Event: Round 4: Praveen Balakrishnan - Ian Zhao
Date: 2023-03-25
White: Praveen Balakrishnan
WhiteTitle: GM
Black: Ian Zhao
BlackTitle: FM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A16
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:22:08] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:08] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:22:29] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:29:10] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.24] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:28:59] } 4. g3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:23] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:10] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:44] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:04] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:53] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:24:35] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:13:43] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:00] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:12:32] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:24:56] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:10:16] } 9... Ne8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:09:39] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:05:18] } 10... Nc7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:06:13] } 11. f4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:00:16] } 11... exf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:26] } 12. Nxf4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:57:35] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:58:53] } 13. Nfd5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:54:04] } 13... Ncd4?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:28] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:44:56] } 14... f6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:32:13] } 15. Rf2 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:38:02] } 15... a6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:29:12] } 16. Raf1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:35:25] } 16... Ra7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:28:20] } 17. Bh6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:30:34] } 17... b5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:25:16] } 18. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:26:36] } 18... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:25:44] } 19. Rxf6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:20:38] } 19... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:15:32] } 20. Rxf6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:20:09] } 20... b4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:13:22] } 21. Nd1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:13:36] } 21... Bb7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:10:54] } 22. Rf1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:12:29] } 22... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:10:57] } 23. cxd5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:11:45] } 23... Ng5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:09:32] } 24. Ne3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:36] } 24... Rf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:38] } 25. Rxf7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:03] } 25... Nxf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:41] } 26. Nc2?! { [%eval -0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:44] } 26... Qf6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:03:01] } 27. Ne1 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:02:05] } 1/2-1/2