Event: Round 6: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Varnam, Liam D
Date: 2025-02-16
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2348
Black: Varnam, Liam D
BlackElo: 2012
Result: 1-0
ECO: D27
Opening: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:49] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... dxc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:21] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:40] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:00] } 5. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:26] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:41] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:55] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:09] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:05] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:10] } 9. exd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:23] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:23:28] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:09] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:22:58] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:27] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:11:50] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:17] } 12... Nfd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:11:39] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:23:15] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:00:28] } 14. Bb3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:22:28] } 14... Qxd4 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:53:31] } 15. a5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:19:50] } 15... Nd7? { [%eval 2.41] } { Mistake. N6d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:44] } 16. Re4 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 1:16:34] } 16... Qd6?? { [%eval 5.42] } { Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:17] } 17. Nxf7 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 1:13:09] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:26:22] } 18. Bf4 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 1:09:58] } 18... Qc5 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:26:08] } 19. Rxe6 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 1:08:19] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:13:32] } 20. Re5 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:53:01] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:12:51] } 21. Re4 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:50:22] } 21... Bg4 { [%eval 7.87] [%clk 0:09:30] } 22. Qxg4 { [%eval 7.84] [%clk 0:47:40] } 22... Qc5 { [%eval 7.47] [%clk 0:07:51] } 23. Qe6 { [%eval 7.34] [%clk 0:45:52] } 23... Nxe4? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rae8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:49] } 24. Nh6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:45:59] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:08:12] } 25. Qg8+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:46:22] } 25... Rxg8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:08:37] } 26. Nf7# { [%clk 0:46:47] } 1-0