Event: Round 4: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Vallee, Louis
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/open-international-de-liffre-2025/round-4/p97SCXhr/jLdwH0GH
Date: 2025-10-18
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2288
Black: Vallee, Louis
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2328
Result: 0-1
ECO: D86
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:00:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:00:00] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:00:00] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:00:00] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.17] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:00:00] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:00:00] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 0.24] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:00:00] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:00:00] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:00:00] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:00:00] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:00:00] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:00:00] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:00:00] } 12. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:00:00] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:00:00] } 13. Rac1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:00:00] } 13... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:00:00] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:00:00] } 14... Bf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:00:00] } 15. Bh6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:00:00] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:00:00] } 16. Qf4?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 17. cxd4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:00:00] } 17... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:00] } 18. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:00] } 18... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 19. Qg4? { [%eval -1.66] } { Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 19... exd4 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:00:00] } 20. f3 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:00:00] } 20... Qe7 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:00:00] } 21. g3?! { [%eval -2.36] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 21... Rc5 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:00:00] } 22. h4 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:00:00] } 22... Bc8 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:00:00] } 23. Qf4 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:00:00] } 23... Be5 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:00:00] } 24. Qg5 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:00:00] } 24... Qxg5 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:00:00] } 25. Bxg5 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:00:00] } 25... Bxg3 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:00:00] } 26. Rxd4 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:00:00] } 26... Kg7?! { [%eval -1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 27. Kg2 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:00:00] } 27... Be5 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:00:00] } 28. Rd5 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:00:00] } 28... Rxd5 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:00:00] } 29. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:00:00] } 29... Be6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:00:00] } 30. Bxe6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:00:00] } 30... Rxe6 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:00:00] } 31. Be3? { [%eval -1.91] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 31... Rd6 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:00:00] } 32. Rc2 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:00:00] } 32... Rd3 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:00:00] } 33. Re2 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:00:00] } 33... h5 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:00:00] } 34. f4?! { [%eval -3.78] } { Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 34... Bf6 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:00:00] } 35. Bf2 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:00:00] } 35... Bd4 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:00:00] } 36. Be1 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:00:00] } 36... Bc3 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:00:00] } 37. Bf2 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:00:00] } 37... Bd4 { [%eval -3.84] [%clk 0:00:00] } 38. Be1 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:00:00] } 38... Kf6 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:00:00] } 39. Rc2 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:00:00] } 39... Bc5 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:00:00] } 40. a4 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:00:00] } 40... Re3 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:00:00] } 41. e5+ { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:00:00] } 41... Kf5 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:00:00] } 42. Bf2 { [%eval -5.4] [%clk 0:00:00] } 42... Re4 { [%eval -5.31] [%clk 0:00:00] } 43. Bxc5 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:00:00] } 43... bxc5 { [%eval -5.02] [%clk 0:00:00] } 44. a5 { [%eval -5.75] [%clk 0:00:00] } 44... c4 { [%eval -5.62] [%clk 0:00:00] } 45. a6 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:00:00] } 45... Rxf4 { [%eval -6.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 46. Rb2 { [%eval -6.05] [%clk 0:00:00] } 46... c3 { [%eval -6.63] [%clk 0:00:00] } 47. Rb7 { [%eval -9.29] [%clk 0:00:00] } 47... Rc4 { [%eval -8.58] [%clk 0:00:00] } 48. Rxa7? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 48... Ke6 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1