Event: Charlotte Winter Invitational -  GM Round 1: Balaji Daggupati - Aleksandr Ostrovskiy
Date: 2021-01-14
White: Balaji Daggupati
WhiteTitle: FM
Black: Aleksandr Ostrovskiy
BlackTitle: IM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C17
Opening: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation, Armenian Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Nb5 Bb6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Qf4 f6 11. Bb2 Nh6 12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Nf7 14. Nf3 Bc7 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. O-O Qb8 17. Rfe1 g5 18. Qg3 Rg8 19. Bxh7 Rg7 20. Bd3 g4 21. Nh4 Nxe5 22. Qe3 Kf7 23. Be2 Qh8 24. g3 Rh7 25. Kf1 Rg8 26. c4 dxc4 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Bxc4 Rxh4 29. gxh4 Qxh4 30. Rad1 Bc6 31. Bxe6+ Kxe6 32. Qb3+ Ke7 33. Rxe5+ fxe5 34. Qxg8 Qh3+ 35. Ke1 Qc3+ 36. Kf1 Qh3+ 37. Ke1 1/2-1/2