Event: Round 8: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Lutsko, Artem
Date: 2024-08-03
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2355
Black: Lutsko, Artem
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2414
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E48
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:46] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:50] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:32] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:42] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:16] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:45] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:21:11] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:17:23] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:04:48] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:16:31] } 9... Na6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:04:35] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:12:52] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:02:58] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:02:37] } 11... Nc7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:58:07] } 12. Ng3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:41:30] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:47:21] } 13. Rac1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:40:50] } 13... Ne6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:44:05] } 14. Nce2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:40:44] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:42:06] } 15. Bc3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:38:56] } 15... b5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:41:08] } 16. Qb1 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:35:13] } 16... Bf8 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:38:31] } 17. Kh1 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:31:55] } 17... h5 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:27:34] } 18. Ng1 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:29:04] } 18... b4 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:21:13] } 19. axb4 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:29:08] } 19... axb4 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:21:39] } 20. Be1 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:28:55] } 20... c5 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:21:20] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:28:04] } 21... cxd4?! { [%eval -1.13] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:08] } 22. exd4 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:28:32] } 22... Nf4 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:17:25] } 23. Ne5 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:27:04] } 23... Nxd3 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:16:38] } 24. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:27:32] } 24... Be6 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:16:45] } 25. Bd2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:26:36] } 25... h4 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:17:00] } 26. Ne2 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:25:34] } 26... Ne4 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:16:44] } 27. Be3?! { [%eval -2.14] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:24] } 27... f6 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:15:31] } 28. Nf3 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:23:18] } 28... g5 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:15:04] } 29. Ne1 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:09:28] } 29... Bc8 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:12:28] } 30. Qd1 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:08:32] } 30... Ba6?! { [%eval -1.75] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:36] } 31. Nd3 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:09:00] } 31... Qd7 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:06:51] } 32. Nc5 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:05:44] } 32... Bxc5?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:39] } 33. dxc5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:06:13] } 33... d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:07] } 34. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:38] } 34... Bxf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:31] } 35. Qxf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:05] } 35... Qd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:25] } 36. h3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:01:30] } 36... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:11] } 37. Qb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:37] } 37... Rec8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:39] } 38. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:06] } 38... Rab8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:32] } 39. Qa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:35] } 39... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:30] } 40. Qb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:01] } 40... Rab8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:37] } 41. Qa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:21] } 41... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:16] } 42. Qb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:48] } 42... Rab8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:42] } 1/2-1/2