Karthikeyan Murali GM

youngKID Since 2015 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟

55.1%- 37.3%- 7.5%

Rapid 2614 66W 46L 47D

Blitz 2916 673W 364L 72D

Bullet 3103 1347W 1003L 166D

Karthikeyan Murali (GM) vs Alexander Rustemov (GM)

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Moves

1. d4 d5

2. Nf3 Nf6

3. Bf4 c5

4. e3 Nc6

5. Nbd2 Bg4

6. c3 e6

7. h3 Bh5

8. Qb3 Qc8

9. Rc1 c4

10. Qd1 h6

11. a4 a6

12. b4 b5

13. Ra1 Be7

14. Be2 O-O

15. Ne5 Bxe2

16. Qxe2 Qb7

17. O-O Nd7

18. Nxd7 Qxd7

19. Ra2 Ra7

20. Rfa1 Rfa8

21. Nf3 Qb7

22. e4 a5

23. exd5 exd5

24. axb5 Qxb5

25. Ne5 Nxe5

26. dxe5 Ra6

27. bxa5 Rxa5

28. Rxa5 Rxa5

29. Rd1 Qc6

30. Be3 Ra3

31. Bd4 Bc5

32. Qe3 Bxd4

33. Qxd4 Qg6

34. Qe3 Qc2

35. Rc1 Qd3

36. Qxd3 cxd3

37. Kf1 Ra2

38. Rd1 Re2

39. f4 Re3

40. g3 Rxg3

41. Kf2 Rxh3

42. Kg2 Re3

43. Kf2 Re2+

44. Kf3 Rc2

45. Rxd3 g6

46. Rxd5 Rxc3+

47. Kg4 Rc7

48. Rd8+ Kg7

49. Rd6 Rc1

50. Rd7 Rg1+

51. Kf3 Rf1+

52. Ke3 Kf8

53. Ra7 h5

54. Ra8+ Kg7

55. Ra7 Kg8

56. Ra8+ Kg7

57. Ra7 Kf8

58. Ra8+ Ke7

59. Ra7+ Ke6

60. Ra6+ Kd5

61. Rf6 Re1+

62. Kf2 Re4

63. Rxf7 g5

64. Rf6 Rxf4+

Players

Karthikeyan Murali (GM)

White

2941

-42

Alexander Rustemov (GM)

Black

2983

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20373 days 18 hours

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

128

Result

Loss

Termination

Opening

D02 London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.10.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "youngKID"]
[Black "alexrustemov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/comet-open-7-4488077"]
[CurrentPosition "8/8/5R2/3kP1pp/5r2/8/5K2/8 w - - 0 65"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "D02"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/London-System...5.Nbd2-Bg4-6.c3-e6"]
[UTCDate "2025.10.12"]
[UTCTime "17:53:51"]
[WhiteElo "2941"]
[BlackElo "2983"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "alexrustemov won by resignation"]
[StartTime "17:53:51"]
[EndDate "2025.10.12"]
[EndTime "18:00:11"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/154605399143"]

1. d4 {[%clk 0:02:56.9]} 1... d5 {[%clk 0:02:58.4]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:56.3]} 2... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 3. Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:56]} 3... c5 {[%clk 0:02:55.9]} 4. e3 {[%clk 0:02:55.5]} 4... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:55.8]} 5. Nbd2 {[%clk 0:02:55.2]} 5... Bg4 {[%clk 0:02:55.4]} 6. c3 {[%clk 0:02:54.1]} 6... e6 {[%clk 0:02:54.9]} 7. h3 {[%clk 0:02:53.3]} 7... Bh5 {[%clk 0:02:52.2]} 8. Qb3 {[%clk 0:02:51.7]} 8... Qc8 {[%clk 0:02:50.1]} 9. Rc1 {[%clk 0:02:40.7]} 9... c4 {[%clk 0:02:46.1]} 10. Qd1 {[%clk 0:02:37.5]} 10... h6 {[%clk 0:02:39.8]} 11. a4 {[%clk 0:02:33.5]} 11... a6 {[%clk 0:02:38.2]} 12. b4 {[%clk 0:02:32.7]} 12... b5 {[%clk 0:02:34.2]} 13. Ra1 {[%clk 0:02:31.4]} 13... Be7 {[%clk 0:02:31.8]} 14. Be2 {[%clk 0:02:30]} 14... O-O {[%clk 0:02:29.9]} 15. Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:29.1]} 15... Bxe2 {[%clk 0:02:26]} 16. Qxe2 {[%clk 0:02:29]} 16... Qb7 {[%clk 0:02:22.7]} 17. O-O {[%clk 0:02:27.1]} 17... Nd7 {[%clk 0:02:14.9]} 18. Nxd7 {[%clk 0:02:14]} 18... Qxd7 {[%clk 0:02:13.7]} 19. Ra2 {[%clk 0:02:13.7]} 19... Ra7 {[%clk 0:02:01]} 20. Rfa1 {[%clk 0:02:12.8]} 20... Rfa8 {[%clk 0:02:00]} 21. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:09.9]} 21... Qb7 {[%clk 0:01:51.8]} 22. e4 {[%clk 0:02:05.1]} 22... a5 {[%clk 0:01:49.2]} 23. exd5 {[%clk 0:02:02.8]} 23... exd5 {[%clk 0:01:48.2]} 24. axb5 {[%clk 0:01:44.2]} 24... Qxb5 {[%clk 0:01:48.1]} 25. Ne5 {[%clk 0:01:42.6]} 25... Nxe5 {[%clk 0:01:38.1]} 26. dxe5 {[%clk 0:01:30.4]} 26... Ra6 {[%clk 0:01:26.2]} 27. bxa5 {[%clk 0:00:51.3]} 27... Rxa5 {[%clk 0:01:26.1]} 28. Rxa5 {[%clk 0:00:50.8]} 28... Rxa5 {[%clk 0:01:25.3]} 29. Rd1 {[%clk 0:00:48.1]} 29... Qc6 {[%clk 0:01:17]} 30. Be3 {[%clk 0:00:45.7]} 30... Ra3 {[%clk 0:01:08.4]} 31. Bd4 {[%clk 0:00:44.8]} 31... Bc5 {[%clk 0:01:07.3]} 32. Qe3 {[%clk 0:00:44.4]} 32... Bxd4 {[%clk 0:01:05.7]} 33. Qxd4 {[%clk 0:00:44.3]} 33... Qg6 {[%clk 0:00:56.4]} 34. Qe3 {[%clk 0:00:32.6]} 34... Qc2 {[%clk 0:00:49.7]} 35. Rc1 {[%clk 0:00:27.7]} 35... Qd3 {[%clk 0:00:43]} 36. Qxd3 {[%clk 0:00:25.8]} 36... cxd3 {[%clk 0:00:42.9]} 37. Kf1 {[%clk 0:00:25.3]} 37... Ra2 {[%clk 0:00:41.4]} 38. Rd1 {[%clk 0:00:24.4]} 38... Re2 {[%clk 0:00:36.2]} 39. f4 {[%clk 0:00:21.4]} 39... Re3 {[%clk 0:00:32.9]} 40. g3 {[%clk 0:00:21]} 40... Rxg3 {[%clk 0:00:31.6]} 41. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:16.9]} 41... Rxh3 {[%clk 0:00:30.8]} 42. Kg2 {[%clk 0:00:16.8]} 42... Re3 {[%clk 0:00:29.8]} 43. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:16.5]} 43... Re2+ {[%clk 0:00:28.7]} 44. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:16.2]} 44... Rc2 {[%clk 0:00:24.8]} 45. Rxd3 {[%clk 0:00:15.4]} 45... g6 {[%clk 0:00:24.5]} 46. Rxd5 {[%clk 0:00:14.2]} 46... Rxc3+ {[%clk 0:00:23.6]} 47. Kg4 {[%clk 0:00:14]} 47... Rc7 {[%clk 0:00:22.3]} 48. Rd8+ {[%clk 0:00:13.4]} 48... Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:21.7]} 49. Rd6 {[%clk 0:00:12.2]} 49... Rc1 {[%clk 0:00:19.2]} 50. Rd7 {[%clk 0:00:11.3]} 50... Rg1+ {[%clk 0:00:18.3]} 51. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:10.7]} 51... Rf1+ {[%clk 0:00:18.2]} 52. Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:09.7]} 52... Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:18.1]} 53. Ra7 {[%clk 0:00:08.8]} 53... h5 {[%clk 0:00:17.2]} 54. Ra8+ {[%clk 0:00:07.9]} 54... Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:16.5]} 55. Ra7 {[%clk 0:00:07.8]} 55... Kg8 {[%clk 0:00:16]} 56. Ra8+ {[%clk 0:00:07]} 56... Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:15.6]} 57. Ra7 {[%clk 0:00:06.9]} 57... Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:15.4]} 58. Ra8+ {[%clk 0:00:06]} 58... Ke7 {[%clk 0:00:15.3]} 59. Ra7+ {[%clk 0:00:05.9]} 59... Ke6 {[%clk 0:00:15]} 60. Ra6+ {[%clk 0:00:05.8]} 60... Kd5 {[%clk 0:00:14.5]} 61. Rf6 {[%clk 0:00:05.5]} 61... Re1+ {[%clk 0:00:14]} 62. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:05]} 62... Re4 {[%clk 0:00:13.4]} 63. Rxf7 {[%clk 0:00:04.6]} 63... g5 {[%clk 0:00:13]} 64. Rf6 {[%clk 0:00:04.5]} 64... Rxf4+ {[%clk 0:00:11.4]} 0-1