Event: 2025 Oceania Zonal 3.6
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-01-28
White: Balavignan, Ashvin
WhiteElo: 2019
Black: Xie, Felix
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2284
Result: 0-1
ECO: E10
Opening: Blumenfeld Countergambit Accepted
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. dxe6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... fxe6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. cxb5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:33:02] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:15] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:18] } 8. b3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:33:01] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:33:37] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:14] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:32] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:23] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:33] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:32:49] } 11... e5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:30:51] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:09:23] } 12... e4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:28:42] } 13. Ne1 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:09:41] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:15:12] } 14. a4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:03:56] } 14... Ne5 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:13:02] } 15. a5 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:58:36] } 15... Rad8?! { [%eval -0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:45] } 16. Ra4?! { [%eval -0.94] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:48] } 16... Kh8 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 1:03:52] } 17. Nc2?! { [%eval -1.45] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:58] } 17... Bb8 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:57:38] } 18. b4 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:43:17] } 18... d4 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:41:16] } 19. exd4 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:40:17] } 19... Nd3 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:41:02] } 20. Bxd3 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:37:00] } 20... exd3 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:41:27] } 21. Ne3?! { [%eval -4.03] } { Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:04] } 21... Qd6 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:40:37] } 22. f4 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:19:38] } 22... cxd4 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:40:26] } 23. Ng4? { [%eval -5.9] } { Mistake. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:38] } 23... Qd5 { [%eval -5.95] [%clk 0:39:40] } 24. Rf2 { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:18:04] } 24... Nxg4 { [%eval -7.09] [%clk 0:39:18] } 25. Qxg4 { [%eval -6.25] [%clk 0:18:30] } 25... Bxf4 { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:39:27] } 26. Nf1 { [%eval -6.57] [%clk 0:17:54] } 26... h5 { [%eval -6.18] [%clk 0:38:19] } 27. Qh3 { [%eval -7.37] [%clk 0:16:35] } 27... d2 { [%eval -6.8] [%clk 0:37:50] } 28. Ra1?? { [%eval #-31] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:32] } 28... Be3 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:38:08] } 29. Nxe3 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:16:54] } 29... dxe3 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:38:20] } 30. Rxf8+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:16:02] } 30... Rxf8 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:38:45] } 0-1