Event: Round 6: Balog, Imre - Korchynskyi, Mykola
Date: 2025-05-29
White: Balog, Imre
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2567
Black: Korchynskyi, Mykola
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2364
Result: 1-0
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:01] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:02] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:03] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:02] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:01] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:02] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:00] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:03:02] } 9. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:01] } 9... a4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:03:04] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:46] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:57] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:39] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:02:29] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:02:33] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:02:24] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:02:30] } 13... b4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:02:22] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:02:22] } 14... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:02:22] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:02:24] } 15... bxa3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:02:08] } 16. bxa3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:02:12] } 16... Na5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:02:07] } 17. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:02:00] } 17... gxf6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:01:51] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:01:48] } 18... Nb3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:01:41] } 19. Nxb3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:01:28] } 19... axb3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:01:30] } 20. Qc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:01:13] } 20... Ba4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:01:20] } 21. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:15] } 21... Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:18] } 22. d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:10] } 22... Qe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:43] } 23. Rd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:10] } 23... Kh8?? { [%eval 3.74] } { Blunder. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 24. f4 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:01:03] } 24... Qxe2 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:00:10] } 25. Rxa4 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:01:04] } 25... Rfd8?! { [%eval 4.91] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 26. Re1 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:00:44] } 26... Qa2?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:03] } 27. Qxf6+ { [%clk 0:00:44] } 27... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 28. f5 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 28... b2 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 29. Rg4+ { [%clk 0:00:46] } 29... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 30. fxe6 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 30... Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 31. e7+ { [%clk 0:00:45] } 31... Rxe7 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 32. Qxe7# { [%clk 0:00:46] } 1-0