Event: Round 4: Balakrishnan, Praveen - Dragnev, Valentin
Date: 2024-04-12
White: Balakrishnan, Praveen
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2500
Black: Dragnev, Valentin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2571
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C74
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:22:17] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:30] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:54] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:23:18] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:54] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:20] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:03] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:16:37] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:28:11] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:14:25] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:12:46] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:08:52] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:12:40] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:01:02] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:12:20] } 10. Bc2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:10] } 10... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:55] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:11] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:03:16] } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:35] } 12... Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:33] } 13. Bb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:03] } 13... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:57] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:35] } 14... Na6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:17] } 15. Bc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:01] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:09] } 16. Nb3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:26:58] } 16... a4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:51:38] } 17. Nbd4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:26:18] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:51:50] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:24:06] } 18... Qb8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:47:34] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:19:53] } 19... Bg4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:27:42] } 20. Rab1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:17:58] } 20... Ra6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:24:43] } 21. h3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:16:06] } 21... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:23:24] } 22. Nxf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:27] } 22... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:23:38] } 23. e5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:10:02] } 23... dxe5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:23:55] } 24. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:09:47] } 24... Rd6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:18:06] } 25. Qf4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:09:18] } 25... Rf8?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Qa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:19] } 26. Qc4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:07:36] } 26... b6?! { [%eval 1.82] } { Inaccuracy. Ncd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:49] } 27. Bxf6?? { [%eval 0.02] } { Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:28] } 27... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:13:34] } 28. Bxa4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:04:43] } 28... Nxa4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:10:03] } 29. Qxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:05] } 29... Qa8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:10:31] } 30. Qxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:03] } 30... Rxa8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:10:36] } 31. Ng4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:33] } 31... Rad8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:08:07] } 32. Rbc1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:01:32] } 32... R8d7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:07:52] } 33. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:01:24] } 33... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:08:20] } 34. Re2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:01:04] } 34... Rf5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:04:08] } 35. Rec2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:21] } 35... Rdxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:06] } 36. Rxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:42] } 36... Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:30] } 37. R1c2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:41] } 37... Rfxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:49] } 38. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:05] } 38... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:14] } 39. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:57] } 39... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:59] } 40. Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:13] } 40... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:21] } 41. Rxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:35] } 1/2-1/2