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 David Howell (GM)

Game 2 of 2

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Moves

1. g3 e5

2. Bg2 Nf6

3. c4 c6

4. Nf3 e4

5. Nd4 Qb6

6. Nc2 d5

7. cxd5 cxd5

8. d3 Bc5

9. O-O O-O

10. Nc3 Bf5

11. dxe4 dxe4

12. Na4 Qc6

13. Nxc5 Qxc5

14. Be3 Qe7

15. Nd4 Bg6

16. Rc1 Rd8

17. Qa4 Nd5

18. Qb3 a5

19. Rfd1 a4

20. Qb5 Nxe3

21. fxe3 Na6

22. Qxa4 h5

23. h4 Nc7

24. Qb3 Nd5

25. Kh2 Qe5

26. Bh3 Rab8

27. a3 Qf6

28. Rf1 Qe5

29. Rfd1 Qf6

30. Kg2 Bh7

31. Rc5 Qe5

32. Rb5 g5

33. hxg5 Qxg5

34. Nc2 h4

35. g4 Qe5

36. Rdxd5 Qg3+

37. Kf1 Qxh3+

38. Ke1 Qg3+

39. Kd2 h3

40. Nd4 h2

41. Rg5+ Kh8

42. Qxf7 Rxd4+

43. exd4 e3+

44. Kc3 Rc8+

45. Kb4 Qd6+

46. Rbc5 Qxd4+

47. Kb5 Rd8

48. Rcd5 Rxd5+

49. Rxd5 Qg7

50. Qe8+ Bg8

51. Rh5+ Qh7

52. Rxh7+ Kxh7

53. Qh5+ Kg7

Players

Karthikeyan Murali (GM)

Black

2958

+17

David Howell (GM)

White

2941

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20373 days 19 hours 16 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

106

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

A20 English Opening: Drill Variation

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.10.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "howitzer14"]
[Black "youngKID"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/comet-open-7-4488077"]
[CurrentPosition "6b1/1p4k1/8/1K5Q/6P1/P3p3/1P2P2p/8 w - - 2 54"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A20"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/English-Opening-Kings-English-Variation...3.Bg2-c6-4.Nf3-e4-5.Nd4"]
[UTCDate "2025.10.12"]
[UTCTime "19:10:26"]
[WhiteElo "2941"]
[BlackElo "2958"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "youngKID won on time"]
[StartTime "19:10:26"]
[EndDate "2025.10.12"]
[EndTime "19:16:48"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/154609604845"]

1. g3 {[%clk 0:02:59.1]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:02:58.9]} 2. Bg2 {[%clk 0:02:59]} 2... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:58.7]} 3. c4 {[%clk 0:02:58.9]} 3... c6 {[%clk 0:02:57.5]} 4. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:58.1]} 4... e4 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 5. Nd4 {[%clk 0:02:57.7]} 5... Qb6 {[%clk 0:02:56.7]} 6. Nc2 {[%clk 0:02:56.7]} 6... d5 {[%clk 0:02:52.7]} 7. cxd5 {[%clk 0:02:56.6]} 7... cxd5 {[%clk 0:02:52.6]} 8. d3 {[%clk 0:02:55]} 8... Bc5 {[%clk 0:02:47.1]} 9. O-O {[%clk 0:02:53.6]} 9... O-O {[%clk 0:02:46]} 10. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:52.6]} 10... Bf5 {[%clk 0:02:42]} 11. dxe4 {[%clk 0:02:50.7]} 11... dxe4 {[%clk 0:02:41.9]} 12. Na4 {[%clk 0:02:49.9]} 12... Qc6 {[%clk 0:02:39.6]} 13. Nxc5 {[%clk 0:02:49.4]} 13... Qxc5 {[%clk 0:02:39.5]} 14. Be3 {[%clk 0:02:48.6]} 14... Qe7 {[%clk 0:02:38.5]} 15. Nd4 {[%clk 0:02:45]} 15... Bg6 {[%clk 0:02:36.6]} 16. Rc1 {[%clk 0:02:44.9]} 16... Rd8 {[%clk 0:02:35.5]} 17. Qa4 {[%clk 0:02:34.2]} 17... Nd5 {[%clk 0:02:34.8]} 18. Qb3 {[%clk 0:02:08.2]} 18... a5 {[%clk 0:02:31.7]} 19. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:01:45.9]} 19... a4 {[%clk 0:02:27.7]} 20. Qb5 {[%clk 0:01:45]} 20... Nxe3 {[%clk 0:02:07.8]} 21. fxe3 {[%clk 0:01:43.7]} 21... Na6 {[%clk 0:01:54.6]} 22. Qxa4 {[%clk 0:01:35.8]} 22... h5 {[%clk 0:01:52.8]} 23. h4 {[%clk 0:01:33.7]} 23... Nc7 {[%clk 0:01:43.6]} 24. Qb3 {[%clk 0:01:30.1]} 24... Nd5 {[%clk 0:01:42.7]} 25. Kh2 {[%clk 0:01:11.5]} 25... Qe5 {[%clk 0:01:28]} 26. Bh3 {[%clk 0:01:07]} 26... Rab8 {[%clk 0:01:21.8]} 27. a3 {[%clk 0:01:05.1]} 27... Qf6 {[%clk 0:01:17.9]} 28. Rf1 {[%clk 0:01:03]} 28... Qe5 {[%clk 0:01:16.8]} 29. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:01:02]} 29... Qf6 {[%clk 0:01:15.5]} 30. Kg2 {[%clk 0:00:57.4]} 30... Bh7 {[%clk 0:01:12.4]} 31. Rc5 {[%clk 0:00:55.4]} 31... Qe5 {[%clk 0:01:02.8]} 32. Rb5 {[%clk 0:00:45]} 32... g5 {[%clk 0:00:55.7]} 33. hxg5 {[%clk 0:00:20.2]} 33... Qxg5 {[%clk 0:00:55.6]} 34. Nc2 {[%clk 0:00:16.7]} 34... h4 {[%clk 0:00:52]} 35. g4 {[%clk 0:00:16.2]} 35... Qe5 {[%clk 0:00:51.7]} 36. Rdxd5 {[%clk 0:00:13.9]} 36... Qg3+ {[%clk 0:00:51]} 37. Kf1 {[%clk 0:00:13.6]} 37... Qxh3+ {[%clk 0:00:50.3]} 38. Ke1 {[%clk 0:00:13.3]} 38... Qg3+ {[%clk 0:00:48.2]} 39. Kd2 {[%clk 0:00:12.7]} 39... h3 {[%clk 0:00:47.6]} 40. Nd4 {[%clk 0:00:09.6]} 40... h2 {[%clk 0:00:46.6]} 41. Rg5+ {[%clk 0:00:08.7]} 41... Kh8 {[%clk 0:00:44.9]} 42. Qxf7 {[%clk 0:00:07]} 42... Rxd4+ {[%clk 0:00:36.4]} 43. exd4 {[%clk 0:00:06.9]} 43... e3+ {[%clk 0:00:36.1]} 44. Kc3 {[%clk 0:00:06.6]} 44... Rc8+ {[%clk 0:00:34.5]} 45. Kb4 {[%clk 0:00:05.9]} 45... Qd6+ {[%clk 0:00:34.2]} 46. Rbc5 {[%clk 0:00:05.4]} 46... Qxd4+ {[%clk 0:00:20.3]} 47. Kb5 {[%clk 0:00:04]} 47... Rd8 {[%clk 0:00:11.4]} 48. Rcd5 {[%clk 0:00:01.7]} 48... Rxd5+ {[%clk 0:00:08.9]} 49. Rxd5 {[%clk 0:00:01.6]} 49... Qg7 {[%clk 0:00:06.9]} 50. Qe8+ {[%clk 0:00:00.9]} 50... Bg8 {[%clk 0:00:06.8]} 51. Rh5+ {[%clk 0:00:00.3]} 51... Qh7 {[%clk 0:00:06.2]} 52. Rxh7+ {[%clk 0:00:00.2]} 52... Kxh7 {[%clk 0:00:05.9]} 53. Qh5+ {[%clk 0:00:00.1]} 53... Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:05.8]} 0-1