Event: Round 1: Shukhman, Anna - Balabayeva, Xeniya
Date: 2025-06-21
White: Shukhman, Anna
WhiteTitle: WGM
WhiteElo: 2413
Black: Balabayeva, Xeniya
BlackTitle: WGM
BlackElo: 2352
Result: 1-0
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:31] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:05] } 6. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:50] } 6... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:42] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:17] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:39] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:29:38] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:41] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:26:08] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:26:43] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:16:48] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:22] } 11. Bc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:14:05] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:20] } 12. dxc5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:03:00] } 12... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:10:35] } 13. Qf3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:01:02] } 13... Qb6?? { [%eval 1.92] } { Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:42] } 14. Be2?! { [%eval 1.16] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:55:50] } 14... Bb4 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:39:22] } 15. O-O { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:55:32] } 15... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:38:22] } 16. Qxc3 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:55:55] } 16... O-O { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:38:46] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:45:34] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:35:27] } 18. Qd4 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:41:13] } 18... b6 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:29:41] } 19. Qd6 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:39:57] } 19... Ra7 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:30:04] } 20. Bf3 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:37:03] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:18:20] } 21. g4 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:35:05] } 21... h6 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:16:32] } 22. h4 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:33:20] } 22... Ba4 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:13:22] } 23. b3 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:32:26] } 23... Nd7 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:13:37] } 24. Qxc7 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:29:58] } 24... Rxc7 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:14:01] } 25. Nd3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:30:26] } 25... Bc6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:14:22] } 26. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:30:53] } 26... Rxc6 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:14:48] } 27. Nb4 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:31:20] } 27... Rc7 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:15:11] } 28. Nxa6 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:31:45] } 28... Ra7 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:15:38] } 29. Rd6 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:29:22] } 29... Rb7 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:10:27] } 30. f3 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:25:27] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:10:34] } 31. Rad1 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:22:54] } 31... Raa7 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:04:11] } 32. Nb4 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:21:37] } 32... Nc5 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:03:50] } 33. Rc6 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:17:14] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:02:49] } 34. Rdd6 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:16:03] } 34... Nd7 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:03:13] } 35. Rc8 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:15:35] } 35... Kg6? { [%eval 4.62] } { Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:07] } 36. Nc6 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:15:35] } 36... Rxa2 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:02:16] } 37. Rxd7 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:15:59] } 37... Rxd7 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:02:17] } 38. Ne5+ { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:16:27] } 38... Kf6 { [%eval 8.72] [%clk 0:02:23] } 39. Nxd7+ { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:16:54] } 39... Ke7 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:02:48] } 40. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:16:51] } 40... Rb2 { [%clk 0:03:12] } 41. c5 { [%clk 0:15:51] } 41... Rxb3 { [%clk 0:03:26] } 42. Rc7+ { [%clk 0:16:13] } 42... Kf6 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 43. Nd7+ { [%clk 0:16:40] } 43... Kg6 { [%clk 0:03:28] } 44. Ne5+ { [%clk 0:17:05] } 44... Kf6 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 45. f4 { [%clk 0:17:25] } 1-0