Event: Round 3: Vaibhav Kalpaka - Baron, Tal
Date: 2025-07-03
White: Vaibhav Kalpaka
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2265
Black: Baron, Tal
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2436
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:51] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:17] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:31] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:56] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:11] } 5... Nb4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:08] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:31] } 6... Nd3+ { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. Ke2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:55] } 7... Nf4+ { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:01] } 8. Kf1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:19] } 8... Ne6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:25] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:23:19] } 9... g6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:16] } 10. bxc5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:16:30] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:57] } 11. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:16:17] } 11... Bxe6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:20] } 12. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:16:40] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:22] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:16:07] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:36] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:59:03] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:27] } 15. d5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:46:35] } 15... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:22:18] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:44:49] } 16... Bb4?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:26] } 1/2-1/2