Event: Round 3: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Janik, Igor
Date: 2024-07-19
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2316
Black: Janik, Igor
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2511
Result: 0-1
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5... b6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:55] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:10] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:07] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:12] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:36] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:21] } 8... Ba6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:02] } 9. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:33] } 9... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:28] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:44] } 10... Qc8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:07] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:08] } 11... Qb7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:16] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:25:33] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:19] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:15:34] } 13... Ne4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:38] } 14. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:12:34] } 14... Rae8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:15:13] } 15. Be1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:05:50] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:02:11] } 16. b4?! { [%eval -0.07] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:08] } 16... b5? { [%eval 1.13] } { Mistake. Nxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:12] } 17. Nf4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:45:39] } 17... Nb8?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Nxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:11] } 18. Ne5 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:34:51] } 18... a6 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:51:42] } 19. Nfd3 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:32:14] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:48:59] } 20. Nc6? { [%eval 0.04] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:49] } 20... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:40:00] } 21. Nf4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:14:59] } 21... Nxc6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:39:15] } 22. Qxc6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:15:26] } 22... Qxc6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:39:42] } 23. Rxc6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:15:53] } 23... Nb6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:40:04] } 24. Nd3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:14:30] } 24... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:04] } 25. Kf1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:08:59] } 25... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:19] } 26. a4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:07:30] } 26... bxa4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:32:55] } 27. Nc5? { [%eval -1.57] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:23] } 27... a3 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:30:49] } 28. Ra1 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:05:17] } 28... Rfb8?! { [%eval -1.21] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:09] } 29. Rxa6 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:03:53] } 29... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:23:05] } 30. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:04:21] } 30... Rxa8 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:23:32] } 31. dxc5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:04:26] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:23:27] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:04:17] } 32... Ke6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:23:31] } 33. Kd3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:04:20] } 33... Kd7 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:23:47] } 34. f3?? { [%eval -2.79] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:48] } 34... Re8 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:22:04] } 35. b5 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:00:31] } 35... Rxe3+ { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:21:36] } 36. Kd4 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:01:00] } 36... c6 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:13:12] } 37. b6 { [%eval -2.26] [%clk 0:01:29] } 37... Rb3 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:13:23] } 38. Bc3 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:00:56] } 38... Nb2 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 0:13:02] } 39. Be1?? { [%eval -4.89] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 39... f4?? { [%eval -2.36] } { Blunder. Rd3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:09:40] } 40. g3? { [%eval -4.21] } { Mistake. Ke5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 40... Rd3+ { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:08:20] } 41. Ke5 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:01:08] } 41... Rxf3 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:08:40] } 42. Kd4?? { [%eval #-17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. gxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 42... Rd3+?? { [%eval -5.02] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:41] } 43. Ke5 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:01:00] } 43... f3 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:09:01] } 44. g4?! { [%eval -6.8] } { Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 44... Rd1 { [%clk 0:07:07] } 0-1