Event: Round 5: Alappatt, Steve Paul - Ballal, Ishan
Date: 2024-07-19
White: Alappatt, Steve Paul
WhiteElo: 1786
Black: Ballal, Ishan
BlackElo: 1775
Result: 0-1
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:40:17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:40:14] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:40:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:40:20] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:40:11] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:40:23] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:40:04] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:40:21] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:40:06] } 5... b6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:39:33] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:39:34] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:39:37] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:39:32] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:39:31] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:38:33] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:39:15] } 9. b3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:38:06] } 9... c5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:38:15] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:37:16] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:36:31] } 11. Rad1 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:36:04] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:34:04] } 12. Qb1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:35:00] } 12... dxc4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:30:14] } 13. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:31:51] } 13... Be4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:27:07] } 14. Qa1 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:31:03] } 14... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:20:20] } 15. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:28:21] } 15... Qb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:24] } 16. Ncd2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:24:48] } 16... Bd5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:11:31] } 17. e4? { [%eval -1.65] } { Mistake. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:27] } 17... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 1:04:10] } 18. Nxe4 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 1:07:41] } 18... Bxe4 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 1:04:16] } 19. d5 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 1:05:59] } 19... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 1:01:27] } 20. Rxd5 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 1:04:32] } 20... Qxd5 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:56:52] } 21. Bxg7?! { [%eval -2.76] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:04] } 21... Qh5 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:55:11] } 22. Re4 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:53:39] } 22... Qg6 { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 0:45:59] } 23. Bh8 { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 0:49:50] } 23... Bf6 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:42:07] } 24. Bxf6 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:45:54] } 24... Qxf6?! { [%eval -2.42] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:15] } 25. Qc1 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 0:45:14] } 25... Nf8 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:31:08] } 26. Rf4 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:44:41] } 26... Qg7 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:30:12] } 27. h4 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:41:05] } 27... Ng6 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:25:01] } 28. Re4 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:40:40] } 28... Rd5 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:24:10] } 29. Qe3 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:39:38] } 29... Rcd8 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:23:01] } 30. Ng5? { [%eval -4.63] } { Mistake. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:27] } 30... Rd3?! { [%eval -3.57] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:22:15] } 31. Qe2 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:35:37] } 31... Rd1+ { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:21:13] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:35:37] } 32... R1d2 { [%eval -3.84] [%clk 0:20:49] } 33. Qe3 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:31:51] } 33... R8d3 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:19:57] } 34. Qe1 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:31:45] } 34... Qb2 { [%eval -4.61] [%clk 0:19:33] } 35. Rxe6 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:30:28] } 35... Rxf2 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:18:35] } 36. Re8+ { [%eval -5.78] [%clk 0:26:58] } 36... Nf8 { [%eval -5.78] [%clk 0:15:02] } 37. Qe4 { [%eval -5.99] [%clk 0:26:42] } 37... Rxg2+ { [%eval -5.78] [%clk 0:15:01] } 38. Qxg2 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:25:49] } 38... Rd2 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 0:15:05] } 39. Re2?? { [%eval #-13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:44] } 39... Rxe2 { [%eval #-15] [%clk 0:15:10] } 0-1