Event: Round 4: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Sowray, Peter J
Date: 2024-12-01
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2364
Black: Sowray, Peter J
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2198
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:33] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:39] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:04] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:26] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:51] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:06] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:45] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:12] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:43] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:15] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:00] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:50] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:34] } 10. Nge2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:15] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:31] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:56] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:49] } 12. Rae1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:25:44] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:03] } 13. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:38] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:19:53] } 14. e4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:10:21] } 14... dxe4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:15:36] } 15. fxe4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:10:15] } 15... Ng4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:15:51] } 16. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:07:15] } 16... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:14:44] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:55:10] } 17... b4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:10:32] } 18. Nd1?! { [%eval 0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:35] } 18... c5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:06:24] } 19. h3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:41:57] } 19... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:05:48] } 20. e5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:38:16] } 20... Nd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:01:23] } 21. Ng3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:36:17] } 21... Bc6?? { [%eval 2.09] } { Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:17] } 22. Re4 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:11:14] } 22... cxd4 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:46:04] } 23. Rg4 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:03:21] } 23... Ne3 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:44:20] } 24. Nxe3 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:02:48] } 24... dxe3 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:44:47] } 25. Qxe3 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:00:54] } 25... Qxe5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:38:58] } 26. Qxh6?! { [%eval 1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 26... Qe3+ { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:39:05] } 27. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:01:38] } 27... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:39:29] } 28. Rxg7+ { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:01:35] } 28... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:39:34] } 29. Nf5+ { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:02:03] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:37:23] } 30. Nxe3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:02:32] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:36:08] } 31. Ng4?! { [%eval 0.42] } { Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:23] } 31... Bd5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:34:58] } 32. Bb1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:01:30] } 32... Nb6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:33:03] } 33. Rd1 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:01:03] } 33... Rc8 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:32:47] } 34. Kh2?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 34... Be6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:32:30] } 35. Ne3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:48] } 35... Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:36] } 36. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:46] } 36... Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:19] } 37. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:44] } 37... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:45] } 38. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:10] } 38... Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:09] } 39. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:38] } 39... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 1/2-1/2