Event: Round 5: Balafoutas, Alexandros - Vardakas, Grigorios
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/7th-skg-open-2025-group-a/round-5/zjyuwNXe/fMJZtr7y
White: Balafoutas, Alexandros
WhiteElo: 1898
Black: Vardakas, Grigorios
BlackElo: 2047
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B94
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:46] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:38] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:03] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:51] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:29] } 8. Nf5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:19:32] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:56:41] } 9. Nd5?? { [%eval -1.69] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:49] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:50:37] } 10. Qxd5 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 1:06:10] } 10... Nf6? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Qb4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:48:33] } 11. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:30] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:40] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:39] } 12... gxf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:43:53] } 13. Ne3? { [%eval -1.42] } { Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:52:25] } 13... exf4 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:33:08] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:50:07] } 14... Qxb2 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:28:52] } 15. Rd1 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:48:42] } 15... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:26:19] } 16. Qxd5 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:47:59] } 16... Qb4+ { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:23:42] } 17. Kf2 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:43:16] } 17... Qb6+?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:29] } 18. Qd4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:41:21] } 18... Qxd4+?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:56] } 19. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:45] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:10:25] } 20. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:04] } 20... Rc7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:04:29] } 21. Kf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:40:32] } 21... Rg8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:04:41] } 22. Rd5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:39:20] } 22... Rg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:43] } 23. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:59] } 23... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:00] } 24. Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:41] } 24... Ke6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:42] } 25. Rf5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:36:07] } 25... Rxf5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:01:17] } 26. exf5+ { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:36:32] } 26... Ke5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:01:06] } 27. Rb4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:36:41] } 27... d5 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:00:50] } 28. Rxf4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:36:41] } 28... Rc5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:00:43] } 29. Rh4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:36:29] } 29... h6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:01:08] } 30. Rb4?! { [%eval -1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:22] } 30... b5 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:00:48] } 31. Rg4 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:36:32] } 31... Kd6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 32. Rg8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:36:47] } 32... Ke7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:00:56] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:37:08] } 33... Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:36] } 34. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:20] } 34... Ra3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:00:41] } 35. Kxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:40] } 35... Rxa2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:52] } 36. Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:26] } 36... Ra3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:00:38] } 37. Kd5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:37:02] } 37... Rc3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:00:45] } 38. Kd4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:37:17] } 38... Rc7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:49] } 39. c4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:37:22] } 39... Rd7+ { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:00:56] } 40. Ke3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:51:21] } 40... b4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:15:57] } 41. Bc2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:51:16] } 41... Rd8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:11:50] } 42. c5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:47:54] } 42... Kd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:11:23] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:46:02] } 43... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:05:54] } 44. Ba4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:26] } 44... Kc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:06] } 45. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:50] } 45... Kxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:33] } 46. Kc4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:47:10] } 46... Bd6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:05:41] } 47. h3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:47:12] } 1/2-1/2