Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Masters 2024
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-12-29
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2364
Black: Boyer, Mahel
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2526
Result: 0-1
ECO: B06
Opening: Modern Defense: Standard Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:40] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:23:42] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:23:56] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. Be3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:19:38] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:27] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:18:35] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:31] } 6. Qd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:16:55] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:54] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:16:15] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:07] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:03:04] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:45] } 9. dxe5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:56:35] } 9... dxe5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:29:50] } 10. Qd6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:39:41] } 10... Qa5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:00] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:37:22] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:09:27] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:30:06] } 12... Qd8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:56:37] } 13. Qd3?! { [%eval -0.11] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:33] } 13... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:27] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:18:39] } 14... Bf8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:55:58] } 15. Nd6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:12:16] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:55:53] } 16. Qc4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:06:16] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:53:44] } 17. Nxc8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:06:21] } 17... Raxc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:41] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:06:16] } 18... Rxd1+ { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:46:42] } 19. Kxd1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:06:46] } 19... Rc7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:43:43] } 20. Kc1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:03:15] } 20... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:41:57] } 21. Be2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:01:33] } 21... a6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:37:08] } 22. a5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:00:50] } 22... Qb4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:37:04] } 23. Qa2?! { [%eval -1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 23... Bc5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:34:08] } 24. Bd2?! { [%eval -1.89] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 24... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:34:25] } 25. Nxe4 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:00:37] } 25... Qxe4 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:34:53] } 26. Bf3 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:00:39] } 26... Qh4 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:33:40] } 27. g3 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:00:33] } 27... Qf6 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:34:01] } 28. Be2 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:00:33] } 28... Nf8 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:24:42] } 29. Rf1 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:00:35] } 29... Rd7 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:24:59] } 30. h4 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:00:33] } 30... h5 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:24:17] } 31. Qc4 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:00:31] } 31... Ne6 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:22:45] } 32. g4? { [%eval -3.17] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 32... Rd4 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:16:05] } 33. Qb3 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:00:52] } 33... Nf4?! { [%eval -2.29] } { Inaccuracy. hxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:54] } 34. Bd1?! { [%eval -3.55] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 34... hxg4 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:16:00] } 35. Qxb7?! { [%eval -4.9] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 35... g3 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:14:59] } 36. Qb8+?! { [%eval -5.94] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 36... Rd8 { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:15:13] } 37. Qc7 { [%eval -7.11] [%clk 0:00:31] } 37... g2 { [%eval -6.83] [%clk 0:14:46] } 0-1