Event: Round 4: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Roe, Simon J
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--fide-open/round-4/0SbuZ22n/29xwX0IG
Date: 2025-11-29
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2305
Black: Roe, Simon J
BlackElo: 2172
Result: 0-1
ECO: D33
Opening: Tarrasch Defense: Dubov Tarrasch
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:32] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:00] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:49] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:25] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:09] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:50] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:31] } 9. Nb3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:34:11] } 9... Bb6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:54] } 10. Na4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:34:36] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:04] } 11. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:34:23] } 11... axb6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:14] } 12. Nd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:37] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:25:59] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:34:45] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:22:21] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:13] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:12:14] } 15. Re1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:10:45] } 15... Ne5?! { [%eval 1.06] } { Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:18] } 16. b3?! { [%eval 0.41] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:26] } 16... Bh3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:04:49] } 17. a4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:08:48] } 17... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:00:46] } 18. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:09:09] } 18... Neg4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:00:55] } 19. Bc1?? { [%eval -1.93] } { Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:27] } 19... Ne4 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:55:13] } 20. Rf1? { [%eval -3.42] } { Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:27] } 20... Ngxf2 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:52:00] } 21. Rxf2?! { [%eval -3.95] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:02] } 21... Qh3+ { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:51:57] } 22. Kg1 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:52:07] } 22... Nxf2 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:52:13] } 23. Kxf2 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:52:16] } 23... Qxh2+ { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:52:32] } 24. Kf3 { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:52:42] } 24... Re4 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:50:13] } 25. Bb2?? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:56] } 25... g5 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:49:11] } 0-1