Event: Round 8: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Boswell, Jacob Connor
Date: 2025-07-02
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2351
Black: Boswell, Jacob Connor
BlackElo: 2252
Result: 1-0
ECO: E73
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:27] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:02] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:46] } 7. d5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:33:29] } 7... Na6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:33:08] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:33:53] } 8... Nc5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:33:33] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:34:21] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:33:54] } 10. h5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:34:48] } 10... cxd5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:33:52] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:35:10] } 11... Qa5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:33:53] } 12. h6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:35:11] } 12... Bh8 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:34:02] } 13. f3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:35:37] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:26:20] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:35:40] } 14... Qd8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:21:43] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:35:57] } 15... Na6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:18:19] } 16. g4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:36:10] } 16... Nf4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:16:57] } 17. Bf1 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:35:24] } 17... f5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:11:22] } 18. gxf5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:23:51] } 18... gxf5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:10:50] } 19. Nge2 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:21:42] } 19... Ng6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:07:42] } 20. Qd2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:14:38] } 20... Bf6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:02:57] } 21. a3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:52:14] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:55:37] } 22. Rc1?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:24] } 22... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:06] } 23. exf5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:41:12] } 23... Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:01] } 24. Qd3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:38:46] } 24... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:42:18] } 25. Ne4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:37:02] } 25... Nxf3+ { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:41:09] } 26. Kd1 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:26:38] } 26... Ng5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:31:24] } 27. N2g3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:24:04] } 27... Bg6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:29:25] } 28. Kc2?! { [%eval -0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:40] } 28... Qc8+? { [%eval 0.69] } { Mistake. Rc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:21:30] } 29. Kb3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:28] } 29... Qg4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:30] } 30. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:09:23] } 30... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:31] } 31. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:51] } 31... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:41] } 32. Rc3? { [%eval -1.54] } { Mistake. Rcf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:43] } 32... Bf4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:24] } 33. Bh5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:04:29] } 33... Bxg3? { [%eval 0.98] } { Mistake. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:06] } 34. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:04:42] } 34... hxg6?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:40] } 35. Qxg3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:03:56] } 35... Qf7?? { [%eval 3.34] } { Blunder. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 36. Rd1 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:03:53] } 36... Qe7?! { [%eval 4.7] } { Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 37. Qxg6 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:03:22] } 37... Qh7 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:00:59] } 38. Rg1 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:01:31] } 38... Qxg6 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:00:46] } 39. Rxg6 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:01:59] } 39... Rf4 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:01:09] } 40. Nxd6 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:01:54] } 40... b6 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:00:36] } 41. Rg7 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:29:17] } 41... Raf8 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:28:29] } 42. Rxa7 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:29:12] } 42... R4f6 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:27:12] } 43. Ne4 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:28:51] } 1-0