Event: Round 2: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Jukes, Sam
Date: 2025-07-04
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2351
Black: Jukes, Sam
BlackElo: 2002
Result: 1-0
ECO: E42
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:17] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:22] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:25] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:43] } 6. exd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:49] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:39] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:43] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:25] } 8. Nf4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:02] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:50] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:30] } 9... exd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:26:03] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:16] } 10... Na6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:56] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:03] } 11... Nc7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:21:07] } 12. Qf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:50] } 12... Bg4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:18:16] } 13. Qg3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:22:48] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:16:38] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:56] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:12:27] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:17:51] } 15... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:11:50] } 16. Nxd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:40] } 16... a6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:08:17] } 17. Ne5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:14:18] } 17... Qd6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:05:34] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:08:37] } 18... Ne6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:03:31] } 19. Rac1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:08:07] } 19... Ne4?? { [%eval 3.32] } { Blunder. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:01] } 20. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 1:06:20] } 20... dxe4 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:54:45] } 21. Qxe4 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 1:06:07] } 21... f5 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:54:44] } 22. Qxb7 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 1:01:49] } 22... Rab8 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:44:27] } 23. Qf3 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:51:47] } 23... f4 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:33:38] } 24. Rc6 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:48:36] } 24... Nxd4 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:31:54] } 25. Bxd4 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:48:11] } 25... Qxd4 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:32:01] } 26. Re6 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:48:27] } 26... Rbe8? { [%eval 5.28] } { Mistake. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:25] } 27. Re1 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:47:13] } 27... Bf6?? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:57] } 28. Rxe8 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:47:20] } 1-0