Karthikeyan, Harishkumar vs Tal Baron
4th Annual Independence Day Open · Round 3 · 2026.07.03 · 0-1 · B56 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation
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PGN
[Event "4th Annual Independence Day Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.07.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karthikeyan, Harishkumar"]
[Black "Tal Baron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[WhiteElo "2008"]
[WhiteFideId "30990467"]
[ECO "B56"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:09] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:54] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:21] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 6. f3 { [%clk 1:32:09] }
6... e5 { [%clk 1:33:15] } 7. Nb3 { [%clk 1:32:37] } 7... Be6
{ [%clk 1:33:36] } 8. Be3 { [%clk 1:33:03] } 8... Be7 { [%clk 1:34:00] } 9. Qd2
{ [%clk 1:33:24] } 9... d5 { [%clk 1:34:28] } 10. exd5 { [%clk 1:33:50] } 10...
Nxd5 { [%clk 1:34:56] } 11. Nxd5 { [%clk 1:34:14] } 11... Qxd5
{ [%clk 1:35:24] } 12. Qxd5 { [%clk 1:34:39] } 12... Bxd5 { [%clk 1:35:50] }
13. O-O-O { [%clk 1:35:04] } 13... O-O-O { [%clk 1:36:09] } 14. Bb5
{ [%clk 1:34:56] } 14... Kc7 { [%clk 1:36:18] } 15. Bxc6 { [%clk 1:34:22] }
15... Kxc6 { [%clk 1:33:35] } 16. Kb1 { [%clk 1:31:57] } 16... b6
{ [%clk 1:30:46] } 17. Bf2 { [%clk 1:27:39] } 17... f6 { [%clk 1:25:03] } 18.
Nd2 { [%clk 1:26:38] } 18... Rd7 { [%clk 1:24:03] } 19. Be3 { [%clk 1:23:16] }
19... Rhd8 { [%clk 1:20:23] } 20. Rde1 { [%clk 1:21:22] } 20... Bf7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f5 was best. [%clk 1:17:43] } 21. Ne4 { [%clk 1:20:13] } 21... b5
{ [%clk 1:18:04] } 22. Bc1 { [%clk 1:16:08] } 22... a5 { [%clk 1:16:55] } 23.
b3 { [%clk 1:14:27] } 23... a4 { [%clk 1:12:03] } 24. Kb2 { [%clk 1:09:48] }
24... Ra8 { [%clk 1:06:11] } 25. Be3 $2
{ Mistake. Kb1 was best. [%clk 1:08:42] } 25... f5 { [%clk 1:04:46] } 26. Ng5
{ [%clk 1:06:43] } 26... Bg8 { [%clk 1:04:22] } 27. Nh3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f4 was best. [%clk 1:04:44] } 27... f4 { [%clk 0:51:48] } 28. Bf2
{ [%clk 1:05:06] } 28... axb3 { [%clk 0:50:46] } 29. axb3 { [%clk 1:05:31] }
29... e4 $4 { Blunder. Bf6 was best. [%clk 0:49:25] } 30. fxe4
{ [%clk 1:03:53] } 30... Ba3+ $2 { Mistake. Rd2 was best. [%clk 0:48:07] } 31.
Kb1 { [%clk 1:04:02] } 31... Bb4 { [%clk 0:48:01] } 32. Kb2 { [%clk 1:03:21] }
32... Bxe1 { [%clk 0:48:25] } 33. Bxe1 $2
{ Mistake. Rxe1 was best. [%clk 1:03:02] } 33... Re8 { [%clk 0:43:06] } 34.
Nxf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best. [%clk 1:01:53] } 34... Rd1
{ [%clk 0:43:32] } 35. Nd3 { [%clk 0:59:36] } 35... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:43:47] } 36.
Rf1 { [%clk 0:58:23] } 36... Be6 { [%clk 0:41:57] } 37. h4 { [%clk 0:51:28] }
37... h5 { [%clk 0:41:21] } 38. Rg1 { [%clk 0:51:09] } 38... Bg4
{ [%clk 0:37:35] } 39. Bf2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kc3 was best. [%clk 0:51:08] }
39... Rxd3 { [%clk 0:37:55] } 0-1