Karthik Sai surprises Grandmaster Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury with a draw at Chennai open

Karthik Sai from Kings’ Chess Academy holds Grandmaster Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury at Chennai open 2018. Karthik with white played london system and continued with slight advantage for white. In the typical endgame tough his opponent tried for a win, karthik has defended well. Special thanks to coach , S Raviteja ( International Master) for training to a level where he can hold a GM.  KCA students now going forward to perform at a very higher level of chess. All the best Karthik!

The game is given below for reference.

[Event “chennai gm tournament”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “2018.01.18”]
[Round “1”]
[White “karthik”]
[Black “roy choudlury”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteElo “1739”]
[BlackElo “2318”]
[ECO “A48”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 Qb6 7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. h3 b6 11. a4 a6 12. Qa3 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rfe8 14. Bh2 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qa2 Qb7 17. Ng5 Bd5 18. Bf3 Bxa2 19. Bxb7 Ra7 20. Be4 Bc4 21. Rfd1
Rc8 22. Nf3 Bb3 23. Bc2 Bxc2 24. Rxc2 b5 25. Ra1 Rb7 26. Rcc1 cxd4 27. exd4 d5
28. axb5 axb5 29. Be5 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Bxe5 31. dxe5 e6 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. Ke2 Rc4 34.
Kd3 b4 35. b3 Rf4 36. f3 bxc3 37. Kxc3 Rfb4 38. Rab1 d4+ 39. Kd3 Rxb3+ 40. Rxb3
Rxb3+ 41. Kxd4 Rb2 42. Rg1 g5 43. g3 Kf8 44. h4 gxh4 45. gxh4 Rb4+ 46. Ke3 Rxh4
47. f4 Rh6 48. Ke4 Rg6 49. Rh1 Kg7 50. Kf3 Rh6 51. Rg1+ Kf8 52. Ke4 Rh3 53. Rf1
Rh5 54. Kf3 Rh6 55. Kg4 Rg6+ 56. Kf3 h5 57. Rh1 Rh6 58. Kg3 Kg7 59. Kf3 Rh8 60.
Rg1+ Kh6 61. f5 exf5 62. Kf4 Ra8 63. Kxf5 Ra6 64. Rd1 Rg6 65. Rd8 Kg7 66. Rd4
Rg1 67. Rf4 Rg6 68. Rd4 Rg1 69. Rf4 Rg2 70. Rf3 Rg4 71. Rf2 Rg6 72. Rf4 Kh6 73.
Rd4 Kg7 74. Rf4 Rg1 75. Rf3 Rg2 76. Rf4 Rg3 77. Rf2 h4 78. Rf4 h3 79. Rh4 Ra3
80. Rg4+ Kf8 81. Rh4 Ke7 82. Rh6 Rg3 83. Rh7 Rb3 84. Rh6 Rf3+ 85. Ke4
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