Event: Round 7: Lu, Miaoyi - Balabayeva, Xeniya
Date: 2025-03-03
White: Lu, Miaoyi
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2435
Black: Balabayeva, Xeniya
BlackTitle: WGM
BlackElo: 2270
Result: 1-0
ECO: B15
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:14] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:40] } 5... exf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:07] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:06] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:19:44] } 7. Ne2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:42] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:12:58] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:54] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:10:29] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:36] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:04:55] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:52] } 10... Bg6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:54:23] } 11. c5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:16:18] } 11... Bc7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:45:34] } 12. O-O-O?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:36] } 12... Ba5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:41:14] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:01:38] } 13... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:37:40] } 14. Qxc3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:57:29] } 14... Qd5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:30:05] } 15. h4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:50:26] } 15... b5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:25:28] } 16. cxb6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:35:09] } 16... axb6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:25:01] } 17. Bc4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:31:47] } 17... Qf5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:21:23] } 18. Be3?! { [%eval -1.33] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:01] } 18... b5 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:18:59] } 19. h5 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:13:24] } 19... bxc4 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:13:43] } 20. hxg6 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:13:32] } 20... Qxg6 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:13:30] } 21. Qxc4 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:11:43] } 21... Qg4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:54] } 22. g3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:11:43] } 22... Qxg3?? { [%eval 6.73] } { Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:24] } 23. Rdg1?? { [%eval 2.58] } { Blunder. fxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 23... Qe5?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:41] } 24. Qc2?? { [%eval -0.6] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 24... Qd5?? { [%eval 4.84] } { Blunder. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:10] } 25. a3?? { [%eval -1.48] } { Blunder. Qxh7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 25... g6 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:06:43] } 26. Rh2?! { [%eval -2.63] } { Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } 26... Nd7 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:06:43] } 27. Rh3 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:00:58] } 27... Reb8 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:05:00] } 28. Rgh1 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:00:48] } 28... Nf8 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:04:45] } 29. Bh6 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 0:00:43] } 29... Ne6 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:04:28] } 30. Be3 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:01:09] } 30... h5 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:04:18] } 31. f4 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:00:43] } 31... f5 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:03:46] } 32. Rd1 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:00:38] } 32... Rb3 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:02:38] } 33. Rd3 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:00:38] } 33... Rab8 { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:02:55] } 34. Rxb3 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:00:39] } 34... Rxb3 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:03:24] } 35. Qh2 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:00:40] } 35... Qe4 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:00:38] } 36. Bf2 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:00:56] } 36... Rxh3 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:00:36] } 37. Qxh3 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:01:23] } 37... Nxf4 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:00:58] } 38. Qh4 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:00:41] } 38... Nd3+ { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:00:39] } 39. Kd2 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:01:07] } 39... f4 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:00:36] } 40. Qd8+ { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:01:19] } 40... Kh7 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:00:36] } 41. Bh4 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:01:44] } 41... Nxb2 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:00:34] } 42. Bf6 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:02:03] } 42... g5?? { [%eval 5.97] } { Blunder. Qg2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 43. Qh8+ { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:01:10] } 43... Kg6 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 0:01:25] } 44. Qg7+ { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:01:30] } 44... Kf5 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:01:51] } 45. Qh7+ { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:01:27] } 1-0