Event: Round 5: Budisavljevic, Luka - Apaar Saxena
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-us-masters/round-5/dJaC4Zjd/L1hLLH9I
Date: 2025-11-28
White: Budisavljevic, Luka
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2524
Black: Apaar Saxena
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2302
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:46] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:14] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:40] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:21] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:34:07] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:10] } 9... Ne8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:34:32] } 10. Bg3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:23] } 10... Nd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:34:54] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:41] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:35:22] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:41] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:35:49] } 13. Rae1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:26] } 13... a5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:06] } 14. Nf4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:30] } 14... Na6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:21] } 15. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:23:57] } 15... Nc7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:07:24] } 16. f3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:51] } 16... b5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:04:11] } 17. e4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:15:34] } 17... b4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:01:49] } 18. Nce2 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:08:38] } 18... dxe4?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. bxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:38] } 19. fxe4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:09:01] } 19... Ndb5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:54:45] } 20. Bc4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:03:59] } 20... Nd6? { [%eval 2.35] } { Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:13] } 21. Ba2 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 1:00:21] } 21... Ne6?! { [%eval 3.26] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:57] } 22. e5 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:55:56] } 22... Nb5 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:30:07] } 23. Bb1 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:56:05] } 23... Ng5 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:28:14] } 24. h4 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:52:28] } 24... Nxd4 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:28:07] } 25. Nxd4 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:52:26] } 25... Qxd4+ { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:28:36] } 26. Kh2 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:49:00] } 26... b3 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:24:58] } 27. Qxb3 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:49:25] } 27... Ne6?! { [%eval 7.75] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:47] } 28. Qc2 { [%eval 7.81] [%clk 0:49:50] } 28... g6 { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:22:40] } 29. Nxg6 { [%eval 7.75] [%clk 0:50:13] } 29... Bg7 { [%eval 7.22] [%clk 0:23:06] } 30. Rxf7 { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 0:49:16] } 30... Kxf7 { [%eval 10.35] [%clk 0:20:30] } 31. Rf1+ { [%eval 10.07] [%clk 0:49:33] } 31... Bf6 { [%eval 25.61] [%clk 0:20:21] } 32. Rxf6+ { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:49:28] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:20:44] } 33. Nf4 { [%eval 7.58] [%clk 0:48:49] } 33... Nf8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:21:04] } 34. Nh5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:49:03] } 34... Kg8 { [%clk 0:21:31] } 35. Rg6+ { [%clk 0:48:53] } 35... Kf7 { [%clk 0:21:33] } 36. Rg7+ { [%clk 0:49:17] } 36... Ke6 { [%clk 0:21:49] } 37. Qxc6+ { [%clk 0:49:36] } 1-0