Event: KCA’s International Chess Festival God’s Own Country’s 1st GM International Category-A
Site: The Courtyard Banquest Hall Kanjikuzhi, Kottayam, India
Date: 2025-05-04
White: Balkishan, A.
WhiteElo: 2145
Black: Mehar, Chinna Reddy C.H.
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2398
Result: 1-0
ECO: D55
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:37] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:25] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:00] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:48] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:24:16] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:50] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:34] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:37] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:23:23] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:48] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:23:49] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:11] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:59] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:31] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:17:48] } 8... b6?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:01] } 9. cxd5?! { [%eval 0.35] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:44] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:21:41] } 10. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:17:44] } 10... exd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:22:04] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:18:05] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:22:23] } 12. Qf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:17:17] } 12... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:12:06] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:05:15] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:08:42] } 14. O-O-O?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:38] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:07:26] } 15. Bb1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:00:24] } 15... c4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:03:53] } 16. g4?! { [%eval -1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:04] } 16... Ba6? { [%eval 0.12] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:28] } 17. g5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:53:05] } 17... hxg5?? { [%eval 3.34] } { Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:00] } 18. Rhg1 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:51:28] } 18... f6?! { [%eval 4.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:51] } 19. Bg6 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:45:27] } 19... Nd3+ { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:38:53] } 20. Kb1 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:26:20] } 20... Nxe5?! { [%eval 6.48] } { Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:18] } 21. Bxe5 { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:23:43] } 21... fxe5 { [%eval 6.55] [%clk 0:37:40] } 22. Qh5 { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:22:36] } 22... Rf6 { [%eval 6.88] [%clk 0:37:40] } 23. Rxg5 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:22:41] } 23... Qd6?? { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:30] } 24. Qh7+ { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:22:49] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:35:59] } 25. Qh8+ { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:22:23] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:36:24] } 26. Qxg7+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:22:42] } 26... Kd8 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:36:40] } 27. Rh5 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:22:13] } 27... Rf8 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:36:58] } 28. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:21:07] } 1-0