Event: Illinois Open
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-illinois-open/round-1/AZ2KCwd6/BKd6SZAO
White: Gurumoorthi, Gurugrahan
WhiteElo: 1875
Black: Balakrishnan, Praveen
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2494
Result: 0-1
ECO: B31
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes with 30 second increment

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:24:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:26] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:24:49] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:25:08] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:24:58] } 6. Re1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:31:11] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:24:34] } 7. d3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:30:13] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:23:57] } 8. Be3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:29:31] } 8... d6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:22:06] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:27:03] } 9... h6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:12:51] } 10. h3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:25:04] } 10... f5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:09:51] } 11. Nf1 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:22:23] } 11... f4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:05:02] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:22:25] } 12... g5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:03:38] } 13. N3h2?! { [%eval -1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4+ was best. } { [%clk 1:18:29] } 13... Qe8 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:59:29] } 14. Qf3 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 1:16:57] } 14... Qg6 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:52:58] } 15. Ba4 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 1:14:11] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:51:21] } 16. Bd1 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 1:11:17] } 16... Be8 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:50:25] } 17. g4 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 1:08:26] } 17... fxg3?! { [%eval -0.45] } { Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:09] } 18. Qxg3 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:08:43] } 18... Nd8 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:26:59] } 19. Ne3?! { [%eval -0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:21] } 19... Ne6 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:25:29] } 20. Bg4 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 1:00:30] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:21:34] } 21. Nf5?? { [%eval -2.85] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:31] } 21... Nxf5 { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 0:20:52] } 22. exf5 { [%eval -2.95] [%clk 0:59:14] } 22... Rxf5 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:21:13] } 23. Bxf5 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:59:11] } 23... Qxf5 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:21:38] } 24. Qg4 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:55:47] } 24... Qf7 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:19:02] } 25. Nf1?! { [%eval -4.09] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:50] } 25... Rf8 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:15:49] } 26. Be3 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:50:43] } 26... Nf4?! { [%eval -2.5] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:01] } 27. Bxf4 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:49:49] } 27... Qd5 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:13:09] } 28. Re4 { [%eval -2.26] [%clk 0:44:21] } 28... Rxf4 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:13:10] } 29. Qe2? { [%eval -4.1] } { Mistake. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:30] } 29... c4 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:12:13] } 30. Ne3 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:41:21] } 30... Qxd3 { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 0:09:43] } 31. Qxd3 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:41:40] } 31... cxd3 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:10:07] } 32. Rxf4 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:41:56] } 32... gxf4 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:10:18] } 33. Nc4 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:41:00] } 33... d5 { [%eval -4.45] [%clk 0:09:48] } 34. Nd2 { [%eval -4.73] [%clk 0:41:23] } 34... e4 { [%eval -4.67] [%clk 0:10:01] } 35. Re1 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:41:22] } 35... b5 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:09:03] } 36. f3?! { [%eval -6.8] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:07] } 36... e3 { [%eval -6.65] [%clk 0:08:28] } 37. a3 { [%eval -8.26] [%clk 0:29:49] } 37... d4 { [%eval -7.92] [%clk 0:07:33] } 38. Nb1 { [%eval -8.99] [%clk 0:21:33] } 38... Bxf3 { [%eval -8.93] [%clk 0:07:40] } 0-1