Event: Round 8: Balakrishnan, Praveen - Oro, Faustino
Date: 2025-04-26
White: Balakrishnan, Praveen
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2489
Black: Oro, Faustino
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2423
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D38
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:19:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:20:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:45] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:21:10] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. Qb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:34] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:23:32] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:25] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:22:54] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:13] } 7... Qa5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:22:03] } 8. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:05] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:10] } 9. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:21:24] } 9... gxf6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:21:33] } 10. Rc1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:21:39] } 10... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:19:44] } 11. Qf4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:21:17] } 11... Ke7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:12:41] } 12. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:13] } 12... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:08:00] } 13. bxc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:21:12] } 13... e5?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:49] } 14. Qe4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:36] } 14... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:39] } 15. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:22] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:42:32] } 16. Qb1?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Qh4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:53:22] } 16... b6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:38:50] } 17. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:17] } 17... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:34] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:30:47] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:31:17] } 19. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:28] } 19... Bxb3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:28:20] } 20. axb3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:29:56] } 20... Rd2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:28:04] } 21. Rc2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:17:12] } 21... Rhd8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:25:45] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:16:39] } 22... Ne5 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:22:51] } 23. h3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:16:08] } 23... Qd6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:17:47] } 24. g4?! { [%eval -1.48] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:27] } 24... Rxc2 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:15:41] } 25. Qxc2 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 0:13:50] } 25... Qd2 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:15:54] } 26. Qxd2 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:09:04] } 26... Rxd2 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:16:23] } 27. e3 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:07:38] } 27... Kf6?! { [%eval -1.13] } { Inaccuracy. fxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:09] } 28. b4?! { [%eval -1.91] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:10] } 28... Rc2 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:12:01] } 29. b5 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:03:40] } 29... Rxc3 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:10:54] } 30. Ra1 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:04:02] } 30... Rc7 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:10:43] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:03:09] } 31... Nc4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:09:31] } 32. Kg3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:02:21] } 32... Ke5 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:09:23] } 33. Bf1 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:01:13] } 33... Nd6 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:09:35] } 34. Be2?! { [%eval -1.63] } { Inaccuracy. f4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:15] } 34... f6? { [%eval -0.15] } { Mistake. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:33] } 35. f4+ { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:00:47] } 35... exf3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:09:33] } 36. Kxf3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:01:13] } 36... Ne4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:06:39] } 37. gxf5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:01:09] } 37... Rg7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:04:23] } 38. Bd3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:01:08] } 38... Rg3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:15] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:38] } 39... Nc5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:03:55] } 40. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:32] } 40... Rxh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:18] } 41. Bc4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:00:48] } 41... Kxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:54] } 42. Bd3+ { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:00:47] } 42... Ke5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:03:28] } 43. Bxh7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:00:46] } 43... Rh2+ { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:02:20] } 44. Kf3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:00:47] } 44... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:25] } 45. Re7+ { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:00:52] } 45... Kd6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:02:48] } 46. Rf7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:01:01] } 46... Ke5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:03:12] } 47. Re7+ { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:01:28] } 47... Kd6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:03:39] } 48. Rf7 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:01:54] } 48... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:55] } 1/2-1/2