Event: FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/25 - 5th Leg,  India
Site: Amanora-The Fern, Magarpatta Rd, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra India
Date: 2025-04-23
White: Vaishali, Rameshbabu
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2484
Black: Melia, Salome
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2293
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D05
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.19] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.03] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.03] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.11] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... b6 { [%eval 0.08] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval 0.08] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.08] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.08] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.1] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.12] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval -0.01] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 10. a3 { [%eval -0.13] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.04] } 11. f4 { [%eval -0.11] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval -0.08] } 12. Qf3 { [%eval -0.22] } 12... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } 13. Qh3 { [%eval 0.77] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval 0.45] } 14. exd4?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Nef3 was best. } 14... Ne4 { [%eval -0.28] } 15. Ndf3 { [%eval -0.54] } 15... h6?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } 16. c4?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } 16... f5 { [%eval -0.46] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval -0.54] } 17... Qd8 { [%eval -0.54] } 18. Rc2 { [%eval -0.76] } 18... dxc4 { [%eval -0.37] } 19. bxc4 { [%eval -0.38] } 19... b5 { [%eval -0.13] } 20. c5 { [%eval -0.25] } 20... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.2] } 21. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.24] } 21... Qe8 { [%eval 0.15] } 22. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Qh4 { [%eval -0.24] } 23... Bd5 { [%eval -0.34] } 24. a4?! { [%eval -1.29] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } 24... Nc6 { [%eval -1.29] } 25. axb5 { [%eval -1.37] } 25... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.43] } 26. dxe5 { [%eval -1.42] } 26... axb5 { [%eval -1.45] } 27. Qe1 { [%eval -1.55] } 27... Bc6 { [%eval -1.51] } 28. Bf1 { [%eval -1.56] } 28... Ra8 { [%eval -1.33] } 29. Bd4?! { [%eval -1.93] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } 29... Ra4 { [%eval -1.78] } 30. Be3 { [%eval -1.84] } 30... Rf7 { [%eval -2.01] } 31. Rb2 { [%eval -1.95] } 31... Rb7 { [%eval -1.74] } 32. Rcb1 { [%eval -1.8] } 32... Ra3 { [%eval -1.6] } 33. Rb3 { [%eval -1.92] } 33... Ra2 { [%eval -1.63] } 34. R3b2 { [%eval -1.73] } 34... Ra3 { [%eval -1.67] } 35. Rb3 { [%eval -2.02] } 35... Ra2 { [%eval -1.65] } 36. R3b2 { [%eval -1.77] } 36... Ra3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rxb2 was best. } 37. Rb3 { [%eval -1.85] } 1/2-1/2