Event: 2025 Tim Just Winter Open
Site: Schaumburg, IL, United States
Date: 2025-01-03
White: Balakrishnan, Praveen
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2491
Black: Chen, Anthony
BlackElo: 2000
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B29
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes with a 30 second increment

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:23] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:07] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:46] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:30:32] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:20] } 3... Nd5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:56] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:25:00] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:18] } 5. Ne4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:24:31] } 5... f5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:39] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:24:25] } 6... Nb4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:59] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:07:05] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:18] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:07:09] } 8... N8c6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:29:33] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:51:10] } 9... Nxc6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:29:39] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:47:36] } 10... Bc5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:23] } 11. Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:33] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:11] } 12. Be3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:38:38] } 12... O-O?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:48] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:36:44] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:11:52] } 14. Bb5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:26:54] } 14... b6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:01:11] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:25:05] } 15... Nb4?! { [%eval 1.72] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:04] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:21:22] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:46:23] } 17. Bxd7?! { [%eval 0.93] } { Inaccuracy. Rhg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:51] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:41:46] } 18. Bxc8 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:19:07] } 18... Rbxc8 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:30:58] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:18:59] } 19... Qb7 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:31:20] } 20. Rxd8+ { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:17:16] } 20... Bxd8?! { [%eval 2.12] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:21] } 21. a3 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:13:20] } 21... Nc6?! { [%eval 3.03] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:55] } 22. Rd1 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:12:04] } 22... Be7 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:24:58] } 23. Qd3? { [%eval 1.38] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:04] } 23... Rd8 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:15:41] } 24. Qc4 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:04:26] } 24... Rxd1+ { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:15:53] } 25. Kxd1 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:03:43] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:16:06] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:02:07] } 26... Na5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:15:08] } 27. b4?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:02] } 27... Qc6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:14:30] } 28. bxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:10] } 28... Qxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:53] } 29. axb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:32] } 29... axb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:01] } 30. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:06] } 30... Bxa3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:12:05] } 31. Qb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:52] } 31... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:52] } 32. Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:40] } 32... Qa1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:56] } 33. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:06] } 33... Qf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:19] } 34. Bd8?? { [%eval -2.66] } { Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 34... Qxf4+ { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:10:40] } 35. Kd1 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:00:44] } 35... Qf1+ { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:10:46] } 36. Kd2 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:01:13] } 36... Qxg2+ { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:10:30] } 37. Kc3?! { [%eval -3.38] } { Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:27] } 37... Qf3+ { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:10:31] } 38. Kb2 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:01:16] } 38... Qa3+ { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:09:08] } 39. Kb1 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:01:45] } 39... Qb4+ { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:09:33] } 40. Ka2 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 0:02:07] } 40... Qc5 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:09:09] } 41. Bxe7 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:02:07] } 41... Qxe7 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:09:16] } 42. Qd4 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:02:33] } 42... Qb7 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:08:44] } 43. c4 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:02:48] } 43... Qb4?! { [%eval -1.87] } { Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:31] } 44. Qd7+ { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:03:07] } 44... Qe7 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:08:53] } 45. Qd2? { [%eval -3.25] } { Mistake. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:42] } 45... Qc7?! { [%eval -2.14] } { Inaccuracy. Qa7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:09:03] } 46. Qd4 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:02:38] } 46... Qc6?! { [%eval -0.8] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:33] } 47. Kb3 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:02:03] } 47... g5 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:08:25] } 48. Qa7+?? { [%eval -2.78] } { Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 48... Kg6 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:08:30] } 49. c5?! { [%eval -3.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:13] } 1/2-1/2