kxf6 25. e5+ dxe5 26. Bxc6 Nac5 27. Nc3 Red8 28. Bxa8 Rxa8 29. Nd5+ Kf7 30. Rxe5 Rd8 31. Ree1 c6 32. Nxb6 Rb8 33. Nd7 Rxb2 34. Nxc5 Nxc5 35. Re5 Ne6 36. Rd7+ Kf6 37. f4 Rb1+ 38. Kf2 Rb2+ 39. Ke3 Ng7 40. g4 Rxa2 41. h4 Ra3+ 42. Ke4 g5 43. fxg5+ hxg5 44. hxg5+ Kg6 45. Rd6+ Kh7 46. g6+ Kh6 47. g5+ Kh5 48. Re7 Re3+ 49. Kxe3 Nf5+ 50. Kf4 Nxe7 51. g7 a4 52. Rh6# 1-0
2024.01.16 13th Tamil Nadu IM 2024
671209 Manik, M (2342) Karthik, Rajaa (2289) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. Bf2 h6 12. O-O Bxf2+ 13. Rxf2 O-O 14. Re1 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. h3 Rad8 18. g4 b4 19. Na4 Qa7 20. b3 Bc8 21. Nh4 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qe3 Rd1 24. Re2 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxe3 26. Rxe3 Rxf4 27. Kg1 Nd4 28. Ng2 Rf7 29. Ne1 Nf3+ 30. Nxf3 exf3 31. Kf2 1/2-1/2
2023.12.26 Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
700025 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Rose, F (2091) 1-0
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nd2 e5 5. Ngf3 Bd6 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Bc7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. a4 a5 11. Nc4 Qe7 12. Nh4 Nb6 13. Ne3 g6 14. b3 Rd8 15. Bb2 Be6 16. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Ra1 Qb4 19. Nf1 Qe7 20. Nf3 Nfd7 21. Ne1 f6 22. Nd3 Nc5 23. Ne1 Qf7 24. Bc3 Nbd7 25. Ne3 b6 26. Bb2 Nb7 27. Ng4 Ndc5 28. Nh6+ 1-0
2023.12.26 Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
700250 Blokhin, Sofia (2001) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. O-O-O Na5 9. g4 b5 10. h4 h5 11. Nd5 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nxf6+ exf6 14. gxh5 f5 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. h5 fxe4 17. hxg6 Bf5 18. Bh6 c3 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. Bxg7 Rb1+ 21. Kxb1 e3+ 22. Ka1 exd2 23. Bxf8 Qxf8 24. Rxd2 Qe7 25. Re2 Qg5 26. Kb2 Bxg6 27. Nh3 Qb5+ 28. Ka3 Qxe2 29. Rg1 Qc2 30. Nf4 Qxc3+ 31. Ka4 Qxd4+ 32. Kb3 Qxg1 33. Nxg6 Qxg6 0-1
2023.12.26 Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
700406 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Begunov, K (2325) 1-0
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. d3 Bg4 4. Nd2 Nd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. Ngf3 e5 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. O-O Ngf6 10. Qe1 Qe7 11. a4 a5 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Nxa5 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 O-O 18. Qc3 Rfd8 19. Qb3 Rxa5 20. Qxb6 Rc5 21. c3 Rc4 22. Rfe1 Rd2 23. a5 Qc5 24. Bf1 Qxb6 25. axb6 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Nxe4 27. Ra8+ Kh7 28. Rb8 Rxb2 29. Rxb7 Nxc3 30. Rb8 f5 31. b7 Na4 32. Ra8 Rxb7 33. Rxa4 Rc7 34. Rh4+ Kg8 35. Bc4+ Kf8 36. Rh8+ Ke7 37. Rg8 Kf6 38. h4 e4 39. Re8 c5 40. Re6+ Kf7 41. Rc6+ 1-0
2023.12.26 Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
700563 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Manukyan, SaV (2253) 0-1
1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 c6 4. Nd2 e5 5. e4 dxe4 6. dxe4 Bc5 7. Ngf3 Bxf2+ 8. Kxf2 Ng4+ 9. Ke2 Qb6 10. Qg1 Qa6+ 11. Ke1 Be6 12. h3 Nf6 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. Qc5 Re8 15. Bf1 b5 16. Be2 Qc8 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Bxh3 19. Nec4 Nbd7 20. Qf2 Nb6 21. Nxb6 axb6 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Rxh3 Qa1 24. Nb3 Qb1 25. Bd3 c5 26. Nd2 Qxc1+ 27. Ke2 c4 28. Nxc4 Nxe4 29. Bxe4 Qxc2+ 30. Nd2 Rxe4+ 31. Kf1 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Re2 33. Nf3 Rxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Qc2+ 35. Kg1 Qxb2 36. Rh2 Qc1+ 37. Kg2 h6 38. Rh1 Qc2+ 39. Kh3 b5 40. Re1 b4 41. Re8+ Kh7 42. Nd4 Qd3 43. Rd8 b3 44. Kg2 b2 0-1
2023.12.26 Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
700735 Rios Escobar, A (2234) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 b4 5. c4 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nh3 d6 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O Ra7 11. Nd2 e5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Nf4 Qe7 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Rad1 e5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Nd7 19. Nc4 Ra7 20. e4 Nf6 21. Bc1 Nh5 22. Kg2 Qd8 23. h4 Raf7 24. Bg5 Qc7 25. Qe2 h6 26. Be3 Nf6 27. f3 Nh5 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Rc2 Bf8 30. Rfc1 Qd8 31. Bf2 Ra8 32. Be3 Kh7 33. Qd2 Raa7 34. Rg1 Qc8 35. Rh1 Be7 36. Qe2 Qf8 37. Rh3 Bd8 38. Kf2 Rad7 39. Nd2 Bc7 40. Ke1 Qc8 41. Qg2 Rd8 42. Kd1 Rdf8 43. Kc1 Nf6 44. g4 Nd7 45. Nc4 Nb6 46. Nxa5 Nxa4 47. Nc4 Nc3 48. Kd2 Qa6 49. Rxc3 bxc3+ 50. Kxc3 Ba5+ 51. Kc2 Bb4 52. Bc1 Qa1 53. Bb2 Qe1 54. Rh1 Qxh1 55. Qxh1 Rxf3 56. Bc1 Rc3+ 57. Kb2 Rf2+ 58. Bd2 Rd3 59. Kc2 Rd4 60. Qe1 Bxd2 61. Qxd2 Rdxd2+ 62. Nxd2 Rg2 63. Kd3 Rxg4 64. Nc4 Rxh4 65. Nxd6 Rh3+ 66. Kc4 Re3 67. Kxc5 h5 68. Nc4 Rxe4 69. d6 Rd4 70. Nxe5 Rd1 71. Nc6 h4 72. Nd4 Rc1+ 73. Kd5 Rc8 74. Ne6 h3 75. Ng5+ Kg7 76. Nxh3 Kf6 77. Nf4 Rb8 78. Ne6 Rxb3 79. d7 Rd3+ 80. Nd4 Ke7 81. Ke4 Rd1 82. Nc6+ Kxd7 83. Ne5+ Ke6 84. Nxg6 Re1+ 85. Kf3 Kf5 86. Nh4+ Kg5 87. Ng2 Ra1 88. Ne3 Ra4 89. Ng2 Rb4 90. Ne3 Rf4+ 91. Ke2 Re4 92. Kd3 Kf4 93. Nd5+ Ke5 94. Ne3 Rd4+ 95. Kc3 Ke4 96. Nc4 Rd7 97. Nd2+ Kd5 0-1
2023.12.26 Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
700755 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Dominguez Pons, E (2327) 1-0
1. g3 h5 2. Nf3 b5 3. a4 b4 4. d3 Bb7 5. e4 e6 6. a5 d5 7. e5 c5 8. Bg2 a6 9. h4 Nc6 10. c4 dxc4 11. dxc4 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxg2 14. Re1 Bd6 15. Nd2 Ne7 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. Nd3 Nf5 18. Kc2 Ke7 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. Nxf4 Nd6 21. Nxg2 Nxc4 22. Nf4 Kf6 23. Rad1 Ne5 24. Nd2 g6 25. Ne4+ Ke7 26. Ng5 Nc4 27. Nfxe6 Nxa5 28. Nf4+ Kf6 29. Rd6+ Kg7 30. Re7 1-0
2023.12.26 Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
700915 Adan Bermudez, S (2333) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. a3 Bg7 7. Rb1 Bg4 8. Nge2 O-O 9. f3 Bd7 10. b4 b6 11. O-O Ne8 12. d3 Nc7 13. f4 Ne6 14. b5 Ncd4 15. f5 Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Nd4 17. Bb2 e6 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. g4 Be5 20. Qe1 a6 21. bxa6 Rxa6 22. Qf2 Qc7 23. f6 d5 24. Qh4 dxc4 25. Qh6 Bxf6 26. Rxf6 c3 27. Bc1 c2 28. Rb3 e5 29. Qd2 Be6 30. Rb2 Rc8 31. Rf2 Rxa3 32. Rxc2 Rc3 33. Rxc3 dxc3 34. Qc2 b5 35. Ba3 Qa5 36. Qc1 b4 37. Bb2 cxb2 38. Qxb2 Rc3 39. Rc2 Qc5+ 40. Rf2 b3 41. Bf1 Rc2 0-1
2023.12.26 Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
700978 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Shaik, Sumer Arsh (2255) 0-1
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 e5 4. Nd2 Nbd7 5. Ngf3 Bc5 6. O-O e4 7. Nh4 e3 8. Nb3 exf2+ 9. Kh1 Bb6 10. d4 O-O 11. Rxf2 Ng4 12. Rf1 c6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qxg4 Nf6 15. Nf5 Nxg4 0-1
2023.12.22 10th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
704186 Gochelashvili, D (2291) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 dxe5 8. Qh5 e6 9. dxe5 Nc6 10. Nc3 g6 11. Qg5 Bg7 12. Qxd8+ Nxd8 13. f4 Bd7 14. Nf3 Bc6 15. Kf2 Bxf3 16. Kxf3 Nc6 17. Be3 Na5 18. Nb5 O-O 19. Rhc1 Nxb3 20. axb3 Nd5 21. Nc7 Nxc7 22. Rxc7 f6 23. Rxb7 fxe5 24. Raxa7 Rxa7 25. Bxa7 Rxf4+ 26. Ke2 Re4+ 27. Kd1 Bf8 28. Bf2 Bb4 29. Rc7 Rf4 30. Ke2 Bd6 31. Rc6 Bf8 32. Rxe6 Rf7 33. Rxe5 Rb7 34. Ra5 Rxb3 35. Bd4 Bd6 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37. Ra7+ Ke6 38. Bc3 Bxh2 39. Rxh7 Be5 40. Rh3 Bxc3 41. Re3+ Kf5 42. bxc3 Rb2+ 43. Kf3 Rc2 44. g3 Rd2 45. g4+ Kg5 46. c4 Rc2 47. Re5+ Kh4 48. Re4 g5 49. Ke3 Kg3 50. Kd4 Kf3 51. Kd5 Rd2+ 52. Rd4 Rxd4+ 53. Kxd4 Kxg4 54. Ke4 Kh3 55. c5 g4 56. c6 g3 57. c7 g2 58. c8=Q+ Kg3 59. Qc1 Kh2 60. Qf4+ 1-0
2023.12.21 10th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
704175 Rosh, Jain (2236) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Nge2 c6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Qd2 Na6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. a3 Nc7 12. Ng3 Bd7 13. Rfe1 Rfe8 14. Rxe8+ Rxe8 15. Re1 g6 16. Rxe8+ Ncxe8 17. Nce2 Ng7 18. c3 Ne6 19. f3 Ne8 20. Nh1 N6g7 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. Nxf4 Nd6 23. Ng3 f6 24. h4 Kf7 25. Kf2 a5 26. a4 Bf5 27. Nxf5 Ngxf5 28. Bxf5 Nxf5 29. g3 Ke7 30. Ng2 Kd6 31. Ne3 Ng7 32. Nc2 Nf5 33. Ne3 Ke6 34. b3 b5 35. Nd1 h5 36. Nb2 Ke7 37. Nd3 bxa4 38. bxa4 1/2-1/2
2023.12.21 10th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
704182 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Surendran, N (2184) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qb1 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. e4 c4 13. Bc2 d4 14. Nxd4 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qxd4 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Kg1 Rad8 18. Rd1 Qc5 19. Be3 Qh5 20. f3 Ne5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Qf1 g5 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Qf2 g4 25. Rd6 Re6 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Qg3 Kf7 28. f4 Nc6 29. f5 Ne7 30. Qc7 g3 31. fxe6+ Kxe6 32. Qxc4+ Kd7 33. Qd4+ Nfd5 34. Nxd5 Bxd5 35. exd5 Qe2 36. Qd2 Qh5 37. Ba4+ Kc8 38. Qc3+ Kb7 39. Bc6+ 1-0
2023.12.20 10th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
704173 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Fedorov, Alex (2454) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Ne5 Ne8 10. Nd3 Nd6 11. Bg5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 f6 13. Be3 Nxc4 14. Bxc5 Kf8 15. f4 Nc6 16. Rb1 Nb6 17. Nb4 Na5 18. Kf2 Na4 19. Bd4 Be6 20. Rbc1 Rd7 21. Bf3 Rc8 22. g4 Nc4 23. g5 fxg5 24. fxg5 Nd2 25. Bg2 Bf5 26. Nd3 Ne4+ 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Rhf1 Ke8 29. Ke3 Bxd3 30. exd3 Rd5 31. h4 e5 32. Ke4 Rcd8 33. Bg1 Rxd3 34. c4 Rd2 35. Rce1 Nb2 36. h5 Nxc4 37. hxg6 hxg6 38. Rf6 R2d6 39. Rxd6 Rxd6 40. Bxa7 b6 41. Bb8 Rd7 42. Rc1 Rd4+ 43. Kf3 Kd7 44. Re1 Ke6 45. Kg3 Rd3+ 46. Kh4 Ne3 47. Rg1 Nf5+ 48. Kg4 Ra3 49. Bc7 b5 50. Bb6 Rxa2 51. Rb1 Ra4+ 52. Kh3 Ra3+ 53. Kg4 Rg3# 0-1
2023.12.19 10th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
704163 Podolchenko, E (2376) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Qc2 c6 10. Rad1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nc5 14. f3 Ne6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Rfe1 g5 17. Bg3 Rad8 18. Bf1 Nh5 19. Bf2 Be5 20. g3 Ra8 21. Ne2 Qf6 22. Nd4 Ng7 23. Bg2 h5 24. Ne2 h4 25. f4 hxg3 26. hxg3 gxf4 27. gxf4 Bxf4 28. Nxf4 Qxf4 29. Qc3 Bg4 30. Bg3 Qg5 31. Rxd6 Rad8 32. c5 Ne6 33. b4 b6 34. e5 bxc5 35. bxc5 Ng7 36. Bxc6 Nf5 37. Bxe8 Rxe8 38. Rd3 Ne7 39. Qd2 Qg6 40. Rd8 Kf8 41. Rxe8+ Kxe8 42. Bh4 Nc6 43. Qg5 Qe6 44. Rf1 Kf8 45. Qf6 1-0
2023.12.19 10th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
704164 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Ziatdinov, R (2106) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 a5 4. b5 c5 5. g3 Nd7 6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 Bd6 8. e3 Ngf6 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 Re8 11. e4 Nf8 12. Nh4 g6 13. Ra2 Ra7 14. Qe1 Nh5 15. b6 Qxb6 16. Na3 Be7 17. Nf3 Bd8 18. Nb5 Ra8 19. Re2 Bd7 20. h3 Bc7 21. Nh2 Ne6 22. Ng4 Bxb5 23. Rb2 Bd6 24. Rxb5 Qc7 25. Qd1 Nd8 26. Bf3 Kh8 27. Qb3 Ra7 28. Nh6 Ng7 29. h4 Nc6 30. Kg2 Nb4 31. h5 Rf8 32. Rh1 b6 33. Qd1 Qd8 34. Rh3 g5 35. Bg4 Ne8 36. Nf5 f6 37. h6 Rb7 38. Qb3 Nc7 39. Bd2 Rg8 40. Rh1 Bf8 41. Bh5 Qd7 42. Rc1 Rg6 43. Qb1 Rxh6 44. Nxh6 Bxh6 45. Qb3 Bf8 46. f3 Qe6 47. Bg4 Qf7 48. Qb1 Kg8 49. Bxb4 Nxb5 50. Bd2 Nd6 51. Rh1 h6 52. Kf2 Qe8 53. Qb3 Kg7 54. Ke2 Qf7 55. Bh5 Qg8 56. f4 exf4 57. gxf4 Qe6 58. Kd1 b5 59. f5 Qg8 60. axb5 Nxb5 61. Kc2 Nd6 62. Qa2 Be7 63. Rb1 Rxb1 64. Qxb1 Qa8 65. Qb6 a4 66. Qa5 Qxa5 67. Bxa5 Nf7 68. Bc7 Bd6 69. Ba5 Ne5 70. Be1 a3 71. Be2 h5 72. Bg3 a2 73. Kb2 Nxd3+ 0-1
2023.12.18 10th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
711791 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Wagh, Suyog (2210) 1-0
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 f5 10. d3 Kh8 11. Rc1 Be6 12. e4 Qd7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Ne4 Bd6 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Bg4 17. h3 Bxh3 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxh3 Qxh3 20. Rxe5 Qd7 21. Rfe1 Rae8 22. Qf3 Rb8 23. Qe4 Qf7 24. Re2 Nc8 25. Rg5 Rg8 26. Qh4 Nd6 27. Rh5 Qg6 28. Re6 1-0
2023.12.17 10th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
711782 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Rohit, S (2212) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Re8 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 c5 12. Be1 Nc6 13. Bf2 Nb4 14. Bb1 Ne4 15. a3 Na6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Ba2+ c4 19. Bxc4+ Kf8 20. Qh5 Qf6 21. Qxh7 Re6 22. f5 Qh6 23. fxe6 Qxh7 24. Bg3+ Kg8 25. e7+ Kh8 26. Bxd6 Qh5 27. Rf8+ Kh7 28. Bg8+ Kh6 29. Bf7 Qe2 30. Rxa8 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Bc6 32. Rh8+ Kg5 33. Rh5+ 1-0
2023.12.17 10th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
711788 Abdyjapar, Asyl (2340) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. c3 c6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nc2 Qb6 11. a3 c5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O Rac8 14. Ne5 Rfd8 15. f3 Nd6 16. Nd3 c4 17. Nf2 Nb8 18. Qd2 Nd7 19. Rae1 a5 20. Bd1 e5 21. Bh2 e4 22. Ng4 Nf5 23. Qf2 f6 24. Qd2 h5 25. Nf2 Qd6 26. g3 Qe6 27. g4 Nh4 28. Bg3 Nxf3+ 29. Bxf3 exf3 30. gxh5 gxh5 31. Qd1 Qf5 32. Kh2 Nf8 33. Nh1 Qd3 34. Rxf3 Qxd1 35. Rxd1 Bc6 36. Bh4 Nh7 37. Ng3 Be8 38. Nf5 Bg6 39. Rg1 Bxf5 40. Rxf5 Kf7 41. Rxh5 Nf8 42. e4 Ng6 43. Bg3 Ne7 44. Ne3 dxe4 45. Rxb5 Bh6 46. Ng4 Bg5 47. Re1 f5 48. Ne5+ Ke8 49. h4 Bd2 50. Re2 Bc1 51. Rxa5 f4 52. Be1 Be3 53. Ng4 Rb8 54. Nxe3 fxe3 55. Rxe3 Rxb2+ 56. Kh3 Nd5 57. Rxe4+ Kf7 58. Rc5 Nf6 59. Rf4 Re8 60. Bg3 Re6 61. d5 Ra6 62. Rc6 1-0
2023.12.15 9th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
712400 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Balasubramaniam, H (2213) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 d5 8. e3 O-O 9. Bb2 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nc6 11. d3 Nb4 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. a3 Nc6 15. Qc2 a6 16. Qe2 Nd7 17. Ne1 Na5 18. f4 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Qc6 20. f5 Nf6 21. g4 exf5 22. Rxf5 Nb7 23. Rdf1 Rf8 24. g5 Nd7 25. Nd5 Rae8 26. Qf3 Nd8 27. Ngf4 g6 28. Nxe7+ Rxe7 29. Nd5 Re6 30. Rf4 Qd6 31. Qh3 h5 32. gxh6 Ne5 33. Nf6+ Kh8 34. Ng4 f5 35. Nxe5 Rxe5 36. Re4 Nc6 37. Rxe5 Nxe5 38. Qg3 Re8 39. Rxf5 Qxd3 40. Bxe5+ Kh7 41. Rf7+ 1-0
2023.12.14 9th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
712391 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Rosh, Jain (2236) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. c3 c5 6. Nbd2 Qc7 7. Bg3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 e5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Bxe5 11. e4 O-O 12. exd5 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Qe5+ 14. Kf1 Qxd5 15. Qc2 h6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qc4+ 18. Kg1 Qa6 19. Rh5 Qb6 20. a4 a5 21. Bd5 Be6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Re1 Rf6 24. Rhe5 c4 25. Rb5 Qa7 26. Qd2 Raf8 27. Re2 Kh7 28. Qd4 Qxd4 29. cxd4 Rd8 30. Re4 Rc8 31. Rc5 Rc6 32. Rxc6 bxc6 33. Re5 Rf8 34. Rxa5 Rb8 35. Rc5 Rxb2 36. Rxc4 Ra2 37. f4 g5 38. Kh2 Kg7 39. Kh3 Kf7 40. Kg4 Rxg2 41. fxg5 hxg5 42. Rxc6 Ra2 43. Kxg5 Rxa4 44. Rc7+ Ke8 45. Kf6 Rxd4 46. Rc8+ Kd7 47. Rc3 Ke8 48. Rf3 Rd7 49. Kxe6 Re7+ 50. Kd5 Rd7+ 51. Ke5 Re7+ 52. Kd4 Rd7+ 53. Ke3 Re7+ 54. Kf2 Rf7 55. Rxf7 Kxf7 56. Kf3 Kg7 57. Ke4 Kg6 58. Kf4 Kf6 59. g4 Kg6 60. g5 Kg7 61. Kf5 Kf7 62. g6+ Kg7 63. Kg5 Kg8 64. Kh6 Kh8 65. g7+ Kg8 66. Kg6 1/2-1/2
2023.12.14 9th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
712395 Abdyjapar, Asyl (2340) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 h6 6. c3 Nh5 7. Bg3 Nxg3 8. hxg3 d5 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. Rb1 Bd7 11. Qe2 a5 12. g4 a4 13. g5 g6 14. e4 O-O-O 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. b4 Qxc3 17. O-O Kb8 18. Rfc1 Qg7 19. Bb5 hxg5 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Qa6 Rd7 23. b5 Rb7 24. Qxa4 cxb5 25. Qa5 Bd6 26. Qa6 Rd8 27. Nb3 Bc7 28. Nfd4 Rd6 29. Nc6+ Rxc6 30. Qxc6 Bb6 31. exd5 Qf6 32. Nc5 Bxc5 33. Qxc5 exd5 34. Qxd5 Qe6 35. Qxg5 Ka7 36. g3 Qf5 37. Qe3+ Ka6 38. Rb3 b4 39. a3 Rd7 40. Rxb4 Rd1+ 41. Kh2 Qh5+ 42. Rh4 Qb5 43. Qf3 Qd5 44. Qxd5 Rxd5 45. Rf4 f5 46. Kh3 g5 47. Rb4 Rd3 48. a4 Rf3 49. Kg2 g4 50. Rf4 1-0
2023.12.13 9th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
712384 Gochelashvili, D (2291) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. O-O e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Re1 Bd6 10. b3 Nge7 11. Na3 a6 12. Nc2 b5 13. Bd2 Bg6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Bxg6 Nxg6 16. g3 Rfe8 17. Ne3 f5 18. Ng2 h6 19. h4 Qf7 20. h5 Nf8 21. Bf4 Be7 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bg5 24. a4 Qb7 25. axb5 Qxb5 26. Qc2 Qc6 27. c4 Nd7 28. Bf4 Bf6 29. Qd3 dxc4 30. bxc4 e5 31. dxe5 Nxe5 32. Bxe5 Bxe5 33. Ra5 Bf6 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Rxf5 Rd8 36. Rd5 Rxd5 37. cxd5 Qd6 38. Ne3 a5 39. Nc4 Qc5 40. Ne3 a4 41. d6 a3 42. d7 Qa5 43. Qb3+ Kf8 44. Qa2 Ke7 45. Nc4 Qe1+ 46. Kg2 Kxd7 47. Nxa3 Qe4+ 48. f3 Qd3 49. Nc4 Bd4 50. Nd2 Qe2+ 51. Kh3 Qe6+ 52. Qxe6+ Kxe6 53. Kg4 Bc3 54. Nb3 Bb2 55. Nc5+ Kf6 56. Nd3 Bc3 57. Kf4 Bd2+ 58. Ke4 Bc3 59. f4 Ba5 60. Ne5 Be1 61. Ng4+ Ke7 62. Ne3 Ke6 63. g4 Bd2 64. Nd5 Bc1 65. Nc7+ Kf6 66. Ne8+ Kf7 67. Nd6+ Ke6 68. Nc4 Kf6 69. Kf3 Ke6 70. Ne5 Bd2 71. Nd3 Kf6 72. Ke2 Bc3 73. Ke3 Ba5 74. Nc5 Bb4 75. Kd4 Ba3 76. Kd5 Bb2 77. Ne4+ Kf7 78. Kd6 Bd4 79. g5 hxg5 80. fxg5 Bb2 81. Kd7 Bc1 82. g6+ Kf8 83. Nc5 Ba3 84. Ne6+ Kg8 85. Ke8 Bb4 86. Nf4 Bd6 87. Nd5 Ba3 88. Ne7+ Bxe7 89. Kxe7 Kh8 90. h6 Kg8 1/2-1/2
2023.12.12 9th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
712373 Ziatdinov, R (2106) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Ne2 Bd6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Qd2 Na6 9. O-O-O Nc7 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Nf4 Ne6 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Kb1 b5 14. Bd3 Qd5 15. b3 a5 16. Rhe1 f5 17. Bf1 Qd6 18. Re5 Rfd8 19. f4 Qa3 20. Qc1 Qf8 21. Qe3 a4 22. Qc3 axb3 23. cxb3 Bd5 24. Bd3 g6 25. Rd2 Ra7 26. g3 Rad7 27. Bc2 Qa3 28. Rde2 Be6 29. Qc5 Qa8 30. g4 Rd5 31. Qe7 Re8 32. Qf6 Qd8 33. Qxd8 Rexd8 34. gxf5 gxf5 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Rd2 b4 37. Kc1 Kg7 38. Kd1 Kf6 39. Ke2 Rd8 40. Rd3 h5 41. Rh3 Rxd4 42. Ke3 Rd8 43. Rxh5 Rg8 44. Rh6+ Ke7 45. Bd3 Ra8 46. Bb1 c5 47. Rh5 Kf6 48. Rh6+ Ke7 49. Rh5 Ra5 50. Rh8 c4 51. Rb8 cxb3 52. axb3 Bxb3 53. Rxb4 Ra3 54. Kd4 Be6 55. Bd3 Kf6 56. Rb2 Ra4+ 57. Ke3 Ra3 58. Kd4 Ra4+ 59. Ke3 Ra3 60. Kd4 1/2-1/2
2023.12.12 9th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
712382 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Arjun, C Krishnamachari (2265) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Qb3 Qe7 18. O-O Kh8 19. Rfe1 e5 20. e4 f4 21. Bb1 Rcd8 22. Qc2 g5 23. Rd5 Bb8 24. Qc5 Qxc5 25. bxc5 g4 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Bxe5+ Nxe5 28. Rxe5 Rd2 29. Re7 Ba8 30. e5 g3 31. hxg3 fxg3 32. f3 Rxf3 33. Re8+ Kg7 34. Rxa8 Rff2 35. Ra7+ Kg8 36. Bxh7+ Kh8 37. Be4 Kg8 38. Bf3 1-0
2023.12.11 9th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
712372 Fedorov, Alex (2454) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. b4 Be7 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qc7 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxd7+ Bxd7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Be3 Nh6 14. Qc1 Bc6 15. Nd4 Nf5 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Re1 O-O 18. Nc3 Rc8 19. Bd4 Qd7 20. Qe3 Qe6 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. bxc5 Rfe8 23. Rad1 Qb3 24. Rd3 Qc4 25. f4 g6 26. Red1 Kg7 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Re7 29. h3 Rcc7 30. g4 fxg4 31. f5 f6 32. exf6+ Kxf6 33. Rd6+ Kf7 34. Qh6 Qxc5+ 35. Kh1 Qxd6 36. Qxh7+ Ke8 37. Qh8+ Kd7 38. Rxd6+ Kxd6 39. Qd4+ Kc6 40. f6 Rh7 41. Qxg4 Kd5 42. Qxg6 Rxh3+ 43. Kg2 Rhh7 44. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2
2023.12.10 9th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
712361 Podolchenko, E (2376) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 dxc4 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Rc1 b5 14. cxb6 Bb7 15. bxa7 Ke7 16. Ne2 Rxa7 17. Nc3 Rb8 18. Na2 Bd5 19. Nb4 Nc6 20. Nxc6+ Bxc6 21. Rxc4 Ba4 22. Bd3 Rxb2 23. O-O Bb5 24. Rc3 Bxd3 25. Rxd3 Ra2 26. g3 R2xa3 27. Rxa3 Rxa3 28. Kg2 Ra7 29. Kg1 Ra3 30. Kg2 Ra7 1/2-1/2
2023.12.10 9th Tamil Nadu IM 2023
712364 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Akshit, Kumar J (2229) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Rg1 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Qe7 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. g4 Re8 13. g5 Ne4 14. Rc1 Nec5 15. Be2 Ne6 16. Rg3 d4 17. Kf1 Ndf8 18. Qe4 Nc5 19. Rxc5 Qxc5 20. exd4 exd4 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Nxd4 Bd7 23. Bf3 Rab8 24. h4 g6 25. Bd5 Ne6 26. Rf3 b6 27. Bc3 Rbd8 28. Bc4 Rf8 29. Nc2 b5 30. Bd5 Bc8 31. Ne3 Bd7 32. Ng4 b4 33. Nh6# 1-0
2023.12.05 Titled Tue 5th Dec Early
721234 Nasta, Kiren Vivek (2106) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. f3 e3 6. Bxe3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 Nb6 8. Bd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. a4 Nbd5 11. Bf2 Be6 12. Ne4 Nb4 13. Nxf6+ exf6 14. Nf4 Nxd3 15. Nxe6 Nxf2 16. Nxg7+ Kf8 17. Ne6+ fxe6 18. Rxf2 Kf7 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Re2 Rhe8 21. Rae1 Rad8 22. c3 c5 23. Qc4 cxd4 24. cxd4 Qxd4+ 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Rc1 Rxa4 27. Rc7+ Re7 28. Rec2 Rd4 29. Kf2 Rd2+ 30. Ke3 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 e5 32. Rc8 Rd7 33. Rh8 Ke6 34. Re8+ Re7 35. Ra8 a6 36. Rc8 f5 37. g3 Rd7 38. h4 Kd5 39. Kd3 a5 40. Ra8 Kc5+ 41. Ke2 Kb4 42. Re8 e4 43. fxe4 fxe4 44. Rxe4+ Kb3 45. Re5 a4 46. Rb5+ Kc4 47. Rb6 Kc5 48. Re6 b5 49. h5 gxh5 50. Re5+ Kc4 51. Rxh5 b4 52. Rh4+ Kb3 53. Re4 Rb7 54. Kd2 Kxb2 55. g4 b3 56. Rxa4 Rd7+ 57. Ke2 Kc3 58. Ra8 b2 59. Rc8+ Kb3 60. Rb8+ Kc2 61. Rc8+ Kb1 62. Rb8 Rd4 63. g5 Kc2 64. Rc8+ Kb3 65. Rb8+ Rb4 66. Rxb4+ Kxb4 67. g6 hxg6 0-1
2023.12.05 Titled Tue 5th Dec Early
721441 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Chernomordik, P (2131) 0-1
1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e5 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 d6 7. g3 h5 8. Bg2 h4 9. Ne3 Be6 10. Ned5 Ne5 11. Qb3 c6 12. Ne3 Qb6 13. f4 Ng4 14. Nxg4 Bxg4 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Bd2 Ne7 17. Bc3 Bxc3+ 18. Nxc3 O-O-O 19. O-O-O hxg3 20. hxg3 Nf5 21. Rxh8 Rxh8 22. Ne4 Rh2 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. exf3 c5 25. Qc3 Nd4 26. Rxd4 cxd4 27. Qxd4 Qb6 28. Nxd6+ Kd7 29. c5 Qc6 30. Nc4+ Ke8 31. Ne5 Qb5 32. Nd3 Qa5 0-1
2023.12.05 Titled Tue 5th Dec Early
721631 Dobre, ClC (2259) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Qc2 e5 8. O-O Qe7 9. Rd1 c6 10. Rb1 Re8 11. d5 c5 12. a3 b6 13. b4 Rf8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Nd2 Nf4 18. Bg4 h5 19. Bf5 Ng6 20. f3 h4 21. Bf2 Nf6 22. Bxc8 Raxc8 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Nf1 g4 25. fxg4 Nxg4 26. Ne3 Nxe3 27. Bxe3 h3 28. g3 Qd7 29. Rf1 Ne7 30. Qb2 f5 31. Qb7 Rc7 32. Qb5 Qc8 33. Bg5 f4 34. Bxe7 Rxe7 35. Qc6 Qg4 36. Qxd6 fxg3 37. Rxf8+ Bxf8 38. hxg3 Qxg3+ 39. Kf1 Rf7+ 0-1
2023.12.05 Titled Tue 5th Dec Early
721985 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Osmak, Yuliia (2452) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Na3 Nf6 4. Nxc4 c5 5. g3 b5 6. Nce5 Bb7 7. Bg2 Qc8 8. a4 b4 9. a5 e6 10. Qa4+ Nbd7 11. a6 Bd5 12. d3 Rb8 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rc1 h6 15. Bf4 Rb6 16. e4 Ba8 17. Ra1 O-O 18. Nc4 Rc6 19. Nfd2 Nb8 20. Bxb8 Qxb8 21. O-O Rd8 22. e5 Nd5 23. Ne4 Nb6 24. Nxb6 Rxb6 25. f4 Rxd3 26. Rad1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bd5 28. Qd7 Bf8 29. Nd6 Bxd6 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. exd6 Rxd6 32. Qb7 Qxb7 33. axb7 Rb6 34. Rxd5 Rxb7 35. Rxc5 g6 36. Kf2 Kg7 37. Ke3 Re7+ 38. Kd3 h5 39. Rb5 Rd7+ 40. Ke3 Re7+ 41. Kd2 Rd7+ 42. Ke2 Rc7 43. Rxb4 Rc2+ 44. Kf3 Rxh2 45. Rb7 a5 46. b3 Rb2 47. Rb5 Ra2 48. Rb6 Ra3 49. Kg2 Kh6 50. Kh3 Kg7 51. Rb7 Kf6 52. Rb6+ Ke7 53. Rb7+ Ke6 54. Rb6+ Kf5 55. Rb5+ Ke4 56. Rb7 f6 57. Rb6 f5 58. Rxg6 Rxb3 59. Ra6 Ra3 60. Kh4 a4 61. Ra8 Ra1 62. Kxh5 a3 63. Kg5 a2 64. Ra4+ Kf3 65. Kxf5 Kxg3 66. Ra8 Kf3 67. Ra3+ Ke2 68. Ra4 Kd3 69. Kf6 Kc3 70. Ra8 Kb3 71. Rb8+ Kc4 72. Ra8 Kd3 73. f5 Ke4 74. Ra4+ Kd3 75. Ra8 Kc4 76. Rc8+ Kb3 77. Rb8+ Kc4 78. Ra8 Kb4 79. Rb8+ Kc3 80. Ra8 Kb2 81. Rb8+ Kc3 82. Rc8+ Kd4 83. Ra8 Kc4 84. Rc8+ Kb3 85. Rb8+ Kc3 1/2-1/2
2023.12.05 Titled Tue 5th Dec Early
722013 Tan, Jo PHI (2233) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nb5 Bb4+ 5. c3 Ba5 6. a4 a6 7. b4 Nc6 8. Na3 Bb6 9. Nf3 Ne7 10. e3 Ng6 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Qc2 a5 13. Bd3 Nxc3 14. bxa5 Bxa5 15. O-O Bd7 16. Nb5 Nxb5 17. axb5 c6 18. Bd6 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Rxa1 20. Bxd8 Rxf1+ 21. Kxf1 Kxd8 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. b6 f6 24. Qxg6 Rg8 25. Qf7 1-0
2023.12.05 Titled Tue 5th Dec Early
722288 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Kotyk, Michael (2137) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e5 5. d4 e4 6. Ne5 Bd6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. a3 a5 11. Bd2 Bd6 12. Na4 Kc7 13. Bc3 Bf5 14. h3 Rhe8 15. g4 Bg6 16. Be2 Be5 17. h4 h5 18. g5 Nd7 19. Bd4 b6 20. O-O-O c5 21. Bxe5+ Nxe5 22. Nc3 Nd3+ 23. Bxd3 exd3 24. Kd2 Rad8 25. f3 Kc6 26. a4 f6 27. Rhg1 Bf7 28. b3 f5 29. g6 Be6 30. Rg5 Rh8 31. Rf1 Rdf8 32. Kxd3 Rh6 33. Ke2 Rf6 34. Rfg1 f4 35. e4 Rf8 36. Nd5 Bxd5 37. cxd5+ Kd6 38. Kd3 Ke7 39. e5 Rhh8 40. Ke4 Rd8 41. Rf5 Rhf8 42. Rxf8 Rxf8 43. Rg5 Rb8 44. Rf5 b5 45. Rf7+ Ke8 46. Rxg7 bxa4 47. Rg8+ Ke7 48. d6+ Ke6 49. Rxb8 a3 50. Rb7 a2 51. Re7# 1-0
2023.12.05 Titled Tue 5th Dec Early
722557 Erzhanov, A (2156) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nf3 Nxd3+ 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 g4 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. Nfd2 Rfe8 17. Nf3 Qf4 18. Nbd2 Rad8 19. g3 Qf5 20. Qxf5 Bxf5 21. Nd4 Bd3 22. Rfe1 Ne4 23. N2f3 Nc5 24. Kg2 Be4 25. Kf1 Nd3 26. Re2 Bxf3 27. Nxf3 Rxe2 28. Kxe2 Nxb2 29. Rb1 Na4 30. Rxb7 Nxc3+ 31. Kd3 Ne4 32. Rxa7 Nxf2+ 33. Ke3 Ng4+ 34. Kd4 Re8 35. Kxd5 Re3 36. Nh4 Rxg3 37. Nf5 Ne3+ 38. Nxe3 Rxe3 39. a4 h5 40. Kd4 Re1 41. Ra5 Rh1 42. Rg5+ Kh7 43. a5 Kh6 44. Rf5 Kg6 45. Rf2 Ra1 46. Rg2+ Kh6 47. Rf2 Kg7 48. Rg2+ Kf8 49. Rg5 h4 50. Rh5 Kg7 51. Kc3 Kg6 52. Rxh4 Rxa5 53. Kd3 Re5 54. Kd4 f6 55. Rh1 Re8 56. Rg1+ Kf7 57. Rg3 f5 58. Re3 Rxe3 59. Kxe3 Kf6 60. Kf4 Ke6 61. Kf3 Ke5 62. Ke3 f4+ 63. Kf3 Kf5 64. Kf2 Ke4 65. Ke2 f3+ 66. Kf2 Kf4 67. Kf1 Kg3 68. Kg1 Kg4 69. Kf2 Kf4 70. Kf1 Ke4 71. Kf2 Kf4 1/2-1/2
2023.12.05 Titled Tue 5th Dec Early
722666 Silva Lucena, Cristian (2323) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nc1 a6 11. h3 Nh5 12. f4 Ng3 13. fxe5 Nxh1 14. exd6 exd6 15. Bf4 Qd8 16. g3 Bd4 17. Nd3 f5 18. Bg2 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Re8 20. O-O-O Bf5 21. Bg5 Qc7 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Nxg3 24. Nf4 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Ne6 Rxc4+ 27. Bc3 Qa5 28. Qe3 Qxa2 29. Kd2 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Qxd5+ 31. Kc1 Qxe6 32. Re1 Qf7 33. Qd2 Re8 34. Rd1 Qf6 35. Qd5+ Re6 36. Qxb7 Qg5+ 37. Rd2 Re1# 0-1
2023.11.28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
728650 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Chayka, V (2111) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. d4 a6 9. Nc3 b5 10. Nd2 bxc4 11. bxc4 Rb8 12. Qc2 a5 13. e4 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. e5 Ne8 17. c5 g6 18. Nb3 Ng7 19. Rb1 h6 20. Bc1 Kh7 21. Bd2 Nf5 22. Be1 Qd8 23. Na4 h5 24. Bxa5 Qf8 25. Nb6 Rb7 26. Nxd7 Rxd7 27. Bc3 Ra7 28. Nd2 Rca8 29. a3 Bb5 30. Qc1 Rxa3 31. Nf3 R3a4 32. Qd2 Qh6 33. Qxh6+ Kxh6 34. Bf1 Bxf1 35. Kxf1 Rc4 36. Rdc1 Bd8 37. Bd2+ Kg7 38. Rxc4 dxc4 39. Rc1 Ra4 40. h3 Ne7 41. Bg5 Kf8 42. Nd2 c3 43. Nb3 Rb4 44. Rxc3 Ke8 45. Bxe7 Kxe7 46. Ke2 Kd7 47. Kd3 Ra4 48. Nd2 Ra2 49. Rc2 Ra3+ 50. Ke2 Ba5 51. Ne4 Ra4 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53. Kf4 Rd3 54. Rc4 Bc7 55. Ra4 Ke7 56. h4 Kd7 57. Nd6 Rd2 58. Ke3 Rd1 59. Nxf7 Rc1 60. Nd6 Rd1 61. Ra8 1-0
2023.11.28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
728859 Rees, I (2289) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Qg3 h5 7. d3 h4 8. Qh2 Bd6 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. Qxf4 Nd7 11. exd5 exd5 12. O-O-O Ne7 13. Re1 Nf8 14. Be2 Ne6 15. Qg4 Qd6 16. Kb1 Qf4 17. Qxf4 Nxf4 18. Bf3 Rh6 19. Ne2 Ne6 20. Nc1 Kd7 21. c3 Nf4 22. Kc2 Rg6 23. Rhg1 f5 24. d4 Nc8 25. Nd3 Nxd3 26. Kxd3 Nd6 27. Re5 Re8 28. Rxe8 Nxe8 29. g3 Nd6 30. g4 Ne4 31. Bxe4 fxe4+ 32. Ke2 Rf6 33. g5 Rf3 34. Rg4 Rxh3 35. Rf4 Ke6 36. g6 Rf3 37. Rxh4 Kf5 38. Rh8 Kxg6 39. Rd8 Rf7 40. a4 a6 41. a5 Kf5 42. Rb8 g5 43. Rg8 Kf4 44. Rb8 Kf5 45. Rg8 Kf6 46. Rb8 Rg7 47. Rf8+ Ke7 48. Rb8 Kd6 49. Rd8+ Kc7 50. Rf8 g4 51. Rh8 g3 52. fxg3 Rxg3 53. Rh7+ Kb8 54. Kd2 Rg2+ 55. Kc1 Rg1+ 56. Kc2 Ra1 57. b4 Ra2+ 58. Kc1 e3 59. Re7 e2 60. Kb1 Rd2 61. Kc1 Rd1+ 0-1
2023.11.21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
736479 Pace, Christopher (2053) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8+ 9. Ne2 h5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. O-O-O Nf8 12. h3 Be6 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. g4 h4 15. Nf4 Bxf4 16. Bxf4 Bd5 17. Rhg1 Ne6 18. Bc1 Ng5 19. f4 Ne6 20. g5 fxg5 21. fxg5 c5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. c4 Qb6 25. Rxd5 Na6 26. Rg4 Nb4 27. Qd1 Kxh7 28. Rxh4+ Kg8 29. Qh5 Qg6+ 30. Qxg6 fxg6 31. Rd1 Re2 32. a3 Na6 33. Rhd4 Nc5 34. Ka2 Na4 35. R1d3 b5 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kh7 38. cxb5 Nc3+ 39. Kb3 Nxb5 40. a4 Nc7 41. Rd7 Ne6 42. Rxa7 Re4 43. a5 Nc5+ 44. Kc2 Ra4 45. Be3 Ne4 46. a6 Nd6 47. Bc5 Rc4+ 48. Kd3 Rxc5 49. Rd7 Rd5+ 50. Ke2 Re5+ 51. Kd1 Nc4 52. a7 Ra5 53. Rc7 Nxb2+ 54. Kc2 Na4 55. Kb3 Nb6 56. Kb4 Ra1 57. Kb5 Nd5 58. Rd7 Nf4 59. Kb6 Nxh3 60. Kb7 Nxg5 61. a8=Q Rxa8 62. Kxa8 Ne6 63. Rd6 Nf4 64. Kb7 g5 65. Kc6 g4 66. Rd4 g5 67. Kc5 Ne6+ 68. Kd5 Nxd4 69. Kxd4 Kg6 70. Ke3 Kf5 71. Kf2 Kf4 72. Kg1 Kg3 73. Kf1 Kh2 74. Kf2 g3+ 75. Kf1 g2+ 76. Ke2 g1=Q 77. Kd3 g4 78. Kc4 g3 0-1
2023.11.21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
736717 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Koridze, Lile (2161) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O c5 6. d3 Be7 7. e3 Nc6 8. exd4 cxd4 9. Re1 O-O 10. Na3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 Re8 12. Ng5 e5 13. Ne4 Bf5 14. Rb1 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 Qd7 17. Re1 f5 18. Rb5 e4 19. Rd5 Qf7 20. Bf4 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. dxe4 fxe4 23. Rxe4 Qxc4 24. Bg5 Rf8 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. axb3 Rf5 27. Bd2 Re5 28. Rxe5 Nxe5 29. Kg2 Kf7 30. f4 Nd3 31. Kf3 Nc5 32. b4 Nb3 33. Be1 Ke6 34. Ke4 Kd6 35. Bf2 Nd2+ 36. Kxd4 Nf3+ 37. Ke4 Nxh2 38. Bxa7 Kc6 39. Bd4 g6 40. Be3 Ng4 41. Bg1 Kb5 42. f5 gxf5+ 43. Kxf5 Nh6+ 44. Kg5 Ng8 45. Be3 Ka4 46. Bc1 Kb3 47. b5 Kc2 48. Bf4 Kb3 49. Bd6 Ka4 50. b6 Kb5 51. Bc7 Ka4 52. Kf5 Kxa3 53. Ke6 Kb4 54. Kf7 Nh6+ 55. Kf6 Kb5 56. Kg7 Nf5+ 57. Kxh7 Nxg3 58. Bxg3 Kxb6 59. Kg6 Kc5 60. Be1 Kc4 61. Kf5 b5 62. Ke5 b4 63. Bxb4 1/2-1/2
2023.11.21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
736918 Fiedorek, Michal (2338) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Re8+ 9. Ne2 h5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nf4 Bxf4 12. Bxf4 Nf8 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Rad1 h4 15. h3 Qd7 16. c4 Rad8 17. Bf1 Ng6 18. Bh2 Bf5 19. Qc3 Rxe1 20. Qxe1 Re8 21. Qa5 b6 22. Qc3 Nf8 23. a4 Ne6 24. a5 Ng5 25. axb6 axb6 26. Qb4 Qa7 27. Qd6 Qa4 28. Rc1 Bg6 29. Qf4 Qb3 30. Qxh4 Qxb2 31. Qf4 Ne6 32. Qe3 Qxd4 33. Qxd4 Nxd4 34. Bc7 b5 35. cxb5 cxb5 36. Bb6 Ne2+ 37. Bxe2 Rxe2 38. Bd4 Ra2 39. Rc8+ Kh7 40. Rb8 Bd3 41. Kh2 Bc4 42. Kg3 Rd2 43. Be3 Rd5 44. h4 Kg6 45. Rb7 Rd3 46. h5+ Kxh5 47. Kf3 Bd5+ 48. Ke2 Rxe3+ 0-1
2023.11.14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
744392 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Dwilewicz, K (2112) 1-0
1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. Bg2 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. O-O Be6 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Na4 Bc7 13. Nac5 b6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Rc1 Ne5 16. Bh3 Re8 17. Nd4 Kf7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Nxe6+ Rxe6 22. Bxe6 1-0
2023.11.14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
744768 Burmakin, E (2166) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. d4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nd7 8. c3 Nf6 9. Bc2 Qd5 10. Bf4 e6 11. Qe2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qd7 13. O-O-O Bd6 14. Be5 Qc7 15. f4 O-O-O 16. f5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. Qg4 Qxe5 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qg3 Qf4+ 21. Kb1 g5 22. Rhe1 Qxg3 23. fxg3 Nc7 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Re5 h6 26. h4 Rg8 27. b3 Ke7 28. Kb2 Kd6 29. Re4 Nd5 30. hxg5 Rxg5 31. c4 Nf6 32. Rh4 h5 33. Rf4 Ke7 34. Rf3 e5 35. Re3 Ng4 36. Rf3 Nf6 37. Kc3 Ke6 38. a3 e4 39. Re3 Ke5 40. b4 Rg4 41. b5 cxb5 42. cxb5 Nd5+ 43. Kd2 Nxe3 44. Kxe3 Rxg3+ 0-1
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
758719 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Matveeva, O (2156) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 a5 11. e4 Na6 12. Ne5 Nb4 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Qxc4 Nb4 16. Qe2 c6 17. h3 Qb6 18. Be3 Qa6 19. Qxa6 Nxa6 20. Rac1 Nb4 21. g4 h6 22. f3 Rfd8 23. Bf1 Rd7 24. Rd2 g5 25. Rcd1 Kg7 26. Bf2 Bd8 27. h4 Bb6 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Be3 Kg6 30. Ne2 Rcd8 31. Kf2 Rh8 32. Bg2 Rdd8 33. Nc1 Nd7 34. Nb3 f5 35. gxf5+ exf5 36. exf5+ Kxf5 37. Nc5 Nd5 38. Nxb7 Rb8 39. Nd6+ Ke6 40. Nc4 Bc7 41. Bxg5 Rbf8 42. Re2+ Kf5 43. Be7 Nxe7 44. Rxe7 Rd8 45. d5 cxd5 46. Rxd5+ Kf6 47. Rexd7 1-0
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
758894 Bochnicka, Vladimir ml. (2356) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nd7 8. Nge2 Be7 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Nce4 Nh6 11. Bxh6 Rxh6 12. Qd2 Qb6 13. O-O Rd8 14. Qf4 Qc7 15. Rac1 Nb6 16. Bb3 Rxd4 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxd4 Bxe5 19. Qb4 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Qxg3 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qf8+ Kd7 23. Rcd1+ Nd5 24. Qxg7+ Kd6 25. Qxh6 Be4 26. Qf4+ Qxf4 27. Rxf4 Bf5 28. Ra4 a6 29. Kf2 Bc2 30. Rxd5+ cxd5 31. Rf4 e5 32. Rf6+ Kc5 33. Ke3 d4+ 34. Kd2 Be4 35. g3 a5 36. Re6 Kd5 37. Rb6 Kc5 38. Rh6 Bf3 39. Re6 e4 40. Re5+ Kb4 41. Rd5 e3+ 0-1
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
759130 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Keymer, Vincent (2721) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O Nc6 6. d3 Bc5 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Nb3 O-O 9. e3 dxe3 10. Bxe3 Ng4 11. Bc5 Bxc5 12. Nxc5 b6 13. Nb3 Bb7 14. d4 Rb8 15. Qe1 Nf6 16. Rd1 Ne7 17. Qc3 Qc8 18. Rfe1 Ng6 19. Nbd2 Rd8 20. Nf1 a5 21. Ne3 h6 22. a3 Ra8 23. b3 Ne7 24. Qb2 Be4 25. Ng4 Nxg4 26. Rxe4 Nf6 27. Ree1 c6 28. Ne5 Qc7 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Rac8 31. Qe2 Rd6 32. c5 bxc5 33. bxc5 Rdd8 34. Nc4 Nf5 35. Qe5 Nd5 36. Bh3 Nde7 37. Nb6 Qxe5 38. dxe5 Rb8 39. Nd7 Ra8 40. Nb6 Rxd1 41. Rxd1 Ra5 42. Rd8+ Kh7 43. Nd7 h5 44. Bf1 Ra3 45. Bd3 Rc3 46. Be4 Rc4 47. Bf3 h4 48. Bh5 h3 49. Kf1 Ng6 50. f4 Rc1+ 51. Kf2 Rc2+ 52. Kg1 Rg2+ 53. Kh1 Ne3 54. Nf8+ Nxf8 55. Rxf8 Rf2 0-1
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
759242 Novoselov, R (2279) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 b6 4. Bg5 Bb7 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. e3 d6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qe2 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Nc4 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Ne3 O-O 16. Nf5 Qf6 17. O-O-O Nc5 18. f3 h5 19. Kb1 g6 20. Ne3 Ne6 21. Bc4 Nf4 22. Qf2 b5 23. Bb3 a5 24. g3 a4 25. Bc2 Ne6 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Ng5 28. f4 a3 29. Rhf1 exf4 30. gxf4 Nh7 31. Rg1 axb2 32. Qc5 Qxf4 33. d6 cxd6 34. Rxd6 Qc4 35. Qxc4 bxc4 36. Rc6 Rfe8 37. Rxc4 Re2 38. Kxb2 Nf6 0-1
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
759461 Livaic, Leon (2553) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. g4 Nc5 9. f3 c6 10. Qd2 a5 11. Nge2 a4 12. Ng3 cxd5 13. cxd5 Qa5 14. h4 b5 15. Nxb5 Qb6 16. Rc1 Nfd7 17. h5 Ba6 18. Na3 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Rab8 20. Nc4 Qa6 21. Kg2 Rfc8 22. Rc2 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxc4 24. Rhc1 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Nf6 26. h6 Nxe4 27. fxe4 Bf8 28. g5 Qb5 29. Kf3 Qf1+ 30. Kg3 Qh1 31. Qg2 Qb1 32. Qf2 Qxa2 33. Rc7 f5 34. gxf6 Rxb2 35. f7+ 1-0
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
759650 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Hoang Thi Bao Tram (2243) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. d5 Na5 8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 a6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nd2 b5 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Qc2 b4 14. Nd1 Nb7 15. e4 Qc8 16. Ne3 a5 17. e5 Ne8 18. f4 a4 19. Nf3 Ra8 20. e6 fxe6 21. dxe6 Bxe6 22. Ng5 Bd7 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Rfe1 e5 25. h4 Bf5 26. Be4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 axb3 28. axb3 Qd7 29. fxe5 dxe5 30. Bxe5 Ned6 31. Qd3 Rae8 32. Bxg7 Qxg7 33. Ne6 Rxe6 34. Rxe6 Nf5 35. Rf1 Nd8 36. Ree1 Nc6 37. Qe4 Ncd4 38. g4 Nxh4 39. Rxf8+ Qxf8 40. Rf1 Nhf3+ 41. Kg2 Qa8 42. Nf6+ Kg7 43. Qxa8 Kxf6 44. Rxf3+ 1-0
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
759728 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Bhagat Kush (2209) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. O-O a5 9. Ne1 Na6 10. Nd3 e5 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. b3 Nb4 13. Bb2 Nxd3 14. exd3 c6 15. d4 Nd7 16. Qd2 e5 17. d5 c5 18. Rae1 Nf6 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 Ng4 21. Qc1 Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Nf2+ 23. Rxf2 Rxf2 24. Nd1 Bxb2 25. Nxb2 Bf5 26. Nd1 Rxa2 27. Ne3 Qf6 28. Rf1 Qb2 29. Nxf5 Qxg2# 0-1
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
760012 Jaskolka, T (2222) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 a5 6. a4 Nd7 7. Be2 h6 8. Nf3 Bh7 9. O-O Ne7 10. c3 Ng6 11. Ne1 c5 12. f4 c4 13. Nd2 Ne7 14. Ndf3 Qb6 15. Kh1 Be4 16. Nd2 Bg6 17. b3 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Qxb3 19. Nxb3 Nc6 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Nxd3 b6 22. f5 Nd8 23. Nf4 Rc8 24. Bd2 Be7 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Ng6 Rg8 27. Rf3 Nf8 28. Nxe7 Kxe7 29. Raf1 Nd7 30. Bc1 Rc4 31. Rg3 Nf7 32. Rgf3 Ng5 33. Bxg5+ hxg5 34. Nd2 Rxa4 35. Rf7+ Ke8 36. c4 dxc4 37. Ne4 c3 38. Nd6+ Kd8 39. d5 Nc5 40. Ra7 exd5 41. h3 c2 42. Kh2 Rf4 43. Rc1 Rf2 44. Kg3 Re2 45. Rf1 Ne4+ 46. Nxe4 dxe4 47. Rff7 c1=Q 48. e6 Qf4+ 49. Rxf4 gxf4+ 50. Kxf4 Re8 51. Ke5 e3 52. Kd6 Rd2+ 53. Ke5 e2 54. Ra8+ Ke7 55. Ra7+ Kf8 0-1
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
760159 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Nurmanova, Alua (2367) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. h4 h5 8. Ng5 Nb6 9. d3 Nc6 10. Bd2 Bg4 11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 e5 13. Ng5 Nd4 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Nce4 c6 16. Nc5 Qe7 17. e3 Nb5 18. g4 hxg4 19. Qxg4 Nd5 20. Nce4 f5 21. Qg2 fxe4 22. Nxe4 Qf7 23. Rg1 Rad8 24. Ng5 Qf6 25. Ne4 Qf5 26. Nc5 Ne7 27. a4 Nd6 28. e4 Qf7 29. h5 b6 30. hxg6 Nxg6 31. Qxg6 Qxg6 32. Rxg6 bxc5 33. Rxc5 Ne8 34. Bc3 Kh7 35. Rg3 Rd7 36. Rxc6 Nd6 37. Ke2 Rfd8 38. Rc5 Nf7 39. Rc6 Bh6 40. Rh3 Kg7 41. Rg3+ Kf8 42. Rf6 Ke7 43. Rf5 Bf4 44. Rg7 Ke6 45. Rg6+ Ke7 46. Bb4+ Nd6 47. Rg7+ Ke6 48. Rg6+ Ke7 49. Rff6 a5 50. Re6+ Kf7 51. Bxd6 Rb7 52. Ref6+ Ke8 53. Rf8+ Kd7 54. Rg7+ Kc6 55. Rxb7 Rxf8 56. Rc7+ Kxd6 57. Ra7 Rb8 58. Rxa5 Rxb2+ 59. Kf3 Rb3 60. Rd5+ Ke6 61. a5 Ra3 62. Kg4 Ra2 63. Kf3 Bd2 64. d4 exd4 65. Rxd4 Bxa5 66. Rd5 Bc7 67. Rf5 Bb6 68. Kg3 Re2 69. f3 Bc7+ 70. Kg4 Rg2+ 71. Kh4 Rh2+ 72. Kg4 Rg2+ 73. Kh3 Rh2+ 74. Kg4 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
760293 Pinheiro, I (2306) Karthik, Rajaa (2303) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. c3 Qb6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Rb1 Bd7 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. e4 Ne7 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. c4 Nf4 17. c5 Qd8 18. Bc4 Bc6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. cxd6 Rg8 21. g3 Nh3+ 22. Kg2 Ng5 23. Be2 Ra5 24. h4 Ne4 25. Bc4 Rf5 26. Be2 Qxd6 27. Qxd6 Nxd6 28. Rfd1 Ke7 29. Rbc1 Re5 30. Rd2 Nf5 31. Kf1 Ra5 32. Nd4 Nxd4 33. Rxd4 Rd8 34. Rcd1 Rxd4 35. Rxd4 a3 36. b4 Rd5 37. Rc4 Rd2 38. b5 Rxe2 39. bxc6 b5 40. Kxe2 bxc4 41. Kd2 Kd6 42. Kc3 Kxc6 43. Kxc4 f5 44. Kb3 Kc5 45. Kxa3 Kc4 46. Kb2 e5 47. Kc2 Kb4 48. Kd3 Ka3 49. Kc4 Kxa2 50. Kd5 f6 51. Ke6 f4 52. gxf4 exf4 53. Kxf6 Kb3 54. Kf5 Kc2 55. Kxf4 Kd2 56. Ke5 Ke2 57. f4 Kf3 58. f5 Kg4 59. f6 Kxh4 60. f7 Kg3 61. f8=Q h5 62. Qg7+ Kh3 63. Kf4 h4 64. Qg4+ Kh2 65. Qxh4+ Kg2 66. Qe7 Kf1 67. Qa3 Kf2 68. Qb2+ Kg1 69. Kf3 Kh1 70. Qg2# 1-0
2023.10.31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Early
760425 Karthik, Rajaa (2303) Shubenkova, Veronika (2007) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 f5 4. b3 Nf6 5. Bb2 c6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Nd3 Qe7 11. Nd2 h6 12. Nf3 g5 13. Nfe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Rd8 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. c5 g4 19. f3 gxf3 20. exf3 Ng5 21. Rce1 Rf8 22. Bc1 Rf7 23. h4 Nh7 24. Bxh6 Kh8 25. f4 b6 26. b4 Rg8 27. Kf2 Be8 28. Bf3 Qb7 29. Bg5 Qa6 30. Be2 Qa3 31. Qb3 Qxb3 32. axb3 bxc5 33. bxc5 Rb7 34. Ra1 Nxg5 35. hxg5 Rgg7 36. Rh1+ Kg8 37. Rh6 Bg6 38. Ra6 Rxb3 39. Rxc6 d4 40. Rxe6 Bf7 41. Rd6 Rh7 42. g6 Rxh6 43. gxf7+ Kxf7 44. Bc4+ Ke7 45. Bxb3 Rh2+ 46. Kf3 Rd2 47. c6 Rd3+ 48. Ke2 Rxb3 49. Rd7+ Ke6 50. Rxa7 Rxg3 51. Rd7 Rc3 52. Rd6+ Ke7 53. Kd2 Kf7 54. Rf6+ Ke7 55. Rxf5 Rxc6 56. Kd3 Ra6 57. Kxd4 Ra4+ 58. Ke3 Ke6 59. Rf6+ Ke7 60. Rd6 Rb4 61. Rd4 Rb1 62. Ke4 Ke6 63. f5+ Ke7 64. f6+ Ke6 65. Rd6+ Kf7 66. Rd7+ Ke8 67. Re7+ Kf8 68. Kf5 Rb2 69. Rd7 Rb5 70. Kg6 Rxe5 71. Rd8+ Re8 72. Rxe8+ Kxe8 73. Kg7 1-0
2023.10.24 Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
765589 Szajbely, Z (2247) Karthik, Rajaa (2309) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Qd3 c5 6. dxc5 Nbd7 7. a3 Qa5 8. Ne5 Nxc5 9. Qd4 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nfe4 12. Bd2 Nxd2 13. Kxd2 Ne4+ 14. Ke1 f6 15. Nd3 Nxc3 16. f3 Bd7 17. Kd2 Rc8 18. e3 e5 19. Nb4 Be6 20. Na2 Nxa2 21. Rxa2 Ke7 22. Rb2 Rc7 23. Bd3 g6 24. Rhb1 b6 25. a4 f5 26. e4 dxe4 27. fxe4 Rd8 28. Ke3 Rc5 29. Rb5 Rxb5 30. axb5 f4+ 31. Kf3 g5 32. h3 h5 33. Kf2 Rd7 34. Rh1 Rc7 35. Ra1 Kf6 36. Ra3 g4 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. Ra1 g3+ 39. Ke1 Rh7 40. Kd2 Rh2 41. Rg1 f3 42. Ke3 f2 43. Rf1 Rxg2 44. Kf3 Bh3 45. Rh1 Rh2 46. Ra1 f1=Q+ 47. Bxf1 Rf2+ 48. Kxg3 Rxf1 49. Rxa7 Be6 50. Rb7 Rc1 51. Rxb6 Rxc2 52. Kf3 Ke7 53. Rb7+ Bd7 54. Ke3 Rb2 55. b6 Kd6 56. Kd3 Kc6 57. Rc7+ Kd6 58. Rb7 Bc6 59. Rb8 Kc5 60. Ke3 Rb3+ 61. Kf2 Rxb6 62. Rh8 Kd4 63. Kg3 Bxe4 64. Rd8+ Bd5 65. Kf2 Rf6+ 66. Ke2 e4 67. Rb8 Rh6 68. Ke1 Bc4 69. Ra8 Ke3 70. Kd1 Bd3 71. Kc1 Rb6 72. Ra1 Rb5 0-1
2023.10.20 Qatar Masters Open 2023
770444 Karthik, Rajaa (2309) Begmuratov, Khumoyun (2374) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 Re8 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Bh3 Be7 13. Qb3 c6 14. Rad1 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. f4 c5 18. e3 c4 19. Qc2 a6 20. a3 b5 21. Bf5 Qb6 22. g4 Rad8 23. h4 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Nd7 25. Qf2 f6 26. exf6 Qxf6 27. Bxd7 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rxd7 29. Rg1 Bc6 30. g5 Rf7+ 31. Ke2 h5 32. g6 Rfe7 33. e4 a5 34. e5 b4 35. axb4 axb4 36. Na2 Rb8 37. Kd2 Ra7 38. Nc1 Ra1 39. Rde1 Ba4 40. Ke3 Bc2 41. Nd3 Rxe1+ 42. Nxe1 Bf5 43. Rg2 Be4 44. Rf2 Bxg6 45. Ng2 c3 46. Nf4 Be4 47. bxc3 bxc3 48. Nd3 g5 49. hxg5 h4 50. Rh2 c2 51. Nc1 Rf8 52. Rf2 h3 0-1
2023.10.19 Qatar Masters Open 2023
770368 Ilamparthi, A R (2387) Karthik, Rajaa (2309) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. Be2 Bd6 7. b4 O-O 8. O-O Ne7 9. Bb2 Ng6 10. Re1 c6 11. Bf1 Re8 12. g3 a5 13. a3 h6 14. Bg2 b6 15. Qc2 Bb7 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. d4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Qxe4 axb4 22. axb4 Re6 23. Qf3 Rb8 24. Qg4 Rbe8 25. Re3 c5 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Rde1 cxb4 28. Qxb4 Qc6 29. c4 Bxb2 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 1/2-1/2
2023.10.18 Qatar Masters Open 2023
770294 Karthik, Rajaa (2309) Rohith, Krishna S (2434) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 a5 9. O-O b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rad1 a4 12. a3 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Qe7 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. f4 Ncxe5 16. dxe5 f6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. e4 c4 19. Bc2 Qc5+ 20. Qf2 Qb5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Nf3 Raf8 23. Nd4 Qa6 24. Qe3 Qa8 25. Rf2 e5 26. Ne2 exf4 27. Nxf4 Bc6 28. Qd4 R8f7 29. Re2 Qa5 30. Qxc4 Qg5 31. Re8+ Nf8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Ne6+ Rxe6 34. Qxe6 g6 35. Qd6+ Kg7 36. Qd4+ Kh6 37. Qh4+ Qxh4 38. gxh4 Re7 39. Rd2 b5 40. Kf2 Rf7+ 41. Kg3 Re7 42. Bd1 Re3+ 43. Kf2 Re5 44. Rd6 Bd5 45. g4 Kg7 46. Be2 Bf7 47. Rb6 Be8 48. Rb7+ Kg8 49. c4 bxc4 50. Bxc4+ Kf8 51. Rxh7 Re4 52. Be2 Bf7 53. Rh8+ Kg7 54. Rb8 Re7 55. Rb4 Bb3 56. Bb5 Ra7 57. Bc4 Bc2 58. Bd5 Kf6 59. Be4 Bxe4 60. Rxe4 Rc7 61. Ke3 Rc2 62. Rb4 Rh2 63. Kf3 Rc2 64. Rb6+ Ke5 65. h5 gxh5 66. gxh5 Rh2 67. Kg3 Rh1 68. Rb4 Kf6 69. Rxa4 Rxh5 70. Re4 Rh1 71. Rb4 Ke5 72. Kf3 Kd5 73. Ke3 Kc5 74. Kd3 Rh3+ 75. Kc2 Rg3 76. Kb1 Rh3 77. Ka2 Rg3 78. Rb8 Kc6 79. a4 Kc7 80. Rb5 Kc6 81. b3 Rh3 82. Ka3 Rh4 83. Rg5 Kb6 84. a5+ Ka6 85. b4 Rh1 86. Rg6+ Ka7 87. Ka4 Rh5 88. Rg7+ Ka8 89. a6 Kb8 90. b5 Ka8 91. Rc7 Rh4+ 92. Ka5 Rh5 1-0
2023.10.17 Qatar Masters Open 2023
770211 Rakhmatullaev, Almas (2389) Karthik, Rajaa (2309) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. h4 h6 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. Bxd6 Qxd4 13. Rxd4 Bxd6 14. Rxd6 Bxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rd4 Nf6 17. Rhd1 Ke7 18. Ne5 Rhc8 19. g4 Rc5 20. f4 Rac8 21. c3 R8c7 22. Kb1 Rd5 23. c4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 h5 25. gxh5 Nxh5 26. b4 Ng3 27. c5 Nf5 28. Rd3 Nxh4 29. b5 f6 30. b6 axb6 31. cxb6 Rc5 32. Rd7+ Ke8 33. Rxb7 fxe5 34. a4 exf4 35. Rxg7 Rc4 36. b7 Rb4+ 37. Kc2 f3 38. Kc3 Rb1 39. Rg8+ Kd7 40. b8=Q Rxb8 41. Rxb8 f2 42. Rb1 Nf5 43. a5 Kc7 44. a6 Nd6 45. Kd4 Nb5+ 46. Kc5 Nc3 47. Rb7+ Kc8 48. Rf7 Kb8 49. Kc6 f1=Q 50. Rxf1 Ka7 51. Rc1 Ne2 52. Re1 Nd4+ 53. Kc5 Nb3+ 54. Kb5 Nd4+ 55. Kc4 e5 56. Rxe5 Nc6 57. Re6 Nb8 58. Kb5 1-0
2023.10.15 Qatar Masters Open 2023
778179 Krishna, CRG (2407) Karthik, Rajaa (2309) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 a6 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. Na4 Ne4 12. Ne5 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Rac8 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Qe2 b5 16. Nc3 Ndf6 17. Nb1 e5 18. Ba3 exd4 19. exd4 Qd7 20. f3 Ng5 21. Nc3 Ne6 22. Qd2 Qd8 23. d5 Qb6+ 24. Qf2 Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Nc5 26. Bf5 Rb8 27. Rfd1 Bc8 28. Bxc5 dxc5 29. Bb1 Bd7 30. g4 Rfc8 31. g5 Ne8 32. Ne4 c4 33. Ke3 f5 34. gxf6 Nxf6 35. Kd4 Rd8 36. Nxf6+ gxf6 37. Rg1+ Kf7 38. Bxh7 Rh8 39. Bg6+ Ke7 40. bxc4 Rh4+ 41. Be4 bxc4 42. Rg7+ Kd6 43. Rg6 Rf8 44. Rb1 c3 45. Rg7 Bb5 46. Kxc3 Rc8+ 47. Kd2 Rxh2+ 48. Ke3 Rc3+ 49. Kf4 Rxa2 50. Rf7 Rd2 51. Rxf6+ Kc5 52. Rf8 Kd4 53. d6 Kc5 54. Rc8+ Kd4 1-0
2023.10.14 Qatar Masters Open 2023
778111 Karthik, Rajaa (2309) Hari, Madhavan N B (2408) 1-0
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Bg4 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d3 Ngf6 8. Qc2 Bd6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. b3 Qa5 12. a3 Qc5 13. Qd1 Qb6 14. Bb2 Ne5 15. Qc2 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. e3 h5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. d4 Re7 20. Bg2 h4 21. b4 a6 22. Qc5 Qd8 23. a4 Rc8 24. Rac1 h3 25. Bh1 Qd7 26. f3 Bf5 27. e4 dxe4 28. fxe4 Rce8 29. e5 Nd5 30. Nc4 Bg6 31. Nd6 Rf8 32. Bf3 Qe6 33. b5 axb5 34. axb5 b6 35. Qxc6 Nb4 36. d5 Nxc6 37. bxc6 1-0
2023.10.13 Qatar Masters Open 2023
778027 Mohammad Fahad, Rahman (2396) Karthik, Rajaa (2309) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Ne4 Qd8 9. Qe2 Nf6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. c3 Qc7 12. Nxd4 a6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qg4 Bd7 16. Be2 O-O-O 17. Bf3 Qc7 18. Qh5 Qe5 19. Be3 Bc6 20. Qxe5 fxe5 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Bb6 Rd5 23. c4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 e4 25. Re1 f5 26. g3 Kd7 27. Rd1+ Kc8 28. Kf1 h5 29. h4 Rg8 30. Ke2 Rg4 31. Bd4 Bd8 32. Be5 Bc7 33. Bxc7 Kxc7 34. Ke3 e5 35. c5 f4+ 36. gxf4 Rxf4 37. Rd6 Rxh4 38. Re6 Kd7 39. Rxe5 Rh1 40. Kxe4 Rh2 41. Kf3 h4 42. b4 Rh1 43. Re4 h3 44. Kg3 h2 45. f4 a5 46. bxa5 Rc1 47. Kxh2 Rxc5 48. Ra4 Kc7 49. Kg3 Kb7 50. Kg4 Rc1 51. f5 c5 52. Rf4 c4 53. f6 c3 54. f7 Rg1+ 55. Kf5 c2 56. f8=Q c1=Q 57. Rb4+ Kc6 58. Qc8+ Kd5 59. Qe6+ 1-0
2023.10.12 Qatar Masters Open 2023
777956 Karthik, Rajaa (2309) Song, Yuxin (2404) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qd6 12. Qd2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nbd7 14. Kh1 Kh8 15. Rg1 Rfe8 16. Rab1 b6 17. Bf4 Qe6 18. Rge1 Qc6 19. Bb5 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qe6 21. Qxe6 fxe6 22. Re1 Nf8 23. Bd6 Kg8 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Rxe6 Rc8 26. Re3 a6 27. Ba4 b5 28. Bb3 a5 29. a3 b4 30. cxb4 axb4 31. axb4 1/2-1/2
2023.10.11 Qatar Masters Open 2023
777873 Chen, Qi b (2465) Karthik, Rajaa (2309) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h3 Be6 9. g4 h6 10. g5 hxg5 11. Nxg5 Nc6 12. Rg1 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 Nd4 16. Qd3 Nd7 17. O-O-O Bf6 18. Kb1 O-O-O 19. Qe3 Kb8 20. Be1 Rc8 21. Bd3 Nc5 22. Bf1 Nd7 23. Bd3 Nc5 24. Bf1 b5 25. Ne2 Na4 26. Rc1 Nb6 27. c3 Nc6 28. Rg4 Qb7 29. Rd1 Rhd8 30. Ng3 d5 31. exd5 exd5 32. Nh5 Nc4 33. Qg3 Ka8 34. Nxf6 gxf6 35. Rg7 Rc7 36. Rg6 Rf7 37. Rg8 Rd7 38. h4 Ne7 39. Rxd8+ Rxd8 40. Qg7 Ng8 41. Qg6 Nd6 42. Bh3 f5 43. Qe6 Qe7 44. Qxd5+ Nb7 45. Qb3 Rxd1+ 46. Qxd1 Qxh4 47. Bxf5 Ne7 48. Bc2 Kb8 49. a4 bxa4 50. Bxa4 Qf6 51. Bc2 Qd6 52. Qg4 Nd5 53. Bd2 Nc5 54. Qg8+ Kc7 55. Qa8 Qc6 56. Qf8 Qd6 57. Qg7+ Qe7 58. Qg3 Qd6 59. c4 Nb6 60. Ba5 Nb7 61. Qg7+ Kb8 62. Bxb6 Qxb6 63. Qxe5+ Ka7 64. f4 Qb4 65. Qe3+ Nc5 66. Qe7+ Kb8 67. Qd6+ Ka7 68. Qe7+ Kb8 69. Qe2 Kc7 70. f5 Nd7 71. Qh2+ Kc8 72. Qh4 Qd6 73. Qe4 Kd8 74. Ka2 Qb6 75. Qd5 Ke7 76. Ba4 Nc5 77. Qe5+ Kf7 78. Qe8+ Kg7 79. Qe7+ Kh6 80. Bc2 Qb4 81. Qf6+ Kh7 82. Qf7+ Kh8 83. Qf8+ Kh7 84. f6+ Nd3 85. Bxd3# 1-0
2023.10.03 Titled Tue 3rd Oct Early
789501 Karthik, Rajaa (2309) Kukreja, Sankalp (2158) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. h3 Bf5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nh4 Be4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bd3 Nef6 13. Nf3 Qc7 14. Bd2 Rfd8 15. Qe2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bc3 Qh5 19. Rfd1 Qxe2 20. Bxe2 Nd5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. a3 Re8 23. Bf3 Nb6 24. Rd3 Nc4 25. Rd7 Rab8 26. Be2 Ne5 27. Rd2 Red8 28. Rad1 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 c5 30. Rd5 Nc6 31. Rxc5 Rd8 32. Bf3 Rd2 33. b4 Ra2 34. Bxc6 bxc6 35. Ra5 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Ra2 37. Kg3 h5 38. h4 Kf6 39. Rxa7 Kf5 40. Rxf7+ Ke6 41. Rc7 1-0
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
795113 Karthik, Rajaa (2309) Goldin, R (2323) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Qe7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Nc2 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Ne3 Be6 13. d4 Bd7 14. Rb1 b6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Bg5 Nxd5 18. Bxd8 Nxc3 19. Qe1 Nxe2+ 20. Qxe2 Nxd4 21. Qd2 Raxd8 22. f4 1-0
2023.09.19 Titled Tue 19th Sep Early
802896 Karthik, Rajaa (2309) Gamayev, O (2160) 1-0
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. O-O a6 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Nb1 Nd7 11. Nbd2 e5 12. c4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b4 Nd7 17. Qc2 Qe7 18. Nf3 Rfb8 19. Nd4 Rb6 20. Qc3 Qf6 21. c5 dxc5 22. bxc5 Rb5 23. Rfd1 Rxc5 24. Ne6+ 1-0
2023.09.19 Titled Tue 19th Sep Early
803367 Rietze, C (2329) Karthik, Rajaa (2309) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Na5 9. Nc1 Rb8 10. b4 Nc6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Be2 e6 13. O-O Re8 14. Nb3 exd5 15. cxd5 c6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. a3 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Qxd5 Be6 22. Qc5 Qb7 23. Na5 Qa8 24. Bf2 Rbc8 25. Qb6 Rc2 26. Qxa6 Qb8 27. Qb5 Qa8 28. Qa6 Qb8 29. Bb5 Rec8 30. Qa7 Qxb5 31. Rfe1 Nd3 32. Rf1 Nxf2 33. Rxf2 Rxf2 34. Qxf2 h5 35. h4 Qa4 36. Rd3 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rc2 38. Rd2 Be5+ 39. g3 Rxd2 40. Qxd2 Qxa3 41. f4 Bf6 42. Nc6 Kg7 43. b5 Qb3 44. Na7 Bc4 45. Qf2 Bd5 46. b6 Qd1 47. Qg1 Qe2+ 48. Kh3 Be6+ 0-1
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
836774 Farmani Anosheh, A (2284) Karthik, Rajaa (2310) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 Na5 9. b3 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Rc1 c6 12. Bh6 e5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nd1 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bb7 16. Ne3 Kg8 17. Bd3 Nd7 18. O-O Qb6 19. Be2 b4 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Kh1 Rfe8 22. Nc4 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Ne5 24. Qf4 Nxc4 25. Rxc4 d5 26. exd5 c5 27. Nc2 Bxd5 28. h3 Bxc4 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Qxc4 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Re2 32. Na1 Qxa1 33. Qxe2 Kf8 34. Qf2 Qe5+ 35. f4 Qc3 36. Qe2 Qd4 37. Qf3 Kg7 38. Kg3 h5 39. Kh2 h4 40. Qg4 Qf2 41. Qg5 Qxa2 42. Qxh4 Qxb3 43. f5 Qe3 44. f6+ Kg8 45. g3 Qf2+ 46. Kh1 b3 47. Qg5 b2 0-1
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
836932 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Romero Ruscalleda, J (2160) 1-0
1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. d5 Ne5 7. Nd4 c5 8. Nde2 Nf6 9. h3 Rb8 10. Ng3 O-O 11. Be2 Qc7 12. O-O e6 13. f4 Ned7 14. Kh1 exd5 15. exd5 Re8 16. f5 Ne5 17. Bg5 Nfd7 18. Nce4 f6 19. Bf4 Rf8 20. Bg4 Nf7 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Be6 Ne5 23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. Qg4 Bxe6 25. dxe6 Nh6 26. Qxg6 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Rf8 28. Nf6+ Rxf6 29. Rxf6 Qe7 30. Nh5 e4 31. Rf7 1-0
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
837328 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Paravyan, D (2597) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Bf6 13. Qc2 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 Bg4 15. Be2 Re8 16. Rd1 d4 17. Nxd4 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Qb6 19. O-O a5 20. b5 a4 21. Nc3 Ne5 22. Nd5 Qc5 23. Qd4 Rac8 24. Nb6 Rc7 25. Qxc5 Rxc5 26. Rb1 Rc3 27. Nxa4 Rxa3 28. Ra1 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Ra8 30. Ra2 g6 31. Nc3 Rc8 32. Ne2 Rc5 33. h3 Rxb5 34. Nd4 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 b5 36. Ra7 b4 37. Rb7 Nd3 38. f4 Rb2 39. f5 Kg7 40. Kg3 Ne1 41. Kf4 Rxg2 42. Rb6 Nd3+ 43. Ke4 Nc5+ 44. Kd5 Nd7 45. Rxb4 Rg3 46. Rb7 Nf6+ 47. Kc4 Rxe3 48. Ne6+ Kh6 49. Rxf7 Ne4 50. Kd4 Re1 51. Nf8 gxf5 52. Rxf5 Ng3 53. Rf3 Ne2+ 54. Ke3 Ng1+ 55. Kf2 Nxf3 56. Kxf3 Re7 57. Kf4 Kg7 0-1
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
837539 Martin Carmona, Gaston Manuel (2363) Karthik, Rajaa (2310) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Na6 6. b3 Nb4 7. Qc4 e6 8. a3 b5 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. Qc3 Qxc3 11. dxc3 Nxc2+ 12. Kd1 Nxa1 13. Nd2 a5 14. Bb2 Nxb3 15. Nxb3 Bd7 16. Be2 a4 17. Nd4 e5 18. Nc2 Bc5 19. Rf1 O-O-O 20. Kc1 Be6 21. Ne3 Bxe3+ 22. fxe3 f6 23. Kc2 Bc4 24. Rf2 Bxe2 25. Rxe2 Rd7 26. e4 Rhd8 27. Bc1 Rd1 28. Be3 Ra1 29. Bc1 Kb7 30. Kb2 Rxc1 31. Kxc1 Kb6 32. Kc2 Kc5 33. Re3 Kc4 34. Rg3 Rd7 35. Rh3 h6 36. Rg3 c5 37. h3 b4 38. cxb4 cxb4 39. axb4 Kxb4 40. Kb2 a3+ 41. Kb1 Rd1+ 42. Ka2 Rd2+ 43. Ka1 g5 44. Rf3 Rxg2 45. Rxf6 Kc3 46. Rxh6 Kd4 47. h4 g4 48. h5 Kxe4 49. Rg6 Kf5 50. Rg8 Rh2 51. h6 Rxh6 52. Ka2 Rg6 53. Rf8+ Ke4 54. Kxa3 g3 0-1
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
837623 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Girsh, Daniel (2200) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 a5 11. e4 Na6 12. Ne5 Nb4 13. Qe2 Nd3 14. Nxd3 cxd3 15. Qxd3 e5 16. dxe5 Qxd3 17. Rxd3 Ng4 18. Nd5 Bc5 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Nxe5 21. Rc3 Rfd8 22. Nd5 Rd7 23. f4 Ng6 24. h4 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rad8 26. Rac1 h5 27. Rxc7 Ne7 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Rc5 Nf5 30. Bh3 g6 31. Rxa5 Rc7 32. Bxf5 gxf5 33. d6 Rc6 34. Rd5 1-0
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
838043 Jones, G (2618) Karthik, Rajaa (2310) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 b5 4. Na3 a6 5. c4 bxc4 6. Nxc4 a5 7. Bb2 Bg7 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. d3 d6 11. e4 e5 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. d4 Nxe4 14. dxe5 d5 15. Ne3 c6 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qb6 18. Ng4 Rfe8 19. Nh6+ Bxh6 20. Qxh6 d4 21. e6 Rxe6 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Re1 Nf8 24. Ba3 Re8 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Rxe6 Qc7 27. Qd2 c5 28. Bxb7 Qxb7 29. Qe2 Qf7 30. Re7 Qd5 31. h4 d3 32. Qd2 Qd4 33. Re3 Rd8 34. Kf1 a4 35. Kg2 axb3 36. axb3 Qd5+ 37. Kh2 Qxb3 38. Re7 Qd5 39. Qh6 Qf7 40. Rxf7 Kxf7 41. Qf4+ Ke7 42. Qe5+ Kf7 43. Qf4+ Ke7 44. Qg5+ Ke8 45. Qxc5 d2 46. Qe3+ Kf7 47. Qf3+ Ke7 48. Qd1 Ke6 49. Kg2 Ke5 50. Kf3 Rd7 51. Ke2 Kf6 52. Qa1+ Kf5 53. Kd1 Kg4 54. Qc3 Kh3 55. Qf3 Kh2 56. g4 Rd4 57. Qg3+ Kh1 58. f4 Rd6 59. f5 gxf5 60. Qxd6 fxg4 61. Qg3 h5 62. Qe3 Kh2 63. Kxd2 g3 64. Ke2 g2 65. Qf2 Kh1 66. Qf3 Kh2 67. Qf4+ Kh1 68. Qe4 Kh2 69. Qe5+ Kh1 70. Qd5 Kh2 71. Qd6+ Kh1 72. Qc6 Kh2 73. Qd6+ Kh1 74. Qd5 Kh2 75. Qe5+ Kh1 76. Qxh5 g1=Q 77. Qf3+ Kh2 78. Qf2+ Qxf2+ 79. Kxf2 Kh3 80. h5 1-0
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
838207 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Yelisieiev, Yevhenii (2401) 0-1
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. Bb3 a5 9. a4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Ba2 Qb6 12. h3 Be6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Be3 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Bd4 Rae8 17. Qd2 Kh8 18. Rab1 Qb4 19. Rbd1 Nxa4 20. Nxa4 Qxa4 21. Bb3 Qb5 22. Ra1 Bb4 23. c3 Bc5 24. Ba4 Qb6 25. Rxe8 Nxe8 26. Bxc5 Qxc5 27. Bc2 Nd6 28. Re1 Nc4 29. Qe2 Nxb2 30. Kh1 Qxc3 31. Rb1 Nc4 32. Rxb7 Qa1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Qxe5 Nxe5 35. Ra7 g6 36. f3 Nc4 37. Bd3 Rb8 38. Bxc4 dxc4 39. Rxa5 Rb5 40. Ra8+ Kg7 41. Ra3 Kf6 42. Rc3 Rc5 43. f4 Kf5 44. Kg3 Ke4 45. Kg4 Kd4 46. Rc1 c3 47. Kf3 c2 48. g4 Kd3 49. Rh1 c1=Q 0-1
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
838286 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Ehrlich, Roy (2228) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 e6 10. bxc3 Na5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Qa4 b6 13. Ne5 Bxb5 14. Qxb5+ Ke7 15. Ba3+ Kf6 16. Nd7+ Kg7 17. Bxf8+ Rxf8 18. Nxf8 Qxf8 19. O-O Rc8 20. Rac1 Qa3 21. Qd7 Rxc3 22. Rce1 Qxa2 23. Qxa7 Rc6 24. Re5 Nc4 25. Qxa2 1-0
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
838508 Korelskiy, Egor (2144) Karthik, Rajaa (2310) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Bc4 Nd7 7. c3 Bd6 8. O-O Ngf6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. Qc2 b5 12. Bb3 c5 13. a4 a6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 exd4 16. cxd4 c4 17. Ba2 Qxe4 18. Qd2 Nd5 19. Bf2 Qf4 20. Qa5 Bb4 21. Bxc4 Bxa5 22. Bxd5 b4 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Rac1 Nf6 25. Ne5 Bb6 26. Rc4 Ne4 27. Rxb4 Nxf2 28. Rxb6 Nxh3+ 29. gxh3 Qxd4+ 30. Kh1 Qxb6 31. Nxf7 Qb7+ 32. Kg1 Qxf7 33. Rxf7 Kxf7 34. Kf2 Ke6 35. Ke3 Kd5 36. Kd3 Rb8 37. Kc3 a5 38. b3 Rb4 39. h4 Rxh4 40. Kb2 Rb4 41. Ka3 g5 42. Ka2 g4 43. Ka3 g3 44. Ka2 g2 45. Ka3 h5 46. Ka2 h4 47. Ka3 h3 48. Ka2 h2 49. Kb2 g1=Q 50. Ka3 Qa1# 0-1
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
838789 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Tari, A (2629) 1-0
1. Nf3 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nd7 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 cxd6 11. e3 Rc8 12. Qa4 a6 13. Bd3 b5 14. Qb4 Nb6 15. O-O O-O 16. b3 Qc7 17. a4 Qc3 18. Qxc3 Rxc3 19. Be2 b4 20. a5 Nd7 21. Rfb1 Rb8 22. Ne1 Nf6 23. Nd3 Bc8 24. Rb2 Bf5 25. Nf4 g5 26. Nh5 Nxh5 27. Bxh5 Rbc8 28. h3 Rc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kh2 Ra1 31. Bf3 Rxa5 32. g4 Bg6 33. Kg3 h6 34. Be2 Ra1 35. f3 a5 36. Kf2 Kf8 37. Bb5 Ke7 38. Bc6 Ke6 39. Bb5 h5 40. f4 gxf4 41. exf4 h4 42. f5+ Kf6 43. fxg6 fxg6 44. Bc6 Rh1 45. Kg2 Rd1 46. Bxd5 Rxd4 47. Rf2+ Ke5 48. Bf7 Rd3 49. Rf3 Rd2+ 50. Kg1 d5 51. Bxg6 Rd1+ 52. Kf2 Rd2+ 53. Ke1 Rg2 54. Bf5 d4 55. Rd3 Rb2 56. Kd1 Ra2 57. Rd2 Ra1+ 58. Kc2 Rg1 59. Re2+ Kf4 60. Re4+ Kg3 61. Rxd4 Kxh3 62. g5+ Kh2 63. Rxh4+ Kg3 64. Rg4+ Kh2 65. Rxg1 Kxg1 66. g6 Kg2 67. g7 Kg1 68. g8=Q+ Kh1 69. Be4+ Kh2 1-0
2023.08.22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
838827 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Ilamparthi, A R (2384) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Kf8 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 h6 7. O-O Kg8 8. e4 Kh7 9. e5 Nfd7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nc6 13. Rad1 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxe5 15. h3 Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bxc6 Bxh3 18. Rfe1 Rb8 19. Qf3 Rxb2 20. Nd5 e6 21. Ne3 h5 22. Qxf7 Rf8 23. Qd7 Qg5 24. Rf1 Rfxf2 25. Rxf2 Qxe3 0-1
2023.08.09 16th Arad Open 2023
854292 Parkhov, Yair (2489) Karthik, Rajaa (2310) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nd7 8. Nge2 Be7 9. g3 b5 10. Bb3 b4 11. Nb1 c5 12. O-O Nb6 13. a3 c4 14. Bc2 Bxc2 15. Qxc2 b3 16. Qd1 Qd7 17. Nbc3 Nh6 18. Bxh6 Rxh6 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. Rad1 Qc6 21. Kh2 Rh8 22. Qe3 g6 23. Rd2 Kf8 24. Rfd1 Kg7 25. Nf4 Nd5 26. Qf3 Qa8 27. Ncxd5 exd5 28. Re2 a5 29. Kg2 Rh6 30. Rh1 Qc6 31. Re3 a4 32. e6 f6 33. g4 hxg4 34. Qxg4 Bd6 35. e7 Re8 36. Rhe1 Bxf4 37. Qxf4 g5 38. Qf5 Qc7 39. hxg5 Qh2+ 40. Kf1 Qh1+ 41. Ke2 Qh5+ 42. Kd2 Qxg5 43. Qd7 Kf7 44. Kc3 Rg6 45. Rh1 Rh6 46. Rxh6 1-0
2023.08.08 16th Arad Open 2023
854262 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Shyam, N (2467) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. f3 g6 7. e4 d6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 e6 14. Nb3 Ne8 15. Bf1 Bc6 16. Qf2 Rb8 17. Nd4 Ba8 18. b4 Qc7 19. Nb3 Be5 20. Bd4 Bf4 21. Be3 Be5 22. Bd4 Bf4 23. Be3 Be5 1/2-1/2
2023.08.06 2nd Arandjelovac Open
847161 Atalik, S (2417) Karthik, Rajaa (2310) 1-0
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Bg5 Qa5 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. a3 Qe5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. e3 a6 11. Rc1 Be7 12. Be2 Qb8 13. O-O b6 14. Qd3 f5 15. Rfd1 Bf6 16. b4 O-O 17. g3 Bg7 18. Bf1 Rd8 19. Bg2 Bb7 20. Na4 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Bxe5 23. e4 b5 24. Nc5 d6 25. Nb3 bxc4 26. Rxc4 d5 27. exd5 Rxd5 28. Qf3 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Qb7+ 30. Qf3 Qxf3+ 31. Kxf3 Bb2 32. a4 Ba3 33. Nd4 Rd8 34. Ke2 Rd5 35. Nc6 Kg7 36. Rc3 Bb2 37. Rd3 Kf6 38. Rxd5 exd5 39. b5 axb5 40. axb5 1-0
2023.08.05 2nd Arandjelovac Open
847129 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Shahil, Dey (2357) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. b3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Bb2 Qe7 9. Ne5 Ba3 10. Bxa3 Qxa3 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. O-O Qe7 13. Qc2 h6 14. Nf3 Rad8 15. Rab1 Bc8 16. b4 a6 17. a4 Nd7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qc7 Rfe8 20. Rfc1 Kf8 21. b5 e5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxe5 Rxe5 25. bxa6 bxa6 26. Rb8 Ree8 27. Ra8 Bd7 28. Rxa6 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Bb5 Bxb5 31. axb5 Ke7 32. Kf1 Rb8 33. Rb1 Kd6 34. Ke2 Kc5 35. Rc1+ Kd6 36. Rb1 Kc5 37. Ra1 Rb7 38. Kd3 f6 39. Rc1+ Kxb5 40. Kd4 Rd7 41. Rc5+ Kb6 42. Rxd5 Ra7 43. Ke4 Kc6 44. Rd2 Ra5 45. g4 h5 46. h3 hxg4 47. hxg4 Ra4+ 48. Kf5 Ra5+ 49. Kf4 Rb5 50. Rd8 Kc7 51. Rd3 Ra5 52. Kg3 Kc6 53. f4 Ra8 54. Kf3 g6 55. Rd2 Rh8 56. Ke4 Re8+ 57. Kf3 Rh8 58. g5 f5 59. Rd4 Ra8 60. Rd1 Re8 61. Ra1 Kd5 62. Ra6 Rg8 63. Ke2 Rg7 64. Kd3 Rg8 65. Ke2 Rg7 66. Kd2 Ke4 67. Ke2 Kd5 1/2-1/2
2023.08.04 2nd Arandjelovac Open
847097 Lortkipanidze, N (2382) Karthik, Rajaa (2310) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. g3 Nd7 7. Qe3 Qb6 8. exd5 Qxe3+ 9. fxe3 exd5 10. b3 Bd6 11. Rg1 Ngf6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. O-O-O Rfe8 14. g4 Ne5 15. Bg2 Ng6 16. Rgf1 Be5 17. Na4 Bxb2+ 18. Kxb2 Rad8 19. Nc5 b6 20. Nd3 Ne4 21. Nb4 Rd6 22. d3 Ng5 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 24. Bxd5 Rc7 25. e4 Nxh3 26. Rf5 h6 27. b4 Ng5 28. Rdf1 Ne5 29. R1f4 g6 30. Rf6 Ne6 31. Bxe6 Rxe6 32. Rxe6 fxe6 33. Rf6 Re7 34. d4 Nc4+ 35. Kc3 Kg7 36. e5 Ne3 37. Kd3 Nd5 38. Rf2 Nxb4+ 39. Kc4 Nd5 40. Kb5 Rc7 41. c4 a6+ 42. Kxa6 Rxc4 0-1
2023.08.03 2nd Arandjelovac Open
847023 Sandalakis, A (2417) Karthik, Rajaa (2310) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nd7 8. Nge2 Be7 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Be3 Bxh4 11. Nce2 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bxg3 13. Nxg3 Nd5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Bc3 O-O-O 17. Qd2 Re8 18. Rh3 Nf6 19. Kf1 h4 20. exf6 hxg3 21. Rxh8 Rxh8 22. fxg7 Rg8 23. Re1 Qd8 24. fxg3 Qf6+ 25. Kg1 Qxg7 26. Bb4 Be4 27. Bd6 Rh8 28. Bf4 b6 29. Qb4 f6 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Kf2 Kb7 32. b3 Rh2 33. Rg1 Qh3 34. Qe7+ Ka6 35. Qa3+ Kb7 36. Qe7+ Ka6 37. Qa3+ 1/2-1/2
2023.08.03 2nd Arandjelovac Open
847060 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Dizdarevic, E (2362) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Qc2 c5 5. e4 Nc6 6. d3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 d6 10. Be2 Nd4 11. Bd1 a6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rb1 Bc6 14. b4 Rb8 15. a3 Re8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bd7 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Nxf3+ 1/2-1/2
2023.08.02 2nd Arandjelovac Open
846995 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Jaiveer, Mahendru (2222) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 b6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 O-O 10. Bf3 c6 11. Nge2 Re8 12. b4 Bb7 13. b5 cxb5 14. Qb3 Nc6 15. Qxb5 Bxd4 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Qd3 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Qg5 19. Kf1 Rac8 20. h4 Qf6 21. Rd1 Rc5 22. Rh3 Rec8 23. f4 b5 24. Qd4 Qf5 25. Rg3 g6 26. Qd3 Qf6 27. f5 b4 28. fxg6 bxc3 29. gxf7+ Kf8 30. Rg8+ Ke7 31. Qh7 Qxf7 32. Rg7 Rf8 33. Rxf7+ Rxf7 34. Qxh6 c2 35. Rc1 Rc4 36. Qd2 Ba6 37. Qxd5 Rf6 38. Rxc2 1-0
2023.08.01 2nd Arandjelovac Open
846925 Karthik, Rajaa (2310) Ersoz, Teoman Guney (2019) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Bg7 6. h5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bg4 8. Qb3 Bxh5 9. Nh2 g5 10. Nf3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 h6 12. Qxb7 Nd7 13. Bg2 Ne5 14. f4 Rb8 15. Qxa7 gxf4 16. Qa4+ Qd7 17. Qxf4 c5 18. Qe4 O-O 19. Rh5 Ng6 20. a4 Rfd8 21. Rxc5 Qd6 22. Rd5 Qh2 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bf1 Rd6 25. d4 Re6 26. Qg2 Qc7 27. Qg3 Qa5 28. Bd2 Rb6 29. e3 Rb2 30. Qh3 e5 31. Qh5 Qc7 32. Bd3 exd4 33. cxd4 Qb6 34. Rc1 Qb3 35. Bxg6 fxg6 36. Qxg6 Qb7 37. Qe6+ 1-0
2023.08.01 2nd Arandjelovac Open
846953 Doraszelski, Alexander (2166) Karthik, Rajaa (2310) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Ne2 Re8 9. O-O Nd7 10. Bf4 Nf8 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Ng3 g6 13. Ne4 Qd8 14. Qf3 f5 15. Nc5 Ne6 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. Rfd1 Qb6 18. Rd2 Rad8 19. Bf1 a5 20. h4 Rd7 21. h5 Qd8 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. b3 Qg5 24. Rad1 Bd5 25. Qg3 Qxg3 26. fxg3 Re3 27. Rd3 Re8 28. R3d2 a4 1/2-1/2
2023.07.31 2nd Arandjelovac Open
846886 Salman, Samer (1924) Karthik, Rajaa (2310) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Ne5 a6 6. c3 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Bf5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Bg3 h5 14. h3 h4 15. Bh2 Bc5 16. Qe2 Rc8 17. Nd2 Ba7 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Qh5 Qb6 20. Re2 Qxb2 21. Ne4 Qa3 22. Ng5 Rfe8 23. Kh1 Rxc3 24. f4 Rc1 25. Ree1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Be3 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. f5 exf5 29. Qxf5+ Kg8 30. Qxg6 Qe7 31. Rxd5 Qf7 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. g3 Rc8 34. gxh4 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Rc2+ 36. Kf3 Rxh2 37. Kxe3 Ke6 38. Rd6+ Kxe5 39. Rd7 Rxh3+ 40. Kd2 g6 41. Rxb7 Ra3 42. Rb6 Kf5 43. Ke2 Rxa2+ 44. Kf3 Ra3+ 45. Kg2 a5 46. Ra6 Ra2+ 47. Kg3 Ra3+ 48. Kg2 a4 49. Kh2 Ra1 50. Kg2 Ra2+ 51. Kg3 a3 52. Ra5+ Kf6 53. Ra6+ Kg7 54. Kh3 Kh6 55. Kg3 Ra1 56. Ra5 Rg1+ 57. Kh2 Ra1 58. Kg3 a2 59. Kh2 Rb1 60. Rxa2 Kh5 61. Ra4 Rb2+ 62. Kh3 Rb3+ 63. Kh2 g5 1/2-1/2
2023.07.27 56th Biel Master Open
869878 Ajay Krishna, S (2390) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 Na6 9. Nc3 d5 10. Ne5 e6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd3 Qe7 14. Na4 Rac8 15. Rc1 Ne4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rc2 Kg8 18. Qc1 c4 19. bxc4 dxc4 20. Ndb2 Nb4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Nxc4 Rc8 23. Nab2 Nd5 24. Qc2 Nb6 25. Qd3 Nxc4 26. Nxc4 Qe6 27. Ne3 Nc5 28. Qd4 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Qe4+ 30. Qxe4 Nxe4 31. Rb1 Rc5 32. f3 Nd6 33. Kf2 Ra5 34. Rb2 Kg7 35. Rc2 Ra4 36. Nd5 Rd4 37. Nf4 Nb5 38. Nd3 Ra4 39. Nc5 Ra3 40. Nb3 Ra4 41. Ke3 a6 42. Nc5 Ra3+ 43. Kd2 Nd4 44. Rb2 h5 45. Nd3 g5 46. Ne1 g4 47. fxg4 hxg4 48. Nd3 Ne6 49. Nc1 f5 50. Rb3 Ra4 51. Rb6 Kf7 52. Kc3 Nd4 53. Rb4 Nb5+ 54. Kb3 Ra3+ 55. Kb2 Re3 56. Rb3 Re4 57. a3 Ke6 58. e3 Nd6 59. Nd3 Rxe3 60. Nc5+ Kd5 61. Rxe3 Nc4+ 62. Kc3 Nxe3 63. Nxa6 Nf1 64. Nb4+ Kc5 65. Nc2 Nxh2 66. Nd4 Nf1 67. Nxf5 Kb5 68. Kb2 Ka4 69. Ka2 Ka5 70. Kb3 Nd2+ 71. Kc2 Nf1 72. Kc3 Ka4 73. Kb2 Ka5 74. Nh6 Nxg3 75. Nxg4 Ne4 76. Ne3 Nc5 77. Nd5 Nd3+ 78. Kb3 Nc5+ 79. Kc4 Ka4 80. Kxc5 Kxa3 1/2-1/2
2023.07.26 56th Biel Master Open
869833 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Materia, Marco (2436) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. Nbd2 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. e5 Nd7 11. a3 Bb7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bh3 cxd4 15. Qb1 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. b4 d3 18. Bb2 Rc7 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Re6 Qc3 21. Qe1 Nd8 22. Re7 Nf6 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc1 Qd6 25. Qe3 Ne4 26. Bg2 Nxd2 27. Nxd2 Qf6 28. f4 Qg6 29. Nf3 Qe4 30. Qd2 Nf7 31. Re1 Qc4 32. Rc1 Qe4 33. Re1 Qc4 34. Rc1 Qe4 1/2-1/2
2023.07.25 56th Biel Master Open
869794 Akshit, Kumar J (2105) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Na6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Bd2 e6 8. O-O-O Qd5 9. Kb1 Nc5 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Nd7 14. d4 Rd8 15. Rg1 Nb6 16. c3 h5 17. Kc2 Bh6 18. Be1 Kd7 19. c4 Rhg8 20. Rh1 Kc8 21. b3 f5 22. Bc3 Bf4 23. a4 Na8 24. b4 Nc7 25. b5 Rd7 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Rb1 c5 28. dxc5 Na6 29. Rb5 Rc7 30. a5 Rc6 31. Bf6 Nc7 32. Rb3 Rxc5 33. Bc3 Be5 34. Bd2 Bd4 35. Be2 Rg2 36. f4 Rxf2 37. Bxh5 Rxc4+ 38. Kd3 Ra4 39. Rhb1 Rh2 40. Bxf7 Rxh3+ 41. Ke2 Rh2+ 42. Kd3 Bc5 43. Rd1 Rd4+ 44. Kc3 Rh7 45. Bg6 Rh3+ 46. Kc2 Rxb3 47. Kxb3 Bb4 48. Kc2 Bxd2 49. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 50. Kxd2 Nd5 51. Bf7 Nxf4 52. Ke3 e5 53. Bg8 Kd7 0-1
2023.07.24 56th Biel Master Open
877411 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Morawietz, D (2396) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Ba6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 d5 8. b3 Nc6 9. a4 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. a5 bxa5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Re1 Qe7 14. Ra4 Red8 15. Ba3 Qe8 16. Qc2 Bc8 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bb5 a6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Bc5 Re8 21. Rxa5 Re6 22. f3 Qb7 23. b4 Bd7 24. Qd3 Rbe8 25. Ra2 h5 26. Rae2 Bb5 27. Nxb5 Qxb5 28. Qxb5 axb5 29. Kf2 Ra8 30. h4 Ra3 31. Rc1 Nd7 32. Rce1 f5 33. Kg3 Kf7 34. Kf4 g6 35. Kg3 Rea6 36. Kh2 Re6 37. Kg3 Nb8 38. Kh2 Nc6 39. e4 fxe4 40. fxe4 Rxe4 41. Rxe4 dxe4 42. Rxe4 Rd3 43. g4 hxg4 44. Rxg4 Kf6 45. Rf4+ Kg7 46. Kg2 Kh6 47. Re4 Kh5 48. Kf2 Nb8 49. Ke2 Rb3 50. d5 Na6 51. Be7 Kh6 52. Kd2 Rf3 53. Re6 Nb8 54. Re5 Nd7 55. Bg5+ Kh5 56. Re7 Nb6 57. Rxc7 Rf5 58. Rc5 Rxd5+ 59. Ke3 Rf5 60. Ke4 Nc4 61. Kd4 Kg4 62. Rd5 Rxd5+ 63. Kxd5 Na3 64. Kc5 Kh5 65. Bc1 Nc2 66. Bg5 Na3 67. Bc1 Nc2 68. Kxb5 Nxb4 69. Kxb4 1/2-1/2
2023.07.23 56th Biel Master Open
877375 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Ammar, Sedrani (2154) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 c6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. a4 Be6 15. Rfb1 b6 16. Qa3 Rfe8 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. Ne5 Rc7 19. f3 Rd8 20. Kf2 Ne8 21. g4 Nd6 22. h4 g6 23. Be2 Kg7 24. Nd3 Re8 25. Nf4 f6 26. Bd3 Bf7 27. Re1 g5 28. Ne2 Rce7 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Ng3 Bg6 31. Bf5 Bxf5 32. Nxf5+ Nxf5 33. gxf5 Rh8 34. Rh1 Ree8 35. Rxh8 Rxh8 36. Kg3 Kf7 37. Re1 Rh4 38. Rc1 Ke7 39. c4 dxc4 40. Rc3 Kd6 41. Rc1 Rh8 42. e4 c5 43. Rd1 Rc8 44. f4 a6 45. Rb1 Kc6 46. fxg5 fxg5 47. e5 c3 48. f6 c2 49. Rc1 Kd7 50. d5 b5 51. axb5 axb5 52. e6+ Kd6 53. e7 Kd7 54. d6 Ke8 55. Rf1 1-0
2023.07.21 56th Biel Master Open
877316 Meshkovs, Nikita (2565) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Nd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Qb6 7. Rb1 Bd7 8. Ngf3 Bb5 9. Bxb5+ Qxb5 10. a4 Qb6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 14. h3 Qc6 15. Ra1 Rac8 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Qb5 Qc6 18. Nb3 a6 19. Qxc6 bxc6 20. Ne5 c4 21. Na5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. Bg3 e5 24. Rab1 exd4 25. exd4 c5 26. dxc5 Nxc5 27. Rxd5 Nxa4 28. Rd2 Rc5 29. Nb7 Rb5 30. Nd6 Rd8 31. Rc2 Rb3 32. Nxc4 Nxc3 33. Ra1 Nb5 34. Rxa6 Nd4 35. Rd2 Bh6 36. Bh4 Bxd2 37. Bxd8 Bf4 38. Bf6 Ne6 39. Ra8+ Rb8 40. Rxb8+ Bxb8 41. Kf1 Kf8 42. Ke2 Ke8 43. Be5 Bxe5 44. Nxe5 f6 45. Nd3 Kd7 46. Ke3 Kc6 47. Ke4 Nc7 48. h4 Nb5 49. Nf4 Nd6+ 50. Kd3 Nf7 51. Kd4 Nd6 52. g3 Nf5+ 53. Ke4 Kd6 54. Nd5 Ke6 55. Ne3 Ne7 56. b4 Kd6 57. Kd4 Nc6+ 58. Kc3 Ke5 59. b5 Nd8 60. Ng4+ Kf5 61. f3 h5 62. Nf2 g5 63. g4+ Kg6 64. gxh5+ Kxh5 65. hxg5 fxg5 66. Kd4 Kh4 67. Ke3 Nc6 68. b6 Nd8 69. Ne4 Kh5 70. Kd4 Kh4 71. Kd5 g4 72. fxg4 Kxg4 73. Nc5 Kf5 74. Kd6 Nf7+ 75. Kc7 1-0
2023.07.20 56th Biel Master Open
877275 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Monteverde, J (2074) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bb4 7. Rc1 O-O 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Rxc3 Ne7 10. Rc1 Ne4 11. Nd2 c5 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. f3 Bg6 14. dxc5 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qxc5 16. b4 Qc6 17. c5 Qa4 18. h4 h5 19. Be2 Qxa3 20. Kf2 a5 21. Bd6 Rfe8 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Ra1 Qb3 24. Rhc1 Ree8 25. bxa5 Rec8 26. f4 Rc6 27. Qd4 f6 28. Bd1 Qd3 29. Qb4 Qa6 30. Ba4 Rc7 31. Bb5 Qa7 32. Be2 Rc6 33. Bb5 Rc7 34. a6 bxa6 35. Rxa6 Qb8 36. Rxa8 Qxa8 37. Be2 Qc8 38. Qd4 Bf7 39. Bf3 Qe8 40. Qd1 Qb5 41. Be2 Qe8 42. Qd2 e5 43. Qa5 Qd8 44. Qc3 Qe7 45. Bf3 Rc8 46. Kg3 Rc7 47. Qd2 Qd7 48. Qb2 Qe7 49. Qb8+ Kh7 50. Qb6 exf4+ 51. exf4 d4 52. Qd6 Qe3 53. Rd1 Rc8 54. c6 Be8 55. c7 Qc3 56. Qe6 Qxc7 57. Rxd4 Qc3 58. Rd1 Bg6 59. Qd5 Qe3 60. Qd2 Qxd2 61. Rxd2 Rc7 62. Rd5 Bf7 63. Rd8 g6 64. Ra8 Kg7 65. Rb8 Rd7 66. Kf2 Re7 67. Rb7 Rxb7 68. Bxb7 g5 69. g3 gxh4 70. gxh4 Kf8 71. Ke3 Ke7 72. Kd4 Kd6 73. Bf3 Bg6 74. Bd5 Be8 75. Bb3 Bg6 76. Bg8 Kc6 77. Bd5+ Kd6 78. Bg8 Kc6 79. Bd5+ Kd6 1/2-1/2
2023.07.19 56th Biel Master Open
877229 Prieb, Robert (2060) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. d5 c4 14. Bxc4 Na5 15. Ba2 exd5 16. exd5 Bf6 17. Bb2 Rac8 18. Nd2 Be5 19. Nf3 Bf6 20. Nd2 Be5 21. Nf3 Bf6 1/2-1/2
2023.07.18 56th Biel Master Open
877181 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Ludwig, Peter (2147) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nd5 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. c4 Nf4 11. Bf1 b6 12. Qc1 Ng6 13. h4 Na5 14. h5 Ne7 15. Bxa5 bxa5 16. h6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 d6 18. Qf6 Rf8 19. Rxh7 Nd5 20. Qh6 Nb4 21. Bd3 Bb7 22. Qxe6+ fxe6 23. Rxc7 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nxd3+ 25. cxd3 Rb8 26. O-O-O Rxf3 27. Rh1 Rxf2 28. Rh8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Rxa7 Rb4 31. Rxa5 d5 32. a3 Rb3 33. Kc2 dxc4 34. dxc4 Rh3 35. Ra7 Ke8 36. a4 Kd8 37. a5 Ra3 38. a6 Kc8 39. Kb2 Rd3 40. Ra8+ Kc7 41. Re8 Rxd4 42. a7 1-0
2023.07.17 56th Biel Master Open
888222 Bu Xiangzhi (2676) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qc2 Be7 10. Bd2 O-O 11. e3 a5 12. Na4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. O-O Qb8 15. Rfd1 Qb5 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. e4 Nb6 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Rxc5 Na4 21. Rc2 Kf8 22. b3 Nb6 23. a4 Nd7 24. Bxa5 Ke8 25. Be1 c5 26. a5 Rb8 27. Rd3 c4 28. Rg3 cxb3 29. Rb2 Nc5 30. Rxg7 Rb7 31. Rg3 Rd6 32. Rb1 b2 33. Ra3 Nd3 34. Bc3 Nf4 35. Kf1 Nd3 36. g3 h5 37. h4 Kf8 38. Ke2 Nc1+ 39. Kf3 Nd3 40. Ke3 Kg8 41. a6 Ra7 42. Ra5 Nc1 43. Rg5+ Kh7 44. Rxh5+ Kg6 45. Rg5+ Kh6 46. Bxb2 Rd3+ 47. Kf4 Ne2+ 48. Kg4 Rxa6 49. Bg7+ Kh7 50. Rb8 f5+ 51. Kh5 fxe4 52. Rh8# 1-0
2023.07.01 50th Sparkassen Open A
908210 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Samant, Aditya S (2503) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O Qe7 8. d4 Ne4 9. Nbd2 f5 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Nd3 g5 12. Nf3 h5 13. Nfe5 Qg7 14. f3 Nef6 15. Qd2 Bc7 16. e4 Rd8 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. exf5 exf5 19. Kh1 Nf8 20. Rac1 Ne6 21. Qf2 Bd6 22. h4 b6 23. hxg5 Nxg5 24. Nf4 Ba6 25. Rfe1 Rac8 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Qxf1 Qh6 28. Ng2 Nf7 29. Qd3 Qg5 30. Kh2 Re8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Qe3 Rc2 33. Qxg5+ Nxg5 34. Bc1 Ne6 35. Be3 Rxa2 36. Rc1 Bxe5 37. dxe5 Nd7 38. Bf4 Ndc5 39. Kg1 Nd4 40. Rf1 Ncxb3 0-1
2023.06.27 50th Sparkassen Open A
908136 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Dudin, Gleb (2486) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Nh5 7. Be5 f6 8. Bg3 g6 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. Rb1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bg7 12. O-O Nxg3 13. hxg3 O-O 14. Bc2 Bd7 15. Nb3 Rad8 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. b4 Qc7 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. Bb3 Kh8 20. Rc1 Bh6 21. Rc2 b6 22. Nd3 Ne7 23. g4 Qd6 24. g5 Bxg5 25. Nxg5 fxg5 26. Qc1 h6 27. Ne5 Rf8 28. Rce2 Kg7 29. Bc2 Rf6 30. b5 Bd7 31. Bd3 Rc8 32. Qb2 Nf5 33. Ng4 Rff8 34. Ne5 Be8 35. Ng4 Bf7 36. Ne5 Be8 37. Ng4 Bf7 38. Ne5 Be8 1/2-1/2
2023.06.27 Titled Tue 27th Jun Late
911834 Lowinger, D (2057) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. c4 Bg6 9. Nc3 Nbc6 10. Rc1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qf3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 Qa5 16. Bb3 Rfd8 17. Na4 Qxe5 18. Nb6 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Nc4 Qh5 21. g4 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qd5 23. Qxd5 exd5 24. Nb6 d4 25. Bd2 Be4 26. Bd5 Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Bd6 28. h3 f6 29. f4 Kf7 30. f5 g6 31. fxg6+ hxg6 32. h4 Ne5 33. Bf4 Ke6 34. Bxe5 fxe5 35. Nb6 e4 36. Nc4 Bf4 37. Kf1 d3 38. Kf2 e3+ 39. Nxe3 Ke5 40. Nd1 Bc1 41. Kf3 Kf6 42. b3 Bd2 43. Ke4 Be1 44. h5 gxh5 45. gxh5 d2 46. Kd3 Kg5 47. Ke2 Kxh5 48. Ne3 Kg5 49. Nc4 Kf5 50. Nxd2 Bxd2 51. Kxd2 Ke4 52. Kc3 Kd5 53. Kb4 b6 54. a4 Kc6 55. Kc4 Kd6 56. b4 Ke5 57. a5 bxa5 58. bxa5 Kd6 59. Kd4 Kc6 60. Kc4 Kd6 61. Kd4 Kc6 62. Kc4 Kd6 1/2-1/2
2023.06.24 50th Sparkassen Open A
913547 Laurent-Paoli, Pierre (2552) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2 d5 9. b4 a5 10. b5 c5 11. dxc5 Ne4 12. Qc2 Nxc5 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. O-O Rc8 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Nd4 dxc4 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. bxc6 Nb8 19. Be5 Nd3 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Qxd3 Qa7 22. c7 Na6 23. Qd7 Qb7 24. Rd4 Nc5 25. Qb5 Ne4 26. Qd7 Nc5 27. Qe7 Rce8 28. Qf6 gxf6 29. Rg4+ Kh8 30. Bxf6# 1-0
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
923759 Stojanovski, Sa (2179) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. d3 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 c6 8. Nc3 Na6 9. b3 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bf5 11. Nd4 Rfd8 12. Ba3 Kf8 13. Rac1 Bg4 14. h3 Bd7 15. e4 Ne8 16. f4 Bxh3 17. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 18. Nxd1 Bxg2 19. Nxe7 Bxe4 20. Nf2 Bf3 21. Nd3 Bd4+ 22. Kf1 Kg7 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Nec7 25. Kf2 Bg4 26. Nd5 Be6 27. Bd6 Nxd5 28. cxd5 Bxd5 29. Rd1 Be6 30. Ke3 Rc8 31. Be7 Rc7 32. Bf6+ Kh6 33. Rh1+ Bh3 34. Rxh3# 1-0
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
923910 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Smieszek, W (2078) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 e5 6. O-O g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 a6 10. Nd2 Rb8 11. Nde4 Qe7 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. e3 Ne7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qd2 b5 17. Rac1 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. d4 exd4 20. exd4 Rd8 21. Ba1 d5 22. cxb5 Rxb5 23. Rfe1 Qf8 24. Qd3 Ra5 25. a4 c4 26. Qd2 1-0
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
924272 Hernando Rodrigo, Ju (2240) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. dxe5 Nxg3 12. hxg3 dxe5 13. Ne1 Nc5 14. Nd3 Ne6 15. Bg4 Nd4 16. Bxc8 Rxc8 17. Ne2 c6 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Qb3 Qxe4 20. Nc5 Qd4 21. Nxb7 Rb8 22. Rad1 Qg4 23. Rfe1 Rfe8 24. c5 Bf8 25. Rd6 Bxd6 26. cxd6 Qc8 27. d7 Qxd7 28. Nc5 Qd2 29. Qd1 Rxb2 30. Qxd2 Rxd2 31. Ne4 Rxa2 32. Nf6+ Kf8 33. Nxe8 Kxe8 34. Rxe5+ Kd7 35. Rf5 Ke6 36. Rc5 Ra6 37. f4 gxf4 38. gxf4 f5 39. Kf2 Kf6 40. Kg3 Rb6 41. Ra5 a6 42. Kh4 Kg6 43. Kh3 Rb3+ 44. g3 Rb6 45. Rc5 Kf6 46. Kh4 a5 47. Rxa5 Rb8 48. Rc5 Rc8 49. Kh5 Ke6 50. Kxh6 Kf6 51. Kh7 Rc7+ 52. Kh6 Rc8 53. Kh7 Rc7+ 54. Kh6 Rc8 1/2-1/2
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
924465 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Kubicka, Anna (2240) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bxg7 Kxg7 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O e5 10. d3 Be6 11. a3 a5 12. Nfd2 Nb6 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. Nde4 Bh3 15. Nc5 Qc8 16. Rc1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 f5 18. Nb5 Rf6 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Rd6 21. e3 Nxd4 22. exd4 Nd5 23. Qf3 b6 24. Nd3 Qb7 25. Rfe1 Rb8 26. Kg1 Qa7 27. Re5 Rbd8 28. h4 h5 29. Rce1 R8d7 30. Re8 Rf7 31. Ne5 Re7 32. Rxe7+ Nxe7 33. Nc4 Rd7 34. Qf4 c5 35. Qe5+ Kf8 36. Qh8+ Ng8 37. Ne5 Rg7 38. Nf3 Qd7 39. Ng5 1-0
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
924665 Fieberg, Samuel (2157) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Ne5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Nc6 8. Bf4 Qb6 9. Nc3 e6 10. O-O a6 11. Rb1 g6 12. h4 Bg7 13. Re1 O-O 14. h5 Qd4 15. Ne2 Qa4 16. b3 Qa5 17. Ng3 Nb4 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bf6 Bxf6 20. exf6 Qf4 21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Bd7 23. a3 Nxd3 24. cxd3 Rfc8 25. Rbc1 a5 26. f4 Kf8 27. h6 Bb5 28. d4 Bd3 29. f3 Bc2 30. Re3 a4 31. b4 Bb3 32. Rec3 Rc4 33. Ne2 Rac8 34. Kf2 Ke8 35. Ke3 Kd7 36. Kd2 Kc6 37. Kd3 Kb5 38. Ng1 Rxc3+ 39. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 40. Kxc3 Bd1 41. Nh3 1-0
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
924808 Yelisieiev, Yevhenii (2418) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 b5 7. Ne1 c6 8. Nd3 Bb7 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Rb8 11. e4 Nb6 12. e5 Ne8 13. Qe2 Nc7 14. Rad1 a5 15. f4 b4 16. g4 Ncd5 17. f5 Bh6 18. Rf3 Ba6 19. Ne4 Nf4 20. Qf2 Nxd3 21. cxd3 dxe5 22. dxe5 Nd5 23. Qh4 Bg7 24. f6 exf6 25. exf6 Bh8 26. Rh3 h5 27. gxh5 Nf4 28. hxg6 1-0
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
925008 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Petrova, I (2108) 0-1
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d5 Na5 8. b3 Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxa1 10. Bd2 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 Bg7 12. O-O e5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bc3 Rb8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nfg5 Bd7 17. Qc3+ f6 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Nh3 Bxh3 20. Bxh3 Qxe4 21. Bg2 Qe5 22. Qc2 Rfe8 23. e3 b5 24. cxb5 Rxb5 25. Qxc7+ Re7 26. Qd8 Rb2 27. Bd5 Re8 28. Qc7+ Qe7 29. Qc3 Reb8 30. Kg2 Qe5 31. Qc7+ Kh6 32. Rd4 g5 33. Be4 Rh8 34. h4 gxh4 35. Bf3 Qxg3+ 0-1
2023.06.06 Titled Tue 6th Jun Early
931204 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Avazkhonov, Alikhon (1538) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c6 3. Ba3 Bg4 4. e3 Nd7 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. O-O g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. c4 O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. h3 Bf5 11. Bb2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Ng5 e5 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. d5 Nc5 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Ba3 Nd3 18. Qc2 Qa5 19. Bd6 Rad8 20. c5 Bf8 21. Bxd3 exd3 22. Qxd3 Qxc5 23. Bxc5 Rxd3 24. Bxa7 Ra8 25. Bb6 Ra6 26. Bc7 f6 27. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxa2 29. Rd8 Kf7 30. Rd7+ Ke6 31. Rxh7 Ra1+ 32. Kh2 Ra7 33. Rh8 Bg7 34. Rc8 f5 35. Bb8 Rb7 36. Rxc6+ Kd5 37. Rxg6 e4 38. Bf4 Bc3 39. Rd6+ Kc5 40. Rd8 Rxb3 41. Rf8 Rb1 42. Rxf5+ Kc4 43. h4 Kd3 44. h5 Ke2 45. Bg3 Be1 46. h6 Rb6 47. Rh5 Bxf2 48. Bxf2 Kxf2 49. h7 Rg6 50. Rf5+ 1-0
2023.06.06 Titled Tue 6th Jun Early
931473 Trifan, Andrei Ioan (2300) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 d4 4. exf6 dxc3 5. fxg7 cxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 7. Bxd2 Bxg7 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Bb5 O-O-O 11. Be3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd4 13. Bc4 e6 14. f4 a6 15. c3 Nf5 16. Bd3 Nd6 17. h4 h5 18. Be2 Bf6 19. Rdg1 Nf5 20. Rh3 Rd7 21. Kc2 Kd8 22. Bd3 Nd6 23. Rhg3 Ke7 24. Rh1 Rdd8 25. Bc5 Rdg8 26. a4 a5 27. Be4 b6 28. Ba3 c5 29. Bd3 Rg4 30. Rxg4 hxg4 31. h5 Nf5 32. b4 cxb4 33. cxb4 Rc8+ 34. Kb1 Rc3 35. Bxf5 exf5 36. Ka2 Rc2+ 37. Kb1 Rc3 38. Ka2 Ke6 39. bxa5 bxa5 40. h6 Rc2+ 41. Kb1 Rxf2 42. Bf8 g3 43. Bc5 Rb2+ 44. Kc1 g2 45. Rg1 Ra2 46. Kd1 Kd5 47. Ba7 Ke4 48. Ke1 Kf3 49. h7 Bc3+ 50. Kd1 Rf2 51. Bxf2 Kxf2 52. Kc2 Bh8 53. Ra1 Bxa1 54. Kd3 g1=Q 0-1
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
939605 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Srdanovic, Jovana (2058) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 c6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. d3 Qc7 8. Nbd2 h5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bd6 11. Qe1 e5 12. e4 O-O-O 13. Ng5 Nf8 14. h4 Ng6 15. Qe2 Rhe8 16. a3 Re7 17. b4 Qd7 18. Bh3 Ng4 19. f3 f6 20. fxg4 fxg5 21. Kg2 Kb8 22. gxh5 Nxh4+ 23. gxh4 Qc7 24. hxg5 Ree8 25. g6 Qe7 26. Qg4 dxe4 27. dxe4 Bc7 28. Rad1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Bc1 Qd4 32. Qc8# 1-0
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
939870 Baches Garcia, G (2327) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. h3 Re8 9. Nf3 Bf6 10. O-O Nc6 11. b3 Ne7 12. g4 Ng6 13. Be3 h6 14. Qd2 c6 15. Rad1 d5 16. c5 Nd7 17. b4 Ndf8 18. b5 Ne6 19. a4 Ng5 20. Nxg5 hxg5 21. Bd3 Nf8 22. Ne2 Ne6 23. Bb1 g6 24. f4 gxf4 25. Nxf4 Ng5 26. Rde1 Ne4 27. Qg2 Bh4 28. Rc1 Bd7 29. Rf3 Ng5 30. Rcf1 Nxf3+ 31. Qxf3 Qe7 32. Bd2 Qf6 33. Qd3 Qg7 34. Rf3 Bf6 35. Bc3 Re4 36. Qf1 Bxd4+ 37. Bxd4 Rxd4 38. bxc6 bxc6 39. g5 Re8 40. Ng2 Rd2 41. Ne3 Qd4 0-1
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
939995 Perez Rodriguez, Je (2242) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 d4 4. Nce2 Nfd7 5. f4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. c3 d3 8. Ned4 Nxd4 9. cxd4 Bf5 10. Qb3 Qd5 11. Qc3 Qe4+ 12. Kf2 Nd5 13. Qb3 Nxf4 14. Ng5 Qxd4+ 15. Kf3 Nd5 16. g3 O-O-O 17. h4 h6 18. Nh3 Be4+ 0-1
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
940185 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Babazada, Khazar (2474) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 a5 7. O-O c6 8. c4 Bf5 9. Nbd2 a4 10. Nh4 Bc8 11. e4 Qa5 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. Bc3 Qa7 14. e5 Ne8 15. Rfe1 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nc7 17. Nhf3 Nc5 18. b4 Bf5 19. Qd1 Nd3 20. Re3 Rfd8 21. Qe2 Bh6 22. Nh4 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Bg4 24. Qf1 Qxe3+ 0-1
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
940418 Al Tarbosh, W (2256) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c6 4. Nf3 h6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 f5 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Bb3 Qf6 13. Qd3 Rd8 14. Rad1 Bc7 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Qe7 Qxe7 17. Rxe7 Rf8 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Rae8 20. Rdxd7 Nxd7 21. Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Rxe8+ Rf8 23. Re7 Rf7 24. Re8+ Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Nxf8 26. f4 Ne6 27. g3 g5 28. Ne2 Kf7 29. Kf2 Kg6 30. Ke3 c5 31. a3 b5 32. c3 Kh5 33. b4 cxb4 34. cxb4 Kg4 35. fxg5 hxg5 36. Nd4 f4+ 37. Ke4 f3 38. Nxf3 Kh3 39. Nd4 Ng7 40. e6 Kxh2 41. e7 Kxg3 42. Nf5+ Nxf5 43. Kxf5 1-0
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
940592 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Gutierrez Olivares, D (2354) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d6 3. d4 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O a5 7. Bb2 a4 8. c4 axb3 9. axb3 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 c6 11. Nbd2 Na6 12. Bc3 Qb6 13. Qa1 Bf5 14. Nh4 Bg4 15. h3 Bc8 16. e4 c5 17. d5 Nb4 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Nc2 20. Qb2 Nb4 21. Qc3 Bd7 22. Ra1 Ne8 23. Bxg7 Nxg7 24. Re1 Re8 25. Ne4 Bf5 26. Nxf5 Nxf5 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nd7+ 1-0
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
940738 Lymar, Vladislav (2109) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Ne2 a5 7. O-O a4 8. bxa4 Rxa4 9. Nbc3 Ra8 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxg7 Nxe3 12. Bd5 Nxd1 13. Bxf8 Qxf8 14. Raxd1 c6 15. Bg2 Rxa2 16. Nd4 e5 17. Nf3 Rxc2 18. d4 e4 19. Ne1 Re2 20. d5 cxd5 21. Rxd5 Be6 0-1
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
940921 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Bjerre, Jonas Buhl (2602) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c5 8. e3 d5 9. d3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nc6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Nc3 Rad8 13. Rad1 Rd7 14. Ne1 Rfd8 15. f4 Na5 16. g4 Ne8 17. f5 Bf6 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nf3 Nc6 21. g5 Be7 22. Ne4 Nd6 23. Nf6+ gxf6 24. gxf6 e5 25. Qg2+ Kh8 26. Qg7# 1-0
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
941190 Makarian, Rudik (2545) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. g4 Nd7 9. h4 Ndc5 10. h5 h6 11. Qd2 g5 12. f3 Nb8 13. b4 Nca6 14. a3 c5 15. bxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Nh3 Na6 18. Nf2 Nc7 19. Nd3 b6 20. Kf2 Ne8 21. Nd1 Nd6 22. Ne3 Bd7 23. Kg2 Qe7 24. Rhb1 Rfb8 25. Qc2 Rc8 26. Qd2 Rab8 27. Ra2 Bf6 28. Rab2 Qe8 29. Bd1 Bd8 30. Qc3 f6 31. Qd2 Kg7 32. Nc1 Be7 33. Ne2 Qd8 34. Nc3 a6 35. Be2 Qc7 36. Rb3 Bd8 37. Qb2 Qa7 38. Qd2 Be7 39. R3b2 Bd8 40. Bd1 Rb7 41. Ba4 Bxa4 42. Nxa4 b5 43. Nc3 b4 44. axb4 cxb4 45. Na4 Rxc4 46. Nxc4 Nxc4 47. Qf2 Nxb2 48. Qxa7 Rxa7 49. Rxb2 a5 50. Rc2 Rc7 51. Rxc7+ Bxc7 52. Kf2 Kf7 53. Ke2 Ke7 54. Kd3 Kd6 55. Kc4 Bd8 56. Kb5 Bc7 57. Nc5 Bd8 58. Nb7+ Kd7 59. Nc5+ Kd6 60. Kc4 Bb6 61. Ne6 Bd4 62. Ng7 Bc3 63. Nf5+ Kd7 64. Kb3 Kc7 65. Nxh6 Kb6 66. d6 Bd4 67. d7 Kc7 68. Nf5 Kxd7 69. h6 1-0
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
941261 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Sadykov, Ra (2345) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. d3 a5 8. Nbd2 a4 9. a3 axb3 10. cxb3 Bg4 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Qb6 14. e4 Rfc8 15. e5 Ne8 16. Rfe1 Nc7 17. h4 Ne6 18. Bh3 c5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Ng5 h6 21. Nh3 d4 22. Qc4 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Bxe5 24. Re1 Qd6 25. f4 b5 26. fxe5 bxc4 27. exd6 c3 28. Bc1 exd6 29. Rxe6 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Kf2 Rb8 32. Bxh6 Rxb3 33. Nf4 c2 34. Ne2 Rxd3 35. Bc1 Rd1 36. Bb2 d3 37. Nc3 d2 0-1
2023.05.30 Titled Tue 30th May Early
941386 Marra, E (2205) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nb5 Bb4+ 5. c3 Ba5 6. a4 a6 7. b4 Bb6 8. a5 axb5 9. axb6 Rxa1 10. Qxa1 Na6 11. bxc7 Qd7 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. e3 Nxc7 15. Be2 Ne4 16. O-O f6 17. Nd3 Nd2 18. Re1 Nc4 19. Bf3 e5 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. e4 exf4 22. exd5 Qd6 23. Nc5 Nd2 24. Be2 b6 25. Nd3 f3 26. Bf1 Nxf1 27. Kxf1 Qxh2 0-1
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
945861 Kovalevsky, Stanislav (2237) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. a3 O-O 6. b3 Nc6 7. Bb2 e6 8. e4 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Re8+ 11. Ne2 Nxd5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Re1 Bg4 15. f3 Bf5 16. Nf4 Qd4+ 17. Kh1 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Re8 19. Qc1 g5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Qxd5 22. d4 Qxd4 23. Qxg5+ Bg6 24. h4 Qxa1+ 0-1
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
946201 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Teterev, V (2344) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. Nbd2 Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qc1 a5 12. a3 c6 13. c4 Be6 14. Rd1 d5 15. Ne4 Qb6 16. Ng5 Qxb3 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rb1 Qa2 20. f4 Nc4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. Rxb7 Rf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. Rxd5 Qxe2 26. Rd4 Qe3+ 27. Qxe3 Nxe3 28. Bxc6 Rc8 29. Bd7 Rc1+ 30. Kf2 Nc4 31. a4 Rc2+ 32. Kg1 Ne3 33. Bb5 Rg2+ 34. Kh1 1-0
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
946410 Dubov, Daniil (2708) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 Nxc3 4. bxc3 d5 5. d4 Bf5 6. Rb1 Qc8 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. cxd3 e6 9. Qg4 Nd7 10. Nf3 b6 11. O-O h6 12. c4 Qb7 13. h4 Qc6 14. Be3 dxc4 15. dxc4 O-O-O 16. d5 exd5 17. Nd4 Qg6 18. Qh3 Kb7 19. e6 Nc5 20. h5 Qf6 21. Rfc1 Nxe6 22. Nc6 d4 23. Nxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qf3+ Kb8 25. Bd2 Qd7 26. a4 Bc5 27. a5 Nd8 28. axb6 axb6 29. Ra1 Qc6 30. Qb3 Ne6 31. Qa2 Qb7 32. Re1 Rd8 33. Re5 d3 34. Rd5 Rxd5 35. cxd5 Nd4 36. Qc4 Ne2+ 37. Kf1 Nd4 38. Re1 Qc8 39. Qxd3 Qd7 40. Bc3 Qxd5 41. Rd1 Qxh5 42. Bxd4 Qh1+ 43. Ke2 Qh5+ 44. Qf3 1-0
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
946678 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Degenbaev, Aziz (2203) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. c4 d6 7. O-O e5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 h6 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Nde4 Qd7 12. Qd2 Ne8 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Ne7 15. b4 f5 16. Nc3 cxb4 17. Nd1 a5 18. a3 bxa3 19. Rxa3 b6 20. Ne3 Nc7 21. Qd1 b5 22. Qb3 Rfb8 23. Raa1 a4 24. Qb4 Na6 25. Qh4 b4 26. Nc4 Nc5 27. d4 g5 28. Qh5 exd4 29. Rad1 Nb3 30. Rd3 Ra6 31. h4 Qb5 32. hxg5 Qxc4 33. gxh6 Bf6 34. h7+ Kh8 35. Qf7 Bg7 36. Qxe7 Qc8 37. Rfd1 Qe8 38. Qg5 Qxe2 39. Bc1 Nxc1 40. Qxc1 a3 41. Bf3 Qe7 42. Re1 Qd7 43. Re6 a2 44. Qa1 b3 45. Rd2 Qb5 46. Ree2 d3 47. Rb2 dxe2 48. Bxe2 Qxe2 49. Rxb3 Bxa1 50. Rxb8+ Kxh7 51. Kg2 Kg6 52. Rb7 Qe4+ 53. Kh3 Qxd5 54. Rg7+ Bxg7 55. f4 a1=Q 56. Kh4 Qah1# 0-1
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
946800 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Goncalves, Davi Sulzbacher (2282) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Ba3 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. d4 Ne4 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 Bf5 9. Nfd2 Nd7 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nc3 Qa5 12. Qc1 Rfe8 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. b4 Qf5 15. h3 h5 16. b5 c5 17. Bb2 Rac8 18. Rd1 Nb6 19. d5 e6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. a4 Rcd8 23. Qc3+ Qf6 24. Qa5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Ra8 26. Bf1 Qb2 27. Rd6 Nc8 28. Rd8 b6 29. Qe1 Qf6 30. Qd1 Qe6 31. Qa1+ f6 32. Qd1 a6 33. Qd5 Qxd5 34. cxd5 axb5 35. Bxb5 Kf7 36. d6 Ke6 37. d7 1-0
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
946950 Yelisieiev, Yevhenii (2418) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Bg7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 d6 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Re1 c5 10. e4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. c4 a6 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Qe2 b4 15. Rcd1 a5 16. Nb5 a4 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bxe5 axb3 20. Nxb3 Ne6 21. Rd2 Ng5 22. f3 Nxf3+ 23. Kf2 Ng4+ 24. Kf1 Nxd2+ 25. Qxd2 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Qxh2+ 27. Kd1 Qxd2+ 28. Nxd2 Nxe5 0-1
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
947216 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Shevtchenko, O (2054) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 a5 6. O-O a4 7. a3 d5 8. d3 c5 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Ne5 Qd6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. c4 Be6 13. b4 Qc7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. cxd5 Bxa1 16. dxe6 Bc3 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. b5 e6 19. Nc4 Bd4 20. e3 Bg7 21. Qg4 Re8 22. h4 Qd7 23. Be4 Qxb5 24. Nd6 Qd7 25. Nxe8 Qxe8 26. h5 gxh5 27. Qxh5 Bf8 28. Bxh7+ Kg7 29. Bg6 b5 30. Bxf7 Qxf7 31. Qg5+ Qg6 32. Qd8 Qf7 33. Qa8 Qd7 34. Rc1 Qxd3 35. Qf3 Qd5 36. e4 Qb3 37. Qg4+ Kf7 38. Rd1 b4 39. Rd7+ Ke8 40. Rb7 Qc4 41. Qg8 Qc1+ 42. Kg2 Qh6 43. Qf7+ Kd8 44. Qd7# 1-0
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
947443 Quesada Perez, Yu (2590) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 g6 7. c4 Nc7 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Nf6 12. h3 Nce8 13. Re1 Nd6 14. Bf4 Nf5 15. Be5 Bh6 16. g4 Nd6 17. g5 Bg7 18. gxf6 exf6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Bf1 Rd8 21. c5 Qf8 22. Qb3 Rb8 23. Kh2 b6 24. cxb6 Rxb6 25. Qc2 Be6 26. b3 Qd6+ 27. Kg2 Qf4 28. Re4 Bxh3+ 29. Kxh3 Qxf3+ 30. Kh2 f5 31. Re3 Qf4+ 32. Kg2 Qxd4 33. Rd1 Qh4 34. Rxd8+ Qxd8 35. Qe2 Rb8 36. Qf3 Qf6 37. Bc4 h5 38. Ne2 h4 39. Rd3 Qg5+ 40. Kh3 Rd8 41. Rxd8+ Qxd8 42. Qxc6 g5 43. Qd5 g4+ 44. Kg2 Qf6 45. Nf4 h3+ 46. Kh2 Bf8 47. Nxh3 gxh3 48. Kxh3 Kg7 49. Kg2 Qg6+ 50. Kf1 Qf6 51. a4 Qa1+ 52. Kg2 Qf6 53. Bd3 f4 54. Kf3 Bd6 55. Qh5 Kf8 56. Qd5 Ke7 57. Qb7+ Kf8 58. Qa8+ Kg7 59. Qxa7 Qc3 60. Qa6 Bc5 61. Qc4 Qe5 62. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 63. Kxf4 Bxf2 64. b4 Be1 65. b5 Ba5 66. Ke5 Kf8 67. Kd6 Ke8 68. Kc6 Kd8 69. Bf5 f6 70. b6 Bc3 71. Bg4 Be5 72. a5 Bc3 73. a6 1-0
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
947539 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Spata, G (2383) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 e6 3. Bb2 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c5 8. e3 d5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Nc3 Rad8 12. Rad1 Qb8 13. Nb1 Rd7 14. Ne1 Rfd8 15. f4 dxc4 16. bxc4 Nb4 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. a3 Nc6 19. Ng2 a6 20. g4 b5 21. g5 Ne8 22. cxb5 axb5 23. h4 b4 24. h5 bxa3 25. Nxa3 Nb4 26. Ne1 Nd6 27. g6 Nf5 28. gxf7+ Kxf7 29. Kh2 Bh4 30. Nc4 Bf6 31. Nf3 Nxd3 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Nfe5+ Bxe5 34. Nxe5+ Kg8 35. Nxd3 c4 36. Ne5 Qb4 37. Bd4 Nxd4 38. exd4 Rxd4 39. Rf2 c3 40. Nc6 Qb2 41. Nxd4 1-0
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
947652 Baziuk, Vladyslav (2201) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Qc2 c6 10. h3 Re8 11. Rad1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Nf3 Qd8 16. Rfe1 Qc7 17. Bf4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Bh2 Be6 20. b3 Rad8 21. Qe2 f6 22. Bc2 Bf7 23. h4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. f4 Qd4+ 27. Kh1 exf4 28. Qd3 Qxd3 29. Bxd3 g5 30. Kg1 Bf8 31. Kf2 Bc5+ 32. Kf3 Bh5+ 33. g4 fxg3+ 34. Kxg3 Bd6+ 35. Kg2 Bxh2 36. Kxh2 Bg6 37. Be2 h5 38. Kg3 Kf7 39. Kf3 Ke6 40. Ke3 Ke5 41. b4 g4 42. a4 f5 0-1
2023.05.23 Titled Tue 23rd May Early
947804 Akkarakaran, John Veny (2044) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2 Bg4 9. b3 Nc6 10. O-O Bf6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd2 Ne7 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. g5 Nf5 16. gxf6 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qxf6 18. Bd3 Bh5 19. Qf2 Qh6 20. Rae1 c6 21. Ne4 Bg6 22. Nh2 Qxh3 23. Nxd6 Re6 24. Bf5 Bxf5 25. Nxf5 Rg6+ 26. Kh1 Re8 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nxf7+ Kg8 29. Nh6+ 1-0
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
952137 Rangel, D (2207) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Nd5 c6 9. Nxf6+ Nxf6 10. d4 Bf5 11. b3 h5 12. Ba3 Re8 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15. Rfd1 Bc2 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Nc3 Bf8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Kf1 Bf5 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Nxd1 Ke7 22. Nc3 a5 23. Ke2 Nd7 24. Be4 Be6 25. Bc2 f5 26. f4 e4 27. Kd2 Nc5 28. Ne2 Na6 29. a3 a4 30. Kc3 axb3 31. Bxb3 Nc5 32. Bc2 Kd6 33. Nd4 Bd7 34. h4 Be6 35. Ne2 b6 36. Nd4 Bd7 37. Ne2 Nb7 38. Nd4 c5 39. Ne2 b5 40. cxb5 Bxb5 41. Ng1 Bf1 42. Bb3 Ke7 43. Bc4 Bxc4 44. Kxc4 Kd6 45. Ne2 Kc6 46. Kc3 Kb5 47. Nc1 Nd6 48. Nb3 Nb7 49. a4+ Kc6 50. Kc4 Nd6+ 51. Kc3 Nb7 52. Kc4 Nd6+ 53. Kc3 Nb7 1/2-1/2
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
952235 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Mika, T2 (2169) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bc4 Qd8 10. O-O b6 11. d4 Bf6 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. a4 Rd8 16. Ba3 Qc7 17. Rac1 Nc6 18. Nb5 Qe5 19. Nd6 Rab8 20. f4 Qa5 21. Bb5 Be7 22. Nxb7 Rxb7 23. Bxc6 Rc7 24. Bxe7 1-0
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
952673 Gavrilin, Roman (2128) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. Nf4 e5 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. dxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxe5+ 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Bc5 13. f3 O-O-O 14. Bc3 Qxe2 15. Bxe2 Rh4 16. Bd3 Be3+ 17. Kb1 Nc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Bd4 21. h3 b5 22. Rhf1 Be5 23. c3 Kc7 24. Bc2 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rf4 26. Bb3 Rf2 27. g4 g5 28. Bxf7 Rh2 29. Be6 Kb6 30. Rd3 a5 31. a3 Re2 32. Bf5 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. cxb4 Rxb2+ 35. Kc1 Rxb4 36. Kc2 Rb2+ 37. Kc1 Rh2 38. Rb3+ Ka5 39. Bd7 Bf4+ 40. Kb1 Rh1+ 41. Kc2 Rc1+ 42. Kb2 Rc4 43. Ra3+ Kb6 44. Rb3+ Kc7 45. Bf5 Be5+ 46. Kb1 Rd4 47. Kc2 Bf4 48. Rd3 Rc4+ 49. Kb3 Rc1 50. Rd7+ Kb6 51. Rf7 Be5 52. Rd7 Rc3+ 53. Ka2 Rxh3 54. Rd1 c5 55. Be6 Kb5 56. Rb1+ Kc6 57. Bd5+ Kc7 58. Rb7+ Kc8 59. Rf7 Bd4 60. Kb1 Kd8 61. Kc2 Rg3 62. Rf8+ Ke7 63. Rf7+ Kd6 64. Rf8 Rxg4 65. Rd8+ Ke5 66. Kd3 Rg3+ 67. Kc4 Kf4 68. Rf8 Ke3 69. Bc6 Rg1 70. Kd5 g4 71. Rg8 g3 72. Ke6 Be5 73. Bd5 Rc1 74. Kf5 c4 75. Rg4 c3 76. Rg8 c2 77. Bc4 Rf1+ 78. Bxf1 c1=Q 79. Bh3 Kf2 80. Rg4 Qh6 81. Ke6 Qxh3 82. Kf7 Qxg4 83. Ke7 Qxe4 84. Kd7 g2 85. Kd8 g1=Q 86. Kd7 Qd1+ 87. Kc8 Qec2+ 88. Kb7 Qdb1+ 89. Ka8 Qca2# 0-1
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
952814 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Jovic, Sta (2075) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd7 8. O-O g6 9. d4 Bg7 10. a4 a6 11. Be2 cxd4 12. cxd4 O-O 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Rb1 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bc5 b4 17. d5 Ne5 18. Bxb4 Bf5 19. Rc1 Be4 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bb5 Bxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Qb8+ 23. Kg1 Qxb5 24. Bc3 Qxd5 25. Qg4 Qf5 26. Qh4 h5 27. Bd4 e5 28. Rc5 Ra4 29. Qg3 f6 30. f3 Bd3 31. Rd1 Rb8 32. e4 Qg5 33. Qxg5 fxg5 34. Bxe5 Rb3 35. Rc8+ Kf7 36. Rc7+ Ke6 37. Bg3 g4 38. Rc6+ Kf7 39. Rd6 Raa3 40. Bf2 gxf3 41. gxf3 Be2 42. Rd7+ Ke6 43. R1d6+ Ke5 44. Bg3# 1-0
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
953008 Swiercz, D (2637) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Bh2 e5 9. Bb5 Ncb8 10. O-O a6 11. Ba4 Qe7 12. b4 b5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a3 Bb7 15. Qc2 c5 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. a4 cxd4 18. exd4 exd4 19. Rfe1 Qd8 20. cxd4 Nc6 21. Bd6 Nb4 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. axb5 Nb6 24. Qc5 Nd5 25. Ne5 Qb6 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Bxd5 Qxc5 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. dxc5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Kxf7 31. c6 Ra1+ 32. Kh2 Bc8 33. b6 1-0
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
953288 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Bettalli, Francesco (2252) 1-0
1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 c6 4. h3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. c4 Nc7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. exd6 exd6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Bg5 Bf6 12. Bf4 d5 13. Bxc7 Qxc7 14. cxd5 Rd8 15. Qb3 Bg7 16. Rac1 Qe7 17. Rfe1 Qf6 18. Qxb7 Nd7 19. dxc6 Nb6 20. c7 Rf8 21. Ne5 Qh4 22. Nf3 Qf4 23. Ba6 Bc8 24. Qxa8 Nxa8 25. Nd5 Qxc1 26. Rxc1 Bxa6 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. c8=Q Bxc8 29. Nxc8 a5 30. Nd6 Nb6 31. Rc6 Nd5 32. Rc5 Nf4 33. Rxa5 Ne2+ 34. Kf1 Nxd4 35. Nxd4 Bxd4 36. b4 Kg7 37. Rd5 Bc3 38. b5 Ra8 39. b6 Bb4 40. b7 Rb8 41. a4 Bxd6 42. Rxd6 Rxb7 43. Rd4 Rb2 44. g4 Kf6 45. Kg2 g5 46. Rc4 Kg6 47. Rc6+ f6 48. a5 Ra2 49. a6 h6 50. Kf1 Kg7 51. Rc7+ Kg6 52. a7 h5 53. Ke1 hxg4 54. hxg4 Kh6 55. Kd1 Kg6 56. Kc1 Kh6 57. Kb1 Ra4 58. Kb2 Kg6 59. Kb3 Ra1 60. Kb4 Rb1+ 61. Kc5 Rc1+ 62. Kb6 Rb1+ 63. Kc6 Rc1+ 64. Kb7 Rb1+ 65. Kc8 Ra1 66. Kb8 Rb1+ 67. Rb7 Rg1 68. a8=Q Rxg4 69. Kc7 Rh4 70. Qe8+ Kf5 71. Rb5+ Kg4 72. Qe2+ Kf4 73. Rb4+ 1-0
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
953504 Ivic, Velimir (2595) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Bb4 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Qg4 Bf8 10. f4 h5 11. Qe2 g6 12. Nd1 c5 13. d3 Nc6 14. c3 Be7 15. O-O Qc7 16. Ne3 O-O-O 17. c4 Nb6 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Be3 Kb8 21. Rfc1 Qb6 22. b4 Nd4 23. Qf2 Qxb4 24. Rab1 Qa4 25. Qb2 Qa6 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Qxd4 Rd7 28. e6 Rdd8 29. exf7 Bf6 30. Qb4 Qb6+ 31. Qxb6 axb6 32. Rb5 Bd4+ 33. Kf1 Bc5 34. d4 Bxd4 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Bxd5 Bc5 37. Re1 Kc7 38. Re8 Rf8 39. Kg2 Kd7 40. Bc4 Kc7 41. a4 Kd7 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 Kc7 44. g5 b5 45. axb5 Kb6 46. Kf3 Ka5 47. f5 gxf5 48. g6 Kb4 49. g7 1-0
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
953631 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Wafa, Hamed (2065) 1-0
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 e6 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 c6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bxa6 bxa6 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. c4 dxc4 12. Qe2 Qd5 13. Ne5 c3 14. Qd3 Bb7 15. Qxc3 c5 16. Nf3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Rac8 18. Be5 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Ng4 20. Bg3 e5 21. Nf5 Rxc2 22. h3 Nf6 23. Bxe5 Be4 24. Nd6 Bd5 25. a4 Ne4 26. Nf5 Re8 27. Bd4 f6 28. Rac1 Bb3 29. Rxc2 Bxc2 30. Rc1 Bb3 31. Rc7 Bf7 32. Rxa7 Rc8 33. f3 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Be6 35. fxe4 Bxf5 1-0
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
953933 Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2645) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 c6 7. Na3 O-O 8. c3 Nh5 9. Bg3 Nc7 10. Be2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 f6 12. Nc2 e5 13. dxe5 fxe5 14. e4 Be6 15. Qd2 h6 16. Bd3 Qf6 17. O-O-O Rad8 18. Qe3 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Nd5 20. Qxa7 Bf5 21. Rde1 Ra8 22. Qc5 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Qf5 24. Rhe1 Rxa2 25. Nxe5 Qxf2 26. Qxf2 Rxf2 27. R4e2 Rxe2 28. Rxe2 g5 29. Nc4 Ra8 30. Nd6 b5 31. Nf5 Bf8 32. g4 Nf4 33. Rd2 Re8 34. g3 Ng6 35. Ncd4 Ne5 36. Re2 Nd3+ 37. Kc2 Rxe2+ 38. Nxe2 Ne5 39. Ned4 Kf7 40. Ne3 Kf6 41. b4 Bd6 42. Kd2 Be7 43. Ke2 Bd8 44. Nf3 Bb6 45. Nxe5 Kxe5 46. Nf5 Bc7 47. Nxh6 Ke4 48. Nf7 Bxg3 49. Nxg5+ Kd5 50. Kd3 Be5 51. Ne4 Bg7 52. g5 Ke5 53. Nc5 Kd5 54. g6 Bf6 55. Nd7 Bg7 56. Nc5 Bf6 57. Ne4 Bg7 58. Ng3 Ke5 59. Nh5 Bh8 60. g7 Bxg7 61. Nxg7 Kd5 62. Nf5 c5 63. Ne3+ Kd6 64. Ke4 Kc6 65. Ke5 cxb4 66. cxb4 1-0
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
953979 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Raczek, Krzysztof (2158) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. d5 Na5 8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 a6 10. O-O Rb8 11. Nd2 b5 12. Rb1 Bd7 13. Qc2 e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Re8 17. Rfe1 Nb7 18. h3 Nd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. e4 Qf6 21. f4 c4 22. bxc4 Nbc5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Nf3 b4 25. e5 Qd8 26. exd6 Qf6 27. Ne5 Qxd6 28. Nc6 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Ra8 30. Nxb4 Qb6 31. Qc3+ Nf6 32. Kh2 Na4 33. Qd2 Nc5 34. Nc6 Ra3 35. d6 Ncd7 36. Ne5 Qa6 37. Nxd7 Nxd7 38. Re7 Nf6 39. d7 Rxa2 40. Qxa2 Qxa2 41. d8=Q Qf2 42. Qc7 Nh5 43. Rxf7+ Kh6 44. Rxh7# 1-0
2023.05.16 Titled Tue 16th May Early
954244 Bharath, Subramaniyam H (2517) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. O-O b5 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Ne4 Rc8 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. bxc5 h6 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. Qc3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Nb8 20. a4 Nbd7 21. Ba3 Bc6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nd4 Nd5 24. Qe1 b4 25. Bxb4 Ba4 26. Bc2 Bxc2 27. Rxc2 Ne5 28. Ba5 Re8 29. c6 Qa7 30. c7 Nd7 31. Rdc1 N7f6 32. Rc6 e5 33. Nb5 Qa8 34. Nd6 Ne7 35. R6c5 Ng6 36. Nxc8 Rxc8 37. Rd1 Nh4 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. f3 e4 40. Qxh4 Qa7 41. Bb4 Rxc7 42. Rxc7 Qxc7 43. Rd1 Qb6 44. Qe1 exf3 45. gxf3 g6 46. Kg2 Qc6 47. Rd6 Qc2+ 48. Qf2 Qf5 49. e4 Qf4 50. Qg3 Qc1 51. Bd2 Qb2 52. Qf4 Kg7 53. Qxh6+ Kg8 54. Rd8+ Ne8 55. Rxe8# 1-0
2023.05.09 Titled Tue 9th May Early
958204 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Szyszylo, R (2091) 1-0
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Ne5 10. Be2 c6 11. h3 cxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. Bd4 a6 14. a4 b6 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Bf1 Qb7 17. g3 Rec8 18. Bg2 Rab8 19. f4 Ned7 20. Rxe7 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra7 b4 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Nf6 26. Re2 Rc4 27. b3 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Nh5 29. Re8+ Bf8 30. g4 Ng7 31. Rc8 h5 32. Qf6 Rd7 33. Bf1 hxg4 34. hxg4 Re7 35. Qxe7 1-0
2023.05.09 Titled Tue 9th May Early
958467 Pham Le Thao Nguyen (2369) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 b5 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 bxc4 10. Nxc4 c5 11. Rc1 a5 12. a4 Ra6 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Qa8 15. Nf4 cxd4 16. Nd3 e5 17. Ba3 Ne4 18. f3 Nc3 19. Qd2 Qb8 20. e3 Bh6 21. f4 Qxb3 22. Bxd6 Qxc4 23. Bxf8 Bxf8 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Bc5 26. Kh1 Qd5+ 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Re6 29. exd4 Bxd4 30. Rf6 Rxf6 31. exf6 Bxf6 32. Kf3 Nxa4 33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. Ra8 Bc3 35. Rc8 Bb4 36. Rc4 Nb6 37. Rc6 Nd5 38. h4 Nc3 39. Ra6 h5 40. Ke3 f5 41. Kf4 Kh6 42. Kf3 a4 43. Ra7 a3 44. Ke3 Bc5+ 0-1
2023.05.09 Titled Tue 9th May Early
958716 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Terry, R (2520) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 f6 4. Na3 e5 5. Nc2 Nh6 6. d3 Nf7 7. g3 a5 8. b5 Nd7 9. Bg2 Nc5 10. O-O Be7 11. Ba3 O-O 12. e3 dxe3 13. Nxe3 Re8 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Rb8 16. Nd5 Bf8 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Rad1 c6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Nf4 Qc7 21. Rfe1 Bg4 22. Rb1 Rxb1 23. Qxb1 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Ne5 25. Nxc6 Nxc6 26. Bxc5 Ne5 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. h3 Bf5 29. Nd5 Qc5 30. Ne3 Be6 31. Qd2 Ke7 32. Nd5+ Kf7 33. Ne3 a4 34. Qc3 Ke7 35. h4 Kd6 36. Qd2+ Ke7 37. Qc2 g6 38. Qxa4 Qd4 39. Qb4+ Kf7 40. a4 f5 41. Qe1 Nd3 42. Qd2 Qa1+ 43. Kh2 Ne5 44. Qa5 Kf6 45. Qa7 h6 46. Qb8 Kf7 47. Qc7+ Kf6 48. Qd8+ Kf7 49. Qc7+ Kf6 50. Qd8+ Kf7 51. Qc7+ 1/2-1/2
2023.05.09 Titled Tue 9th May Early
958957 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Vastrukhin, O (2343) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 c6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e5 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Nd1 c5 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. c3 Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12. dxc5 Nxe5 13. Qe2 a6 14. Ba4 Rc8 15. Bf4 f6 16. b4 b6 17. cxb6 Qxb6 18. Be3 Qd6 19. Bc5 Rxc5 20. bxc5 Qxc5 21. Qxa6 Kf7 22. Rb1 Qc4 23. Qxc4 Nxc4 24. Rb7 Ra8 25. Bb3 Nd6 26. Rd7 Ra6 27. Rc7 f5 28. c4 dxc4 29. Bxc4 Nxc4 30. Rxc4 Rxa2 31. Ne3 Bh6 32. Re1 Kf6 33. Nc2 Ra6 34. Nb4 Rd6 35. Ra1 Bd2 36. Nc2 Bh6 37. Nd4 e5 38. Nb5 Rb6 39. Nc7 e4 40. Ra6 Rxa6 41. Nxa6 Bf4 42. Nc5 h5 43. Ra4 h4 44. Ra6+ Kf7 45. Ra7 Kf6 46. Nd7+ Kf7 47. Nb6 Ke6 48. Rxe7+ Kxe7 49. Nd5+ Ke6 50. Nxf4+ Kf6 51. Kf1 g5 52. Nd5+ Ke5 53. Nb6 Kd4 54. Ke2 Ke5 55. Nd7+ Ke6 56. Nc5+ Kd5 57. Nb3 Ke5 58. Ke3 Kd5 59. g3 hxg3 60. fxg3 Ke5 61. Ke2 f4 62. gxf4+ gxf4 63. Nd2 Kf5 64. Kf2 e3+ 65. Ke2 exd2 66. Kxd2 Ke4 67. Ke2 f3+ 68. Kf2 Kf4 69. h4 Kg4 70. h5 Kxh5 71. Kxf3 1/2-1/2
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
965778 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Gracia Alvarez, Gerardo Antonio (2237) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Bxf3 6. Qxb7 Nbd7 7. gxf3 e6 8. Qxc6 Rc8 9. Qa4 Bd6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. d4 O-O 12. Bd3 Rb8 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Bd2 Rfc8 15. Kf1 Nb6 16. Rc1 g6 17. h4 Nh5 18. Qd1 Qe6 19. Qe2 a5 20. Kg2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Be1 Bb4 23. Ne4 f5 24. Ng3 Nf6 25. Bc3 Nd5 26. Qd2 f4 27. Ne4 Rf8 28. a3 Qf5 29. Rh3 Bxc3 30. Nxc3 fxe3 31. fxe3 Nf6 32. e4 Qd7 33. d5 Nh5 34. Ne2 Rb3 35. Rc3 Rb6 36. Rxc4 Rbf6 37. Rc3 Kh8 38. e5 Rf5 39. Qd4 Kg8 40. d6 Ng7 41. Qd5+ Ne6 42. Nd4 1-0
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
965977 Dobrijevic, M (2208) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Qe2 Qb6 18. Ne5 Rac8 19. g4 Bd4 20. Bc1 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Qc6 22. Qe2 Qc4 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. f3 Nd5 25. Rhe1 b5 26. Re4 Rxe4 27. fxe4 Nf6 28. Be3 a6 29. Rd6 Ra8 30. b3 Nxg4 31. Bd4 Nf6 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. c4 bxc4 34. bxc4 Rc8 35. Rxa6 Rxc4 36. a4 Rxe4 37. a5 Re5 38. Kb2 Rxh5 39. Kb3 Rh1 40. Ra8+ Kg7 41. a6 Ra1 42. Kb4 f5 43. Kb5 f4 44. Rc8 f3 45. Rc2 e5 46. Kb6 e4 47. a7 e3 48. Rc3 e2 0-1
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
966275 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Maghsoodloo, Parham (2734) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. b5 Nd7 5. g3 e5 6. d3 Bd6 7. Bg2 Ne7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 a5 10. e3 Ra7 11. Ba3 Nf6 12. exd4 exd4 13. Nbd2 Bf5 14. Qc2 b6 15. Nh4 Bc8 16. Rae1 h6 17. Bc1 g5 18. Nhf3 Ng6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Re1 Re7 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 24. Qd1 Bf5 25. Bf1 Kg7 26. h3 Qd7 27. Kh2 Be6 28. Nd2 f5 29. Bg2 Ne5 30. Qe2 Qf7 31. Nf3 Ng6 32. Kg1 Qf6 33. Ba3 h5 34. Bc1 g4 35. Bg5 Qf7 36. Nh4 Ne5 37. Bf4 Qf6 38. Qd2 Be7 39. Qe2 Nf7 40. Bc7 Bd8 41. Bb8 Qe7 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. Bf4 Qd7 44. Be5+ Kg8 45. Ng6 Bf6 46. Bxf6 Nd6 47. Nf4 Kf7 48. Nxe6 Kxf6 49. Nf4 Nf7 50. Bd5 Ng5 51. Nh5+ Kg6 52. Nf4+ Kf6 53. Kg2 Qh7 54. Kg1 1-0
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
966347 Chigaev, M (2628) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qd2 Nc6 7. Nge2 g6 8. g3 h5 9. h4 Bh6 10. f4 e5 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. O-O-O c6 14. Ne3 Ng4 15. Nxg4 Bxg4 16. Bh3 Qd7 17. Bxg4 Qxg4 18. Qxd6 Bg7 19. Rhe1 Qc8 20. e5 Qd8 21. Nc3 Qe7 22. Ne4 Rd8 23. Nf6+ 1-0
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
966585 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Rom, J (2202) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. e3 c6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Be2 a6 9. Rg1 e5 10. g4 e4 11. Nd4 Ne5 12. g5 Nfg4 13. h3 Nh2 14. O-O-O c5 15. Nxd5 cxd4 16. Qxe4 d3 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxd3 g6 19. Qxe5 Nf3 20. Ne7+ 1-0
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
966796 Bernadskiy, V (2592) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Qc2 c6 10. Rad1 exd4 11. Bxd4 b6 12. Rfe1 Bb7 13. Bf1 Ne5 14. Nd2 Nfg4 15. h3 c5 16. hxg4 cxd4 17. Nd5 Qh4 18. f3 Bh6 19. Nb3 Bxd5 20. Qf2 Be3 21. Rxe3 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 dxe3+ 23. Kxe3 Bxc4 24. f4 Nxg4+ 0-1
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
967114 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Livaic, Leon (2579) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 c6 10. O-O Re8 11. d3 Nbd7 12. Ne2 a5 13. a3 Qe7 14. Qc2 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. h3 Rac8 18. d4 Qd6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Ra8 21. Qb2 Ba6 22. Rfb1 Bd3 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Rc1 Bc4 25. Nc3 b5 26. e4 dxe4 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28. Bxe4 Ra2 29. Qc3 g6 30. Bd3 Bd5 31. Qe1 Qf6 32. Rd1 Qf3 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Qe5+ Kh6 35. Qf4+ Qxf4 36. gxf4 Rb2 37. Bf1 Rxb4 38. Bg2 Kg7 39. Bxd5 cxd5 40. Kg2 Kf6 41. Kf3 Rb3+ 42. Kg2 Kf5 43. Re1 f6 44. Re7 Rd3 45. Rb7 Rxd4 46. Rxb5 Kxf4 47. Rb7 h5 48. Rb6 Kf5 49. Kf3 Rd3+ 50. Kg2 h4 51. Rd6 g5 52. Rd8 Rd4 53. Rd7 Ke6 54. Rd8 Rf4 55. Ra8 Ke5 56. Ra5 Rc4 57. Ra8 Rc6 58. Re8+ Kd4 59. Kf3 Kd3 60. Re3+ Kc2 61. Re7 Rc3+ 62. Kg2 d4 63. Re6 d3 0-1
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
967304 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Zhigalko, S (2572) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 Bg4 4. g3 Bxf3 5. exf3 e5 6. Bg2 Nd7 7. b5 Nc5 8. d3 Bd6 9. O-O Ne7 10. Ba3 O-O 11. Qc2 c6 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. bxc6 Nxc6 14. Nb3 Na4 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Qxa4 Qxd3 18. Rfd1 Qf5 19. Rd5 Nd4 20. f4 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Nc3 22. Qd7 Qxd7 23. Rxd7 exf4 24. Rxb7 a5 25. Ra7 a4 26. Bd5 f3 27. Bxf3 Rxc4 28. a3 g6 29. Kg2 Rfc8 30. Re1 R8c7 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Rc1 Kf8 33. Bd1 Ke7 34. Bxa4 Kd6 35. Bb3 f5 36. Bg8 Ke7 37. h4 Kf6 38. a4 h6 39. a5 Ke5 40. a6 Kd4 41. Ra1 Ra7 42. Bh7 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Bxf5 Nd5 45. Bc8 Nb4 46. Bb7 Ke5 47. Ra5+ Kf6 48. Ra4 Nd3 49. Rc4 Ke5 50. Rc8 Nb4 51. Ra8 Rxa8 52. Bxa8 Nxa6 53. Bc6 Nc5 54. Kf3 Kf6 55. Bd5 Nd3 56. Ke3 Ne5 57. f4 gxf4+ 58. gxf4 Ng6 59. Ke4 Nxf4 1/2-1/2
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
967431 Demchenko, A (2623) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 e6 8. Nd2 Ne7 9. Nf3 a5 10. Qe2 Ng6 11. h4 h6 12. Rh3 Ne7 13. Kf1 Qb6 14. c4 Ba6 15. Be3 Qb7 16. b3 g6 17. Bc5 h5 18. Kg1 Nf5 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Rc1 dxc4 21. bxc4 Rd8 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Qe3 Qb4 24. a3 Qe7 25. Rg3 c5 26. Qc3 Bb7 27. Qxa5 Bxf3 28. Rxf3 Rg8 29. Rb1 Rg4 30. g3 f4 31. Rxf4 Rxf4 32. gxf4 Rd4 33. Rb8+ Kg7 34. Qa8 Kg6 35. Rg8+ Kf5 36. Qf3 Rxf4 37. Qxh5+ Ke4 38. Qe2+ Kd4 39. Qe3+ Kxc4 40. Qxf4+ Kb5 41. Rg3 Qd8 42. Qf3 Qd4 43. Qb3+ Ka5 44. Qc3+ 1-0
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
967647 Karthik, Rajaa (2276) Vlassov, N (2283) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nxd4 Bb7 13. Bf3 Qd7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxd7 Bxd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. Rac1 Be6 19. Rc7 a5 20. Rxe7 a4 21. Rb7 axb3 22. axb3 Ra6 23. b4 Bc4 24. b5 Ra5 25. Rc1 Rxb5 26. h3 Bd5 27. Ra7 Rb2 28. Rcc7 b5 29. Rd7 Bc4 30. Rab7 h5 31. Rdc7 Re2 32. h4 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Re2 34. Kg3 Kf6 35. Kf3 Rd2 36. Rb6+ Kg7 37. Kg3 Re2 38. Rc5 Rd2 39. e4 Rd3+ 40. f3 Rd2 41. Rcxb5 Bxb5 42. Rxb5 Rc2 43. Rd5 Rb2 44. Rd1 Ra2 45. Rf1 Rb2 46. Rf2 Rb3 47. Kf4 Rb4 48. Rd2 Ra4 49. Rd7 Rb4 50. g4 hxg4 51. Kxg4 Ra4 52. h5 gxh5+ 53. Kxh5 Kf6 54. Kg4 Ke6 55. Rb7 Ra1 56. Kf4 Ra6 57. Rb5 Kf6 58. Rf5+ Ke6 59. Rh5 f6 60. Rh7 Ra5 61. Rb7 Rc5 62. Rb4 Ra5 63. Kg4 Rc5 64. f4 Ra5 65. Rb7 Ra4 66. f5+ Kd6 67. Kf4 Ra1 68. Rb6+ Ke7 69. Re6+ Kf7 70. Rc6 Rf1+ 71. Ke3 Re1+ 72. Kf3 Rf1+ 73. Ke2 Ra1 74. Rc7+ Ke8 75. Kd3 Ra4 76. Rc4 Ra5 77. Kd4 Kd7 78. Rc5 Ra4+ 79. Kd5 Ra1 80. Rc4 Rd1+ 81. Rd4 Rc1 82. Rd3 Rc2 83. Kd4 Ke7 84. Rc3 Rd2+ 85. Ke3 Rd1 86. Rc7+ Ke8 87. Kf4 Rf1+ 88. Kg4 Rg1+ 89. Kh5 Kf8 90. Kh6 Rg2 91. Rd7 Rg4 92. Kh5 Rxe4 93. Kg6 Ra4 94. Rd8+ Ke7 95. Rd3 Rg4+ 96. Kh5 Rg5+ 97. Kh4 Rxf5 98. Kg4 Rf1 99. Re3+ Kf7 100. Kg3 f5 101. Kg2 Rf4 102. Rf3 Rg4+ 103. Kf2 Ke6 104. Ra3 Ke5 105. Ra5+ Kf4 106. Ra4+ Kg5 107. Ra8 Rb4 108. Kf3 Rb3+ 109. Kf2 Kg4 110. Rg8+ Kf4 111. Rc8 Rb2+ 112. Kf1 Kg4 113. Rc3 f4 114. Kg1 Re2 115. Kf1 Rd2 116. Kg1 Ra2 117. Kf1 Ra1+ 118. Kf2 Ra2+ 119. Kf1 Rd2 120. Kg1 Re2 121. Kf1 Re3 122. Rxe3 fxe3 123. Ke2 Kf4 124. Ke1 Ke4 125. Ke2 Kd4 126. Ke1 Kc3 127. Ke2 Kd4 128. Ke1 Kd3 129. Kd1 e2+ 130. Ke1 Ke3 1/2-1/2
2023.05.02 Titled Tue 2nd May Early
967784 Jovic, Sta (2075) Karthik, Rajaa (2276) 0-1
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O c5 7. d4 Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Be3 b6 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Rfd1 Nd4 13. Qa6 Nc2 14. Qb7 Qc8 15. Ne1 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qxb7 17. Bxb7 Rad8 18. Nb5 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Bc3 21. Nf3 Nf6 22. h3 Nh5 23. Kf2 Ng7 24. g4 Ne6 25. a4 Nc7 26. Bc6 f6 27. Nh4 Kf7 28. Ng2 e6 29. Nf4 Be5 30. Nd3 Bc3 31. Rdc1 Ba5 32. Nb2 Nd5 33. Nc4 Bb4 34. Kf3 Nc3 35. Ra1 Ke7 36. Rc2 Rd1 37. Rxd1 Nxd1 38. Rc1 Rd8 39. h4 Nc3 40. h5 Rd1 41. Rxd1 Nxd1 42. hxg6 hxg6 43. Be4 g5 44. Bc2 Nc3 45. Bb3 Nd5 46. e4 Nc3 47. Nb2 Ba3 48. Nd3 Nb1 49. Kg2 Nd2 50. Bc2 Nxe4 51. Ne5 Nd6 52. Nc6+ Kd7 53. Nxa7 c4 54. Nc6 Bc5 55. Kf3 Kc7 56. e3 f5 57. Ne7 Kd7 58. Ng6 Nf7 59. Ne5+ Nxe5+ 60. Ke2 Nxg4 61. e4 f4 62. e5 Nxe5 63. Be4 Bd4 64. a5 bxa5 65. b6 Bxb6 66. Kd1 Kd6 67. Kc2 g4 0-1
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
971468 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Urbina Perez, J (2266) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. d3 a6 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. h3 Qc7 14. g4 Ne5 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Nfd7 17. f4 Nc6 18. h4 Bf8 19. g5 Ne7 20. h5 d5 21. Qg4 f5 22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. h6 d4 25. exd4 Nc6 26. Nd5 Rxe6 27. Nxc7 Rxc7 28. d5 Re2 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. dxc6 Bxh6 31. Rfe1 Rxa2 32. Re6 Bf8 33. Ne3 Rg7+ 34. Kh1 Re2 35. Rg1 Rf7 36. Re8 f5 37. c7 Rf6 38. Rg2 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Rh6+ 40. Kg3 1-0
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
971676 Korol, D (2287) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Re1 Re8 9. Bf1 a6 10. Rb1 c6 11. b4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. f3 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Be3 Bb7 16. Qb3 Nfd7 17. a4 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Rb8 19. Qc2 Nf6 20. Kh1 Nh5 21. Qd2 d5 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Nc5 Ba8 24. Red1 Nc4 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Bg1 Qh4 27. Qf2 Qf4 28. b5 Rbd8 29. Nc6 Rc8 30. Nd7 Bxc6 0-1
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
971901 Hakobyan, Aram (2608) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. Be2 Qe8 9. O-O e5 10. Rc1 a6 11. b4 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. c5 Nxg3 14. hxg3 dxc5 15. bxc5 exd4 16. Nxd4 Ne5 17. Qc2 b6 18. cxb6 cxb6 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nc7 Ra7 21. Rfd1 Bd7 22. Nd5 b5 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 Rd7 25. e4 Rd6 26. f4 Ng6 27. Bf3 gxf4 28. gxf4 Nh4 29. Qh3 Nxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Qh4 31. e5 Rdd8 32. Ne3 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Qe7 34. Nf5 Qc5+ 35. Kh2 Kh8 36. Qg4 Rg8 37. Rd8 Bf8 38. Qh4 Qc6 39. Qh3 Qg6 40. Nd6 Bxd6 41. Rxd6 1-0
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
972111 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Bosnjak, Petar (2337) 0-1
1. Nf3 c6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7 7. d4 Ngf6 8. Ng3 e6 9. c3 Qc7 10. a4 a5 11. Be2 Bd6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qf3 O-O 15. O-O Nd5 16. g3 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. h4 Rad8 19. h5 h6 20. Kg2 Qe7 21. Bd3 Rd7 22. Bb5 Rd6 23. Re1 Qf6 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. Bf4 Rd5 26. Rad1 Rxh5 27. Bc7 Rc8 28. Bxa5 Ng4 29. Rh1 Rf5 30. f4 Ne3+ 31. Kf3 Nxd1 32. Rxd1 Rd5 33. Rxd5 exd5 34. Bd7 Ra8 35. b4 Kf8 36. Bc7 Ke7 37. Bb5 Rc8 38. Be5 f6 0-1
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
972277 Turzo, A (2279) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rae1 Ne7 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. Be2 Qc7 15. f4 Ne4 16. Ndf3 f6 17. Nd3 Ng6 18. Qd1 Nxf4 19. Nxf4 Qxf4 20. Ne5 Qe3+ 21. Kh1 fxe5 22. Bf3 Nf2+ 23. Rxf2 Qxf2 24. Rxe5 Bg4 25. Re1 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Rxf3 28. Rxe6 Raf8 29. Re7 Rf1+ 30. Kg2 R1f2+ 31. Kg3 Rxb2 32. Rd7 Rb5 0-1
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
972634 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Camacho Collados, J (2400) 1-0
1. Nf3 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 e6 4. b3 Nf6 5. Bb2 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. d3 c5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Qe2 h6 11. Nc3 a6 12. Rad1 d4 13. Nb1 e5 14. e4 Ne8 15. Ne1 Nd6 16. a3 b5 17. Nd2 Qd7 18. Nc2 Rae8 19. Rde1 Bg5 20. h4 Bd8 21. Kh2 Ba5 22. Bh3 Qd8 23. Rb1 Re7 24. b4 cxb4 25. Nb3 bxc4 26. Nxa5 cxd3 27. Qxd3 Nxa5 28. Nxb4 Bxe4 29. Qxa6 Bxb1 30. Rxb1 Ndc4 31. Bc1 d3 32. Bxh6 gxh6 33. Qxh6 Qd6 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35. Qh5+ Kg7 36. Qg5+ Qg6 37. Qxe7 d2 38. Rd1 Nb3 39. Nd5 Nb2 40. h5 Qxh5 41. Qf6+ Kh7 42. Qe7 Nxd1 43. Nf6+ Kg6 44. Nxh5 Nxf2 45. Qf6+ Kxh5 46. Qf5+ Kh6 47. Qf6+ Kh5 48. Bf5 d1=Q 49. Qh4# 1-0
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
972877 Mrudul, Dehankar (2031) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Nd2 Ba6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Rd1 Rb8 14. g3 Qa5 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. b3 Bc5 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. h4 h6 19. h5 Nf8 20. Kg2 Rd7 21. b4 Be7 22. c5 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Qc7 24. Qd4 Rdd8 25. Re1 Qb7 26. Qg4 Kh8 27. Nd4 Rdc8 28. Qf3 Kg8 29. Qg4 Kh8 30. a3 Nh7 31. Rc3 Bg5 32. f4 Be7 33. Rf3 Qd7 34. Ref1 Rf8 35. f5 exf5 36. Nxf5 Bg5 37. Bc3 Qe6 38. Qd4 Be7 39. Qd3 Ng5 40. Nd4 Qg4 41. Rf4 Qxh5 42. Nf5 Qh3+ 43. Kg1 Rfe8 44. Rh4 Qxh4 45. Nxh4 Ne4 46. Nf5 Bf8 47. Bd4 Re6 48. Qf3 Nd2 49. Qf4 Nxf1 50. Kxf1 Kg8 51. Kg2 a5 52. Nd6 axb4 53. Qxf7+ Kh8 54. Qxe6 bxa3 55. Nf7+ Kh7 56. Qf5+ Kg8 57. Qg6 a2 58. Nxh6+ Kh8 59. Nf7+ Kg8 60. Ng5 Bxc5 61. Qh7+ Kf8 62. Bxc5+ Ke8 63. Qg8+ Kd7 64. Qe6+ Kc7 65. Qe7+ Kc8 66. Bd4 Rb2+ 67. Bxb2 c5 68. Qxc5+ Kb8 69. Qxd5 a1=Q 70. Qa2 Qxa2 71. e6 Qxb2+ 72. Kh3 Qf6 73. Kg4 Kc7 74. Kh5 Kd8 75. Kg4 Ke7 76. Kh5 Qf5 77. Kh4 Kf6 0-1
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
972957 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Indjic, A (2618) 0-1
1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O c5 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. d3 a6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Rab8 13. Rac1 h6 14. Ne1 Rfe8 15. f4 b5 16. cxb5 Bxg2 17. b6 Nxb6 18. Nxg2 a5 19. a4 Nbd5 20. Nb5 Qb6 21. g4 Nd7 22. Rb1 Nc7 23. Nxc7 Qxc7 24. Bc3 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. e4 Nd7 27. h4 d5 28. g5 hxg5 29. hxg5 Nf8 30. Qf3 Qb6 31. Kh2 Qd6 32. Kg1 Ng6 33. Rdc1 Rb4 34. Qe3 Rc8 35. Re1 dxe4 36. dxe4 e5 37. Rbd1 Rd4 38. Rxd4 cxd4 39. Qe2 d3 40. Qd2 exf4 41. e5 Qd4+ 42. Qf2 Rd8 43. Qxd4 Rxd4 44. Kf2 Nxe5 0-1
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
973201 Safin, Robert (2207) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd2 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Bg4 11. Bg5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qd6 13. h3 Bh5 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. Bf3 Rfd8 17. Re1 Qd6 18. Nf1 Re8 19. Ne3 Be4 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21. Qb3 Ne7 22. Qxb7 Rb8 23. Qxa7 g6 24. Rab1 Re8 25. Ng4 Nc6 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qa6 Re6 28. Ne3 Kg7 29. Qb5 Ne7 30. Qc5 Qd7 31. Rb5 Rd6 32. Qb4 Rc6 33. Rb7 Qe6 34. Rxe7 Qf6 35. Qb7 Rxc3 36. Nxd5 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Qd6+ 38. g3 Kh6 39. Rxf7 Kh5 40. Rxh7+ Kg5 41. Qe7+ Qxe7 42. Rxe7 Rc2 43. Re5+ Kh6 44. Kg2 Rxa2 45. Nf4 Ra4 46. Re6 Kg5 47. Rxg6+ Kf5 48. Rd6 Ra3 49. Rd5+ Ke4 50. Re5+ Kxd4 51. Re3 Ra5 52. h4 Ra8 53. Kf3 Rh8 54. h5 Rf8 55. Re1 Rg8 56. h6 Rh8 57. Rh1 Ke5 58. Ng6+ Kf6 59. Nxh8 Kg5 60. Nf7+ Kg6 61. h7 Kf6 62. h8=Q+ Kf5 63. Rh5+ Ke6 64. Qe5+ Kd7 65. Qd6+ Kc8 66. Rc5+ Kb7 67. Rc7+ Kb8 68. Qd8# 1-0
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
973315 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Postnikov, D (2360) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Bd6 5. c4 Nf6 6. c5 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. cxb6 axb6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Bf3 Re8 13. Re1 c5 14. Be3 Nf8 15. Qb3 c4 16. Qd1 Rb8 17. Qa4 Ra8 18. Nc6 Qd6 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Qc2 Ng6 21. b3 Rc8 22. Qd2 h6 23. g3 Qb4 24. Rec1 Rce8 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Bxb7 Rxb7 27. Rab1 Qa3 28. Nb5 Qe7 29. Rxc4 Qd7 30. Qb4 Nd5 31. Qd6 Nxe3 32. fxe3 Rxe3 33. Qxd7 Rxd7 34. Rc8+ Kh7 35. Rc7 Rxc7 36. Nxc7 Rd3 37. d5 Ne5 38. Rxb6 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Rd2+ 40. Ke1 Nf3+ 41. Kf1 Nxh2+ 42. Kg1 Nf3+ 43. Kf1 Nh2+ 44. Kg1 Nf3+ 45. Kf1 Nh2+ 1/2-1/2
2023.04.25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
973482 Salman, P (2287) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. Qd2 Bg7 5. O-O-O a6 6. f3 b5 7. e4 b4 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Qxb4 Qxa2 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. Bxa2 Nxd4 14. Bg5+ Ke8 15. c3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Nxe6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bg3 a5 19. Ne2 a4 20. Kc2 Ke7 21. Ra1 Rhb8 22. Rhd1 Rb5 23. h4 h6 24. h5 f5 25. Bf2 Re5 26. Re1 Kf7 27. Bd4 Rxe2+ 28. Rxe2 Bxd4 29. Rxe6 Kxe6 30. cxd4 Kd5 31. Kd3 Rb8 32. Rxa4 Rxb2 33. Ra5+ Ke6 34. Ra6+ Rb6 35. Ra2 Kf6 36. g4 Rb3+ 37. Ke2 fxg4 38. fxg4 Rg3 39. Ra6+ Kg7 40. Rg6+ Kh7 41. Rc6 Rxg4 42. Rxc7+ Kg8 43. Kd3 Rh4 44. d5 Kf8 45. d6 Ke8 46. Rh7 Rxh5 47. Ke4 g4 48. Kf4 Rh4 49. Kg3 Rh5 50. Kxg4 Rd5 51. Rxh6 Kd7 52. Kf4 Rxd6 53. Rxd6+ Kxd6 1/2-1/2
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
977544 Kostov, Deyan Samuil (2223) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Nh5 9. g3 b6 10. Be2 a5 11. Qc2 Qe8 12. Nh4 Nhf6 13. g4 Nc5 14. Ng2 Nfd7 15. O-O-O Nb8 16. Rdg1 Nba6 17. a3 a4 18. h4 Nb3+ 19. Kb1 Nd4 20. Qd2 Nc5 21. f3 Ncb3 22. Qe1 Nxe2 23. Qxe2 Nd4 24. Qf1 Ba6 25. Ne1 c6 26. h5 b5 27. dxc6 Qxc6 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Nd5 Ra7 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Qh3 Be5 32. g5 Bc8 33. Qf1 bxc4 34. Nc2 d3 35. Ncb4 Qc5 36. Rh4 Qd4 37. Nc3 Rb7 38. Rgh1 Be6 39. Qd1 Rfb8 40. Qd2 Rf8 41. f4 Bh8 42. f5 gxf5 43. exf5 Qe5 44. g6 h6 45. Rxh6 Bg7 46. Rh7 Bxf5 47. Nbd5 Bxg6 48. R7h2 Rfb8 49. Re1 Rxb2+ 50. Ka1 Rxd2 51. Rxe5 Rxh2 52. Rg5 Rh1+ 53. Ka2 Kh7 54. Ne7 Rh2+ 55. Ka1 Bxc3# 0-1
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
977646 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Korobov, A (2664) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 e6 9. d3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nf1 a5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne3 Qc7 14. Nc4 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Nb6 19. Bb3 Rfd8 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. Qc2 c4 22. dxc4 Bxf3 23. Be1 Bh5 24. cxb4 Bg6 25. Qe2 axb4 26. c5 Qc7 27. Bxb4 Nxa4 28. Ba3 Bd4 29. Rg3 Nxc5 30. Bxc5 Bxc5 31. Rgc3 Qb6 32. Qf3 Bf8 0-1
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
977872 Melikhov, E (2269) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 h5 11. O-O h4 12. Nh1 exd5 13. cxd5 a6 14. a4 Bd7 15. Nf2 b5 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. e5 Nh5 19. Nfe4 dxe5 20. f5 Nf4 21. f6 Bh6 22. Bxc5 Nd3 23. Bxf8 Qxf8 24. b3 Qb4 25. bxc4 Qxc4 26. Rb1 Qd4+ 27. Kh1 h3 28. Qf3 hxg2+ 29. Qxg2 Nf4 30. Qf2 Bf5 31. Qxd4 exd4 32. Ng3 Bxb1 33. Nxb1 Nxd5 0-1
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
978179 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Koridze, Lile (2191) 1-0
1. d3 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. e3 O-O 8. Ne2 b6 9. b3 Bb7 10. c4 Qe7 11. Bb2 Rfd8 12. a3 e5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. Nc3 Bc7 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. dxe4 Rd7 18. Bh3 Rd6 19. Nh4 g6 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Bf1 Nb8 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Nf3 Qe7 24. Bc4 a6 25. a4 Nc6 26. Bc3 Qf6 27. Kg2 Nb8 28. h4 h6 29. h5 g5 30. Nh2 Nd7 31. Ng4 Qg7 32. Rd1 Nf6 33. Rxd8+ Bxd8 34. Nxf6+ Qxf6 35. Qd3 g4 36. Bxe5 Qxe5 37. Qxd8+ Kg7 38. Bd5 Bxd5 39. Qxd5 Qf6 40. e5 Qf5 41. Qc4 Qf3+ 42. Kg1 Qd1+ 43. Kh2 Qf3 44. Qc2 Qd5 45. Qe2 Qe6 46. Qxa6 Qxe5 47. Qxb6 Qf5 48. Kg1 Qf3 49. Qd6 Qe2 50. Qxc5 Qe1+ 51. Kg2 Qe2 52. Qd4+ Kf8 53. Qf4 Kg7 54. a5 Qd1 55. a6 Qxb3 56. Qxg4+ Kf8 57. Qc8+ Kg7 58. Qb7 Qc3 59. a7 1-0
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
978227 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Bachmann, Ax (2604) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxc6 Bxh2+ 12. Kxh2 Qc7+ 13. Kg1 Qxc6 14. Qd4 Ba6 15. Rd1 Rfc8 16. Bd2 Qe6 17. b3 h5 18. Rac1 Qf5 19. f3 Rc7 20. Na4 Rac8 21. Rxc7 Rxc7 22. Bc3 Qc2 23. Qd2 Qg6 24. Be5 Rc2 0-1
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
978552 Coenen, M (2298) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nf3 Nxd3+ 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxd5 Rd8 14. Qh5 Bf5 15. Nbd2 Bf4 16. Nb3 g6 17. Qh4 g5 18. Qh5 Kg7 19. Nfd4 Bg6 20. Qf3 a5 21. a4 Qb6 22. Rad1 Re8 23. Rfe1 Kh7 24. g3 Be5 25. Qd5 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Qxb2 27. Nb5 Qc2 28. Rc1 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxa4 30. Qxb7 Rd8 31. Nd4 Qc4 32. Re3 a4 33. Qa7 Rf8 34. Qe7 Kg8 35. Kh2 Qa6 36. Qa3 Ra8 37. Nf3 Qf6 38. Kg2 Qc6 39. Kh2 Rb8 40. Ne5 Qf6 41. Kg2 Re8 42. Qc5 Qf5 43. Nd3 Rxe3 44. fxe3 Qxd3 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Qc7 Be4+ 0-1
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
978659 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Sargsyan, Shant (2630) 1-0
1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 b5 5. a3 d6 6. h3 Nf6 7. Be3 a6 8. g4 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. g5 Nh5 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Bf3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxh5 gxh5 15. f4 Nd7 16. Qxh5 f5 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Qe2 c5 19. O-O-O Kh8 20. e5 Nd7 21. Nde4 b4 22. Nd5 dxe5 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. Bxc5 bxa3 25. Bxa3 Qa5 26. Qd2 Qa4 27. Nb6 Qxf4 28. Nxa8 Rxa8 29. Rhg1 Qxd2+ 30. Rxd2 Bh6 31. Be7 Bg7 32. Rdg2 Bxg2 33. Rxg2 Re8 34. Bc5 Bh6+ 35. Kd1 Rd8+ 36. Ke1 Bf4 37. Be7 1-0
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
978944 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Drygalov, Andrey (2484) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c3 Bf5 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 c6 8. Bf4 Be7 9. Rc1 a6 10. Na4 Nbd7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nc3 b5 13. g4 Be6 14. Bg2 Nb6 15. Ne5 Nc4 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. b3 Nd6 19. O-O h5 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 hxg4 23. hxg4 Bd5 24. Qf5 Qxf5 25. gxf5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Rac8 27. Kf3 Rfd8 28. Be3 Ba3 29. Rc2 Rd5 30. Kg4 f6 31. Rh1 Kf7 32. Rh5 Rc7 33. Rh8 Bf8 34. Rh1 Ba3 35. Rh8 Bf8 36. Rh1 Ke8 37. Rhc1 Kd7 38. Rh1 Rc8 39. Rh8 a5 40. a4 Ke7 41. axb5 Rxb5 42. d5 Rxd5 43. Bc5+ Kf7 44. Bxf8 Rxf8 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. Rxc6 Rb5 47. Ra6 Kg8 48. f4 Kh7 49. Ra8 Rd5 50. Rb8 Rd1 51. Kf3 Rd5 52. Ke4 Rc5 53. Ra8 Rb5 54. Ra7 Rb4+ 55. Kd5 Rxb3 56. Rxa5 Rb7 57. Ke4 Rb3 58. Rd5 Rc3 59. Rd1 Rc8 60. Rh1+ Kg8 61. Kf3 Kf7 62. Kg4 Rc4 63. Rd1 Ke7 64. Re1+ Kf7 65. Rh1 Rc7 66. Ra1 Ke7 67. Ra6 Kd7 68. Ra3 Ke7 69. Re3+ Kf7 70. Rd3 Rc5 71. Rd7+ Kg8 72. Rc7 Kh7 73. Rxc5 1-0
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
979062 Sadhwani, Raunak (2627) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 bxc4 10. Nxc4 a5 11. Rc1 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bd4 Ra6 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Nfe5 Bxg2 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Kxg2 Ne4 18. Nd3 a4 19. Rc2 axb3 20. axb3 Rc8 21. Rfc1 Bh6 22. e3 Rd8 23. Nde5 Rb8 24. f3 Nd6 25. Nd7 Rxb3 26. f4 Nxc4 27. Rxc4 Ra2+ 28. Kf3 Raa3 29. Re4 Rc3 30. Rxc3 Rxc3 31. Rxe7 Rd3 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Nxc5 Rd2 34. g4 g5 35. h4 f6 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. f5 Kf7 38. Rh8 Kg7 39. Ra8 Rc2 40. Ra7+ Kg8 41. Ne6 Rc1 42. Ke4 Rf1 43. Ke5 1-0
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
979264 Licznerski, L (2456) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Ne7 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. Re3 Bxd3 15. Rxd3 b5 16. Re1 Nf5 17. Nf1 a5 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. Rxg3 b4 20. Qd1 bxc3 21. bxc3 Rfc8 22. Qf3 Qe7 23. h4 Ne4 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 f6 26. Nd3 Rab8 27. Nf4 Re8 28. Nh5 g6 29. Nf4 Qf7 30. Nd3 Rbd8 31. h5 g5 32. h6 Qg6 33. Qe3 Qxh6 34. f4 g4 35. Rxg4+ Kh8 36. Qe1 Qh5 37. Rh4 Qf5 38. Qe3 Rg8 39. Nf2 Rb8 40. g4 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Qd5 42. Qd3 Rb7 43. c4 Qd6 44. Kg3 Rd7 45. Rh6 Rgg7 46. Rxf6 Qxd4 47. Qxd4 Rxd4 48. c5 Rc7 49. Rxe6 Rxc5 50. Ne4 Rc2 51. Re7 Rc6 52. g5 Ra4 53. Nf6 Rxf6 54. gxf6 Kg8 55. Kg4 Rxa2 56. Kf5 Rb2 57. Rg7+ Kf8 58. Rxh7 a4 59. Ra7 Rb1 60. Ra8+ Kf7 61. Ra7+ Kf8 62. Rxa4 Kf7 63. Ra7+ Kf8 64. Rc7 Rb2 65. Kg5 Rb1 66. Kg6 Rg1+ 67. Kf5 Rb1 68. Rd7 Ra1 69. Rd5 Re1 70. Re5 Rg1 71. Rd5 Kf7 72. Rd7+ Kf8 73. Rg7 Re1 74. Rg5 Kf7 75. Rh5 Kf8 76. Rh7 Rg1 77. Rh8+ Kf7 78. Rh7+ Kf8 79. Rh5 Re1 80. Kg6 Rg1+ 81. Rg5 Rf1 82. Kf5 Kf7 83. Rg7+ Kf8 84. Rc7 Re1 85. f7 Rf1 86. Kg6 Rg1+ 87. Kf6 1-0
2023.04.18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
979348 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Bas Mas, J (2197) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Nbd7 5. b3 b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb2 a6 8. Be2 Bd6 9. Nd4 Bb7 10. Nf5 Bf8 11. O-O g6 12. Ng3 Bg7 13. d4 O-O 14. Bf3 Re8 15. b4 h5 16. h3 Qe7 17. Qb3 c6 18. a4 b5 19. a5 Rf8 20. e4 h4 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Rfe1 Qd6 23. Nf1 Rac8 24. Ne3 Ne4 25. Rad1 Nxc3 26. Bxc3 Nf6 27. Bb2 Rfd8 28. Rc1 Bh6 29. Rc5 Nd7 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Nxd5 Bxd5 32. Bxd5 Qf6 33. Bb7 Rc4 34. d5 Qf4 35. Bc6 Nf8 36. Qd3 Bg7 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. Bb7 Rxb4 39. Rd1 Nd7 40. Bxa6 Nc5 41. Qc3+ Kh7 42. Qxc5 1-0
2023.04.08 VII Semana Santa Alicante
989517 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Garcia Ramos, Daniel (2442) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 c6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Rad1 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bc4 Nb4 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. a3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nc6 18. Bb5 Ne5 19. Qh5 f5 20. b4 Ncd7 21. Qe2 Nf6 22. f4 Ng6 23. Ba6 Rcd8 24. Nb5 Kh8 25. Nd4 Qf7 26. Bc4 Nd5 27. Nxe6 Qxe6 28. Bxd5 Qe7 29. Qf3 a5 30. Bd4 axb4 31. axb4 Bxb4 32. Bxb6 Rd6 33. Bd4 Nh4 34. Qg3 Rxd5 35. Qxg7+ Qxg7 36. Bxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rxd5 Re8 38. Rb1 Re4 39. Kf2 Kf6 40. Rc1 Re6 41. Rc4 Be7 42. g3 Ng6 43. Kf3 Ra6 44. Rd2 Nh8 45. Rdc2 Ra3 46. Rc6+ Kf7 47. R6c3 Ra4 48. Re2 Ng6 49. e4 fxe4+ 50. Rxe4 Ra7 51. Rec4 Ra5 52. Re4 Bf6 53. Rb3 Ne7 54. g4 h6 55. Rb7 Ra3+ 56. Re3 Ra1 57. Kg2 Rc1 58. h4 Kf8 59. g5 Nf5 60. Ra3 Be7 61. h5 Bxa3 62. Kf3 Rf1+ 63. Kg4 Ne3+ 64. Kg3 Bd6 0-1
2023.04.04 Reykjavik Open 2023
990855 Pozimski, Szymon (1972) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxc5 10. b4 Be7 11. Ke2 b5 12. Bb3 O-O 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rhd1 Rfc8 15. Ke1 Nb8 16. Rac1 Nbd7 17. Ne2 Nb6 18. Kf1 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Nbxd5 20. Ned4 Kf8 21. Nc6 Ke8 22. Ke2 Ne4 23. Nd2 Nxd2 24. Kxd2 Nb6 25. Na5 f6 26. Bd4 Nd5 27. Ke2 e5 28. Bc5 1/2-1/2
2023.04.03 Reykjavik Open 2023
990679 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Lohia, Sohum (2081) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. d5 e5 11. e4 a5 12. Qc2 Rf8 13. a3 Nh5 14. b4 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bh3 f4 17. Bf5 Rxf5 18. Qxf5 Qe8 19. Rfe1 Nf8 20. g4 Nf6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Nd7 23. Nd4 Nf6 24. Qf5 axb4 25. Ne6 Qa4 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Rxe5 dxe5 28. Bxe5 Rf8 29. Qg5+ Kf7 30. Qxf6+ Ke8 31. Qe6+ Kd8 32. Bf6+ Rxf6 33. Qxf6+ Kc8 34. Qf8+ Kd7 35. Re1 1-0
2023.04.02 Reykjavik Open 2023
997025 Dziuba, M (2554) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e3 Qe7 8. Rd1 Rd8 9. Qc2 b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qb3 a6 14. Rc1 Qd6 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. Bf1 Rab8 17. Ne2 c5 18. Qa3 Qc6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. b4 c4 21. Nc3 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Rd4 Qe8 24. Rcd1 Qe6 25. Qc1 Bc6 26. a3 Ne4 27. g3 Nd6 28. Bg2 Nb5 29. R4d2 Rd8 30. Ne2 h5 31. Nf4 Qf5 32. h4 Nc7 33. Rd4 Rde8 34. e4 dxe4 35. Rxc4 Ba4 36. Rxc7 Bxd1 37. Qxd1 g6 38. Bh3 Qf6 39. Nd5 Qg7 40. Rc6 Kh8 41. Nf6 e3 42. Nxe8 1-0
2023.04.01 Reykjavik Open 2023
996694 Halldorsson, Br (2067) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. e3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 b6 10. Ne2 Ba6 11. Bb1 Re8 12. O-O Nc6 13. Re1 Bc4 14. Ng3 b5 15. Bd3 Qa5 16. Bb2 Rad8 17. Re2 h5 18. Qc2 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 g6 20. Rd1 h4 21. Nh1 Qa4 22. Nf2 Qb3 23. Bc1 Qc4 24. Rb2 a6 25. Qd2 Na5 26. Nd3 cxd4 27. cxd4 Nb3 28. Qf2 Nxc1 29. Nxc1 Qa4 30. Rd3 Rc8 31. Qd2 Qc4 32. Ne2 Qc6 33. Rc3 Qd6 34. Rbc2 Rc4 35. Nf4 Qe7 36. Kf2 Qc7 37. Kg1 Rc8 38. Rxc4 bxc4 39. Nd3 Rb8 40. Nc5 Rb1+ 41. Rc1 Rxc1+ 42. Qxc1 Qc6 43. e4 Nd7 44. Nxd7 Qxd7 45. exd5 Qxd5 46. Qc3 Qb5 47. Kf2 Qb3 48. Qb4 Qc2+ 49. Ke1 Qc1+ 50. Ke2 c3 51. Kd3 Qd2+ 52. Kc4 Qxg2 53. Qb8+ Kh7 54. Kxc3 Qxf3+ 55. Kb4 Qd5 56. Qb6 g5 57. Qc5 Qxc5+ 58. dxc5 g4 59. c6 g3 60. hxg3 hxg3 61. c7 g2 62. c8=Q g1=Q 63. Qxa6 f5 64. Qe6 Qd4+ 65. Kb3 f4 66. Qh3+ Kg6 67. Kc2 Kg5 68. Qg2+ Kf6 69. Qf3 Kg5 70. Qg2+ Kf6 1/2-1/2
2023.04.01 Reykjavik Open 2023
996885 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Gregersen, Einar (1894) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 O-O 7. h3 Bf5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. cxd3 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nfxd4 Nd7 12. Nf3 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bg7 14. d4 Nb6 15. Qb3 Qd7 16. Nxa7 Nc4 17. Nb5 Rfc8 18. Nc3 b6 19. e4 e6 20. exd5 exd5 21. Qb5 Qxb5 22. Rxb5 Na3 23. Rb3 Nc2 24. Nxd5 Rd8 25. Nxb6 Ra7 26. Bg5 Re8 27. Rd1 h6 28. Bc1 Nxd4 29. Nxd4 Bxd4 30. Bxh6 Bxb6 31. Rxb6 Nb8 32. Bf4 Nd7 33. Rbd6 Nf8 34. Rd8 Rxd8 35. Rxd8 Kg7 36. Rd2 Ra4 37. Bd6 Ne6 38. a3 Kf6 39. Bb4 Ra6 40. Rd5 Rc6 41. g3 Rc4 42. h4 Nd4 43. Rxd4 Rxd4 44. Bc3 Ke5 45. g4 1-0
2023.03.31 Reykjavik Open 2023
996464 Erdos, V (2587) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O d5 8. a3 Bxd2 9. Nxd2 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Nf3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. Be2 Qb6 14. Nd2 Rfd8 15. Nc4 Qc6 16. f3 Nb6 17. Qc2 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Ba6 19. e4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Rab8 21. b4 Rdc8 22. Bf4 Qb5 23. Rfc1 Rb6 24. bxc5 Qxc4 25. Rxc4 Ra6 26. Rb1 Kf8 27. Rb8 Rxb8 28. Bxb8 Rc6 29. Bxa7 Nd7 30. Rb4 Ke7 31. a4 Nxc5 32. Rc4 Kd6 33. Rd4+ Kc7 34. Bxc5 Rxc5 35. h4 h5 36. Rd1 Rc4 37. Ra1 f5 38. exf5 exf5 39. a5 Rxh4 40. a6 Kb8 41. Rb1+ Ka7 42. Rb7+ Kxa6 43. Rxg7 f4 44. Rc7 Kb5 45. Rc8 Kb4 46. Rc1 Kb5 47. Kf2 Kb4 48. Rc8 Kb5 49. Rc1 Kb4 50. Ke2 Rh2 51. Kd3 Rxg2 52. Ke4 Rg8 53. Kxf4 Rf8+ 54. Kg3 Rg8+ 55. Kh4 Rf8 56. Rf1 Rf5 57. f4 Kc5 58. Kg3 Kd6 59. Re1 Rf7 60. Re8 Re7 61. Rf8 Rg7+ 62. Kh4 Ke7 63. Rf5 Ke6 64. Rg5 Rxg5 65. fxg5 Kf7 66. Kxh5 Kg7 67. g6 Kg8 68. Kh6 Kh8 69. g7+ Kg8 70. Kg6 1/2-1/2
2023.03.30 Reykjavik Open 2023
996101 Mons, L (2514) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 c5 6. e4 d6 7. Ng5 h6 8. Nh3 Nbd7 9. f4 Qc7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Be3 a5 12. Nd2 a4 13. c3 e5 14. d4 O-O 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. d5 c4 17. a3 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 19. Kh1 Ra6 20. Nf2 Bc8 21. Bh3 Qe7 22. Nf3 Nc5 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Rad1 g6 25. Qe3 Kg7 26. Kg2 Ncd7 27. h3 Rh8 28. Ne1 Ne8 29. Nc2 Nd6 30. Nb4 Raa8 31. Nc6 Qg5 32. Qf3 f5 33. h4 Qf6 34. Ng4 Qf8 35. exf5 Nxf5 36. Ngxe5 Nxe5 37. Nxe5 Re8 38. Nxg6 Kxg6 39. Qg4+ Kh7 40. Rxf5 Qe7 41. Rdf1 Rhf8 42. Rxf8 Rxf8 43. Qe6 Qg7 44. Rxf8 Qxf8 45. d6 Qa8+ 46. Kf2 Qh1 47. d7 Qh2+ 48. Kf3 Qh1+ 1-0
2023.03.30 Reykjavik Open 2023
996318 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Pagan, Jonathan (2042) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 Bf5 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 c6 8. Bf4 Be7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. h3 h6 11. e3 Rd8 12. Be2 a5 13. O-O Ne4 14. Na4 Nd7 15. Rfd1 f6 16. Nh4 Be6 17. Ng6 Re8 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Bd3 Qe8 20. Qc2 Nf8 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. Qxc5 Qd7 23. b3 Ree8 24. Qc2 Bf7 25. Re1 Ne6 26. Bg3 Ng5 27. f3 Be6 28. h4 Nf7 29. Bf2 f5 30. Re2 Nd6 31. Qd2 a4 32. Bg3 axb3 33. axb3 Rf8 34. Qb4 Ne8 35. Be5 Nf6 36. Qc3 Qf7 37. Ra1 Rxa1+ 38. Qxa1 Qh5 39. Bxf6 Rxf6 40. Qa8+ Rf8 41. Qxb7 Qxh4 42. Qxc6 Qf6 43. Ra2 Rc8 44. Ra8 Rxa8 45. Qxa8+ Kf7 46. Qb7+ Kf8 47. Qb8+ Kf7 48. Qc7+ Kf8 49. b4 Qh4 50. Qc1 Qd8 51. Qc3 Qg5 52. Bc2 1-0
2023.03.29 Reykjavik Open 2023
995977 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Mehlhorn, David (2004) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. Bg3 Qc7 8. dxc5 Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qxc5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. g4 e5 12. g5 e4 13. gxf6 Nxf6 14. Bc2 exf3 15. Qxf3 Qb6 16. O-O-O h6 17. Rh4 Rd8 18. g4 Qe6 19. Rg1 d4 20. cxd4 Qxa2 21. g5 hxg5 22. Rxg5 Qa1+ 23. Bb1 Ne8 24. Rh8+ Kxh8 25. Qxf7 Bf5 26. Rh5+ Bh7 27. Rxh7# 1-0
2023.03.28 Titled Tue 28th Mar Late
1000244 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Gerbelli Neto, E (2114) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d3 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. Ne2 f6 10. Ng3 Bf7 11. g5 Ng6 12. gxf6 gxf6 13. h4 h5 14. Bb3 Qd7 15. Be3 O-O-O 16. Qd2 Bxb3 17. axb3 d5 18. Qe2 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Nf5 dxe4 21. dxe4 Ne5 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. Rd1 Qxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Rg8 26. Ke2 Kd7 27. Rd1+ Ke6 28. Rd8 b6 29. Re8+ Kd7 30. Rxe5 Bd6 31. Rd5 Re8 32. Kf3 c6 33. Rxd6+ 1-0
2023.03.28 Titled Tue 28th Mar Late
1000484 Todev, Simeon (2119) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 d4 5. Ne4 Nc6 6. Nf3 e5 7. d3 Bf5 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. h4 h6 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Bd2 a5 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. a3 Nd7 14. O-O-O Nc5 15. Qc2 a4 16. Ne1 Na5 17. Bxa5 Qxa5 18. Bg4 h5 19. Bf5 Bxf5 20. Nxf5 g6 21. Ng3 Bh6+ 22. Kb1 O-O 23. Qe2 Nb3 24. Nxh5 gxh5 25. Qxh5 Bg7 26. Rh3 e4 27. Qg4 Ra6 28. h5 Kh8 29. Nc2 exd3 30. Rdxd3 Nd2+ 31. Ka2 Nxc4 32. h6 Bf6 33. Rdf3 Ne5 34. Qe4 Nxf3 35. Rxf3 Rd6 36. Nb4 Qe5 37. Qg4 Qe6+ 38. Qxe6 Rxe6 39. Nd5 Be5 40. Rh3 Rd6 41. f4 Rxd5 42. fxe5 d3 0-1
2023.03.28 Titled Tue 28th Mar Late
1000671 Anton Guijarro, D (2685) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 b5 7. Nfd2 c6 8. O-O Bb7 9. c4 bxc4 10. Nxc4 a5 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 d5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 a4 17. Nxa4 Qa6 18. Bd4 e6 19. e3 Rfc8 20. Rf2 Bf8 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Qb6 24. Qd4 Ra3 25. h4 Rca8 26. Rcc2 Qd8 27. h5 Kg7 28. Bf3 Qe7 29. Rh2 R8a5 30. h6+ Kf8 31. b4 Rb5 32. Rc5 Rxc5 33. bxc5 Ba6 34. Rb2 Bb5 35. Be2 Qa7 36. Bxb5 cxb5 37. c6 Qxd4 38. exd4 Rc3 39. Rxb5 Rxc6 40. Rb8+ Ke7 41. Rh8 Rc1+ 42. Kg2 Rc2+ 43. Kh3 Rxa2 44. Rxh7 Ra8 45. Kg4 Rf8 46. Kg5 Rg8 47. Rg7 Rh8 48. h7 Kf8 49. Kf6 1-0
2023.03.28 Titled Tue 28th Mar Late
1000792 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Graif, William (2304) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. c3 d5 4. d4 exd4 5. cxd4 dxe4 6. dxc5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 exf3 8. Nc3 fxg2 9. Bxg2 c6 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. Re1+ Be6 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nc7 Na6 14. Nxa8 Rxa8 15. Bd6 Nd7 16. Rc1 Nb4 17. Rc3 Nxa2 18. Ra3 Nb4 19. Re4 Na6 20. b4 Bd5 21. Re7 Bxg2 22. Rxd7 Nxb4 23. Rxb7 Nd5 24. Raxa7 Re8 25. Rxf7 1-0
2023.03.28 Titled Tue 28th Mar Late
1001049 Mekhitarian, K (2537) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Nh5 9. g3 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. Be2 Nf6 12. g4 c6 13. h4 a4 14. h5 Qa5 15. Kf1 a3 16. b4 Qxb4 17. Rc1 Na4 18. Nxa4 Qxa4 19. h6 Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bh8 21. f3 c5 22. Rb1 Ra6 23. Kg2 Nd7 24. Bd3 Bf6 25. Rb3 Bd8 26. Nb1 Nb6 27. Rxa3 Bd7 28. Rxa6 bxa6 29. Nc3 Bc7 30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Bg5 Kf8 32. Bf6 Nc8 33. Rxb8 Bxb8 34. Bc2 Bc7 35. Bb3 Ke8 36. Kf2 Bd8 37. Bxd8 Kxd8 38. g5 Ke7 39. Kg3 f6 40. f4 exf4+ 41. Kxf4 fxg5+ 42. Kxg5 Kf7 43. e5 dxe5 44. Ne4 Bf5 45. Nxc5 Nd6 46. Kh4 a5 47. Kg3 Kf6 48. Kf2 g5 49. Na4 Bd7 50. Nb6 Ne4+ 51. Ke3 Nc5 52. Bc2 Bf5 53. Bxf5 Kxf5 54. Nc8 g4 55. Nd6+ Kg5 56. Ne4+ Nxe4 57. Kxe4 Kh4 58. d6 g3 59. d7 g2 60. d8=Q+ Kh3 61. Qg5 Kh2 62. Qh4+ Kg1 63. Ke3 1-0
2023.03.28 Titled Tue 28th Mar Late
1001101 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Karas, Marek (2236) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Ne5 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Nxd7 Qxd7 7. d4 Nf6 8. c3 e6 9. O-O a6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nd2 b5 13. b4 a5 14. Bxb5 axb4 15. cxb4 Bxb4 16. Bb2 Rfc8 17. a4 Qd6 18. Re3 Bxd2 19. Qxd2 Na5 20. Ba3 Qf4 21. g3 Qh6 22. Rd3 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Nb3 24. Rdd1 Nxa1 25. Rxa1 Ne4 26. Rb1 Nc3 27. Rb3 Nxa4 28. Bd7 Rc3 0-1
2023.03.28 Titled Tue 28th Mar Late
1001302 Urbina Perez, J (2263) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O c5 7. b3 Ne4 8. Bb2 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Bxc3 10. dxc3 Nc6 11. e4 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qa5 14. Qd2 a6 15. h4 h5 16. Bxh5 Kg7 17. Bf3 Rh8 18. Bg2 Rh5 19. Bf3 Rh6 20. Rfe1 Rah8 21. Bg2 Qc7 22. Qd5 Rh5 23. Qd3 g5 24. hxg5 Rxg5 25. Rad1 Qc8 26. Qe3 Rgh5 27. Kf1 Qg4 28. Bf3 Qh3+ 29. Ke2 R5h6 30. Rh1 Qe6 31. Rxh6 Rxh6 32. Rh1 Rxh1 33. Bxh1 Qf6 34. Bg2 Ne5 35. Qf4 Qg6 36. Bf3 f6 37. Qf5 Qxf5 38. exf5 b6 39. Bd5 Nd7 40. b4 a5 41. a3 Kh6 42. f4 Kh5 43. Bf3+ Kh6 44. g4 Nf8 45. Bd5 Nd7 46. Bc6 Nb8 47. Bb5 Kg7 48. Ke3 Kf7 49. Ke4 Kf8 50. Kd5 Kf7 51. g5 fxg5 52. fxg5 Kg7 53. Ke6 Kf8 54. g6 axb4 55. cxb4 cxb4 56. axb4 1-0
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1003784 Klepikov, N (2063) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bd3 Qxd4 9. N1f3 Bb4+ 10. c3 Bxc3+ 11. Kf1 Qc5 12. bxc3 O-O 13. c4 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 f5 16. Qe5 Qe7 17. Bb2 Nd7 18. Qc3 b6 19. Re1 Rf7 20. Nd4 Nc5 21. Nxf5 Qg5 22. h4 Qg4 23. Nxh6+ 1-0
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1004107 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Forgacs, Attila Jr. (2259) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Bg7 6. h5 e5 7. h6 Bf6 8. Ne4 Nc6 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. d3 Qd6 11. a3 O-O 12. e3 f5 13. Be2 f4 14. e4 Nf6 15. b4 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Rb1 Qc3+ 18. Kf1 Qc6 19. Bb2 Qd6 20. Qb3+ Be6 21. Qc3 Ng4 22. Rh4 Qd7 23. d4 exd4 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Bxd4 Nf6 26. Rxf4 Nd7 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8 28. Rd1 Nf6 29. Bxf6 Rxf6 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. g3 g5 32. Bh5+ Ke7 33. Re8+ Kd7 34. Rg8 Rxh6 35. Bf3 g4 36. Rg7+ Kd6 37. Bxg4 Rh1+ 38. Ke2 Bxg4+ 39. Rxg4 Ra1 40. Rh4 Ra2+ 41. Kf1 Rxa3 42. Rxh7 Rb3 43. Rh6+ Ke5 44. Rh7 Rxb4 45. Rxc7 a5 46. Rc5+ Kxe4 47. Rxa5 Kf3 48. Ra3+ Kg4 49. Kg2 Rb2 50. Ra5 b5 51. Ra6 b4 52. Rf6 Kg5 53. Rf4 b3 54. Rb4 Kf5 55. Kf3 Kg5 56. Rb5+ Kf6 57. g4 Kg6 58. Kg3 Kf7 59. f3 Kg7 60. Kf4 Kf6 61. Rb6+ Kf7 62. g5 Kg7 63. Kf5 Rf2 64. f4 b2 65. Rb7+ Kf8 66. g6 Rg2 67. Kf6 Ke8 68. f5 Kd8 69. g7 Kc8 70. Rxb2 Rxb2 71. g8=Q+ Kc7 72. Qc4+ Kd7 73. Qd4+ Kc6 74. Qxb2 1-0
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1004133 Kopczynski, M (2225) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. f4 h5 8. g5 g6 9. Nc3 e6 10. Nf3 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Nge7 12. Qe2 a6 13. O-O-O b5 14. f5 gxf5 15. h4 Ng6 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. Nf6+ Kf8 19. Bb4 Qe7 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Rhe1 Kg7 22. Nd2 Nd4 23. Qd3 Nf4 0-1
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1004426 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Sarana, A (2668) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c6 9. h3 Nb6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Be5 Qe7 12. Qc2 h6 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. a3 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Nfd7 16. Nf3 Nc8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Qd6 19. Rad1 Nf6 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Nb6 22. Ne5 Rad8 23. Re3 Rfe8 24. Rg3 Qe6 25. Qf4 Nh5 26. Qf3 Nxg3 27. Qxg3 Nc4 28. Nxc4 Qxc4 29. Qg4 Qb3 30. Rd2 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Qe6 32. Qh4 Qf6 33. Qxf6 gxf6 34. d5 cxd5 35. Rd4 Kg7 36. Kg3 h5 37. h4 a6 38. f3 Re6 39. Kf2 Rc6 40. Ke3 Rc4 41. Nxd5 Re8+ 42. Kd3 Rxd4+ 43. Kxd4 Re2 44. Nf4 Rxb2 45. Nxh5+ Kh6 46. Nf4 Ra2 47. g4 Rxa3 48. Ke4 Ra4+ 49. Kf5 Ra3 50. Ke4 a5 51. Nd5 a4 52. Nxf6 Ra1 53. g5+ Kg6 54. f4 Re1+ 55. Kd3 a3 56. h5+ Kf5 57. h6 a2 58. h7 Rh1 0-1
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1004688 Omelja, A (2435) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 Bd6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O 7. a4 a5 8. Be2 Re8 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 Nc5 11. Bf1 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. d4 Bg6 15. Qd1 exd4 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Nxd4 Nce4 18. N2f3 Bc5 19. Be3 b6 20. Bd3 Nd6 21. Be2 Nc4 22. Bc1 Rc8 23. b3 Nd6 24. Bf4 Nde4 25. Rc1 Ba3 26. Bb5 Qf8 27. c4 Bxc1 28. Bxc1 Nc3 29. Qe1 Nxb5 30. cxb5 Be4 31. Nc6 Re8 32. Be3 Bxf3 33. gxf3 d4 34. Nxd4 Nd5 35. Nc6 Nxe3 36. fxe3 Qc5 37. Kf2 Qc2+ 38. Qe2 Qxb3 39. Qd2 h6 40. Qd4 Qc2+ 41. Kg3 Re6 42. e4 Rg6+ 43. Kf4 Qh2+ 44. Ke3 Rd6 45. Qc3 Qg1+ 46. Ke2 Qd1+ 47. Ke3 Qg1+ 48. Ke2 Rd1 49. Ne5 Qf1+ 50. Ke3 Re1+ 51. Kf4 Qf2 52. Qc8+ Kh7 53. Qf5+ Kh8 54. Qc8+ Kh7 55. Qf5+ Kh8 56. Nxf7+ Kg8 57. Nxh6+ gxh6 58. Qg6+ Kf8 59. Qf6+ Kg8 60. Qg6+ Kf8 61. Qf6+ Kg8 62. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1004806 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) De Boer, Eelke (2293) 1-0
1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. e4 d6 8. exf5 gxf5 9. d4 Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qf6 12. Re1 Nd7 13. c5 dxc5 14. Bf4 c6 15. Rb1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb6 17. Be5 Qe7 18. Bxg7 Qxg7 19. a4 Nd5 20. Qb3 b6 21. Ne5 Bd7 22. Rbc1 Rac8 23. Qa3 Rfd8 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. a5 Qf8 26. Qa2 Qf6 27. axb6 axb6 28. Qa7 Be8 29. Qxb6 Rd6 30. Qb7 Rcd8 31. Ra1 Re6 32. Ra7 Qh6 33. Qc7 Red6 34. Nd3 Bh5 35. Re7 Bg6 36. Nf4 Qf8 37. Rxh7 1-0
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1005039 Savitha, Shri B (2411) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 d6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. b3 d5 12. Bb2 d4 13. Na4 Rc8 14. Ba3 b6 15. b4 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. bxc5 b5 18. Nb2 Re8 19. Nd3 Ne4 20. Bb2 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Re1 Rc7 23. Qd2 Rce7 24. Bf3 Bd5 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. e3 d3 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Red1 Rd7 29. Rab1 a6 30. Rb3 Red8 31. Qb2+ Kg8 32. Qa3 d2 33. Rb2 Qf3 34. Rbb1 Rd6 35. Qb2 Qe2 36. Qc2 Rf6 37. f4 Qxe3+ 38. Kg2 Qe2+ 39. Kg1 Rfd6 40. Qc7 Rd3 41. a4 b4 42. a5 b3 43. Qb7 Qe3+ 44. Kg2 R8d6 45. Qb8+ Kg7 46. Qb4 Qd4 47. Qb7 Qd5+ 48. Qxd5 R6xd5 49. Rb2 Rxa5 50. Kf2 Rb5 51. Ke2 Rd6 52. Rdxd2 Rxd2+ 53. Kxd2 a5 54. Kc3 a4 55. Rf2 a3 56. Rf1 b2 57. Rb1 a2 0-1
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1005107 Indjic, A (2636) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. g4 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bg2 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. O-O Rb8 12. a4 a6 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. g5 Nfd7 16. Nde4 Ne5 17. Bf4 Nbc4 18. b3 Na5 19. Rxa5 Qxa5 20. Nxd6 Rd8 21. Nce4 Bf5 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. gxf6 Rxd6 24. Bxe5 Rbd8 25. Qc1 Qb6 26. Qg5 h6 27. Qxh6 Rxf6 28. e4 Bc8 29. Qh4 Rdd6 30. Kh2 Qd8 31. f4 Kg7 32. Rc1 1-0
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1005369 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Reprintsev, A (2279) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Na3 c5 4. Nxc4 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Nf6 8. b3 Nd5 9. Bb2 Bxb2 10. Nxb2 e5 11. Rc1 b6 12. a3 Bb7 13. e3 e4 14. Ne1 Nf6 15. d3 Qe7 16. Qc2 exd3 17. Nexd3 O-O 18. b4 cxb4 19. Bxc6 bxa3 20. Nd1 Rac8 21. Qa4 Bxc6 22. Rxc6 Qd7 23. Ne5 Qe7 24. Qc4 Rcd8 25. Nf3 Qe4 26. Nd4 Nd5 27. Nc3 Nxc3 28. Qxc3 Rd7 29. Qxa3 Rxd4 30. exd4 Qxc6 31. Qxa7 Qd6 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. d5 Kg7 34. Qb7 Qc5 35. h3 Rd6 36. h4 h5 37. Qe7 Rxd5 38. Re1 Qxe7 39. Rxe7 Rd6 40. Rb7 Kf6 41. Kg2 Ke6 42. Kf3 f6 43. Rg7 Kf5 44. Rb7 Rd3+ 45. Ke2 Rb3 46. Rb8 g5 47. hxg5 fxg5 48. Rh8 Kg4 49. Kf1 h4 50. gxh4 gxh4 51. Kg2 h3+ 52. Kh2 b5 53. Rf8 Kg5 54. f3 b4 55. Kxh3 Rb1 56. Kg3 b3 57. Rb8 Kf5 58. Kg2 Ke5 59. Rb7 Kd4 60. f4 Kc3 61. f5 Rd1 62. f6 Rd8 63. f7 Rf8 64. Kg3 b2 65. Rc7+ Kd2 66. Rd7+ Kc2 67. Rc7+ Kd2 68. Rd7+ Kc2 69. Rc7+ Kd2 1/2-1/2
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1005448 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Villalba, M (2239) 1-0
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. g4 Bxg4 5. Bg2 c6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Be3 e5 8. Qd2 Be7 9. Rg1 Bh5 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nh3 Ng4 12. Bf3 Ndf6 13. O-O-O Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 exd4 16. Rxd4 Qb6 17. Rdd1 Rg8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qf5 Qc5 20. Rge1 g6 21. Qf3 Kf8 22. Kb1 Kg7 23. Qg3 Nh5 24. Qg4 Bf6 25. Ne4 Qe7 26. Rd7 Qb4 27. Rg1 Rad8 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qxh6# 1-0
2023.03.21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
1005632 Kochiev, Ivan (2053) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 b6 8. Qe2 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Ne4 c5 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Be3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Bc2 g6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. axb3 Rfd8 19. Qc4 Bd5 20. Qa4 Qb7 21. f3 a6 22. Qf4 Bg7 23. b4 a5 24. b5 Rdc8 25. Qd6 Rab8 26. Bd4 Bxd4+ 27. Rxd4 Qc7 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 29. Be4 Rc5 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Rad1 Rxb5 32. Rxd5 Rxb2 33. Rd7 a4 34. Ra7 b5 35. Rdd7 Rf8 36. h3 h5 37. Rdb7 h4 38. Rxa4 bxa4 39. Rxb2 Ra8 40. Kf2 Kf8 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Kd4 Kd6 43. Kc4 Ke5 44. Ra2 Kf4 45. Kb4 Kg3 46. c4 f5 47. c5 Rb8+ 48. Kc4 a3 49. c6 Rb2 50. Rxa3 Rc2+ 51. Rc3 Ra2 52. c7 Ra8 53. Kd3 Kxg2 54. c8=Q Rxc8 55. Rxc8 Kxf3 56. Rg8 f4 57. Rxg6 Kf2 58. Ke4 f3 59. Rf6 Kg3 60. Rxf3+ Kg2 61. Kf4 1-0
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1016739 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Slade, Theodore (1995) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. a3 Re8 13. c5 bxc5 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. b4 a6 16. Qb3 e5 17. a4 d4 18. Nc4 Rb8 19. Nb6 a5 20. b5 Nb4 21. Ba3 Bxc5 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. a5 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 e4 25. Na4 Rxb5 26. Be2 d3 27. Bxd3 exd3 28. Qxd3 Rxa5 29. Nb2 Qa7 30. Nc4 Ra2 31. Qf3 Ne4 32. Ne3 Nd2 33. Qc6 Rb8 34. Rfd1 Nb3 35. Rb1 Nd4 36. Qe4 Ne2+ 37. Kh1 Nc3 38. Qh4 Nxd1 39. Rxd1 h6 40. Nf5 Bf8 41. Qg4 Kh7 42. Qe4 g6 43. Ne3 Rxf2 44. Ng4 Rf5 45. Ne3 Ra5 46. Nd5 Bg7 47. Ne7 Re8 48. Re1 Re5 49. Qxb4 Rxe1+ 50. Qxe1 Qxe7 51. Qf1 Qe1 52. Kg1 Bd4+ 0-1
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1016947 Mayaud, R (2199) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. c4 Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qc2 Nc5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Nc3 c6 14. b4 Ne6 15. Qb3 f5 16. Bf1 Nc7 17. c5+ Be6 18. Bc4 Rfd8 19. h3 Bxc4 20. Qxc4+ Qe6 21. Qxe6+ Nxe6 22. Ne2 Kf7 23. Kf1 Ke7 24. Ke1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 a5 26. a3 axb4 27. axb4 Nc7 28. Ra1 Rxa1+ 29. Bxa1 Nd5 30. Bc3 Nxc3 31. Nxc3 e4 32. Kd2 Ke6 33. Kc2 g5 34. Kb3 h5 35. Kc4 Bxc3 36. Kxc3 Kd5 37. g3 h4 38. gxh4 gxh4 39. Kb3 Ke5 40. Kc3 Kd5 41. Kb3 Ke5 42. Kc4 f4 43. Kb3 fxe3 44. fxe3 Ke6 45. Kc3 Kf6 46. Kc4 Ke5 47. Kc3 Kd5 48. Kb3 Ke6 49. Kc3 Kd5 50. Kb3 Ke6 1/2-1/2
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1017014 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Benaddi, M (2115) 1-0
1. Nf3 c6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bg4 5. Bc4 e6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nd7 8. O-O Ne5 9. Qb3 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 Qd5 11. Qe2 Nf6 12. d3 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Qb5 14. c4 Qa6 15. Rd1 Be7 16. b3 O-O 17. Bb2 Rfd8 18. Qg4 Bf8 19. h4 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Qxa2 21. Rxa2 1-0
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1017318 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Heinemann, Josefine (2343) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. d5 exd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 Qc7 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Rb1 Ne5 15. Bf4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bd6 17. Bg3 Rad8 18. f4 Ng6 19. e5 Be7 20. Qf3 b5 21. Rbd1 c4 22. Rfe1 Bc5 23. e6 Qb6 24. exf7+ Kh8 25. f5 Ne7 26. Be6 Bd4 27. Rxd4 Qxd4 28. Be5 Qd2 29. Bc3 Qg5+ 30. Kh1 Rd3 31. Qe4 Qh5 32. f6 Rxc3 33. fxg7+ Kxg7 34. Qd4+ Kh6 35. Qxc3 1-0
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1017553 Nur-Mukhametova, Alisa (2170) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 Bf5 12. h3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nd7 16. Nc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. a5 b5 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Qc2 Qb4 21. Rd1 a5 22. Ra4 Qb7 23. Bf4 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Qb5 25. e3 Rab8 26. Rd2 Rec8 27. Ra3 Qb4 28. Qc3 a4 29. Rc2 Qe4+ 30. f3 Qxd5 31. Rxa4 Rb3 32. Qe1 Re8 33. e4 Qb7 34. Ra2 d5 35. Rxc5 dxe4 36. Kh1 Rxb2 37. Rxb2 Qxb2 38. fxe4 Qd4 39. Rd5 Qxd5 40. exd5 Rxe1+ 41. Kg2 Rd1 0-1
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1017792 Movahed, Sina (2340) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d3 Nd7 7. Be2 Bd6 8. O-O Ne7 9. d4 O-O 10. g3 f5 11. e5 Bc7 12. Nd1 c5 13. c3 Bb6 14. Qd3 cxd4 15. cxd4 f4 16. Bxf4 Rxf4 17. gxf4 Nf5 18. Bg4 Nxd4 19. Ne3 Qf8 20. Ng2 g6 21. h4 Qh6 22. Qh3 Nc5 23. Rad1 Nf5 24. Kh2 Rf8 25. h5 Ne4 26. hxg6 Qxh3+ 27. Bxh3 hxg6 28. Bxf5 Rxf5 29. Rd3 Bxf2 30. Rh3 g5 31. Rh6 gxf4 32. Kh3 Bg3 33. Nh4 Rxe5 34. Ng6 Rg5 35. Nxf4 Bxf4 36. Rxf4 Rg3+ 37. Kh4 Rg1 38. Rg4+ Rxg4+ 39. Kxg4 Kf7 40. Rh7+ Kf6 41. Rxb7 d4 42. Kf4 Nc5 43. Rxa7 e5+ 44. Kf3 e4+ 45. Kf4 e3 46. Kf3 Ke5 47. Ra5 Kd6 48. Ke2 Ne6 49. Kd3 Nf4+ 50. Kxd4 e2 51. Re5 Ne6+ 52. Kd3 Kxe5 53. Kxe2 Kd4 54. Kd2 Nc5 55. Kc2 Kc4 56. b3+ Kb4 57. Kb2 Nd3+ 58. Kc2 Nc5 59. Kb2 Nd3+ 60. Kb1 Ka3 61. Ka1 Nb4 62. Kb1 Nxa2 63. b4 Nxb4 1/2-1/2
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1017939 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Derjabin, I (2333) 1-0
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 d5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4+ Qxd4 12. Nxd4 a6 13. Be2 e5 14. Nc2 Bf5 15. Nb4 a5 16. Nd5 Nc6 17. f3 Nb4 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Bc4 Ra5 20. e4 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rf1 Rfa8 23. Rf2 Ra3 24. Rb2 Kf6 25. Ke2 h5 26. h4 b5 27. Ke3 R3a7 28. Rc2 Rd8 29. Rc5 Rb8 30. g4 hxg4 31. fxg4 Rd7 32. Rf1+ Ke7 33. Rxe5 Rbd8 34. Rxb5 Rd3+ 35. Kf2 R3d4 36. Re1 Rd3 37. Rb7+ Kf6 38. e5# 1-0
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1018139 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Ibarra Jerez, JC (2563) 0-1
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. g3 Ne4 5. Nb1 Nf6 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Nb1 Nf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Nd5 c6 13. Ne3 Bd7 14. Nf1 f5 15. c3 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Ne3 Kh8 18. Nd4 Nc6 19. b3 Rc8 20. Bb2 f4 21. Nd5 fxg3 22. hxg3 e6 23. Nf4 e5 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Qxd6 Nb7 26. Nxg6+ hxg6 27. Qxg6 Qf6 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Rf1 Be8 30. Qg4 Rd8 31. c4 Bd7 32. Qh5 Qe7 33. Rad1 Be8 34. Qg4 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Qf7 36. Rf1 Bd7 37. Qg5 Nc5 38. Bxe5 Ne6 39. Qe3 Bxe5 40. Qxe5 Qg7 41. Qd6 Nd4 42. Re1 Bg4 43. f3 Bf5 44. e4 Bc8 45. Kf2 Ne6 46. Rh1 Rd8 47. Qa3 Qd4+ 48. Kf1 Qd1+ 49. Kf2 Rd2+ 50. Ke3 Qe2# 0-1
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1018292 Andreev, Konstantin (2084) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Bxc4 Nge7 11. Ne3 Be4 12. Ng5 Bg6 13. f4 Rc8 14. Nf3 O-O 15. b3 Nd4 16. Bd2 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Nc6 18. Kf2 Rfd8 19. Bc3 Nd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Rad1 b5 22. Bxb5 Rc3 23. Rhe1 Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Rc2+ 25. Ke1 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Rxa2 27. Re2 Ra1+ 28. Kd2 h5 29. Bd3 Ra2+ 30. Ke3 Ra3 31. Bxg6 fxg6 32. Rb2 Kf7 33. Kd4 Ra1 34. Rc2 h4 35. Ke4 Ra3 36. Rc7+ Kg8 37. Re7 Ra6 38. Kd4 Kf8 39. Rc7 Rb6 40. Kc3 a6 41. b4 Kg8 42. Kc4 Kh7 43. Ra7 g5 44. fxg5 Kg6 45. Kc5 Rb5+ 46. Kc4 Rb6 47. f4 h3 48. Kc5 Rb5+ 49. Kc4 Rb6 50. Kc5 Rb5+ 51. Kc4 Rb6 1/2-1/2
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1018460 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Ljukin, S (2362) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Na6 7. f3 Nd7 8. Nxc4 e5 9. dxe5 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxc4 11. e4 Qe6 12. exf5 Qxe5+ 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. Kf2 Bc5+ 15. Kg2 O-O 16. Qxe5 Nxe5 17. Ne4 Bd4 18. Bd2 Nd5 19. Bc3 Ne3+ 20. Kf2 Nxf5+ 21. Bxd4 Nxd4 22. Bg2 Rad8 23. Rhd1 Rfe8 24. h3 f5 25. Nc3 Nb3 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1 Rxd1 28. Nxd1 Nc5 29. f4 Nc4 30. Bf1 Nd6 31. a5 a6 32. b4 Nce4+ 33. Kf3 Nd2+ 34. Ke2 Nxf1 35. Kxf1 Kf7 36. Nb2 Ke6 37. Ke2 Ne4 38. g4 Nc3+ 39. Kd3 Nd5 40. Kc4 Nxf4 41. gxf5+ Kxf5 42. h4 g5 43. hxg5 Kxg5 44. Kc5 Nd5 45. Nc4 h5 46. Nd6 h4 47. Nxb7 h3 48. Kxc6 Nxb4+ 49. Kb6 h2 0-1
2023.03.07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
1018607 Hirneise, J (2277) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Qd2 d6 6. Bh6 e5 7. Bxg7 Kxg7 8. d5 a5 9. e3 Na6 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. Bc2 c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. O-O-O Nb7 14. Nf3 Be6 15. c5 Nxc5 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Ng4 18. Rf1 Bc4 19. Rg1 Rac8 20. h3 Nxf2 21. Nxe5 Be6 22. Rf1 Nxh3 23. gxh3 Bxh3 24. Rh1 Bg2 25. Rg1 Bh3 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Nxc6 Re8 28. e4 Ne6 29. Nxa5 Nd4 30. Bd3 Ra8 31. b4 Rb8 32. a3 Be6 33. Kb2 Nf3 34. Rg3 Ne5 35. Bf1 h5 36. Nd5 h4 37. Rc3 Rh8 38. Nf4 Bg4 39. b5 g5 40. Nh3 Rb8 41. Nxg5 Bd7 42. a4 Kf6 43. Nf3 Ra8 44. Nxe5 Kxe5 45. Nc4+ Kxe4 46. Nb6 Rd8 47. Rd3 h3 48. Rxd7 Rxd7 49. Nxd7 h2 50. Bg2+ Ke3 51. b6 f5 52. b7 f4 53. b8=Q f3 54. Qb6+ 1-0
2023.02.28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
1022130 Llanos, G (2296) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Qc2 c6 10. d5 c5 11. Nd2 Kh8 12. a3 Ng8 13. b4 b6 14. Rab1 Bh6 15. Bxh6 Nxh6 16. f3 f5 17. Nb5 Nf6 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Bd3 f4 20. Rb2 g5 21. Rfb1 g4 22. Bf1 Nf7 23. Nb3 a5 24. Nc3 Ng5 25. Qe2 Rg8 26. Kh1 Qg7 27. Nd2 gxf3 28. Nxf3 Nxf3 29. Qxf3 Bg4 30. Qf2 Qh6 31. Kg1 Bd7 32. Rb7 Ng4 33. h3 Nxf2 34. Kxf2 Qh4+ 35. Ke2 Bc8 36. Rf7 Qh5+ 0-1
2023.02.28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
1022315 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Nakamura, Hi (2768) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. bxc5 Nc6 5. g3 e5 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Nd7 8. O-O Nxc5 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Nb3 Ne6 11. e3 a5 12. exd4 exd4 13. a3 a4 14. Nbd2 Nc5 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. Ne1 O-O 17. Rb1 Na5 18. Ne4 Ncb3 19. Qb2 Qd7 20. Nc2 Rad8 21. Nb4 b5 22. c5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Na6 Nb3 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxb5 Bxd3 27. Qxc5 Bxb1 28. Bg5 Rc8 29. Qe7 Qxe7 30. Bxe7 Rfe8 0-1
2023.02.28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
1022572 Degenbaev, Aziz (2152) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Nd4 Ne7 13. f4 Be4 14. Bf3 O-O 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qg4 Qc7 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 20. Bxb6 Qxc2 21. h3 Qxb2 22. f5 Nc6 23. Rd7 Qxb6+ 24. Kh2 Rf8 25. f6 g6 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qe8+ Rf8 28. Qxg6+ 1-0
2023.02.21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
1028962 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Novikova, Galina (2073) 1-0
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 O-O 7. O-O Qe8 8. Nd2 e5 9. d5 a5 10. c5 Na6 11. cxd6 cxd6 12. Nc4 f4 13. gxf4 Qh5 14. fxe5 Ng4 15. h3 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. f4 Qh5 18. e4 Qh4 19. Qe1 Qh5 20. f5 Nc5 21. Qd1 Qh4 22. Bf4 Bd7 23. Kh2 b5 24. Bg3 Qf6 25. Qd2 b4 26. Ne2 Bb5 27. Rfe1 Nd3 28. Red1 Nxb2 29. Nd4 Nxd1 30. Rxd1 Bd7 31. Ne6 Bxe6 32. dxe6 Rad8 33. Rf1 Qc3 34. Qd5 a4 35. Rf3 Qc2 36. Rf2 Qc3 37. Qb7 Rfe8 38. Qb5 Ra8 39. e5 Reb8 40. Qd7 1-0
2023.02.21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
1029228 Nihal, Sarin (2670) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 Nfd7 8. c4 Nc6 9. O-O dxe5 10. Nc3 Nc5 11. Nd5 e4 12. Nd4 Ne5 13. Ba3 b6 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rad1 c6 16. Nc3 Qh4 17. b4 Ncd3 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Bxd3 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxd3 21. Rxd3 Bb7 22. Rfd1 Bf8 23. b5 c5 24. Nf3 Bc8 25. Bb2 Be6 26. Nd2 Red8 27. Ne4 Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Be7 29. Nd2 f6 30. Kf1 a6 31. Ra3 a5 32. Rd3 a4 33. Ke2 Kf7 34. a3 Bd8 35. e4 Bc7 36. g3 g5 37. Rf3 Bg4 38. Ke3 Bxf3 39. Nxf3 Rd8 40. h3 h6 41. Bc3 Ke6 42. Bb2 Rd1 43. Nd2 Rh1 44. Ke2 Rxh3 45. Nb1 Rh1 46. Nc3 h5 47. Nxa4 h4 48. gxh4 gxh4 49. Kf3 h3 50. e5 fxe5 51. Nc3 e4+ 52. Nxe4 h2 53. Ng3 Rb1 0-1
2023.02.21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
1029366 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Madaminov, Mukhiddin (2436) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d4 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Be4 10. Re1 c5 11. e3 Bf6 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc7 15. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Qd6 18. e4 Rfe8 19. f4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qg6 21. e5 d6 22. Qf3 Rad8 23. f5 Qh6 24. e6 Qd2+ 25. Kg1 fxe6 26. dxe6 d5 27. f6 gxf6 28. Qxf6 Rf8 29. e7 Rxf6 30. exd8=Q+ Rf8 31. Qe7 Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Qf2+ 34. Kh1 Qf3+ 35. Kg1 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1042257 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Lopez del Alamo, An (2275) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Qa5 8. h3 e5 9. e3 Re8 10. a3 e4 11. Nd2 d5 12. b4 Qd8 13. Bb2 Be6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. Kh2 h5 17. Ne2 Nc6 18. Nf4 Bf5 19. Nb3 b6 20. Qe2 Qb7 21. Qb5 Ne7 22. Na5 Qb8 23. Nc6 Nxc6 24. Qxc6 Bd7 25. Qc7 Rc8 26. Qxb8 Raxb8 27. Rfd1 Ba4 28. Re1 Bb5 29. Kg1 g5 30. Ne2 Bxe2 31. Rxe2 Rxc1+ 32. Bxc1 Rc8 33. Bb2 g4 34. Rd2 Ne8 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Bf1 Nd6 37. Be2 f5 38. b5 Bf8 39. a4 Kf7 40. Bd1 Ke6 41. Bb3 Nc4 42. Rc2 Bb4 43. Bc1 Nd6 44. Rxc8 Nxc8 45. Kf1 Nd6 46. Ke2 Nc8 47. Bd2 Bxd2 48. Kxd2 Nd6 49. Kc3 Nc8 50. Kd2 Nd6 51. Kc3 Nf7 52. Kd2 Nd6 1/2-1/2
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1042440 OKEKE, Isaac Chukwudalu (2155) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bc4 Bf5 8. c3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Qf3 c5 13. g4 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nxg4 15. Qg3 Kh8 16. h3 Nh6 17. Qh4 Bg6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qxh6 Qe7 20. Kh2 Rg8 21. Rg1 Rad8 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Be4 24. Rg1 Rxg1 25. Kxg1 Bg6 26. Be2 Kg8 27. h4 Qd8 28. h5 Qh4 29. Bf3 b6 30. b3 Qh3 31. Be2 Qh4 32. Bf3 Qh3 33. Be2 Qh4 34. Bf3 1/2-1/2
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1052183 Cherry, A (1935) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Be2 Bg4 8. O-O e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. c4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Ne5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nd7 16. f4 Nf8 17. Qf3 Bd6 18. Qe4 Ng6 19. Nd3 Be7 20. Rf1 Nh4 21. g4 Re8 22. Bf2 Ng6 23. f5 exf5 24. gxf5 Bf6 25. Qg4 Nf8 26. Ne5 c5 27. Rae1 Rad8 28. Bg3 Rxd4 29. Re4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Rxe5 31. Bxe5 Qxe5 32. Qxe5 Bxe5 33. b3 f6 34. Rd1 Bd4+ 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. Kf3 Nd7 37. Ke4 Ke7 38. Kd5 Nb6+ 39. Ke4 Kf7 40. h4 g6 41. h5 Nc8 42. hxg6+ hxg6 43. fxg6+ Kxg6 44. Rg1+ Kf7 45. Rh1 Ne7 46. Rh8 Ke6 47. Rb8 b6 48. Rb7 Nc6 49. a3 Be5 50. b4 f5+ 51. Kf3 cxb4 52. axb4 Nxb4 53. Rxa7 Nc6 54. Rb7 Bd4 55. Kf4 Bc5 56. Kf3 Ne5+ 0-1
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1052250 Dominguez Perez, L (2743) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 c6 10. b4 e4 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. a4 h5 13. Ba3 h4 14. h3 Nf8 15. b5 N8h7 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Rab1 Ng5 18. Bf1 Bf5 19. Rdc1 Qd7 20. Qd1 Rab8 21. a5 Nfh7 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Rb1 Rxb1 24. Qxb1 Qc7 25. a6 Bc8 26. Ndxe4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Bf8 28. c5 dxc5 29. Bxc5 Bf5 30. Qb7 1-0
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1052544 Heinemann, Josefine (2336) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Qe7 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nh6 13. Qd2 a5 14. b3 Nc5 15. Rab1 g4 16. Nh4 f5 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Rbe1 h5 20. f3 h4 21. Bf2 gxf3 22. Bxf3 Nd3 23. Re2 Nxf2 24. Rfxf2 Bg6 25. Be4 Bh5 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rf2 Rxf2 28. Qxf2 Qg5 29. Qe1 Bh6 30. h3 Qf4 31. Nb5 Qe3+ 32. Qxe3 Bxe3+ 33. Kf1 Bb6 34. Bf3 Bg6 35. Nc3 Kf7 36. Be4 Bh5 37. Bf3 Bg6 38. Be4 Bh5 39. Bf3 Bg6 1/2-1/2
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1052786 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Trigo Urquijo, S (2402) 1-0
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Bc4 Bb4 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2 c6 9. Nb1 b5 10. Bb3 Be7 11. c3 Qc7 12. Bg5 Nc5 13. Bc2 Ne6 14. Be3 Nh5 15. g3 g6 16. Nbd2 Nc5 17. b4 Nd7 18. a4 a6 19. Bb3 Nb6 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. Nxe5 Qc7 22. Nef3 Bh3 23. Rfe1 Rad8 24. Nf1 Bf6 25. Qc2 Bg4 26. N3d2 Rfe8 27. Ne3 Bh3 28. Nf3 Qe7 29. e5 Bg7 30. Ng2 Kh8 31. axb5 axb5 32. Rad1 h6 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. e6 f5 35. Ne5 Bxe5 36. Rxe5 Kg7 37. Re1 Bxg2 38. Kxg2 Nf6 39. c4 bxc4 40. Qxc4 Nd5 41. Qd4+ Qf6 42. Qxf6+ Kxf6 43. Bxd5 cxd5 44. e7 Re8 45. Kf3 Kf7 46. b5 Rxe7 47. Rxe7+ Kxe7 48. Ke3 Kd6 49. Kd4 1-0
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1052858 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Pakleza, Z (2496) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bd3 Bg6 9. Ne5 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. e4 dxc4 13. Qxc4 O-O 14. Be3 Qb4 15. a3 Qxc4 0-1
2023.01.17 Titled Tue 17th Jan Early
1061715 Marn, Jan (2359) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qa4 Nd4 11. Rfd1 Bd7 12. Qa3 Nc2 13. Qxc5 Nxa1 14. Rxa1 Bc6 15. Rd1 Qc8 16. Qxe7 Re8 17. Qb4 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 b6 21. Nc6 Qd7 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Ned5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Rc8 25. b3 Qb7 26. a4 Re8 27. Qd2 Qd7 28. Bd4 Qc6 29. Qc3 Bxd4 30. Qxd4+ f6 31. e4 Kg7 32. f4 Rf8 33. e5 fxe5 34. Qxe5+ Kg8 35. Kf1 Qc5 36. h4 Rd8 37. h5 Qd6 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. Qe4 Kg7 40. Qd4+ Kf7 41. Qe4 Re8 42. Qf3 Qe6 43. Kg2 Qe2+ 44. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 45. Kf3 Rb2 46. b4 Ra2 47. a5 bxa5 48. bxa5 Rxa5 49. Ke4 Ra3 50. g4 Rb3 51. f5 gxf5+ 52. gxf5 a5 53. Kd4 a4 54. Nc3 a3 55. c5 Rb4+ 56. Kd3 Ra4 57. c6 a2 58. c7 a1=Q 59. c8=Q Qf1+ 60. Kc2 Qf2+ 61. Kb3 Ra7 62. Qe6+ Kf8 63. Qd6+ Kg7 64. Qg6+ Kf8 0-1
2023.01.17 Titled Tue 17th Jan Early
1061902 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Goldin, A (2542) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Na5 7. Bb3 c6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Nxb3 11. axb3 Qc7 12. Re1 Re8 13. d4 Be6 14. Bg3 Nd7 15. Ne2 a6 16. c4 exd4 17. Nexd4 Bf8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. b4 e5 20. Nh4 Nf6 21. Nf5 g6 22. Nh4 Qf7 23. b3 Rad8 24. Nf3 Kh7 25. Qc2 Nh5 26. Bh2 Nf4 27. Bxf4 Qxf4 28. Nd2 h5 29. Re3 Qf7 30. Nf1 Bh6 31. Rf3 Qe7 32. Rd1 Rf8 33. Rdd3 Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Rf8 35. Rxf8 Qxf8 36. Qd3 Qe7 37. g3 h4 38. gxh4 Qxh4 39. Kg2 Qe7 40. Ne3 Bxe3 41. Qxe3 Qf6 42. Qf3 Kg7 43. Qg4 Kh6 44. Qc8 Qg5+ 45. Kf1 Qc1+ 46. Kg2 Qg5+ 47. Kf1 Qc1+ 48. Kg2 Qg5+ 1/2-1/2
2023.01.17 Titled Tue 17th Jan Early
1062077 Pak, Y (2384) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Nf3 Nh5 9. Nd2 Qe8 10. g3 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. g4 f4 13. gxh5 fxe3 14. fxe3 Nc5 15. b4 e4 16. Qc2 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 exd3 18. Qxd3 Qxh5 19. Rc1 Bf5 20. e4 Rae8 21. Ne2 Bg6 22. Rg1 Bh6 23. Rc2 Kh8 24. Ng3 Qh4 25. Kd1 Qxh3 26. Rh1 Qg4+ 27. Kc1 Rf3 28. Qd4+ Bg7 29. Qxa7 Rxg3 30. Qxb7 Rg1+ 0-1
2023.01.17 Titled Tue 17th Jan Early
1062257 Dubov, Daniil (2708) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Qc2 e6 11. Nd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 f5 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. f4 g4 15. e4 Nd7 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Qe7 18. Rh4 a6 19. Rdh1 Rf7 20. Bxg4 fxg4 21. Rxg4 b6 22. Rxh6 Rf5 23. Rhg6 Rf7 24. Nde4 Kf8 25. Ng5 Rf5 26. Nxe6+ 1-0
2023.01.17 Titled Tue 17th Jan Early
1062490 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Omelja, A (2446) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O d6 6. d3 e5 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. b3 Ne7 9. Re1 h6 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Bb2 Be6 12. Ncd2 Kh7 13. c3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Nfd2 Nf4 17. Qc2 Qh4 18. Nf1 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 Bh3+ 20. Kh1 Qg4 21. f3 Rxf3 22. Nfg3 Raf8 23. Rg1 d5 24. Ne2 Rf1 25. Raxf1 Rxf1 26. N4g3 Qf3# 0-1
2023.01.17 Titled Tue 17th Jan Early
1062827 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Ansh, M Shah (2166) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Nd7 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. Ne5 e6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. c3 Nd5 12. d4 Bf6 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. g3 Rc8 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. h4 Nf6 20. c4 c5 21. dxc5 Rxc5 22. b4 Rc7 23. Qb2 Kg8 24. Bf1 Bc6 25. Nxc6 Rxc6 26. c5 b6 27. Bg2 Rc7 28. c6 b5 29. a4 bxa4 30. Qa3 a5 31. Qxa4 Qxb4 32. Qa1 Nd5 33. h5 Rxc6 34. h6 Qc3 35. Qb1 Qb4 36. Qa1 Qc3 37. Qa4 Rc4 38. Qd7 Rd4 39. Rc1 Qd2 40. Qa7 a4 41. Bf3 Rd3 42. Rcd1 Qxe1+ 43. Rxe1 Rxf3 44. Qxa4 Rf5 45. Qg4 Rh5 46. Qf3 Rxh6 47. Rc1 Rh5 48. Kg2 Re5 49. Qe4 Rxe4 0-1
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1066979 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Stanojevic, Ilija (2091) 1-0
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Be3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Bc4 Be7 7. h3 c6 8. a4 h6 9. Nge2 Qc7 10. g4 b6 11. Ng3 g6 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Bxf7 Rhf8 15. Bxg6 Nd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bf5 d4 18. Bxh6 Rf6 19. Bg5 Kb8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Kb1 Nc5 22. Qa3 Be7 23. Qa2 Ba6 24. Rc1 Nb7 25. Rhd1 Bc4 26. b3 Bf7 27. c3 d3 28. c4 Nc5 29. Rc3 a5 30. Nf1 Bg5 31. h4 Bf4 32. g5 Qc6 33. Ne3 Nxe4 34. Rcxd3 Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Nd6 36. Qc2 Nxf5 37. Nxf5 Kb7 38. Ne3 Bg6 39. Kb2 Bxd3 40. Qxd3 Qc5 41. Qd5+ Kc7 42. Qxc5+ bxc5 43. Nd5+ Kd6 44. Nxf4 exf4 45. Kc2 Ke5 46. Kd3 Kf5 47. f3 Ke5 48. g6 Kf6 49. h5 1-0
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1067184 Mohammed, D (2103) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Qe7 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 f5 12. Ng5 Nc5 13. b4 Na6 14. a3 Nf6 15. f3 h6 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. Nd5 c6 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nc3 Nc7 21. b5 e4 22. Bf4 Nh5 23. Bxd6 Rad8 24. c5 Bxc3 25. Qc2 Bxa1 26. Bxc7 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Qg6 28. fxe4 fxe4 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Qc4+ Qf7 31. Qxd4 Qxc7 32. Bc4+ Kh7 33. Qxe4+ Kh8 34. Qg6 Qg7 0-1
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1067345 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Bachmann, Ax (2604) 1-0
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. d5 Nb8 5. Bd3 c6 6. O-O g6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. c4 Bg4 10. Nbd2 a5 11. a3 Na6 12. h3 Nc5 13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nfxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxb2 16. Nxc5 Bxa1 17. Nxb7 Qb6 18. Rxa1 Qxb7 19. dxc6 Qb6 20. Re1 e6 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Be4 Qc5 23. c7 Qxc7 24. Bxa8 d5 25. cxd5 Rxa8 26. d6 Qd8 27. d7 1-0
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1067692 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Dominguez Perez, L (2743) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 Nxc3 4. dxc3 d6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Nf3 dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Nxd8 8. Nxe5 f6 9. Nd3 Be6 10. Bxe6 Nxe6 11. Be3 g6 12. Rd1 Bg7 13. Ke2 Kf7 14. c4 Rhd8 15. f4 Nd4+ 16. Bxd4 Rxd4 17. b3 Rad8 18. g3 f5 19. Nf2 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rxd1 21. Kxd1 e5 22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Nd3 Bd6 24. Ke2 c5 25. Kf3 g5 26. h3 h5 27. g4 Kg6 28. Nf2 Be5 29. Nd3 Bd4 30. c3 Bg1 31. Kg2 Be3 32. Kf3 f4 33. Ne5+ Kf6 34. Ke4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Bd2 36. Nd7+ Ke7 37. Nxc5 b6 38. Nd3 Bxc3 39. Kf5 Bd4 40. Ke4 Bc3 41. Kf5 Bd4 42. Ke4 Bc3 1/2-1/2
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1067960 Kamsky, G (2666) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. Ne2 Bg4 7. O-O e6 8. Qe1 Nf6 9. f3 Bh5 10. Qh4 Bg6 11. Bxg6 fxg6 12. Nd2 Bd6 13. f4 O-O 14. Nf3 Ne4 15. Ng5 Nxg5 16. Qxg5 Rf5 17. Qg4 g5 18. Ng3 Rxf4 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Qxd5 g6 23. Nh4 Bg7 24. Rae1 Rf8 25. Nf3 h6 26. Re6 g5 27. h3 Ne7 28. Qd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Nf5 30. Re6 Ne3 31. Re1 Rf5 32. R1xe3 fxe3 33. Rxe3 Rb5 34. Re2 Kg8 35. Kf2 Ra5 36. b3 b5 37. Ke3 Ra6 38. Kd3 Rd6 39. Re7 a6 40. c4 bxc4+ 41. bxc4 Rb6 42. c5 Rb2 43. Re2 Rb4 44. Rc2 Rb7 45. c6 Rc7 46. d5 Bf8 47. Nd4 Bd6 48. Ne6 Rc8 49. Rb2 Kf7 50. Rb7+ Kf6 51. Ke4 h5 52. Rd7 Bg3 53. Rd8 Rxd8 54. Nxd8 g4 55. hxg4 hxg4 56. Nb7 Ke7 57. Kf5 Bc7 58. Kxg4 Bb6 59. Kf5 Ke8 60. d6 a5 61. Ke6 a4 62. c7 1-0
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1068094 Lymar, Vladislav (2066) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Nbc6 8. O-O Ng6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Nc3 a6 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. Nd1 Ne7 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Rc1 Rh5 18. Ne3 Qc3 19. Qd1 Bc6 20. Ng4 d4 21. Nd2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Rg5 24. f3 d3+ 25. Kh1 Rh8 26. Nf1 d2 27. Qxd2 Qxf3+ 28. Qg2 Rxg4 29. Qxf3 Rg1# 0-1
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1068461 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Movahed, Sina (2339) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bf1 b5 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. e6 fxe6 14. h3 Nge5 15. Ng5 Nc5 16. Be3 Ncd3 17. Re2 Nc4 18. Bc1 Bd4 19. Nce4 Nxf2 20. Rxf2 Rxf2 21. Kh1 Rf5 22. Nf3 Rd5 23. Qe1 Bb7 24. Bh6 Bxb2 25. Neg5 Ne5 26. Rb1 Qd6 27. Rxb2 Rd1 28. Qxe5 Rxf1+ 29. Kh2 Bxf3 30. Nxf3 Rc8 31. Rd2 Qxe5+ 32. Nxe5 Rf5 33. Ng4 b4 34. Rd7 Re8 35. Bd2 a5 36. Nh6+ Kg7 37. Nxf5+ exf5 38. Ra7 Kf6 39. Rxa5 Rb8 40. Ra6+ Kf7 41. Bf4 Rb5 42. Ra7 Kf6 43. Be3 b3 44. axb3 Rxb3 45. Bd4+ e5 46. Ra6+ Kg5 47. Bxe5 f4 48. Ra5 f3 49. Bg7+ Kf4 50. Bh6+ Ke4 51. Ra4+ Ke5 52. g4 f2 53. Rf4 Rb2 54. Kg3 Rb3+ 55. Kg2 Rb2 56. Rxf2 Rb3 57. Rf3 Rb2+ 58. Kg3 Ke6 59. Bg7 Rb7 60. Bh6 Ke5 61. Bf4+ Kf6 62. g5+ Kg7 63. Re3 Rd7 64. Rf3 Kg8 65. Be5 Rd5 66. Re3 Rd7 67. Bf6 Kf7 68. Ra3 h5 69. Ra8 Rb7 70. Rh8 Ke6 71. Re8+ Kf7 72. Re3 Rd7 73. Be5 Rb7 74. Rf3+ Ke6 75. Bd4 Rf7 76. Rxf7 Kxf7 77. Kf4 Ke6 78. Ke4 Kd6 79. Be5+ Ke6 80. h4 Ke7 81. Kd5 Kd7 82. Bf6 Ke8 83. Ke6 Kf8 84. Be5 Kg8 85. Kf6 Kh7 86. Bf4 Kg8 87. Kxg6 Kh8 88. Kf6 Kh7 89. g6+ Kh8 90. g7+ Kg8 91. Be5 Kh7 92. Kf7 Kh6 93. Bf4+ Kh7 94. g8=Q# 1-0
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1068662 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Moroni, L (2576) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 dxe5 4. Qxd8+ Kxd8 5. Be3 f6 6. Bc4 c6 7. a4 Nd7 8. Nd2 Bc5 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. b4 Ne6 11. c3 Kc7 12. Ne2 Ne7 13. g3 Bd7 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 f5 16. e5 a5 17. Bxe6 Bxe6 18. Nd4 Bc8 19. bxa5 Nd5 20. N2b3 Nxf4 21. O-O g5 22. e6 Re8 23. Rae1 Nxe6 24. Nxf5 Bd7 25. Nfd4 Nf4 26. h4 Bh3 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rf3 h6 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Rg3 Re1+ 31. Kf2 Rf1+ 32. Ke3 g4 33. Nd2 Nd5+ 34. Kd3 Ra1 35. N2b3 Re1 36. c4 Nf4+ 37. Kd2 Re8 38. Re3 Rg8 39. Re4 Nh5 40. Re7+ Kd8 41. Rxb7 g3 42. Nxc6+ Ke8 43. Rb8+ Kf7 44. Ne5+ Kg7 45. Rxg8+ Kxg8 46. Nf3 g2 47. Ng1 Bg4 48. Nd4 Nf4 49. Ke3 Ng6 50. Ndf3 Bc8 51. Ne1 Bb7 52. a6 Bxa6 53. Nxg2 Bxc4 54. Kd4 Ba6 55. Ne1 Kf7 56. Ngf3 Ke7 57. Kc5 Kd8 58. Nc2 Kc7 59. Nfd4 Bf1 60. Ne6+ Kb8 61. Kb6 Ne5 62. Nb4 Nd7+ 63. Kc6 Ne5+ 64. Kd5 Nd3 65. Nc6+ Kb7 66. a5 Ka6 67. Nc7+ Kb7 68. Kd6 Nf2 69. Nb4 Ne4+ 70. Ke5 Kxc7 71. Kxe4 Kb7 72. Kd4 Ka7 73. Kc5 Bg2 74. Kb5 Bf3 75. a6 Bg2 76. Ka5 Bf3 77. Na2 Be2 78. Nb4 Bxa6 1/2-1/2
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1068704 Svane, Frederik (2581) Karthik, Rajaa (2302) 1-0
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 c6 6. e4 e5 7. Nge2 Na6 8. O-O Nc7 9. d4 d6 10. h3 Ne6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Qd2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. b3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 c5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Rad1 Be6 18. f4 Bd4+ 19. Kh2 Qa5 20. Nb5 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Bg7 22. Rxd6 Rae8 23. e5 Re7 24. Rfd1 a6 25. Nc3 f6 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. Bd5 Re8 28. Ne4 Kf8 29. Bxe6 Rxe6 30. Nxc5 Re7 31. Rd8+ Re8 32. Ne6+ 1-0
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1068905 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Mohamed, Anees M (2237) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Na3 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. c4 Qh5 10. Nxd4 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bd7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Nxc6 Bxa3 14. Na5 Bb4 15. Nxb7 Rb8 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nb5 a6 18. Nd4 Rhc8 19. b3 Bc3 20. Ba3+ Ke8 21. Rac1 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 a5 23. Bd6 Rb7 24. f3 Nd7 25. c5 Rc6 26. Ra4 Rb5 27. Rac4 f6 28. f4 Kf7 29. R1c3 Nb6 30. cxb6 Rxd6 31. Rc7+ Kf8 32. Rg3 g5 33. b7 Rdb6 34. Rd3 Ke8 35. Rdd7 gxf4 36. Rxh7 Kd8 37. Rc8# 1-0
2023.01.10 Titled Tue 10th Jan Early
1069101 Karthik, Rajaa (2302) Durarbayli, V (2618) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. b3 b6 6. Bb2 Bb7 7. g3 Nd7 8. Bg2 Qc7 9. O-O Rc8 10. Re1 Ngf6 11. d3 Be7 12. Ne2 Ne5 13. Nf4 Nfd7 14. Qc2 O-O 15. Nd2 b5 16. a4 bxc4 17. bxc4 Rb8 18. Bc3 Ba8 19. Ne2 Nc6 20. Nf1 Bf6 21. g4 Nb4 22. Qd2 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Ne5 24. Rad1 Nxg4 25. Neg3 Nc6 26. h3 Nf6 27. f4 Nd4 28. Ne2 Rb3 29. Qc1 Rfb8 30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Re2 Nd7 32. Nd2 Rxd3 33. e5 dxe5 34. Ne4 Bxe4 35. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 36. Qxd1 Qxc4 37. fxe5 Nxe5 38. Rc2 Qb4 39. Rg2 Ng6 40. Qg4 f5 41. Bxf5 exf5 42. Qxf5 Qb1+ 0-1
2022.09.03 22nd Dubai Open 2022
1193675 Prasannaa, S (2185) Karthik, Rajaa (2327) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Ne2 Re8 9. Qc2 h5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. O-O-O Nf8 12. Kb1 Be6 13. c4 Rc8 14. Nc3 Bb4 15. Ne4 Be7 16. h3 b5 17. g4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 h4 19. f3 Bd5 20. Rc1 Rb8 21. Bf2 Ng6 22. Rhe1 Bb4 23. Re3 Bd6 24. Rce1 Rf8 25. Rb3 Bb4 26. Ree3 Re8 27. a3 Bf8 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Nc3 Qd6 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Ka2 Qc6 32. Qa4 Qb7 33. b4 Rc8 34. Be1 Qc7 35. Re2 Qc4+ 36. Qb3 Qd3 37. Rb2 Rd8 38. Ne2 Qb5 39. a4 Qd7 40. f4 f5 41. g5 Re8 42. b5 Qd6 43. Qf3 Re4 44. Bb4 Qe6 45. Bxf8 Nxf8 46. a5 Re3 47. Qf1 Qe7 48. Qe1 Ra3+ 49. Kb1 Qe4+ 50. Rc2 Rb3+ 51. Kc1 Rxb5 52. Qxh4 Qe3+ 53. Kd1 Qd3+ 54. Kc1 Rxa5 55. Nc3 Qxd4 56. g6 fxg6 57. Qd8 Rc5 58. Kb2 Qb4+ 59. Kc1 Rxc3 60. Qxd5+ Kh7 0-1
2022.09.02 22nd Dubai Open 2022
1193633 Karthik, Rajaa (2327) Devnani, Kush (2095) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. h3 Bh5 7. Qe1 Nc6 8. c3 O-O 9. b4 a6 10. Bb2 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rfe8 12. a4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nb3 e5 15. Qd2 Bxf3 16. exf3 Bd6 17. Nc5 Qf5 18. Qe2 Bxc5 19. bxc5 b4 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. cxb4 Nxb4 22. Bxe5 Nxd3 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qc2 Qg6 25. Rd1 Nb4 26. Qd2 Rb8 27. Qf4 Qc2 28. Rc1 Qb2 29. Bf1 Re8 30. Rd1 c6 31. Qg4+ Kh8 32. Qd7 Rf8 33. Qf5 Qe5 34. Qg4 Nc2 35. f4 Qc3 36. Qf5 Nb4 37. Rb1 Kg7 38. Qg4+ Kh8 39. Qf5 Kg7 40. Qg4+ Kh8 41. Qe2 Kg7 42. Qe7 Qd4 43. Qb7 Nd3 44. Bxd3 Qxd3 45. Rf1 Qb5 46. Qxb5 cxb5 47. Rd1 Rd8 48. Rb1 Rb8 49. Rd1 Rd8 50. Rb1 Rb8 51. Rb4 Kf8 52. c6 Ke7 53. c7 Rc8 54. Rxb5 Rxc7 55. Rxd5 Kf8 56. Kg2 Kg7 57. g4 Rc4 58. Kg3 Rc3+ 59. f3 h6 60. Rd6 Rc5 61. h4 Ra5 62. Rd8 Rb5 63. Re8 Ra5 64. f5 Ra4 65. Re4 Ra3 66. Kf4 Rb3 67. Re3 Rb4+ 68. Kg3 Rb1 69. Rc3 Ra1 70. Kh3 Rh1+ 71. Kg2 Ra1 72. f4 Ra5 73. Kf3 Ra4 74. g5 hxg5 75. hxg5 Ra1 76. Kg4 Rg1+ 77. Rg3 Rb1 78. Rg2 Rb5 79. Rc2 Rb1 80. gxf6+ Kxf6 81. Rc6+ Kg7 82. f6+ Kh6 83. Rd6 Rb5 84. Kf3 Kg6 85. Ke4 Rb4+ 86. Ke3 Kf5 87. Rd5+ Kxf6 88. Kf3 Ra4 89. Kg4 Rb4 90. Rd6+ Kg7 91. Ra6 Rb1 92. Ra3 Kf6 93. Ra6+ Kg7 94. Kg5 Rg1+ 95. Kf5 Re1 96. Ra5 Rh1 97. Kg4 Rg1+ 98. Kf3 Rf1+ 99. Kg4 Rg1+ 100. Kf3 Rf1+ 1/2-1/2
2022.09.01 22nd Dubai Open 2022
1193566 Sandipan, C (2458) Karthik, Rajaa (2327) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. exd5 Kh7 11. h4 Re8 12. Nh3 Bxh3 13. Rxh3 h5 14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. O-O-O Qa5 16. Qc2 Kg8 17. f4 Nh7 18. f5 Nxg5 19. hxg5 Bxc3 20. fxg6 Bxb2+ 21. Kxb2 Re5 22. gxf7+ Kg7 23. Rxh5 Nf8 24. Rdh1 Re3 25. Rh7+ Nxh7 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. f8=Q+ Rxf8 29. Rh7+ Ke8 30. Bh5+ Kd8 31. Qxf8+ Re8 32. Qxe8# 1-0
2022.08.31 22nd Dubai Open 2022
1193542 Vishal Choudary B (2077) Karthik, Rajaa (2327) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bg5 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. c3 Qd5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Be2 Rg8 11. Qd2 O-O-O 12. Qf4 Bh5 13. c4 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Bg6 15. g3 Qf5 16. Qe3 Qe4 17. Qa3 Kb8 18. Qb3 e6 19. Rc1 Bh6 20. Rc3 Rxd4 21. Rg1 Rd7 22. c5 Bf5 23. g4 Bxg4 24. Rg3 Bf4 25. Bd3 Qd5 26. Qxd5 Rxd5 27. Rg1 Rdd8 28. Bxh7 Rd1+ 29. Ne1 Bh3+ 30. Ke2 Rd2+ 31. Kf3 Rxg1 0-1
2022.08.30 22nd Dubai Open 2022
1193470 Karthik, Rajaa (2327) Gagare, Shar (2521) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 Bf5 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. c4 e6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bd2 Be4 8. Bc3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Rb8 10. a4 a6 11. Na3 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Qb7 14. Nxc7+ Qxc7 15. Bg2 Bd6 16. O-O O-O 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd7 20. Qa4 Bb4 21. Nf3 h6 22. Qd1 Be7 23. Kg1 Qd5 24. Qd3 Ne4 25. Nd2 Nxd2 26. Qxd2 Rd8 27. Rd1 e5 28. dxe5 Qxd2 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 30. Bxd2 Rxb2 31. Rd1 Nxe5 32. Kf1 Rc2 33. Bf4 Ng4 34. h3 Nf6 35. Rb1 Nd5 36. Be5 Bf6 37. Rb5 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 Rd1 39. Bxf6 Nxf6 40. Kf3 Rd5 41. Rb3 Rf5+ 42. Kg2 Ne4 43. f3 Nf6 44. h4 h5 45. Rb8+ Kh7 46. Rb7 Kg6 47. Rb6 Rd5 48. Kf2 Kh7 49. Rb7 Nd7 50. Ra7 g6 51. Ra2 Kg7 52. Rc2 Ne5 53. Ke1 Rd6 54. Rc5 Nc6 55. Rc2 Nd4 56. Rb2 Rc6 57. Rd2 Rc4 58. Kf2 Kf6 59. Ke3 Ke5 60. Ra2 Rc3+ 61. Kd2 Rb3 62. Ke1 Ra3 63. Rb2 Nxf3+ 64. exf3 Rxf3 65. Rb5+ Ke4 66. Rb7 f6 67. Rb4+ Kf5 68. g4+ hxg4 69. Rb5+ 0-1
2022.08.28 22nd Dubai Open 2022
1198716 Muradli, Mahammad (2552) Karthik, Rajaa (2327) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. d5 Nc5 9. Nd2 a5 10. Be2 Ne8 11. h4 f5 12. h5 Nf6 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Qc2 b6 15. O-O-O a4 16. f3 f4 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Nxa4 Nh5 19. Bd3 Bf6 20. Nc3 Bd7 21. a3 Qb8 22. Rh2 Kf7 23. Rdh1 Ng3 24. Rh7+ Bg7 25. R1h2 Nh5 26. Nf1 Kg8 27. R7xh5 gxh5 28. Rxh5 Qe8 29. Rh1 Qe7 30. Nb5 Kf7 31. Kb1 Bxb5 32. cxb5 Rh8 33. Rg1 Qh4 34. Qe2 Bf6 35. Ka2 Rhg8 36. Nd2 Qh2 37. Qf1 Rg7 38. Nc4 Ke7 39. Qd1 Rxg2 40. Rh1 Qg3 41. Rh7+ Bg7 42. Qh1 Kf8 43. b6 Rg1 44. Qh5 Kg8 45. bxc7 Rc8 46. Nxd6 Rxc7 47. Ne8 Rb7 48. Rxg7+ 1-0
2022.08.25 28th Abu Dhabi Masters
1199547 Karthik, Rajaa (2327) Bharat, Kumar Reddy Poluri (2210) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 a6 8. a3 Bd6 9. c5 Be7 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Qc2 h6 12. h3 Bf8 13. Ne2 e5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. e6 Rxe6 17. b4 Ne5 18. Bc3 Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 Qg5 20. O-O-O c6 21. g4 a5 22. Nd4 Re4 23. Kb2 b6 24. h4 Qxg4 25. f3 Qg2+ 26. Qd2 Qxd2+ 27. Bxd2 Re8 28. cxb6 axb4 29. axb4 c5 30. Nb5 Rb8 31. Nc7 Rd8 32. b5 Rxb6 33. Ba5 Rb7 34. b6 Be6 35. e4 d4 36. Nxe6 fxe6 37. Kb3 d3 38. Kc4 Rd4+ 39. Kb5 c4 40. Ka6 Rb8 41. Ka7 Rdd8 42. b7 Bc5+ 43. Ka6 Rd6+ 44. Kb5 Be3 45. Kxc4 Rxb7 46. Rb1 Rxb1 47. Rxb1 d2 48. Rd1 Kf7 49. h5 g6 50. hxg6+ Kxg6 51. Bc7 Rc6+ 52. Kd3 Rc1 53. Ke2 Rxd1 54. Kxd1 h5 55. Bg3 Kg5 56. Ke2 Bf4 0-1
2022.08.24 28th Abu Dhabi Masters
1199467 Zanan, E (2510) Karthik, Rajaa (2327) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 Bc5 7. O-O Nd7 8. Qg3 Bd4 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bg4 Ne7 11. Ne2 Bf6 12. d4 h5 13. Bf3 Nf5 14. Qf4 Nh4 15. Re1 Kf8 16. Ng3 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 g6 18. c3 Kg7 19. Bf4 Nf8 20. Nf1 Ne6 21. Be5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Qf6 23. Qe3 Rhe8 24. Re1 Kg8 25. Nd2 Ng7 26. Nf3 Rxe5 27. dxe5 Qe7 28. g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Ne6 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Rh1 Rh8 32. Rxh8 Kxh8 33. Qxa7 Kg7 34. b4 d4 35. Nxd4 Nf4+ 36. Kf3 Nd5 37. Qb8 Nxc3 38. Qd6 Qh4 39. Qd7 Qh3+ 40. Kf4 Nd5+ 41. Ke4 Nc3+ 42. Kf4 Nd5+ 1/2-1/2
2022.08.23 28th Abu Dhabi Masters
1199411 Stojanovic, Andj (2287) Karthik, Rajaa (2327) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. d4 d6 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Ne5 Qd4 9. Nd3 Qxc4 10. Na3 Qg4 11. Nxc5 Nc6 12. e4 Rd8 13. Qxg4 Nxg4 14. h3 Nge5 15. f4 Nd3 16. Na4 Be6 17. Nc3 Nxc1 18. Raxc1 Rd2 19. e5 Nb4 20. Ne4 Rxb2 21. Nc5 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Rfd1 e6 24. Nc4 Rxa2 25. Nxb7 Rb8 26. Nbd6 Rb3 27. Ne4 Bf6 28. Rb1 1/2-1/2
2022.08.22 28th Abu Dhabi Masters
1199344 Karthik, Rajaa (2327) Rakhmatullaev, Almas (2288) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 c6 5. h3 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O a5 9. a4 b6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Bh2 c5 13. Nb5 c4 14. Bf1 Ne4 15. Nd2 Ndf6 16. c3 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qd7 18. f3 Bc6 19. b3 Bxb5 20. axb5 cxb3 21. Qb2 Rcd8 22. Qxb3 e6 1-0
2022.08.17 28th Abu Dhabi Masters
1204738 Aryan, C (2627) Karthik, Rajaa (2327) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. f4 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be3 a6 9. Ne2 b5 10. c3 Bb7 11. h4 Be7 12. Ng3 Qb6 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. cxd4 f5 15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Nh5 g6 17. g4 Nf8 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. exf6 Nf7 20. h5 Nd7 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. g5 e5 23. Bc2 e4 24. Kf2 Rag8 25. Rh3 Qd8 26. Qh1 Ke6 27. Qh2 Qc7 28. Rc1 Qb8 29. Rh1 Rc8 30. Bb3 Rhe8 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Rh7 Nf8 33. Rg7 Kd6 34. Qh6 Kc6 35. Rxg6 Nxg6 36. Qxg6 Qd6 37. Qxf5 Kb6 38. f7 Rh8 39. Rxh8 Rxh8 40. g6 Bc8 41. Qg5 Rh2+ 42. Kg1 Re2 43. g7 Qb4 44. Qd8+ 1-0