Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Masters 2024
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-12-31
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2364
Black: Gu In-Jung
BlackElo: 1987
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:13] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:37] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:02] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:27] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:47] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:43] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:10] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:07] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:32] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:58] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:15] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:20:47] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:41] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:35] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:28:04] } 11. Nge2 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:17:29] } 11... Ne8 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:21:54] } 12. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:10:33] } 12... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:22:02] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:10:44] } 13... Nd6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:20:28] } 14. Nf4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:09:39] } 14... c6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:19:25] } 15. Rae1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:09:44] } 15... Qf6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:16:24] } 16. f3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:03:40] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:08:42] } 17. Qf2 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:58:26] } 17... Nf8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:07:08] } 18. g4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:56:40] } 18... g6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:50:32] } 19. Kg2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:44:26] } 19... b5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:50:37] } 20. Nce2 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:41:29] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:49:19] } 21. Ng3 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:37:23] } 21... Ne6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:48:39] } 22. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:31:47] } 22... Qxe6? { [%eval 2.65] } { Mistake. Rxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:14] } 23. e4 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:26:32] } 23... h5?! { [%eval 3.44] } { Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:50] } 24. e5 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:21:09] } 24... Nc8? { [%eval 6.13] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:55] } 25. f4 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:15:14] } 25... h4 { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:29:00] } 26. Nh1?! { [%eval 4.68] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:40] } 26... Qe7 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:26:36] } 27. f5 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:12:31] } 27... g5 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:20:52] } 28. e6 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:10:15] } 28... fxe6? { [%eval 7.61] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:01] } 29. f6 { [%eval 7.5] [%clk 0:09:50] } 29... Qf7 { [%eval 12.27] [%clk 0:19:43] } 30. Qd2 { [%eval 11.53] [%clk 0:10:00] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 12.7] [%clk 0:17:53] } 31. Qxg5 { [%eval 13.46] [%clk 0:10:05] } 31... Qg8?! { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:18] } 32. Qh6+ { [%eval 14.08] [%clk 0:09:44] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 13.25] [%clk 0:18:40] } 33. Qh5+ { [%eval 12.59] [%clk 0:10:01] } 1-0