Tikhomirov, Matthew vs Aarav Karthik
2026 Indiana Chess Congress and State Championship · Round 1 · 2026.03.13 · 1-0 · B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Indiana Chess Congress and State Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tikhomirov, Matthew"]
[Black "Aarav Karthik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[WhiteElo "2016"]
[WhiteFideId "30981980"]
[BlackFideId "33327947"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:29:13] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:19] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:29:26] } 3. exd5 { [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... cxd5
{ [%clk 1:29:38] } 4. Bd3 { [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:43] } 5. c3
{ [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:05] } 6. h3 { [%clk 1:32:52] } 6... g6
{ [%clk 1:30:20] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:33:14] } 7... Bf5 { [%clk 1:30:19] } 8. Be2
{ [%clk 1:32:39] } 8... Bg7 { [%clk 1:29:31] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:33:59] } 9...
O-O { [%clk 1:28:32] } 10. Bf4 { [%clk 1:34:14] } 10... a6 { [%clk 1:28:01] }
11. a4 { [%clk 1:34:24] } 11... Qb6 { [%clk 1:26:41] } 12. b4
{ [%clk 1:30:30] } 12... Nd7 { [%clk 1:14:21] } 13. Qb3 { [%clk 1:16:27] }
13... e5 { [%clk 1:11:17] } 14. dxe5 { [%clk 1:15:31] } 14... Ndxe5
{ [%clk 1:11:26] } 15. Nxe5 { [%clk 1:06:00] } 15... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:11:44] }
16. Be3 { [%clk 1:00:10] } 16... Qe6 { [%clk 1:07:46] } 17. Nd2
{ [%clk 0:56:54] } 17... Rac8 { [%clk 1:06:14] } 18. Bc5 { [%clk 0:53:59] }
18... Rfd8 { [%clk 1:06:11] } 19. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:53:13] } 19... Qc6
{ [%clk 1:02:10] } 20. Bd4 { [%clk 0:46:59] } 20... Nc4 { [%clk 1:00:52] } 21.
Nf3 { [%clk 0:46:00] } 21... Qc7 { [%clk 0:57:19] } 22. Rad1 { [%clk 0:40:31] }
22... Qf4 { [%clk 0:53:06] } 23. Bxg7 { [%clk 0:39:41] } 23... Kxg7
{ [%clk 0:52:59] } 24. Rd4 { [%clk 0:39:23] } 24... Qc7 { [%clk 0:52:40] } 25.
Bxc4 { [%clk 0:37:58] } 25... dxc4 { [%clk 0:52:08] } 26. Qa2
{ [%clk 0:36:14] } 26... Bd3 { [%clk 0:50:49] } 27. Qd2 { [%clk 0:34:54] }
27... Re8 { [%clk 0:49:22] } 28. Re3 { [%clk 0:34:23] } 28... Rxe3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Re7 was best.[%clk 0:48:47] } 29. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:34:30] } 29...
a5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best.[%clk 0:47:48] } 30. Rh4 $4
{ Blunder. b5 was best.[%clk 0:23:42] } 30... h5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. axb4 was best.[%clk 0:46:12] } 31. g4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 0:23:14] } 31... f6 { [%clk 0:35:07] } 32. gxh5
{ [%clk 0:22:38] } 32... g5 $6 { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best.[%clk 0:35:13] } 33.
Rg4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best.[%clk 0:19:56] } 33... Bf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. axb4 was best.[%clk 0:34:22] } 34. Rg3 { [%clk 0:18:22] } 34...
Rd8 $4 { Blunder. Kf7 was best.[%clk 0:33:16] } 35. Nxg5 { [%clk 0:16:59] }
35... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:33:30] } 36. Kh2 { [%clk 0:16:54] } 36... fxg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:32:45] } 37. Qxg5+ { [%clk 0:17:13] } 37...
Kf8 { [%clk 0:33:03] } 38. Qxf5+ { [%clk 0:14:34] } 38... Ke8
{ [%clk 0:33:11] } 39. Qe4+ { [%clk 0:12:36] } 39... Kd8 { [%clk 0:33:16] }
40. Kg2 { [%clk 0:10:46] } 40... Qc6 { [%clk 0:33:21] } 41. Qxc6
{ [%clk 0:11:08] } 41... bxc6 { [%clk 0:33:50] } 42. h6 { [%clk 0:11:20] }
42... axb4 $2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd6 was best.[%clk 0:34:10] }
43. h7 { [%clk 0:11:44] } 43... b3 { [%clk 0:34:37] } 44. h8=Q+
{ [%clk 0:12:09] } 44... Kc7 { [%clk 0:35:02] } 45. Rg7+ { [%clk 0:12:27] }
45... Kb6 { [%clk 0:35:26] } 46. Qb8+ { [%clk 0:12:50] } 46... Kc5
{ [%clk 0:35:49] } 47. Rg5+ { [%clk 0:13:07] } 47... Rd5 { [%clk 0:36:13] }
48. Qb4# { [%clk 0:13:33] } 1-0