Karthik, Aarav vs Bommannan, Aswath
Tim Just Winter Open XLII · Round 1 · 2026.01.08 · 1/2-1/2 · E32 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
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PGN
[Event "Tim Just Winter Open XLII"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karthik, Aarav"]
[Black "Bommannan, Aswath"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[WhiteElo "1751"]
[WhiteFideId "39935140"]
[BlackElo "2002"]
[BlackFideId "2018500"]
[ECO "E32g"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:29:12] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:29:29] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:39] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:31:12] } 4. Qc2 { [%clk 1:29:32] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:31:12] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:29:20] } 5... d5 { [%clk 1:30:36] } 6. cxd5 { [%clk 1:29:06] } 6...
exd5 { [%clk 1:30:02] } 7. Bg5 { [%clk 1:29:07] } 7... h6 { [%clk 1:26:42] } 8.
Bh4 { [%clk 1:27:53] } 8... g5 { [%clk 1:20:23] } 9. Bg3 { [%clk 1:27:09] }
9... Ne4 { [%clk 1:19:32] } 10. e3 { [%clk 1:27:03] } 10... Bf5
{ [%clk 1:13:20] } 11. Bd3 { [%clk 1:27:11] } 11... c5 { [%clk 1:10:36] } 12.
O-O $6 { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best.[%clk 1:12:25] } 12... Bxc3
{ [%clk 1:10:52] } 13. Bxe4 { [%clk 1:07:36] } 13... Bxe4 { [%clk 1:08:10] }
14. Qxc3 { [%clk 1:07:50] } 14... Bxf3 { [%clk 1:01:15] } 15. gxf3
{ [%clk 1:07:57] } 15... cxd4 { [%clk 1:01:11] } 16. Qxd4 { [%clk 1:08:09] }
16... Nc6 { [%clk 1:01:25] } 17. Qd3 { [%clk 1:06:43] } 17... d4
{ [%clk 0:54:24] } 18. Rfd1 { [%clk 1:04:19] } 18... Qf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best.[%clk 0:37:30] } 19. exd4 { [%clk 1:03:54] } 19...
Rad8 { [%clk 0:37:17] } 20. d5 { [%clk 1:03:37] } 20... Rd7 { [%clk 0:26:17] }
21. Qc3 $2 { Mistake. Qe4 was best.[%clk 0:57:10] } 21... Qd8 $2
{ Mistake. Qxc3 was best.[%clk 0:23:15] } 22. d6 { [%clk 0:56:27] } 22... f5
{ [%clk 0:21:22] } 23. Be5 { [%clk 0:54:11] } 23... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:18:21] } 24.
Qxe5 { [%clk 0:53:34] } 24... Rf6 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 25. Rac1
{ [%clk 0:52:26] } 25... Rdxd6 { [%clk 0:04:28] } 26. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:52:44] }
26... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 27. Qxf5 { [%clk 0:53:00] } 27... Rd1+ $2
{ Mistake. Qd7 was best.[%clk 0:00:36] } 28. Rxd1 { [%clk 0:53:23] } 28...
Qxd1+ { [%clk 0:01:00] } 29. Kg2 { [%clk 0:53:44] } 29... Kg7
{ [%clk 0:01:09] } 30. Qe5+ { [%clk 0:53:57] } 30... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 31.
Qe8+ { [%clk 0:53:58] } 31... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 32. Qe4 { [%clk 0:52:53] }
32... Qd7 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 33. a3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:52:05] } 33... a6 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 34. Qb4
{ [%clk 0:52:15] } 34... Kg7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best.[%clk 0:00:57] }
35. Qc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:52:23] } 35... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:00:52] } 36. Qe5 { [%clk 0:52:33] } 36... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 37.
Qh8 { [%clk 0:52:37] } 37... Qd5 $6 { Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 0:00:59] }
38. Qe8+ { [%clk 0:52:47] } 38... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 39. Qe3
{ [%clk 0:52:27] } 39... Kg7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best.[%clk 0:00:33] } 40.
Qe4 { [%clk 0:51:49] } 40... Qb5 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 41. b4 { [%clk 0:51:45] }
41... Qd7 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 42. Qe5+ { [%clk 0:51:39] } 42... Kg6
{ [%clk 0:00:57] } 43. Kg3 { [%clk 0:51:33] } 43... h5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 0:00:42] } 44. h4 { [%clk 0:50:49] } 44...
gxh4+ { [%clk 0:01:01] } 45. Kxh4 { [%clk 0:51:10] } 45... Qd8+
{ [%clk 0:01:15] } 46. Kh3 { [%clk 0:51:11] } 46... Qd7+ { [%clk 0:01:01] } 47.
Kg3 { [%clk 0:50:45] } 47... Kh6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best.[%clk 0:00:31] }
48. Qf6+ { [%clk 0:50:37] } 48... Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 49. Qf4
{ [%clk 0:49:28] } 49... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 50. Kg2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best.[%clk 0:48:16] } 50... Qb5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best.[%clk 0:00:45] } 51. Qd6+ { [%clk 0:48:01] } 51...
Kg7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best.[%clk 0:00:33] } 52. Qg3+ { [%clk 0:48:07] }
52... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 53. f4 { [%clk 0:47:46] } 53... Qd5+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best.[%clk 0:00:46] } 54. Kh2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best.[%clk 0:48:00] } 54... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 55.
Qh4+ { [%clk 0:45:09] } 55... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 56. Kg3
{ [%clk 0:45:04] } 56... Qd3+ $4 { Blunder. Qf5 was best.[%clk 0:01:04] } 57.
f3 { [%clk 0:45:09] } 57... Qd5 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 58. Qe7 { [%clk 0:44:14] }
58... Qb5 $2 { Mistake. Qf5 was best.[%clk 0:00:33] } 59. Qe6+
{ [%clk 0:42:45] } 59... Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 60. f5 { [%clk 0:41:22] } 60...
Qf1 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 61. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:41:36] } 61... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:57] }
62. Qxh5+ { [%clk 0:42:00] } 62... Kg8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best.[%clk 0:01:18] } 63. Qe8+ { [%clk 0:42:01] } 63...
Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 64. Qe7+ { [%clk 0:42:26] } 64... Kg8 { [%clk 0:01:12] }
65. Qe3 $6 { Inaccuracy. f6 was best.[%clk 0:41:54] } 65... Qb1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b6 was best.[%clk 0:01:02] } 66. Kg4 { [%clk 0:41:59] } 66...
Kf7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best.[%clk 0:00:42] } 67. Kg5 { [%clk 0:41:56] }
67... Qc2 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 68. Qe6+ { [%clk 0:41:38] } 68... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:00:55] } 69. Kf6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qd6+ was best.[%clk 0:41:23] }
69... Qc3+ { [%clk 0:00:45] } 70. Qe5 { [%clk 0:41:36] } 70... Qc6+
{ [%clk 0:00:53] } 71. Kg5 { [%clk 0:41:24] } 71... Qc1+ { [%clk 0:01:08] } 72.
f4 $4 { Blunder. Qf4 was best.[%clk 0:40:07] } 72... Qg1+ { [%clk 0:01:05] }
73. Kf6 { [%clk 0:40:27] } 73... Qb6+ { [%clk 0:01:01] } 74. Qe6
{ [%clk 0:40:32] } 74... Qd4+ { [%clk 0:01:17] } 75. Kg6 { [%clk 0:40:23] }
75... Qg1+ { [%clk 0:01:34] } 76. Kh5 { [%clk 0:40:38] } 76... Qh2+
{ [%clk 0:01:43] } 77. Kg4 { [%clk 0:40:51] } 1/2-1/2