Event: Round 8: Balabayeva, Xeniya - Nandhidhaa, P V
Date: 2025-05-14
White: Balabayeva, Xeniya
WhiteTitle: WGM
WhiteElo: 2311
Black: Nandhidhaa, P V
BlackTitle: WGM
BlackElo: 2363
Result: 1-0
ECO: E49
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:43] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:07] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:58] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:31] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:20] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:51] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:39] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:34:14] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:33:52] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:34:21] } 11... Ba6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:34:13] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:34:36] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:34:21] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:34:04] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:24:40] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:30:19] } 14... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:18:08] } 15. Qe2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:27:33] } 15... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:01] } 16. exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:06] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:34] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:00] } 17... Qf4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:54:09] } 18. f3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:56:13] } 18... Nd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:41:34] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:52:09] } 19... Qg5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:40:17] } 20. Qe4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:46:23] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:38:39] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:30:02] } 21... b5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:33:53] } 22. d5? { [%eval -0.9] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:02] } 22... bxc4 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:31:26] } 23. dxe6 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:09:53] } 23... Rd2 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:28:36] } 24. exf7+ { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:10:14] } 24... Kxf7 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:27:18] } 25. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:07:59] } 25... gxf6?! { [%eval -0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Qc5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:20:17] } 26. Qe6+ { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:02:46] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:24:19] } 27. g3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:56] } 27... Rxa2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:25] } 28. Rcd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:56] } 28... Qc5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:00] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:20] } 29... Bb5?! { [%eval 0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:46] } 30. Rd5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:03:09] } 30... Qc6?? { [%eval 3.58] } { Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:14] } 31. Qg4+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qe7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:13] } 31... Kh8?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:26] } 32. Re7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:03:22] } 32... Ra1+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:02:59] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:03:46] } 33... Ra2+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:03:24] } 34. Kh3 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:04:09] } 34... Rg8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:03:09] } 35. Rxh7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:04:34] } 1-0