Event: Round 1: Vaidyanathan, Sathya - Balaji, Aaravamudhan
Date: 2025-07-04
White: Vaidyanathan, Sathya
WhiteElo: 1878
Black: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2351
Result: 0-1
ECO: B06
Opening: Modern Defense: Standard Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:26:13] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:26:39] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:27:05] } 4. Be3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:27:29] } 5. g4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:25:47] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:26:11] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:32:04] } 7... b4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:17:50] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:34] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:11:01] } 9. h5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:22:43] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:07:49] } 10. h6?? { [%eval -1.01] } { Blunder. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:33] } 10... Bf8?! { [%eval 0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nxh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:00] } 11. Nf4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:55:50] } 11... Bxh6 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:02:17] } 12. Nxe6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:52:54] } 12... fxe6 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:01:45] } 13. Bxh6 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:53:16] } 13... Nxh6 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:02:06] } 14. Rxh6 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:53:41] } 14... Qg5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:00:26] } 15. Rh1 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:51:52] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:41] } 16. Nh3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:51:30] } 16... Qe7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:59:09] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:48:57] } 17... Ba6?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:28] } 18. Qg5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:16] } 18... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:20] } 19. Qxe7+ { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:31:35] } 19... Kxe7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:29:45] } 20. d5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:31:53] } 20... Nc5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:25:16] } 21. f4?! { [%eval -1.76] } { Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:24] } 21... exf4 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:24:24] } 22. Nxf4 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:26:53] } 22... Raf8 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:23:37] } 23. Nh3 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:17:46] } 23... h6 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:19:19] } 24. Kd2?! { [%eval -1.9] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:00] } 24... Bc8 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:19:07] } 25. Rhf1?! { [%eval -2.69] } { Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:28] } 25... g5 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:15:20] } 26. Bf3?! { [%eval -4.07] } { Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:22] } 26... h5 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:09:54] } 27. Nxg5 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:02:23] } 27... hxg4 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:08:02] } 28. Be2 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:02:06] } 28... Rxf1 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:05:55] } 29. Rxf1 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:01:52] } 29... Rg8 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:05:15] } 30. Rf7+ { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:00:35] } 30... Kd8 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:01:42] } 31. Ne6+ { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:00:46] } 31... Nxe6 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:01:43] } 32. dxe6 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:01:13] } 32... Bxe6 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:02:04] } 33. Rf1 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:00:50] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:02:00] } 34. Ke3 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:00:50] } 34... g3 { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:01:54] } 35. Rg1 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:00:31] } 35... g2 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:01:19] } 36. Bf3 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:00:32] } 36... Bh3 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:00:53] } 37. Kf2 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:00:45] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:00:59] } 38. Bxg2?! { [%eval -6.1] } { Inaccuracy. e5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 38... Bxg2 { [%eval -6.08] [%clk 0:01:11] } 39. Rxg2 { [%eval -7.36] [%clk 0:01:03] } 39... Rxg2+ { [%eval -7.12] [%clk 0:01:35] } 40. Kxg2 { [%eval -7.04] [%clk 0:01:32] } 40... Ke5 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:01:50] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval -7.03] [%clk 0:01:39] } 41... Kd4 { [%eval -6.71] [%clk 0:00:53] } 42. Ke2 { [%eval -8.37] [%clk 0:00:36] } 42... Kxe4 { [%eval -8.19] [%clk 0:30:57] } 43. Kd2 { [%eval -7.71] [%clk 0:00:34] } 43... d5 { [%eval -9.65] [%clk 0:26:49] } 44. c3 { [%eval -9.25] [%clk 0:00:32] } 44... c5 { [%eval -8.57] [%clk 0:25:18] } 45. a3? { [%eval #-27] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. cxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 45... bxa3 { [%eval -17.54] [%clk 0:24:05] } 46. bxa3?! { [%eval #-18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 46... c4 { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:24:09] } 47. Ke2 { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:00:31] } 47... a4 { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:24:20] } 48. Kd2 { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:00:32] } 48... Kf3 { [%eval #-15] [%clk 0:24:43] } 49. Kc1 { [%eval #-15] [%clk 0:00:31] } 49... Ke3 { [%eval #-15] [%clk 0:25:02] } 50. Kc2 { [%eval #-15] [%clk 0:00:33] } 50... Ke2 { [%eval #-14] [%clk 0:25:25] } 0-1