Event: Round 7: Anand, Batsukh - Xu, Junwei
Date: 2025-07-21
White: Anand, Batsukh
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2304
Black: Xu, Junwei
BlackElo: 2347
Result: 1-0
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:37] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:29] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:55] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:21] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:27:48] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:22] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:31] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:26] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:20:20] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:22] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:19:58] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:25] } 9. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:20:18] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:19:13] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:19:16] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:16:15] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:13:47] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:09:21] } 12. dxe5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:08:22] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:09:09] } 13. e4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:04:03] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:06:31] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:58:53] } 14... b6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:06:17] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:52:59] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:04:44] } 16. f3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:53:11] } 16... Nh5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:58:32] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:49:35] } 17... Nf4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:56:37] } 18. Nf1 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:48:13] } 18... Bc6?! { [%eval 0.44] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:39] } 19. b5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:47:25] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:54:26] } 20. Ne3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:46:43] } 20... Rad8?! { [%eval 1.45] } { Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:15] } 21. Nf5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:45:04] } 21... Qg5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:37:40] } 22. g3 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:45:14] } 22... Ba8?? { [%eval 3.9] } { Blunder. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:03] } 23. h4 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:43:44] } 23... Nxe2+ { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:18:29] } 24. Qxe2 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:44:07] } 24... Qf6 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:18:58] } 25. Rd6 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:44:19] } 25... Re6 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:19:26] } 26. Rad1 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:44:42] } 26... g6 { [%eval 6.4] [%clk 0:19:52] } 27. Nh6+ { [%eval 6.66] [%clk 0:41:24] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 0:20:21] } 28. Rxd7 { [%eval 7.41] [%clk 0:41:34] } 28... Rxd7 { [%eval 7.38] [%clk 0:20:46] } 29. Rxd7 { [%eval 7.46] [%clk 0:41:58] } 29... Kxh6 { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 0:21:11] } 30. Bd2+ { [%eval 7.12] [%clk 0:42:21] } 1-0