Event: Round 3: Balzer, Lars - Prasad, Devaki V
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-50/round-3/LuQfdZ94/kwZzdpMx
Date: 2025-10-23
White: Balzer, Lars
WhiteElo: 1979
Black: Prasad, Devaki V
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2195
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B26
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:11] } 6. Be3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:31:46] } 6... Rb8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:29:14] } 7... b5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:32:38] } 8. f4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:27:44] } 8... Nd4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:30:23] } 9. Nd1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:26:48] } 9... b4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:25:30] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:04] } 10... bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:51] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:20] } 11... Ne6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:26:15] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:18:24] } 12... Qa5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:06] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:15:12] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:22:49] } 14. f5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:12:36] } 14... Nc7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:19:16] } 15. fxg6?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:42] } 15... hxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:13] } 16. e5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:52:54] } 16... dxe5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:16:46] } 17. Ng5?! { [%eval -1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:04] } 17... Nf6?! { [%eval -0.49] } { Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:53] } 18. Bc6+ { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:52:52] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:17:16] } 19. Nf2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:45:01] } 19... Rb6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:08:37] } 20. Bg2 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:44:11] } 20... Ne6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:08:13] } 21. Nfe4?! { [%eval -1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:39:49] } 21... Nxg5 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 1:07:51] } 22. Nxg5 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:39:15] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:44:00] } 23. Rab1 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:27:47] } 23... Bh6 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:40:15] } 24. Rxb6?! { [%eval -1.99] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:44] } 24... Qxb6 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:33:02] } 25. c4 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:21:22] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:28:47] } 26. Nf3?! { [%eval -2.83] } { Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:53] } 26... Bb7?? { [%eval -0.22] } { Blunder. Bxe3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:25:21] } 27. Bxh6+ { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:18:00] } 27... Rxh6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:25:47] } 28. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:17:57] } 28... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:25:50] } 29. Qxg2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:17:37] } 29... Qd6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:25:43] } 30. Qe2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:14:50] } 30... Rh5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:21:19] } 31. Re1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:13:17] } 31... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:15] } 32. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:44] } 32... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:40] } 33. Qxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:33] } 33... Qxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:55] } 34. Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:22] } 34... Qd2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:19:34] } 35. Re2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:09:35] } 35... Qc1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:50] } 36. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:59] } 36... Rf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:41] } 37. Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:20] } 37... Rxf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:49] } 38. Kxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:49] } 38... Qd2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:55] } 39. Kg1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:05:31] } 39... Qxa2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:48] } 40. Qe5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:44] } 40... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:40] } 41. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:54] } 41... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:57] } 1/2-1/2