Karthikeyan Murali GM

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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. Nf3 d5

2. d4 Nf6

3. g3 c6

4. Bg2 Bf5

5. O-O e6

6. Nh4 Bg6

7. Nxg6 hxg6

8. Nd2 Nbd7

9. c4 Be7

10. e4 dxe4

11. Nxe4 Nxe4

12. Bxe4 Nf6

13. Bf3 O-O

14. Be3 Qc7

15. Qe2 Rad8

16. Rfd1 Rd7

17. h4 Rfd8

18. Kg2 Ne8

19. Rd2 Bf6

20. Rad1 Nd6

21. d5 exd5

22. cxd5 c5

23. Rc2 b6

24. Bf4 Re7

25. Qd2 Be5

26. Bg5 Bf6

27. Bxf6 gxf6

28. h5 Kg7

29. Rh1 Rh8

30. Rcc1 Ree8

31. b4 c4

32. Qf4 Qd8

33. hxg6 fxg6

34. Rxh8 Rxh8

35. Re1 Re8

36. Re6 Rxe6

37. dxe6 Qe7

38. Bd5 b5

39. g4 g5

40. Qd4 Qc7

41. f4 gxf4

42. Qxf4 Ne8

43. Qxc7+ Nxc7

44. e7 c3

45. Bb3 f5

46. gxf5 Kf6

47. Bc2 Kxe7

48. Kf3 Nd5

49. a3 Nf6

50. Ke3 Kd6

51. Kd4 Nd5

52. Bd3 a6

53. Be4 Nf6

54. Bb1 Nd5

55. Bc2 Nf6

56. Kxc3 Ke5

57. Kd2 Kd4

58. Bb3 Ne4+

59. Kc2 Ke5

60. Be6 Nd6

61. Kb3 Nxf5

62. Bc8 Nd6

63. Bxa6 Kd5

64. a4 bxa4+

65. Kxa4 Kc6

66. Ka5 Kc7

67. Bd3 Kb7

68. Ka4 Kb6

69. Bf1 Nb7

70. Kb3 Nd6

71. Bg2 Nf5

72. Be4 Ne3

73. Kc3 Ng4

74. Bd3 Nf6

75. Be2 Ne8

76. Kc4 Nc7

77. Bf3 Nb5

78. Kd3 Nd6

79. Ke3 Nb5

80. Kf4 Na7

81. Kg3 Nc6

82. Be2 Nxb4

Players

Karthikeyan Murali (GM)

White

2957

+17

Alexander Rustemov (GM)

Black

2940

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20373 days 20 hours 11 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

164

Result

Draw

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 "1/2-1/2"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/comet-open-8-4488079"]
[CurrentPosition "8/8/1k6/8/1n6/6K1/4B3/8 w - - 0 83"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "D02"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Queens-Pawn-Opening-Pseudo-Catalan-Variation...4.Bg2-Bf5-5.O-O-e6"]
[UTCDate "2025.10.12"]
[UTCTime "20:04:38"]
[WhiteElo "2957"]
[BlackElo "2940"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "Game drawn by insufficient material"]
[StartTime "20:04:38"]
[EndDate "2025.10.12"]
[EndTime "20:11:18"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/154613199347"]

1. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:58.6]} 1... d5 {[%clk 0:02:58.9]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:02:57.8]} 2... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:58]} 3. g3 {[%clk 0:02:57.4]} 3... c6 {[%clk 0:02:56.8]} 4. Bg2 {[%clk 0:02:56.7]} 4... Bf5 {[%clk 0:02:56.4]} 5. O-O {[%clk 0:02:56.3]} 5... e6 {[%clk 0:02:55.9]} 6. Nh4 {[%clk 0:02:54.6]} 6... Bg6 {[%clk 0:02:50.3]} 7. Nxg6 {[%clk 0:02:52.6]} 7... hxg6 {[%clk 0:02:49.2]} 8. Nd2 {[%clk 0:02:52.5]} 8... Nbd7 {[%clk 0:02:46.9]} 9. c4 {[%clk 0:02:51.8]} 9... Be7 {[%clk 0:02:45]} 10. e4 {[%clk 0:02:50.1]} 10... dxe4 {[%clk 0:02:42.8]} 11. Nxe4 {[%clk 0:02:50]} 11... Nxe4 {[%clk 0:02:41.6]} 12. Bxe4 {[%clk 0:02:49.9]} 12... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:40.1]} 13. Bf3 {[%clk 0:02:49.5]} 13... O-O {[%clk 0:02:39.2]} 14. Be3 {[%clk 0:02:48.7]} 14... Qc7 {[%clk 0:02:35.5]} 15. Qe2 {[%clk 0:02:46.5]} 15... Rad8 {[%clk 0:02:34.3]} 16. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:02:45.2]} 16... Rd7 {[%clk 0:02:32.9]} 17. h4 {[%clk 0:02:44.6]} 17... Rfd8 {[%clk 0:02:31.5]} 18. Kg2 {[%clk 0:02:44.3]} 18... Ne8 {[%clk 0:02:19.2]} 19. Rd2 {[%clk 0:02:36.3]} 19... Bf6 {[%clk 0:02:18.2]} 20. Rad1 {[%clk 0:02:35.9]} 20... Nd6 {[%clk 0:02:13.7]} 21. d5 {[%clk 0:02:24.9]} 21... exd5 {[%clk 0:02:11]} 22. cxd5 {[%clk 0:02:24.8]} 22... c5 {[%clk 0:02:10.4]} 23. Rc2 {[%clk 0:02:17.4]} 23... b6 {[%clk 0:02:08]} 24. Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:15.6]} 24... Re7 {[%clk 0:01:58.2]} 25. Qd2 {[%clk 0:02:09.1]} 25... Be5 {[%clk 0:01:56.6]} 26. Bg5 {[%clk 0:02:07.7]} 26... Bf6 {[%clk 0:01:50.3]} 27. Bxf6 {[%clk 0:02:03.4]} 27... gxf6 {[%clk 0:01:49]} 28. h5 {[%clk 0:02:02.5]} 28... Kg7 {[%clk 0:01:46.9]} 29. Rh1 {[%clk 0:02:00.3]} 29... Rh8 {[%clk 0:01:37.4]} 30. Rcc1 {[%clk 0:01:57.1]} 30... Ree8 {[%clk 0:01:35.2]} 31. b4 {[%clk 0:01:51.8]} 31... c4 {[%clk 0:01:33.7]} 32. Qf4 {[%clk 0:01:50.8]} 32... Qd8 {[%clk 0:01:22]} 33. hxg6 {[%clk 0:01:44.2]} 33... fxg6 {[%clk 0:01:20.4]} 34. Rxh8 {[%clk 0:01:43.6]} 34... Rxh8 {[%clk 0:01:18.8]} 35. Re1 {[%clk 0:01:43.2]} 35... Re8 {[%clk 0:01:14.7]} 36. Re6 {[%clk 0:01:42.8]} 36... Rxe6 {[%clk 0:01:05.2]} 37. dxe6 {[%clk 0:01:42.7]} 37... Qe7 {[%clk 0:01:03.8]} 38. Bd5 {[%clk 0:01:41.6]} 38... b5 {[%clk 0:01:02.6]} 39. g4 {[%clk 0:01:12.8]} 39... g5 {[%clk 0:00:57.4]} 40. Qd4 {[%clk 0:01:11]} 40... Qc7 {[%clk 0:00:55.5]} 41. f4 {[%clk 0:00:57.4]} 41... gxf4 {[%clk 0:00:51.2]} 42. Qxf4 {[%clk 0:00:53.3]} 42... Ne8 {[%clk 0:00:50.2]} 43. Qxc7+ {[%clk 0:00:42.8]} 43... Nxc7 {[%clk 0:00:49.9]} 44. e7 {[%clk 0:00:42.7]} 44... c3 {[%clk 0:00:41.8]} 45. Bb3 {[%clk 0:00:41.4]} 45... f5 {[%clk 0:00:33.5]} 46. gxf5 {[%clk 0:00:35.3]} 46... Kf6 {[%clk 0:00:33]} 47. Bc2 {[%clk 0:00:32.5]} 47... Kxe7 {[%clk 0:00:30.5]} 48. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:32.1]} 48... Nd5 {[%clk 0:00:25.3]} 49. a3 {[%clk 0:00:31.6]} 49... Nf6 {[%clk 0:00:24.4]} 50. Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:29.9]} 50... Kd6 {[%clk 0:00:23.4]} 51. Kd4 {[%clk 0:00:29.6]} 51... Nd5 {[%clk 0:00:22.4]} 52. Bd3 {[%clk 0:00:25.1]} 52... a6 {[%clk 0:00:21.3]} 53. Be4 {[%clk 0:00:24.3]} 53... Nf6 {[%clk 0:00:20.2]} 54. Bb1 {[%clk 0:00:23.9]} 54... Nd5 {[%clk 0:00:19.5]} 55. Bc2 {[%clk 0:00:23.5]} 55... Nf6 {[%clk 0:00:18.8]} 56. Kxc3 {[%clk 0:00:22.4]} 56... Ke5 {[%clk 0:00:18.4]} 57. Kd2 {[%clk 0:00:18.5]} 57... Kd4 {[%clk 0:00:17.1]} 58. Bb3 {[%clk 0:00:15.8]} 58... Ne4+ {[%clk 0:00:16.3]} 59. Kc2 {[%clk 0:00:15.2]} 59... Ke5 {[%clk 0:00:15.6]} 60. Be6 {[%clk 0:00:15.1]} 60... Nd6 {[%clk 0:00:15]} 61. Kb3 {[%clk 0:00:13.6]} 61... Nxf5 {[%clk 0:00:14.1]} 62. Bc8 {[%clk 0:00:13.2]} 62... Nd6 {[%clk 0:00:12.5]} 63. Bxa6 {[%clk 0:00:13.1]} 63... Kd5 {[%clk 0:00:12.1]} 64. a4 {[%clk 0:00:11.5]} 64... bxa4+ {[%clk 0:00:11.2]} 65. Kxa4 {[%clk 0:00:11.4]} 65... Kc6 {[%clk 0:00:11.1]} 66. Ka5 {[%clk 0:00:11.3]} 66... Kc7 {[%clk 0:00:10.2]} 67. Bd3 {[%clk 0:00:10]} 67... Kb7 {[%clk 0:00:09.3]} 68. Ka4 {[%clk 0:00:09.2]} 68... Kb6 {[%clk 0:00:08.7]} 69. Bf1 {[%clk 0:00:09.1]} 69... Nb7 {[%clk 0:00:08.1]} 70. Kb3 {[%clk 0:00:08.7]} 70... Nd6 {[%clk 0:00:08]} 71. Bg2 {[%clk 0:00:08.3]} 71... Nf5 {[%clk 0:00:07.3]} 72. Be4 {[%clk 0:00:08]} 72... Ne3 {[%clk 0:00:06.7]} 73. Kc3 {[%clk 0:00:07.1]} 73... Ng4 {[%clk 0:00:06.3]} 74. Bd3 {[%clk 0:00:05.8]} 74... Nf6 {[%clk 0:00:06.2]} 75. Be2 {[%clk 0:00:05.7]} 75... Ne8 {[%clk 0:00:06.1]} 76. Kc4 {[%clk 0:00:04.9]} 76... Nc7 {[%clk 0:00:06]} 77. Bf3 {[%clk 0:00:04]} 77... Nb5 {[%clk 0:00:05.5]} 78. Kd3 {[%clk 0:00:01.8]} 78... Nd6 {[%clk 0:00:04.8]} 79. Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:01.7]} 79... Nb5 {[%clk 0:00:04.5]} 80. Kf4 {[%clk 0:00:01.6]} 80... Na7 {[%clk 0:00:03.8]} 81. Kg3 {[%clk 0:00:01.5]} 81... Nc6 {[%clk 0:00:03.6]} 82. Be2 {[%clk 0:00:01.4]} 82... Nxb4 {[%clk 0:00:03.4]} 1/2-1/2