Event: Round 4: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Rudd, Jack
Date: 2025-07-02
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2351
Black: Rudd, Jack
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2247
Result: 1-0
ECO: D87
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:06] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:31] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:56] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:20] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:45] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:32] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:11] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:54] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:36] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:12] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:01] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:37] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:25] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:54] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:51] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:23] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:51] } 11... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:35] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:20:19] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:28:32] } 13. h5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:17:43] } 13... Rad8 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:27:40] } 14. h6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:07:52] } 14... Bf6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:27:23] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:07:03] } 15... e6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:26:07] } 16. Qe1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:45:30] } 16... Na5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:22:11] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:45:45] } 17... Rfe8?! { [%eval 1.37] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:23] } 18. Bf2? { [%eval 0.17] } { Mistake. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:53] } 18... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:19:04] } 19. Be3?! { [%eval -0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:17] } 19... f5 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 1:17:53] } 20. Bb5 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:29:05] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:16:08] } 21. c4 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:21:31] } 21... Bxb5?! { [%eval -0.15] } { Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:51] } 22. cxb5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:21:52] } 22... Qb7?? { [%eval 2.98] } { Blunder. Nb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:51] } 23. dxc5 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:18:33] } 23... Qxe4 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 1:14:12] } 24. Qc3?? { [%eval 0.36] } { Blunder. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:08] } 24... Bf8? { [%eval 2.06] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:10] } 25. Ng3 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:07:44] } 25... Qb7 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:13:13] } 26. c6 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:06:50] } 26... Qc7 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:13:03] } 27. Bd4 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:04:42] } 27... Rd5 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 1:11:34] } 28. Be5 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:04:45] } 28... Qc8?? { [%eval 5.02] } { Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:26] } 29. Bg7?? { [%eval 2.23] } { Blunder. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:52] } 29... Bc5+ { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 1:11:06] } 30. Kh2 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:02:08] } 30... Qc7 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:09:22] } 31. Be5 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:00:39] } 31... Qe7 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 1:09:33] } 32. Bf6 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:00:43] } 32... Qf8 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 1:09:29] } 33. Bg7?! { [%eval 2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:58] } 33... Qe7 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 1:09:49] } 34. Bf6 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:00:54] } 34... Qf8 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 1:10:13] } 35. Bg5 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:00:54] } 35... Bd4?! { [%eval 3.84] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:59] } 36. Qf3 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:01:05] } 36... Qd6 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 1:09:57] } 37. Rfd1 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:00:34] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 1:06:12] } 38. a4 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:00:36] } 38... Bc5?! { [%eval 5.42] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:02] } 39. Rxd5?! { [%eval 3.54] } { Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 39... exd5 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 1:04:24] } 40. Rd1 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:00:31] } 40... d4 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 1:04:17] } 41. Rc1? { [%eval 1.05] } { Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:47] } 41... Re3? { [%eval 2.62] } { Mistake. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:20] } 42. c7 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:09:29] } 42... Rxf3?? { [%eval 6.08] } { Blunder. Qxc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:48] } 43. c8=Q { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:09:52] } 43... Rxf4 { [%eval 7.71] [%clk 1:33:13] } 44. Qh8 { [%eval 7.24] [%clk 0:07:15] } 1-0