WORLDBASE Player / Joueur IM Ajay, Karthikeyan
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312 games / 312 parties
2025.04.17 2nd Namma Bengaluru Open
113560 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Ahaz E U (2190) 0-1
1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. f4 Bf5 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. cxd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rc1 a5 11. d4 Bb4 12. Ne5 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 14. Bb2 f6 15. Nd3 a4 16. b4 a3 17. Ba1 Qe7 18. Nc5 Nd6 19. d3 Rfc8 20. Bc3 Nf8 21. Bd2 b6 22. Na4 Qa7 23. Nc3 Qa6 24. Qe2 c5 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. bxc5 Rxc5 27. Rb1 Rac8 28. Rb3 R5c6 29. Nb1 Rc2 30. Rxa3 Qb5 31. Rb3 Qa6 32. Ra3 Qb5 33. Rb3 Qa6 34. Nc3 Ne4 35. dxe4 Qxe2 36. Nxe2 Rxd2 37. Nd4 dxe4 38. a4 Ra2 39. Rb4 h5 40. h3 Ra8 41. Rc1 R2xa4 42. Rxa4 Rxa4 0-1
2025.04.11 2nd Namma Bengaluru Open
121685 Bhoir Paras Dilip (2085) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 1-0
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. Be3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nf6 8. d5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Ne5 10. Be2 c6 11. f4 Ned7 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. a5 O-O 14. O-O Qc7 15. Qd2 Rfb8 16. Ra2 Rb4 17. Bf3 Rab8 18. b3 e6 19. Qd3 d5 20. e5 Ne8 21. Na4 R4b5 22. Nb6 Bf8 23. Kh1 Bb4 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Bb6 Be7 26. c4 Rb4 27. cxd5 exd5 28. Qxa6 Rxf4 29. Rc2 Rb4 30. Rfc1 Bg5 31. Rb1 Bf4 32. Qe2 Ra8 33. Qe1 Rb5 34. Be2 Rxb6 35. axb6 Qb7 36. Qc3 Qxb6 37. Rf1 Qe3 38. Qxe3 Bxe3 39. Rxc6 Rd8 40. b4 Ng7 41. Rd6 Rb8 42. Rxd5 Ne6 43. Rb5 Rd8 44. Bc4 Ng5 45. Bd5 Bd4 46. h4 Ne6 47. Bxe6 fxe6 48. Rd1 g5 49. hxg5 Kg7 50. Rb7+ Kg6 51. Rc7 Kf5 52. Rc4 Kxe5 53. b5 Bb6 54. Rxd8 Bxd8 55. Rc8 Bb6 56. Rc6 Be3 57. b6 Kd5 58. b7 1-0
2025.04.10 2nd Namma Bengaluru Open
121659 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Om, Nagnath Lamkane (2009) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. Be2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. b4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb6 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Kd2 Rfc8 17. Rc2 Bd7 18. Rhc1 Kf8 19. Nb1 Be6 20. a3 Rc7 21. Ke3 Rac8 22. Nd2 Nd7 23. f4 f6 24. Bd3 Bf7 25. g3 e5 26. Nf3 h6 27. h4 Ke7 28. Nd2 Nb6 29. g4 exf4+ 30. Kxf4 g5+ 31. hxg5 hxg5+ 32. Kg3 Nd7 33. Nf3 Ne5 34. Nxe5 fxe5 35. Be2 b6 36. a4 Rc6 37. Bd3 R8c7 38. c5 dxc5 39. Bb5 Rd6 40. bxc5 bxc5 41. Rxc5 Rxc5 42. Rxc5 Kf6 43. a5 a6 44. Be2 1-0
2025.04.08 Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
123465 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Beniosev, Daniel (2010) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O a6 6. Be2 Be7 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2 Nf6 9. d3 O-O 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Nb1 e5 12. c3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 Be6 14. d4 Rc8 15. Rc1 b5 16. d5 Bd7 17. b4 Ne8 18. a4 Qb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bd3 Nc7 21. Qb3 h6 22. Ra1 Ra8 23. h3 Bh4 24. Rac1 Rfc8 25. Ne2 Bg5 26. Ra1 Bh4 27. g3 Be7 28. Kg2 f6 29. g4 Na6 30. Ng3 Bd8 31. Rfc1 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Rc8 33. Rxc8 Bxc8 34. Qc3 Bd7 35. Be2 Qc7 36. Qb3 Qb7 37. Nf5 Bc7 38. Qc3 Bb8 39. Bc1 Ba7 40. Nxd6 Qb6 41. Be3 Qxd6 42. Bxa7 Qxb4 43. Qe3 Qd6 44. Bb6 Nb8 45. Bc5 Qc7 46. Qa3 Qb7 47. Qa5 Na6 48. Bd6 1-0
2025.04.08 Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
123751 Khodzhamkuliev, B (2115) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 0-1
1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. Ne5 d5 8. O-O Bb7 9. d4 Nbd7 10. Nd3 Bd6 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Nb5 Ne8 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. c4 Ndf6 15. Rc1 dxc4 16. Rxc4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. f3 Nd5 19. Qb3 b5 20. Rc2 a5 21. a4 b4 22. Rfc1 h6 23. Bd2 Ra6 24. Nf4 Nec7 25. e4 fxe4 26. fxe4 Nxf4+ 27. Bxf4 Qxe4+ 28. Kh3 Nd5 29. Rc7 Rxf4 30. gxf4 Nxf4+ 31. Kg4 Ne2+ 32. Kh3 Nxc1 33. Qg3 Qf5+ 34. Kh4 Qf6+ 35. Kh5 Ra8 36. Rxc1 Kh7 37. Qd3+ g6+ 38. Kg4 Rf8 39. Rc7+ Rf7 40. Rxf7+ Qxf7 41. Qe4 Qf5+ 42. Qxf5 gxf5+ 43. Kf4 Kg6 44. d5 e5+ 45. Ke3 Kg5 46. b3 Kg4 47. Kd3 f4 48. Kc4 f3 49. Kb5 f2 50. Kc6 f1=Q 51. Kxd6 e4 52. Kc7 e3 53. d6 e2 54. d7 0-1
2025.04.08 Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
124004 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Rasulov, Vu (2505) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Na3 O-O 8. Nc4 d5 9. Ncxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Re8 11. Nf3 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nxe4 14. c3 Bg4 15. h3 Be6 16. Ng5 Nxg5 17. Bxg5 Rac8 18. Rd2 b6 19. a4 h6 20. Bf4 g5 21. Be3 Rcd8 22. a5 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 Rd8 24. Be3 Be5 25. Kf1 f5 26. axb6 axb6 27. f4 gxf4 28. gxf4 Bf6 29. Bf3 Rd3 30. Re1 Bh4 31. Re2 Bc4 32. Kg2 Kf7 33. Bf2 Bf6 34. b4 Rxc3 35. Rd2 cxb4 36. Bxb6 Be6 37. Ba5 Rc4 38. Bd5 Bxd5+ 39. Rxd5 b3 40. Rxf5 b2 41. Rb5 Rc1 42. Rb7+ Kg6 0-1
2025.04.08 Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
124341 Baradaran Tamadon, Arian (2304) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 1-0
1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. a3 Nbd7 6. c4 c5 7. bxc5 Nxc5 8. d4 Nce4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qb3 a6 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. f3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd6 14. e4 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne5 Bg6 17. Nc3 Be7 18. Rc1 Qb7 19. h4 O-O 20. g4 b4 21. h5 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 24. Kf2 bxa3 25. Ba1 Rab8 26. Qf3 Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 Bf6 28. Nd7 Rb3+ 29. Ke4 Rd8 30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. Rhf1 Kg7 32. Rc6 a5 33. Ra6 Rd5 34. Rf3 Rxf3 35. Kxf3 Rb5 36. Ke4 a2 37. Bc3 h6 38. Kd3 Rg5 39. Kc4 Rxg4 40. Rxa5 Rg5 41. Rxa2 Rxh5 42. Rf2 Rd5 43. Kd3 Kg6 44. Ke4 h5 45. Rg2+ Rg5 46. Rh2 Rg4+ 47. Kf3 f5 48. Ke3 f6 49. Be1 f4+ 50. Ke4 Kg5 51. Bd2 h4 52. Rh3 Kh5 53. Bxf4 Rg2 54. Kf3 Rg1 55. Be3 Rd1 56. Ke2 Rb1 57. Bf2 Rb2+ 58. Kf1 Kg4 59. Rxh4+ Kf3 60. Rh3+ Ke4 61. Re3+ Kd5 62. Rc3 e5 63. Rc5+ Ke4 64. d5 Rd2 65. Rc6 f5 66. d6 f4 67. Be1 Rd3 68. Bb4 Kf3 69. Ke1 e4 70. Rc3 Ke3 71. Rxd3+ exd3 72. d7 f3 73. Bc5+ Ke4 74. d8=Q 1-0
2025.04.08 Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
124756 Asish Panda (1911) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 8. Nc3 g6 9. Bg5 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd3 Qa5 12. a3 Rac8 13. b4 Qb6 14. b5 Bd7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Qc5 17. Nxf6+ exf6 18. Rac1 Bxb5 19. Rfd1 Bxc4 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Be6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. h4 Kf8 24. Rd3 Ke7 25. Nd4 Rc4 26. f3 Ra4 27. Kf2 Bc4 28. Rc3 a6 29. Ke3 Kd7 30. g4 b5 31. g5 fxg5 32. hxg5 a5 33. Kf4 Kd6 34. Nc2 Be6 35. Rd3+ Kc5 36. Ke5 b4 37. axb4+ axb4 38. Nd4 Ra3 39. Nxe6+ fxe6 40. Rd7 Ra6 41. Rxh7 b3 42. Rc7+ Rc6 43. Rb7 Rb6 44. Rc7+ Kb4 45. Rc1 b2 46. Rb1 Kc3 47. Kf6 Kc2 48. Rh1 Rb3 49. f4 Rf3 50. Kxg6 Rxf4 51. Kh5 b1=Q 52. Rxb1 Kxb1 53. g6 Rxe4 54. g7 Re1 55. Kg5 Rg1+ 56. Kf6 Rxg7 0-1
2025.04.08 Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
124958 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Arnav, Maheshwari (2305) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 Nbd7 10. Ne5 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nbd5 12. Qf3 Be6 13. Bg5 c6 14. Rfe1 a5 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bh4 Rc8 17. h3 b5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rd6 22. Bc6 Bxd4 23. Bxb5 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Qb6+ 25. Kg3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Qxb5 27. Rd5 Qb8+ 28. Qf4 Qxb2 29. Rd2 Qb8 30. Rd5 Qxf4+ 31. Kxf4 Ra8 32. a4 g6 33. g4 Kg7 34. h4 Kf6 35. Ke4 Ke6 36. Kd4 Rb8 37. Re5+ Kf6 38. g5+ hxg5 39. hxg5+ Kg7 40. Rxa5 Rb7 41. Ra8 f6 42. a5 fxg5 43. a6 Rb1 44. Kc5 g4 45. Rd8 Ra1 46. Kb6 Kf6 47. Rd5 Rb1+ 48. Rb5 Re1 49. a7 Re8 50. Kb7 Re7+ 51. Ka6 Rxa7+ 52. Kxa7 g3 53. Rb3 Kf5 54. Rxg3 g5 55. Kb6 Kf4 56. Rg1 g4 57. Kc5 Kf3 58. Kd4 g3 59. Rf1+ Ke2 60. Ra1 g2 61. Ke4 Kf2 62. Ra2+ Kg3 63. Ra1 Kf2 64. Ra2+ Kg3 65. Ra1 Kf2 1/2-1/2
2025.04.08 Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
125152 Brozyna, Mateusz (2224) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 0-1
1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 Nf6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Ne2 c6 8. c4 d6 9. Nbc3 Be6 10. b3 Bf7 11. O-O Re8 12. Qd3 a5 13. a3 Na6 14. Rfb1 Qc7 15. Nf4 Bh6 16. d5 Nc5 17. Qc2 Qb6 18. Nd3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Bxe3 20. Na4 Bxf2+ 21. Kh1 Qd4 22. Qf1 c5 23. Rd1 Qe3 24. Ra2 Be1 25. Raa1 Bxg3 26. Nb6 Be5 27. Re1 Qh6 28. Rxe5 fxe5 29. Nxa8 Rxa8 30. h3 Qe3 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Rxa1 33. Qxa1 cxb4 34. Qa8+ Kg7 35. Qxb7 b3 36. Qb8 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qd4+ 39. Kh2 b2 40. c5 Qf4+ 41. Kg1 Qc1+ 42. Bf1 b1=Q 43. Qxb1 Qxb1 44. c6 Bxd5 45. c7 Qb6+ 46. Kh2 Qf2+ 47. Bg2 Qxg2# 0-1
2025.04.08 Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
125248 Durarbayli, Vasif (2612) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bc4 Bg7 4. c3 e6 5. O-O Ne7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Re1 d6 11. Nd2 g5 12. Bg3 b5 13. Bb3 Bb7 14. Qh5 Nbc6 15. N2f3 Nxd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. e5 Nf5 18. h4 gxh4 19. Bxh4 Nxh4 20. Nxh4 Qg5 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. Nf3 g4 23. Nh2 g3 24. fxg3 f6 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. Nf3 Kf7 27. Re3 Rg8 28. Rf1 Ke7 29. Rfe1 Rxg3 30. Rxe6+ Kf7 31. Rb6 Rb8 32. Rxb7+ Rxb7 33. Bxd5+ 1-0
2025.04.08 Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
125402 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Pham Tran Gia Phuc (2428) 0-1
1. Nh3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 e5 4. f3 h5 5. Nf2 h4 6. g4 h3 7. Nxh3 Rxh3 8. Kf1 Rh8 9. e3 Bc5 10. c3 d4 11. cxd4 exd4 12. Qc2 Bb6 13. Na3 Be6 14. f4 Bxg4 15. Nc4 d3 16. Qc3 Nf6 17. b3 Be2+ 18. Kg1 Ng4 19. Qxg7 Qh4 20. Bxc6+ bxc6 21. Bb2 Qf2# 0-1
2025.04.08 Titled Tue 8th Apr Early
125670 Purtseladze, M (2261) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Ng6 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qh4 14. Nd5 Rac8 15. Rdg1 Nd4 16. Qf2 Qxf2 17. Bxf2 c6 18. f5 cxd5 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. exd5 Nxf3 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Rg3 Re3 23. Rd1 b5 24. b3 f5 25. Kb2 bxc4 26. Bxc4 g5 27. Rf1 g4 28. hxg4 fxg4 29. Rxg4 Ne5 30. Rd4 a5 31. Rg1 Nf3 32. Rg3 Rxb3+ 33. axb3 Nxd4 34. Rd3 Nf5 35. Ka3 g6 36. Ka4 Kg7 37. Rf3 Kf6 38. Rf1 Ke5 39. Re1+ Kd4 40. Re6 g5 41. Rg6 Ne3 42. Rxd6 Nxc4 43. bxc4 Kxc4 44. Rc6 Kxd5 45. Rg6 Ke4 46. Re6+ Kf3 47. Rf6+ Kg2 48. Kb3 g4 49. Rg6 g3 50. Kb2 Kf2 0-1
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
129269 Lukachewski Junior, Wanderlei (2049) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. a3 Qd5 19. Qe3 Nd6 20. Qe5 Nc4 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. Rc2 Ne5 23. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Rxc8 25. Re1 Kf8 26. Re5 Rd8 27. Kf1 Rd6 28. Ke1 f6 29. Re3 Kf7 30. Kd2 Rc6 31. Rc3 Rc4 32. Kd3 Ke6 33. b3 Rxc3+ 34. Kxc3 a5 35. Kd3 Kf5 36. Ke3 g5 37. h3 h6 38. f4 g4 39. h4 h5 0-1
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
129714 Howell, D (2668) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. Nh4 Be4 6. f3 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. e4 dxe4 9. fxe4 e5 10. c3 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Be3 Nc4 16. Bf2 Qd7 17. Qe2 Nb6 18. Rad1 Ng4 19. h3 Nxf2 20. Qxf2 Bb4 21. a3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Nc4 23. a4 f6 24. Qe2 Na5 25. h4 Qe6 26. Qb2 b6 27. Qf2 Nc4 28. Rde1 O-O 29. Qf4 a5 30. Rf2 b5 31. axb5 cxb5 32. Rb1 a4 33. Rxb5 a3 34. Ra2 Nd6 35. Rd5 Nc4 36. Kh2 Rab8 37. Bh3 f5 38. Bg2 Rb2 39. Ra1 fxe4 40. Qg5 Ne3 41. Qxe3 Qxd5 42. Rxa3 Rff2 43. Kh3 Rxg2 44. Qf4 Qf5+ 45. Qxf5 gxf5 0-1
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
130097 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Iniyan, Pa (2567) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. e3 e5 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Ne7 7. d3 Nbc6 8. a3 Qd7 9. Nd2 f6 10. g4 h5 11. gxh5 Qf5 12. Qxf5 Nxf5 13. Be2 Kf7 14. Rg1 a5 15. O-O-O b5 16. Nf1 Nce7 17. Ng3 a4 18. b4 c5 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Nxf5 Nxf5 21. Bg4 Ne7 22. c3 Rhd8 23. Bf3 Rac8 24. Kb1 d4 25. cxd4 exd4 26. Bg4 Rc6 27. Bf3 Rcc8 28. Bg4 Rc6 29. e4 b4 30. axb4 Bxb4 31. Rc1 Rb6 32. Ka2 a3 33. Ba1 Bc3 34. Rb1 Rdb8 35. Rxb6 Rxb6 36. f4 Nc6 37. Bxc3 dxc3 38. Kxa3 Nd4 39. Rc1 c2 40. Ka2 Ke7 41. e5 fxe5 42. fxe5 Rb5 43. e6 Rb6 44. h4 Rb4 45. Ka3 Rb3+ 46. Ka2 Rxd3 47. Kb2 Rb3+ 48. Ka2 Rg3 49. Bd1 cxd1=Q 50. Rxd1 Nxe6 51. Rd5 Rg4 52. Kb3 Rxh4 53. Kc3 Kf6 54. Kd2 Rg4 55. Ke3 Rg5 56. Rd6 Rxh5 57. Kf2 Rf5+ 58. Kg3 Ke5 59. Rd7 g5 60. Re7 Rf4 61. Re8 Kf5 62. Re7 Ra4 63. Rf7+ Kg6 64. Re7 Kf6 65. Re8 Ng7 66. Rf8+ Kg6 67. Rg8 Kf7 68. Rh8 Nf5+ 69. Kf3 g4+ 70. Kg2 Ra2+ 71. Kg1 Kf6 72. Rg8 Ne3 73. Kh1 Kf5 74. Rf8+ Ke4 75. Kg1 g3 76. Re8+ Kf4 77. Rf8+ Nf5 78. Rf7 Kg4 79. Rf8 Ra1+ 80. Kg2 Nh4# 0-1
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
130148 Movahed, Sina (2518) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 b5 10. h4 h5 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. g4 Nbd7 13. Rdg1 Ne5 14. Bh6 e6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. gxh5 Nxh5 17. Rg5 Qf6 18. Rhg1 Kh7 19. Nce2 Nxd3+ 20. Qxd3 e5 21. Nf5 d5 22. Rxh5+ gxh5 23. exd5 Kh8 24. Rg5 Rfd8 25. Nc3 Rac8 26. Ne4 Qb6 27. d6 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 f6 29. Rxh5+ Kg8 30. Qd5+ Kf8 31. Rh8# 1-0
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
130519 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Bournel, Antoine (2423) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 e6 3. b3 a5 4. a4 Nc6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Ne5 Bd6 9. f4 Nd7 10. Nd3 Qe7 11. Na3 e5 12. Qg4 exf4 13. Nxf4 Be5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxg7 O-O-O 16. O-O Rdg8 17. Qh6 d4 18. exd4 Nf3+ 19. Kh1 Nxd2 20. Rfe1 Qg5 21. Qxg5 Rxg5 22. d5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Rad1 Rhd8 25. Nb5 c6 26. Nc3 Rc5 27. Re3 b6 28. h4 f5 29. h5 Rd6 30. Rde1 Ne4 31. Rxe4 fxe4 32. Nxe4 Rxh5+ 33. Kg1 Re6 34. Kf2 Rf5+ 35. Ke3 Rfe5 36. Kf4 Kc7 37. g4 h6 38. c3 b5 39. axb5 cxb5 40. c4 bxc4 41. bxc4 Kc6 42. Kf3 a4 43. Kf4 Rxe4+ 44. Rxe4 Rxe4+ 45. Kxe4 a3 46. Kd3 a2 47. Kc2 a1=Q 48. Kb3 Qg7 49. g5 Qxg5 50. c5 h5 51. Kb4 h4 52. Ka5 h3 53. Ka6 h2 54. Ka7 Qd8 55. Ka6 Qa8# 0-1
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
130874 Shubhi Gupta (2067) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. d4 a5 2. Nf3 h6 3. e4 g5 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 c6 6. Be3 d6 7. Be2 Na6 8. a3 Nf6 9. h3 Nd7 10. Qc2 e5 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. d5 Ndc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Na6 16. Qb3 c5 17. Qa4+ Bd7 18. b5 O-O 19. Qb3 Nb4 20. O-O f5 21. Nd2 g4 22. hxg4 fxg4 23. Ncb1 h5 24. Qe3 Kh7 25. Rc1 Bh6 26. Qb3 h4 27. g3 Ra2 28. Rcd1 b6 29. gxh4 Qxh4 30. Qg3 Qxg3+ 31. fxg3 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Nc2 33. Kg1 Nd4 34. Kf2 Rb2 35. Ke1 Kg6 36. Rc1 Nc2+ 37. Kf2 Nb4 38. Rd1 Na2 39. Ke1 Be3 40. Nf1 Bd4 41. Bd3 Nb4 42. Be2 Na2 43. Nfd2 Bc8 44. Bd3 Kg5 45. Ke2 Bd7 46. Rf1 Nc3+ 47. Nxc3 Bxc3 48. Rd1 Ra2 49. Ke3 Ra8 50. Rf1 Ra2 51. Rd1 Rb2 52. Ke2 Kg6 53. Ke3 Kg7 54. Ke2 Ra2 55. Ke3 Be8 56. Ke2 Bg6 57. Ke3 Ra8 58. Rf1 Rh8 59. Nb1 Bd4+ 60. Kd2 Rh3 61. Nc3 Rxg3 62. Ne2 Re3 63. Nxd4 cxd4 64. Rg1 g3 65. Rg2 Kf6 66. Rg1 Kg5 67. c5 dxc5 68. d6 Kf6 69. Bc4 Bxe4 70. Rf1+ Rf3 71. Ra1 Rf2+ 72. Ke1 Rc2 73. Ra7 Rxc4 74. d7 Ke7 75. d8=Q+ Kxd8 76. Rg7 Rc1+ 77. Kd2 Rc2+ 78. Kd1 g2 79. Rg3 Bf3+ 80. Kxc2 e4 81. Kd2 Kd7 82. Rg7+ Kd6 83. Rg6+ Kd5 84. Rg5+ Kc4 85. Rg6 Kxb5 86. Rg5 Kc4 87. Kc2 e3 88. Rg3 b5 89. Rg5 b4 90. Rg6 Be4+ 91. Kb2 Bxg6 0-1
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
130895 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Cornelisse, Lorelei (2095) 1-0
1. a4 g6 2. h4 h5 3. a5 a6 4. Nf3 Ra7 5. d4 Ra8 6. c4 Ra7 7. Nc3 Ra8 8. e4 Bg7 9. e5 d6 10. Bg5 Bg4 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Bf4 Nh6 13. e6 fxe6 14. d5 exd5 15. cxd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Bxh6 Bxe2 18. Qa4+ Bb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Qxb5+ c6 21. dxc6 O-O 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qxe5+ Kh7 24. cxb7 Rf5 25. Qxf5 gxf5 26. bxa8=Q Qxa8 27. O-O f4 28. f3 Qa7+ 29. Kh1 e5 30. a6 Qe7 31. a7 Qxh4+ 32. Kg1 Qh1+ 1-0
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
131281 Kuznetsov, Mi1 (2218) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. a4 Bb7 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. c3 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. O-O c4 9. Bc2 Nc6 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 d6 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Bxe7 Ncxe7 16. Re1 O-O 17. Ne5 Rad8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. Qf3 Nf6 21. Ra2 Rd5 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 g6 24. Qf4 Kg7 25. Ng4 Ng8 26. Re5 b4 27. Ra1 Bb7 28. Ne3 bxc3 29. bxc3 Qb2 30. Rb1 Qxc3 31. Nxd5 Qxc2 32. Rc1 Qb2 33. Nc3 g5 34. Qe3 Ba6 35. Ra5 Qb6 36. Rca1 Bc8 37. h4 g4 38. h5 Nf6 39. Qe5 Rd8 40. Ne4 Qxd4 41. Qxf6+ Qxf6 42. Nxf6 Kxf6 43. Rc5 Bb7 44. Rxc4 Kg5 45. Ra5+ f5 46. Re5 Kxh5 47. Rc7 Bd5 48. Kh2 Kg6 49. Kg3 Kg5 50. Ra7 h5 51. f4+ gxf3 52. gxf3 h4+ 53. Kf2 Kf4 54. Re3 e5 55. Ra4+ e4 56. fxe4 Bxe4 57. Rf3+ Kg4 58. Re3 Rd2+ 59. Kf1 h3 60. Raxe4+ fxe4 61. Rxe4+ Kf3 62. Re1 h2 0-1
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
131369 Leve, Nitai (2128) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 8. dxe5 Nb6 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Bb3 Be6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 c6 13. Bg5 Bxb3 14. axb3 Ne6 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Ne4 Nd5 18. Nd6 Rab8 19. Nf5+ Kd7 20. Nd2 g6 21. Ng3 Nc5 22. b4 Nd3 23. Nc4 N3xb4 24. Ra4 Kc7 25. Nd6 f6 26. exf6 Kxd6 27. Rxb4 Kc7 28. Re4 Rbe8 29. f7 Ref8 30. Rxd5 cxd5 31. Re7+ Kc6 32. Ne2 Rb8 33. Nf4 Kd6 34. Re6+ Kd7 35. Re5 Rhf8 36. Rxd5+ Kc6 37. Re5 Rxf7 38. g3 Rd8 39. Re6+ Rd6 40. Re8 Rd2 41. Ne6 Kb5 42. f4 Rxb2 0-1
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
131546 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Shirov, A (2652) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qc3 8. Bb5 g6 9. Be5 Qxc5 10. c4 Bg7 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Bc4 Qd8 13. Qb3 O-O 14. Bc3 Na5 15. Bxa5 Qxa5 16. O-O Bf5 17. Rbc1 b6 18. Bb5 Be6 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rac8 21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Be6 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Ne4 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25. Bxd5 Nc3 26. Bc4 Rc8 27. Rxc3 Bxc3 28. Bb3 Bf6 29. Kf1 b5 30. Ke2 a5 31. Kd3 a4 32. Be6 Rc3+ 33. Kd2 b4 34. Ne1 Rc6 35. Bf7 Bc3+ 36. Ke2 Bxe1 37. Kxe1 Rc2 0-1
2025.04.01 Titled Tue 1st Apr Early
131830 Moussard, J (2592) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bd7 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bf4 a6 13. Bd3 Nb4 14. Be4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 cxd6 16. Rb1 Nxa2 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Rxb7 Bb5 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Qf5 Qf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. cxd3 Rb8 24. Rd7 Rb6 25. Ra7 Nb4 26. Rb1 Rb5 27. Rxa6 Nxa6 28. Rxb5 Nc7 29. Rb6 Rd8 30. Rb7 Rd7 31. d5 Re7 32. g3 Kg7 33. Kg2 Nxd5 34. Rxe7 Nxe7 35. h4 Kg6 36. g4 Nd5 37. Kg3 Nb4 38. d4 Nd3 39. h5+ Kh6 40. Nh4 d5 41. Nf5+ Kh7 42. Ne7 Nb4 43. Kf4 Kh6 44. Nf5+ Kh7 45. Ke3 Nc6 46. f4 Nd8 47. Ng3 Ne6 48. f5 Nc7 49. Ne2 Kh6 50. Kf4 Nb5 51. Ke3 Kg5 52. Nf4 Nd6 53. Nh3+ Kxg4 54. h6 Nxf5+ 55. Kd3 Nxh6 56. Nf2+ Kf3 57. Nd1 Nf5 58. Nc3 Ne7 59. Nb5 f5 60. Nd6 f4 61. Nxf7 Kg2 62. Ne5 f3 63. Ng4 f2 0-1
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
135717 Ruge, E (2201) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 d5 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. h4 h6 8. h5 g5 9. O-O Nge7 10. c3 Rb8 11. Qe2 b5 12. Nh2 Bb7 13. Ng4 b4 14. e5 Nf5 15. Nf3 Ba6 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Qe1 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qa5 19. Bf1 d4 20. Bd2 Qa3 21. c4 Nb4 22. Bxb4 Rxb4 23. Rab1 O-O 24. Rxb4 Qxb4 25. Qe2 Rb8 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Nd2 Bb7 28. Rb1 Qa4 29. Bg2 Qxa2 30. Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Bxb7 Qb2 32. Be4 Ne7 33. Bf3 a5 34. Nde4 Qb1+ 35. Qd1 Qb4 36. Nd7 a4 37. Ndxc5 a3 38. Qb3 Qa5 39. Qb8+ Ng8 40. Qb1 a2 41. Qa1 Bxe5 42. Kg2 g4 43. Be2 f5 44. Nb3 Qa3 45. Ned2 Ne7 46. c5 Nc6 47. Bd1 Bc7 48. Nc4 Qa6 49. Nd6 Nb4 0-1
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
135858 Yoo, Christopher Woojin (2588) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 Na6 6. g4 e5 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Bg2 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 c6 12. Bf4 Ne6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Qd2 Ne5 15. b3 Nc5 16. Rad1 Ned3 17. Rf1 Qa5 18. f4 Bd7 19. f5 Be5 20. Nde2 Rad8 21. Kh1 f6 22. Bd4 g5 23. Qe3 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Kg7 25. Rxd3 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Qe5 27. Ng3 Bc8 28. Rd1 Kh8 29. Nh5 Kg8 30. Ne2 Kf8 31. Nd4 Re7 32. Re1 Kf7 33. Nf3 Qc5 34. Qc3 1-0
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
136053 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Ortiz Verdezoto, Anahi (2218) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bg4 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. h3 Qd7 14. Bb5 a6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bxa6 Ra8 17. Be2 Bxh3 18. Na4 Qf5 19. Bf3 Qg6 20. Rxc6 Bd7 21. Rb6 Bd8 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxd5 Bxa4 24. bxa4 Rxa4 25. Rb7 Rh4 26. g3 Ra4 27. Kg2 Qc2 28. Bd1 Qxa2 29. Bb3 1-0
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
136324 Porozhnyak, Maya (1974) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 d6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Be2 Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 Ne7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Be6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. c3 Re8 15. Be3 Qh4 16. Qd2 Qc4 17. Ra3 Qd3 18. Qxd3 Bxd3 19. Rd1 Be4 20. Be2 b6 21. Rd2 a5 22. Bb5 Re7 23. Bc6 Ra7 24. b4 Bf5 25. Bb5 Bd7 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27. Bg5 h6 28. Bh4 g5 29. Bg3 Re7 30. Kf1 axb4 31. cxb4 Re4 32. f3 Rxb4 33. Rda2 Bb2 34. Re3 Raxa4 35. Rxa4 Rxa4 36. Re7 Rc4 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Rc8 Be5 39. Bf2 b5 40. Ke2 Rc2+ 41. Kf1 b4 42. g3 b3 43. f4 gxf4 44. gxf4 b2 45. fxe5 b1=Q+ 46. Kg2 Rxf2+ 47. Kxf2 Qf5+ 48. Ke2 Qxc8 49. exd6 cxd6 50. Kd3 Qc5 0-1
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
136672 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Parpiev, Isaak (2341) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bg4 4. e3 Nbd7 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e5 7. Qd1 Bd6 8. d3 Qe7 9. Nd2 c6 10. g3 h5 11. Bg2 Ba3 12. Qc1 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 a5 14. a3 h4 15. g4 Qd6 16. Ke2 Nf8 17. b4 Qc7 18. c4 Ng6 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Rhc1 Qe7 21. bxa5 O-O 22. Qb4 Qd7 23. Nb3 Rfb8 24. Kf1 e4 25. dxe4 dxe4 26. Nc5 Qe8 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28. Bxe4 Ne5 29. Kg2 Qe6 30. Rd1 Nc6 31. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 32. e4 Re8 33. Rd5 Qc2 34. Re1 Rac8 35. Rd2 Qc6 36. f3 Rcd8 37. Rf2 Qc7 38. f4 Rd3 39. Kh2 Red8 40. Rg1 R8d4 41. Qe1 Qc4 42. Re2 Rf3 43. Rf1 Rxf1 44. Qxf1 Rxe4 45. Rf2 Qc3 46. Rf3 Qd2+ 47. Rf2 Qxa5 48. Qd3 Qe1 49. Kg2 Re3 50. Qd8+ Re8 51. Qxh4 f6 52. g5 Qe4+ 53. Kh2 f5 54. g6 Qd4 55. Qh7+ Kf8 56. Qh8+ Ke7 57. Re2+ Kf6 58. Qh4+ Kxg6 59. Rxe8 Qb2+ 60. Kg1 Qb1+ 61. Re1 Qb3 62. Qf2 Qxa3 63. Re3 Qc1+ 64. Kh2 Kh7 65. Qh4+ Kg6 66. Rg3+ Kf7 67. Rg2 Qc3 68. Qg3 Qf6 69. Qg5 Qxg5 70. Rxg5 g6 71. Rg2 Kf6 72. Rb2 g5 73. Rb6+ 1-0
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
136826 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Mitrabha, G (2499) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. e3 Nd7 4. Bb2 Ngf6 5. h3 Bh5 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4 O-O 9. d4 Ne4 10. Nbd2 f5 11. Rc1 c6 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Nd2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qh4 15. Qg4 Qxg4 16. hxg4 a5 17. a3 a4 18. b4 Nf6 19. f3 exf3 20. gxf3 b5 21. cxb5 cxb5 22. Rc6 Rfd8 23. Rfc1 Rab8 24. Kg2 Kf7 25. g5 Ng8 26. f4 Ne7 27. R6c2 Nc8 28. Rc6 Nb6 29. Rh1 Be7 30. Nf3 Nc4 31. Ne5+ Nxe5 32. dxe5 Rdc8 33. Rhc1 Rxc6 34. Rxc6 Bd8 35. Bd4 Be7 36. Kg3 h6 37. Kg4 hxg5 38. fxg5 g6 39. Rc7 Ke8 40. Ba7 Ra8 41. Bc5 Bxc5 42. Rxc5 Rb8 43. Rc7 Kf8 44. Kf4 Rd8 45. Rb7 d4 46. exd4 Rxd4+ 47. Kf3 Rd3+ 48. Kf4 Rxa3 49. Rxb5 Ra1 50. Ra5 a3 51. Kg3 a2 52. Kg2 Ke7 53. Ra7+ Kd8 54. b5 Kc8 55. b6 Kb8 56. Kh2 Re1 57. Rxa2 Rxe5 58. Rf2 Rxg5 59. Rf6 e5 60. Re6 Kb7 61. Kh3 Rg1 62. Rxe5 Kxb6 63. Re3 Kc5 64. Rg3 Rxg3+ 65. Kxg3 g5 66. Kg4 Kd4 67. Kxg5 1/2-1/2
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
137041 Nazari, Arad (2425) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 e6 8. f4 Be7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. g4 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bg2 Rb8 13. h4 b5 14. g5 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 b4 16. Nd1 Nc5 17. Kb1 Na4 18. Qd2 Nc3+ 19. Ka1 Nb5 20. Rxb4 a5 21. Rb3 Bd7 22. Nc3 Ke7 23. Nxb5 Bxb5 24. Bf1 Bc6 25. Bd3 hxg5 26. fxg5 a4 27. Rc3 Qb6 28. Rb1 Rxh4 29. g6 f6 30. a3 Rg4 31. Qe2 Rg1 32. b4 Qd4 33. Rxg1 Qxc3+ 34. Ka2 d5 35. Qe1 Qd4 36. Qg3 Rb7 37. e5 Qxe5 38. Qxe5 fxe5 39. c3 e4 40. Be2 e5 41. Rf1 d4 42. Rf7+ Kd6 43. c4 Rxf7 44. gxf7 Ke7 45. b5 Bd7 46. c5 d3 47. b6 Bc6 48. Bg4 e3 0-1
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
137255 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Le, Quang Liem (2739) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Be2 e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. O-O Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. Nd5 a5 15. e4 a4 16. f4 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd4+ f6 19. b4 a3 20. Nc3 Nf8 21. Bg4 Qe7 22. Rfe1 Ne6 23. Qf2 Qf7 24. Nd5 Nf8 25. Qd4 Ra4 26. Qc3 Bxd5 27. exd5 Raa8 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Qxa3 f5 30. Qc3+ Qf6 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32. Bf3 Ra8 33. Rd2 Ra3 34. Kf2 g5 35. fxg5+ Kxg5 36. c5 Ng6 37. Be2 Ne5 38. Rc2 b6 39. cxd6 cxd6 40. g3 f4 41. gxf4+ Kxf4 42. Rd2 Ke4 43. Bf1 Ng4+ 44. Ke1 Ne3 45. Be2 Nxd5 46. Bc4 Ne3 47. Bb3 d5 48. Ke2 d4 49. Rb2 d3+ 50. Kd2 Kd4 51. Rb1 Nc4+ 52. Bxc4 Kxc4 53. Rb2 b5 54. h3 Kd4 55. Kc1 Ra6 56. Rg2 Kc3 57. Kb1 Re6 0-1
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
137316 Pakleza, Z (2485) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. c3 b6 8. a4 a6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Bh2 Ra7 12. Ne1 Qa8 13. Bf3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Qxe4 16. Nd3 Rb7 17. Re1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. f3 Qd5 20. Ra5 Qc6 21. Qa1 b4 22. Kh1 bxc3 23. bxc3 cxd4 24. cxd4 Nf6 25. e4 h6 26. e5 dxe5 27. dxe5 Nd7 28. Qa3 e6 29. Qd6 Qc3 30. Ra3 Qd2 31. Bf4 Qc2 32. Rc1 Qe2 33. Re1 Qc2 34. Rc1 Qe2 35. Re1 Qc2 1/2-1/2
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
137528 Gajewski, G (2547) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1 Re8 9. Bf1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. f3 a5 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Qd2 a4 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Ndb5 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Ne6 17. Nc3 Nd7 18. Nd5 Qf8 19. Qc2 c6 20. Nc3 a3 21. b4 Bh6 22. Bxh6 Qxh6 23. Rxd6 Ne5 24. c5 Red8 25. Qc1 Qh4 26. Red1 Nf4 27. Qe3 Qg5 28. Kh1 Rxd6 29. cxd6 Nd7 30. g3 Ne6 31. Qxg5 Nxg5 32. f4 Ne6 33. e5 f6 34. Bc4 Kf7 35. Ne4 Re8 36. exf6 Nxf6 37. Ng5+ 1-0
2025.03.25 Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
137663 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Mesquita, Eduardo Barbosa (2014) 1-0
1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. Bb5 Be7 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Rf3 Ne4 11. Rh3 g6 12. d3 Nd6 13. Qh5 Bh4 14. Qxh4 f6 15. Nxg6 Nf5 16. Qh5 hxg6 17. Qh8+ Kf7 18. Rh7+ Ke8 19. Qxf8+ Kxf8 20. Rxc7 Nxe3 21. Na3 d4 22. Re1 Nd5 23. Rxc6 Bd7 24. Rxc5 Nxf4 25. Bxd4 e5 26. Bb2 Ne6 27. Rd5 Ke7 28. Nc4 Rc8 29. a4 Bc6 30. Ra5 Rc7 31. Ba3+ Kd7 32. Bd6 Rb7 33. Bxe5 fxe5 34. Nxe5+ Kd6 35. Nxc6 Nf4 36. Nd4 Rh7 37. g3 Nh3+ 38. Kg2 g5 39. Re6+ Kd7 40. Rxa7+ Kd8 41. Rxh7 g4 42. Rg6 Nf4+ 43. gxf4 1-0
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
145164 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Kiseleva, A (1955) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Bg4 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. g5 Ne4 8. h4 Bh5 9. Be2 Nd7 10. d3 Nd6 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qa5 15. h5 O-O-O 16. a3 Be7 17. b4 Qc7 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Nb3 Qb6 20. Bd4 Qa6 21. Rg1 Nf5 22. Bb2 f6 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. d4 Rhg8 26. Qxa6 bxa6 27. Ke2 e5 28. c3 Nd6 29. Nc5 Ne4 30. Nxe4 dxe4 31. h6 exd4 32. cxd4 Kd7 33. Rab1 Kc6 34. Rgc1+ Kd6 35. Rb7 Rd7 36. Rb4 Rg6 37. Ra4 Rxh6 38. Rxa6+ Ke7 39. Rcc6 Rg6 40. Re6+ Kf7 41. Rxe4 h5 42. Ra5 Rh6 43. Rh4 Kg6 44. Rc5 Rb7 45. a4 Rb2+ 46. Kf3 Ra2 47. Ra5 Rh7 48. Rh2 f5 49. Rg2+ Kf6 50. Ra6+ Kf7 51. Rgg6 Ke8 52. Rg8+ Kf7 53. Rg5 Ke8 54. Rxf5 h4 55. Kg2 h3+ 56. Kh2 Rf7 57. Rxf7 Kxf7 58. Rxa7+ Ke6 59. Kg3 1-0
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
145429 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. (2731) 1-0
1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. h3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. Re1 h6 9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 Nh7 11. Nc3 f5 12. c5 f4 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Bd2 g5 15. Nh2 Nf6 16. Be2 Ng6 17. Rc1 a6 18. Ng4 Ne8 19. Nh2 Nf6 20. Ng4 Ne8 21. Nh2 Bd7 22. Bg4 Nf6 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Na4 Qb5 25. Qb3 Rac8 26. f3 Rfd8 27. Qxb5 axb5 28. Nb6 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Ne8 30. Ng4 Ne7 31. Ba5 h5 32. Nf2 Bf6 33. Kf1 Kf7 34. Ke2 Bg7 35. Nd1 Rb8 36. b4 g4 37. Nc3 Nc7 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Nd7 Rd8 40. Bxc7 Rxd7 41. Nxb5 g3 42. Bxd6 Ng6 43. a4 Nh4 44. Kf1 Bf6 45. Rc7 Ke8 46. a5 Ng6 47. Ke2 Bd8 48. Rc2 Rh7 49. Rc8 Kd7 50. Rb8 Rh2 51. Rxb7+ Ke8 52. Bc5 Rxg2+ 53. Kf1 Ra2 54. Nd6+ Kf8 55. Nf5+ Be7 56. Nxe7 Ra1+ 57. Kg2 1-0
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
145613 Bardyk, Artem (2257) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O b5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb7 8. Nc3 Bc5 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qg4 Kf8 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Nf6 13. Qf4 d6 14. e5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Qd2+ 17. Kf3 Qxc2 18. Qd6+ Kg8 19. Rf2 Qf5+ 20. Kg2 Ne4 21. Rxf5 Nxd6 22. Rc5 h6 23. a4 Kh7 24. Rc6 Nc4 25. Kf2 Nxb2 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Nxb5 Nd3+ 29. Ke2 Ne5 30. Rc2 Rb8 31. Nd4 Rb7 32. Nf3 Ng4 33. h3 Nf6 34. Nd2 Nd5 35. Kf3 Rb3 36. Nxb3 Nb4 37. Rd2 Nd5 38. e4 Nf6 39. Nc5 Kg6 40. Rd8 Nh7 41. Nd7 Ng5+ 42. Ke3 f6 43. h4 Kf7 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Ra8 g4 46. Nxf6 Kxf6 47. Kf4 g6 48. e5+ Kg7 49. Kxg4 Kh6 50. Rh8+ Kg7 51. Rb8 Kh6 52. Kh4 g5+ 53. Kg4 Kg6 54. Rf8 Kg7 55. Rf6 Kh7 56. Kxg5 Kg7 57. Rxe6 Kf7 58. Rf6+ Kg7 59. Kf5 Kg8 60. e6 Kg7 61. e7 Kh7 62. e8=Q Kg7 63. g4 Kh7 64. g5 Kg7 65. g6 Kh6 66. Qh8# 1-0
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
145822 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Hercegovac, Neven (2267) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. e4 Nc6 7. d3 d6 8. g3 Rb8 9. Bg2 b5 10. O-O Bd7 11. Re1 b4 12. Ne2 a5 13. a4 bxa3 14. Rxa3 e5 15. Nd2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Nc4 a4 18. bxa4 Be6 19. Ba1 Bxc4 20. dxc4 Nd7 21. c3 Nc5 22. cxd4 exd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Qa5 25. Rf1 Rfd8 26. e5 Ne6 27. Qd5 Qb4 28. Raa1 dxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxc4 30. a5 Qa6 31. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Rb5 33. Bf1 Rxe5 34. Bxa6 Rxa5 35. Bc4 Re5 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Rd6 Nc5 38. Rc6 Ne4 39. Rc7 Nd6 40. Ba2 Kf6 41. Rc6 Ke7 42. Rc7+ Kf6 43. Ra7 Re2 44. Kf3 Rd2 45. Ke3 Rb2 46. h4 h5 47. Kf3 Rc2 48. Kg2 Re2 49. Ra6 Ke7 50. Bd5 Rd2 51. Ra5 Kf6 52. Bf3 Nf5 53. Ra3 Nd4 54. Be4 Ne6 55. Rf3+ Ke7 56. Bd3 Nc5 57. Bc4 Ne6 58. Re3 Rd6 59. Kf3 Kf6 60. Kg2 Nd4 61. Re4 Nf5 62. Rf4 Rd4 63. Kf3 Rxf4+ 64. Kxf4 Nd6 65. Bd5 Nf5 66. f3 Nd6 67. g4 hxg4 68. fxg4 Kg7 69. Ba2 f6 70. Be6 g5+ 71. hxg5 fxg5+ 72. Kxg5 Ne4+ 73. Kf4 Nf2 74. g5 Nd3+ 75. Kf5 Nf2 76. Kf4 Nd3+ 77. Ke4 Nc5+ 78. Kd5 Nxe6 79. Kxe6 Kg6 80. Ke5 Kxg5 1/2-1/2
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
146001 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Medina, M ECU (2368) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g4 O-O 5. g5 Nh5 6. Bxg7 Kxg7 7. e3 d6 8. d4 Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Be2 Bg4 11. Nxe5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 dxe5 13. Nc3 e6 14. dxe6 Qxg5 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Nd5 Qa3+ 17. Kb1 c6 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. exf7 Rxf7 20. h4 Qb4 21. Kb2 Nd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Rxd5 Qe4 24. Rdd1 Raf8 25. Rh2 h5 26. Rg1 Kh7 27. Rhg2 Rf6 28. Qb5 R8f7 29. Qe8 Rc7 30. f4 Rfc6 31. c4 b5 32. Qxe5 Qxe5+ 33. fxe5 bxc4 34. bxc4 Re7 35. Rg5 Rxc4 36. Rxg6 Rxh4 37. e6 Re4 38. R1g5 R4xe6 39. Rxe6 Rxe6 40. Rxh5+ Kg6 41. Rh3 Kf5 42. Kc3 Kg4 43. Rh7 Rxe3+ 44. Kb4 Re4+ 45. Kb5 Re5+ 46. Ka4 Re4+ 47. Ka5 Re5+ 48. Ka6 Re3 49. a4 Kf5 50. Kxa7 Ke6 51. a5 Kd6 52. a6 Rb3 53. Rb7 Rh3 54. Ka8 Rh8+ 55. Rb8 Rh3 56. a7 Kc7 57. Rb7+ Kc8 58. Rb4 Ra3 59. Rc4+ Kd7 60. Kb7 Rb3+ 61. Ka6 Ra3+ 62. Kb6 Rb3+ 63. Ka5 Ra3+ 64. Ra4 Rxa4+ 65. Kxa4 1-0
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
146161 Ragger, M (2581) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. a3 e6 5. Qc2 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. d5 a5 9. Be2 Nc5 10. b3 Be7 11. Rb1 a4 12. b4 Nb3 13. Be3 Qd7 14. O-O O-O 15. c5 dxc5 16. Nxe5 Qe8 17. Bb5 Qc8 18. Bxa4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Ne2 Bd6 21. Nd3 Nxe4 22. Bc6 Rxa3 23. Nxd4 Nc3 24. Rb3 Rxb3 25. Qxb3 Ne4 26. Re1 Nf6 27. h3 h6 28. Qc4 Rd8 29. b5 Bf8 30. Nf4 g5 31. Bxb7 Qxb7 32. Nc6 Rd6 33. Nd3 Rxd5 34. Nde5 Qc8 35. Ng4 Rd6 36. Nce5 Qe6 37. Qxc7 Nxg4 38. hxg4 Rd5 39. Nf3 Qd6 40. Qc8 Rxb5 41. Qc2 Qc5 42. Qe4 Rb2 43. Nd4 Bg7 44. Qe8+ Qf8 45. Nf5 Ra2 46. Qd7 Ra1 47. Rxa1 Bxa1 48. Qc6 Bg7 49. Qxb6 Kh7 50. Qc6 Bh8 51. Qe4 Kg8 52. Ne3 Qd6 53. Nd5 Qe6 54. Qf3 Be5 55. g3 Kg7 56. Kg2 Qc6 57. Qe4 Qe6 58. Ne3 Bf6 59. Nf5+ Kh7 60. Qb7 1-0
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
146304 Mesquita, Eduardo Barbosa (2014) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 e5 5. Be3 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. a3 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Ba2 Re8 11. Qd2 Rf8 12. Rad1 Kh8 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Bh6 Be6 15. Bxg7+ Kxg7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qf6 18. f4 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qxa3 20. Rxb7 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Ne7 22. Rfb1 Nxd5 23. R7b5 Qc3 24. Qxd5 c6 25. Qb3 Qd4 26. Rb4 Qf6 27. Qc4 Qxf4 28. Rf1 Qe5 29. Rb7 d5 30. Qxc6 dxe4 31. Qc4 Kh8 32. Rbxf7 Rxf7 33. Qxf7 Qg7 34. Qd5 Re8 35. h3 e3 36. Re1 e2 37. Qd2 Qe5 38. c4 a6 39. Qb4 a5 40. Qd2 Re7 41. c5 Qxc5 42. Rxe2 Rxe2 43. Qxe2 Qc1+ 44. Kh2 Qf4+ 45. g3 Qb4 46. Qe8+ Kg7 47. Qe5+ Kf7 48. Qd5+ Ke7 49. Qe5+ Kd7 50. Qd5+ Kc7 51. Qf7+ Kb6 52. Qe6+ Kb5 53. Qd7+ Kc4 54. Qxh7 a4 55. Qg8+ Kc3 56. Qg7+ Kb3 57. Qf7+ Kb2 58. Qf6+ Qc3 59. Qb6+ Qb3 60. Qf6+ Ka2 61. Qxg6 Qb2+ 62. Kg1 Qb1+ 63. Qxb1+ Kxb1 64. h4 a3 65. h5 a2 66. g4 a1=Q 67. Kg2 Kc2 68. Kg3 Kd3 69. Kh4 Ke4 70. Kg5 Ke5 71. h6 Ke6 72. Kg6 Ke7 73. h7 Kf8 74. g5 Qg7+ 75. Kf5 Qxh7+ 76. g6 Qa7 77. Ke6 Kg7 78. Kd6 Kxg6 79. Ke6 Qc7 80. Kd5 Qb6 81. Ke5 Qc6 82. Kd4 Qb5 83. Kc3 Qa4 84. Kb2 Qb4+ 85. Ka2 Kf5 86. Ka1 0-1
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
146364 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Pakleza, Z (2485) 0-1
1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 c5 10. Re1 Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Bg3 Bd4 14. Nb5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Ndxe5 16. Be2 Qb6 17. Rb1 a6 18. Nc3 Rac8 19. Qd2 h6 20. Bf1 Rfd8 21. a3 Qc7 22. Rbc1 Na5 23. Qf4 Nec4 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. b4 Nxa3 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27. bxa5 Rxa5 28. c3 Rac5 29. Re3 b5 30. Rd3 b4 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Be2 Rxc3 33. Bd3+ Rxd3 0-1
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
146522 Xia, Joshua (1960) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. a3 b5 8. g4 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nfd7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. f4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bd4 O-O 15. h4 Rfc8 16. h5 a5 17. h6 g6 18. f5 b4 19. Nb1 Bg5+ 20. Be3 Bb5 21. Rd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Bxe3+ 23. Kd1 Ne5 24. Qe2 Nxg4 25. Rf1 Nf2+ 26. Rxf2 Bxf2 27. Qxf2 Qc5 28. Qe2 Qd4+ 29. Kc1 Qg1+ 30. Bf1 Qg5+ 31. Nd2 bxa3 32. bxa3 Rab8 33. Qd3 Qxh6 34. fxe6 fxe6 35. Qxd6 Qf8 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Qd5 Rd8 38. Qxa5 Qf4 39. Qc3+ Kg8 40. Bc4+ Kf8 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. Qg7+ Kd6 43. Qd4+ Kc6 44. Bd5+ Kd7 45. Bc4+ Ke7 46. Qg7+ Kd6 47. Qd4+ Kc7 48. Qc5+ Kb7 49. Qb5+ Kc8 50. Qc6+ Qc7 51. Be6+ Rd7 52. Bxd7+ Kd8 53. Qxc7+ Kxc7 54. Be6 Kd6 55. Bd5 h5 56. Nf3 Rf8 57. c4 Kc5 58. e5 g5 59. Kd2 g4 60. Nh4 g3 61. Ke3 Rf1 62. e6 Kd6 63. Nf3 g2 64. a4 Rxf3+ 65. Bxf3 g1=Q+ 66. Ke4 h4 0-1
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
146625 Manukyan, SaA (2233) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. h3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 e6 13. c4 exd5 14. cxd5 Re8 15. O-O Bxa1 16. Qxa1 Rxe4 17. Bf3 Rd4 18. Be3 Qf6 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Rd1 Bxh3 21. Rxd4 Rd8 22. Qd1 Bf5 23. d6 Rd7 24. Qd2 Kg7 25. a3 Be6 26. Bd1 Qe5 27. f4 Qc5 28. Kh2 Qxa3 29. Qe1 Qc5 30. Qd2 b5 31. g4 h6 32. f5 Qe5+ 33. Kg1 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 gxf5 35. gxf5 Bxf5 36. Be2 Rxd6 37. Qb4 Qh3+ 38. Kg1 Qe3+ 39. Kf1 Qxd4 40. Qa5 Rf6 41. Bf3 Bh3+ 42. Ke1 Rxf3 43. Qd2 Rf1+ 44. Ke2 Rf2+ 45. Ke1 Qxd2# 0-1
2025.03.18 Titled Tue 18th Mar Late
146728 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Perez Gormaz, M (2394) 0-1
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. b3 b6 6. Bb2 Bb7 7. Rc1 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne2 Bd6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. Nf5 Bc5 12. Bd3 Re8 13. g4 Bf8 14. g5 Ne4 15. Rg1 g6 16. Nh6+ Bxh6 17. gxh6 c5 18. h4 d4 19. Kf1 Ne5 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Ng5 Nd3 22. Rb1 Qf6 23. f3 Nxb2 24. Rxb2 dxe3 25. Rg2 Bd3+ 26. Kg1 e2 0-1
2025.03.04 Titled Tue 4th Mar Early
154897 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) Salimova, Asal (2050) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nfd7 7. O-O Bf6 8. d4 c5 9. c4 Nc6 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. exd4 dxc4 13. bxc4 Nb6 14. Ne4 Nxc4 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bc3 Rb8 17. Qb3 b5 18. d5 Qh6 19. Bb4 Rd8 20. Rad1 exd5 21. Bxd5 Be6 22. Bg2 Bg4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bc3 a6 25. Re1 Bh3 26. Bf3 Qd6 27. Bb4 Qf6 28. Bd5 h6 29. Be7 Re8 30. Qb4 Qd4 31. Bc6 Rc8 32. Bc5 Qd2 33. Bb7 Rxc5 34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Qxc4 Rxc4 0-1
2025.03.04 Titled Tue 4th Mar Early
155097 Terziev, Dimo (2123) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2386) 0-1
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Qd2 Ng4 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bf4 e5 10. Be3 Nxe3 11. fxe3 Bg4 12. O-O-O Bxf3 13. gxf3 exd4 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. h4 h5 16. Rdg1 c6 17. Bd1 d5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. f4 Rc8 20. Bxh5 gxh5 21. Qxd4 f6 22. Rg6 Kh7 23. Rhg1 Rf7 24. Qd3 Kh8 25. Qf3 d4 26. Qxh5+ Kg8 27. Ne4 Qe7 28. Qg4 Rxc2+ 29. Kxc2 Qxe4+ 30. Kc1 Rc7+ 31. Kd1 Qc2+ 32. Ke1 Re7+ 33. Kf1 Qd3+ 34. Kg2 Kh7 35. Qh5+ Kg8 36. Qd5+ Kh7 37. Kh2 Re2+ 38. R1g2 Re7 39. R6g3 Qd1 40. Qf5+ Kh8 41. Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qf5+ Kh8 43. Rg6 Qf3 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Qf5 Qe4 46. Qh5+ Kg8 47. Rxf6 d3 0-1
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
171225 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Argote Heredia, Valentina (2071) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 10. O-O-O h6 11. Bh4 a6 12. Nxe5 g5 13. Bg3 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. Rd8+ Kg7 17. Rxc8 Rxe4 18. Bf3 Rb4 19. Re1 a5 20. Ree8 1-0
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
171643 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Korobov, A (2627) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. a4 b4 7. a5 O-O 8. c4 bxc3 9. Nxc3 Na6 10. Re1 Nb4 11. e4 Ba6 12. Re3 Rb8 13. Ne1 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. Bf1 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 c5 17. Re2 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc6 19. Qf4 Rb4 20. Qd2 Nd4 21. Nd3 Nb3 22. Qd1 Nxa1 23. Nxb4 Bxb4 24. Be3 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Qxa5 26. Re1 Qb5+ 27. Kg2 Nb3 28. Bxa7 Nbc5 29. Qd4 h6 30. Qb4 Qc6 31. Ra1 Ra8 32. Ra5 d4+ 33. Kh3 d3 34. Ra2 Qf3 35. Qd4 Qf5+ 36. Kg2 Qxe5 37. Qxe5 Nxe5 0-1
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
171930 Parfenov, Vi (2193) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bd7 6. O-O a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Qd5 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. d3 e6 12. Na3 b5 13. Nc2 Be7 14. d4 O-O 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Be3 Be7 17. Bd4 a5 18. a3 Rac8 19. Rfe1 Qc4 20. Qe5 Qb3 21. Re2 Rfd8 22. h3 Rd5 23. Qg3 Qxb2 24. Rae1 Qb3 25. Ne3 Rh5 26. Ng4 Nxg4 27. Qxg4 Rg5 28. Qf3 Qd5 29. Qe3 Qxg2# 0-1
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
172404 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Huynh, Laurent (2211) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. h3 h5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Ne5 e6 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Ne2 h4 14. Nf4 Ne4 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. a3 Qg5 17. Qh5 Qxh5 18. Nxh5 f6 19. f3 Ng3 20. Nxg7 Nxh1 21. Nxe6 Rf7 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Kd2 Ng3 24. Nf4 Rd8 25. a4 Kh7 26. Ba3 Kh6 27. Rc5 Rfd7 28. Rc2 Nh5 29. Ne2 Kg6 30. Kd3 Re8 31. Bc1 Kf7 32. Bd2 Ke6 33. Be1 Rg8 34. Nc3 Ng3 35. Nb5 a6 36. Nc7+ Kd6 37. Bb4# 1-0
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
172919 Klukin, Kirill (2410) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. a3 Qxc5 8. b4 Qc7 9. Bb2 d5 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Qb3 e6 16. N2f3 Qb6 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Nxe6 Na5 19. bxa5 Qxb3 20. Bxb3 Bxe6 21. Bxe6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 fxe6 23. Bd4 Nd5 24. e4 Nc3 25. Bxc3 Bxc3 26. Rc1 Rc7 27. Nd4 Kf7 28. Nb3 Bxa5 29. Rxc7+ Bxc7 30. a4 Kf6 31. Nc5 b6 32. Nd3 Ke7 33. f4 Kd6 34. Kf2 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. Kf3 Ba5 37. g4 b4 38. Nc1 Kc5 39. Nb3+ Kb5 40. Nd4+ Kc4 41. Nc2 b3 42. Na3+ Kb4 43. Nb1 b2 44. Ke2 Kc4 45. f5 exf5 46. exf5 gxf5 47. gxf5 Bc3 48. h3 h6 49. Kd1 Kd3 50. Na3 Bf6 51. Nb1 Be5 52. Na3 Kc3 53. Nb1+ Kd3 54. Na3 Bf4 55. f6 Bd6 56. Nb1 Ke4 57. Kc2 Be5 58. f7 Bg7 59. Nc3+ Ke5 60. Kxb2 Ke6 61. Kc2 Kxf7 62. Ne2 Kg6 63. Kd3 Kg5 64. Ke4 Kh4 65. Nf4 Bb2 66. Kf3 Bc1 67. Ne2 Kxh3 68. Nxc1 Kh4 69. Ne2 Kg5 70. Nf4 h5 71. Nxh5 1/2-1/2
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
173240 Molina, Rob (2385) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 d6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfe1 Ne4 12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qe7 14. e4 e5 15. d5 a4 16. Nd2 Nc5 17. Nf1 Bc8 18. Rad1 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. f4 e4 21. Ne3 Bd7 22. Nc2 Rae8 23. Re3 g5 24. fxg5 Qxg5 25. Rf1 Rxf1+ 26. Bxf1 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Nd4 Kf6 29. Be2 Rf8 30. Kf2 Ke5+ 31. Nf3+ Kf6 32. Nd2 Bf5 33. Ke1 Bg6 34. h4 Ke5 35. Rc3 Kd4 36. Nf1 Nd3+ 37. Bxd3 exd3 38. g4 Rf4 39. h5 Be4 40. g5 Rg4 41. g6 hxg6 42. hxg6 Bxg6 43. Nd2 Rg2 44. c5 dxc5 45. Rc4+ Kxd5 46. Rxa4 Re2+ 47. Kd1 Bh5 48. b3 Re4+ 49. Kc1 Rxa4 50. bxa4 Be8 51. a5 bxa5 52. Kb2 Kd4 53. Nb3+ Ke3 54. Kc3 Ba4 55. Nd2 Bb5 56. Nf1+ Kf2 57. Nd2 Ke2 58. Nb3 Ke3 59. Nd2 a4 60. Nf1+ Kf2 61. Nd2 Ke2 62. Ne4 c4 63. Nd2 Kd1 64. Ne4 c6 65. Nd2 Kc1 66. Ne4 Kb1 67. Nd2+ Ka2 68. Ne4 Kxa3 69. Nd2 Ka2 0-1
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
173574 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Balakrishnan, Praveen (2486) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. Be2 Nd7 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qa3 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Be5 Nc6 17. Bd6 Nd4 18. cxd4 Qxd6 19. dxc5 Qc7 20. Rac1 a5 21. Nd4 Rfc8 22. Nb5 Qe5 23. Nd4 Bf8 24. Nf3 Qc7 25. Qa4 Bxc5 26. Qh4 Qe7 27. Qxe7 Bxe7 28. a3 Bf6 29. Nd4 Kf8 30. Kf1 Ke7 31. Ke1 Bxd4 32. exd4 Kd6 33. Kd2 Bf5 34. Bf3 b6 35. Re1 Be6 36. h4 h6 37. g3 g5 38. Rh1 Rh8 39. Rh2 Rac8 40. Rxc8 Rxc8 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Rh6 Rc4 43. Kd3 Ke7 44. Rh5 Kf6 45. Rh1 Bf5+ 46. Ke3 Be6 47. Kd3 Bf5+ 48. Ke3 Ke6 49. g4 Bg6 50. Re1 Rc2 51. Re2 Rc1 52. Rd2 Kd6 53. Re2 Rb1 54. Rd2 Re1+ 55. Be2 Rg1 56. f3 Rb1 57. Kf2 Kc6 58. Ke3 Kd6 59. Bd3 Bxd3 60. Kxd3 f6 61. Re2 Rd1+ 62. Rd2 Rf1 63. Ke3 Rh1 64. Rf2 Rc1 65. f4 Re1+ 66. Kf3 Re4 67. fxg5 fxg5 68. Rd2 Rf4+ 69. Kg3 Kc6 70. a4 Re4 71. b3 Re3+ 72. Kf2 Rxb3 73. Rc2+ Kd6 74. Re2 Rb4 75. Re5 Rxd4 76. Rxg5 Rxa4 77. Rg6+ Kc5 78. g5 Ra2+ 79. Kf3 Ra1 80. Rg8 Rg1 81. Kf2 Rg4 82. Kf3 Re4 83. g6 Kb5 84. g7 Re7 85. Kf4 a4 86. Kf5 a3 87. Kf6 a2 88. Kxe7 a1=Q 89. Kf7 Qf1+ 90. Ke7 Qe2+ 91. Kf7 Qf3+ 92. Ke7 Qe4+ 93. Kf7 Qf5+ 94. Ke7 Qg6 95. Kf8 Qf6+ 96. Ke8 d4 97. Kd7 Qf7+ 98. Kc8 Qxg8+ 99. Kb7 Qxg7+ 100. Ka8 d3 101. Kb8 d2 102. Ka8 d1=Q 103. Kb8 Qd8# 0-1
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
173774 Ter Sahakyan, S (2611) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. Nf3 Ng4 8. Bg5 c5 9. d5 h6 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. O-O Kh7 12. h3 Ne5 13. Ne1 f5 14. f4 Nf7 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Nc2 e5 17. Ne3 Kh8 18. Kh1 exf4 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. Bxf4 Ne5 21. Qd2 Qh4 22. Nb5 Rad8 23. a3 Nf7 24. Bd3 Ne5 25. Rae1 Nb8 26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxe5 Nd7 28. Rxf5 Rdf6 29. Rxf6 Nxf6 30. Bd6 Re8 31. Qf4 Qxf4 32. Rxf4 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Ne8 34. Bb8 Bxb2 35. Rf7 Be5+ 36. Bxe5+ Rxe5 37. Rxb7 Re3 38. Bf1 Nd6 39. Rxa7 Re2 40. Bxe2 1-0
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
173936 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) Paragua, Megan Althea (2160) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 e6 3. Bb2 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. c4 Nbd7 9. d4 c5 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. Rc1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 f5 14. f3 exf3 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nf6 17. Rcd1 cxd4 18. exd4 Bb4 19. Kg2 Re8 20. a3 Bf8 21. Rfe1 Qc7 22. d5 exd5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qxd5+ Qf7 25. Qxf5 Bxa3 26. Ne4 Be7 27. Rd7 Rcd8 28. Rxa7 Qf8 29. Re2 Kh8 30. Nc3 Ra8 31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Nd5 Ra7 33. Rf2 Bc5 34. Qxf6+ Qxf6 35. Rxf6 Ra2+ 36. Kh3 Rb2 37. b4 Bg1 38. Kg4 Rxh2 39. Rf1 Bd4 40. Rd1 Bf2 41. Rd2 Rg2 42. Kf3 Rxg3+ 43. Kxf2 Rg4 44. Rc2 Rg6 45. Ke3 h5 46. Kd4 h4 47. Rh2 Rg4+ 48. Kd3 Rg3+ 49. Ne3 h3 50. Ke4 Kg7 51. Nf5+ 1-0
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
174239 Solomon, K (2272) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4 Bd6 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 b6 11. g4 Bb7 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 c5 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Kb1 cxd4 16. exd4 Bb4 17. Ne5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Bf5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxc8 Bxc8 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Kb2 Bf5 24. Qd2 Rc8 25. Qd4 Qc6 26. Rhg1 Qb5+ 27. Ka1 Bg6 28. Qxd5 Qa4 29. Qd2 Re8 30. Rde1 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Bf5 32. Rg1 Be6 33. Qb2 Bc4 34. h4 Bd3 35. c4 g6 36. h5 Kh7 37. h6 Kxh6 38. Qh8# 1-0
2025.02.18 Titled Tue 18th Feb Early
174430 Aalto, Patrik (2287) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2387) 1-0
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. e3 d6 5. Ne2 a6 6. Nbc3 Nf6 7. d4 Ba7 8. b3 h5 9. h3 h4 10. g4 Nxg4 11. hxg4 Bxg4 12. d5 Ne7 13. Bh3 Bxh3 14. Rxh3 Qd7 15. Ng1 f5 16. Bb2 g5 17. Qc2 g4 18. Rh1 h3 19. O-O-O O-O-O 20. Nge2 Rdf8 21. b4 Rhg8 22. b5 a5 23. Na4 Kb8 24. b6 Bxb6 25. Nxb6 cxb6 26. Qb3 Nc8 27. Nc3 f4 28. exf4 exf4 29. Na4 g3 30. fxg3 fxg3 31. Bd4 g2 32. Rxh3 Rf1 33. Rd3 g1=Q 34. Bxg1 Rgxg1 35. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 36. Rd1 Rxd1+ 37. Qxd1 b5 38. cxb5 Qxb5 39. Nc3 Qc4 40. Qb3 Qc5 41. Kb2 Nb6 42. a3 Nc4+ 43. Ka2 Qf2+ 44. Ka1 Qe1+ 45. Ka2 Qd2+ 46. Ka1 Qc1+ 47. Ka2 Nd2 48. Qb2 Qe1 49. Nb5 Nc4 50. Qh8+ Qe8 51. Qxe8# 1-0
2024.08.27 61st ch-IND 2024
385272 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Swapnil, SD (2433) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. c4 c5 6. cxd5 O-O 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Rc1 Rd8 10. Qc2 Bxc3 11. dxc3 Rxd5 12. Bc4 Rf5 13. h4 h5 14. Ng5 Kg7 15. f4 Nc6 16. O-O Qc7 17. Rcd1 Rf6 18. e4 Rxf4 19. Qd2 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Ne5 21. Rxf7+ Nxf7 22. Nxf7 Kf8 23. Qh6+ Ke8 24. e5 Qb6 25. Qh8+ Kd7 26. e6+ Kc7 27. Qe5+ Kc6 28. a4 Qa5 29. Bb5+ Kb6 30. b4 cxb4 31. Qd4+ Kc7 32. Qd8+ Kb8 33. Qxa5 1-0
2024.08.26 61st ch-IND 2024
395235 Karthik, V4 (2568) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nbd7 10. Nd2 e5 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Bg2 a5 13. a3 Bf8 14. e3 Bd6 15. Rfc1 Rc8 16. Qd1 d4 17. exd4 exd4 18. Nf3 c5 19. Rcb1 Qe7 20. Bc1 Kg7 21. Bd2 b6 22. Qc2 h6 23. Qc1 Rh8 24. Qb2 Rhe8 25. h3 Qf8 26. b4 cxb4 27. axb4 Bxb4 28. Bxb4 axb4 29. Qxb4 Qxb4 30. Rxb4 Re6 31. Bf1 Rd6 32. Ra6 Ne8 33. h4 Nc7 34. Ra7 Ne6 35. Rb3 Rc7 36. Ra8 Kf6 37. Rb1 Ndc5 38. Ne1 Rcd7 39. Nc2 Rd8 40. Rxd8 Nxd8 41. Nb4 Nd7 42. Nd5+ Kg7 43. Nc7 Rc6 44. Nb5 Ne6 45. Ra1 Ne5 46. f4 Ng4 47. Ra7 Ne3 48. Be2 Nf5 49. Bf3 Rc8 50. Bd5 Kg8 51. Kf2 Rd8 52. Kf3 Nfg7 53. Rb7 Nc5 54. Bxf7+ Kf8 55. Ra7 Nxd3 56. Bd5 Re8 57. Nxd4 Nb4 58. Be4 Rc8 59. Bxg6 Rxc4 60. Rf7+ Kg8 61. Rd7 Rc3+ 62. Kg2 Rc8 63. f5 Ne8 64. Bf7+ Kh8 65. Bxe8 Rxe8 66. f6 Rf8 67. f7 Nd3 68. Ne6 Nc5 69. Nxf8 Kg7 70. Rd8 Kxf7 71. Rb8 1-0
2024.08.25 61st ch-IND 2024
395223 Ghosh, D (2568) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. g3 h6 14. Bf1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 c5 17. Bg2 dxc4 18. bxc4 Be4 19. Qb3 Bb7 20. Qc3 Be4 21. Qb3 Bb7 22. Qc3 Be4 23. Qb3 Bb7 1/2-1/2
2024.08.24 61st ch-IND 2024
395215 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Gupta, Ab (2583) 1-0
1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. d4 e4 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. Bg2 Qe7 8. Bf4 g5 9. Be3 f5 10. h4 f4 11. gxf4 g4 12. f5 Nf6 13. Bf4 Bxf5 14. e3 Nh5 15. Ne2 Na6 16. Bg5 Qf7 17. Ng3 h6 18. Nxh5 hxg5 19. Ng3 gxh4 20. Rb1 Rh7 21. Nxe4 Qg6 22. Rxh4 Rxh4 23. Qxb7 Rb8 24. Qxc6+ Ke7 25. Rb7+ Rxb7 26. Qxb7+ Bd7 27. Kf1 Rh2 28. Kg1 Qh7 29. Ng3 Rh6 30. Be4 Qh8 31. Nf5+ Kd8 32. Qa8+ Bc8 33. Nxh6 Qxh6 34. Bf5 g3 35. Qxc8+ Ke7 36. Bh3 gxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Qh4+ 38. Ke2 Qh5+ 39. Qg4 1-0
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
404033 Binu, Devdutt (2223) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 0-1
1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Ba6 10. b3 Rb8 11. Bb2 Bxc4 12. Qc2 Ba6 13. Rfd1 d5 14. e4 e6 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Na4 Qe7 17. Bd4 Rfc8 18. Qb2 Ne8 19. Bxg7 Nxg7 20. Rac1 Nf5 21. Qd2 Bb5 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Ne2 e5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Rd8 26. Qe4 Qa3 27. Qxe5 Re8 28. Qf4 Rb4 29. Qf3 Qxa2 30. Nc3 Qxb3 31. Rb1 Qa3 32. Rxb4 Qxb4 33. Nd5 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Qa5 35. Rxe1 Qxe1 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Qc3 Qxc3 0-1
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
404192 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Samadov, Read (2509) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. d3 c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 e5 11. Qa4 Qe7 12. Rac1 Be6 13. a3 a6 14. Qc2 Rac8 15. Nd2 Nd4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Qa4 Bh6 18. Rcd1 Rc7 19. Qa5 Rc5 20. Qb4 a5 21. Qa4 Bxd2 22. Rxd2 Bd7 23. Qb3 b5 24. Rc2 Be6 25. Rxc5 Bxb3 26. Rxb5 a4 27. Rc1 Kg7 28. h4 Qd7 29. Rxe5 Rc8 30. Re1 Rc2 31. e3 Rxb2 32. Re4 dxe3 33. R1xe3 Rd2 34. Re7 Qd4 35. Be4 Qf6 36. Bf3 Bd5 37. R7e4 Bxe4 38. dxe4 Qb2 0-1
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
404373 Velavaa Ragavesh (2061) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. Re1 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. h3 Qd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bf4 Nc4 15. Qe2 Nh5 16. Be3 b5 17. Rac1 e6 18. b3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 a6 20. Ne2 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Kf1 g5 23. Ke1 Kf8 24. Kd1 Nf6 25. Nd2 Qb7 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. Qc3 Qxc3 28. Nxc3 Nd7 29. Ne2 Ke7 30. Kc2 d5 31. exd5 exd5 32. Kd3 Nb8 33. Ng3 Ke6 34. Ne2 Nc6 35. a3 a5 36. g4 f5 37. f4 Bf8 38. Nf3 Be7 39. a4 bxa4 40. bxa4 Nb4+ 41. Kc3 Kf6 42. Ne5 Bd6 43. Nd7+ Ke6 44. Ne5 Kf6 45. Nd7+ Kg6 46. Ne5+ Kg7 47. gxf5 Kf6 48. Ng4+ Kxf5 49. Nxh6+ Kg6 50. fxg5 Bh2 51. h4 Kh5 52. Nf5 Nc6 53. Kd3 Kg4 54. Ne3+ Kxh4 55. Nxd5 Kxg5 56. Nec3 Kf5 57. Ne3+ Kf6 58. Ne4+ Ke7 59. Nf5+ Kd7 60. Kc4 Bg1 61. Nc5+ Kc7 62. d5 Ne5+ 63. Kb5 Nf3 64. Ne6+ Kd7 65. Kxa5 Nd2 66. Kb5 Nb3 67. Ng3 Bf2 68. Ne4 Be3 69. N4c5+ Nxc5 70. Nxc5+ Kd6 71. Nb7+ Kxd5 72. a5 Ke6 73. a6 Kd7 74. Nc5+ Bxc5 75. Kxc5 Kc7 76. Kb5 Kb8 77. Ka5 Ka8 78. Kb5 Kb8 79. Ka5 Ka8 80. Kb5 Kb8 1/2-1/2
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
404466 Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim (2380) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. f3 O-O 11. Kh1 Rb8 12. b3 d5 13. e5 Ne8 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. f4 f6 16. Be3 fxe5 17. fxe5 Nc7 18. Nf3 Nb5 19. Na4 Be8 20. Rc1 Bh5 21. Nc5 Qb6 22. Qd2 Bxf3 23. gxf3 d4 24. Nd7 dxe3 25. Qe2 Qd4 26. Nxf8 Bxf8 27. Rc4 Qxe5 28. Re4 Qf6 29. Qxe3 Re8 30. Re1 e5 31. Qd3 Nd6 32. Qd5+ Qf7 33. Qxf7+ Nxf7 34. f4 Bd6 35. Ra4 Bc5 36. fxe5 Rxe5 37. Rxe5 Nxe5 38. Ra5 Nd7 39. a3 Kf7 40. b4 Bb6 41. Rd5 Ke6 42. Rh5 h6 43. Kg2 Ne5 44. Rh4 Kd5 45. a4 Be3 46. a5 a6 47. Kf1 Bg5 48. Rh3 Kc4 49. Rg3 Kxb4 50. h4 Bf6 51. h5 Kxa5 52. Ke1 Kb4 53. Ke2 a5 54. Rg1 Nc4 55. Rb1+ Bb2 56. Kd3 Kb3 57. Rg1 a4 58. Rg6 Ne5+ 0-1
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
404533 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Sadek, S (2286) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Be3 Bc5 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Ncd7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. b4 a5 14. b5 Rac8 15. Rac1 e5 16. a4 Be6 17. Qh4 h6 18. Nd2 cxb5 19. Nxb5 Nc5 20. Nc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Qd8 22. Rfd1 b6 23. Na7 Rc7 24. Nb5 Rc8 25. d4 exd4 26. Rxd4 Qe7 27. Nd6 Rcd8 28. Nf5 Qe5 29. Rcd1 Rxd4 30. Nxd4 Rd8 31. e3 Nfe4 32. Qc2 Qe7 33. Rb1 Qf6 34. Bxe4 1-0
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
404623 Sanal, V (2570) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O Nd7 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 a5 11. c3 bxc3 12. Nxc3 Ngf6 13. Re1 Nc5 14. Ndb5 Be7 15. Be3 O-O 16. e5 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. exd6 Nxd6 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Qf3 Nc5 21. Rad1 Qb6 22. Rd7 Bf6 23. Rc7 1-0
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
404790 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Sliwicka, Alicja (2373) 1-0
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 e5 4. Nc3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 d6 8. Rb1 O-O 9. a3 a5 10. Ne1 Be6 11. Nc2 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bd2 b6 14. Ne3 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Rc8 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. Qc4 Qe7 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Qb5 Rb8 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Qxc6 Bg7 23. Bc3 Qg5 24. Qe4 Rbe8 25. Kg2 Kh8 26. h4 Qd8 27. h5 f5 28. Qb7 Re7 29. Qc6 Rf6 30. Qf3 g5 31. e4 f4 32. Qg4 h6 33. b4 cxb4 34. axb4 Rc6 35. Rfc1 Rec7 36. bxa5 Rxc3 37. Rxc3 Rxc3 38. axb6 Bf8 39. b7 Bd6 40. Qe6 Qf8 41. gxf4 exf4 42. Ra1 f3+ 43. Kf1 fxe2+ 44. Kxe2 Bb8 45. Ra8 Rc2+ 46. Kd1 Rc7 47. Qe5+ Kg8 48. Qxc7 Bxc7 49. Rc8 1-0
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
404857 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Kravtsiv, M (2598) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Rd1 a5 9. Nbd2 b5 10. b3 Ba6 11. Bb2 bxc4 12. bxc4 Rc8 13. Rac1 c5 14. Qb1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Qb6 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Ba1 Qxb1 18. Nxb1 Bf6 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nc3 Bc4 21. Nf5 Nb6 22. e4 g6 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 f5 27. g4 fxg4 28. Nxg4 Be2 29. Rd4 Bxg4 30. Rxg4 Rc2 31. Rd1 Rfxf2 32. d6 Rfd2 33. Rd4 Rg2+ 34. Kf1 Rcf2+ 35. Ke1 Rxa2 36. R4d2 Rg1+ 37. Ke2 Rg2+ 38. Ke3 Ra3+ 39. Ke4 Rg4+ 40. Ke5 Re3+ 41. Kd5 Re8 42. d7 Rd8 43. Kd6 Rf4 44. Ke7 Rff8 45. Rc1 Kg7 46. Ra1 1-0
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
404906 Adhiban, Baskaran (2532) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1-0
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Bc5 6. Nf5 O-O 7. e3 d6 8. Ng3 Re8 9. a3 a5 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Be2 Qe6 13. O-O g6 14. f3 exf3 15. Bxf3 Ne7 16. Bxb7 Rab8 17. Rxf6 Qxf6 18. Nce4 Qe6 19. Bd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Qe7 21. Qc3 Qe5 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Nxd7 Qxc3 24. Bxc3+ f6 25. Nxb8 1-0
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
405026 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Stribuk, Artiom (2431) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. c4 Nge7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nde7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bc5 Re8 12. Qa4 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Nb5 Nf5 15. Nxc7 Bd7 16. Qa5 Rxe2 17. Bxa7 Bc6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rxc6 Be5 20. b4 Rc8 21. Nd5 Kg7 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Qc5 Qa6 24. b5 Qxa2 25. b6 Rc2 26. Nb4 Rxc5 27. Nxa2 Rb5 28. Re1 Kf6 29. Nc1 Ne7 30. Ne2 Nd5 31. Kg2 Nxb6 32. Bxb6 Rxb6 33. Ng1 Rb3 34. Nf3 Bd6 35. Nd2 Rb6 36. Nc4 Rc6 37. Re4 Bc5 38. Rf4+ Kg7 39. Rxf7+ Kxf7 40. Ne5+ Ke6 41. Nxc6 Kd6 42. Na5 Bb4 43. Nc4+ Kc5 44. f4 Be1 45. Kf3 Kb4 46. Ke4 Kc3 47. Ne5 g5 48. f5 1-0
2024.08.21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online
405093 Zhao Jun (2535) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Qa4 Bd6 8. Ne5 Bxe5 9. Bxe5 O-O 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. dxc5 Bh5 12. Bb5 Rfc8 13. O-O Ne5 14. Qd4 a6 15. Ba4 Be2 16. Rfe1 Bb5 17. Bc2 Nc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. b3 Bb5 20. a4 Bd7 21. a5 Bc6 22. f4 Re8 23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. b4 Ke7 26. Rad1 h5 27. e4 Rad8 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. g3 h4 30. g4 Rg8 31. h3 Bc6 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Rd1 Rg8 34. f5 Bd5 35. Rd4 Bc6 36. Rd2 Bb5 37. Be4 Rb8 38. Rd6 exf5 39. gxf5 Rg8 40. Bxb7 Rg3 41. Bxa6 Bd7 42. Rd3 Rg5 43. Bb7 Rxf5+ 44. Rf3 Rxf3+ 45. Kxf3 Bxh3 46. a6 Bc8 47. Bxc8 f5 48. a7 h3 49. a8=Q Kf6 50. Qc6+ Kg5 51. Qd5 h2 52. Qxf5+ Kh4 53. Qg4# 1-0
2024.08.04 DINI International 2024
433496 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Hari, Madhavan N B (2386) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 e6 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Nd4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nbd7 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. Be3 a6 14. Rab1 O-O-O 15. Bd4 Rhe8 16. Rd2 Ne5 17. Rdb2 Rd7 18. c5 Rc7 19. Rb4 Kb8 20. R1b2 Ka7 21. Ra4 Ned7 22. Kf1 Re6 23. e3 g6 24. Bf3 Ne4 25. Ra5 Ka8 26. Be2 Re8 27. Rb4 Ng5 28. Rba4 Ne6 29. Bf3 Ng5 30. Bg2 Ne6 31. Rb4 h5 32. h4 Rcc8 33. Bf3 Nc7 34. Be2 Nd5 35. Rb3 Nb8 36. Ra4 Re7 37. Bf3 Nc7 38. Rab4 Ne6 39. Rb2 Rd7 40. Kg2 Rg8 41. Rb1 Rc8 42. Rb6 Rdc7 43. Be5 Nxc5 44. Bxc7 Rxc7 45. R6b4 Re7 46. Rc4 Nbd7 47. a3 Ka7 48. Rd4 Ne5 49. Be2 Kb8 50. Rbd1 Kc7 51. f3 Ned7 52. Kf2 Nb6 53. Bc4 Nca4 54. Bb3 Nxc3 55. Ra1 Nb5 56. Rd2 Nd6 57. Rc1 Nd7 58. a4 a5 59. Rd5 b6 60. Rd4 Nc5 61. Ba2 Ndb7 62. Rb1 Na6 63. Ke2 Nbc5 64. Rc4 Nb4 65. Rbxb4 axb4 66. Rxb4 Nb7 67. Rf4 Nd6 68. Rd4 Re5 69. Bb3 Ra5 70. Kd2 c5 71. Rd5 Ra8 72. Kc3 Re8 73. Rd3 Re5 74. Bd5 f6 75. Kd2 Re7 76. Ba2 Nb7 77. Bc4 Na5 78. Bb5 Nc6 79. Ra3 Ne5 80. Ke2 Kb7 81. Rc3 Nf7 82. Bd3 Re5 83. a5 Nd6 84. Rb3 c4 85. Rxb6+ Kc7 86. Bxc4 Nxc4 87. Rxf6 Rxe3+ 88. Kf2 Ra3 89. Rxg6 Ra2+ 90. Kf1 Ne3+ 91. Ke1 Rxa5 92. Rg5 Ra2 93. Rxh5 Kd6 94. Rh8 Rg2 95. h5 Nd5 96. h6 Rh2 97. h7 Kd7 98. g4 fxg4 99. fxg4 Nf6 100. g5 Rxh7 101. Rxh7+ Nxh7 102. g6 Nf6 103. g7 Ng8 104. Kd2 Ke6 105. Kc3 Kd5 106. Kb4 Kd4 107. Kb5 Kd5 108. Kb6 Kd6 109. Kb7 Kd7 110. Kb8 Kd8 111. Kb7 Ke7 112. Kc6 Kf7 113. Kd7 Kxg7 1/2-1/2
2024.08.03 DINI International 2024
433477 Ghosh, D (2568) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. h3 Nf6 7. d5 Na5 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O Rb8 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Rfc1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rab1 b6 16. b4 Nb7 17. a3 Bd7 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. h4 Qd8 20. g3 Qf8 21. Kg2 Qg7 22. Bh6 Qh8 23. Ne2 b5 24. Be3 h5 25. Rc2 Kh7 26. Rbc1 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Ba4 28. Ra2 Bb5 29. Qd3 Qe8 30. f4 Bg7 31. f5 Be5 32. fxg6+ fxg6 33. Nf4 Bxc4 34. Rxc4 Qb5 35. a4 Qe8 36. bxc5 Bxf4 37. gxf4 Nxc5 38. Bxc5 dxc5 39. e5 Qd7 40. e6 Qd6 41. Re2 Rf8 42. Re5 Rxf4 43. Rxh5+ Kg7 44. Qc3+ Rf6 45. Rg5 Kh7 46. h5 Rbf8 47. hxg6+ Kg8 48. Qh3 Rf2+ 49. Kg1 Rf1+ 50. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 51. Kxf1 Qh2 52. g7 Qd2 53. Rgg4 Qd1+ 54. Kf2 Qd2+ 55. Kg1 Qe1+ 56. Kg2 Qd2+ 57. Kg3 Qe3+ 58. Kh2 Qe2+ 59. Kh3 Qf3+ 60. Kh4 Qf2+ 61. Kh5 Qh2+ 62. Kg6 Qh7+ 63. Kg5 Qd3 64. Rcf4 Qxd5+ 65. Kh4 Qh1+ 66. Kg3 Qe1+ 67. Rf2 Qg1+ 68. Kf3 Qd1+ 69. Kf4 Qe1 70. Rf3 Qxe6 71. Rg5 Qe1 72. Kg4 Qg1+ 73. Kf5 Qd4 74. Rf4 Qd5+ 75. Kg4 Qg2+ 76. Kh4 Qh2+ 77. Kg4 Qg2+ 78. Kh4 Qh1+ 79. Kg4 1/2-1/2
2024.08.02 DINI International 2024
433453 Hamidi, Amir Mohammad (2209) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 c5 9. Nge2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Be2 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Ndxb5 Bb7 14. O-O d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rfd1 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Qb4 Qc8 20. a4 Qe6 21. Bc5 Rfc8 22. Re1 Qd5 23. Bxe7 Bb3 24. Nc3 Qd4+ 25. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 26. Kh1 Rxc3 27. bxc3 Bxc3 28. Ra3 Bxe1 29. Rxb3 Rxa4 30. Rb8+ Kg7 31. Bf8+ Kf6 32. Rb6+ Ke5 33. Rb5+ 1/2-1/2
2024.08.02 DINI International 2024
433466 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Kuderinov, K (2360) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Ne4 6. Bg2 Nxd2 7. Nfxd2 O-O 8. O-O Bxd2 9. Qxd2 d6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Rac1 Nf6 12. e4 e5 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. f4 exd4 15. Qxd4 Nd7 16. Rcd1 a5 17. Ne3 Ra6 18. Rfe1 a4 19. h3 Ra5 20. Qc3 b6 21. Nf5 Nf6 22. Nd4 Bb7 23. e5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qa8+ 25. Qf3 Qxf3+ 26. Kxf3 dxe5 27. fxe5 Ne8 28. Nc6 Rc5 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. b3 g6 31. Rd8 Kg7 32. Rd7 Kh8 33. Re4 axb3 34. axb3 Ra5 35. Rd8 Kg7 36. Re3 Rc5 37. Ke2 Ra5 38. Kd3 c5 39. Rd7 Kh6 40. Rf3 Ra3 41. Kc3 Ng7 42. Rxf7 Rxf7 43. Ng8+ Kg5 44. Rxf7 Nf5 45. Kb2 Ra8 46. Nf6 Nxg3 47. e6 Nf5 48. e7 Nd6 49. Rf8 Ra7 50. Nd5 1-0
2024.08.01 DINI International 2024
433443 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Ayushh, Ravikumar (1953) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. c4 e6 4. d4 Ngf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. Nbd2 c5 9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Rac1 Rc8 12. Qb1 Qc7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Nh4 Bf8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 g6 20. Rcd1 Bg7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qa1+ Kg8 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qc3 Qc6 25. Ng2 Nf6 26. Nf4 Ne4 27. Qf3 Nf6 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Nxg6 hxg6 30. Qxf6 Qe2 31. Rd7 Rf8 32. Rxa7 c4 33. bxc4 Qxc4 34. Qf3 Qc8 35. Kg2 Kg7 36. h4 Qe8 37. Qd5 Qb8 38. Rb7 Qc8 39. a4 Qg4 40. a5 Qa4 41. h5 gxh5 42. Qg5+ Kh7 43. Qxh5+ Kg7 44. Qg5+ Kh7 45. Qf5+ Kg7 46. Qg5+ Kh7 47. Rb6 Qe4+ 48. Kh2 f6 49. Rxf6 Rxf6 50. Qxf6 Qe2 51. a6 Qa2 52. Kg2 Qd5+ 53. Qf3 Qa2 54. Qb7+ Kh6 55. a7 1-0
2024.07.31 DINI International 2024
433356 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Anup, Shankar R (1939) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 e6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 exd4 15. Qxe7 Bxe7 16. Bxd4 Nf8 17. Be3 Be6 18. Rac1 Rad8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Nd4 Bc8 21. Nb3 a6 22. f4 Kf7 23. Kf2 h5 24. a3 Rd3 25. Na1 Ne6 26. Ke2 Rd8 27. Nb3 f5 28. Bf3 Bf6 29. Rc2 h4 30. Bb6 Rh8 31. Bg2 g5 32. fxg5 Be5 33. Kf2 Nxg5 34. Bd4 Bxd4+ 35. Nxd4 h3 36. Bh1 Kf6 37. Rd2 Re8 38. Ne2 Be6 39. b3 c5 40. Nf4 b5 41. Rd6 Ke5 42. Rxa6 bxc4 43. bxc4 Rb8 44. Ke3 Rb3+ 45. Nd3+ Kf6 46. Bd5 Ke7 47. Bxe6 Nxe6 48. Ra7+ Kf6 49. Rh7 Rxa3 50. Rh6+ Ke7 51. Rxh3 f4+ 52. Kd2 fxg3 53. hxg3 Ng5 54. Rh5 Ne4+ 55. Ke3 Nxg3 56. Rxc5 Nf1+ 57. Ke2 Ng3+ 58. Ke3 Nf1+ 59. Kd4 Nd2 60. Rd5 Nxc4 61. Kxc4 Ra4+ 62. Kb5 Ra1 63. Nc5 Rb1+ 64. Kc6 Rc1 65. Rd6 Rb1 66. Rh6 Rc1 67. Kd5 Rd1+ 68. Ke5 Re1+ 69. Ne4 Kd7 70. Rh3 Kc6 71. Rc3+ Kb5 72. Rc2 Kb6 73. Kd5 Rd1+ 74. Nd2 Rh1 75. Nc4+ Kc7 76. Nd6+ Kd7 77. Ke5 Ra1 78. Ne4 Re1 79. Rc3 Re2 80. Rc1 Re3 81. Kd4 Rh3 82. Rg1 Kc6 83. Rg6+ Kb5 84. Nc3+ Ka5 85. Kc4 Rh4+ 86. Kb3 Rb4+ 87. Kc2 Rh4 88. Rc6 Kb4 89. Kd3 Rh3+ 90. Kd4 Rh4+ 91. Ne4 Kb5 92. Rg6 Rf4 93. Rh6 Rg4 94. Kd5 Rg1 95. Nc3+ Kb4 96. Kd4 Rg4+ 97. Ne4 Kb5 98. Rh1 Kc6 99. Rc1+ Kb5 100. Kd5 Rh4 101. Rb1+ Ka5 102. Rb8 Ka4 103. Nd2 Rh5+ 104. Kd4 Rh4+ 105. Ne4 Ka5 106. Rb1 Ka6 107. Kd5 Rh5+ 108. Kc6 Ka5 109. Nf6 Rh6 110. Kc5 Ka4 1/2-1/2
2024.07.29 DINI International 2024
433254 Annurudha, G (1924) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 e6 7. e4 Nge7 8. Re1 h6 9. c3 b6 10. Nf1 O-O 11. h4 d4 12. c4 e5 13. Bd2 Be6 14. h5 Qd7 15. N1h2 Rac8 16. a3 Bh3 17. b4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd8 19. Qc1 g5 20. g4 b5 21. cxb5 Qxb5 22. Qb1 c4 23. a4 Qa6 24. b5 Qb7 25. dxc4 Ne6 26. Qa2 Rfe8 27. Nf1 f5 28. c5 fxe4 29. Qxe6+ Kh7 30. Nxe5 Rxc5 31. Nc6 e3 32. f3 Qc8 33. Qe4+ Nf5 34. Qd3 exd2 35. Rxe8 Qxe8 36. gxf5 Rc3 37. Qxd2 Qxh5 38. Qf2 g4 39. fxg4 Qxg4+ 40. Ng3 d3 41. Ra2 Qc4 42. f6 Qd5+ 43. Kh2 Bxf6 44. Qg2 Qc4 45. Rf2 Rc2 46. Qe4+ Qxe4 47. Nxe4 Bh4 48. Rg2 Re2 49. Nc3 Bf2 50. Ne5 d2 51. Nc4 h5 52. Nd1 Re4 53. Rxf2 Rxc4 54. Rxd2 Rxa4 55. Rd5 Kg6 56. Nc3 Rc4 57. Rd6+ Kf5 58. Rc6 Rxc6 59. bxc6 Ke5 60. Nb5 1/2-1/2
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
646746 Woodward, Andy (2501) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. h4 h5 8. Nf3 Ng4 9. Bg5 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Qd2 Ne6 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. b3 Re8 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Be3 Qa5 19. Bd4 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Qc5 21. Rf2 a6 22. Qxc5 Rxc5 23. a4 Kg7 24. Rfd2 Rec8 25. Kf2 Kf6 26. g3 Rg8 27. Ke3 g5 28. hxg5+ Rcxg5 29. Ne2 b5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Rc1 bxc4 32. bxc4 Rc5 33. Rdc2 Rgc8 34. Kd3 Ra8 35. Nf4 Ra3+ 36. Ke2 Ra4 37. Kd3 Ra3+ 38. Ke2 Rca5 39. Nd3 Ra2 40. Ke3 R5a3 41. Rxa2 Rxa2 42. c5 dxc5 43. Rxc5 Rg2 44. Nf4 Rh2 45. Nxh5+ Kg6 46. Nf4+ Kf6 47. Rh5 Ra2 48. e5+ Kg7 49. Nxe6+ fxe6 50. Kf4 Kg6 51. Rh8 Ra4+ 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53. Kf2 Ra2+ 54. Kg1 Re2 55. f4 Kf5 56. Rh7 Kg4 57. Kf1 Re4 58. Kf2 Ra4 59. Rg7+ Kf5 60. Rxe7 Ra2+ 61. Ke3 Ra3+ 62. Kd4 Rxg3 63. Rf7+ Kg4 64. Rf6 Rg1 65. Kc5 Rd1 66. Rxe6 Kxf4 67. Rd6 Re1 68. e6 Kf5 69. Rd8 Rxe6 70. Rd5+ Kf4 71. Kd4 Re4+ 72. Kc5 Re1 73. Rd4+ Ke5 74. Rd5+ Ke6 75. Rd6+ Ke7 76. Rd5 Rc1+ 77. Kd4 Rd1+ 78. Kc5 Rxd5+ 79. Kxd5 1/2-1/2
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
646869 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Kleibel, Uwe (2302) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. d3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. g3 h6 7. Bg2 Bh7 8. O-O Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. e4 a5 11. a3 Nfd7 12. Ng4 Na6 13. f4 Qb6+ 14. Kh1 f5 15. exf5 exf5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bg6 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. d4 Bf8 20. c3 Nc7 21. Nf3 Nb5 22. Qc1 Nd6 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. Ne5 Bh7 25. Qc2 Re7 26. b4 a4 27. Bh3 g6 28. Rad1 h5 29. Bg2 Qc7 30. h4 b5 31. Qa2 Kg7 32. Re2 Rae8 33. Rde1 Bg8 34. Bh3 Bh7 35. Qc2 Qc8 36. Bg2 Qc7 37. Bf3 Qc8 38. Kg2 Qc7 39. Nd3 Rxe2+ 40. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 41. Qxe2 Qe7 42. Qxe7+ Bxe7 43. Ne5 Bg8 44. Nxc6 Bd6 45. Na7 1-0
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
647294 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Hakobyan, Aram (2619) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 c5 4. e3 a6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 Bg4 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Nbd2 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Ne5 Bf5 11. c4 O-O 12. a3 Qb8 13. Ndf3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rd8 15. Qe2 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. Rfd1 Nb6 19. h3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rc8 22. Rd6 h6 23. Rd4 Nd7 24. Rf4 b5 25. Bd3 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Nxe5 27. Qd4 f6 28. Qe4 Nd3 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Rd4 Nxb2 31. Rd7 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ 0-1
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
647829 Bagirova, K (1737) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. Bh2 Ne4 9. c3 Ng5 10. Nbd2 Nxh3+ 11. gxh3 Bxh3 12. Re1 Re8 13. Kh1 e4 14. Ng1 Bf5 15. Bg4 Qd7 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Qe2 h5 18. f4 exf3 19. Qxf3 Qc2 20. Nc4 Re7 21. Rac1 Qd3 22. Qe2 Qe4+ 23. Qg2 Qd3 24. Qe2 Qf5 25. e4 Qb5 26. b3 Rae8 27. Qg2 d5 28. Nd2 Qd3 29. e5 Bh6 30. Ngf3 Nd8 31. Qe2 Qxe2 32. Rxe2 Ne6 33. Rg1 Kh7 34. Nf1 c5 35. Ne3 Rd7 36. Rd1 cxd4 37. Nxd4 Nc5 38. Nb5 Ne4 39. Rd3 a6 40. Nxd5 f5 41. Rxe4 Rxd5 42. Rxd5 fxe4 43. Nc7 Re7 44. e6 e3 45. Bd6 e2 46. Re5 Bf4 47. Bxe7 Bxe5 48. Bh4 Kg7 49. Nd5 g5 50. Be1 h4 51. Kg2 Bg3 52. Kf3 Bxe1 53. Kxe2 Bg3 54. Kf3 Bd6 55. Kg4 Kg6 56. c4 a5 57. Kh3 Kg7 58. Kg4 Kg6 59. Kh3 Kg7 60. Kg4 Kg6 1/2-1/2
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
648058 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2401) Kopczynski, M (2225) 1-0
1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 c5 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. a4 Nc6 5. O-O e5 6. c3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bf4 Be6 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. b4 Qd8 15. Bxd6 Rc8 16. e5 Bxd6 17. exd6 a6 18. Be2 Nd7 19. Bf3 Rc4 20. Qe3 Rxb4 21. Rab1 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 b6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Qf6 25. Rd1 g6 26. Qe7 Qf5 27. Be4 Qh5 28. Bf3 Qf5 29. h3 Ne5 30. Bg4 Nxg4 31. hxg4 Qxg4 32. Rc1 Qf4 33. Re1 Kg7 34. d7 Qb8 35. Rd1 Rd8 36. Rc1 b5 37. axb5 axb5 38. Rd1 b4 39. Rd3 Qc7 40. Rf3 Kh6 41. Rxf7 b3 42. Rxh7# 1-0
2024.01.03 14th Chennai Open 2023-24
684973 Ziatdinov, R (2106) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) 1-0
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Be3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Rb8 11. a4 Nc7 12. h4 b6 13. h5 a6 14. h6 Bh8 15. Bg5 Nd7 16. Be2 Re8 17. Qd2 b5 18. Reb1 Rb7 19. Bf1 Qb8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra5 b4 22. Nd1 Ra7 23. Rxa7 Qxa7 24. Ne3 Kf8 25. Nc4 Qa2 26. Qe1 Ra8 27. e5 dxe5 28. Bxe7+ Kg8 29. d6 Ne6 30. Ne3 Nb6 31. c3 b3 32. Nc4 Nd7 33. Na3 Nef8 34. Qe4 Rb8 35. Bc4 Nb6 36. Bb5 Nbd7 37. Bxd7 Nxd7 38. Qc6 Nf8 39. d7 1-0
2024.01.02 14th Chennai Open 2023-24
684965 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) Haridev S (1721) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. Bb5 Qb6 6. Na3 a6 7. Nc4 Qc7 8. Bxc6 Qxc6 9. a4 d5 10. Nce5 Qc7 11. Ng5 Be7 12. Ngxf7 O-O 13. Ng5 Bd6 14. f4 d4 15. Nc4 Bd7 16. a5 e5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Qe2 Bg3+ 19. Kd1 Bg4 20. Nf3 Ne4 21. Kc1 Bxh2 22. Nb6 Rae8 23. Qc4+ Be6 24. Qa4 Bg3 25. exd4 Qf4 26. dxc5 Rd8 27. Kb1 Nxd2+ 28. Nxd2 Rxd2 29. Qxf4 Bxf4 30. Ra4 Rxg2 31. Re1 Bf5 32. Rc4 Bd2 33. Rd1 Bxa5 34. Nd5 Kh8 35. Ne3 Rf2 36. Rg1 Bg6 37. c6 bxc6 38. Rxc6 Bd2 39. Nd5 a5 40. Ne7 Rf1+ 41. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 42. Ka2 Rf8 43. Rc7 Bh6 44. c4 Bc2 45. Bc3 a4 46. bxa4 Bf4 47. Ra7 Be3 48. Rb7 h5 49. Rb5 Kh7 50. Rxh5+ Bh6 51. a5 Rf7 52. Nd5 Bd3 53. Kb3 g5 54. Bd2 Kg6 55. Rh3 Bf5 56. Rg3 g4 57. Bxh6 Kxh6 58. Ne3 Rb7+ 59. Ka3 Kg5 60. Nxf5 Kxf5 61. Rg1 Ke5 62. Rxg4 Kd6 63. Rg5 Kc6 64. a6 Rb1 65. Ra5 Ra1+ 66. Kb4 Rb1+ 67. Kc3 Rb8 68. a7 Ra8 69. Kb4 Kb6 70. c5+ Kc6 71. Ra6+ Kc7 72. Kb5 Kb7 73. c6+ Kc7 74. Ra2 Re8 75. a8=Q Re5+ 76. Kc4 Rc5+ 77. Kd3 Rd5+ 78. Ke4 Rc5 79. Qb7+ Kd6 80. Qd7# 1-0
2024.01.01 14th Chennai Open 2023-24
697505 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) Aarush Rajesh (1670) 1-0
1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. e5 Nd5 5. a3 d6 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d4 dxe5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nc3 e6 14. Qd4+ Qf6 15. Qxf6+ Kxf6 16. O-O-O a5 17. b5 Nd7 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Be2 Nc5 20. Bf3 Rb8 21. Kc2 b6 22. Rhe1 Bb7 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Ne4+ Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Ke7 26. f3 Rbb8 27. Rde1 Rf6 28. Kc3 Rd8 29. Re5 Rd6 30. c5 bxc5 31. Rxc5 Kd7 32. Re4 Rd5 33. Kc4 Rff5 34. Rd4 Rxd4+ 35. Kxd4 Rf4+ 36. Kc3 Ra4 37. Kb3 Rd4 38. Rc4 Rd2 39. Rg4 Kd6 40. Ka4 Rd3 41. Rc4 Rd2 42. g3 Rxh2 43. Kxa5 Rg2 44. g4 Rg3 45. Rd4+ Ke7 46. Ka6 Rxf3 47. a4 e5 48. Rc4 Rf4 49. Rxc7+ Kd8 50. Rxh7 Rxa4+ 51. Kb7 Rxg4 52. b6 Rg1 53. Ka8 e4 54. Ra7 e3 55. b7 Rb1 56. b8=Q+ Rxb8+ 57. Kxb8 g5 58. Ra5 Ke7 59. Rxg5 1-0
2024.01.01 14th Chennai Open 2023-24
697519 Mummana Venkata Ruthvik (1841) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Nb6 8. exd6 cxd6 9. c3 Nc6 10. Na3 h6 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Bd5 Ne7 14. Bb3 Qc7 15. Qe2 Nc6 16. Be3 Kh7 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Rad1 b6 19. Bd5 Bb7 20. h4 Rae8 21. h5 Ne7 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qb5 e4 24. Ne5 Nf5 25. Nd7 Rg8 26. hxg6+ fxg6 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. Rd7+ Qxd7 29. Qxd7+ Re7 30. Qc6 Bg7 31. Bd4 Nxd4 32. cxd4 Bxd4 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Qxe4 Bxb2 35. f4 Ba3 36. f5 Bc5+ 37. Kh2 gxf5 38. Qxf5+ Kg7 39. Qd7+ Kf6 40. Qxa7 Bd6+ 41. Kg1 Bc5+ 42. Kh2 Bd6+ 43. Kg1 Bc5+ 1/2-1/2
2023.12.31 14th Chennai Open 2023-24
697491 Sanchith Sundararam K (1485) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) 0-1
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. Bd2 Bb4 9. Qb5+ c6 10. Qxb7 O-O 11. Ne5 Na6 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. Qxa6 Qxd4 14. Ne3 Rab8 15. Qd3 Qh4 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. g3 Qh3 19. Rfd1 Bc5 20. Qf1 Qh5 21. Qe2 Qh3 22. Be1 Bd4 23. Qf1 Qh6 24. Qe2 Qg6 25. Rd3 c5 26. Rad1 e5 27. R3d2 h5 28. Ng2 Rxb2 29. Nb5 Rb8 30. Nxd4 exd4 31. Nf4 Qf5 32. Qd3 Qg4 33. c3 dxc3 34. Qxc3 Rxd2 35. Rxd2 Re8 36. Rb2 Qd1 37. Ng2 h4 38. Ne3 Qf3 39. Ng2 Qe4 40. gxh4 c4 41. Qg3 Kh7 42. Ne3 Re6 43. Qh3 Nd5 44. Kf1 Qh1+ 0-1
2023.12.23 3rd Athens of the East Op
698296 Shirodkar, Aayush (1656) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) 0-1
1. d4 b5 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. a4 Ngf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Bxb5+ Ke7 15. e5 dxe5 16. b4 Rd8 17. Qe2 e4 18. Qe3 Nd3 19. Ne1 Kf8 20. Nc2 Qa2 21. Nba3 Kg8 22. Qb6 Ba8 23. Rb1 Nf4 24. Qxd8+ Bxd8 25. Bc4 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Qxb1+ 27. Nxb1 Nf4 28. Ba6 Kf8 29. c4 Ke7 30. Nd2 Bc7 31. c5 Nd3 32. g3 Bd5 33. Ke2 Nb2 34. Ne3 Na4 35. Nxd5+ exd5 36. Nb3 Be5 37. Ke3 Nc3 38. b5 Kd7 39. h3 f5 40. h4 d4+ 41. Kd2 g6 42. Na5 Na4 43. Nc4 Bg7 44. c6+ Kc7 45. b6+ Nxb6 46. Nxb6 Bh6+ 47. Kd1 Kxb6 48. Bc4 f4 49. gxf4 Bxf4 50. Bg8 h6 51. Bh7 Kxc6 52. Bxg6 Kd5 53. h5 Bg5 54. Bh7 Ke5 55. Bg6 Kf4 56. Bh7 Kf3 57. Bg6 Bh4 58. Be8 Kxf2 59. Bc6 Ke3 60. Bb5 d3 61. Ba6 Kd4 62. Bb7 e3 63. Bf3 Ke5 64. Bg4 Kf4 0-1
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
795236 Chitlange, Sakshi (2209) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Nxf3 e6 8. c3 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Ne4 13. Re1 a6 14. Bd3 f5 15. Qe2 Rae8 16. Rad1 b5 17. a4 b4 18. Bxa6 bxc3 19. Bb5 Rb8 20. Rb1 Na7 21. Qd3 Nxb5 22. axb5 Rfc8 23. bxc3 Rxc3 24. Qd1 Ra3 25. Qc2 Qf4 26. Rb3 Rxb3 27. Qxb3 g5 28. Qb2 g4 29. hxg4 fxg4 30. Ne5 Rxb5 31. Qxb5 Qxf2+ 32. Kh2 Qh4+ 33. Kg1 Qxe1+ 34. Kh2 g3+ 35. Kh3 Qh1+ 36. Kg4 h5+ 37. Kf4 Qh4+ 38. Ke3 Qg5+ 39. Ke2 Qd2+ 40. Kf3 Qf2# 0-1
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
795401 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) Ibadov, Dashgyn (2360) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 b4 14. Na4 Rad8 15. Bg5 exd4 16. Nxd4 h6 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. f3 Ne5 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Nd4 Ng6 22. Rac1 h5 23. Bg5 h4 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Kf2 Bd6 26. gxh4 Bxh2 27. Ncb3 Qg3+ 28. Ke3 Qf4+ 29. Kf2 Qxh4+ 30. Kg2 Qh3+ 31. Kh1 Bg3+ 32. Kg1 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Qf2# 0-1
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
795665 Hernando Rodrigo, Ju (2208) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bb3 b4 11. e5 bxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Re1 c5 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Bxe6 Bd5 18. Bxf7+ Bxf7 19. dxc5 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Bxc5 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Rc8 23. Rab1 Bxa2 24. Ra1 Bb3 25. Rdb1 Rxc3 26. Ra3 Rxe3 27. Rbxb3 Re2 28. Rxa7 h5 29. Rbb7 Ng4 30. Rxg7+ Kf8 31. Raf7+ Ke8 32. h3 Ne3 33. Rf3 h4 34. Rxe3+ Rxe3 35. Rg4 Kf7 36. Rxh4 Re2 37. Rf4+ Kg6 38. Rf2 Re3 39. Kh2 Ra3 40. g3 Kg5 41. h4+ Kg4 42. Rf4+ Kh5 43. Kh3 Rb3 44. Rc4 Ra3 45. Rc5+ Kg6 46. h5+ Kh6 47. Kh4 Ra1 48. Rc6+ Kg7 49. g4 Ra5 50. h6+ Kh7 51. g5 Ra1 52. Rc7+ Kg6 53. Rg7+ Kf5 54. h7 Rh1+ 55. Kg3 Rh5 56. g6 Kf6 57. Rg8 1-0
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
795815 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) Kleibel, Uwe (2302) 1-0
1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nge7 5. e4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qc4 d6 8. Bf4 Be7 9. Be2 Be6 10. Qb5 Qd7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. h4 a6 13. Qd3 Rad8 14. Qg3 Bf6 15. Bg5 Qe7 16. f4 Kh8 17. a3 h6 18. Bd3 Nd4 19. f5 Bc8 20. Nd5 Qe5 21. Qxe5 dxe5 22. Nxf6 1-0
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
796156 Lehtosaari, Mauri (2151) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) 0-1
1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 Nf6 4. e3 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Bd6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bg3 Bxg3 11. fxg3 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Nf3 Bb5 17. Rf2 f6 18. Qd2 Rae8 19. Re1 Qf7 20. Qf4 Qg6 21. Qd6 Kh7 22. Nh4 Qd3 23. Nf3 Kg8 24. h3 Rf7 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Qxe6 Qe4 27. Qd6 Rd7 28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. gxf4 Re7 30. Kh2 Bc4 31. a3 Bd3 32. Nh4 Re1 33. f5 Be4 34. Nf3 Re3 35. Kg3 Bxf5 36. Kf4 Re4+ 37. Kxf5 Kf7 38. Ne5+ fxe5 0-1
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
796390 Derjabin, I (2333) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bb7 10. Qf3 f6 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Qxh8 Kf7 14. Bh6 Nd7 15. Qh7+ Ke8 16. Qxg6+ Ke7 17. O-O Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qg8 19. f4 Qf7 20. e5 f5 21. Qg5+ Ke8 22. a4 Nf8 23. Rfb1 a6 24. h4 Rd8 25. Qf6 Qxf6 26. exf6 Kf7 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ra7 Rd7 29. h5 Kxf6 30. Re1 Rh7 31. Bf3 Rg7 32. Kf2 Rh7 33. g4 fxg4 34. Bxg4 Bc8 35. Rxh7 Nxh7 36. Ra1 Bd7 37. Ra8 Kg7 38. Ra7 Nf6 39. Bxe6 Ne4+ 40. Ke3 Nxc3 41. Bxd7 b4 42. Bxc6+ Kh6 43. Be4 Kxh5 44. d5 b3 45. d6 Nxe4 46. Kxe4 c3 47. Kd3 c2 48. Kd2 Kg6 49. Rb7 Kf5 50. Rxb3 c1=Q+ 51. Kxc1 Ke6 52. Rd3 Kd7 53. f5 Ke8 54. Kd2 Kd8 55. Ke3 Ke8 56. Ke4 Kd8 57. Ke5 Kd7 58. f6 Ke8 59. Ke6 Kd8 60. Rc3 Ke8 61. Rc8# 1-0
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
796561 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) Parfenov, Vi (2193) 1-0
1. Nh3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf4 Nf6 4. e3 e5 5. dxe5 Nxe5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. Nf3 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bxf4 12. exf4 Re8+ 13. Kf1 c5 14. g3 Qd7 15. Kg2 d4 16. Bxb7 Qxb7+ 17. Qf3 Qxf3+ 18. Kxf3 Nd5 19. a3 f5 20. Rhe1 Kf7 21. Rad1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rd1 h5 24. b4 a5 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Ba1 Rb8 27. Ke2 h4 28. Kd3 h3 29. Kc4 Nf6 30. f3 Re8 31. Rd2 Re1 32. Bb2 Rb1 33. c3 dxc3 34. Bxc3 Rc1 35. Rd3 Rc2 36. Rd2 Rc1 37. a4 Ke6 38. Kb3 Rg1 39. Bxa5 Rg2 40. Kc4 Nh5 41. Kxc5 Nxg3 42. Bc3 Nf1 43. Rd1 Nxh2 44. a5 Nxf3 45. a6 h2 46. a7 Ra2 47. Kb6 Ng1 48. Rd2 Rxa7 49. Rxh2 Rd7 50. Rg2 Nf3 51. Bxg7 Nd2 52. Be5 Nc4+ 53. Kc5 Nxe5 54. Re2 Rd5+ 55. Kb4 Kd6 56. fxe5+ Rxe5 57. Rf2 Rd5 58. Kc3 Ke5 59. Kc4 Rd1 60. Kc3 f4 61. Kc2 Rd8 62. Rd2 Kf5 63. Rxd8 1-0
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
796663 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) Bilan, Danila (2303) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 a6 8. Be2 O-O 9. Bb2 e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. O-O Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Be6 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Qd3 Be5 16. Na4 Bxb2 17. Nxb2 Qa5 18. Qd2 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 g6 20. Na4 b5 21. Nb6 Rc5 22. Rad1 Rb8 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rc2 26. R5d2 Rbc8 27. f3 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 29. Ke2 h5 30. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 31. Rd2 Rc3 32. h4 Rc1 33. e4 Ra1 34. Ke3 Rc1 35. Kf4 Rh1 36. Kg5 Ra1 37. g4 hxg4 38. fxg4 Rg1 39. e5 Re1 40. h5 gxh5 41. gxh5 Rxe5+ 42. Kh6 Kf8 43. Rd8+ Ke7 44. Ra8 Re6+ 45. Kg7 Re5 46. h6 Rg5+ 47. Kh8 Rg6 48. h7 f5 49. Rg8 Rf6 50. Kg7 Rf7+ 51. Kg6 Rxh7 52. Kxh7 1-0
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
796807 Arslanov, S (2410) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) 0-1
1. d4 c5 2. Nc3 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qh4 Nf6 5. Bg5 e6 6. O-O-O Be7 7. e4 d6 8. Nf3 h6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 Bxg5+ 11. Nxg5 exd5 12. f4 dxe5 13. Bc4 O-O 14. Bxd5 Nd4 15. Be4 f5 16. c3 hxg5 17. fxg5 fxe4 18. cxd4 exd4 0-1
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
796966 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) Uzcategui Rodriguez, Alejandro (2235) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. h3 a6 9. Be3 b5 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Rac1 b4 13. Na4 a5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. c5 Nf8 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nc4 Ng6 18. Nd6 Rd8 19. Ng5 Bxd6 20. cxd6 Rxd6 21. Bc4 Be6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Rxc6 h6 26. Nxe6 Nxe4 27. Rc7 Nf8 28. Nxg7 Rd8 29. Nf5 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Rb1 31. Nxh6+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ Kg7 33. Ng5+ 1-0
2023.09.26 Titled Tue 26th Sep Early
797122 Tasev, D (2205) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2423) 0-1
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. a4 Nbc6 10. Ba3 b6 11. O-O Na5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. c4 dxc4 14. Be4 Bc6 15. Qe2 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nd5 17. Qg4 O-O 18. h4 Rad8 19. h5 h6 20. Rfe1 Nb4 21. Re2 Kh8 22. Rae1 c3 23. Bc1 Nac6 24. Bxh6 gxh6 25. Qf4 f6 26. Qxh6+ Qh7 27. Qe3 Nd4 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Qh3 Nxc2 30. Rxc2 Qxc2 31. exf6 Qf5 32. Qg3 Qxf6 33. f3 d3 0-1
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
827191 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) Zozek, S (2210) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Bb2 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be6 13. Rac1 Qd7 14. Na4 Rad8 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Rc8 17. Rfc1 Rxc5 18. Rxc5 Rc8 19. Bf3 Rxc5 20. Qxc5 Qc6 21. Qe7 Ne8 22. h3 h6 23. Bd4 Nd6 24. Qd8+ Kh7 25. Be5 Ne4 26. Bxe4+ dxe4 27. Kh2 Qc8 28. Qd4 Qd7 29. Qxe4+ Bf5 30. Qf4 f6 31. Bd4 Bg6 32. f3 Qd5 33. h4 Be8 34. Qc7 Kg6 35. g4 Qxf3 36. Qg3 Qe2+ 37. Qg2 Qxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Bc6+ 1/2-1/2
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
827376 Wacker, P (2260) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 Na5 9. Bb5 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bc2 Bb7 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. Bd2 Nc4 15. Bc3 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nfd2 b4 19. Bxb4 Nxb2 20. Qb3 Nd3 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 0-1
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
827676 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) Iunusov, Nuriddin (2012) 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. h4 Nc5 9. Qc2 a5 10. h5 Bd7 11. O-O-O a4 12. Kb1 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. f3 Bd7 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. Nh3 b5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nxb5 Rf4 19. d6 Bxb5 20. cxb5 cxd6 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Nxf4 exf4 23. Rxh7+ Kxh7 24. Rh1+ Bh6 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Rxh6# 1-0
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
828145 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) Pichot, A (2642) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Nf3 d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Be2 e5 12. O-O a5 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. b4 Ne4 15. Qc2 Ng5 16. d5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Nf6 18. Bc3 axb4 19. axb4 b5 20. cxb5 Rxa1 21. Bxa1 Qd7 22. Qc4 Ra8 23. Bb2 Ne8 24. e4 Qe7 25. Bc1 Bc8 26. Qc6 Rb8 27. Be2 Bd7 28. Qa6 Nf6 29. f3 Qd8 30. Be3 Ra8 31. Ba7 Bc8 32. Qa5 Nd7 33. Rc1 Nb6 34. Bxb6 Rxa5 35. Bxa5 Qg5 36. Rxc7 Bh3 37. Kf2 Qxg2+ 38. Ke1 Qg1+ 39. Kd2 Qd4+ 40. Bd3 h5 41. Kc2 Qf2+ 42. Kb3 Qxf3 43. Rc3 Bf1 44. Bxf1 Qxf1 45. b6 Qb5 46. Rc7 Kh7 47. b7 Kg6 48. Rd7 f5 49. Rxd6+ Kg5 50. Rb6 Qd3+ 51. Ka4 Qc2+ 52. Kb5 Qd3+ 53. Kc6 Qc4+ 54. Kd7 fxe4 55. b8=Q Qxd5+ 56. Qd6 Qf7+ 57. Qe7+ Qxe7+ 58. Kxe7 e3 59. Re6 Kf5 60. b5 g5 61. b6 1-0
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
828400 Bharath, Subramaniyam H (2482) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. g4 Nc5 9. Qe2 b5 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 O-O 14. h4 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Ne6 16. Rd2 Nf4 17. Qe3 Qc7 18. g5 Be7 19. Kb1 Rac8 20. Bd3 Rfd8 21. Rhd1 Bf8 22. Bf1 d5 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Qe4 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Qxd8 27. Bd3 Nxd3 28. cxd3 Bd6 29. h5 g6 30. h6 Kf8 31. Kc2 Qc8+ 32. Kd2 Qc5 33. Ke2 Qc2+ 34. Kf1 Bc5 35. Qa8+ Ke7 36. Qb7+ Kd8 37. Qb8+ Kd7 38. Nxe5+ Ke6 39. Qe8+ Kf5 40. Qxf7+ Kxe5 41. Qf6+ Kd5 42. Qf3+ Kd6 43. Qf6+ Kc7 44. Qf7+ Kb6 45. Kg2 Qxd3 46. Qxh7 Qe4+ 47. Kf1 Qd4 48. Qxg6+ Ka5 49. Qf5 Qxb2 50. g6 Qc1+ 51. Kg2 Qxh6 52. Qxc5 Qxg6+ 53. Kh2 Qh6+ 54. Kg3 Qg6+ 55. Kf4 Qf7+ 56. Ke3 Qxa2 57. f4 Ka4 58. f5 b4 59. f6 Qb3+ 60. Kf4 Qe6 61. Qe5 Qxe5+ 62. Kxe5 b3 63. f7 b2 64. f8=Q b1=Q 65. Qf4+ Qb4 66. Qf1 Qb5+ 67. Qxb5+ axb5 0-1
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
828627 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) Svane, R (2631) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. h3 Be6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rac8 13. Bb1 c6 14. Nf4 Qe7 15. Qf3 Nb6 16. b3 Rcd8 17. Qg3 Nc8 18. Na4 Nd6 19. Nc5 Bf5 20. Bxf5 Nxf5 21. Qf3 Nd6 22. Rfd1 g6 23. Nfd3 Nfe4 24. Qf4 Nxc5 25. Nxc5 Kg7 26. a4 h6 27. a5 g5 28. Qg3 f5 29. Re1 Qf6 30. Rcd1 Re7 31. Nd3 Rde8 32. Ne5 Nf7 33. f4 Kh7 34. fxg5 hxg5 35. Nxf7 Rxf7 36. Rf1 Re4 37. Rf3 f4 38. exf4 Rxf4 39. Rxf4 Qxf4 40. Qd3+ Qf5 41. Qxf5+ Rxf5 42. Rf1 Kg6 43. g4 Rf6 44. Rxf6+ Kxf6 45. b4 Ke6 46. Kf2 Kd7 47. Kg3 b6 48. axb6 Kc8 49. h4 gxh4+ 50. Kxh4 Kb7 51. g5 Kxb6 52. g6 Kb5 53. g7 Kxb4 54. g8=Q Kc4 55. Qa8 Kxd4 56. Qxc6 a5 57. Qa4+ Ke3 58. Qxa5 d4 59. Qe1+ Kd3 60. Qd1+ Kc3 61. Kg3 d3 62. Kf3 d2 63. Ke3 Kb2 64. Qxd2+ Kb1 65. Kd3 Ka1 66. Kc3 Kb1 67. Kb3 Ka1 68. Qd1# 1-0
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
828722 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) Sarana, A (2685) 0-1
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. Nge2 Nbd7 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qc2 Ndf6 13. Rae1 Re8 14. Ng3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qd6 16. Ne2 Bg4 17. f3 Bh5 18. Qd2 Bg6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. g4 g5 21. Qd3 Re7 22. Nc3 Rae8 23. Kf2 h5 24. gxh5 Nxh5 25. Rh1 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Nf6 27. Re2 g4 28. Qg6 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxe3 30. Ne2 Rxe2 0-1
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
828940 Drygalov, Sergey (2547) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. a4 Nd7 12. Ba3 b6 13. Bb4 Ra7 14. a5 bxa5 15. Bxa5 Nc5 16. Bb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nb3 18. Qa7 Bg4 19. Nb5 c5 20. Bc3 Nd4 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. Nfxd4 Nc8 23. Qb8 cxd4 24. Bxg4 Nb6 25. Qxd6 Nxc4 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. Be2 Nd6 28. Nxd6 Rxd6 29. f4 Rd8 30. Rd1 Kf8 31. Bf3 Rb8 32. e5 f6 33. e6 Ke7 34. Rxd4 f5 35. Rc4 Rb1+ 36. Kf2 Rb2+ 37. Kg3 Bf6 38. Rc7+ Kd6 39. Rd7+ Kc5 40. d6 1-0
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
829133 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) Ibarra Jerez, JC (2563) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. g3 Ne4 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Be4 8. O-O Bg7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. h4 c5 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. h5 Nc6 14. Be3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 g5 16. Rfd1 Na5 17. Rac1 f5 18. Qd3 Rc8 19. Bd5 Rf6 20. Qb1 e6 21. Bxe6 Rc7 22. dxc5 Rc6 23. Bxf5+ Kh8 24. Be4 Nxc4 25. Bd4 d5 26. Bxd5 Qf8 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qxb7+ 1-0
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
829354 Bok, B (2617) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 c5 11. Ne2 Rc8 12. b4 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. O-O cxd4 15. exd4 e5 16. Rac1 Qc7 17. Bf5 Rcd8 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ng3 d5 21. c5 bxc5 22. dxc5 Ba6 23. Rfe1 d4 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. c6 Qe6 26. a4 f5 27. b5 Bc8 28. c7 Rd5 29. Rc6 Rd6 30. Rec1 e4 31. fxe4 fxe4 32. Nxe4 Rxc6 33. Rxc6 Qxe4 34. Rxh6+ Kg7 35. Qg5+ Qg6 36. Rxg6+ fxg6 37. Qd8 Kf7 38. Qxd4 Bf5 39. Qxa7 Bd3 40. c8=Q+ 1-0
2023.08.29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
829561 Kopczynski, M (2225) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e5 5. cxd4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 exd4 7. a3 Qa5 8. axb4 Qxa1 9. Nb5 O-O 10. Nc7 Nc6 11. Nxa8 d5 12. e5 Bg4 13. f3 Nxe5 14. Ne2 Rxa8 15. fxg4 Nfxg4 16. O-O Ne3 17. Bxe3 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 dxe3 19. Bf5 Rd8 20. Be4 Nc4 21. Rxd5 Re8 22. Rd4 Nxb2 23. Bxb7 g6 24. Re4 Rb8 25. Bd5 Nd3 26. Rxe3 Nxb4 27. Bc4 Nc6 28. h4 Kg7 29. Bd5 Nb4 30. Bc4 Nc6 31. Nf4 Nd4 32. Re7 Nf5 33. Rxf7+ Kh6 34. h5 Kg5 35. hxg6 Kxf4 36. gxh7 Rh8 37. Be6 Kg5 38. Bxf5 a5 39. Bc2 Kh6 40. Ra7 a4 41. Rxa4 Kg5 42. Ra6 Kh5 43. Kh2 Kg5 44. Rg6+ Kh5 45. Rg8 Rxh7 46. Bxh7 Kh6 47. Bd3 Kh5 48. g4+ Kh4 49. g5 Kh5 50. g6 Kh6 51. g7 Kg5 52. Rf8 Kh6 53. g8=Q Kh5 54. Qg6+ Kh4 55. Rf4# 1-0
2023.08.24 29th Abu Dhabi Masters
833669 Xie, Kaifan (2369) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f3 d6 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 h5 12. Bg5 Re8 13. O-O Nf8 14. Re1 Bd7 15. Qd2 N8h7 16. Bf4 h4 17. Nf1 Qc7 18. a5 Nh5 19. Be3 b5 20. axb6 Qxb6 21. Bf2 Reb8 22. Reb1 Bd4 23. Ne3 Qd8 24. Nc4 Qf6 25. Rd1 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Ng5 27. Qe3 Re8 28. Nb6 Rad8 29. Rxa6 Nf4 30. Nxd7 Rxd7 31. Bb5 Rb7 32. Rd2 Ree7 33. Bf1 Nh5 34. g3 hxg3+ 35. hxg3 Rb4 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Bd3 Reb7 38. f4 Qd4 39. Qxd4+ Rxd4 40. Ra4 Nxe4 41. Nxe4 Rxa4 42. Nxd6 Rb8 43. Nc4 Nf6 44. Be2 Ne4 45. Rc2 Rd8 46. Bf3 Nf6 47. Ne5 c4 48. Nxc4 Rb4 49. Ne5 Nxd5 50. Bxd5 Rxd5 51. Rc7 Rxb2+ 52. Kf3 1/2-1/2
2023.08.23 29th Abu Dhabi Masters
833610 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) Dixit, Nikhil (2330) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. h4 Nc5 9. Qc2 c6 10. h5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. b4 Na6 16. a3 Nc7 17. Qd3 Qe8 18. Nge2 Nb5 19. a4 Nxc3 20. Nxc3 a6 21. Kd2 h5 22. b5 Bf6 23. Rhb1 Bd8 24. bxa6 bxa6 25. a5 h4 26. Bb6 Bg5+ 27. Be3 Bd8 28. Bb6 Bg5+ 29. Be3 Bd8 30. Bb6 Bg5+ 31. Be3 1/2-1/2
2023.08.22 29th Abu Dhabi Masters
833540 Talibov, Shiroghlan (2337) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) 1-0
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Be3 b5 6. h4 h5 7. Ng5 Nh6 8. f3 Bb7 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. O-O-O e6 11. Ne2 Qe7 12. Kb1 Ng8 13. Nf4 Ngf6 14. c4 c6 15. c5 dxc5 16. Ngxe6 fxe6 17. Nxg6 Qf7 18. Nxh8 Bxh8 19. dxc5 Bg7 20. Be2 Qe7 21. f4 O-O-O 22. Bf3 Rg8 23. Qc2 e5 24. f5 Qf7 25. Rd3 Bf8 26. Rhd1 Qc4 27. Rc3 Qf7 28. a4 b4 29. Rcd3 a5 30. R3d2 Ba6 31. b3 Kc7 32. Kb2 Be7 33. Rc1 Nb8 34. Bg5 Nbd7 35. Rd6 Rc8 36. Re6 Kb7 37. Bxh5 Qf8 38. Be2 Bxe2 39. Qxe2 Bxc5 40. Bxf6 Nxf6 41. g4 Bd4+ 42. Ka2 Nd7 43. Rcxc6 Rxc6 44. Qb5+ Rb6 45. Qxd7+ Ka6 46. Re8 Qxe8 47. Qxe8 Kb7 48. Qd7+ Kb8 49. f6 1-0
2023.08.21 29th Abu Dhabi Masters
842857 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) Kobalia, M (2547) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 c4 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. h3 Bh5 12. e4 Be7 13. exd5 exd5 14. Qb5 Bc5 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 O-O 17. Rhe1 a6 18. Qa4 f6 19. Kf1 Bxf2 20. Kxf2 fxe5 21. Kg1 Rxf4 22. Nf3 Qc7 23. Qc2 Raf8 24. Qd2 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 e4 26. Nd4 Qd6 27. Kg1 Ne5 28. Re2 Qg6 29. Kh2 Nd3 0-1
2023.08.20 29th Abu Dhabi Masters
842784 Yakubboev, Nodirbek (2630) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Nf3 e5 8. d5 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 c5 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. a3 Na6 13. f3 g5 14. Bf2 f5 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Bd3 Nd4 17. O-O Nc7 18. b4 b6 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Rb1 Kh8 21. Be3 h6 22. Nde4 Ne8 23. Bd2 Qd7 24. Ne2 Nf5 25. N2g3 Nd4 26. Rb2 Ba6 27. h3 Nc7 28. Ba5 Ne8 29. Rff2 Nf6 30. Nxf6 Bxf6 31. Qe1 Rf7 32. Qe4 Rg8 33. Qg4 Qxg4 34. fxg4 Rgf8 35. Ne4 Be7 36. Rxf7 Rxf7 37. Bc7 Rf4 38. Bxd6 Bxd6 39. Nxd6 e4 40. Bxe4 Bxc4 41. Rb8+ Kg7 42. Rb7+ Kf8 43. g3 Rf1+ 44. Kg2 Be2 45. Nf5 Rd1 46. Kf2 Ba6 47. Rxa7 Rd2+ 48. Ke1 Re2+ 49. Kd1 Rxe4 50. Ra8+ Re8 51. Rxa6 Nxf5 52. gxf5 Re5 53. g4 Rxd5+ 54. Kc2 h5 55. Rg6 hxg4 56. hxg4 Rd4 57. Rxg5 Kf7 58. Rg6 Rf4 59. Kb3 Rf3+ 60. Ka4 Rg3 61. Rc6 Rxg4+ 62. Kb5 Ke7 63. Rxc5 Kd6 64. Rc6+ Kd5 65. f6 Rg3 66. f7 Rb3+ 67. Ka4 Rf3 68. Rc7 Kd6 69. Ra7 Kc5 70. Re7 Kd6 71. Rb7 Kc6 72. Ra7 Kc5 73. Re7 Kd6 74. Ra7 Ke5 1/2-1/2
2023.08.19 29th Abu Dhabi Masters
842717 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) Vakhidov, J (2618) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be6 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qa3 Bg4 9. e3 Qd6 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Ne5 Be6 12. Bc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 O-O 14. O-O Na6 15. b3 Qb4 16. Nd3 Qb6 17. Ne5 Qb4 18. Nd3 Qb6 19. Ne5 Qb4 1/2-1/2
2023.08.18 29th Abu Dhabi Masters
842672 Aditya, Varun Gampa (2299) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2429) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. e3 c5 5. dxc5 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bxc4 Bxc5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Nf3 a6 11. Ke2 Ke7 12. g4 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Be4 Rac8 15. Nd2 h5 16. h3 Bb4 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 19. Rg1 hxg4 20. hxg4 Rhd8 21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Nde4 Rc7 23. Raa1 Rcd7 24. Rad1 Ba6+ 25. Kf3 Rxd1 26. Nxd1 Bb7 27. Kf4 e5+ 28. Kf3 Rc8 29. b3 Rc1 30. Rh1 Bd5 31. Rg1 Bxb3 32. Ke2 Bc4+ 33. Kf3 Bd5 34. Nc3 Bxe4+ 0-1
2023.07.24 Serbia Open 2023
880371 Pavlov, Mark (2286) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 e5 8. d5 Nb8 9. Ne1 a5 10. e4 Na6 11. Nd3 Nd7 12. Be3 b6 13. a3 Nac5 14. Qc2 f5 15. b4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bg5 Bf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Nb4 Qd7 22. Nc6 f4 23. f3 Rc5 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. g4 b5 26. Rab1 bxc4 27. a4 Rf8 28. Rb5 Rxb5 29. axb5 c3 30. Ra1 Re8 31. b6 cxb6 32. Ra7 Qc8 33. Qxc3 Kh8 34. h3 b5 35. Qb4 e4 36. fxe4 h5 37. Qxd6 Bd4+ 38. Kf1 Bxa7 39. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2
2023.07.23 Serbia Open 2023
880344 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Jin, Yueheng (2113) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. h4 h5 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 g6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Ngxe4 Ngf6 14. O-O-O O-O 15. f3 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf6 17. g4 Qa5 18. Be5 Nxe4 19. fxe4 hxg4 20. Kb1 Qb5 21. Qe3 f6 22. Qh6 Rf7 23. h5 g5 24. d5 cxd5 25. Bc3 d4 26. Rxd4 Rh7 27. Qg6+ Rg7 28. Qf5 Qxf5 29. exf5 Rd8 30. Rxg4 Rd5 31. Rf1 Rh7 32. Rc4 Rd7 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Rh1 Bd8 35. Kc2 Bb6 36. a4 Be3 37. Re1 Bb6 38. Ree8 Bd4 39. Bb4 Kg7 40. Bf8+ Kf7 41. Bb4 Be5 42. h6 Rxh6 43. Rf8+ Kg7 44. Rg8+ Kh7 45. Rh8+ Kg7 46. Rcg8+ Kf7 47. Rf8+ Kg7 48. Rhg8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2
2023.07.22 Serbia Open 2023
880226 Chigaev, M (2621) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 b6 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. b3 d4 11. Bb2 d3 12. exd3 Qxd3 13. Qd1 Rd8 14. Re1 O-O 15. Ba3 Rfe8 16. Nf1 Qc3 17. Qc1 Qxc1 18. Raxc1 Ng4 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Re2 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nf6 22. Bc6 Rf8 23. Kg2 Rd6 24. Bf3 Rfd8 25. Rcc2 Kf8 26. h3 h5 27. Red2 Ke7 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Nd2 a5 30. Nb1 Rd3 31. Nc3 g5 32. Na4 Kd6 33. Be2 Rd4 34. Nc3 Ke7 35. Nb5 Rd7 36. a3 h4 37. gxh4 gxh4 38. Rb2 Bd4 39. Nxd4 Rxd4 40. b4 axb4 41. axb4 Ne4 42. Rc2 Kd6 43. Kf3 Ng5+ 44. Kg2 1/2-1/2
2023.07.21 Serbia Open 2023
880125 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Kupervaser, Erez (2262) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Ne5 O-O 6. Nd2 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bd3 Qc7 9. Ndf3 h6 10. Bg3 Nd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Qe2 f5 13. Bb5 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Qd8 16. a3 Be7 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. b4 a6 19. h3 Na7 20. Kg1 Bb5 21. Ne5 Bd6 22. Kh2 Rc8 23. Rhc1 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Qd7 25. Rc5 b6 26. Bxb5 Nxb5 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. a4 Na7 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Qb7 31. Qa2 Nxb5 32. Qa6 Qd7 33. Qxb6 Rf7 34. Qc5 Re7 35. Ra6 Kh7 36. Rc6 1-0
2023.07.20 Serbia Open 2023
880003 Henriquez Villagra, C (2618) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 c5 7. O-O Nd5 8. Bg3 cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. c4 Nf6 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. d5 Nb4 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Qd2 a5 15. Bf4 a4 16. Rad1 Re8 17. Be3 Na6 18. f4 Rc8 19. f5 Nc5 20. Qc2 Rf8 21. g4 Be8 22. Rf2 Nfd7 23. Rdf1 Ne5 24. g5 Bd7 25. h4 Qa5 26. h5 Qb4 27. a3 Qb6 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. f6 Bh8 30. fxe7 Rfe8 31. Rxf7 Nb3 32. Rf8+ Kh7 33. R1f7+ 1-0
2023.07.19 Serbia Open 2023
879900 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi (2210) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nb6 12. Be2 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 e5 14. Nf3 Be6 15. Nxe5 Bxb3 16. a5 Nbd5 17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Na4 Rfd8 19. Bd4 Bb4 20. Nb6 Nxb6 21. Bxb6 Re8 22. Bxb7 Rb8 23. Nc6 Rxb7 24. Nxb4 Bc4 25. Rfc1 Bb5 26. h3 Rd7 27. Bd4 Nd5 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Rc7 h5 30. Rac1 Red8 31. Ra7 f6 32. Rcc7 R5d7 33. f3 Kh7 34. Kf2 Kg6 35. h4 Rxc7 36. Rxc7 Rd7 37. Rc5 Rd6 38. g4 hxg4 39. fxg4 Rc6 40. Rd5 Rc2+ 41. Kg3 Ra2 42. g5 Rxa5 43. h5+ Kh7 44. h6 gxh6 45. gxf6 Kg6 46. Rc5 Ra4 47. Rc7 Rxd4 48. exd4 Kxf6 49. Kf4 Ke6 50. Rc5 Kd6 51. Rh5 Be2 52. Rxh6+ Kd5 53. Ke3 Bb5 54. Rh5+ Kc4 55. Rc5+ Kb4 56. Rc1 a5 57. d5 a4 58. Kd4 a3 59. Rb1+ Ka4 60. Kc5 1-0
2023.07.18 Serbia Open 2023
879798 Paszewski, M (2316) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Nfd7 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Be7 12. Rb4 Nc5 13. Rxb7 Nxb7 14. e5 d5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Nf5 O-O 17. Qxd5 Ra7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Be3 Nd8 20. Bc5 Qd7 21. Qb3 Nbc6 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. f4 Rb7 24. Qa3+ Qe7 25. Qxa6 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Rxb2 27. Qc8 Qxc2 28. Rg1 Qe2 29. Qf5 Kg8 30. Qc8 Rd2 31. Qc7 h6 32. Qc8 Ne7 33. Qa8 Ng6 34. f5 Nxe5 35. Rb1 Nc6 36. Rg1 Kh7 37. Qc8 Ne5 38. Qa8 Ndc6 39. f6 gxf6 40. Qf8 Nd4 0-1
2023.07.17 Serbia Open 2023
879725 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Ronka, E (2294) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. O-O b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rfe1 Na5 14. Bd3 Rfd8 15. Rbc1 a6 16. h4 b5 17. h5 Qf4 18. Rcd1 Qg4 19. h6 g6 20. Qe3 c4 21. Bc2 Bd6 22. Bc1 Nc6 23. Nh2 Qh4 24. g3 Qh3 25. Qf3 Bf8 26. Ng4 f5 27. exf5 exf5 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. d5 Ne7 30. Qf4 Ng8 31. Qd4 Nxh6 32. Re7 Bxe7 33. Ne8+ 1-0
2023.07.16 Serbia Open 2023
890462 Avinash, Ramesh (2271) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Qd3 Nbd7 7. Nb3 g6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. f3 b5 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. a3 h5 14. h4 Ne5 15. Qd4 O-O 16. Qb6 Nfd7 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. a4 bxa4 19. Nxa4 Rb8 20. Nc3 Nf6 21. Ba7 Ra8 22. Bb6 Rcc8 23. Bd4 Ned7 24. Na5 Bc6 25. Bc4 Kf8 26. Nxc6 Rxc6 27. Bb3 Rb8 28. Rhe1 Bh6 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Rc7 31. Rd3 Bg7 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Rb3 Rxb3 34. Bxb3 Rb7 35. Bc4 a5 36. c3 Kf6 37. Kc2 a4 38. Bd5 Rb6 39. Bc4 e6 40. Rd1 1/2-1/2
2023.07.15 16th Paracin Open A 2023
890999 Valiyev, Shahin (2220) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Bb7 10. a5 Nxa5 11. dxe5 Nxb3 12. Qxb3 Nxe4 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 O-O 15. e6 Nc5 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Qa2 Qe7 18. e4 Nxe4 19. Na3 Rf8 20. Rae1 Kh8 21. Nc2 h6 22. Qb1 Rxf3 0-1
2023.07.14 16th Paracin Open A 2023
890987 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Ilijic, Mihajilo (2136) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. a4 O-O 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. Be2 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. O-O d5 12. Qc2 axb5 13. Nxb5 Na6 14. Bd2 Ne4 15. Bc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 c4 17. Rfb1 Nc5 18. Nbd4 Qe7 19. Rb5 Ra6 20. Qb1 e5 21. Qb4 exd4 22. cxd4 Rc8 23. Ra2 Qd7 24. dxc5 Bc6 25. Rb6 Rxa4 26. Rxa4 Bxa4 27. Rb7 Qe8 28. Bxc4 dxc4 29. Qxc4+ Kh8 30. Ng5 h6 31. Nf7+ Kh7 32. Nd6 Qc6 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 34. Nxc8 1-0
2023.07.13 16th Paracin Open A 2023
890967 Kairbekova, Amina (2173) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. a3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Bd4 O-O 14. Be2 Qc7 15. g4 hxg4 16. Rdg1 e5 17. Be3 d5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Nf6 20. h3 Bxd5 21. hxg4 Rfd8 22. Bd3 e4 23. Bf4 Bd6 24. Qh2 Kf8 25. Bxd6+ Rxd6 26. Bxe4 Nxe4 27. fxe4 Bxe4 28. Re1 Rh6 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. Rxh6 Bxc2+ 31. Ka1 gxh6 32. Rc1 Rc8 33. Nd4 Bf5 34. Rh1 Bxg4 35. Rxh6 Rc4 36. Nb3 Be6 37. Rh1 Ke7 38. Nd2 Rf4 39. Kb1 Bf5+ 40. Ka2 Rf2 41. Rd1 Re2 42. Kb3 a5 43. Kc3 Bg6 44. b3 Ke6 45. Nf1 Ra2 46. Ne3 Be4 47. Rd8 f5 48. Rb8 Re2 49. Nxf5 Rc2+ 50. Kd4 Bxf5 51. Rb6+ Kd7 52. Rxb5 Be6 53. Rxa5 Bxb3 54. Rc5 Ra2 55. Rc3 Be6 56. Kc5 Kc7 57. Kb5+ Kd6 58. Rd3+ Bd5 59. Kb4 Rc2 60. Rd4 Rb2+ 61. Kc3 Rb3+ 62. Kd2 Rxa3 63. Rh4 Ke5 64. Rh8 Kd4 65. Rd8 Ra2+ 66. Kd1 Rh2 67. Rd7 Rh5 68. Kd2 Rh2+ 69. Kd1 Ke4 70. Rd8 Bc4 71. Rd2 Rh3 72. Rd8 Bd3 73. Kd2 Rh2+ 74. Kc3 Rc2+ 75. Kb3 Rc5 76. Kb4 Rc4+ 77. Kb3 Ke3 78. Rh8 Rc1 79. Rh3+ Kd4 80. Rh4+ Be4 81. Kb4 Rb1+ 82. Ka4 Rb7 83. Rg4 Rh7 84. Kb4 Rb7+ 85. Ka4 Kd5 86. Rh4 Rb8 87. Rg4 Bc2+ 88. Ka3 Kc5 89. Rh4 Bd3 90. Rg4 Bc4 91. Rg5+ Kd4 92. Ka4 Rb6 93. Rh5 Kc3 94. Rh3+ Bd3 95. Rh5 Rg6 96. Rc5+ Bc4 97. Rh5 Kd4 98. Kb4 Rb6+ 99. Ka4 Rb2 100. Rh3 Kc5 101. Rh5+ Bd5 102. Rh3 Ra2+ 103. Ra3 Rh2 104. Rg3 Be6 105. Rc3+ Bc4 106. Rg3 Rh6 107. Ka3 Rb6 108. Rh3 Kd4 109. Rg3 Be6 110. Rf3 Rb7 111. Rf2 Rb3+ 112. Ka4 Kc5 113. Rf4 Rh3 1/2-1/2
2023.07.12 16th Paracin Open A 2023
890903 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Beukes, Dante M (2180) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O a5 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. e4 b4 17. Nce2 dxe4 18. fxe4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 c5 20. e5 Nd5 21. Qf3 N5b6 22. Be3 cxd4 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Bxd4 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Nf4 Qd4+ 27. Kh1 Qd7 28. Qg6 Nd5 29. Nxd5 Qxd5 30. Rc7 Re7 31. Rc2 Re6 32. Qg4 Bd6 33. Nh5 Qe5 34. Ng3 Rf8 35. Rxf8+ Bxf8 36. Re2 Rc6 37. h4 Qf6 38. Kh2 Be7 39. Kh3 Rd6 40. Nf5 Rd3+ 41. g3 Bf8 42. h5 Rd8 43. Nh4 Qf1+ 44. Kh2 Bc5 45. Rg2 Rd1 46. Qc8+ Kh7 47. Qf5+ Qxf5 48. Nxf5 g6 49. hxg6+ Kxg6 50. Nh4+ Kf6 51. Rc2 Rd5 52. Nf3 Kf5 53. Rc4 Bd6 54. Kg2 1/2-1/2
2023.07.11 16th Paracin Open A 2023
890842 Wu, Yang (2208) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. g5 Nd7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Nb3 Bxc3 13. Nxa5 Bxd2+ 14. Bxd2 Nxa5 15. Bxa5 b5 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Rhe1 f6 18. Bd2 Rac8 19. gxf6 Rxf6 20. f4 e5 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Bb4 Kf7 23. Kb1 Ke7 24. h4 Rcf8 25. Bf1 Bc8 26. Bg2 Bg4 27. Rd5 Kd7 28. Bxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxe5 h6 30. Rc5 Rd2 31. Bf1 Be6 32. a4 Kd6 33. Rc3 bxa4 34. Kc1 Ke5 35. Kb1 Kd6 36. Kc1 Rd4 37. e5+ 1/2-1/2
2023.07.10 16th Paracin Open A 2023
890792 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Rohit, S (2109) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 c4 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Be2 Bb4 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nb5 Qd8 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. Rad1 Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Rad8 16. Nd2 Ba5 17. a3 a6 18. Nf1 Bc7 19. b3 b5 20. bxc4 bxc4 21. e4 Ba5 22. Ne3 Ne7 23. Bf3 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Rb8 25. h3 Red8 26. Qa5 Nc6 27. Qxa6 Ra8 28. Qb6 Rdb8 29. Qc5 Ra5 30. exd5 Rxc5 31. dxc5 Ne5 32. Be4 Qc7 33. dxe6 fxe6 34. c6 Nxc6 35. Nxc4 Ne7 36. Ne5 Nd5 37. Ra1 g6 38. Bf3 Rb2 39. a4 Qa7 40. Rf1 Qd4 41. Ng4 h5 42. Bxd5 exd5 43. Ne3 Rb8 44. Rfd1 Qb2 45. Nxd5 Rf8 46. f3 Rd8 47. Rab1 Qa2 48. Nf6+ Kf7 49. Rb7+ Kxf6 50. Rxd8 1-0
2023.07.08 16th Paracin Open A 2023
890729 Jin, Yueheng (2113) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Ng4 12. Bg5 Qa5 13. Qb3 b5 14. h3 b4 15. Nd1 Nge5 16. Ne3 Ba6 17. a3 bxa3 18. Qxa3 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qxa3 20. Rxa3 Bb5 21. Bf4 Ne5 22. Bg2 a6 23. b3 Rad8 24. Ra2 Kf8 25. Rc1 Ra8 26. Nc4 Bxc4 27. bxc4 Reb8 28. Bd2 Ke7 1/2-1/2
2023.07.08 16th Paracin Open A 2023
899377 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Vatsal, Singhania (2227) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 b6 7. a4 Bb7 8. Nc3 e6 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. g3 Qc7 12. Bg2 Rfe8 13. d4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Nf5 Bb4 17. Qd4 a5 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Rc1 Bc5 20. Qd2 Qe5 21. Nh4 Ng4 22. Rf1 Ba6 23. Nd1 Nxf2 24. Bxe5 Ne4+ 25. Qd4 Nxe5 26. Qxc5 Nxc5 27. Re1 g5 28. Nf5 Nf3+ 29. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 30. Kf2 Re5 31. Nde3 Ne4+ 32. Kg2 Bc8 33. Nd4 Nd2 34. Kf2 Nxf3 35. Nxf3 Re6 36. Nxg5 Rf6+ 37. Ke1 Be6 38. Ke2 d4 39. Ne4 Rh6 40. Nf1 Bf5 41. Kd3 Rc6 42. Nd2 Rc3+ 43. Kxd4 Rxc2 44. h4 Kg7 45. Kd5 h5 46. Kd4 Kg6 47. Kd5 f6 48. Kd4 Bxe4 49. Nxe4 Rg2 50. Ke3 f5 51. Kf3 Rb2 0-1
2023.07.07 16th Paracin Open A 2023
899339 Milosevic, Aleksandar J (2118) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e4 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. dxc5 Qxd1+ 7. Rxd1 Nc6 8. Be3 g6 9. a3 Bg7 10. b4 O-O 11. Bc4 Bc3+ 12. Bd2 Bb2 13. a4 Ba3 14. Rb1 a5 15. b5 Ne5 16. Bd5 Bxc5 17. Bxe4 Rd8 18. Bc3 Ng4 19. Nh3 Bd4 20. Bd2 Bb6 21. Bc3 Bf5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 Bxf2 25. Ke2 Bb6 26. Nf4 e6 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. Rd3 Nxh2 29. Nh5 Ng4 30. Rg3 Kf8 31. Rd3 Ke7 32. Ke1 Rc4 33. Bb2 Rxc2 34. Bg7 Rxg2 35. Rc3 Rh2 36. Nf4 Be3 37. Rc4 Bd2+ 0-1
2023.06.27 Titled Tue 27th Jun Early
909717 Kopczynski, M (2225) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d3 4. Bxd3 g6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Kh1 Nf6 9. Qe1 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Rd1 Qa5 13. a3 Qh5 14. Be2 e5 15. f5 d5 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Ng1 dxe4 18. h3 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 Rcd8 20. Ng3 Qh4 21. Ngxe4 Qxe1 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Rdxe1 Bg7 24. Ne4 f5 25. Nc5 Rf7 26. Rd1 Re8 27. Rd6 Kh7 28. b4 Bf8 29. Rd7 Rxd7 30. Nxd7 Bg7 31. Nc5 b6 32. Nd3 f4 33. Bc1 g5 34. Re1 e4 35. Nf2 e3 36. Nd1 Ne5 37. Nb2 Rc8 38. Bxe3 fxe3 39. Rxe3 Kg6 40. Nd1 Kf5 41. g4+ Kf4 42. Kg2 Rd8 43. Re1 Rd2+ 44. Kg1 Nf3+ 0-1
2023.06.27 Titled Tue 27th Jun Early
909850 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Hoffmann, As (2185) 0-1
1. Nf3 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O h6 8. Rb1 Be6 9. b4 Qd7 10. Re1 Na6 11. Ba3 b5 12. Nd2 Rab8 13. Qc2 d5 14. c5 Nc7 15. Nf3 Bh3 16. Nxe5 Qe6 17. d4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ra8 19. f4 Nfe8 20. f5 Qc8 21. Nxc6 Bf6 22. e4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd5 24. Nxf6+ Nexf6 25. Ne5 a5 26. bxa5 Rxa5 27. Bb4 Ra4 28. a3 Qa8 29. c6 Rc8 30. Kh3 Nh7 31. Qb3 Ng5+ 32. Kg2 Rxc6 33. Nxc6 Qxc6 34. Rbc1 Ne3+ 35. Kf2 Qf3+ 36. Kg1 Qg2# 0-1
2023.06.27 Titled Tue 27th Jun Early
910112 Matyukov, P (2315) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. e3 axb5 7. Bxb5 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. O-O d6 11. a4 Bg4 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. Ne4 Qb6 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Bc3 Ra7 16. Ra3 Bd7 17. Rb3 Qb7 18. Bc6 Qc7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. a5 Ne4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qd3 Nf6 23. Ra1 Rfa8 24. Rba3 Qb7 25. Nd2 Qxd5 26. Qxd5 Nxd5 27. Nc4 Ra6 28. Rb3 Nb4 29. Rba3 R8a7 30. Ra4 Nc6 31. R1a3 d5 32. Nb6 e6 33. Nc8 Rb7 34. Nd6 Rb8 35. Rc3 c4 36. Nb5 Rxb5 0-1
2023.06.27 Titled Tue 27th Jun Early
910356 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Yeritsyan, Hayk (2241) 0-1
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. h3 h6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nd2 Qe7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 e5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Ba3 c5 17. Rfe1 a6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qf6 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qc3 Nd7 22. Qxf6 Nxf6 23. Rad1 b6 24. Bb2 Nd7 25. Re7 Rad8 26. d6 Rfe8 27. g4 Nf8 28. Be5 f6 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Bf4 Nd7 31. Kg2 Kf7 32. Kf3 Ke6 33. Re1+ Ne5+ 34. Bxe5 fxe5 35. Rd1 Rd8 36. Ke4 Rxd6 37. Rxd6+ Kxd6 38. Kf5 b5 39. h4 Kd5 40. g5 hxg5 41. hxg5 c4 42. bxc4+ bxc4 43. Kg6 c3 44. Kxg7 c2 45. g6 c1=Q 46. Kh7 Qc2 47. f3 Qf5 0-1
2023.06.27 Titled Tue 27th Jun Early
910578 Estrada Nieto, J (2217) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. d3 g6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Be3 b6 8. h3 Bg7 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O e5 11. a4 a5 12. Nh2 Nh5 13. Ne2 Be6 14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4 Ng3 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rf3 O-O-O 18. Nf1 Nxe4 19. Qe2 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Nc3 21. Qe1 Nxb1 22. Qxb1 Bd4 23. Nd2 Rhf8 24. Bxd4 Rxf3 25. Nxf3 cxd4 26. Qb3 Rd5 27. Qc4 b5 28. axb5 cxb5 29. Qa2 Qc3 30. Kh2 a4 31. Qb1 a3 32. Qf1 a2 33. Qe2 e5 34. Qe4 Qc5 35. Nxe5 a1=Q 36. Nf7 Qc7+ 37. g3 Qxc2+ 0-1
2023.06.27 Titled Tue 27th Jun Early
910869 Povshednyi, Ivan (2176) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ng8 3. Nc3 h6 4. Bf4 d6 5. e4 g6 6. Qd2 Bg7 7. h4 Nc6 8. Be3 e5 9. d5 Nce7 10. h5 g5 11. O-O-O f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Nge2 a6 15. Ng3 Qd7 16. Bxf5 Nxf5 17. Nge4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Rf8 19. Kb1 b6 20. c3 O-O-O 21. f3 g4 22. Rhf1 gxf3 23. Rxf3 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Rxf3 25. Qxf3 Rf8 26. Qe2 Kb7 27. Rf1 Rf4 28. Rxf4 exf4 29. Qf3 Be5 30. b3 Qb5 31. Kc2 Qa5 32. a4 Qxd5 33. Nxd6+ Kc6 34. Nf7 Bg7 35. Nd8+ Kd6 36. Qxf4+ Kd7 37. Nf7 Qxg2+ 38. Kb1 Bxc3 39. Ne5+ Ke6 40. Qc4+ Kxe5 41. Qxc3+ Kf5 42. Qxc7 Qg1+ 43. Kb2 Qf2+ 44. Kb1 Kg5 45. Qd8+ Kxh5 46. Qd5+ Kg4 47. Qe6+ Qf5+ 48. Qxf5+ Kxf5 0-1
2023.06.27 Titled Tue 27th Jun Early
910939 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Coelho, Ramyres Santana (1981) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d3 Be6 9. h3 Qd7 10. Kh2 Nh5 11. f4 f5 12. Be3 exf4 13. gxf4 fxe4 14. dxe4 Bxc4 15. Qd2 1/2-1/2
2023.06.27 Titled Tue 27th Jun Early
911365 Fonseca Manrique, Enrique (2169) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Na6 7. c3 d6 8. e5 Nd5 9. h3 b5 10. a4 Nac7 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Ne4 h6 14. Bd2 a6 15. Qc1 Kh7 16. Bc2 Ne6 17. h4 Rc8 18. h5 b4 19. exd6 exd6 20. Ng3 bxc3 21. bxc3 Re8 22. hxg6+ fxg6 23. Bxg6+ Kxg6 24. Qb1+ Kf7 25. Qxb7+ Nec7 26. Ne4 Qd7 27. Rxa6 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qf5 29. Re1 Bf6 30. Rxd6 Rg8 31. Rxf6+ Kxf6 32. Qc6+ Ne6 33. c4 Qxf3 34. Qxe6+ Kg7 35. Qxh6+ Kf7 36. Qe6+ Kf8 37. Qxg8+ Kxg8 38. gxf3 Nf6 39. Re6 Nh7 40. Rh6 Nf8 41. c5 Kg7 42. c6 Ne6 43. Rxe6 Kf7 44. Re5 Kf6 45. c7 Kf7 46. c8=Q Kg6 47. Qe6+ Kh7 48. Rh5+ Kg7 49. Rg5+ Kh7 50. Qh3# 1-0
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
916333 Lopez del Alamo, An (2280) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Qd3 Rc8 11. a4 O-O 12. a5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Qc7 14. c4 e4 15. Qd1 Ne5 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Nd4 Bd8 18. b4 Nfg4 19. Ne6 Nxe3 20. Nxf8 Nxg2+ 21. Kf1 Qh3 22. Rc3 Ne3+ 23. Ke1 Qg2 24. Rxe3 Qxh1+ 25. Kd2 Qxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Kxf8 27. Rc3 f5 28. Kc2 b6 29. axb6 Bxb6 30. Kb3 a5 31. c5 axb4 32. cxb6 bxc3 0-1
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
916600 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Savitha, Shri B (2418) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Re1 e5 7. c3 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Bb2 b5 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. h3 Rfd8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf6 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qa5 21. Ba1 h5 22. d6 Qxa2 23. Qxh5 Qd2 24. Qd1 Qxd1 25. Rxd1 Rc2 26. Bd4 a5 27. Ra1 Rd2 28. Be3 Rxd6 29. Rxa5 Rd5 30. Kf1 Kh7 31. Ke2 Ne5 32. Ra7 Kg6 33. Rb7 Nc6 34. Rb6 Rd6 35. Rxb5 f6 36. g4 Ne5 37. f4 Nd3 38. h4 Kf7 39. h5 Nb2 40. g5 fxg5 41. fxg5 Ra6 42. g6+ Kf6 1-0
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
916961 Makarian, Rudik (2544) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. Nf3 Ng4 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. Rad1 Re8 13. b3 Qa5 14. Nd5 Qxd2 15. Rxd2 g5 16. Bg3 Bc6 17. h3 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nf6 19. Bd3 Nh5 20. Bf5 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Rcd8 22. Kh2 Bf6 23. g4 Kg7 24. g3 Nc7 25. dxc5 dxc5 26. Re2 e6 27. dxe6 Nxe6 28. Bxe6 Rxe6 29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Re1 Kf7 31. Kg2 Rd3 32. Re2 a5 33. Rd2 Rc3 34. Rd7+ Kg8 35. Nd2 Bd4 36. Ne4 Re3 37. Nd6 Re2+ 38. Kf3 Re3+ 39. Kg2 Re2+ 40. Kf1 Rf2+ 41. Ke1 Rxa2 42. Nxb7 a4 43. bxa4 Rxa4 44. Nd8 Rxc4 45. Nxe6 Rc3 46. Nxd4 cxd4 47. Kf2 Rd3 48. h4 gxh4 49. gxh4 Rh3 50. h5 d3 51. Kg2 Re3 52. Kf2 Rh3 53. Ke1 Rg3 54. Rd4 Kg7 55. Kf2 Rh3 56. Kg2 Re3 57. Kf2 Rh3 58. Rd6 Kh7 59. Rd7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
917069 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Andreikin, D (2729) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f3 h5 8. Qd2 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bh6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Qa5 12. O-O-O O-O 13. h4 Be6 14. Kb1 Rfc8 15. a3 Rab8 16. g4 b5 17. g5 b4 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. Nb5 Nd7 20. Rd4 Qc5 21. Na3 Ne5 22. Be2 Nc6 23. Rd3 Qb4 24. Qc1 Ne5 25. Re3 Qd4 26. c3 Qa4 27. f4 Qxa3 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. c4 Rxb2+ 30. Qxb2 Qxe3 31. Rc1 Qxe4+ 32. Ka1 Rc5 33. Qa3 Qd4+ 34. Ka2 Qd2+ 35. Ka1 Ra5 0-1
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
917417 Aloma Vidal, R (2437) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. h3 O-O 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5 Nb4 9. a5 c5 10. Bc4 Nd7 11. O-O b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Bh6 Nf6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rfd1 Re8 17. Bf1 Qc7 18. Re1 e6 19. e5 Nfxd5 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Ne4 Qf4 22. Rad1 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Rcd8 24. Nxc5 Bc8 25. Ne5 f6 26. Nf3 Nc6 27. c4 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Nxa5 29. Bxa6 Bxa6 30. Nxe6+ Rxe6 31. Rxe6 Bc8 32. Re4 Bb7 33. Ra4 Nc6 34. Nd4 Nxd4 35. Rdxd4 Rd7 36. Ra5 Kf7 37. b4 Ke6 38. b5 Nc7 39. Rxd7 Kxd7 40. b6 Nd5 41. Rb5 Kc6 42. Rb3 Nxb6 43. Rf3 Nd5 44. h4 Kd6 45. h5 g5 46. Rd3 Bc8 47. Rb3 Ke5 48. Rb8 Bf5 49. h6 Bg6 50. Rf8 Ke6 51. g3 Ne7 52. Kh2 Nf5 53. f4 gxf4 54. gxf4 Nxh6 55. Kg3 Kf5 56. Kf3 Bh5+ 57. Kg3 Bg6 58. Kf3 Nf7 59. Kg3 Nd6 60. Kf3 Bh5+ 61. Ke3 Nc4+ 62. Kd4 Nd2 63. Ke3 Nf1+ 64. Kf2 Nd2 65. Ke3 Nb3 66. Rc8 Bg6 67. Rc3 Na1 68. Rc1 Nb3 69. Rc3 Na1 70. Rc1 Nb3 71. Rc3 1/2-1/2
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
917574 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Czerw, D (2400) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 b6 6. Bf1 d5 7. b3 dxe4 8. Rxe4 Bb7 9. Bb2 Nf5 10. Re1 Bd6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. Ng3 Ncd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bd3 g6 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 f5 18. Ng3 e5 19. d3 Qg5 20. Bc1 Qf6 21. Bb2 Rae8 22. c3 Ne6 23. Qf3 Nf4 24. Rad1 Rd8 25. c4 Rd7 26. Ne2 Nxe2+ 27. Qxe2 Rfd8 28. f4 Re8 29. fxe5 Qc6 30. d4 cxd4 31. Bxd4 Rde7 32. Qb2 Qa8 33. Bc3 Qb8 34. Rd5 Re6 35. Qd2 R8e7 36. Bb4 Re8 37. Bc3 R8e7 38. h3 Qe8 39. h4 Qf7 40. a4 Qg7 41. Qf4 Qf7 42. Red1 Kg7 43. Qg5 h6 44. Qg3 Kh7 45. Bb2 f4 46. Qf3 Bxe5 47. Ba3 Rc7 48. Rxe5 Rxe5 49. Bd6 Ree7 50. Bxc7 Rxc7 51. Rd4 Re7 52. Qxf4 Qxf4 53. Rxf4 Kg7 54. Rd4 Kf6 55. Rd5 Re3 56. Rb5 1-0
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
917805 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Ljukin, S (2362) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. O-O Qc7 12. f4 g6 13. Bh4 Nd7 14. Rae1 f6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Bxg6 f5 17. Rf3 Rf6 18. Bg3 Rxg6 19. Bh4 Nf8 20. Rh3 Be7 21. Nf3 Bxh4 22. Rxh4 Nh7 23. Rf1 Qg7 24. Kh1 Kf7 25. g3 Rh6 26. Rxh6 Qxh6 27. b4 c4 28. a4 Ne7 29. a5 b5 30. Kg1 Nf6 31. Kf2 Ne4+ 32. Ke1 Nxc3 33. Ne5+ Kg8 34. Qg2 Ne4 35. g4 Kh7 36. Rg1 Qh4+ 37. Kd1 Nf2+ 38. Kc2 Nxg4 39. Kc3 Rg8 40. h3 Qf2 41. hxg4 Qxg2 42. Rxg2 fxg4 43. Nxg4 Rg6 44. Rh2+ Kg7 45. Ne5 Rg3 46. Kd2 Nf5 47. Nd7 Nxe3 48. Nc5 Nf5 49. Nxb7 Nxd4 50. Nc5 c3+ 51. Ke1 c2 52. Kd2 Rc3 53. Rh1 c1=Q+ 54. Rxc1 Rxc1 55. Kxc1 Ne2+ 56. Kd2 Nxf4 57. a6 d4 58. Nd7 Nd5 59. Kd3 Nxb4+ 60. Kxd4 Nxa6 61. Ke5 Kf7 62. Kd6 b4 63. Ne5+ Kf6 64. Nd7+ Kf5 65. Nc5 e5 66. Nb3 e4 67. Kd5 e3 68. Kc4 e2 69. Nd4+ Ke4 70. Nxe2 Ke3 71. Nc1 Kd2 72. Na2 Kc2 73. Nxb4+ Nxb4 74. Kxb4 a5+ 75. Kxa5 1/2-1/2
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
917854 Bazilius, Augustinas (2110) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 g6 4. f3 Nf6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. h4 Nh5 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Ne2 Qb6 12. Nbc3 e6 13. g4 Nf6 14. h5 e5 15. Bc2 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxg4 17. Nd5 Nxe3 18. Nxb6 Nxd4 19. Qd2 Nexc2+ 20. Kf1 axb6 21. Rc1 Rxa2 22. Qc3 d5 23. Rxc2 Nxc2 24. Qxc2 Rxb2 25. Qd3 dxe4 26. fxe4 Be6 27. hxg6 fxg6+ 28. Ke1 Ra8 29. Qd1 Rg2 30. Kf1 Rga2 0-1
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
918096 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Mikhailovsky, Vladimir (2215) 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. Qc2 b5 15. Nb3 b4 16. Nc5 a5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. g4 Ne7 19. g5 Nh5 20. Re3 Nf4 21. h4 f6 22. Ned7 Rf7 23. gxf6 gxf6 24. Kh1 Kh8 25. Rg1 Nf5 26. Rxe6 Nxe6 27. Qxf5 Nxc5 28. Nxc5 bxc3 29. bxc3 Rg8 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Qg4+ Kh8 32. Qc8+ Rf8 33. Qf5 Qe7 34. Qxd5 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qxf2+ 36. Qg2 Qxh4+ 37. Qh3 Qf2+ 38. Qg2 Qf4+ 39. Qg3 Qd2+ 40. Kh3 Rg8 41. Qf3 Qh6+ 42. Qh5 Qxh5# 0-1
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
918171 Turzo, A (2279) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 d6 8. Nh3 O-O 9. O-O Bxa6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Nf4 Qa5 12. Rb1 Rfb8 13. Bd2 Ne5 14. b3 Bc8 15. a4 Bf5 16. e4 Bg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. Qc2 Qa6 19. Rfc1 c4 20. b4 Bxa4 21. Nxa4 Qxa4 22. Qxa4 Rxa4 23. Bc3 Nfd7 24. h4 Ra3 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. b5 Rb3 27. Rxb3 cxb3 28. Bf1 Nxf3+ 29. Kf2 b2 30. Rb1 Nd2 31. Bd3 Nxb1 32. Bxb1 Rxb5 33. Nd3 Ra5 34. Ke2 Ra1 35. Bc2 b1=Q 36. Bxb1 Rxb1 37. e5 Bxe5 38. Nxe5 dxe5 0-1
2023.06.20 Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
918422 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Grandelius, N (2674) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. a4 c6 9. Bc4 d6 10. h3 Rg8 11. b4 a6 12. Be3 g5 13. a5 Bc7 14. Nd2 d5 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bb3 d4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Qf3 Qd6 19. Rfe1 dxe3 20. Qxe3+ Kf8 21. Nc4 Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Be6 23. Qc5+ Kg7 24. Qxg5+ Kh8 25. Qxf6+ Rg7 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Re1 Qxg2+ 28. Ke2 Qxh3 29. Rg1 Qh5+ 30. Kd2 Qf7 31. Qxg7+ Qxg7 32. Rxg7 Kxg7 33. Ne3 Kf6 34. Ng4+ Ke7 35. d4 h5 36. Ne3 Bf4 37. d5 Rd8 38. Ke2 Bxe3 39. Kxe3 exd5 40. Kd4 Ke6 41. Bd1 h4 42. Bg4+ Kd6 43. f4 Rg8 44. Bf3 Rf8 45. Ke3 h3 46. Bh1 d4+ 47. Kxd4 Rxf4+ 48. Ke3 Rxb4 49. Bxb7 Rxb7 0-1
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
923809 Sovetbekova, Nurai (1823) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Bb4 6. Be2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 O-O 9. Bb4 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bd2 d6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Ndf6 15. Be1 Qb6 16. Rd3 Bc6 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 Ne4 19. Rdd1 Rfd8 20. Bd3 f5 21. f3 Nf6 22. Bc3 Kf7 23. Qf2 h6 24. e4 fxe4 25. fxe4 e5 26. Rf1 Rf8 27. Qg3 Kg8 28. Rae1 Kh7 29. Qh3 Bd7 30. Qe3 Be6 31. b3 a5 32. Rf3 Ng4 33. Qe2 Rxf3 34. Qxf3 Qb8 35. Rf1 a4 36. h3 Nf6 37. Bc2 axb3 38. axb3 Rf8 39. Qg3 Nh5 40. Qh4 Nf4 41. Qe1 Qd8 42. Bd2 Qg5 43. Bxf4 exf4 44. e5+ Kh8 45. exd6 Bxh3 46. Rf2 f3 47. Qd2 Qxd2 48. Rxd2 fxg2 49. Rxg2 Bxg2 50. Kxg2 Rd8 51. Be4 Rxd6 52. Bd5 Rb6 53. b4 Rxb4 54. Kg3 g5 55. Kg4 Kg7 56. Kh5 Kf6 57. Kxh6 Rb3 58. Kh5 Rg3 0-1
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
923866 Caruana, F (2773) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nb6 7. Qh4 Bg7 8. Bh6 Kf8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O e6 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. Bc4 h6 14. Bf6 g5 15. Bxg7+ Kxg7 16. Qg3 Nce7 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nd6 1-0
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
924277 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Gonzalez Zamora, J (2479) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 c5 5. c3 O-O 6. h3 Qb6 7. b3 d6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Bh2 cxd4 10. exd4 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be2 e4 13. Ne5 Rd8 14. Qc2 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Ng4 16. Bg3 Ne5 17. O-O Bf5 18. Qc1 Nd3 19. Bxd3 exd3 20. Nd2 Rac8 21. Nc4 Rxc4 22. bxc4 d2 23. Qa3 Bd3 24. Rfd1 Bc2 25. Bf4 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd3 27. Rxd2 Qb1+ 28. Kh2 Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Be5+ 30. g3 Qc2 31. Be3 Qxc3 32. Qxc3 Bxc3 33. Bxa7 f5 34. Kg2 Kf7 35. Kf3 Ke6 36. Ke2 Kd6 37. Kd3 Bf6 38. Bd4 Bd8 39. a4 Kc6 40. f3 Bc7 41. g4 fxg4 42. fxg4 Bg3 43. Ke4 Kd6 44. Be3 Ke6 45. Bf4 Bf2 46. Kd3 Bb6 47. Kc3 Ba5+ 48. Kb3 Kd7 49. c5 Kc6 50. Kc4 Be1 51. Bd6 Bf2 52. Kb4 Be1+ 53. Kb3 Bf2 54. Kc4 Be1 55. Be5 Bf2 56. Bd4 Bg3 57. Be3 Bh4 58. Kd3 Be7 59. Kc4 Bh4 60. Bg1 Be7 61. Bf2 Bf6 62. h4 Be7 63. h5 gxh5 64. gxh5 Bf6 65. Be3 Be7 66. Bd4 Bg5 67. Kd3 Be7 68. Ke4 Bxc5 69. Bxc5 Kxc5 70. Ke5 Kb4 71. h6 Kxa4 72. Kf6 b5 73. Kg7 b4 74. Kxh7 b3 75. Kg7 b2 76. h7 b1=Q 77. h8=Q Qb2+ 78. Kg8 Qxh8+ 79. Kxh8 1/2-1/2
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
924414 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Zaitsev, Al2 (2473) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nb5 Qd8 8. Nd4 Nf6 9. Nc3 d6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Bd7 12. f3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 a5 14. b3 Bc6 15. Rc1 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. Nd5 e6 19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 Nxb6 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Kf2 Kf8 23. h4 h5 24. a3 Ke7 25. Rd2 Nd7 26. Bd1 Ne5 27. Be2 f6 28. Rcd1 b6 29. Nc2 Rab8 30. Nd4 Be8 31. Ke3 g5 32. g3 Rbc8 33. f4 gxf4+ 34. gxf4 Nc6 35. Nb5 Rd7 36. Nxd6 Rcd8 37. Nxe8 Rxd2 38. Rxd2 Rxe8 39. Rd1 e5 40. fxe5 fxe5 41. Rg1 Nd4 42. Bd1 a4 43. b4 Rc8 44. Kd3 Rd8 45. Kc3 Ne6 46. Bxa4 Nf4 47. Bd1 Rd3+ 48. Kb2 Rd2+ 49. Kb3 Rd3+ 50. Ka4 Rc3 51. Kb5 Rc1 52. Kxb6 Ne6 53. c5 Nd4 54. a4 1-0
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
924594 Taboas Rodriguez, D (2374) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rfd1 b5 12. Bb3 h6 13. Bf4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Rd2 Qe7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Bc7 Rdc8 18. Bg3 Bb4 19. Bh4 Bxc3 20. Rxd7 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qe8 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qe2 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. g3 Qa5 27. a3 g6 28. Qc2 Kg7 29. Kg2 Qe1 30. Ba2 Qa1 31. b4 Bb2 32. Qb3 h5 33. a4 Bc3 34. axb5 axb5 35. Bb1 h4 36. gxh4 Be5 37. Bd3 Bb8 38. Bxb5 Qe5 39. f4 Qxb5 40. Qc3+ Kg8 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qc3+ e5 0-1
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
924896 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Gorovets, A (2463) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 c6 5. e4 Qa5 6. Bd3 e5 7. Bd2 Qc7 8. Qe2 b5 9. a3 Be7 10. h3 a6 11. b4 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Be3 Rfe8 14. Qd2 Bf8 15. Rfe1 g6 16. Rad1 exd4 17. Bxd4 c5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qf4 Bg7 20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Qb8 22. Nxd6 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Bxe4 24. bxc5 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qf8 26. c6 Ne8 27. Nb5 Rc8 28. c4 Qc5 29. Rd7 Qxc4 30. c7 Nxc7 31. Nd6 Qe6 32. Qc6 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Be5+ 34. g3 Qxf2+ 35. Kh1 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qxg3+ 37. Kf1 Qxh3+ 38. Ke2 Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Qh3+ 40. Ke2 Bxd6 41. Rxd6 Re8+ 42. Kd2 Qh2+ 43. Kc3 Re3+ 44. Kc4 Qf4+ 45. Rd4 Qg3 46. Qd7 Rc3+ 47. Kb4 Rb3+ 48. Kc4 Qc3# 0-1
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
925061 Ciorgovean, Iustin (2305) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. h3 h6 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. Qe2 Re8 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Ne4 Bxb3 15. axb3 Nd5 16. Ng3 Nf4 17. Qe4 Qxd3 18. Bxf4 Qxe4 19. Nxe4 exf4 20. Rfe1 Rad8 21. Kf1 f5 22. Ned2 g5 23. Nc4 Kg7 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rd1 Kf6 26. Rd7 Re7 27. Rxe7 Kxe7 28. Nfe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Bc5 30. f3 Ke6 31. Nd3 Bd6 32. Ke2 Kd5 33. Ne1 a5 34. Kd3 c6 35. Nc2 Bc5 36. Ne1 b5 37. Nc2 Bf2 38. b4 a4 39. Na3 Be1 40. Nc2 Bf2 41. Na3 Bb6 42. Kc2 g4 43. Kd3 h5 44. Nb1 c5 45. Na3 c4+ 46. Kd2 Be3+ 47. Kd1 Kc6 48. Kc2 Kb6 49. Kd1 Bf2 50. Kc2 Bh4 51. Kd1 Be7 52. Ke2 Kc6 53. Kd2 Bd8 54. Ke2 Bb6 55. Kd2 Be3+ 56. Kd1 Kb6 57. Kc2 g3 58. Kd1 h4 59. Kc2 Kc6 60. Kd1 Bb6 61. Kc2 Bd8 62. Kd1 Bf6 63. Kc2 Be5 64. Kd1 Bd6 65. Kc2 Bb8 66. Kd1 Ba7 67. Kc2 Bf2 68. Kd1 Kb6 69. Kc2 Be3 70. Kd1 Kc6 71. Kc2 Ba7 72. Kd1 Bb8 73. Kc2 Be5 74. Kd1 Bh8 75. Kc2 Bg7 76. Kd1 Bf6 77. Kc2 Bd8 78. Kd1 Bb6 79. Kc2 Bc7 80. Kd1 Be5 81. Kc2 Kb6 82. Kd1 Ka6 83. Kc2 1/2-1/2
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
925268 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Ginzburg, Y (2405) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. a5 Bd6 11. h3 Ne4 12. Bd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Bxh3 14. gxh3 Qg5+ 15. Kh1 Qh5 16. Kg2 Qg6+ 17. Kh1 Qf5 18. Kg2 Qg5+ 19. Kf3 Qh5+ 20. Kg2 Qg6+ 21. Kh1 Qf5 22. f4 Qxh3+ 23. Kg1 Qg3+ 24. Kh1 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Qxe3+ 26. Rf2 Qg3+ 27. Rg2 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Qxf4 29. Nce4 Nd7 30. Rf1 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Bf4 32. Nf3 Qh6 33. Nfg5 Bxg5 34. Nxg5 Nf6 35. Qd3 Nd5 36. Bxd5 cxd5 37. Rf3 Qg6 38. Qd2 Rac8 39. Rh3 h6 40. Nf3 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qc1 42. Qxh6 Qxh6 43. Rxh6 Rc4 44. Rh4 Rfc8 45. Ne5 Rc2 46. Rf4 Rxg2+ 47. Kxg2 f6 48. Nd3 Rc4 49. Kf3 Ra4 50. b4 Ra3 51. Ke2 Kf7 52. Rf1 b6 53. Rc1 bxa5 54. Rc7+ Kg6 55. b5 Rb3 56. Rxa7 Rxb5 57. Ke3 Kf5 58. Rxg7 Rb4 59. Nc5 Rb1 60. Nd3 Ra1 61. Rh7 a4 62. Rh5+ Kg6 63. Rh2 a3 64. Rg2+ Kf7 65. Nb4 1-0
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
925344 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Arat, Uf (2389) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. h4 Bg7 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 Nxg5 8. hxg5 cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. Ne2 Bg4 11. c3 e5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxg5 14. f4 Bxe2 15. fxg5 Bxd1 16. Rxd1 O-O-O 17. O-O Nxe5 18. Be2 h6 19. gxh6 Rxh6 20. Rf6 Kc7 21. Rd4 Rhh8 22. Kf2 Rhe8 23. g4 Re6 24. g5 Rxf6+ 25. gxf6 Rd6 26. Rf4 Nd7 27. Ke3 Rxf6 28. Ra4 Re6+ 29. Kd2 Nc5 30. Rxa7 Kb8 31. Ra5 b6 32. Rb5 Kc7 33. Bf3 Ne4+ 34. Kc2 Kc6 35. c4 dxc4 36. Re5 Rxe5 0-1
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
925507 Bagwe, Gaurang (2028) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 h5 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. g4 hxg4 12. fxg4 Rc8 13. Bf3 Ne5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bg7 16. Be4 Nxg4 17. Bg5 Rc4 18. Qf4 Ne5 19. Rhf1 Qb6 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 f5 22. Bh4 Rxe4 23. Qg3 Rhxh4 24. Rxf5 gxf5 25. Qxg7 Qxc6 0-1
2023.06.13 Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
925707 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Estrada Nieto, J (2217) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Ng5 Re7 13. a4 h6 14. Ngf3 Re8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. d5 Na5 18. Bc2 c6 19. b4 Nc4 20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. Nd2 d5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Qg4 Bg6 27. Qxc4 Qc8 28. Qxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxe5 Rxc3 30. Bd2 Rc2 31. Rd5 Rb2 32. Rd8 f6 33. Be3 Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Kf7 35. Bc5 Bxc5 36. bxc5 Bf5 37. g4 Be6 38. f4 f5 39. c6 Rc1 40. Rd6 Ke7 41. Rd2 Rxc6 42. g5 hxg5 43. fxg5 Kf7 44. Rd4 Kg6 45. h4 Kh5 46. Rf4 Rc4 47. Kg3 Rxf4 48. Kxf4 Kxh4 49. Ke5 Bc8 50. g6 Kg5 51. Kd6 Kxg6 52. Kc7 Kg5 53. Kd8 f4 54. Kc7 f3 55. Kb8 f2 56. Ka7 f1=Q 57. Kb8 Kf6 58. Kc7 Bh3 59. Kd6 g5 60. Kc7 g4 61. Kd6 Qd3+ 62. Kc5 Ke5 63. Kb4 Qc2 64. Ka3 Qb1 65. Ka4 Kd5 66. Ka3 Kc4 67. Ka4 Qb4# 0-1
2023.05.04 Vezerkepzo GM April 2023
964061 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Kshatriya, Nitin Vekhande (2224) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 a6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. h4 c4 9. Bc2 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Qe2 Qb6 12. e4 h6 13. h5 O-O-O 14. Kf1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Rxd6 18. a4 f6 19. axb5 Qxb5 20. Rh3 Re8 21. Nd2 e5 22. Nxc4 Rdd8 23. d5 Ne7 24. Ra5 Qb3 25. Bc2 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Bxb3 1-0
2023.05.03 Vezerkepzo GM April 2023
964056 Woodward, Andy (2436) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. e3 b5 9. b3 cxb3 10. Qxb3 Nd5 11. a4 b4 12. e4 Nf6 13. Be3 Ba6 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Ndc4 Nfd7 16. Nd3 Nb6 17. Ncb2 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 a5 19. Rd1 N8d7 20. O-O Rc8 21. Rc1 Qe8 22. Bh3 Kh8 23. Rc2 Nf6 24. d5 c5 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Rxc5 Nxe4 27. Rxc8 Nxc8 28. dxe6 fxe6 29. Bxe6 Nc3 30. Qc4 Nd6 31. Qg4 Nde4 32. Bd4 Qg6 33. Qxg6 hxg6 34. Kg2 Nxa4 35. Ra1 Nac5 36. Bd5 Rd8 37. Bxe4 Rxd4 38. Bxg6 a4 39. Rc1 Rd6 40. Be8 Rd8 41. Bb5 Rd5 42. Rc4 g6 43. Bc6 Rf5 44. g4 Re5 45. Rxb4 a3 46. Rb8+ Kg7 47. Ra8 Re6 48. Bb5 Rb6 49. Bf1 Rb4 50. Rxa3 Rxg4+ 51. Kf3 Rd4 52. Rc3 Ne6 53. Kg3 Nf4 54. Re3 1/2-1/2
2023.05.02 Vezerkepzo GM April 2023
964052 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Arhan, Chethan Anand (2285) 1/2-1/2
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. a3 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qa4+ c6 7. Qxc4 Be6 8. Qc2 Qd7 9. Bg5 Nd5 10. Nc3 f6 11. Bd2 Be7 12. Ne4 Na6 13. b4 O-O 14. Nf3 1/2-1/2
2023.05.01 Vezerkepzo GM April 2023
964045 Kulaots, K (2494) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qe2 O-O 7. O-O-O c6 8. h3 b5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bd2 Be6 11. Ne4 b4 12. Qe1 Qa5 13. Bc4 c5 14. Neg5 Nb6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Kb1 Nc6 17. exd6 exd6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Rhe1 cxd4 20. Nf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxf7 Ne5 22. Qb7 Rc8 23. Nxd4 Nec4 24. Qxc8+ Nxc8 25. Re8+ Bf8 26. Rxf8+ Kg7 27. Ne6# 1-0
2023.04.29 Vezerkepzo GM April 2023
964043 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Kayonde, Andrew (2363) 1-0
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b3 e5 4. Nc3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. h4 h6 7. d3 Nge7 8. g3 d6 9. Bg2 Be6 10. Qd2 Qd7 11. O-O-O d5 12. Kb1 b6 13. h5 d4 14. Na4 g5 15. Ka1 Rb8 16. Ba3 Qd6 17. Rb1 Bd7 18. Qc1 Nd8 19. Nd2 Ne6 20. Qc2 Nc6 21. Bd5 Qc7 22. Rbf1 Bf8 23. e4 Bd6 24. Nf3 Ncd8 25. Nh2 a6 26. Bc1 b5 27. Nb2 Nc6 28. Bd2 a5 29. Ng4 Ke7 30. Qd1 Ned8 31. Nxh6 f6 32. f4 exf4 33. gxf4 Bxf4 34. Bxf4 gxf4 35. Ng8+ Rxg8 36. Bxg8 Ne6 37. Bxe6 Bxe6 38. Qd2 bxc4 39. dxc4 Rh8 40. Nd3 a4 41. Qxf4 Qxf4 42. Rxf4 axb3 43. axb3 Ne5 44. Nxc5 Bf7 45. h6 d3 1-0
2023.04.28 Vezerkepzo GM April 2023
964034 Neverov, V (2413) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Ng3 h5 8. Be2 h4 9. Nf1 c6 10. Bg5 h3 11. g4 b5 12. Ng3 Nbd7 13. Qd2 c5 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 e6 16. O-O-O Qa5 17. e5 Nh7 18. Nh5 gxh5 19. gxh5 1-0
2023.04.27 Vezerkepzo GM April 2023
964033 Aczel, G (2529) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2 c5 8. d5 b5 9. cxb5 Qa5 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Nb6 12. Nf2 axb5 13. Bxb5 Ba6 14. O-O Bxb5 15. axb5 Qxa1 16. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 17. Nfd1 Rb8 18. h4 Nh5 19. g4 Nc4 20. Qe2 Nxb2 21. Qxb2 Rxd1+ 22. Kg2 Rd3 23. gxh5 Rxc3 24. Bxe7 c4 25. h6 Bh8 26. Bxd6 Ra8 27. Qb4 Rc2+ 28. Kg3 c3 29. e5 Rc1 30. b6 c2 31. b7 Rg1+ 32. Kf2 Rf1+ 33. Ke2 Rb8 34. Kxf1 c1=Q+ 35. Kg2 Qc2+ 36. Kg3 Qd1 37. Bxb8 Qg1+ 38. Kf4 f5 39. Qc3 Qh2+ 40. Ke3 Qg1+ 41. Ke2 Qg2+ 42. Kd3 Qxf3+ 43. Kc4 Qf1+ 44. Kc5 Qa6 45. Qb4 1-0
2023.04.26 Vezerkepzo GM April 2023
964025 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Low, Zhen Yu Cyrus (2425) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Qe7+ 8. Qe2 Bc5 9. b4 Bb6 10. a4 a6 11. c3 Nc6 12. a5 Ba7 13. b5 axb5 14. Na3 dxc3 15. Bxc3 Nf6 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. Nxb5 Bb8 18. O-O Rd8 19. Nfd4 Kf8 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bb4+ Kg8 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Bc5 Ba7 24. Rfc1 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Rdc8 26. f3 Kf8 27. Re1 Ne8 28. Bf1 Nc7 29. Rb1 Ke7 30. Rb6 Kd6 31. Rc1 Rxa5 32. Nxc6 Na8 33. Nxa5+ Nxb6 34. Nb7+ Ke5 35. Nc5 Bf5 36. Kf2 Ra8 37. g4 Ra2+ 38. Kg3 Bc2 39. Na6 Rb2 40. Nb4 Rxb4 41. Rxc2 Kd6 42. Ra2 Nd7 43. Ra6+ Rb6 44. Ra8 h6 45. h4 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Bd3 Ne5 48. Bc2 Rb2 49. Rc8 Nc4 50. Bd3 Ne3 51. Re8 Ng2 52. Rd8+ Ke5 53. Rg8 f6 54. Re8+ Kd4 55. Bf1 Nf4 56. Rf8 Ke5 57. Re8+ Kd4 58. Rf8 Ke3 59. Rf7 d4 60. Re7+ Kd2 61. Kf2 d3 62. Re1 Ra2 63. Re8 Kc1+ 64. Ke3 d2 65. Rc8+ Rc2 66. Ra8 Rc3+ 0-1
2023.04.25 Vezerkepzo GM April 2023
964022 Materia, Marco (2445) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 e5 6. d5 a5 7. Be3 Na6 8. g4 h5 9. g5 Nd7 10. h4 Ndc5 11. f3 f5 12. Nh3 O-O 13. Nf2 Bd7 14. Bg2 a4 15. O-O b6 16. Ne2 Qe7 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Ng3 Rf7 19. Nfe4 Raf8 20. Qc2 Nb4 21. Qb1 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Kh7 23. Bd2 Na6 24. b4 axb3 25. axb3 Nc5 26. Qc2 Qe8 27. Rae1 Qc8 28. Kh2 Bf5 29. Be3 Bxe4 30. fxe4 Qg4 31. Bf2 Rxf2 32. Rxf2 Qxh4+ 33. Kg1 Rxf2 34. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Nd3+ 36. Kf1 Nxe1 37. Kxe1 Bf8 38. Kd2 Be7 39. Kc3 Bxg5 40. Kb4 Be3 41. Kb5 g5 42. Kc6 g4 43. Kxc7 Bc5 44. Kc6 h4 45. Kb5 h3 46. Bf1 Kh6 47. b4 Bxb4 48. Kxb4 Kg5 49. Kb5 Kh4 50. Kxb6 g3 51. Bxh3 Kxh3 52. c5 g2 53. cxd6 g1=Q+ 54. Kc6 Qa7 55. d7 Qb8 56. d6 Qd8 57. Kd5 Qxd7 58. Kxe5 Kg4 0-1
2023.04.21 Vezerkepzo GM Easter 2023
976795 Arhan, Chethan Anand (2285) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Qb3 Ndf6 14. O-O b6 15. Rfd1 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Qa3 Be6 19. Nd2 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Rfb8 21. b3 Rc8 22. Bd3 Rc7 23. e4 d4 24. Re1 Rd8 25. Rc2 g4 26. f4 gxf3 27. gxf3 Kg7 28. Qc1 Kg8 29. e5 Nd5 30. Nc4 Qb4 31. Ree2 Kg7 32. Qxh6+ 1-0
2023.04.20 Vezerkepzo GM Easter 2023
976791 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Neverov, V (2413) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8. Qd5 Nc5 9. Na3 Ne7 10. Qd1 d5 11. exd6 cxd6 12. Nc4 Bc7 13. Ne3 d5 14. Re1 Be6 15. g3 Ne4 16. Bf1 Bb6 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc6 19. Qd1 Qb6 20. Bg2 Rad8 21. Qc2 Rfe8 22. b3 Nf6 23. Bb2 d4 24. cxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rad1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 h6 28. h3 Rc8 29. Qd2 Qc7 30. Qd4 b6 31. g4 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. f4 g6 35. Kf2 Ra5 36. Rd2 Kg7 37. Bf3 Kf8 38. Kg3 Ke7 39. f5 gxf5 40. gxf5 Bd7 41. Kf4 Rc5 42. Re2 Kf8 43. b4 Rc8 44. Ke5 Ke7 45. a3 Bb5 46. Re1 Nd7+ 47. Kf4 Kf8 48. Rd1 Nf6 49. Ke5 Ke7 50. Nd5+ Nxd5 51. Bxd5 f6+ 52. Kd4 Bd7 53. Re1+ 1/2-1/2
2023.04.19 Vezerkepzo GM Easter 2023
976784 Tyurin, Artem (2397) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 Nb4 5. Na3 e6 6. c3 Nc6 7. Qa4 Bxa3 8. Qxa3 Be4 9. O-O Nge7 10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Kxg2 Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Nxe7 14. Re1 O-O-O 15. e4 h5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bf4 Rde8 18. Re2 Kd7 19. Rae1 g5 20. Bc1 Rhg8 21. h3 b5 22. Bd2 c6 23. a4 a6 24. Ra1 Ra8 25. e5 f5 26. Bc1 f4 27. b3 Nf5 28. axb5 cxb5 29. Rea2 fxg3 30. fxg3 g4 31. hxg4 Rxg4 32. Bf4 Nxg3 33. Bxg3 h4 34. Rf1 Ke7 35. Raf2 Rg7 36. Rf6 hxg3 37. Rh6 Rc8 38. Rff6 Rc6 39. c4 bxc4 40. bxc4 Rxc4 41. Rxe6+ Kf7 1/2-1/2
2023.04.18 Vezerkepzo GM Easter 2023
976782 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Ilamparthi, A R (2408) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Nf3 Nb6 8. Qd3 cxd4 9. O-O Be7 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Na3 Nfd5 12. Rd1 Bf6 13. Qd3 Qe7 14. e4 Nb4 15. Qb5 e5 16. Be3 Na6 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Nc4 Nc7 19. Qxb6 Ra6 20. Qe3 b5 21. Nb6 Be6 22. Rac1 Rxa2 23. Nd7 Nd5 24. exd5 Bxd7 25. d6 Qe6 26. Nd2 Rxb2 27. Ne4 Qf5 28. h4 b4 29. Nc5 Bb5 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Qxd2 b3 32. Nxb3 Rc8 33. Be4 Rxc1+ 34. Qxc1 Qg4 35. Qc7 g6 36. Nc5 Kg7 37. Bg2 h5 38. Ne4 Qd7 39. Nc5 Qf5 40. d7 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qf5 42. d8=Q Bxd8 43. Qxd8 Qxf2 44. Qb6 Qe2 45. Ne4 Bd3 46. Qf6+ Kg8 47. Nd6 Bc4 48. Ne8 Kf8 49. Qd8 Qd3 50. Qb8 Qd4 51. Nd6+ Kg7 52. Nxc4 Qxc4 53. Qxe5+ Kg8 54. Bd5 Qc2+ 55. Kh3 Qc8+ 56. Kg2 Qc2+ 57. Kg1 Qd1+ 58. Kh2 Qc2+ 59. Bg2 Qd2 60. Qf6 Qd3 61. Qf2 Kg7 62. Bf1 Qc3 63. Qa2 Qe5 64. Bc4 g5 65. Qf2 gxh4 66. Qxf7+ Kh6 67. Qf4+ Qg5 68. Qf8+ Qg7 69. Qd6+ Qg6 70. Qd2+ Qg5 71. Qd6+ Qg6 72. Qf8+ Qg7 73. Qf4+ Qg5 74. Kh3 hxg3 75. Qxg5+ Kxg5 76. Kxg3 1/2-1/2
2023.04.17 Vezerkepzo GM Easter 2023
976773 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Grover, S (2509) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 b5 10. Bb3 Rb8 11. h3 Bh6 12. d4 Re8 13. Nf1 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 Kg7 15. Ng3 h6 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. Rad1 Na5 18. Bc2 Nc4 19. Qc1 c5 20. Bb3 Nb6 21. Re3 Bd7 22. dxc5 dxc5 23. Nh4 c4 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Ngf5+ gxf5 26. Nxf5+ Qxf5 27. exf5 cxb3 28. axb3 Nbd5 29. Rg3+ Kh7 30. Qa1 Rb6 31. Qa5 Rc6 32. c4 bxc4 33. bxc4 Nf4 34. Kh2 Ne4 35. Qa4 Rec8 36. Re3 Rxc4 37. Qxa6 Nd2 38. Rc3 Rg8 39. g4 Rxc3 40. bxc3 Nf3+ 41. Kg3 Ng5 42. h4 Ne4+ 43. Kf3 Nd2+ 44. Ke3 Rd8 45. f3 Kg7 46. g5 hxg5 47. hxg5 Rd6 48. Qxd6 Nc4+ 49. Ke4 Nxd6+ 50. Kxe5 Nxf5 51. Kxf4 Kg6 52. c4 Ng7 53. Kg4 Nf5 54. c5 Ne3+ 55. Kf4 Nc2 56. Kg4 Nb4 57. f4 Kg7 58. Kf5 Nc6 59. Ke4 Kg6 60. Kd5 Na7 61. Ke5 Nc6+ 62. Kd5 Nb4+ 63. Kd6 Kf5 64. Ke7 Kxf4 65. Kxf7 Kxg5 66. c6 Nxc6 1/2-1/2
2023.04.16 Vezerkepzo GM Easter 2023
976772 Csiki, Endre (2358) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Qd2 Nd7 8. h4 c5 9. h5 Rc8 10. h6 Bf6 11. g4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 Ngf6 15. f3 O-O 16. g5 Ne8 17. a4 b4 18. Ne2 a5 19. c3 Nc5 20. Bxc5 bxc3 21. Nxc3 Rxc5 22. Bb1 Rc4 23. Ba2 Rd4 24. Qe3 Ba6 25. Rd1 Qb6 26. Rh2 Nc7 27. Rc2 Qc5 28. Rdc1 Qb4 29. Rd2 Ne6 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Rcd1 Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Rf7 33. Nb5 d5 34. Qb6 Rxf3 35. Qxe6+ Kf8 36. Qxd5 Bxb5 37. axb5 Rf4 38. Qd8+ Kf7 39. Qd5+ Kf8 40. Qd8+ Kf7 41. Qc7+ Ke6 42. Qd7# 1-0
2023.04.15 Vezerkepzo GM Easter 2023
976764 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Kwon, Sehyun (2278) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 e6 5. O-O a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. b3 g6 8. e5 Bg7 9. Re1 d6 10. exd6 Nf6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Na4 b6 13. Be2 Bd7 14. Rb1 Re8 15. d4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 e5 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qd3 Nd5 19. g3 b5 20. c4 bxa4 21. cxd5 Bb5 22. Qe4 axb3 23. axb3 Qxd6 24. Red1 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 Rab8 26. Bc1 Rb5 27. Qc4 Rd8 28. Bg5 Bf6 29. Be3 Kg7 30. b4 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Qxd5 32. Qxa6 Qe4 33. Qf1 Rb8 34. b5 Bd8 35. b6 Rb7 36. Qb5 Be7 37. Rc1 Bd6 38. Rc4 Qf3 39. Rc8 h5 40. Rd8 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 e4 42. Qg5 Qf3+ 43. Kh3 Be7 44. Qh6+ Kf6 45. Qh8+ Ke6 46. Qe8 Kf6 47. Bd4+ Kg5 48. Rd5+ f5 49. Be3+ Kf6 50. Qc6+ Kf7 51. Qxb7 h4 52. Rd7 1-0
2023.04.14 Vezerkepzo GM Easter 2023
976761 Joshua, A (2283) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 0-1
1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c3 Nc6 5. h3 e5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 h6 9. Re1 Re8 10. d5 Nb8 11. Bf1 a5 12. c4 Na6 13. Nb1 Nd7 14. Nc3 Ndc5 15. Nd2 f5 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Bd7 18. Qd1 f4 19. Be2 h5 20. b3 Qg5 21. Kf1 Qh4 22. Bf3 Rf8 23. Ke2 Rab8 24. a4 b6 25. Rh1 Kf7 26. Rb1 Rh8 27. Qg1 Qe7 28. g3 Nb4 29. Rb2 g5 30. g4 hxg4 31. Bxg4 Rh4 32. Nd1 Rbh8 33. Bxd7 Qxd7 34. f3 Rxh3 35. Rxh3 Qxh3 36. Qxg5 Bf6 37. Qg1 Rg8 38. Qf1 Qh2+ 0-1
2023.04.13 Vezerkepzo GM Easter 2023
976755 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Kulaots, K (2494) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e5 Nh5 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 Nd4 8. d3 O-O 9. h3 Nxb5 10. Nxb5 f5 11. c4 b6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Nd5 e6 14. Bg5 Qb8 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 h6 17. Bd2 g5 18. Bc3 Qe8 19. d4 Qf7 20. Qd3 g4 21. Nh2 h5 22. Rad1 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Qg6 24. Bc3 Rf7 25. h4 Bf8 26. Bd2 Kh7 27. Bf4 Be7 28. Qg3 Bc6 29. Nf1 Qg8 30. Ne3 Qd8 31. Qh2 Be4 32. Re2 Kg6 33. Red2 Bxh4 34. Rd6 Bg5 35. Nd5 Bxd5 36. cxd5 Qe7 37. Qg3 Re8 38. Bxg5 Qxg5 39. Qb3 Kg7 40. dxe6 dxe6 41. Rxe6 Rfe7 42. Rf6 Rxe5 43. Qf7+ Kh8 44. g3 R5e7 45. Rxf5 Rxf7 46. Rxg5 Re2 47. Rd8+ Kh7 48. Rxh5+ Kg6 49. Rh4 Rfxf2 50. Rxg4+ Kf7 51. Rf4+ Rxf4 52. gxf4 a6 53. Ra8 a5 54. b3 Rxa2 55. Rb8 Rb2 56. Rxb6 a4 57. Ra6 axb3 58. Rb6 Ke7 59. f5 Kf7 60. f6 Kg6 61. Kh1 Kf7 62. Kg1 Rb1+ 63. Kg2 b2 64. Kh2 Kg6 65. Kg2 Kf7 1/2-1/2
2023.04.11 FSGM April 2023
982537 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Seres, L (2360) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Rxe5+ Be7 8. Bf1 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. d3 f5 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. g3 Ng4 19. h3 Ne5 20. Qh5 Qe8 21. Qxe8 Rfxe8 22. Kg2 Kg8 23. a4 Kf7 24. b4 Bd6 25. a5 d4 26. a6 b5 27. Be2 Nd7 28. c4 dxc3 29. Bxc3 Nb6 30. Bf3 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Nd5 32. Bxd5+ cxd5 33. Bd4 Bxb4 34. Rb1 Bc3 35. Bxa7 Ra8 36. Bc5 Rxa6 37. Rxb5 Bf6 38. Kf3 Ke6 39. h4 d4 40. Rb7 h5 41. Bf8 g6 42. Bb4 Ra2 43. Rb6+ Kf7 44. Rb7+ Ke6 45. Rb6+ Kf7 46. Bd6 Rd2 47. Rb3 Rc2 48. Bf4 Rc3 49. Rb7+ Ke6 50. Rb6+ Kf7 51. Rb7+ Ke6 52. Rb6+ Kf7 53. Ke2 Rc2+ 54. Kf3 Rc3 55. Ke2 Rc2+ 56. Ke1 Ra2 57. Rb7+ Ke6 58. Rb6+ Kf7 59. Bc1 Rc2 60. Bb2 Rc7 61. Ke2 Rc2+ 62. Kd1 Rc7 63. Rb4 Rd7 64. Ke2 Ke6 65. Kf3 Be5 66. Ba3 Rc7 67. Rb6+ Kd5 68. Rb5+ Ke6 69. Rb6+ Kd5 70. Bb4 Rc6 71. Rb7 Rc2 72. Rb5+ Ke6 73. Rb6+ Kf7 74. Bd6 Bf6 75. Rb7+ Ke6 76. Bf4 Rc3 77. Ke2 Rc2+ 78. Kf3 Rc3 1/2-1/2
2023.04.10 FSGM April 2023
982536 Kotronias, V (2471) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2 12. Rxf2 f6 13. Nf1 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 fxe5 15. Kg1 Qd7 16. Qe1 Rae8 17. Be3 e4 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Qg3 Nc4 20. b3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 c5 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Qxc5 Rc8 24. Qd4 Qf6 25. Ne3 Qxd4 26. cxd4 Rc3 27. Re1 Rfc8 28. Bd1 Rd3 29. Bg4 Re8 30. Nxd5 Rxd4 31. Nc7 Re5 32. Nxa6 h5 33. Rd1 Rxd1+ 34. Bxd1 Rd5 35. Be2 Rd2 36. Kf2 Rxa2 37. Nc5 Rb2 38. Ke3 h4 39. h3 Kf7 40. Bxb5 Rxg2 41. Nxe4 Kg6 42. Bd7 Rb2 43. Nd2 Kg5 44. Kd3 Kf4 45. Kc3 Ra2 46. b4 Ra3+ 47. Kd4 Ra7 48. Bg4 Rb7 49. Kc3 Rc7+ 50. Nc4 Ke4 51. b5 Kd5 52. Bf3+ Kc5 53. b6 Rf7 54. Be4 Rf8 55. b7 Re8 56. Ne5 Kd6 57. Bc6 Rb8 58. Kd4 Kc7 59. Bd5 Rf8 60. Ke4 Kd6 61. Nf7+ Kc7 62. Kf5 Re8 63. Kg4 Kd7 64. Bf3 Ke6 65. Ng5+ Ke5 66. Bc6 Rf8 67. Nf3+ Kd6 68. Be4 Re8 69. Bf5 Kc7 70. Bc8 Re4+ 71. Kg5 Re3 72. Nxh4 Rg3+ 73. Kf4 Rxh3 74. Bxh3 g5+ 75. Kxg5 Kxb7 76. Kf6 1-0
2023.04.08 FSGM April 2023
982528 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Tyurin, Artem (2397) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nc5 10. Be3 Re8 11. Bc4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. h4 c6 14. c4 a5 15. Ng5 a4 16. a3 Qa5 17. Qd3 Nf8 18. Bd2 Qa6 19. Bc3 h6 20. Ne4 Ng6 21. Kb1 Rad8 22. h5 Ne5 23. Qg3 Qxc4 24. Rd4 Qe6 25. f4 d5 26. Rxa4 b5 27. Bxe5 f6 28. Nxf6+ Bxf6 29. Ra7 Bxe5 30. Re1 Qf6 31. fxe5 Qg5 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. e6 Rd6 34. Re5 Rexe6 35. Rxg5 g6 36. Rg4 Rf6 37. b4 Kh8 38. h6 Rde6 39. Kb2 Re2 40. Rc7 Re5 41. Rg7 1-0
2023.04.07 FSGM April 2023
982525 Neverov, V (2413) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5 Bd7 9. f4 Rb8 10. a4 Nb4 11. Bb1 e6 12. h3 exd5 13. exd5 a6 14. a5 Nh5 15. g4 Qh4 16. gxh5 Bxh3 17. Qe1 Bd4+ 18. Kh2 Qxh5 19. Ng3 Qg4 20. Nce4 Rbe8 21. Be3 Bxf1 22. Nxf1 f5 23. Bxd4 Qxf4+ 24. Kg2 fxe4 25. Be3 Qf3+ 26. Kg1 Qg4+ 0-1
2023.04.05 FSGM April 2023
982519 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Pacher, M (2395) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. a4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. O-O a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Qd5 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. d3 e6 12. Nd2 Be7 13. b3 Rd8 14. Bb2 h5 15. Nc4 h4 16. Ne5 Qd5 17. h3 Rh5 18. Rae1 g6 19. Qe3 b6 20. Re2 Nd7 21. Ng4 Nb8 22. Rfe1 Nc6 23. Qf4 Rd7 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Re7 26. Re4 g5 27. Qg7 Qf5 28. Bf6 Qh7 29. Qxh7 Rxh7 30. Bxe7 Kxe7 31. c3 e5 32. Rg4 Kf6 33. b4 cxb4 34. Rc4 Ne7 35. cxb4 Rh8 36. d4 exd4 37. Rxd4 Nf5 38. Rc4 Rd8 39. Rc6+ 1-0
2023.04.04 FSGM April 2023
982514 Grover, S (2509) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Be3 b5 8. h4 h5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. e6 Nb6 11. Nf4 Bxe6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qc2 Rf5 14. Qe4 Qd7 15. O-O-O b4 16. g4 bxc3 17. gxf5 cxb2+ 18. Kb1 exf5 19. Qc2 Nc6 20. Rg1 Kh7 21. f4 e6 22. Be2 d5 23. c5 Nc8 24. Rg3 N8e7 25. Bf2 Bh6 26. Be3 Ng8 27. Qa4 Nf6 28. Rd3 Rb8 29. a3 Ne4 30. Rg2 Bg7 31. Bd1 a5 32. Bb3 Bf6 33. Rh2 Kg7 34. Bd1 Kf7 35. Bb3 Ke7 36. Rg2 Kf7 37. Rh2 Qe8 38. Rxb2 Bxh4 39. Bd1 Rxb2+ 40. Kxb2 Bf6 41. Kc1 h4 42. Bg1 Ke7 43. Qb5 g5 44. fxg5 Bxg5+ 45. Kb2 Qb8 46. Qxb8 Nxb8 47. Kb3 Bf4 48. Ka4 Bg3 49. Kxa5 h3 50. Kb5 Kd7 51. Bf3 h2 52. Bxh2 Bxh2 53. Bxe4 dxe4 54. Rh3 Bf4 55. Rh7+ Ke8 56. Kc4 Nc6 57. a4 e3 58. Kd3 Nxd4 59. Rh1 Nb3 60. Ke2 Kd7 0-1
2023.04.03 FSGM April 2023
982510 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Kwon, Sehyun (2278) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bb2 g6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb5 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 d6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Re1 Be6 12. Nc3 c4 13. Qe2 d5 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. Ba3 Rfe8 16. Nd4 Nd7 17. f4 c5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qg3 cxb3 20. axb3 Rf8 21. Bb2 Rf5 22. Ra6 Nb8 23. Ra4 Nc6 24. Ne2 Raf8 25. Qe3 d4 26. Qe4 g5 27. Rc4 Na5 28. Qxd4 Nxc4 29. Qxc4 Qc8 30. g4 R5f7 31. f5 Rd8 32. Qxe6 Qxe6 33. fxe6 Rf3 34. Kg2 Rdf8 35. Ng3 Rf2+ 36. Kg1 Rxd2 37. Nf5 Re8 38. Ne3 Rf8 39. Bc3 Rdf2 40. Nf5 Rxc2 41. Nxe7+ Kh8 42. Nd5 Re8 43. e7 Rxc3 44. Nxc3 Rxe7 45. Kg2 Bxe5 46. Na4 Kg7 47. Nxc5 Kf6 48. Ne4+ Kg6 49. Nf2 Kf6 50. Nd3 Re8 51. Kf3 Re7 52. Re2 Re6 53. Nc5 Re7 54. Nd3 Re6 55. Re4 Re8 56. b4 Re6 57. b5 Re8 58. Nb4 Rc8 59. Nc6 Bb8 60. Ra4 Ke6 61. Ra6 Bd6 62. Ke4 Rf8 63. Nd4+ Kd7 64. Rxa7+ Kc8 65. Rxh7 1-0
2023.04.02 FSGM April 2023
982503 Rakshitta, Ravi (2264) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 dxe4 9. axb5 Bg4 10. bxc6 exf3 11. gxf3 Bh3 12. Re1 O-O 13. Ra5 Qd6 14. b4 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 e4 16. Kg1 Nh5 17. Bxe4 f5 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. Re6 Qd8 20. d4 f4 21. Re5 Bf5 22. Be4 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Rf6 24. Ra2 Qh4 25. Bxf5 Rxf5 26. Qe1 Qh3 27. Rxf5 Qxf5 28. Re2 Nf6 29. Nd2 Qd3 30. Bb2 a5 31. c4 a4 32. d5 a3 33. Ba1 a2 34. Re7 h6 35. Qg1 Rg8 36. Rxg7 Rxg7 37. Bxf6 Qh7 38. Qxg7+ Qxg7 39. Bxg7+ Kxg7 40. Nb3 Kf6 41. d6 1-0
2023.04.01 FSGM April 2023
982501 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Ilamparthi, A R (2408) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 e5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. a3 Nc6 8. Rb1 a5 9. d3 Bd8 10. O-O Nge7 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. h3 f5 14. Re1 fxe4 15. Rxe4 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Ne2 Ng6 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Qf5 20. f4 b6 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Ng3 Qd7 23. Qf3 Bh4 24. Nh5 Ra7 25. Re2 Kh8 26. Qe4 Ne7 27. Be1 Bxe1 28. Rbxe1 Nf5 29. Qe8 Kg8 30. Qxd7 Rxd7 31. Kh2 Ne3 32. Rf2 Rdf7 33. Ng3 Rxf4 34. Rxf4 Rxf4 35. Ne4 h5 36. Kg3 Rf8 37. Re2 Nf5+ 38. Kf4 Ne3+ 39. Kg5 Rf5+ 40. Kg6 Re5 41. Ra2 Re6+ 42. Kxh5 Rh6+ 43. Kg5 Kh7 44. Kf4 Rg6 45. g4 d5 46. cxd5 Nxd5+ 47. Ke5 Nb4 48. Rd2 Rc6 1/2-1/2
2023.02.14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
1035198 Titichoca Daza, Daniel (2185) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. Nd5 Rb8 9. a4 h6 10. c3 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Ne7 12. Ba2 Bb6 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Bg4 15. axb5 axb5 16. Be3 d5 17. exd5 O-O 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qd7 20. Bb1 Qxd5 21. Be4 Qd6 22. Rfd1 f5 23. Bc2 Kh8 24. Bb3 f4 25. Bd2 c6 26. Ra6 Nd5 27. Bc3 Ra8 28. Rda1 Rxa6 29. Rxa6 b4 30. Bd2 Bxd4 31. Qd3 Bxb2 32. Bc2 Kg8 33. Ra7 Rd8 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Bg6 Nf6 36. Rf7+ Ke8 37. Qh8+ Qf8 38. Qxf8# 1-0
2023.02.14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
1035302 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Topalov, A (2233) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bg3 Bxg3 5. hxg3 h6 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. g4 Rg8 9. f4 e5 10. g5 exd4 11. exd4 Qe7+ 12. Qe2 hxg5 13. fxg5 Ng4 14. Nd5 1-0
2023.02.14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
1035705 Fiorito, Francisco (2299) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 0-1
1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 fxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ Qxf6 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bg5 Qf7 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Be4 Bxe4 11. Qxe4 Nc6 12. d5 Nb4 13. a3 Nxd5 14. c4 O-O 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Qd3 Rae8+ 17. Be3 c5 18. O-O Qh5 19. h3 d4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Qxd4 Bc5 22. Qc4+ d5 23. Qd3 Rxf3 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 Re2 26. Rae1 Rxb2 27. Re8+ Kf7 28. Ra8 a5 29. Kg2 Bxa3 30. Ra7+ Kf6 31. Rc1 Bc5 32. Rf1 h6 33. f4 d4 34. Kf3 d3 35. Ke4 Rxf2 36. Rxf2 Bxf2 37. Kxd3 g6 38. Ke4 h5 39. Rc7 Bc5 40. Rc6+ Kf7 41. Ke5 a4 42. Rc7+ Ke8 43. Ke6 Kd8 44. Ra7 a3 45. Kf6 b5 46. Ra5 b4 47. Kxg6 b3 48. f5 b2 49. Rb5 a2 50. Rxc5 b1=Q 51. Rd5+ Ke7 52. Re5+ Kf8 53. Rc5 a1=Q 54. Rc8+ Ke7 55. Rc7+ Kd6 0-1
2023.02.14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
1035897 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Petrovic, Aleksa (2247) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. Na3 cxd4 6. Nb5 Nd5 7. Bxb8 Bb4+ 8. c3 dxc3 9. bxc3 Nxc3 10. Qb3 Nd5+ 11. Nd2 Rxb8 12. Bc4 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 a6 14. Bxd5 axb5 15. Bf3 d5 16. Qb4 Bd7 17. a4 f6 18. Bh5+ g6 19. Be2 Kf7 20. Rhc1 Rhc8 21. axb5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. f4 Bd7 25. h4 Qd8 26. b6 Qe7 27. Qc3 Bc6 28. g4 Qd8 29. g5 fxg5 30. hxg5 Qe7 31. Ba6 Ke8 32. Bd3 Kd7 33. Qe5 Qb4+ 34. Ke2 Qxb6 35. Qg7+ Kc8 36. Qg8+ Kc7 37. Qxh7+ Kb8 38. Qh8+ Ka7 39. Qa1+ Kb8 40. Bxg6 Bb5+ 41. Kf2 Bc4 42. Bc2 Qc5 43. Qe5+ Ka7 44. Qd4 Kb6 45. g6 1-0
2023.02.14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
1036038 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Andrews, T (2217) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. h3 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 Qe8 8. Bh2 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 Nc5 11. Qc2 Nfd7 12. Bc4 c6 13. a4 Nb6 14. b4 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Be6 16. Nd6 Qe7 17. bxc5 b6 18. O-O bxc5 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Nxe5 Rxd6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Rxd6 Qg5 23. Rxc6 Rd8 24. f4 Qh5 25. f5 Bc4 26. Rf3 Qg5 27. Bf4 Qh4 28. Qf2 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Qh5 30. g4 Qh7 31. Rc8+ Bf8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qxc5+ Kg8 34. Qc8+ Kg7 35. f6+ Kxf6 36. Qxc4 Qh4 37. Bg3+ 1-0
2023.02.14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
1036317 Chigaev, M (2632) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3 d4 7. Ne2 a5 8. a4 Na6 9. O-O Nc5 10. Bc4 O-O 11. h3 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. Nd2 b5 14. Nf3 h6 15. Ng3 Kh7 16. Nf5 Ng8 17. c3 g6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. cxd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Qc2 Rfc8 22. Be3 Qd7 23. f4 exf4 24. Rxf4 Qe6 25. Raf1 f6 26. Bd4 Rf8 27. Bc5 Rf7 28. d4 bxa4 29. Qxa4 g5 30. R4f3 Qxe4 31. b4 Rg7 32. bxa5 g4 33. hxg4 Rxg4 34. a6 Qe2 35. R3f2 Rxa6 36. Qb3 Qb5 37. Qc2+ Rg6 38. Rb1 Qa4 39. Rb7+ Kh8 40. Qxg6 Qd1+ 41. Rf1 1-0
2023.02.14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
1036570 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Shapiro, V (2192) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Ne7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 c4 15. O-O Bxg3 16. hxg3 Qd5 17. Qf4 Ng6 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qg5 f4 20. g4 Qxg5 21. Nxg5 e5 22. Rfe1 Rfe8 23. d5 Rad8 24. Ne4 Ne7 25. d6 Nc6 26. Rd5 h6 27. Red1 Kf7 28. d7 Re7 29. Nd6+ Ke6 30. Nf5 Rexd7 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Rxd7 Kxd7 33. Nxg7 e4 34. Nf5 Ne5 35. Nxh6 Ke6 36. g5 Nd3 37. b3 Nc1 38. bxc4 Nxa2 39. Kf1 Nxc3 40. Ke1 a5 41. Kd2 Na4 42. g4 fxg3 43. fxg3 Nc5 44. g4 a4 45. Nf5 a3 46. Kc3 a2 47. Kb2 Ke5 48. g6 Ne6 49. Kxa2 Kf4 50. g7 Nxg7 51. Nxg7 e3 52. Ne6+ Ke5 53. Ng5 Kf4 54. Nh3+ Kg3 55. Ng1 Kf2 56. Nh3+ Kg3 57. g5 e2 58. g6 e1=Q 59. g7 Qd2+ 60. Kb3 Qd3+ 61. Kb4 Qd6+ 62. Kb3 Qg6 63. Nf4 Kxf4 64. Kb4 0-1
2023.02.14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
1036637 Kaidanov, G (2556) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 Qd7 5. c4 dxc4 6. Nc3 O-O-O 7. d5 Nb4 8. Nd4 e5 9. Nxf5 Qxf5 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qa4 a6 12. a3 Nbxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxc4 Nb6 15. Qb3 Bc5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Kb8 18. Rac1 Rd4 19. Rc5 Rhd8 20. Rxe5 Qf6 21. Rc5 c6 22. Qb3 Na4 23. Rxc6 Qe7 24. Rc2 Nc5 25. Qb6 Ne6 26. e3 R4d6 27. Qb4 Qd7 28. h4 Rd2 29. Rxd2 Qxd2 30. Qxb7# 1-0
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1042273 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Buscar, M (2041) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Na6 8. a3 Nc7 9. Nf3 Ne6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. Qc2 g6 12. b4 Ng7 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. Bg5 a6 15. h4 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bh6 f5 19. h5 g5 20. Qc4+ Qd5 21. Qxd5+ cxd5 22. Rc1 Rfc8 23. Kd2 Ne6 24. Nd7 Bd8 25. g4 f4 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. bxc5 f3 29. Rb1 Ra7 30. a4 Kf7 31. Kc3 Ba5+ 32. Kc2 Bd8 33. a5 Kg8 34. c6 bxc6 35. Rb8 Rd7 36. Bxg5 Kf7 37. Rxd8 Rb7 38. Rh8 Ke6 39. Rc8 Kd7 40. Rd8+ Ke6 41. Ra8 Rb4 42. Rxa6 Kd6 43. Ra7 Ra4 44. Be7+ Ke6 45. Kb3 Ra1 46. Bh4 1-0
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1042511 Micic, Aleksa (2273) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Rf2 g5 13. Bf1 h5 14. Na4 Nf6 15. c4 b6 16. b4 Ng6 17. c5 Rf7 18. Rc2 g4 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Nc3 Bf8 21. a4 Rg7 22. Kh1 gxh3 23. gxh3 Nh4 24. a5 Rg3 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf3 27. Bg5 Bxh3 28. Be2 Bg2+ 29. Kg1 Rh3 30. Bxh4 Rh1+ 31. Kxg2 Rxd1 32. Bxd1 Be7 33. Kh2 Ng4+ 34. Bxg4 Bxh4 35. Bxh5 Bf6 36. Rg1+ Kh8 37. Ne2 Be5+ 38. Kh3 Rc8 39. Rd2 Qd7+ 40. Bg4 Qh7+ 41. Kg2 Qh2+ 42. Kf3 Rc3+ 43. Nxc3 Qxg1 44. Ne2 Qf1+ 45. Ke3 Qb1 46. Bf5 Qb3+ 47. Kf2 Qxb4 48. Rd3 Qxa5 49. Rh3+ Kg7 50. Rh6 Kxh6 0-1
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1042615 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Ibarra Jerez, JC (2563) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. c3 a6 8. Bf1 Nc6 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. g3 dxc3 12. dxc3 O-O 13. a3 Be5 14. f4 Bf6 15. e5 Be7 16. c4 b5 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. c5 a5 19. Bxb5 axb4 20. Ne4 bxa3 21. Rxa3 Rxa3 22. Bxa3 Qa5 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Qc1 Rb8 25. Nd6 Rb3 26. Re3 Qa4 27. Rxb3 Qxb3 28. Qb2 Qf3 29. Nc8 Bf8 30. Nd6 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Qxh2+ 32. Kf1 Qxg3 33. Bb4 Qxf4+ 34. Ke1 Qe3+ 0-1
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1042954 Kuzmin, Roman (2249) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bc2 Bb7 12. Be3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15. Be3 Re8 16. f3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Bf2 Qg5 19. h4 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qf6 21. Nd2 Nf4 22. Ne4 Qg6 23. Bg3 c4+ 24. Kh2 Nh5 25. Be5 Re8 26. Nd6 Qxc2 27. Nxe8 Bxf3 28. Qf1 Qe4 29. Qxf3 Qxe5+ 30. g3 Qxe8 31. Qxh5 Qe3 32. Qf5 g6 33. Qf1 Bc7 34. Qg2 Qe7 35. Kh1 Qd6 36. Rg1 h5 37. Qa8+ Kg7 38. Qe4 Qf6 39. Kg2 Bb6 40. Rf1 Qd6 41. Qf4 Qd5+ 42. Kh2 Bc5 43. Kh3 Qe6+ 44. Kg2 Qe2+ 45. Kh1 Qe6 46. b4 Qh3# 0-1
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1043210 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Vokhidov, Shamsiddin (2601) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 h5 6. Nb5 Na6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 c6 9. Nc3 Qb6 10. Rb1 Bf5 11. O-O Nb4 12. Ne1 Ne4 13. a3 Na6 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. b4 Nc7 16. Nd3 Nb5 17. Rb3 Nd6 18. Nc5 Bf5 19. a4 Qd8 20. Bd3 b6 21. Bxd6 exd6 22. Bxf5 dxc5 23. Bh3 cxd4 24. exd4 Qxh4 25. Bd7 Qf6 26. b5 cxb5 27. axb5 Rad8 28. Bc6 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 Bxd4 30. Rd1 Bc5 31. Ra1 Rd6 32. Rxa7 Rf6 33. Rf3 Rxf3 34. gxf3 Rd8 35. Rd7 Rxd7 36. Bxd7 Kg7 37. Bc6 d4 38. Bd5 Bd6 39. Kg2 Bf4 40. Kh3 f6 41. Be4 Kf7 42. Bd3 f5 43. Kh4 Kf6 44. Kh3 Kg5 45. Bc4 Bd6 46. Bf7 Kh6 47. Be8 Bb4 48. Kg2 Be1 49. Kf1 Bd2 50. Kg2 Kg5 51. Kg3 Kf6 52. Kg2 h4 53. Kh3 g5 54. Bd7 Ke5 55. Kg2 Kf4 56. Bc8 Be1 57. Kf1 h3 58. Bb7 Bb4 59. Kg1 Be1 60. Kh2 Bxf2 61. Kxh3 Ke3 62. Kg2 Be1 63. Bc8 f4 64. Bf5 Kd2 65. Kh3 Bh4 66. Kg4 Ke3 67. Bd3 Kf2 68. Bh7 Ke2 69. Bd3+ Kd2 70. Bh7 Kc3 71. Bd3 Kb4 72. Kh3 Bf2 73. Kg4 Bh4 74. Kh3 Kc3 75. Kg4 Kd2 76. Kh3 Ke3 77. Kg4 Bg3 78. Bh7 Bf2 79. Be4 Bh4 80. Bd3 1/2-1/2
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1043240 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Paravyan, D (2586) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nbd2 Bf5 10. a3 Rc8 11. c4 dxc4 12. bxc4 Ne4 13. Nb3 a5 14. Rc1 a4 15. Nbd2 Bh6 16. d5 Na5 17. Nxe4 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 f6 19. Qh6 Rf7 20. Ned2 b5 21. cxb5 Rc2 22. Bd4 Nb3 23. Be3 Qxd5 24. b6 g5 25. Rd1 Rc1 26. Rxc1 Nxc1 27. Bc4 Qc6 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Ne5+ 1-0
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1043593 Krzyzanowski, M (2539) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O c5 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nb3 Qh5 10. e4 d6 11. Qxh5 Nxh5 12. Nd5 Nf6 13. Bg5 Nxd5 14. exd5 h6 15. dxc6 hxg5 16. cxb7 Bxb7 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Bg2 Rfc8 19. Rac1 Bxb2 20. Rc2 Be5 21. Rfc1 Kg7 22. c5 dxc5 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 Bd6 25. Rxg5 f5 26. h4 Kf6 27. f4 e5 28. h5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 exf4 30. Rh6+ Ke7 31. Bh3 fxg3 32. Bxf5 Bf4 33. Kg2 Bxh6 34. Kxg3 Kf6 35. Bd3 Ke5 36. Kf3 Bg5 37. Ke2 Rh8 38. Bb5 Rh2+ 39. Kd3 Rxa2 40. Kc4 Be3 41. Kd3 Ra3 42. Bc4 Bb6 43. Kc3 Ra4 44. Nc1 Ba5+ 45. Kd3 Rb4 46. Nb3 Bb6 47. Kc3 a5 48. Bd3 Kd5 49. Bc2 Rh4 50. Nc1 a4 51. Nd3 Rc4+ 52. Kb2 Bd4+ 53. Kb1 Bh8 54. Bd1 Rh4 55. Ka2 Kc6 56. Ka3 Kb5 57. Be2 Ka5 58. Nc5 Rh3+ 59. Nd3 Re3 60. Bf1 Bd4 61. Ka2 Rf3 62. Be2 Rh3 63. Ka3 Bc5+ 64. Ka2 Bd6 65. Kb2 Rh2 66. Nc1 Bf4 67. Nd3 Rxe2+ 68. Kc3 Bd6 69. Nb2 Rxb2 70. Kxb2 Kb4 71. Kc2 a3 72. Kc1 Kb3 73. Kb1 a2+ 74. Kc1 Kc3 75. Kd1 Kd3 76. Ke1 Bc5 77. Kf1 a1=Q+ 78. Kg2 Ke4 79. Kg3 Qg1+ 80. Kh3 Kf3 81. Kh4 Be7+ 82. Kh5 Qg5# 0-1
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1043705 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Gokerkan, Cem Kaan (2486) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc8 15. Bb2 Nc5 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rfd1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Kf8 21. Rc1 Rd8 22. b4 Na6 23. a3 Ke7 24. h4 Rd7 25. Rc8 Rd8 26. Rc3 Kd7 27. g4 Nc7 28. g5 Nd5 29. Rd3 Ke7 30. Kg3 fxg5 31. hxg5 Rg8 32. e4 Nc7 33. Ne5 Rxg5+ 34. Kf4 f6 35. Rd7+ Ke8 36. Rxc7 Rxe5 37. Rxa7 h5 38. f3 b5 39. Rh7 Rg5 40. Rb7 Kf8 41. Ra7 Ke8 1/2-1/2
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1043936 Postny, E (2551) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 Bg4 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Nd7 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nce5 11. Be2 Nb6 12. Qb3 Ned7 13. Qc2 c6 14. b3 Rc8 15. Rac1 cxd5 16. exd5 Bxc3 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18. Qxc3 Nxd5 19. Qd4 Nb6 20. Bf3 Qc7 21. Rfe1 Rfe8 22. h4 Nd7 23. Qxa7 Nc5 24. Qa3 Ra8 25. Qb4 Nd3 26. Qxb7 Qxb7 27. Bxb7 Rxa2 28. Bc6 Rc8 29. Bd5 e6 30. Bf3 Rb8 31. Ra1 Nxe1 32. Rxa2 Nxf3+ 33. gxf3 Rxb3 34. Kg2 Rc3 35. Ra4 h5 36. Kg3 Kg7 37. Ra6 Rd3 38. Rc6 Kf6 39. Rc7 Rc3 40. Rd7 Rd3 41. c5 d5 42. c6 Rc3 43. c7 e5 44. Rd6+ Kf5 45. Rxd5 Rxc7 46. Ra5 Rc3 47. Kg2 f6 48. Ra6 Rc4 49. Kg3 Rf4 50. Rb6 Rc4 51. Ra6 g5 52. hxg5 fxg5 53. Ra8 Rc3 54. Kg2 h4 55. Rf8+ Ke6 56. Re8+ Kf6 57. Rf8+ Kg6 58. Re8 Kf6 59. Rf8+ Ke6 60. Rg8 h3+ 61. Kxh3 Rxf3+ 62. Kg2 Rf5 63. Ra8 e4 64. Ra6+ Ke5 65. Ra8 Kf4 66. Re8 Re5 67. Rf8+ Kg4 68. Rg8 e3 69. fxe3 Rxe3 70. Rg7 Re2+ 71. Kf1 Rb2 72. Kg1 Kh4 73. Ra7 g4 74. Ra3 Rc2 75. Rb3 Ra2 76. Rc3 Ra1+ 77. Kg2 Ra2+ 78. Kg1 Rd2 79. Rb3 Rd6 80. Kg2 Rf6 81. Ra3 Rc6 82. Rb3 Rc5 83. Ra3 Kg5 84. Rb3 Ra5 85. Rc3 Rf5 86. Kg3 Rb5 87. Rd3 Rc5 88. Ra3 Rf5 89. Rb3 Kh5 90. Ra3 Rb5 91. Rc3 Rd5 92. Rb3 Rc5 93. Ra3 Kg5 94. Rb3 Re5 95. Ra3 Rf5 96. Rb3 Rf1 97. Ra3 Rg1+ 98. Kf2 Rc1 99. Kg3 Rg1+ 100. Kf2 Rh1 101. Kg2 Rh3 102. Rxh3 gxh3+ 103. Kxh3 1/2-1/2
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1044032 Bachmann, Ax (2604) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) 1-0
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. Nf3 Qe7 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Bd7 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Qxd4 O-O-O 14. Qxa7 Qc6 15. Qa8+ Kd7 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. bxa4 f6 18. a5 Rhe8 19. Ke2 Be5 20. Rhd1+ Kc8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Rd1+ Kc8 23. Bb4 Re6 24. g3 f5 25. Rd5 g6 26. f3 Kb8 27. Rd8+ Ka7 28. a4 Bd6 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 30. Rc8 Rc6 31. e4 fxe4 32. fxe4 Rc4 33. Kd3 Rxa4 34. Rxc7 h5 35. e5 Rxa5 36. Kd4 Kb6 37. Rc2 Ra1 38. e6 Re1 39. Kd5 Ka5 40. Kd6 b5 41. e7 b4 42. Rc5+ Ka4 43. Re5 Rxe5 1-0
2023.02.07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
1044220 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2454) Kollars, Dmitrij (2606) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Bxb5 10. Qxb5 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Nge4 Nd7 13. Qxb7 Nd4 14. d3 f5 15. Qd5+ Kh8 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Rf6 18. Qd5 Nxc2 19. Bg5 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 Qe8 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Qf3 g6 23. Re1 Rd8 24. h3 Kg7 25. Qb7+ Rd7 26. Qb5 Re7 27. Qxe8 Rxe8 28. Nb5 a5 29. Nd6 Rd8 30. Nc4 Rxd3 31. Nxa5 Ne4 32. Nc4 Kf6 33. f3 Ng3 34. Nxe5 Rd2 35. Nc4 Rc2 36. Ne3 Rxb2 37. Ra1 f4 38. Nf1 Nf5 39. a4 Nh4 40. a5 Rxg2+ 41. Kh1 Rb2 42. a6 Rb8 43. a7 Ra8 44. Nd2 g5 45. Nc4 Nxf3 46. Nb6 Rd8 47. Nd7+ Ke6 48. Nc5+ Kd5 49. Nb7 Ra8 50. Kg2 Nd4 51. Ra5+ Kc6 52. Nd8+ Kb6 53. Rd5 Nc2 54. Rxg5 Rxd8 55. Kf3 Rf8 56. Rg4 Kxa7 57. Rxf4 Ne1+ 58. Kg4 Rg8+ 59. Kh5 Rg7 60. Kh6 Re7 61. Rg4 Nd3 62. Rg7 Rxg7 63. Kxg7 h5 64. Kh6 Nf4 65. Kg5 Nxh3+ 66. Kxh5 1/2-1/2
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1052174 Devaev, A (2325) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qb3 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bxc5 10. O-O Rb8 11. Rd1 Be6 12. Nd4 Qb6 13. Qxb6 Bxb6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Na4 Ba5 16. Nc5 Kf7 17. Nd3 e5 18. Bd2 Bxd2 19. Rxd2 Ke7 20. Rc1 Rbc8 21. Rdc2 Kd6 22. a3 b6 23. f3 d4 24. e4 Ne7 25. g3 g5 26. Kg2 a5 27. Nf2 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Nxc8 30. Bc4 Na7 31. Kf1 b5 32. Bd3 Nd7 33. Ke2 Nc5 34. Nh3 h6 35. Nf2 Na4 36. Nd1 Kc5 37. Kd2 Nc6 38. Kc2 b4 39. Nf2 bxa3 40. bxa3 Nc3 41. Nh3 a4 42. f4 gxf4 43. gxf4 exf4 44. Nxf4 Ne5 45. Ne2 Nxe2 46. Bxe2 Nc4 47. Bxc4 Kxc4 48. Kd2 h5 49. h4 d3 50. e5 Kd5 51. Kxd3 Kxe5 52. Ke3 Kf5 53. Kf3 Ke5 54. Ke3 Kd5 55. Kd3 Ke5 56. Ke3 1/2-1/2
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1052438 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) Gressmann, Moritz (2132) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nf6 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Qd4 13. Ne2 Qb6 14. h3 Qxb3 15. Bxb3 g5 16. Bg3 Nh6 17. f4 Nf5 18. Bf2 gxf4 19. Nxf4 Bg5 20. Nd5 Bd8 21. g4 c6 22. gxf5 cxd5 23. Bd4 Bb6 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. Bxd5 Re8 26. Rae1 Ra5 27. Rd1 Rxe5 28. Bb3 Bxf5 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Kf2 Bg6 31. Rc1 Rf5+ 32. Kg3 Rg5+ 33. Kh2 Raf5 34. Rd2 Rf3 35. Rc3 Rxc3 36. bxc3 Rc5 37. c4 Bf5 38. Rd6 Rc6 39. Rd5 Be6 40. Rb5 Bxc4 41. Bxc4 Rxc4 42. Rxb6 Rc2+ 43. Kg3 Rxa2 44. Rxb7 Ra4 45. Rb6 f6 46. Rb7+ Kg6 47. Rc7 h5 48. Rb7 h4+ 49. Kf3 Ra3+ 50. Kg4 Ra4+ 51. Kf3 Kg5 52. Rb5+ f5 53. Rb8 Ra3+ 54. Kg2 Ra4 55. Kf3 Ra3+ 56. Kg2 Re3 57. Rb4 Re4 58. Rb8 Kf4 59. Rh8 Kg5 60. Rg8+ Kf4 61. Rh8 Ke3 62. Rf8 f4 63. Rf5 Re8 64. Rf7 Rg8+ 65. Kf1 Rg3 66. Re7+ Kf3 67. Rh7 Rxh3 68. Kg1 Rg3+ 69. Kh2 Rg2+ 70. Kh3 Rg1 71. Rf7 Rh1# 0-1
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1052559 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) Nasta, Kiren Vivek (1922) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qd2 Bg7 5. O-O-O O-O 6. h4 h5 7. Bh6 c5 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Kb1 Qxc5 11. e3 Bf5 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Rxd4 e5 16. Rd2 Rfd8 17. f3 Rac8 18. Bd3 e4 19. Be2 exf3 20. Bxf3 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Rhd1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Rc7 24. g3 Rd7 25. Nxe4 Re7 26. Nd6 Rxe3 27. b3 Rxg3 28. Rf2 Be6 29. Nxb7 Rh3 30. Rf4 Bg4 31. Nd6 f5 32. c4 Rxh4 33. c5 Rh1+ 34. Kb2 g5 35. c6 Be2 36. Rxf5 g4 37. c7 Ba6 38. Ra5 g3 39. Rxa6 g2 40. c8=Q g1=Q 41. Nf5+ Kf7 42. Qe6+ Kf8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Ne7+ Kh7 45. Qh6# 1-0
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1052844 Zozek, S (2210) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. e4 d6 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Be3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Qc5 15. Qd3 Bh6 16. Rae1 Ba6 17. b3 Rad8 18. Na4 Qb4 19. Qc3 Qxc3 20. Nxc3 Bc8 21. Kf2 Be6 22. Rd1 Rd7 23. h3 a5 24. g4 Bg5 25. Rd2 Bh4+ 26. Ke2 Rb8 27. Rfd1 Be7 28. Na4 Rbd8 29. Nc3 Kf8 30. Nd5 Bg5 31. Nb6 Rb7 32. c5 Rxb6 33. cxb6 Be7 34. Rc1 c5 35. Rcd1 Rb8 36. Rxd6 Bxd6 37. Rxd6 c4 38. bxc4 Bxc4+ 39. Kd2 Ke7 40. Rc6 Bxa2 41. Bf1 Be6 42. Kc3 Bd7 43. Rc5 f6 44. Rxa5 Rxb6 45. Ra7 Kd6 46. Bc4 h5 47. Bf7 hxg4 48. hxg4 g5 49. Bh5 Rb1 50. Ra6+ Ke7 51. Ra7 Rg1 52. Kd2 Kd6 53. Ra6+ Ke7 54. Ra7 Rg2+ 55. Kd3 Kd6 56. Ra6+ Ke7 57. Ra7 Kd8 58. Ra8+ Kc7 59. Ra7+ Kc8 60. Ra8+ Kb7 61. Rf8 Rf2 62. Kc4 Kc6 63. Be8 Bxe8 64. Rxe8 Kd7 65. Rh8 Rg2 66. Kd5 Rxg4 67. Rh7+ Kd8 68. Kd6 Kc8 69. Kd5 Rg3 70. Ke6 Rf3 0-1
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1052900 Cella, G (1894) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bxc6+ Ke7 10. O-O Ba6 11. Nc3 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Rb8 14. Bg5+ f6 15. exf6+ gxf6 16. Qf3 Rf8 17. Bh6 Bd6 18. Re1+ Be5 19. Rxe5+ fxe5 20. Bg5+ Ke6 21. Qh3+ Kd6 22. Bxd8 Rbxd8 23. Ba4 e4 24. Qxh7 Rf6 25. Qh4 Rdf8 26. Qg3+ Rf4 27. Ke2 Kc5 28. Ke3 R4f7 29. f3 exf3 30. gxf3 Kc4 31. Qg4+ Kc5 32. Qb4# 1-0
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1053223 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) Ristic, Neb1 (2272) 1-0
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. d5 Nb8 7. a4 O-O 8. Be2 c6 9. a5 cxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Be3 b6 12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. O-O Nfxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxa7 Rxa7 17. Bxa7 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bc3 19. Qg5 Bf6 20. Qd2 Qa8 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Nf6 23. Ng5 h6 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25. Nxf3 Qd5 26. Qh4 Kg7 27. Re1 e5 28. c4 Qc5 29. Rd1 Rc8 30. Nd2 d5 31. cxd5 Qxd5 32. Kh2 Rc2 33. Qb4 Qd3 34. Qb1 Rc3 35. Qa1 Ra3 36. Qc1 Qf5 37. Nf3 e4 38. Qxa3 exf3 39. Qxf3 Qxf3 40. gxf3 g5 41. h4 Nh5 42. hxg5 hxg5 43. Kh3 Kg6 44. Rd4 f6 45. Ra4 Kf5 46. Kg2 Nf4+ 47. Kf1 Nd3 48. Ke2 Nf4+ 49. Ke3 Ng2+ 50. Kd3 Nf4+ 51. Kd4 Nh3 52. Ke3 Nf4 53. Ra5+ Kg6 54. Ke4 Nh3 55. Ra2 Nf4 56. Rd2 Nh3 57. Kd5 Nf4+ 58. Kd6 Kf5 59. Ke7 Ng6+ 60. Kf7 Ne5+ 61. Kg7 Nxf3 62. Rd6 g4 63. Rxf6+ Kg5 64. Rf8 Nh4 65. Kf7 Nf5 66. Ke6 Nh4 67. Rf7 Ng6 68. Rg7 Kh5 69. Kf6 Nh4 70. Rg5+ Kh6 71. Ra5 Nf3 72. Kf5 Nh2 73. Kf4 Kg6 74. Kg3 Nf3 75. Kxg4 Nd2 76. f4 Ne4 77. Ra6+ Kf7 78. Kf5 Ng3+ 79. Ke5 Ne2 80. f5 Ng3 81. Ra7+ Kf8 82. f6 Nh5 83. Kf5 Ng3+ 84. Ke6 1-0
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1053372 Ilkhomi, Jaloliddin (2145) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. c3 g6 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 Nd7 7. Bd3 e5 8. Bg3 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 a6 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Rfd1 Qe8 14. a4 Nc8 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. f3 Nd6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bc4 Qe7 19. Bd5 c6 20. Bb3 b5 21. Bf2 Rfd8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qe3 Bf8 25. Qb6 Ra6 26. Qd8 Qxd8 27. Rxd8 Ra1+ 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 b4 30. c4 Ba6 31. b3 f5 32. Bc2 Bc8 33. Kf1 Kf7 34. Ke2 Be6 35. Be1 Bc5 36. Bf2 Bxf2 37. Kxf2 f4 38. Bd3 Ke7 39. Bf1 Kd6 40. Ke2 Kc5 41. Kd3 g5 42. Be2 h5 43. h3 Kb6 44. Bd1 Kc5 45. Be2 Bf7 46. Bd1 Kd6 47. Be2 Ke7 48. Bd1 Be6 49. Ke2 g4 50. h4 gxf3+ 51. gxf3 Kd6 52. Kd3 Kc5 53. Be2 Bh3 54. Bd1 Bf1+ 55. Kc2 Kd4 56. Kd2 c5 57. Bc2 Bg2 58. Bd1 Bf1 59. Bc2 Bh3 60. Bd1 Bg2 61. Be2 Bh1 62. Bd1 Bg2 63. Be2 Bh3 64. Bd1 Bf1 1/2-1/2
2023.01.31 Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
1053417 Ibrahimov, R (2527) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. b3 Be7 6. c4 bxc4 7. bxc4 O-O 8. Nc3 d5 9. Rb1 Ba6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. d3 Bf6 13. Qa4 Qd7 14. Qa5 Re8 15. Rxb8 Raxb8 16. Qxa6 Rxe2 17. Qxa7 Qc8 18. Bf4 Ra8 19. Qc5 Raxa2 20. Qxd5 h6 21. Nd4 Reb2 22. Be5 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Qd7 24. Nf5 Rb5 25. Qxg7# 1-0
2023.01.08 34th Roquetas de Mar Open
1073146 Cuenca Jimenez, J (2545) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 Rac8 13. Ne2 Ne7 14. Nc3 Nc6 15. Ne2 Ne7 16. Nc3 Nc6 17. Ne2 Ne7 18. Nc3 1/2-1/2
2023.01.07 34th Roquetas de Mar Open
1073108 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) Mikrut, D (2317) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Be3 f6 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Bg4 14. exf6 exf6 15. Bh6 Bxf3 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. gxf3 Qd7 18. Kg2 Rfe8 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. a3 Re6 22. b4 Qb8 23. Rc5 Qd6 24. a4 g5 25. h3 Qf4 26. Qxf4 gxf4 27. b5 cxb5 28. Rxb5 Rd6 29. Rb7+ Kg6 30. Rxa7 Rc6 31. Rd7 Ra6 32. Rxd5 Rxa4 33. Rd7 Ra1 34. d5 Rd1 35. d6 h5 36. Rd8 Kg7 37. d7 Rd5 38. Kf1 Rd1+ 39. Ke2 Rd5 40. h4 Rd4 41. Kf1 Rd1+ 42. Kg2 Rd4 43. Re8 Rxd7 44. Re4 Kg6 45. Rxf4 Rd1 46. Rc4 Ra1 47. Rc8 Ra4 48. Kg3 Ra5 49. Rg8+ Kf7 50. Rh8 Kg7 1/2-1/2
2023.01.07 34th Roquetas de Mar Open
1073129 Gamundi Salamanca, A (2443) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) 0-1
1. c4 g6 2. e4 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nc2 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Rb1 a5 11. f3 Nd7 12. Nb5 a4 13. Be3 Qa5 14. b3 axb3 15. axb3 Rfc8 16. Rf2 Qd8 17. g4 Nc5 18. Bf1 Qf8 19. g5 f5 20. b4 Na4 21. Ncd4 Bd7 22. exf5 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Qxf5 24. Bxg7 Qxg5+ 25. Bg2 Kxg7 26. f4 Qf6 27. Bxb7 Bxb5 28. cxb5 Nc3 29. Qf3 Nxb1 30. Bxa8 Qa1 31. Qe3 0-1
2023.01.06 34th Roquetas de Mar Open
1073088 Alvarez Pedraza, A (2451) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) 1/2-1/2
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Nge7 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. a3 Bd6 7. d3 O-O 8. Nf3 Qe7 9. Nbd2 b6 10. b4 Bb7 11. Be2 Rae8 12. Nc4 a6 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. O-O f5 16. Rfd1 h6 17. d4 e4 18. Ne5 f4 19. exf4 Nxf4 20. Bf1 e3 21. Qxe3 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qg6 23. Qg3 Qc2 24. Bc3 Re6 25. Rd4 Nh5 26. Qe3 Rxe5 27. Rd2 Rxe3 28. Rxc2 Re7 29. Re1 Rd7 30. Be5 Re8 31. Rce2 Kg8 32. Rc1 c5 33. bxc5 bxc5 34. Re3 Nf6 35. Bxf6 Rxe3 36. fxe3 gxf6 37. Rxc5 Rd2 38. Rc7 Be4 39. Ra7 f5 40. h4 h5 41. Kh2 Rf2 42. Kg1 Rd2 43. a4 Kh8 44. a5 Kg8 45. Kh2 Rf2 46. Kg1 Rd2 47. Bxa6 Rxg2+ 48. Kf1 Rh2 49. Bc4+ Kh8 50. Rc7 Rxh4 51. a6 Rh1+ 52. Kf2 h4 53. a7 Ra1 1/2-1/2
2023.01.05 34th Roquetas de Mar Open
1073054 Munoz Avila, Jose Luis (2247) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 b5 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Nb3 a5 7. a4 b4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Bg5 c5 10. c3 bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Nfd2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 h6 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. c4 O-O 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Nc4 Qa6 21. Rc1 Rfd8 22. Ncd6 Nb7 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Qb3 Rac8 25. Rfd1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Nb4 27. Rd1 Qb6 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Qc4 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Qxa4 31. Nd4 Qa2 32. Qc7 Qd5+ 33. Nf3 Nc6 34. Qb7 f5 35. h4 Nd8 36. Qe7 Nc6 37. Qb7 g6 38. Qc8+ Nd8 39. Qa6 Nf7 40. Kh2 g5 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Qc8+ Kg7 43. Qc3+ e5 44. Qc7 Qd8 45. Qa7 Kf6 46. Qa6+ Kg7 47. Qa7 Kg8 48. Qa6 e4 49. Ne1 Kg7 50. Ng2 f4 51. gxf4 gxf4 52. Qb7 Qd6 53. f3 exf3 54. exf3 a4 55. Qa7 a3 56. Nh4 Qf6 57. Qg1+ Qg5 58. Qd4+ Ne5 59. Ng2 a2 60. Nxf4 Kh6 61. Nh3 Nxf3+ 0-1
2023.01.05 34th Roquetas de Mar Open
1073068 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) Merario Alarcon, Andres (2438) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. d3 Nf6 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. g3 Qf5 19. Bg2 Bb6 20. Qf3 Qxf3 21. Bxf3 Rfe8 22. a4 Kg8 23. a5 Bc7 24. b4 Kf8 25. Be3 Bd6 26. Reb1 a6 27. c4 Ra8 28. b5 axb5 29. cxb5 Nd7 30. a6 Ne5 31. Bg2 bxa6 32. bxc6 Nxd3 33. Ra4 Bc5 34. Bxc5+ Nxc5 35. Ra5 Ne4 36. Rc1 Nf6 37. c7 g5 38. Bf1 Ng8 39. Rxa6 Ne7 40. Rxa8 Rxa8 41. Bh3 f5 42. Bxf5 Nxf5 43. c8=Q+ Rxc8 44. Rxc8+ Kf7 45. Rd8 Ne7 46. Rd6 Kg7 47. Kf1 g4 48. Ke2 h6 49. Kd3 h5 50. Kd2 h4 51. gxh4 Nf5 52. Rxd5 Kf6 53. Rxf5+ 1-0
2023.01.04 34th Roquetas de Mar Open
1073016 Bernado Lopez, Roger (2180) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 h6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 c6 13. Bb3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Qf6 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Be3 Bb8 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Nxf3 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Bf5 22. a5 Rac8 23. Bb6 Rfe8 24. Rad1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 f6 26. Nh4 Nxh4 27. gxh4 Kf7 28. Bd4 h5 29. Kf2 Rc4 30. b4 Be4 31. Rg1 Rc8 32. Re1 Ke6 33. Rg1 g5 34. hxg5 fxg5 35. Rf1 Bd3 36. Re1+ Be4 37. Rf1 Bd3 38. Re1+ Be4 1/2-1/2
2023.01.04 34th Roquetas de Mar Open
1073043 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) Perez Perez, Gabriel (2188) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 exd4 10. Rd1 c5 11. c3 dxc3 12. e5 c2 13. Qc6+ Ke7 14. Re1 cxb1=Q 15. Rxb1 f6 16. exf6+ Kf7 17. Qd5+ Kg6 18. Qe4+ Kf7 19. Qe6+ Kg6 20. fxg7+ Kxg7 21. Re3 Be7 22. Bd2 Bf6 23. Rg3+ Kf8 24. Re1 Rb8 25. Qf5 c4 26. Qg6 Rb5 27. Bc3 Re5 28. Rxe5 dxe5 29. Bb4+ 1-0
2023.01.03 34th Roquetas de Mar Open
1073000 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2442) Buijs Martin, U (2035) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 e5 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 exd4 8. Bf4 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 Nge7 11. Bd6 Bb7 12. Re1 Na5 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Rc1 Bc6 15. e5 Re8 16. Nxd4 Nxb3 17. N2xb3 Rc8 18. Qd2 Ba8 19. Nc5 Nd5 20. g3 Qb6 21. b4 Qa7 22. f4 Nb6 23. f5 Nc4 24. Rxc4 bxc4 25. f6 c3 26. Qf4 Rxc5 27. bxc5 Qb7 28. c6 dxc6 29. Bc5 Bf8 30. Nb3 Bxc5+ 31. Nxc5 Qb6 32. Qc4 Qa5 33. e6 Kh8 34. exf7 Rxe1+ 35. Kf2 Qd8 36. Nd7 c2 37. Qxc2 Re8 38. Qc5 h5 39. fxe8=Q+ Qxe8 40. Qe7 1-0
2022.12.30 11th Lorca Open 2022
1083665 Makkar, Rajat (2447) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8. f4 Be6 9. Na3 Qe7 10. c3 Nc6 11. f5 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 h6 13. Bh4 d5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qxd5 Rd8 16. Qb5 a6 17. Qb3 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 b5 19. Na3 Rd2 20. Rad1 Na5 21. Qb4 Qf2 22. Rg1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rg8 24. Rg1 Qb6 25. c4 Nc6 26. Qd2 Qd4 1/2-1/2
2022.12.30 11th Lorca Open 2022
1083684 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Valmana Canto, J (2358) 0-1
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 b6 9. Nd1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. Bb5 a6 13. Bxd7 Bxd7 14. Ne3 f5 15. O-O-O b5 16. Rhg1 Be8 17. Qe2 Bg6 18. g4 Rf7 19. h4 fxg4 20. Qxg4 Qc8 21. h5 Be4 22. Rg3 Bf8 23. Rdg1 Qd7 24. Qh4 Rc8 25. c3 Kh8 26. Ng4 Rxf4 27. h6 g6 28. Qf6+ Rxf6 29. exf6 e5 30. Nxe5 Bxh6+ 31. Kd1 Qe6 32. Rg4 Bf8 33. Rh4 Bc5 34. Nxg6+ Bxg6 35. Rxg6 Bxd4 36. Rg7 Qf5 37. cxd4 Qf1+ 38. Kd2 Qf2+ 0-1
2022.12.29 11th Lorca Open 2022
1083630 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Fier, A (2600) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd3 Bd7 8. O-O-O a6 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. Be2 Rc8 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bf2 b5 14. Bf3 b4 15. Ne2 Qa5 16. Kb1 e5 17. Nc1 O-O 18. Rhe1 Qc7 19. Rd2 Bb5 20. Qe3 exf4 21. Qxf4 Nd7 22. Qg3 Ne5 23. Bd4 Bg5 24. Rf2 Qe7 25. Bd1 Bh4 26. Qf4 Rc4 27. Qd2 Nc6 28. Be3 Bxf2 29. Bxf2 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Qxe4 31. Bf3 Qg6 32. Bg3 Rc8 33. Nb3 a5 34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35. Bxd6 Rd8 36. Bc7 Rd7 37. Bxa5 Nxa5 38. Nxa5 Rd2 39. Kc1 Rf2 40. Kd1 g5 41. Nb3 g4 42. Bb7 Bc4 43. Nd2 Be6 44. a3 bxa3 45. bxa3 Rf5 46. Nb3 Bxb3 47. cxb3 Rb5 48. Bc8 g3 49. hxg3 Rxb3 50. a4 Rxg3 51. Bb7 Rb3 52. Bc6 Rb6 53. Bb5 Rg6 54. Bf1 Rg4 55. Bb5 Rxg2 56. Be2 Rg5 57. Kc2 Kf8 58. Kd2 Ra5 59. Bb5 Rxb5 60. axb5 Ke7 61. Ke3 Kd6 62. Kd4 Kc7 63. Kc5 Kb7 64. b6 h5 65. Kd5 Kxb6 66. Ke4 0-1
2022.12.29 11th Lorca Open 2022
1083647 Cabrera, Ale (2471) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. exd5 Qxd5 9. d3 h6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qe2 Bf5 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Nh4 Bh7 14. Qf3 Qd7 15. Ng3 Kh8 16. Nhf5 Rad8 17. Nxe7 Nxe7 18. Bxh6 Qc6 19. Qxc6 Nxc6 20. Bg5 Bxd3 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. a4 b4 24. cxb4 Nxb4 25. Rac1 c6 26. f4 a5 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Rf6 Re8 29. Re1 Kg7 30. Nh5+ Kf8 31. Rf5 Rd4 32. Nf6 Re6 33. Rexe5 Rd1+ 34. Kf2 Nd3+ 35. Ke2 Nxe5 36. Kxd1 Nc4 37. Kc1 Re2 38. b3 Nd2 39. Kc2 Rxg2 40. Kc3 Ke7 41. Nh5 c5 42. h3 Ke6 43. Rxc5 Ne4+ 44. Kd4 Nxc5 45. Nf4+ Kf5 46. Nxg2 Nxb3+ 47. Kc4 Nd2+ 48. Kb5 Nb3 49. Kc4 Nd2+ 50. Kb5 Nb3 51. Ne3+ Kg5 52. Nc4 Kh4 53. Nxa5 1/2-1/2
2022.12.28 11th Lorca Open 2022
1083604 Goluch, P (2345) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 d5 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. c4 Nxe5 9. Bxe5 b4 10. d4 Bd6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Qb2 Ba6 18. Bf3 Rc3 19. Nb1 Rxf3 20. exf3 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 h6 22. Kg2 Qb6 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Re1 26. Nd2 Rd1 27. f4 a5 28. Nf3 Ra1 29. Rd2 Ne4 30. Rxd5 Rxa2 31. Ne5 Rxf2+ 32. Kg1 Rb2 33. Rxa5 f5 34. Rb5 Rxb3 35. Nc6 Rb1+ 36. Kg2 b3 37. Na5 Nd2 38. Kf2 b2 39. Kg2 Kh7 40. Rb6 Nf3 41. Nc4 Rg1+ 42. Kxf3 b1=Q 43. Rxb1 Rxb1 44. Ne5 Rb3+ 45. Kg2 Rb2+ 46. Kh3 Rf2 47. Nd3 Re2 48. Ne5 g5 0-1
2022.12.28 11th Lorca Open 2022
1083616 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Ubilava, E (2445) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nf3 g6 8. Qc2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Na3 a6 12. Qb3 Qd6 13. Bg5 e5 14. dxe5 Ndxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Be2 Be6 17. Qa4 Nc4 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Bf3 Rfe8 21. Qb4 Rab8 22. Qd6 Qa5 23. Bf4 Rbd8 24. Qc7 Qxc7 25. Bxc7 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 h5 27. Bb6 Bf6 28. a4 Bc8 29. a5 Kg7 30. Kf1 Re5 31. Bd5 g5 32. Bxc4 g4 33. hxg4 Bxg4 34. f3 Bc8 35. Re1 Rxe1+ 36. Kxe1 Bg5 37. Bd5 Kf8 38. Ke2 Ke7 39. Bc5+ Kf6 40. Be3 Bh4 41. Bf4 Kg6 42. Bc7 Be7 43. b4 Kg7 44. Kd3 Kg6 45. Kd4 Kg7 46. Be5+ Kg6 47. Be4+ Kg5 48. g3 f5 49. Bd5 Kg6 50. f4 Bf8 51. Kd3 Be7 52. Kc4 h4 53. gxh4 Kh5 54. Kb3 Bxh4 55. Bf3+ Kg6 56. Bd5 Kh5 57. c4 Kg4 58. c5 Bg3 59. Kc4 Bxf4 60. Bxf4 Kxf4 61. Kd4 Kg3 62. Ke5 f4 63. Kd6 Bh3 64. Bxb7 Bg2 65. c6 f3 66. c7 f2 67. Bxa6 Bh3 68. Kd5 1-0
2022.12.27 11th Lorca Open 2022
1083574 Ojas, Kulkarni (2196) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 g6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nge2 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O a6 9. a4 Rb8 10. h3 Ne8 11. Be3 Nc7 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne6 14. Nde2 Nc5 15. Rb1 Be6 16. b4 Nd7 17. Nd5 a5 18. b5 Nce5 19. Bd4 Rc8 20. Rc1 Bh6 21. Nef4 Nxc4 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. gxf4 e5 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Qb3 Qc7 27. Ba1 e6 28. Rc2 Ndb6 29. Qg3 Qd6 30. Rfc1 Rc5 31. Bf1 Rfc8 32. Qg5 Kf7 33. Qh6 Kg8 34. Qg5 Kf7 1/2-1/2
2022.12.27 11th Lorca Open 2022
1083591 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Cayon Pelaez, Pablo (2161) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. h3 Re8 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. a3 Bf8 11. Rc1 b6 12. g4 Bb7 13. f3 g6 14. Kf2 Bg7 15. h4 Nf8 16. h5 Ne6 17. Be5 Nf8 18. Qg1 Qe7 19. Qh2 N6d7 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. f4 Nxe5 22. fxe5 Bc8 23. Rcg1 Qg5 24. Nf4 Bd7 25. Nh3 Qh4+ 26. Qg3 Qxg3+ 27. Kxg3 Ne6 28. Nf4 Rad8 29. Nxe6 Bxe6 30. Rh2 Re7 31. Rgh1 Bf8 32. Ne2 Rde8 33. Nf4 Rc7 34. Rxh7 1-0
2022.12.26 11th Lorca Open 2022
1083559 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Salvador Buiza, Victor (1984) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Bd2 Nd7 11. Nc3 b4 12. Ne2 Nc5 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a5 Bf6 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Qd2 Ne6 18. c3 Nf4 19. Bg5 Bf6 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Ne2 g5 22. h3 Ne5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. d4 c5 26. Qd3 bxc3 27. bxc3 Rb5 28. d5 Qd7 29. Red1 Rc8 30. c4 Rb4 31. d6 Qe6 32. Rac1 Rd8 33. Qd5 Qxd5 34. Rxd5 Ra4 35. Rxc5 Rxd6 36. Nc3 Ra3 37. Nd5 Bd8 38. Rc8 Kg7 39. c5 Rd7 40. c6 Rd6 41. Rxd8 Rxd8 42. c7 Rc8 43. Ne7 Rxc7 44. Nf5+ 1-0
2022.12.21 9th Sunway Sitges 2022
1089954 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Grigoryan, K2 (2619) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. O-O Nc7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 g6 8. Re1 Bg7 9. d3 Ne6 10. a4 Nd4 11. a5 h6 12. b3 Be6 13. Bb2 Qd5 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Ra4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. Nxf3 Rfd8 18. h4 Kf8 19. g3 Ke8 20. Nd2 Rd5 21. f4 Rdd8 22. Bc3 Rab8 23. Kf2 Rd7 24. Rea1 Bd5 25. g4 f6 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Kf8 28. Kf3 Rd5 29. h5 fxe5 30. fxe5 g5 31. Rf1 e6 32. Re2 Kg8 33. Ke4 Re8 34. Ref2 Re7 35. Ra1 Rdd7 36. Ke3 Rd5 37. Ke4 Rdd7 38. Rf3 Rd5 39. Bb2 Rdd7 40. Ke3 Rd5 41. Ke4 Rdd7 42. Ke3 1/2-1/2
2022.12.20 9th Sunway Sitges 2022
1089841 Aryan, C (2618) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Be7 7. d4 O-O 8. Bd3 Bf5 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. a3 Bg6 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qd7 13. Rb1 b6 14. g3 Rae8 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Na5 17. Rbe1 Nc4 18. Bc1 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 f6 20. f4 f5 21. Re2 g6 22. h3 Qe6 23. Rg2 Kf7 24. g4 Ke7 25. Bd2 Kd7 26. a4 a5 27. Be1 Kc8 28. Bh4 Kb7 29. Qf3 c6 30. Bf6 Rxf6 1/2-1/2
2022.12.17 9th Sunway Sitges 2022
1089659 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Romero Calduch, S (2258) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g6 7. Nf3 Bf5 8. Bxf5 gxf5 9. h3 Rg8 10. O-O Ne4 11. c4 Qd7 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 e6 14. Re1 O-O-O 15. c5 f6 16. Rb1 Re8 17. c4 Be7 18. Qb3 Na5 19. Qb5 Bd8 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Kf1 Re4 23. g3 b6 24. Nh4 Rxd4 25. cxb6 axb6 26. Nxf5 Rd3 27. Red1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Nc4 29. Rxd5+ Ke6 30. Rb5 Be7 31. Ne3 Nxe3+ 32. Bxe3 Bc5 33. Bxc5 bxc5 34. Rxc5 Ra8 35. Rh5 Rxa2 36. Rxh7 f5 37. Rh4 Rb2 38. Kg2 Kf6 39. Rh5 Rb4 40. Rh4 Rb3 41. Ra4 Kg6 42. g4 fxg4 43. hxg4 Kg5 44. Re4 Ra3 45. f3 Kh4 46. Kf2 Rb3 47. Re5 Rb2+ 48. Ke3 Kg3 49. Rf5 1-0
2022.12.16 9th Sunway Sitges 2022
1089567 Jinan, Jomon (2271) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. a5 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 a6 9. Bf1 b5 10. axb6 Nxb6 11. d3 Bg4 12. Be2 a5 13. h3 Bd7 14. e5 Nfd5 15. Ne4 dxe5 16. Nxc5 Bc6 17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Qd6 19. Ne4 Qc7 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Bf3 e6 22. Qe2 a4 23. c3 Qc7 24. g3 h6 25. Nd2 Rfc8 26. Nb1 Nd7 27. Na3 Rab8 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Bf4 Qc6 30. Bxb8 Rxb8 31. Rab1 Nc5 32. Nc2 Ne4 33. Nb4 Qe6 34. Nxd5 Qxd5 35. Qxe4 Qxe4 36. Rxe4 Rb3 37. Ra1 Rxb2 38. Rexa4 Bf8 39. Ra8 Kg7 40. Rc8 Rc2 41. Kg2 Bd6 42. Kf3 Kf6 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Rc4 Ke6 45. Rc8 Kd7 46. Rc4 Ke6 47. Rd1 Be5 48. Rc6+ Ke7 49. Ra1 Bxc3 50. Ra3 1/2-1/2
2022.12.15 9th Sunway Sitges 2022
1095937 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Atanasov, Anthony (2251) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nc3 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Bb4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Qd3+ Kg8 13. Qxc3 a5 14. f4 d4 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Bb2 c5 17. Rbe1 Qb6 18. Ba1 g6 19. h3 Qc6 20. c3 Bf5 21. Qd2 d3 22. c4 Rad8 23. g4 Be4 24. Kh2 f5 25. exf6 Kf7 26. Be5 Rh8 27. Kg3 b6 28. Rf2 Rd4 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. h4 Qxf6 31. h5 Qc6 32. hxg6+ Qxg6 33. Rh2 Rg8 34. g5 Qe6 35. Rh4 Qf5 36. Rh6 Rg7 37. Qh2 Rg8 38. Qh5+ Kf8 39. Rh8 Rxh8 40. Qxh8+ 1-0
2022.12.14 9th Sunway Sitges 2022
1095795 Adhiban, Baskaran (2611) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 1-0
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne2 Bd6 10. Ned4 c5 11. Nf5 Bf8 12. d4 g6 13. Ng3 Bg7 14. Bd3 O-O 15. O-O Re8 16. Qe2 Ne4 17. Rfd1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Qe7 19. a4 Rec8 20. Rc2 Bf8 21. Rdc1 Qd8 22. Qd1 Rc7 23. Qf1 Bg7 24. Ba3 Bf8 25. Be2 Rcc8 26. Qd1 Be7 27. Qe1 cxd4 28. Bxe7 Qxe7 29. Nxd4 a5 30. Rc7 Qd8 31. Rxb7 Nc5 32. Rxc5 bxc5 33. Nb5 Rcb8 34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35. Qc3 Qb6 36. Qe5 Rd8 37. Qe7 Rc8 38. Bf3 Qe6 39. Qb7 Rd8 40. Qc7 Rc8 41. Bxd5 Rxc7 42. Bxe6 Rc6 43. Bd5 Rb6 44. Kf1 h5 45. Ke2 Kf8 46. Kd3 g5 47. f4 1-0
2022.12.13 9th Sunway Sitges 2022
1095722 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Frederic, Cl (2245) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Bh4 Nh5 14. Rc1 g6 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 a6 17. a3 Qg7 18. Bb1 Bd7 19. Qd2 h6 20. Nf4 g5 21. Nh5 Qe7 22. Qd3 Be8 23. g4 Bxh5 24. gxh5 Qg7 25. Rcd1 Rf6 26. g3 Re8 27. Nh2 Bb8 28. Ng4 Rf5 29. Rfe1 Rff8 30. Qg6 Qxg6 31. Bxg6 Re7 32. Nxh6+ Kg7 33. Ng4 Ba7 34. Kg2 Bxd4 35. Re2 e5 36. Bb1 Rd7 37. Ba2 Rd6 38. Rh1 Kh7 39. Bb1+ e4 40. Rd1 Rfd8 41. Red2 Ne5 42. Rxd4 Nxg4 43. Rxd5 Rxd5 44. Rxd5 Rxd5 45. Bxe4+ Kh6 46. Bxd5 b6 47. Bc4 a5 48. Be2 Nf6 49. g4 Kg7 50. f4 1-0
2022.12.12 9th Sunway Sitges 2022
1095616 Maloberti, D (2050) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 h6 6. Qd3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Ne5 a6 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. e3 Qe7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O c5 13. Bg3 b5 14. Ng4 Bxg3 15. hxg3 c4 16. Qf5 Nbd7 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bf3 Rad8 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Rad1 g6 21. Qc2 Kg7 22. Kf1 Bc8 23. e4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Qd6 25. Qd2 Bg4 26. Bf3 Bf5 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Qf4 Bd3+ 29. Kg1 Qb6 30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. Bxd5 Qf6 32. Bf3 Qxf4 33. gxf4 a5 34. Bc6 Re2 35. Bxb5 Rxb2 36. a4 Bc2 37. Rc1 c3 38. Kf1 Kf6 39. d5 Ke7 40. Re1+ Kd6 41. Re3 Rb1+ 0-1
2022.12.11 Benidorm Open A 2022
1105728 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Fernandez Guillen, E (2462) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O Na5 9. Nxd4 Nxb3 10. axb3 Qe7 11. Nd2 g6 12. Re1 c5 13. N4f3 g5 14. Nf1 f4 15. b4 Qg7 16. N3d2 Qg6 17. Nb3 Rc8 18. bxc5 Ne7 19. Na5 Bd5 20. b3 Bg7 21. Ba3 g4 22. c6 dxc6 23. c4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nf5 25. Nb7 b4 26. Bxb4 Nh4+ 27. Kh1 Bf8 28. e6 Bxb4 29. Qd7+ Kf8 30. e7+ Bxe7 31. Qxe7+ Kg8 32. Qxh4 1-0
2022.12.10 Benidorm Open A 2022
1105700 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2578) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Qb6 7. b3 Qc7 8. Qd2 e6 9. h4 h6 10. h5 b6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. c4 O-O-O 13. O-O-O g5 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Qe3 Bg7 16. g4 g5 17. Bg3 Nd4 18. Rhe1 Nxe2+ 19. Rxe2 Rdf8 20. Nd2 h5 21. gxh5 g4 22. Kb1 Rxh5 23. Ne4 Rf3 24. Qd2 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Rf8 26. Qe2 Rg5 27. Re1 Rff5 28. Rxg4 Qc6 29. Rxg5 Rxg5 30. Bf4 Rf5 31. Qg4 Bf8 32. Bg3 a6 33. Qe4 1/2-1/2
2022.12.09 Benidorm Open A 2022
1105667 Saydaliev, Saidakbar (2419) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. d4 h6 5. c4 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. b3 dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd2 a6 12. Bb2 Bd7 13. Rc1 b6 14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Nb7 16. f4 exf4 17. Qd4 f6 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. gxf4 b5 20. e4 Rc8 21. cxb5 Bxb5 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 Qg4 24. a4 Bd7 25. e5 fxe5 26. fxe5 Rf4 27. Qe3 Qg5 28. Re1 Nc5 29. Bc1 dxe5 30. Qxc5 Qh4 31. Qe3 Bxa4 32. Qg3 Qxg3 33. hxg3 Rd4 34. Bb2 Rd2 35. Bxe5 Bb3 36. d6 Bd5 37. Bxd5+ Rxd5 38. Re4 Kf7 39. Rd4 Rxd4 40. Bxd4 g6 41. Kf2 Ke6 42. Bc5 h5 43. Kf3 g5 44. Ke4 a5 45. Ba3 a4 46. Bb4 Kd7 47. Kf5 h4 48. gxh4 gxh4 49. Kg4 1-0
2022.12.08 Benidorm Open A 2022
1105640 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Ilamparthi, A R (2336) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. g4 Nc5 9. f3 a5 10. Qd2 Ne8 11. O-O-O f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Kb1 a4 14. Nge2 Nf6 15. Ng3 e4 16. gxf5 exf3 17. Rg1 Kh8 18. Bd4 Ncd7 19. a3 Ne5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Bd3 e4 22. Ncxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Ra6 24. c5 Qh4 25. Qd3 f2 26. Rgf1 Be5 27. Nh1 Ra5 28. Nxf2 Rxc5 29. Ng4 Bf6 30. d6 Rd8 31. Nxf6 Qxf6 32. Qd4 Re5 33. Qxa4 cxd6 34. Qd4 Rde8 35. Bc2 d5 36. h4 Kg7 37. Qg4+ Kh8 38. Qg5 Rf8 39. Qxf6+ Rxf6 40. Rd4 Bxf5 41. Ka2 Kg7 42. Rdf4 Kg6 43. a4 d4 44. Rg4+ Kf7 45. Rxf5 Rexf5 46. Bxf5 Rxf5 47. Rxd4 Ke6 48. Ka3 h5 49. Rb4 Rf3+ 50. b3 Rf7 51. Rb5 Rh7 52. Rb6+ Kd5 53. Kb4 Kd4 54. a5 Kd3 55. Rd6+ Kc2 56. Rg6 Rf7 57. Rg2+ Kd3 58. Rg3+ Kc2 59. Kc5 Rf4 60. Rh3 Rf6 61. b4 Rc6+ 62. Kd5 Ra6 63. Ra3 Kb2 64. Rg3 Ka2 65. Kc5 Rc6+ 66. Kb5 Rf6 67. Rg7 Rf5+ 68. Ka4 Rf4 69. Rxb7 Rxh4 70. a6 Rh3 71. b5 h4 72. Ka5 Ra3+ 73. Kb4 h3 74. a7 Kb2 75. b6 Ra6 76. Kb5 Ra3 77. Kc6 1-0
2022.12.07 Benidorm Open A 2022
1105610 Mannion, Stephen R (2229) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Bxc6 Bxf3 16. Bxb7 Bxg2 17. Rg1 Rab8 18. Rxg2 Rxb7 19. O-O-O Ba5 20. Rdg1 c6 21. Rg5 Rfb8 22. Rh5 Rb1+ 23. Qxb1 Rxb1+ 24. Kxb1 Bxc3 25. Re5 c5 26. Re8+ Kf7 27. Rb8 cxd4 28. Rb7+ Ke6 29. Bg5 Qf5+ 30. Kc1 Qxf2 31. Rd1 Qxa2 32. Rb1 h6 33. Bh4 Qc4 0-1
2022.12.06 Benidorm Open A 2022
1105581 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) Ojas, Kulkarni (2196) 1-0
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Ne4 Rad8 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Qe1 Kh8 18. h3 Bh5 19. Qh4 Bg6 20. b3 Nc8 21. Bh6 Rf7 22. c5 Qd7 23. Bb5 Kg8 24. Nh2 N8e7 25. Ng4 Nf5 26. Rxf5 Bxf5 27. Nxf6+ Rxf6 28. Qxf6 Re8 29. d5 exd5 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Rf1 Qf7 32. Rxf5 1-0
2022.12.05 Benidorm Open A 2022
1105551 Harshad, S (2202) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2430) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bb7 9. d4 Bb6 10. h3 O-O 11. Re1 h6 12. Be3 exd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. d5 c5 15. Nbd2 c4 16. Bc2 b4 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Nf1 Re8 19. g4 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Qb6 21. g5 hxg5 22. Nxg5 Re5 23. Rg3 b3 24. Bb1 c3 25. Rcxc3 Rxc3 26. bxc3 Nc4 27. Nd2 Bxd5 28. exd5 Rxd5 29. Ngf3 Nxd2 30. Nxd2 b2 31. Qf3 Kf8 32. Nc4 Qb3 33. Ne3 Re5 34. Qc6 Ne8 35. Qxa6 Qxc3 36. Qd3 Qxd3 37. Bxd3 Rc5 38. Kh2 Rc1 39. Rg1 Nc7 40. a5 d5 41. Nf5 Nb5 42. a6 Nc3 43. Nd6 Ra1 44. Nc8 Ke8 45. a7 Kd8 46. Nd6 Rxa7 47. Rxg7 Rd7 48. Rg8+ Ke7 49. Nc8+ Kf6 50. h4 d4 51. Rg1 Rb7 52. Nd6 b1=Q 53. Bxb1 Rxb1 54. Rg3 Ke6 55. Nc8 Ne4 56. Rf3 f6 57. Na7 Kd5 58. Nc8 Ke5 59. Ne7 Rb7 60. Ng6+ Kd5 61. h5 Rh7 62. Nf4+ Kc4 63. Ra3 Rd7 64. f3 Nc5 65. Kg3 d3 66. Ng2 d2 67. Ne3+ Kb4 68. Ra1 Kc3 69. h6 Kd3 70. Kf2 1/2-1/2
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1119222 Unat, Can Haktan (2246) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 h5 7. h3 h4 8. g4 a6 9. Bg5 Bxf2+ 10. Kf1 Ba7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd8 Ne3+ 13. Ke1 Nxd1 14. Bxc7 Ne3 15. Bf3 Nxc2+ 16. Kd2 Nxa1 17. Bxd6 Be6 18. Rxa1 O-O-O 19. Ba3 Rd7 20. Nc3 Rhd8 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rxd5 23. Be4 f6 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Re1 Nd4 26. Rf1 Kd7 27. b3 Bc5 28. Bb2 Bb4+ 29. Ke3 Nc2+ 30. Ke4 Rd6 31. Rc1 Nd4 32. a3 Ba5 33. b4 Bb6 34. g5 Ke6 35. gxf6 gxf6 36. Rd1 f5+ 37. Ke3 Rc6 38. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 39. Kd2 Rc3 40. a4 Ra3 41. a5 Ra2+ 42. Ke1 Rb2 43. Rc1 Rxb4 44. Rc8 Rb5 45. Re8+ Kd5 46. Rd8+ Kc5 47. Rc8+ Kb4 48. Rc4+ Kb3 49. Rc7 f4 50. Ke2 Rxa5 51. Rxb7+ Rb5 52. Rh7 a5 53. Rxh4 a4 54. Rh7 a3 55. Ra7 Bxa7 0-1
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1119455 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Chong, Kai Ni Agnes (1862) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 Nf6 7. c3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. d3 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Rec1 Nc2 16. Rab1 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. Bd3 h6 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Nf1 Nb6 22. Rd1 Nc4 23. Qe2 b5 24. Bb1 Qd7 25. g3 Rc8 26. h4 g6 27. h5 Kg7 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. Qg4 Qe8 30. Qxe6 Bg5 31. Qxe8 Rxe8 32. f4 Be7 33. b3 Nb6 34. Rc1 Bb4 35. Kf2 Rc8 36. Rxc8 Nxc8 37. Ne3 Ne7 38. Ke2 h5 39. a4 Kf7 40. axb5 axb5 41. Bd3 Bc3 42. Bxb5 Bxd4 43. Kd3 1-0
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1119707 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Pultinevicius, Paulius (2561) 0-1
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. h3 a6 5. Be2 b5 6. a4 bxa4 7. Rxa4 Bb7 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. c3 Ngf6 10. Qe2 c5 11. d5 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bf4 Re8 14. O-O e6 15. dxe6 Rxe6 16. Nbd2 d5 17. e5 Nb6 18. Raa1 a5 19. Rfe1 Nfd7 20. h4 a4 21. h5 Qe7 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Bg3 Re8 24. c4 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. cxd5 Bxd5 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. Rc1 Bf7 32. Nc4 Bxc4 33. Bxc4 Re4 34. Bb5 Rb4 35. Rxc5 Rxb2 36. Rc7+ Kf8 37. Bc6 Rc2 38. Ke1 a3 39. Ra7 a2 40. Kd1 Rxc6 41. Rxa2 Rf6 42. g3 Kg7 43. Ke2 h5 44. Kf1 Nd5 45. Kg2 Rf7 46. Rd2 Nf6 47. Rd4 Ng4 48. Rd2 Kh6 49. Re2 Kg5 50. Rd2 Rxf2+ 51. Rxf2 Nxf2 52. Kxf2 Kg4 53. Kg2 g5 54. Kh2 Kf3 55. Kh3 g4+ 56. Kh4 Kg2 57. Kxh5 Kxg3 0-1
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1119792 D'Arruda, R (2271) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. Bg5 e6 5. e3 h6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Bd3 a6 9. Bxf5 exf5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne2 g6 12. Nf4 c6 13. Qd3 Ne4 14. c4 dxc4 15. Qxc4 g5 16. Nh5 Rg8 17. Qc2 Ndf6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 O-O-O 21. b4 f4 22. a4 g4 23. b5 c5 24. bxa6 Qxa6 25. Rfc1 Kb8 26. Rxc5 f3 27. Rb1 fxg2 28. Rcb5 Rd7 29. Qb4 Rc8 30. d5 h5 31. Kxg2 Ka8 32. Ra5 Qxa5 33. Qxa5+ Kb8 34. e4 f5 35. e5 f4 36. e6 f3+ 37. Kg3 h4+ 38. Kxg4 Rg7+ 39. Kh3 Rg2 40. Qb6 Rg7 41. d6 Rc6 42. Qxc6 Rg3+ 43. hxg3 hxg3 44. Qxb7# 1-0
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1119929 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Kodinets, K (2409) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. h3 b5 9. Bb3 a5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. Ng3 Re8 13. O-O Na6 14. Bf4 Nc5 15. Rfe1 Nxb3 16. cxb3 c5 17. Qd3 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Rad1 h6 20. Qe3 Ng5 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. e6 f6 23. Nf5 d4 24. Qd3 Qd5 25. Rc1 Rac8 26. Kh2 Bd6+ 27. Kg1 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxe6 29. Re1 Qd5 30. Re7 Rc7 31. Rxc7 Bxc7 32. Ne7+ 1-0
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1120065 Gjestemoen-VonHirsch, Andre (2322) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qe7 5. Nf3 e4 6. Nd4 Nxd4 7. Bxd4 a6 8. Be2 c5 9. Bb2 d5 10. c4 Be6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Rg8 14. Qc2 f5 15. d3 exd3 16. Bxd3 g6 17. Rc1 b5 18. O-O Rc8 19. Rfd1 Bg7 20. Qe2 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Kf7 22. e4 f4 23. Qf3 Qf6 24. Rdc1 Qe5 25. g3 g5 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. h4 h6 28. Bb1 c4 29. bxc4 bxc4 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Kf1 Rh8 32. Qf3 Rcf8 0-1
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1120203 Pranav, V (2548) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Ne7 11. h3 c6 12. Bd3 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Re1 Nf5 15. Bc2 Qd6 16. a4 Bd7 17. a5 Bc7 18. b3 Nh4 19. Ne5 Bxh3 20. Ba3 Qe6 21. Bxf8 Bxg2 22. Ng4 Qxg4 23. Qxg4 Nxg4 24. Be7 Bh2# 0-1
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1120410 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Madaminov, Mukhiddin (2442) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. d4 Ne6 9. dxe5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 b6 11. Nc3 c5 12. Ng5 Bb7 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. a4 Be7 15. Be3 Bc6 16. b3 Kf7 17. Rd2 h5 18. h3 g5 19. Rf1 g4 20. Kh2 Kg6 21. Ne2 Rag8 22. Nf4+ Kf5 23. Rfd1 gxh3 24. g3 h4 25. Rd7 hxg3+ 26. fxg3 Bxd7 27. Rxd7 Bd8 28. Rf7+ Ke4 29. Bf2 Rf8 30. Rd7 Bg5 31. Nd3 Kf3 32. Rxc7 Ke2 33. Bg1 Kd2 34. b4 Kxc2 35. Nf2 Be3 36. Ng4 Bxg1+ 37. Kxg1 Rhg8 38. Nf6 Rxg3+ 39. Kh2 Rg2+ 40. Kxh3 Rg5 41. bxc5 Rh8+ 42. Nh7 bxc5 43. Rxc5+ Kb3 44. Rc7 Kxa4 45. Kh4 Rg1 46. Kh5 Rxh7+ 47. Rxh7 Rh1+ 48. Kg6 Rxh7 49. Kxh7 Kb5 50. Kg6 Kc6 51. Kg5 Kd5 52. Kf4 a5 53. Ke3 Kxe5 54. Kd3 Kd5 0-1
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1120532 Miszler, Levente (2276) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O h6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Nd2 Be7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ndxe4 O-O 11. Be3 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. d5 Qxb3 16. axb3 cxd5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Bxb2 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Rd8 21. Rd1 Be6 22. Bf3 Ra8 23. Rd2 Bc1 24. Rc2 Bxb3 25. Rxc1 Rxa7 26. Rb1 Bc4 27. Bxb7 g6 28. Bg2 Kg7 29. Bf1 Be6 30. h4 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rc1 Ra5 33. Bg2 Ra2 34. Bf3 Rd2 35. Rd1 Rc2 36. Be4 Re2 37. Bf3 Rc2 38. Be4 Rb2 39. Bd5 Bg4 40. Re1 Kf6 41. Kg2 Be2 42. Bf3 Bc4 43. Rc1 Be6 44. Rc6 Ke5 45. Ra6 g4 46. Ra5+ Kf6 47. Bd1 Rd2 48. Ra1 Kg5 49. Kf1 Bc4+ 50. Ke1 Rd5 51. f3 Rd3 52. Ra5+ Kf6 53. Ra4 Rxd1+ 54. Kxd1 Bb3+ 55. Kd2 Bxa4 56. fxg4 Bd7 57. Ke3 Bxg4 58. Kf4 Be6 59. g4 Kg6 0-1
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1120633 Shimanov, A (2581) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Bxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. O-O-O g5 11. Bg3 Nc6 12. Qe3 Qe7 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bb3 O-O-O 15. Rhe1 Rhe8 16. Ba4 b5 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Kb7 19. Qc3 Na7 20. Bxe8 Nxe8 21. Re3 Ka8 22. Qa5 Rb8 23. Ra3 Rb7 24. Rd4 c5 25. Rda4 f6 26. Qa6 Qc7 27. Qd3 Kb8 28. Ra6 Bf7 29. Rxd6 Kc8 30. Rxf6 Qe7 31. Rxh6 c4 32. Qd4 Nc7 33. Rxa7 Rxa7 34. Qxa7 c3 35. Rh8+ 1-0
2022.11.22 Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early
1120762 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Garcia Ramos, Daniel (2439) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rae1 Qc7 14. Qd1 a6 15. Qe2 b5 16. a3 g6 17. Qe3 Kg7 18. Qg5 Rab8 19. h4 a5 20. Ne5 h6 21. Qg3 Ne7 22. f4 Nf5 23. Qh3 h5 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Nd3 Ne4 26. Qe3 Qc4 27. Ne5 Qc8 28. Rc1 Rb7 29. Qd3 Qd8 30. Nf3 Qd6 31. Qe3 Rc8 32. Ng5 Re7 33. Nxe4 Rxe4 34. Qd2 Rce8 35. Rce1 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 37. Qxe1 Qxf4 38. Qe2 Qxh4 39. Qxb5 Qe1+ 40. Qf1 Qxf1+ 41. Kxf1 a4 42. Ke2 f4 43. Kd3 h4 44. b4 axb3 45. a4 f3 46. gxf3 h3 47. a5 h2 48. a6 h1=Q 49. a7 b2 0-1
2022.11.03 19th Asian Continental
1137448 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Nurmamedov, Azat (2382) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. Nc3 g6 9. f3 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qc6 13. b3 Nd7 14. Nd5 Rfe8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. Rfd1 a5 18. Rac1 Rad8 19. h4 h5 20. Kf2 Qc5 21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. Ke3 Kg7 23. Rd2 Rc8 24. Nc3 Rc6 25. Nb5 f6 26. g3 Kf7 27. Rc3 Ne6 28. f4 Rc5 29. Rd5 Rec8 30. f5 Nf8 31. Nd4 gxf5 32. Nxf5 Ng6 33. Nh6+ Kg7 34. Nf5+ Kf7 35. Nh6+ Kg7 36. Nf5+ Kf7 1/2-1/2
2022.11.03 Asian Continental Blitz
1137543 Jumabayev, R (2620) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Nc2 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. O-O Qa5 10. Bd2 Qh5 11. e4 Ng4 12. h4 Nf6 13. Qxh5 Nxh5 14. b3 Nf6 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Rfc8 17. Ne3 Ne5 18. f3 Bc6 19. g4 h5 20. g5 Nfd7 21. Ned5 Kf8 22. Be3 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Nc5 24. Rc2 Nc6 25. Rcd2 Rd8 26. f4 a5 27. e5 Ne6 28. Nb6 Ra6 29. exd6 exd6 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Nd4 33. c5 Nf5 34. Rd8+ Ke7 35. Rd7+ Ke6 36. Rd3 Nxe3 37. Rxe3+ Kf5 38. Re7 Bd4+ 39. Kg2 Bxc5 40. Rxf7+ Kg4 41. Nc4 a4 42. Ne5+ Kxh4 43. Nxg6+ Kg4 44. Ne5+ Kh4 45. b4 Bd4 46. Nf3+ Kg4 47. Nxd4 1-0
2022.11.03 Asian Continental Blitz
1137606 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Ritviz, P (2331) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Nd7 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. Bg5 Qe7 8. Nbd2 O-O-O 9. c3 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qa4 Kb8 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nd4 Bf4 14. Bxh5 Bxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nxh5 16. Kc1 Qxe4 17. f3 Qf4+ 18. Kb1 c5 19. g4 cxd4 20. gxh5 Qxf3 21. Rc1 dxc3 22. bxc3 Rd2 23. Rc2 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Re8 25. Qd2 Qxh5 26. a4 Qxh3 27. Ra2 Qf1+ 28. Kc2 Re2 0-1
2022.11.03 Asian Continental Blitz
1137651 Jain, Kashish Manoj (2300) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 Qd6 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Bh4 c5 10. Nf5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nh6 13. f6 Nf5 14. Bg5 gxf6 15. Bxf6 Rg8 16. Nc3 Bd6 17. Rd5 Ne7 18. Re1 O-O-O 19. Bxe7 Rge8 20. Rxd6 Rxd6 21. Kf1 Rd2 22. Bxc5 Rxe1+ 23. Kxe1 Rxc2 24. Ba3 b5 25. Ne4 a5 26. Kd1 Rc4 27. Nd2 Rg4 28. Bc5 Rxg2 29. Nf3 Kd7 30. Ke2 Kc6 31. Bd4 Rg8 32. a3 Kd5 33. Bc3 a4 34. h4 c5 35. Ng5 Kc4 36. Nxf7 b4 37. Bf6 Rf8 38. Ne5+ Kb3 39. Bg7 Re8 40. Kd3 Kxb2 41. axb4 cxb4 42. Nc6+ Kb3 43. Na5+ Ka2 44. Kc4 b3 45. Kb4 a3 46. Nc4 b2 47. Nxa3 Rb8+ 48. Ka4 Ra8+ 49. Kb4 Rxa3 0-1
2022.11.03 Asian Continental Blitz
1137684 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Dang Vu Dung (2017) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 Ne4 6. Nbd2 Nxg3 7. hxg3 c6 8. c3 Qb6 9. Rb1 Nd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. Bc4 Nf6 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rd8 15. Ng5 O-O 16. Nxh7 Rfe8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh7+ 1-0
2022.11.03 Asian Continental Blitz
1137707 Adhiban, Baskaran (2603) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 h6 8. a4 b4 9. Nd5 d6 10. c3 bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba7 12. d4 Rb8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Ba3 c5 16. Qc2 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qc7 18. Rae1 O-O 19. Re3 Bb7 20. c4 Bc6 21. h3 Bd7 22. Rg3 Kh8 23. Bb2 Bxa4 24. Qc1 f6 25. Bc3 Bc6 26. Qa3 Bxd5 27. exd5 Bb6 28. Qxa6 Ra8 29. Qb5 Rfb8 30. Qb1 Ba5 31. Bxa5 Rxa5 32. Qg6 Ra7 33. Rd1 Qf7 34. Qf5 Rd8 35. h4 Ra4 36. Rc1 Qd7 37. Qg6 Ra7 38. h5 Qf7 39. Rb3 Rb7 40. Rcb1 Rxb3 41. Rxb3 Kg8 42. Rb5 Rc8 43. g4 Qd7 44. Rb6 Qf7 45. Kg2 Qe7 46. Qf5 Rd8 47. Kf3 Re8 48. Re6 Qf7 49. Rxe8+ Qxe8 50. Qb1 Qa4 51. Qd3 Kf8 52. d6 Ke8 53. Qd5 Kd7 54. Qxc5 Qb3+ 55. Kg2 Qb7+ 56. Kg3 Qc6 57. Qxc6+ Kxc6 58. c5 Kd5 1-0
2022.11.03 Asian Continental Blitz
1137763 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Muradov, Soltan (2233) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 c5 4. dxc5 a5 5. b4 e6 6. a3 axb4 7. cxb4 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bb2 b6 10. cxb6 Qxb6 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Bd3 Ba6 13. Qe2 Bxb4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Rxa6 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Qxa6 17. Qxa6 Rxa6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. O-O Rb8 20. Rb1 Rc8 21. h3 Kg7 22. Nd4 f5 23. N2f3 Kf6 24. g4 fxg4 25. hxg4 h6 26. Kg2 e5 27. Ne2 Rg8 28. Kg3 Ke6 29. Rb7 f6 30. Nh4 h5 31. f3 hxg4 32. fxg4 Ra4 33. Nf3 Raxg4+ 34. Kf2 Rg2+ 35. Kf1 Kf5 36. Nh4+ Ke4 37. Nxg2 Kd3 38. Ng1 Rc8 39. Rd7 Rc1+ 40. Kf2 Ke4 41. Ne2 Rh1 42. Ng3+ 1-0
2022.11.03 Asian Continental Blitz
1137788 Vokhidov, Shamsiddin (2568) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Bc4 g6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. f3 Rb8 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Ba2 a5 13. O-O-O b4 14. Nd5 O-O 15. Qg5 Nxd5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxd5 bxa3 19. bxa3 Rb5 20. Rd3 Rdb8 21. Kd2 Rc5 22. Rc3 Rxc3 23. Kxc3 Kf6 24. f4 Be6 25. Rd1 Rb5 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. g3 g5 28. Rf1 gxf4 29. Rxf4+ Kg6 30. h3 Rg5 31. Rf3 h5 32. Kd4 Rb5 33. Rb3 Rc5 34. c4 Rg5 35. Rf3 c5+ 36. Ke3 d5 37. exd5 exd5 38. cxd5 Rxd5 39. Rf4 Rd1 40. Ra4 Rg1 41. Kf3 Ra1 42. Rxa5 c4 43. Kf4 Rf1+ 44. Ke4 Rg1 45. Kf3 Rf1+ 46. Ke2 Rg1 47. Kf2 Rh1 48. Rc5 Rxh3 49. Rxc4 Rh2+ 50. Kf3 Ra2 51. a4 Kg5 52. Rc5+ Kg6 53. a5 Ra4 54. Ke3 Ra3+ 55. Kf4 Ra4+ 56. Ke5 Kg5 57. Kd5 Kg4 58. Rc4+ Rxc4 59. Kxc4 Kxg3 60. a6 h4 61. a7 h3 62. a8=Q 1-0
2022.11.03 Asian Continental Blitz
1137841 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Avinash, Ramesh (2338) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Bf5 5. Nh4 Bc8 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Nh4 Bc8 8. Nf3 Bf5 9. Nh4 Be4 10. Nf3 Bf5 1/2-1/2
2022.11.03 Asian Continental Blitz
1137877 Aaryan, Varshney (2312) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. d5 d6 7. h3 e6 8. Bd3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Rb8 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Be3 Nc7 17. f4 Bg7 18. a5 Bd7 19. Bc4 Bb5 20. b3 Rfe8 21. e5 Rbd8 22. Ne4 Bxc4 23. bxc4 dxe5 24. Bxc5 Qd7 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. Rad1 f5 27. Ng5 Bf6 28. Bb6 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Nxe8 31. Ne6 Nd6 32. c5 Ne4 33. Qd3 Qa4 34. Bc7 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Nf2 36. Qe2 Qh1+ 37. Kg3 Ne4+ 38. Kf3 Kf7 39. Nf4 g5 40. Nd3 h5 41. d6 Qh2 42. Qe3 Qg3+ 43. Ke2 Qxg2+ 44. Kd1 f4 45. Qe1 Nc3+ 46. Kc1 Ne2+ 47. Kd1 Nd4 48. Qd2 Qf1+ 49. Ne1 Qb5 50. Qd3 Qa4+ 51. Kd2 Nb3+ 52. Kc2 Nxc5+ 53. Kd2 Nxd3 54. Nxd3 Bd4 0-1
2022.11.02 19th Asian Continental
1137410 Manish Anto, Cristiano F (2332) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Qc2 c6 10. d5 Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 h5 13. Nd2 Nh6 14. f3 c5 15. Bd3 Rf7 16. a3 Nf8 17. b4 g5 18. Bf2 b6 19. Rfb1 Ng6 20. a4 a5 21. bxa5 bxa5 22. Rb6 Bf8 23. Rab1 Rg7 24. Rb8 Rxb8 25. Rxb8 Qc7 26. Ra8 g4 27. Nb5 Qd7 28. Bf1 gxf3 29. Nxf3 Nf4 30. Kh1 Bb7 31. Rxa5 Qg4 32. Bg3 f5 33. Ra7 fxe4 34. Qxe4 Nxd5 35. Qxg4 hxg4 36. cxd5 gxf3 37. a5 Nf5 38. gxf3 Bxd5 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. a6 Nd4 41. Nc7 Bxf3+ 42. Bg2 Bxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Nc6 44. Kf3 Kf7 45. Nb5 1/2-1/2
2022.11.01 19th Asian Continental
1137370 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Wagh, Suyog (2351) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Nbd2 b6 8. a4 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bb7 10. O-O Nd7 11. b4 Qe8 12. Bh2 a6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Qb3 a5 16. Rfe1 Qc8 17. Qa3 Re8 18. Nb3 Bf8 19. Ne5 cxd4 20. Nxd7 Bxd7 21. cxd4 e5 22. Qa2 exd4 23. Rec1 Qb7 24. Rc7 Qb6 25. Nxd4 Be6 26. Rb1 Bb4 27. Rbc1 Rac8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Qxd5 Qc5 31. Qd8+ Qf8 32. Qf6 Qe7 33. Qxe7 Bxe7 34. Nc6 Bb4 35. Nxb4 axb4 36. Kf1 f5 37. Ke1 Kf7 38. Bd6 b3 39. Kd2 Ba6 40. Kc3 Ke6 41. Bf8 Bf1 42. g4 Bxh3 43. g5 Bg2 44. Kxb3 Bf3 45. Kc4 Bc6 46. a5 Be4 47. Kb5 Bf3 48. a6 Kd7 49. Kc5 Be2 50. Kb6 Bf3 51. Bg7 Bg2 52. Be5 Bf3 53. Kc5 Ke6 54. Bd4 Kd7 55. a7 Ke6 56. Kc4 f4 57. Bb6 fxe3 58. fxe3 Bg2 59. Bc7 Bf3 60. Bf4 Bg2 61. Kc5 Bf3 62. Kd4 Kf5 63. Bb8 Bg2 64. Bc7 Bf3 65. Bf4 Bg2 66. Kd3 Bf3 67. Kc4 Ke6 68. Kc5 Bg2 1/2-1/2
2022.10.31 19th Asian Continental
1143100 Puranik, A (2603) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. d5 Ne7 12. Bxb6 cxb6 13. a4 bxa4 14. Bxa4 b5 15. Bc2 Qb6 16. h3 Nd7 17. Re1 Kh8 18. Nf1 f5 19. exf5 Nxd5 20. Ng5 Rae8 21. Ne3 Nf4 22. g3 h6 23. gxf4 exf4 24. Ne6 fxe3 25. Rxe3 Nf6 26. Qd2 Qc6 27. f3 Qb6 28. Kh2 Rf7 29. Rg1 Bd5 30. Re2 Bxe6 31. fxe6 Rfe7 32. Bg6 Rf8 33. Bf7 Rfxf7 34. exf7 Rxf7 35. Re6 Ng8 36. Rg3 Qc5 37. Rxd6 Qe5 38. Qd5 Qf4 39. Qd4 Qc1 40. Rg2 Qf1 41. Rd7 1-0
2022.10.30 19th Asian Continental
1143060 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Shyam, N (2489) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. exd6 e6 6. g3 Bxd6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qc7 12. c4 Nb6 13. Nc3 Nxc4 14. Nb5 Qc5 15. Qxc5 Bxc5 16. b3 Nb6 17. Nc7 Rb8 18. Bf4 Bd7 19. Rfd1 Ba3 20. Bc1 Bxc1 21. Raxc1 Rfc8 22. a4 Bc6 23. Bxc6 Rxc7 24. Bf3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Kf8 26. Rc7 Nd5 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Kf1 a5 29. Rd7 b6 30. Rxd5 Ke7 31. Ke2 1/2-1/2
2022.10.29 19th Asian Continental
1143028 Saravana, Kr (2197) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bc4 Bg7 4. c3 e6 5. O-O Ne7 6. Bb3 d5 7. e5 c4 8. Bc2 Nd7 9. Re1 Nc6 10. d4 cxd3 11. Ba4 O-O 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. b4 f6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bc5 Re8 17. Qxd3 e5 18. Qd1 b6 19. Be3 h6 20. Nbd2 Kh7 21. Nf1 Bd7 22. Rc1 Rad8 23. Bc2 e4 24. Nd4 Ne5 25. Bf4 Nh5 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Bb3 Nf4 28. Re3 Rf8 29. Rc2 h5 30. f3 Rf6 31. fxe4 Bg4 32. Qe1 Rdf8 33. Nd2 dxe4 34. Nxe4 Ne2+ 0-1
2022.10.28 19th Asian Continental
1142980 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Aaryan, Varshney (2312) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a5 10. a4 Nd4 11. Qd3 Nxb3 12. cxb3 c6 13. O-O-O d5 14. Qc2 Qd6 15. Kb1 Qe5 16. Bg3 Qe6 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Bd3 Qc6 20. Qd2 Qf6 21. Rhe1 Be6 22. f3 Rfe8 23. Be5 Qh4 24. g3 Qh3 25. Ka2 d4 26. Qf2 Qh5 27. g4 Qg5 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Qxd4 Rad8 30. Qb6 Qf4 31. Be4 Rc8 32. h3 Qh2 33. Qxa5 Qf2 34. Qd2 Qb6 35. Qe3 Qa5 36. Kb1 b5 37. Qd2 Qa7 38. Qd4 Qa5 39. Qd2 Qa7 40. a5 b4 41. Qxb4 Rb8 42. Qd2 Bxb3 43. Rc1 Red8 44. Qc3 Rb5 45. Qc7 Qd4 46. Re2 Rf8 47. a6 Qa4 48. Rc3 Qd4 1/2-1/2
2022.10.27 19th Asian Continental
1142941 Ayush, Sharma (2267) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxe6 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 fxe6 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Rf8 15. Re1 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bg3 O-O-O 18. c3 Rd2 19. Rab1 h5 20. h4 gxh4 21. Bxh4 Nxe5 22. Rxe4 Ng6 23. Bg5 Rdxf2 24. Rxe6 Nf4 25. Bxf4 R8xf4 26. Rxa6 Rc2 27. Rg6 Rg4 28. Rxg4 hxg4 29. Kh2 Kb7 30. Kg3 c5 31. Kxg4 1/2-1/2
2022.10.26 19th Asian Continental
1142909 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2441) Jaiswal, R (2135) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. O-O Be6 9. f4 Qc7 10. Kh1 Nbd7 11. Be3 b5 12. h3 O-O 13. a3 exf4 14. Nxf4 Ne5 15. Bd4 Rfe8 16. Qe1 Rab8 17. Qf2 Bd8 18. Qg3 Qe7 19. a4 b4 20. Nce2 a5 21. b3 Rc8 22. Rae1 Nfd7 23. Bb2 Qh4 24. Qe3 Bb6 25. Bd4 Bd8 26. Bb2 Bb6 27. Nd4 Nc6 28. Bb5 Nde5 29. Qd2 Nxd4 30. Bxd4 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 Red8 32. Re2 Qe7 33. Nd3 Qc7 1/2-1/2
2022.09.28 Chhattisgarh CM Masters
1169338 Pantsulaia, L (2596) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nc2 d6 10. Bd2 Qh5 11. e4 Ng4 12. h3 Nge5 13. Qxh5 gxh5 14. Ne3 Bxh3 15. f4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Ng4 17. Nf5 e6 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. Rh1 Kg6 20. f5+ exf5 21. exf5+ Kxf5 22. Rxh5+ Ke6 23. Rxh7 Rh8 24. Rah1 Rxh7 25. Rxh7 Nce5 26. b3 a6 27. a4 Nf6 28. Rh6 Ng4 29. Rh1 Rg8 30. Bf4 1/2-1/2
2022.09.27 Chhattisgarh CM Masters
1169293 Savchenko, B (2547) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. g4 Nc5 9. Bf3 a5 10. h4 c6 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. g5 Nfd7 13. Qxd6 Ne6 14. Qxc6 Rb8 15. Qd6 Nd4 16. Nd5 Re8 17. O-O-O Re6 18. Qc7 Qxc7 19. Nxc7 Rc6 20. Nd5 Rxc4+ 21. Kb1 Bb7 22. Rc1 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rcb4 24. b3 e4 25. Bd1 a4 26. Bd2 R4b7 27. Rh3 axb3 28. Bxb3 Ne5 29. Rhc3 Nd3 30. Rc8+ Bf8 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Rc4 Nxb3 33. axb3 Rxb3+ 34. Kc2 Rb2+ 35. Kd1 Rb1+ 36. Ke2 Rxg1 37. Rc8 Rb1 38. d6 Rb7 39. Rc7 Rb8 40. d7 Nc5 41. Ba5 h6 42. Rxc5 Bxc5 43. d8=Q+ Rxd8 44. Bxd8 f5 45. gxf6 Kf7 46. f3 exf3+ 47. Kxf3 h5 48. Kg3 Bd4 49. Kh3 Bxf6 50. Bc7 Ke6 51. Bf4 Kf5 52. Bg3 Be5 53. Bf2 Ke4 54. Be1 Kf3 55. Bg3 Bxg3 1/2-1/2
2022.09.26 Chhattisgarh CM Masters
1175054 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Batchuluun, T (2478) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. c3 a6 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. O-O Qe7 10. a4 g5 11. Bg3 Nd7 12. b4 Nf8 13. b5 Na5 14. bxa6 bxa6 15. h4 Ng6 16. h5 Nf4 17. d4 O-O 18. Ba2 Bg4 19. Qc2 Bxh5 20. Rfe1 Rab8 21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Qd3 Bb6 23. Qxa6 Kh7 24. Qd3 Rg8 25. Nh2 Rg5 26. Kf1 Rbg8 27. Qh3 Bg6 28. Qh4 Re8 29. Nhf3 Rh5 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. dxe5 Rh1+ 32. Ke2 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 dxe5 34. Nh4 Kg7 35. Rb1 Kf6 36. Rb5 Re8 37. Nxg6 fxg6 38. Bd5 Rb8 39. Nc4 Nxc4 40. Bxc4 Ra8 41. Bb3 1/2-1/2
2022.09.25 Chhattisgarh CM Masters
1175007 Koustav, Chatterjee (2513) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 0-1
1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. e4 d6 5. d5 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 O-O 9. Be2 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Qg4 Nxc3 13. Qxe6+ Kh8 14. bxc3 Bxe5 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. O-O Qa5 17. Rfc1 Rae8 18. Qg4 Bd4 19. Be1 Bg7 20. a4 Bh6 21. Rc2 Qc7 22. Qh4 Qg7 23. g3 Ne5 24. Kg2 b6 25. Rd1 Qb7+ 26. Rd5 Bg7 27. Bd2 Nd7 28. Bg5 b5 29. a5 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Ne5 31. a6 Qf7 32. Rxe5 Qf3+ 33. Kh2 Rxe5 34. Bf1 Qf5 35. Qa4 Re1 36. Bg2 Qxg5 37. Rb2 Bxc3 38. f4 Qd8 39. Rb7 Re7 40. Qb3 Bd4 0-1
2022.09.24 Chhattisgarh CM Masters
1174957 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Neelash, Saha (2454) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. O-O Bh5 11. Rae1 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. h3 O-O 14. Qb5 Rd8 15. Qd3 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. Ng5 Qc7 18. Qg3 Rd7 19. Qh4 Ne7 20. g4 Qf4 21. Ndf3 b5 22. Re3 Rb7 23. Rfe1 Rf8 24. Kg2 Ra8 25. Kg1 Rf8 26. Kg2 Ra8 27. Kg1 Rf8 1/2-1/2
2022.09.23 Chhattisgarh CM Masters
1174913 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Utsab, Chatterjee (2332) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Rc1 O-O 15. h4 Nb6 16. Na5 Qc7 17. Bd3 Bg6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. c4 Nd7 20. Nb3 b6 21. Qd3 Rf5 22. Nd2 Nc5 23. Qc2 Qd7 24. b4 Na4 25. Ne4 b5 26. c5 Rff8 27. Qb3 Kh8 28. Rc2 Rfd8 29. c6 Qc7 30. Qd3 Kg8 31. Kc1 Nb6 32. Bxb6 Qxb6 33. Kd2 a5 34. bxa5 Qxa5+ 35. Ke2 Rf8 36. g3 Rf5 37. Rb1 b4 38. Qc4 Qa3 39. Rb3 Qa7 40. Kf1 Rff8 41. Kg2 g5 42. Nxg5 Bxg5 43. hxg5 Rf5 44. Qxb4 Rxg5 45. Qxd6 Rf8 46. Qc5 Qf7 47. Qxf8+ Qxf8 48. c7 Rxg3+ 49. Kxg3 Qf4+ 50. Kg2 Qg5+ 51. Kf1 1-0
2022.09.22 Chhattisgarh CM Masters
1174857 Aronyak, Ghosh (2519) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nb3 Qh5 10. Nd5 d6 11. Nf4 Qf5 12. Bd2 h5 13. Re1 Ne5 14. Nd4 Qd7 15. Rc1 Rb8 16. b3 Neg4 17. h3 Nh6 18. Nb5 e5 19. Nd3 e4 20. Nb4 a6 21. Na7 h4 22. Bf4 hxg3 23. fxg3 Nf5 24. g4 Nh4 25. Nxc8 Rbxc8 26. Qxd6 Nxg2 27. Qxd7 Nxd7 28. Kxg2 Nc5 29. Nd5 Kh7 30. Rf1 Rc6 31. Rf2 Bd4 32. Rff1 Ne6 33. Bg3 Rcc8 34. Rcd1 Bc5 35. Nf6+ Kh6 36. Nxe4 f5 37. Nxc5 Nxc5 38. Bf4+ Kh7 39. Bd6 Rf7 40. Bxc5 Rxc5 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Rd5 Rxd5 43. cxd5 Kg6 44. e4 Re7 45. d6 Rxe4 46. Rd1 Re8 47. d7 Rd8 48. Kf3 Kg5 49. h4+ Kf6 50. Kf4 Ke7 51. h5 1-0
2022.09.21 Chhattisgarh CM Masters
1174813 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Divya, Deshmukh (2330) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nd7 8. Qd2 Nc5 9. O-O-O O-O 10. h4 Be6 11. Kb1 c6 12. Nd4 Qa5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 b5 15. Bg5 Rfe8 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. h5 h6 18. Be2 Bd5 19. Rhg1 Rae8 20. Bd3 c5 21. Bf5 Re5 22. Bd7 Rb8 23. f4 Rb6 24. c4 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 Re7 26. Bxb5 Bb7 27. Ba4 Bc8 28. g4 Re4 29. Rf2 Be6 30. Kc1 Ra6 31. g5 hxg5 32. Rxg5 f6 33. Rg3 Bxc4 34. h6 g5 35. fxg5 fxg5 36. Rxg5+ Kh7 37. Bd7 Be6 38. Rf6 Ra1+ 39. Kd2 Rd4+ 40. Kc3 1-0
2022.09.20 Chhattisgarh CM Masters
1174768 Masango, S (2192) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qd3 Qd7 9. Qxd7 Re8 10. Qd8 Rxd8 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 c6 14. Bc4 b5 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Rc1 a5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Bxa4 Rc8 19. O-O cxd5 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Rc1 Bd7 22. Rc7 dxe4 23. Nd2 h6 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Rxd7 hxg5 26. Nxe4 g4 27. g3 f5 28. Nc5 Rb8 29. Ra7 Rxb2 30. Rxa5 f4 31. Ra1 f3 32. h3 gxh3 33. Ne4 Re2 34. Ra8+ Kh7 35. Ng5+ Kh6 36. Nxh3 e4 37. Ra4 g5 38. g4 Re1+ 0-1
2022.09.19 Chhattisgarh CM Masters
1174724 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Kishan, G (2109) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 Nc6 7. d5 exd5 8. Qxd5 Nf6 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nd5 f5 13. Nxc7 Rb8 14. Be2 Nc6 15. O-O-O Be6 16. f3 exf3 17. Bxf3 Rfd8 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Na6 Rbc8 20. Nc5 Kg7 21. g3 Rd5 22. Nd3 Rcd8 23. Nb4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Bd7 26. Kd2 Kf6 27. Ke3 Kg5 28. Nd3 Be6 29. b4 Bd5 30. a4 Be4 31. c4 Bxd3 32. Kxd3 f4 33. b5 cxb5 34. cxb5 fxg3 35. hxg3 Kg4 36. a5 Kxg3 37. b6 axb6 38. axb6 h5 39. b7 h4 40. b8=Q+ Kg2 41. Ke2 h3 42. Qg8+ 1-0
2022.09.06 Titled Tue 6th Sep Early
1187870 Ramirez, Vid (2090) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 0-1
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 h5 5. d3 e6 6. O-O Bc5+ 7. d4 Bd6 8. Ne5 h4 9. Be3 hxg3 10. hxg3 Ng4 11. Nxg4 Bxg4 12. Kf2 Nd7 13. Rh1 Ke7 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. Rxh8 Qxh8 16. Qh1 Bf5 17. c3 c6 18. Bf3 Ng4+ 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Nf3 f6 21. Nh4 Qh5 22. Nf3 Rh8 23. Nh4 Rh7 24. Qd1 g5 25. Ng2 gxf4 26. Bxf4 e5 27. Be3 Qf5+ 28. Kg1 Qe4 29. Qd3 Qxd3 30. exd3 exd4 31. Bf4 Bxf4 32. Nxf4 dxc3 33. bxc3 Kd6 34. d4 Bf3 35. Kf2 Be4 36. a4 Rh2+ 37. Ke3 Rc2 38. Ra3 a5 39. Ne2 Rb2 40. Ra1 Rb3 41. Ra2 f5 42. Ra1 b6 43. Ra2 Rb1 44. Ra3 Ke7 45. Ra2 Kf6 46. Ra3 Kg5 47. Ra2 Kg4 48. Ra3 Re1 49. Kf2 Rd1 50. Ke3 Rd3+ 51. Kf2 Rf3+ 52. Kg2 Rxc3+ 53. Kf2 Rxa3 0-1
2022.09.06 Titled Tue 6th Sep Early
1188014 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Lopez Martinez, Josep (2493) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. h3 Nd6 12. Bd3 Bf5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 Bxd3 15. cxd3 Nf5 16. Qb3 a5 17. a3 Ncxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Qa2 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nc6 21. Rab1 b6 22. c4 Ne7 23. Qe2 Rf7 24. Qe6 dxc4 25. dxc4 Qc8 26. Rbd1 Qxe6 27. Rxe6 Ng6 28. Bg3 h5 29. Rc6 h4 30. Bxc7 Rc8 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Bxd8 Ne5 33. Rxb6 Nxc4 34. Ra6 Nxa3 35. Bxa5 Nc4 36. Be1 Re7 37. Kf1 Ne5 38. Ra3 Kf7 39. Re3 Rd7 40. Bc3 Ng6 41. g3 Rc7 42. Kg2 Rc4 43. Rf3 Re4 44. Re3 Rxe3 45. fxe3 hxg3 46. Kxg3 Ke6 47. h4 Ne7 48. e4 g6 49. Kg4 Nc6 50. h5 Ne5+ 51. Bxe5 gxh5+ 52. Kxh5 Kxe5 53. Kg6 Kxe4 54. Kxf6 1/2-1/2
2022.09.06 Titled Tue 6th Sep Early
1188268 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Bilan, Danila (2303) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 Nd7 7. d4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Ngf6 9. c3 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Bd6 11. Qg4 g6 12. h4 Qc7 13. g3 O-O-O 14. Bg5 Rde8 15. O-O-O Be7 16. Bc4 h5 17. Qf3 Bxg5+ 18. hxg5 Nb6 19. Bb3 Nd5 20. Rde1 Qe7 21. Bxd5 Qxg5+ 22. Kb1 exd5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qxf7 Re2 25. Rd1 Qg4 26. a3 Qe4+ 27. Ka2 Qc2 28. Qf8+ Kd7 29. Qf7+ Re7 30. Qf3 Re2 31. Qf7+ Kc8 32. Qf8+ Kc7 33. Qf4+ Kb6 34. Qc1 Rxf2 35. Qxc2 Rxc2 36. Rg1 Rf2 37. a4 a5 38. Ka3 Kc7 39. b4 axb4+ 40. Kxb4 Rb2+ 41. Ka3 Rf2 42. Kb4 b6 43. a5 bxa5+ 44. Kxa5 Rb2 45. Ka4 Kd7 46. Ka3 Rc2 47. Kb4 Rb2+ 48. Ka3 Rb8 49. g4 h4 50. g5 Rh8 51. Rh1 Ke6 52. Kb4 h3 53. Rh2 Kf5 54. Kc5 Kxg5 55. Kxc6 Kg4 56. Kxd5 Kg3 57. Rh1 Kg2 58. Ra1 h2 59. c4 h1=Q 60. Rxh1 Rxh1 61. c5 Rc1 62. Kc6 Kf3 63. d5 g5 64. d6 g4 65. d7 Rd1 66. Kc7 g3 67. c6 g2 68. d8=Q Rxd8 69. Kxd8 g1=Q 70. c7 Qb6 71. Kd7 Qb7 72. Kd8 Qd5+ 73. Ke7 Qc6 74. Kd8 Qd6+ 75. Kc8 Ke4 76. Kb7 Qb4+ 77. Ka7 Qa5+ 78. Kb7 Qb5+ 79. Ka7 Qc6 80. Kb8 Qb6+ 81. Ka8 Qa6+ 82. Kb8 Qb6+ 83. Ka8 Qxc7 1/2-1/2
2022.09.06 Titled Tue 6th Sep Early
1188295 Arias, Juan Cruz (2302) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e3 b6 7. Bc4 Bb7 8. O-O c5 9. a4 a6 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Bd3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Qe6 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. c4 f5 20. Nc3 Qxc4 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 e4 24. Qd8+ Kh7 25. Qxb6 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Qxc3 27. h4 Qa1+ 28. Kh2 Qe5+ 29. g3 g5 30. h5 f4 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kh8 34. h6 fxg3+ 35. fxg3 c4 36. Qxa6 c3 37. Qc6 g4 38. a5 Qxa5 39. Qf6+ 1-0
2022.09.06 Titled Tue 6th Sep Early
1188565 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Balabayeva, Xeniya (2220) 1-0
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 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a4 a6 12. O-O Bd6 13. b3 Nd5 14. g3 Qg5 15. Nf3 Qg4 16. Nh4 Qxe2 17. Bxe2 b4 18. Bb2 f6 19. f4 Kd7 20. Bf3 Rhe8 21. Ng2 Rab8 22. Ne3 c5 23. Nc4 Bc7 24. Rae1 Nb6 25. Nxb6+ Bxb6 26. d3 c4+ 27. Kg2 cxb3 28. cxb3 Bxf3+ 29. Kxf3 Rbc8 30. Rc1 a5 31. Rc4 Rxc4 32. dxc4 Kc6 33. Rd1 Bc5 34. Ke4 Bb6 35. g4 Bc7 36. h4 h5 37. gxh5 Rh8 38. Rg1 Rxh5 39. Rxg7 Rxh4 40. Bc1 Bxf4 41. Bxf4 e5 42. Ra7 Rxf4+ 43. Ke3 Kb6 44. Rf7 f5 45. Rf6+ Kc5 46. Ra6 Rh4 47. Rxa5+ Kd6 48. Ra6+ Kc5 49. Ra5+ Kd6 50. Ra6+ Kc5 51. Re6 Rh3+ 52. Kd2 Kd4 53. Rd6+ Ke4 54. c5 Rxb3 55. c6 Rc3 56. a5 Rc5 57. a6 b3 58. a7 Ra5 59. c7 b2 60. Rb6 1-0
2022.09.06 Titled Tue 6th Sep Early
1188670 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Salman, P (2287) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 c4 7. Re1 Nge7 8. Na3 Na5 9. e5 O-O 10. b4 cxb3 11. axb3 d6 12. b4 Nac6 13. Nc4 dxe5 14. Nfxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Nd5 16. Bb2 Qc7 17. Qe2 Rd8 18. h4 h5 19. Rac1 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. c4 Nb6 22. d3 Na4 23. Ba1 b6 24. Nc6 Bxa1 25. Nxa5 Bc3 26. Nc6 Rd6 27. Ne5 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Nc5 29. Qe3 Bb7 30. Bxb7 Qxb7 31. d4 Nd7 32. c5 bxc5 33. dxc5 Ra6 34. c6 Rxc6 35. Nxc6 Qxc6 36. Qd4 Nf8 37. Qf6 Qc2 38. Ra1 Qf5 39. Qxf5 exf5 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Kf3 Ne6 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Ra6 Kg7 44. Kd3 Nc5+ 45. Kd4 Nxa6 46. Ke5 Nc7 47. Kd6 Ne6 48. Ke5 Nf8 49. Kd6 Kf6 50. Kd5 Ne6 51. Kd6 g5 52. hxg5+ Nxg5 53. Kd5 Ne6 54. Kd6 Ng5 55. Kd5 Ne4 0-1
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1207414 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Leve, Nitai (2128) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Bc4 e6 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qe2 Qd6 11. d4 Bg7 12. c3 Ne7 13. Ne4 Qd8 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Bg3 O-O 16. O-O-O Nd7 17. Kb1 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 f6 19. Bg3 b5 20. Bd3 f5 21. Nc5 Kh8 22. Be5 Bg8 23. f4 Bxe5 24. Qxe5+ Qf6 25. g3 Qxe5 26. dxe5 Rad8 27. Rhe1 h5 28. Bf1 Bf7 29. Bg2 Kg7 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 cxd5 32. b4 Rc8 33. Kc2 Kf8 34. Kd3 Ke7 35. Kd4 Be8 36. Ra1 Ra8 37. Nb7 Rb8 38. Na5 Rc8 39. a3 Rc7 40. Nb3 Rc8 41. Nc5 Ra8 42. a4 bxa4 43. Nxa4 Rc8 44. Nc5 Rc7 45. Ra6 Bd7 46. Rd6 Bc8 47. Kd3 Bd7 48. Kc2 Bc8 49. Kb3 Bd7 50. Ka3 Bc8 51. Ka4 1-0
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1207614 Filippova, Margarita (2069) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 axb4 11. Bxb4 b6 12. a4 Re8 13. a5 c5 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Bxd6 Rxa5 16. Rxa5 Nxa5 17. Bxe5 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Bf3 Kg7 22. Nd6 Be6 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Kf8 25. f4 Re7 26. Rb1 Nb7 27. Rxb6 Nxd6 28. Rxd6 Re4 29. g3 Rd4 30. Kf2 Ke7 31. Rb6 Rd2+ 32. Kg1 Rxd5 33. Kg2 Rd2+ 34. Kh3 h5 35. Rb7+ Kf6 36. Rb6+ Kg7 37. Rb7 Re2 38. Rb6 Kf8 39. Rb8+ Ke7 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. Rb6+ Kf5 42. Rb5+ Kf6 43. Rb6+ Re6 44. Rb7 Rc6 45. Rb3 Rc5 46. Rb6+ Kf5 47. Rb7 f6 48. Rh7 Rc2 49. Rh6 g5 50. Rxh5 Rb2 51. fxg5 fxg5 52. g4+ Kf4 53. Rh8 Rb3+ 54. Kg2 Rb2+ 55. Kh3 Rb3+ 56. Kg2 Kxg4 57. h3+ Kf5 58. Rf8+ Kg6 59. Rg8+ Kh5 60. Rh8+ Kg6 61. Rg8+ Kf6 62. Rf8+ Kg7 63. Rc8 Rb6 64. Kg3 Kg6 65. Kg4 Rb4+ 66. Kg3 Rb3+ 67. Kg4 Rb4+ 68. Kg3 Rb7 69. Rg8+ Rg7 70. Rxg7+ Kxg7 71. h4 Kg6 72. hxg5 Kxg5 1/2-1/2
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1207721 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Fiorito, Joaquin (2271) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qd3 Be7 12. a4 O-O 13. a5 a6 14. c3 Qc7 15. g3 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Kg2 Rad8 18. Qc4 Rd7 19. Bf3 Rfd8 20. b4 Bd6 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Be3 Rb8 23. Rac1 Be5 24. c4 Rbc8 25. b5 Nd7 26. Rfd1 Nb8 27. Bb6 Re7 28. Bc5 Rec7 29. Ba3 g6 30. b6 Rxc4 31. Bxb7 Rc2 32. Bxc8 1-0
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1207835 Kamsky, G (2666) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. h3 Nc6 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bh2 Qc8 12. Re1 Ba6 13. a4 Rd8 14. Bb5 Nd7 15. Qe2 Bb7 16. e5 e6 17. Nc4 a6 18. Nd6 Qc7 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. Bc4 Na5 21. Bd3 Qa7 22. Bf4 Qc7 23. Bxa6 c4 24. Bb5 Nb3 25. Rad1 Na5 26. Bg5 Nc5 27. Bxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Bxc4 Nxa4 30. Bb5 Nc5 31. b4 1-0
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1207973 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Veiga, Jose Francisco R P Neves (2378) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 e5 6. O-O g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Nd5 d6 9. c3 O-O 10. Ne1 Bg4 11. Nxf6+ 1-0
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1208217 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Boros, De (2402) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Ng8 4. Nf3 d6 5. c3 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Nd7 7. Bf4 Ngf6 8. Bd3 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bd6 12. Bb5+ Ke7 13. Qe2 Bxe5 14. Qxe5 Qd6 15. Qg5 a6 16. Be2 h6 17. Qe3 Nd5 18. Qd4 Nf4 19. Qxd6+ Kxd6 20. Bf3 Bd7 21. Nd2 Kc7 22. g3 Nd3 23. Rab1 g5 24. Be2 Ne5 25. f4 gxf4 26. Rxf4 f5 27. Nc4 Ng6 28. Rd4 Bc6 29. Bh5 Ne7 30. Ne5 Rhd8 31. Rbd1 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Nd5 33. c4 Nf6 34. Bf7 Be4 35. b4 a5 36. b5 Kb6 37. Rd6+ Kc5 38. Rxe6 Ng8 39. Nd7+ Kb4 40. c5 a4 41. c6 bxc6 42. bxc6 Rc8 43. Nb6 Rxc6 44. Rxc6 Bxc6 45. Bxg8 a3 46. Kf2 Kc5 47. Nc4 Kd4 48. Nxa3 Ke4 49. Nc4 f4 50. gxf4 Kxf4 51. Ne3 Kg5 52. Bd5 Ba4 53. Bb3 Bb5 54. a4 Bc4 55. Bxc4 1-0
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1208268 Schmakel, Sam (2418) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. g4 e5 8. d5 Nc5 9. f3 a5 10. h4 h5 11. g5 Nh7 12. Nh3 Bxh3 13. Rxh3 f6 14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. Qd2 Bxh4+ 16. Kd1 Bg5 17. Rg3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Kg7 19. Kc2 Qh4 20. Rag1 Rf6 21. b3 b6 22. a3 Qf4 23. Qf2 a4 24. b4 Nb3 25. Bd3 Nd4+ 26. Kb2 Nxf3 27. R1g2 Nh4 28. Qxf4 exf4 0-1
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1208422 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Samadov, Read (2455) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 Bd6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bd3 Bxe5 11. Bxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 Qh4+ 14. Ke2 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qe1 Qxe1+ 17. Raxe1 Rae8 18. g4 e5 19. Kd2 Re7 20. Rhf1 Rfe8 21. g5 Nh5 22. Bb5 Rf8 23. fxe5 Rxf1 24. Rxf1 Ng3 25. Rg1 Ne4+ 26. Kc2 Rxe5 27. h4 Nd6 28. Bd7 Nc4 29. b3 Nxe3+ 30. Kb2 Kf7 31. h5 Ke7 32. Bh3 d4 33. cxd4 cxd4 34. h6 gxh6 35. gxh6 Rh5 36. Rg7+ Kf6 37. Bc8 Rxh6 38. Rxb7 Rh2+ 39. Kc1 Rc2+ 40. Kb1 Rxc8 41. Rd7 Ke5 42. Re7+ Kf4 43. Rd7 Ke4 44. Rxh7 d3 45. Rc7 Rxc7 0-1
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1208577 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Munkhgal, G (2463) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. a3 Ba5 7. f4 Bb6 8. g3 c5 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. O-O-O Qxd4 15. Rxd4 a6 16. Bg2 b6 17. Re1 Bb7 18. h4 g6 19. h5 gxh5 20. Rh1 Rg8 21. Ne2 Ke7 22. Rxh5 Rg7 23. c4 Rc8 24. Kb1 Nc5 25. cxd5 Ke8 26. b4 Na4 27. d6 Bc6 28. Bxc6+ Rxc6 29. f5 Kd7 30. f6 Rg8 31. Rxh7 Rf8 32. g4 Nc3+ 33. Nxc3 Rxc3 34. Kb2 Re3 35. g5 Re2+ 36. Kb3 Re3+ 37. Kc2 Rxe5 38. g6 Rf5 39. g7 Rc8+ 40. Kb3 Rxf6 41. Rh8 Rg6 42. Rxc8 Kxc8 43. Rc4+ Kd8 44. Rc6 Rxg7 45. Rxb6 f5 46. Rb8+ Kd7 47. Rb7+ Kxd6 48. Rxg7 f4 49. Kc4 1-0
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1208642 Xu, Yi (2507) Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 a5 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Qxd6 Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Ke7 16. Rd2 Rhc8 17. Kb1 a4 18. Nc1 Ne8 19. Be2 Nd6 20. Rhd1 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Nd3 b3 23. cxb3 axb3 24. a3 f6 25. Nb4 Rac8 26. h3 h6 27. h4 Nc5 28. Nd5+ Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Ne6 30. Rb5 Rc2 31. Rxb3 Re2 32. Ka2 Ra8 33. h5 Kf7 34. Rd6 Ra6 35. Rxa6 1-0
2022.08.16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
1208799 Ajay, Karthikeyan (2422) Demin, V1 (2430) 1-0
1. e4 Nf6 2. d3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. e6 fxe6 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O Bg4 9. Qe1 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6 11. b3 Bb4 12. Qd1 O-O 13. Bb2 Bd6 14. Nd2 Ne7 15. Bg2 c6 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. Bh3 Nf5 18. Rae1 Nd7 19. Nf3 d4 20. Ng5 Rae8 21. a3 h6 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Qh5 Kh7 24. Bc1 g6 25. Qe2 Nf6 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Bg2 Bg7 28. h4 Qf7 29. Be4 Nd6 30. Kg2 Nxe4 31. Qxe4 Qf5 32. Re2 Qxe4+ 33. Rxe4 Rf5 34. a4 Ref8 35. Ba3 R8f7 36. Bd6 Rd7 37. Bc5 b6 38. Bb4 c5 39. Bd2 Rff7 40. Rfe1 Rf5 41. R1e2 Rdf7 42. Bc1 Rd7 43. Bd2 Kg8 44. f3 Rdf7 45. Rf2 Kh7 46. g4 R5f6 47. Rxe5 Rxf3 48. Rxf3 Rxf3 49. Rxe6 Rf7 50. h5 gxh5 51. gxh5 Rf5 52. Re7 Rxh5 53. Rxa7 Rf5 54. Rb7 Rf6 55. a5 bxa5 56. Bxa5 Re6 57. Bb6 Re2+ 58. Kf3 Rxc2 59. Ke4 Rc3 60. b4 cxb4 61. Bxd4 1-0