Event: Round 4: Sharma Pankaj - Al Balushi, Salim
Date: 2024-12-15
White: Sharma Pankaj
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1900
Black: Al Balushi, Salim
BlackElo: 1704
Result: 1-0
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:12] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:28] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:16] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:36] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:22] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:42] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:15] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:50] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:17] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:58] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:18] } 7. Ne1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:54] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:10] } 8. Nc2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:16:03] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:11] } 9. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:07] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:09] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:15] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:14:34] } 11. Ne3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:16:23] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:14:25] } 12. Ned5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:16:31] } 12... Rab8 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:12:53] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:16:12] } 13... Bh3 { [%eval 0.8] } 14. b4?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:34] } 14... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:10:57] } 15. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:15:41] } 15... b6? { [%eval 1.34] } { Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:43] } 16. Bh6? { [%eval 0.11] } { Mistake. bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:35] } 16... axb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:08:38] } 17. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:31] } 17... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:42] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:39] } 18... Nd4?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:18] } 19. e3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:15:23] } 19... Ne6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:06:02] } 20. Rb3?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:19] } 20... Ng5?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:03] } 21. f3?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:10] } 21... Qh3+ { [%eval 0.39] } 22. Kg1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:11:58] } 22... Nf5?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:45] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:11:33] } 23... b5?! { [%eval 2.12] } { Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:06] } 24. Nxb5 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:10:51] } 24... cxb4 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:03:11] } 25. Qg2 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:10:32] } 25... Qh6?! { [%eval 2.69] } { Inaccuracy. Qxg2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:51] } 26. Rfb1?! { [%eval 1.55] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:50] } 26... Nh3+ { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:02:18] } 27. Kh1 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:07:59] } 27... Ng5 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:01:34] } 28. Rxb4 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:07:52] } 28... Ne6 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:01:41] } 29. Nxd6 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:07:30] } 29... Rxb4?! { [%eval 3.16] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:40] } 30. Nxf5+ { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:07:38] } 30... gxf5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:01:29] } 31. Rxb4 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:07:32] } 31... Ra8?! { [%eval 4.85] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 32. Rb1?! { [%eval 3.23] } { Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:34] } 32... Ra3? { [%eval 5.32] } { Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:41] } 33. Qb2 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:07:37] } 33... Rxd3?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 34. Qxe5+ { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:07:43] } 34... Kg6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:11] } 35. Qf6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:07:35] } 35... Kh5 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:17] } 36. Qxf5+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:07:29] } 36... Qg5 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:23] } 37. Qxh7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:07:25] } 37... Qh6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:28] } 38. Qf5+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:06:47] } 1-0