Event: Round 3: Merriman, James - Balaji, Aaravamudhan
Date: 2024-11-30
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 2084
Black: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2377
Result: 0-1
ECO: E81
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:18:12] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:18:40] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:19:05] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:19:33] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:19:55] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:24] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:19:44] } 7. d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:41] } 7... Qa5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:19:23] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:16] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:17:10] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:31] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:16:50] } 10. Ra3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:25:42] } 10... exd5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:12:15] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:31] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:12:22] } 12. Nh3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:18:31] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:08:25] } 13. Nf2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:18:50] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:08:53] } 14. Be2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:03:42] } 14... f6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:08:51] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:58:21] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:09:13] } 16. f4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:51:24] } 16... Ng4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:08:56] } 17. Nxg4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:49:46] } 17... fxg4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:09:23] } 18. O-O?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:21] } 18... Qb4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:03:14] } 19. Bd3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:41:05] } 19... Bd4?! { [%eval 0.34] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:30] } 20. g3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:36:57] } 20... Bxe3+ { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:52:06] } 21. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:37:26] } 21... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:52:23] } 22. Rfa1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:37:05] } 22... Qb6?! { [%eval 1.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:42] } 23. Bc4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:33:58] } 23... Bd7 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:39:25] } 24. e5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:32:58] } 24... Bf5 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:32:37] } 25. Rb3 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:26:37] } 25... Qc7 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:32:24] } 26. Ne4 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:25:11] } 26... Bxe4 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:23:04] } 27. Qxe4 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:25:39] } 27... Rae8 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:22:39] } 28. Rab1 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:24:21] } 28... Rf7?! { [%eval 2.53] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:19] } 29. e6 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:15:25] } 29... Rg7 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:11:21] } 30. Rxb7 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:14:27] } 30... Qxb7 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:10:27] } 31. Rxb7 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:14:56] } 31... Rxb7 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:10:55] } 32. Bxa6 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:14:56] } 32... Nf6 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:08:14] } 33. Qc2 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:14:02] } 33... Rb4 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:08:08] } 34. Bb5 { [%eval 1.6] } 34... Rb8? { [%eval 2.99] } { Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:47] } 35. e7 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:07:46] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:03:33] } 36. Qe2 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:07:34] } 36... Ne8 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:00:58] } 37. Qe6+ { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:05:18] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:01:26] } 38. Qxg4 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:04:28] } 38... c4 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:00:32] } 39. Bxe8 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:03:04] } 39... Rxe8 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:00:32] } 40. Qd7 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:03:13] } 40... Rbb8 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:00:32] } 41. Qxd6 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:03:13] } 41... c3 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:26:53] } 42. Qe5+ { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:31:56] } 42... Kf7 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:26:40] } 43. Qxc3 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:31:12] } 43... Rxe7 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:24:11] } 44. d6 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:22:04] } 44... Rd7 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:21:38] } 45. Qc4+ { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:22:19] } 45... Kf8 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:16:33] } 46. Qd4?! { [%eval 2.71] } { Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:03] } 46... Rbd8 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:16:27] } 47. Qh8+ { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:20:37] } 47... Kf7 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:16:54] } 48. Qxh7+ { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:20:59] } 48... Kf6 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:17:20] } 49. Qh4+ { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:19:55] } 49... Kf7 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:17:14] } 50. a5 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:17:03] } 50... Rxd6 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:16:53] } 51. a6?! { [%eval 1.65] } { Inaccuracy. Qh7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:14:20] } 51... Ra8 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:16:15] } 52. Qh7+ { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:10:02] } 52... Kf6 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:16:28] } 53. a7? { [%eval 0.26] } { Mistake. Qh4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:10:25] } 53... Ra6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:14:36] } 54. f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:11] } 54... Ra1+ { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:14:02] } 55. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:15] } 55... gxf5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:13:07] } 56. Qh6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:59] } 56... Kf7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:13:21] } 57. Qf4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:08:54] } 57... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:12:11] } 58. Kh3?? { [%eval #-22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:52] } 58... Rh8+ { [%eval -15.93] [%clk 0:12:23] } 0-1