Event: Round 7: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Golding, Alex
Date: 2024-07-22
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2316
Black: Golding, Alex
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2296
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E44
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:24] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:46] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:05] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:09] } 7. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:02] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:55] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:55] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:29:01] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:20] } 9... Ba6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:27:31] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:19:23] } 10... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:46] } 11. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:19:49] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:32] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:16:18] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:27:53] } 13. Qa2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:14:14] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:41] } 14. Rd1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:14:07] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:25:40] } 15. e4?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:24] } 15... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:36] } 16. d5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:03:56] } 16... Nd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:22:51] } 17. f3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:52:06] } 17... a5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:16:33] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:45:12] } 18... h6 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:16:04] } 19. Bh4 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:43:57] } 19... a4?! { [%eval -0.18] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:50] } 20. d6?! { [%eval -0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:29] } 20... Qxd6 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:06:43] } 21. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:36:02] } 21... Nxf3+ { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 1:05:36] } 22. gxf3 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:28:02] } 22... Qb6+ { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 1:05:54] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:25:36] } 23... Qxb5 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 1:06:18] } 24. Bxf6 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:25:07] } 24... gxf6 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 1:06:43] } 25. Qd5 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:25:29] } 25... Qxd5 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 1:02:26] } 26. Rxd5 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:21:34] } 26... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 1:01:34] } 27. Rad1 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:19:53] } 27... Rxd5 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 1:01:58] } 28. Rxd5 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:20:21] } 28... Rb8 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 1:02:15] } 29. Rd2 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:20:50] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:02:03] } 30. Rg2+ { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:19:43] } 30... Kh7 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 1:02:27] } 31. Rc2 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:20:09] } 31... Rb7 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 1:02:40] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:16:26] } 32... Kg6 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 1:03:04] } 33. Kg3 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:15:27] } 33... f5 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 1:03:28] } 34. exf5+ { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:15:31] } 34... Kxf5 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 1:03:52] } 35. Rc4 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:14:52] } 35... Rxb2? { [%eval -0.01] } { Mistake. Ke6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:50] } 36. Rxc7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:12:56] } 36... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:07] } 37. Rxf7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:27] } 37... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:52] } 38. Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:39] } 38... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:16] } 39. Ra6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:04] } 39... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:35] } 40. Rxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:36] } 40... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:52] } 41. Rh5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:57] } 41... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:15] } 42. Ra5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:03] } 42... Rxf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:37] } 43. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:02] } 43... Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:54] } 44. Rxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:03] } 44... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:08] } 45. Ra5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:40] } 45... Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:31] } 46. Ra4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:07] } 46... Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:40] } 47. Ra3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:29] } 1/2-1/2