The chess games of Murali Karthikeyan

Murali Karthikeyan
Number of games in database: 39
Years covered: 2010 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2472
Overall record: +6 -15 =18 (38.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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With the White pieces:

Sicilian (8)
    B90 B43 B45 B30 B76

With the Black pieces:

Sicilian (11)
    B43 B45 B40 B22 B28
Sicilian Kan (5)
    B43 B42 B41

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MURALI KARTHIKEYAN
(born May-01-1999) India

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World U12 Champion 2011; IM (2013).

The then-untitled 12-year old Karthikeyan scored 5.5/9 at Hastings Congress 2011-2012 (2011), achieving a plus score of +1 =3 against the 4 IMs he faced (the win being against the Frenchman Maxence Godard). At the 10th Parsvnath International Open held in Delhi in January 2012, he scored 7.5/11 recording a plus score against 3 GMs also against 3 IMs, scoring +1 =2 against each group. His GM scalp was Richard Bitoon while his sole loss was to Bhave Kaushik (rated 1868). Good results in the National Team Championships (4/8) in February and in the 14th Dubai Open (2012) (5/9) boosted his rating further. He scored his 1st IM norm at the Orissa GM Open in May 2012. In June 2012, he came =1st in the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2012 Under 14 Open. He scored his 2nd IM norm at the Al Ain Classic and World Cities in December 2012 and his 3rd IM norm at the 11th Delhi International Open in January 2013, achieving his 2400 rating at the same time. He placed =1st alongside Ghosh Diptayan in the Indian National Sub-Junior Championship held in West Bengal in August 2013, scoring 9/11. He placed =7th with 7/10 at the Delhi Open in January 2014.

He is the second player born in 1999 to have won an IM title, the first being Wei Yi (now a GM).

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39

Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Wei Yi vs M Karthikeyan	1-0	69	2010	WYCC Open U12	B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
2. M Karthikeyan vs J D Williams	½-½	70	2010	WYCC Open U12	B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
3. N Steinberg vs M Karthikeyan	½-½	46	2010	WYCC Open U12	B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
4. M Karthikeyan vs Ghosh Diptayan	½-½	48	2010	WYCC Open U12	C55 Two Knights Defense
5. M Karthikeyan vs Volodymyr Vetoshko	½-½	47	2010	WYCC Open U12	B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
6. A Vasli vs M Karthikeyan	1-0	27	2011	World Junior Championships	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
7. M Karthikeyan vs I Wallis	½-½	38	2011	Hastings Congress 2011-2012	C55 Two Knights Defense
8. M Karthikeyan vs S Das	0-1	59	2011	World Junior Championships	B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
9. M Karthikeyan vs E Rodriguez Aleman	1-0	40	2011	World Junior Championships	B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
10. S Prasannaa vs M Karthikeyan	½-½	37	2011	World Junior Championships	B41 Sicilian, Kan
11. B Sekar vs M Karthikeyan	1-0	40	2011	World Junior Championships	B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
12. P Rout vs M Karthikeyan	1-0	32	2011	Hastings Congress 2011-2012	B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
13. S Barbier vs M Karthikeyan	1-0	77	2011	World Junior Championships	A14 English
14. M Karthikeyan vs K Shreyans	½-½	66	2011	World Junior Championships	C01 French, Exchange
15. S Kathmale vs M Karthikeyan	1-0	37	2011	World Junior Championships	B22 Sicilian, Alapin
16. M Karthikeyan vs O Willson	1-0	40	2011	Hastings Congress 2011-2012	B03 Alekhine's Defense
17. M Karthikeyan vs N P Shyam	0-1	84	2011	World Junior Championships	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. R Ashwath vs M Karthikeyan	1-0	31	2011	World Junior Championships	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. M Karthikeyan vs G Jaswant	1-0	33	2011	World Junior Championships	E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
20. A Longson vs M Karthikeyan	½-½	35	2011	Hastings Congress 2011-2012	B40 Sicilian
21. D Debashis vs M Karthikeyan	½-½	71	2011	World Junior Championships	D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. Baklan vs M Karthikeyan	1-0	59	2012	14th Dubai Open	B40 Sicilian
23. R Jumabayev vs M Karthikeyan	1-0	71	2012	Al Ain Classic	E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
24. M Karthikeyan vs Krishna	1-0	30	2012	Hastings Congress 2011-2012	C05 French, Tarrasch
25. S P Sethuraman vs M Karthikeyan	1-0	49	2012	Kolkata Open	A14 English


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Nov-27-11		twinlark: Congratulation to the new U12 World Champion.

Dec-13-11		wordfunph: congrats Murali Karthikeyan! <The young player, rated 2154 FIDE, also just played at the London FIDE Open, held parallel to the Chess Classic, where he had an excellent 2336 FIDE performance, including a win over IM Richard Bates.> http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Jan-19-12		offramp: Can someone please clarify what is his whole real full name in the correct order.

Feb-11-12		twinlark: <offramp> Murali is his first name according to the FIDE player card linked in his bio.

Aug-16-13		OhioChessFan: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/1308...

Dec-28-13		BIDMONFA: Murali Karthikeyan KARTHIKEYAN, Murali http://www.bidmonfa.com/karthikeyan... _

Dec-28-13		alexmagnus: He just won the World U16 championship - and that at 14.

Dec-29-13		alexmagnus: BTW the recent WYCC saw three Indian champions - Karthikeyan (U16), Salonika (Girls' U10) and Praggnanandhaa (U8, with a perfect 11/11 score). The latter's sister came 6th in Girls' U12. Looks like India has already a fundament for new generations after Anand.

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