Event: Round 8: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Rudd, Jack
Date: 2024-12-06
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2364
Black: Rudd, Jack
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2230
Result: 1-0
ECO: E45
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:43] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:05] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:31] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:45] } 5... Ba6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:26] } 6. Ng3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:17:06] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:58] } 7. a3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:16:57] } 7... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:31:21] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:17:22] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:09] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:02:14] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:30:50] } 10. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.02] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:27] } 10... Na5?? { [%eval 3.57] } { Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:45] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:35:00] } 11... h6 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 1:29:53] } 12. h4 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:34:46] } 12... hxg5?! { [%eval 4.56] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:47] } 13. hxg5 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:31:38] } 13... Bxc4? { [%eval 9.44] } { Mistake. Nxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:11] } 14. e5 { [%eval 9.38] [%clk 0:28:16] } 14... Bxd3? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:22] } 15. gxf6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:25:58] } 15... Bg6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:27:45] } 16. Qg4 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:26:03] } 1-0