[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Balavignan, Ashvin"]
[Black "Korobov, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2023"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[ECO "E01"]
[Opening "Catalan Opening: Closed"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Nd2 O-O 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Qc2 b5 8.a4 c6 9.axb5 cxb5 10.Ng5 h6 11.h4 Qxd4 12.Bxa8 Rd8 13.Ne4 Ng4 14.O-O Qb6 15.Nc3 Nc6 16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.Qe4 Qxe4 18.Ndxe4 f5 19.Nd2 a6 20.Nf3 Bb7 21.Rd1 Rc8 22.Bf4 Bc5 23.Rf1 b4 24.Na4 Ba7 25.Ne5 Nf6 26.Rac1 Bd5 27.Be3 Bxe3 28.fxe3 Ne4 29.Kh2 c3 30.bxc3 bxc3 31.Nb6 Rb8 32.Nxd5 exd5 33.Rc2 a5 34.Nc6 Rb5 35.Ra1 Kf7 36.Rxa5 Rb1 37.Nd4 g5 38.hxg5 hxg5 39.Rxd5 Kg6 40.Rb5 Rd1 41.Rb3 f4 42.gxf4 gxf4 43.Rbxc3 fxe3 44.Rc6+ Kg5 45.Nf3+ Kf4 46.R6c4 Rf1 47.Nh4 Rf2+ 48.Ng2+ Ke5 49.Rxe4+ Kxe4 50.Kg3 Kd4 51.Ra2 Ke4 52.Ra4+ Ke5 53.Ra3 Ke4 54.Rxe3+ 1-0