Karthikeyan, Murali – Idani, Pouya (No content to display) Karthikeyan, Murali (2662) Idani, Pouya (2601) Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: November 6, 2025 Location: Goa, India Tournament: FIDE World Cup 2025 Round: 11.12 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: December 7, 2025 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [Site "Goa, India"] [Date "2025.11.06"] [Round "11.12"] [White "Karthikeyan, Murali"] [Black "Idani, Pouya"] [Result "1-0"] [TimeControl ": 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the gamewith an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1"] [WhiteFideId "5074452"] [BlackFideId "12510130"] [WhiteElo "2662"] [BlackElo "2601"] 1. e4 {[%clk 00:15:18]} c5 {[%clk 00:15:19]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 00:15:26]} d6 {[%clk 00:15:28]} 3. Nge2 {[%clk 00:15:34]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:15:29]} 4. g3 {[%clk 00:15:41]} Nc6 {[%clk 00:14:37]} 5. Bg2 {[%clk 00:15:47]} g6 {[%clk 00:14:42]} 6. d4 {[%clk 00:15:31]} cxd4 {[%clk 00:14:50]} 7. Nxd4 {[%clk 00:15:40]} Bd7 {[%clk 00:14:32]} 8. h3 {[%clk 00:15:25]} Bg7 {[%clk 00:14:32]} 9. Be3 {[%clk 00:15:33]} O-O {[%clk 00:13:32]} 10. O-O {[%clk 00:15:39]} Rc8 {[%clk 00:13:20]} 11. Nde2 {[%clk 00:13:10]} a6 {[%clk 00:11:49]} 12. Nd5 {[%clk 00:12:02]} Nxd5 {[%clk 00:11:10]} 13. exd5 {[%clk 00:12:10]} Na5 {[%clk 00:11:19]} 14. Bd4 {[%clk 00:11:40]} Bb5 {[%clk 00:10:18]} 15. Bxg7 {[%clk 00:11:36]} Bxe2 {[%clk 00:09:04]} 16. Qxe2 {[%clk 00:11:42]} Kxg7 {[%clk 00:09:13]} 17. h4 {[%clk 00:11:23]} b5 {[%clk 00:07:28]} 18. Bh3 {[%clk 00:11:12]} f5 {[%clk 00:05:50]} 19. Rfe1 {[%clk 00:09:43]} Rf7 {[%clk 00:05:17]} 20. b3 {[%clk 00:07:36]} Qc7 {[%clk 00:04:23]} 21. a4 {[%clk 00:06:54]} Qb6 {[%clk 00:02:59]} 22. axb5 {[%clk 00:06:40]} axb5 {[%clk 00:03:06]} 23. Qd2 {[%clk 00:05:07]} b4 {[%clk 00:02:20]} 24. Ra4 {[%clk 00:04:53]} Rc3 {[%clk 00:01:49]} 25. Re3 {[%clk 00:05:01]} Qc5 {[%clk 00:01:43]} 26. Rxc3 {[%clk 00:04:53]} bxc3 {[%clk 00:01:51]} 27. Qd3 {[%clk 00:04:28]} Nb7 {[%clk 00:01:35]} 28. Rc4 {[%clk 00:04:30]} Qa5 {[%clk 00:01:43]} 29. b4 {[%clk 00:04:30]} Qa1+ {[%clk 00:01:43]} 30. Bf1 {[%clk 00:04:06]} f4 {[%clk 00:01:30]} 31. Qxc3+ {[%clk 00:03:55]} Qxc3 {[%clk 00:01:38]} 32. Rxc3 {[%clk 00:04:04]} fxg3 {[%clk 00:01:47]} 33. fxg3 {[%clk 00:04:13]} Nd8 {[%clk 00:01:37]} 34. Rc8 {[%clk 00:02:57]} Rf8 {[%clk 00:01:45]} 35. b5 {[%clk 00:02:47]} Nb7 {[%clk 00:01:28]} 36. Rc7 {[%clk 00:02:49]} Nc5 {[%clk 00:01:37]} 37. Rxe7+ {[%clk 00:02:57]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:01:40]} 38. Rxh7 {[%clk 00:03:00]} Ra8 {[%clk 00:01:49]} 39. Rc7 {[%clk 00:00:37]} Ra2 {[%clk 00:01:35]} 40. b6 {[%clk 00:00:34]} Rxc2 {[%clk 00:01:17]} 41. g4 {[%clk 00:00:16]} Rb2 {[%clk 00:01:19]} 42. Rc6 {[%clk 00:00:25]} Ke5 {[%clk 00:01:24]} 43. h5 {[%clk 00:00:29]} gxh5 {[%clk 00:00:49]} 44. gxh5 {[%clk 00:00:36]} Ne4 {[%clk 00:00:39]} 45. h6 {[%clk 00:00:33]} Ng5 {[%clk 00:00:48]} 46. Bg2 {[%clk 00:00:42]} Kf4 {[%clk 00:00:26]} 47. Rc4+ {[%clk 00:00:24]} Ke5 {[%clk 00:00:23]} 48. Rg4 {[%clk 00:00:28]} Nh7 {[%clk 00:00:25]} 49. Rg7 {[%clk 00:00:32]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:00:33]} 50. h7 {[%clk 00:00:40]} Rxb6 {[%clk 00:00:41]} 51. h8=Q {[%clk 00:00:00]} 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [Site "Goa, India"] [Date "2025.11.06"] [Round "11.12"] [White "Karthikeyan, Murali"] [Black "Idani, Pouya"] [Result "1-0"] [TimeControl ": 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the gamewith an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1"] [WhiteFideId "5074452"] [BlackFideId "12510130"] [WhiteElo "2662"] [BlackElo "2601"] 1. e4 {[%clk 00:15:18]} c5 {[%clk 00:15:19]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 00:15:26]} d6 {[%clk 00:15:28]} 3. Nge2 {[%clk 00:15:34]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:15:29]} 4. g3 {[%clk 00:15:41]} Nc6 {[%clk 00:14:37]} 5. Bg2 {[%clk 00:15:47]} g6 {[%clk 00:14:42]} 6. d4 {[%clk 00:15:31]} cxd4 {[%clk 00:14:50]} 7. Nxd4 {[%clk 00:15:40]} Bd7 {[%clk 00:14:32]} 8. h3 {[%clk 00:15:25]} Bg7 {[%clk 00:14:32]} 9. Be3 {[%clk 00:15:33]} O-O {[%clk 00:13:32]} 10. O-O {[%clk 00:15:39]} Rc8 {[%clk 00:13:20]} 11. Nde2 {[%clk 00:13:10]} a6 {[%clk 00:11:49]} 12. Nd5 {[%clk 00:12:02]} Nxd5 {[%clk 00:11:10]} 13. exd5 {[%clk 00:12:10]} Na5 {[%clk 00:11:19]} 14. Bd4 {[%clk 00:11:40]} Bb5 {[%clk 00:10:18]} 15. Bxg7 {[%clk 00:11:36]} Bxe2 {[%clk 00:09:04]} 16. Qxe2 {[%clk 00:11:42]} Kxg7 {[%clk 00:09:13]} 17. h4 {[%clk 00:11:23]} b5 {[%clk 00:07:28]} 18. Bh3 {[%clk 00:11:12]} f5 {[%clk 00:05:50]} 19. Rfe1 {[%clk 00:09:43]} Rf7 {[%clk 00:05:17]} 20. b3 {[%clk 00:07:36]} Qc7 {[%clk 00:04:23]} 21. a4 {[%clk 00:06:54]} Qb6 {[%clk 00:02:59]} 22. axb5 {[%clk 00:06:40]} axb5 {[%clk 00:03:06]} 23. Qd2 {[%clk 00:05:07]} b4 {[%clk 00:02:20]} 24. Ra4 {[%clk 00:04:53]} Rc3 {[%clk 00:01:49]} 25. Re3 {[%clk 00:05:01]} Qc5 {[%clk 00:01:43]} 26. Rxc3 {[%clk 00:04:53]} bxc3 {[%clk 00:01:51]} 27. Qd3 {[%clk 00:04:28]} Nb7 {[%clk 00:01:35]} 28. Rc4 {[%clk 00:04:30]} Qa5 {[%clk 00:01:43]} 29. b4 {[%clk 00:04:30]} Qa1+ {[%clk 00:01:43]} 30. Bf1 {[%clk 00:04:06]} f4 {[%clk 00:01:30]} 31. Qxc3+ {[%clk 00:03:55]} Qxc3 {[%clk 00:01:38]} 32. Rxc3 {[%clk 00:04:04]} fxg3 {[%clk 00:01:47]} 33. fxg3 {[%clk 00:04:13]} Nd8 {[%clk 00:01:37]} 34. Rc8 {[%clk 00:02:57]} Rf8 {[%clk 00:01:45]} 35. b5 {[%clk 00:02:47]} Nb7 {[%clk 00:01:28]} 36. Rc7 {[%clk 00:02:49]} Nc5 {[%clk 00:01:37]} 37. Rxe7+ {[%clk 00:02:57]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:01:40]} 38. Rxh7 {[%clk 00:03:00]} Ra8 {[%clk 00:01:49]} 39. Rc7 {[%clk 00:00:37]} Ra2 {[%clk 00:01:35]} 40. b6 {[%clk 00:00:34]} Rxc2 {[%clk 00:01:17]} 41. g4 {[%clk 00:00:16]} Rb2 {[%clk 00:01:19]} 42. Rc6 {[%clk 00:00:25]} Ke5 {[%clk 00:01:24]} 43. h5 {[%clk 00:00:29]} gxh5 {[%clk 00:00:49]} 44. gxh5 {[%clk 00:00:36]} Ne4 {[%clk 00:00:39]} 45. h6 {[%clk 00:00:33]} Ng5 {[%clk 00:00:48]} 46. Bg2 {[%clk 00:00:42]} Kf4 {[%clk 00:00:26]} 47. Rc4+ {[%clk 00:00:24]} Ke5 {[%clk 00:00:23]} 48. Rg4 {[%clk 00:00:28]} Nh7 {[%clk 00:00:25]} 49. Rg7 {[%clk 00:00:32]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:00:33]} 50. h7 {[%clk 00:00:40]} Rxb6 {[%clk 00:00:41]} 51. h8=Q {[%clk 00:00:00]} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
