Event: Round 13: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Kozusek, Daniel
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-uk-open-blitz-final--open/round-13/HHCoXMvX/CJYFnf1U
Date: 2025-11-22
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2379
Black: Kozusek, Daniel
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2316
Result: 1-0
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:01] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:02] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:00] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... cxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:02:59] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:02:49] } 9. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:59] } 9... Bb7?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:40] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:57] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:42] } 11. bxc4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:02:57] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:02:42] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:02:58] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:43] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:55] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:42] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:55] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:02:42] } 15. c5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:02:56] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:31] } 16. Bc2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:02:37] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:02:28] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:02:12] } 17... Bb5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:05] } 18. Re1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:02:12] } 18... e5?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:28] } 19. Ba4?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:11] } 19... Qc6?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 20. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:01:53] } 20... Qxb5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:00:48] } 21. dxe5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:01:53] } 21... Nd5 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:00:32] } 22. Ne4 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:01:36] } 22... Qc6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:00:13] } 23. Qa4?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 23... Rfc8? { [%eval 1.63] } { Mistake. Qxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 24. Bd4? { [%eval 0.33] } { Mistake. Qxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 24... Ne7 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:00:04] } 25. Nd6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:24] } 25... Rc7? { [%eval 1.52] } { Mistake. Qxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:03] } 26. Qa2? { [%eval 0.27] } { Mistake. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:25] } 26... Qd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:00:04] } 27. Rec1?! { [%eval -0.54] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 27... a4? { [%eval 0.72] } { Mistake. Qxa2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 1-0