Event: Round 9: Shohradova, Lala - Balabayeva, Xeniya
Date: 2025-04-09
White: Shohradova, Lala
WhiteTitle: WFM
WhiteElo: 2144
Black: Balabayeva, Xeniya
BlackTitle: WGM
BlackElo: 2285
Result: 1-0
ECO: D53
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:51] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:43] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:07] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:32] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:06] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:51] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:29] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:18] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:13] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:26:20] } 9. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:23] } 9... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:48] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:42] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:13:45] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:02] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:14:11] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:24] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:14:08] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:25:35] } 13... b6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:05:40] } 14. Nh4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:10:15] } 14... Nf8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:57:35] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:09:05] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:39:30] } 16. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:01:02] } 16... Re7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:27:55] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:46:54] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:24:38] } 18. Ne5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:39:40] } 18... Be8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:22:57] } 19. Ng3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:38:17] } 19... g6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:22:40] } 20. h4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:37:05] } 20... h5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:21:20] } 21. f4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:37:12] } 21... Ng4?! { [%eval 1.37] } { Inaccuracy. Rcc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:37] } 22. Qd2?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:48] } 22... Bd7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:12:49] } 23. Be2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:29:37] } 23... f6?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:19] } 24. Bxg4 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:26:33] } 24... Bxg4 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:02:44] } 25. Nxg4 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:26:45] } 25... hxg4 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:03:12] } 26. h5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:26:31] } 26... f5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:02:30] } 27. hxg6 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:25:39] } 27... Qxg6 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:02:58] } 28. Qd3 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:25:24] } 28... Rf7 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:02:11] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:19:44] } 29... Nd7 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:00:47] } 30. Rh1 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:16:55] } 30... Nf6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:01:15] } 31. Rh4 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:13:22] } 31... Ne4+? { [%eval 3.46] } { Mistake. Rh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:24] } 32. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:13:48] } 32... fxe4 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:01:50] } 33. Qa6 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:11:06] } 33... g3+ { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:02:15] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:11:33] } 34... Rcc7 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:02:04] } 35. Rch1 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:11:34] } 35... Rg7?! { [%eval 5.02] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:54] } 36. Kd2 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:09:26] } 36... c5?! { [%eval 6.89] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 37. Rh8+ { [%eval 6.67] [%clk 0:08:36] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval 6.4] [%clk 0:01:14] } 38. R1h6 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 0:08:58] } 38... Qg4 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:01:16] } 39. dxc5 { [%eval 7.11] [%clk 0:07:42] } 39... Qd7 { [%eval 9.97] [%clk 0:00:36] } 40. Rd6 { [%eval 9.21] [%clk 0:03:52] } 40... Qe7? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 41. Qe2 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:04:12] } 1-0