Event: Round 1: Balaji, Aaravamudhan - Wadsworth, Matthew J
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/4ncl-division-1-2025-2026/round-1/myqWPoCy/CbJ1L6GQ
Date: 2025-11-01
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2305
Black: Wadsworth, Matthew J
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2487
Result: 0-1
ECO: E45
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:13] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:38] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:25:05] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:25:29] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:32] } 5... Ba6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:19] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:25:29] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:16] } 7. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:53] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:34] } 8. b3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:25:27] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:51] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:54] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:12] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:11:09] } 10... Bxe2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:24:13] } 11. Nxe2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:08:31] } 11... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:23:31] } 12. Nf4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:59:37] } 12... Qb7 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:19:19] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:54:57] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:14:57] } 14. Qxd4? { [%eval -1.4] } { Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:04] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 1:12:16] } 15. Qd6 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:27:42] } 15... Ne4?! { [%eval -0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:44] } 16. Qd4 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:24:15] } 16... e5?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. Nef6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:18] } 17. Qd5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:24:37] } 17... Rab8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:40:56] } 18. Qxb7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:23:14] } 18... Rxb7 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:41:20] } 19. Nd5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:13:42] } 19... Ndc5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:38:40] } 20. f3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:01:11] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:34:32] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:00:48] } 21... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:33:31] } 22. Rxd5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:01:17] } 22... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:45] } 23. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:47] } 23... Nxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:38] } 24. Rb1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:00:35] } 24... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:05] } 25. Be5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:00:38] } 25... exf3+ { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:12:41] } 26. gxf3?! { [%eval -0.91] } { Inaccuracy. Kxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 26... Rc2+ { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:12:45] } 27. Kd1 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:00:34] } 27... Rc5 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:13:10] } 28. e4?? { [%eval -3.38] } { Blunder. Rxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:52] } 28... Rxd5+ { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:13:14] } 29. exd5 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:01:18] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:12:58] } 30. d6 { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:00:32] } 30... f6 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:11:33] } 31. Bxf6 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:00:38] } 31... Rxd6+ { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:11:56] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:00:34] } 32... Rxf6 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:10:53] } 33. Rxb3 { [%eval -4.34] [%clk 0:01:02] } 33... Rh6 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:11:14] } 34. Rc3 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:00:31] } 34... Rxh2+ { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:11:23] } 35. Kd3 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:00:40] } 35... h5 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:11:19] } 36. Rc7 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:00:32] } 36... a5 { [%eval -4.88] [%clk 0:11:17] } 37. Rb7 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:00:31] } 37... Rb2 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:11:20] } 38. Kc3 { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 0:00:34] } 38... Rf2 { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:11:23] } 39. Rxb6 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:00:33] } 39... Rxf3+ { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:11:45] } 40. Kb2 { [%eval -6.69] [%clk 0:00:47] } 40... Rf5 { [%eval -6.53] [%clk 0:11:41] } 41. a4 { [%eval -6.85] [%clk 0:00:41] } 41... Kh7 { [%eval -6.37] [%clk 0:11:54] } 0-1