Event: 2025 Tim Just Winter Open
Site: Schaumburg, IL, United States
Date: 2025-01-04
White: Balakrishnan, Praveen
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2491
Black: Ramnath, Vrishank
BlackElo: 1883
Result: 1-0
ECO: A15
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense, Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes with a 30 second increment

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:53] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:33] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:28:16] } 3. cxd5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:29:08] } 3... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:28:02] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:23:44] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:27:22] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:17:43] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:25:53] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:15:34] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:24:34] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:04:38] } 7... h6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:19:05] } 8. O-O { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 1:01:15] } 8... b6 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:15:38] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:52:08] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 1:15:10] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:51:46] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 1:12:45] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:49:30] } 11... c6 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 1:09:19] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:47:06] } 12... Nh5 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:59:09] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:44:22] } 13... Nhf6 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:59:00] } 14. Rac1 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:42:22] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:54:58] } 15. h3 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:40:35] } 15... g5?! { [%eval 3.1] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:16] } 16. Nh2 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:34:28] } 16... Rg8?! { [%eval 4.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:00] } 17. e5 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:32:33] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:50:07] } 18. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:32:37] } 18... cxd5 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:50:25] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:32:54] } 19... Bf8 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:46:09] } 20. Ng4 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:32:57] } 20... Rh8 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:46:12] } 21. f4 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:32:07] } 21... gxf4 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:44:45] } 22. Bxf4 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:32:29] } 22... Ba6 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:44:26] } 23. Ba4 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:26:28] } 23... b5 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:43:49] } 24. Bc2 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:23:21] } 24... Qe7 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:42:12] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:22:42] } 25... Nb6?! { [%eval 6.48] } { Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:46] } 26. Bg3 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:21:54] } 26... Qb7 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:36:16] } 27. Bg6 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:18:50] } 27... Rxc1 { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:35:59] } 28. Bxf7+ { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:19:10] } 28... Kd8 { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:36:20] } 29. Rxc1 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:19:10] } 29... Be7 { [%eval 6.62] [%clk 0:35:06] } 30. Nxh6 { [%eval 6.54] [%clk 0:17:52] } 1-0