Event: Round 9: Vartanian, Roman - Ballon, Guenther
Date: 2024-10-19
White: Vartanian, Roman
WhiteElo: 1861
Black: Ballon, Guenther
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2049
Result: 0-1
ECO: E12
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:11] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:06] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:27] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:31:18] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:29:02] } 6. a3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:26:56] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:29:05] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:27:21] } 7... d6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:28:41] } 8. e3 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:20:35] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 1:28:31] } 9. Be2 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:19:48] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:27:40] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:18:55] } 10... f5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:27:42] } 11. h4?! { [%eval -1.26] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:28] } 11... Qe8 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:20:26] } 12. Rh3 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:40:27] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 1:19:36] } 13. Bh2 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:36:04] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 1:15:56] } 14. Bf1?! { [%eval -2.18] } { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:33] } 14... Rac8 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 1:08:17] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:29:18] } 15... Nxd2 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 1:06:33] } 16. Qxd2 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:29:36] } 16... e5 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 1:06:12] } 17. Be2? { [%eval -3.49] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:34] } 17... Bxg2 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 1:04:34] } 18. Rg3 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:22:59] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 1:04:18] } 19. O-O-O?! { [%eval -3.93] } { Inaccuracy. Rg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:22] } 19... Qxh4 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 1:01:36] } 20. Rdg1 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:13:55] } 20... Rf7 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 1:01:16] } 21. c5 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:14:00] } 21... Qxh2 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:58:49] } 22. f4?! { [%eval -5.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:11] } 22... g6 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:53:23] } 23. dxe5 { [%eval -6.34] [%clk 0:13:55] } 23... Nxc5 { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 0:53:29] } 24. exd6?! { [%eval -10.27] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:21] } 0-1