Event: Round 5: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Vijayakumar, Rishi
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-uk-open-blitz-final--open/round-5/OSmez3hc/f6CsGjax
Date: 2025-11-22
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2379
Black: Vijayakumar, Rishi
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2399
Result: 0-1
ECO: A50
Opening: Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:07] } 7. b3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:07] } 8. Bb2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:09] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:03] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:03:10] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:00] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:10] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:00] } 11. Rac1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:08] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:44] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:02:50] } 12... f5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:02:41] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:02:46] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:34] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:02:27] } 14... Bxe5?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Nef6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:02] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:02:27] } 15... Ndc5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:01:53] } 16. cxd5? { [%eval 0.69] } { Mistake. Ba3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 16... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:01:48] } 17. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:02:23] } 17... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:01:48] } 18. Nf4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:02:17] } 18... Bb7?! { [%eval 2.02] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:06] } 19. Qc4 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:01:40] } 19... Nd2?! { [%eval 3.12] } { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 20. Qxc7 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:01:39] } 20... Qxc7 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:00:10] } 21. Rxc7 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:01:37] } 21... Nxf1 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:00:07] } 22. Rxb7 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:01:23] } 22... Nd2 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:00:08] } 23. f3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:25] } 23... Rf7?? { [%eval 3.07] } { Blunder. Rfb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 24. Rxb6 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:01:25] } 24... Rc8?! { [%eval 3.72] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 25. Nxe6 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:01:09] } 25... h6 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:00:08] } 26. Nd4 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:01:04] } 26... Re7 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:00:08] } 27. Nxf5 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:00:54] } 27... Rec7 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:00:09] } 28. Nd4 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:00:55] } 28... a5 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:00:09] } 29. h4?! { [%eval 3.71] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 29... a4 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:00:11] } 30. h5 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:00:32] } 30... Ra7 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:00:11] } 31. Nb5 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:00:19] } 31... Ra5 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:00:09] } 32. e6 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:00:11] } 32... axb3 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:00:07] } 33. axb3 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:00:12] } 33... Ra2 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:00:07] } 34. Be5?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 34... Nxf3+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:00:07] } 35. Kf1 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:00:03] } 35... Rc1# { [%clk 0:00:07] } 0-1