Event: Round 11: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Siva Mahadevan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-uk-open-blitz-final--open/round-11/xqiCxUio/FS5IEkbT
Date: 2025-11-22
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2379
Black: Siva Mahadevan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2365
Result: 0-1
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:22] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:21] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:20] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:20] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:04] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:20] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:04] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:21] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:02:21] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:02] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:19] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:00] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:17] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:00] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:10] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:00] } 12. Rad1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:07] } 12... Nf8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:02:34] } 13. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:04] } 13... Ne6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:02:24] } 14. f3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:01:57] } 14... b5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:15] } 15. Bf2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:01:49] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:02:13] } 16. e4?! { [%eval -0.25] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:32] } 16... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:13] } 17. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:01:20] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:56] } 18. a3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:01:10] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:01:56] } 19. N4c3? { [%eval -0.92] } { Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 19... b4 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:01:44] } 20. Na4?! { [%eval -1.79] } { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 20... Bxd3 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:01:44] } 21. Qxd3 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:00:15] } 21... Qb5 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:01:45] } 22. Qxb5 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:00:11] } 22... cxb5 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:01:46] } 23. Nc5 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:00:12] } 23... bxa3 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:01:41] } 24. bxa3 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:00:12] } 24... Rac8? { [%eval -0.83] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:40] } 25. Rc1? { [%eval -2.36] } { Mistake. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 25... Bd6?? { [%eval -0.32] } { Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:22] } 26. Ng3?! { [%eval -0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 26... Nef4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:01:07] } 27. Nge4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:00:05] } 27... Bf8 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:01:06] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:00:04] } 28... f5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:01:02] } 29. Ng3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:00:04] } 29... Rxe1+ { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:00:53] } 30. Rxe1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:00:04] } 30... g6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:00:51] } 31. Rb1?? { [%eval -2.35] } { Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 31... b4 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:00:52] } 32. axb4 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:00:05] } 32... axb4 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:00:53] } 33. Ne2?? { [%eval -5.08] } { Blunder. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 33... Nxe2 { [%eval -5.05] [%clk 0:00:53] } 0-1