Event: Asian Amateur Chess Competition 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/asian-amateur-chess-championship-2025--open-u1700/round-9/V7c0Fqki/u3424Hm1
White: Bala Ganesan
WhiteElo: 1635
Black: Zhou, Yuxiang
Result: 1-0
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.36] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.3] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.33] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.49] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.24] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.44] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.04] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.18] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.12] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.22] } 10. Ng3?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf6+ was best. } 10... Bd6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:33:50] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:34:10] } 11... h6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:29:46] } 12. Rad1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:33:35] } 12... Nd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:23:16] } 13. Bc1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:58] } 13... Nf4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:00] } 14. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:15] } 14... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:18:29] } 15. Nh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:16] } 15... Bd6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:15:14] } 16. Ne5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:31] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:07:15] } 17. f4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:29] } 17... Nxh5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:59:33] } 18. Qxh5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:57] } 18... f5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:59:17] } 19. Bc4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:25:52] } 19... Qe8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:54:08] } 20. Qe2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:24] } 20... Be4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:53:15] } 21. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:28] } 21... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:52:45] } 22. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:26] } 22... Qc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:52:40] } 23. Rd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:55] } 23... Rad8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:49:02] } 24. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:16] } 24... Rxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:00] } 25. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:44] } 25... Qe8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:43:14] } 26. Qd2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:12:07] } 26... Bc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:42:57] } 27. Kh2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:12:36] } 27... Qe7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:41:29] } 28. Qc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:13:04] } 28... g5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:40:53] } 29. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:34] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:40:41] } 30. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:04] } 30... gxf4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:40:35] } 31. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:07:47] } 31... Ke8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:40:24] } 32. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:21] } 32... Bb7?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:24] } 33. gxf5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:00:19] } 33... exf5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:39:56] } 34. Bb5+ { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:00:49] } 34... Kd8? { [%eval 3.25] } { Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:02] } 35. Rxf5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rd4+ was best. } { [%clk 1:01:18] } 35... Rg8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:25:13] } 36. Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:29] } 36... Qg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:41] } 37. Qd4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:37] } 37... Kc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:08] } 38. Bxb7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Kxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:37] } 39. Qf2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:57:07] } 39... Re8?? { [%eval 3.38] } { Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:33] } 40. Qg2+ { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:57:27] } 40... Qxg2+ { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:24:55] } 41. Kxg2 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:57:49] } 41... Kc6 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:24:24] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:58:18] } 42... Kd5 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:24:46] } 43. Kf4 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:58:40] } 43... Re7 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:24:12] } 44. h4 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:57:34] } 44... c5?! { [%eval 5.32] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:13] } 45. c4+ { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:53:32] } 45... Kxc4 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:24:20] } 46. Ke4 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:53:56] } 46... b5 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:23:52] } 47. Rf3 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:54:25] } 47... b4 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:23:50] } 48. b3+ { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:54:34] } 48... Kb5 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:24:14] } 49. a4+ { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:54:46] } 49... Ka5 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:24:43] } 50. Kd5 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:54:56] } 50... c4 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:24:58] } 51. bxc4 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:55:09] } 51... Kxa4 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:24:57] } 52. c5?! { [%eval 4.03] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:02] } 52... b3?! { [%eval 6.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:24:28] } 53. c6 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:54:51] } 53... b2 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:23:52] } 54. Rf1 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:55:15] } 54... Kb3?! { [%eval 7.41] } { Inaccuracy. Kb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:31] } 55. Kd6 { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 0:55:33] } 55... Rf7?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:34] } 56. Rxf7 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:56:01] } 1-0