
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Feb Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"]
[Black "Saya, Ethan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2228"]
[ECO "A01"]
[PlyCount "128"]
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be6 5.Nf3 f6 6.O-O Qd7 7.d3 O-O-O 8.c4 Nge7 9.Nc3 d4 10.Na4 Ng6 11.Nd2 Bh3 12.a3 h5 13.f3 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 h4 15.g4 h3+ 16.Kh1 Nf4 17.Ne4 f5 18.gxf5 Qxf5 19.b4 Rh6 20.Bc1 Rg6 21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.Rg1 Rg2 23.Rxg2 hxg2+ 24.Kxg2 Be7 25.Kh1 Rh8 26.Qg1 Nd8 27.Qg4+ Qxg4 28.fxg4 Ne6 29.Ng3 Nf4 30.Kg1 Bh4 31.Rf1 Bxg3 32.hxg3 Nxe2+ 33.Kg2 Re8 34.Kf3 Nc3 35.Nxc3 Rf8+ 36.Ke2 Rxf1 37.Kxf1 dxc3 38.Ke2 Kd7 39.Kd1 Ke6 40.Kc2 Kf6 41.Kxc3 Kg5 42.a4 Kxg4 43.a5 Kxg3 44.b5 Kf3 45.c5 b6 46.d4 exd4+ 47.Kxd4 g5 48.Kd5 g4 49.Kc6 g3 50.Kxc7 g2 51.cxb6 axb6 52.Kxb6 g1=Q+ 53.Kb7 Qg7+ 54.Ka8 Qf8+ 55.Ka7 Qe7+ 56.Ka6 Qd8 57.b6 Qa8+ 58.Kb5 Ke4 59.a6 Kd5 60.b7 Qa7 61.Kb4 Kc6 62.Ka5 Kc7 63.Kb5 Kb8 64.Kc6 Qxa6+ 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"]
[Black "Saya, Ethan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2228"]
[ECO "A01"]
[PlyCount "128"]
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be6 5.Nf3 f6 6.O-O Qd7 7.d3 O-O-O 8.c4 Nge7 9.Nc3 d4 10.Na4 Ng6 11.Nd2 Bh3 12.a3 h5 13.f3 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 h4 15.g4 h3+ 16.Kh1 Nf4 17.Ne4 f5 18.gxf5 Qxf5 19.b4 Rh6 20.Bc1 Rg6 21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.Rg1 Rg2 23.Rxg2 hxg2+ 24.Kxg2 Be7 25.Kh1 Rh8 26.Qg1 Nd8 27.Qg4+ Qxg4 28.fxg4 Ne6 29.Ng3 Nf4 30.Kg1 Bh4 31.Rf1 Bxg3 32.hxg3 Nxe2+ 33.Kg2 Re8 34.Kf3 Nc3 35.Nxc3 Rf8+ 36.Ke2 Rxf1 37.Kxf1 dxc3 38.Ke2 Kd7 39.Kd1 Ke6 40.Kc2 Kf6 41.Kxc3 Kg5 42.a4 Kxg4 43.a5 Kxg3 44.b5 Kf3 45.c5 b6 46.d4 exd4+ 47.Kxd4 g5 48.Kd5 g4 49.Kc6 g3 50.Kxc7 g2 51.cxb6 axb6 52.Kxb6 g1=Q+ 53.Kb7 Qg7+ 54.Ka8 Qf8+ 55.Ka7 Qe7+ 56.Ka6 Qd8 57.b6 Qa8+ 58.Kb5 Ke4 59.a6 Kd5 60.b7 Qa7 61.Kb4 Kc6 62.Ka5 Kc7 63.Kb5 Kb8 64.Kc6 Qxa6+ 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Feb Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"]
[Black "Saya, Ethan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2228"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"]
[Variation "modern variation"]
[EventDate "2025.02.18"]
[WhiteFideId "436224"]
[BlackFideId "26095181"]
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be6 5. Nf3 f6 6. O-O Qd7 7. d3 O-O-O 8.
c4 Nge7 9. Nc3 d4 10. Na4 Ng6 11. Nd2 Bh3 12. a3 h5 13. f3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 h4
15. g4 h3+ 16. Kh1 Nf4 17. Ne4 f5 18. gxf5 Qxf5 19. b4 Rh6 20. Bc1 Rg6 21.
Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Rg1 Rg2 23. Rxg2 hxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Be7 25. Kh1 Rh8 26. Qg1 Nd8
27. Qg4+ Qxg4 28. fxg4 Ne6 29. Ng3 Nf4 30. Kg1 Bh4 31. Rf1 Bxg3 32. hxg3
Nxe2+ 33. Kg2 Re8 34. Kf3 Nc3 35. Nxc3 Rf8+ 36. Ke2 Rxf1 37. Kxf1 dxc3 38.
Ke2 Kd7 39. Kd1 Ke6 40. Kc2 Kf6 41. Kxc3 Kg5 42. a4 Kxg4 43. a5 Kxg3 44. b5
Kf3 45. c5 b6 46. d4 exd4+ 47. Kxd4 g5 48. Kd5 g4 49. Kc6 g3 50. Kxc7 g2
51. cxb6 axb6 52. Kxb6 g1=Q+ 53. Kb7 Qg7+ 54. Ka8 Qf8+ 55. Ka7 Qe7+ 56. Ka6
Qd8 57. b6 Qa8+ 58. Kb5 Ke4 59. a6 Kd5 60. b7 Qa7 61. Kb4 Kc6 62. Ka5 Kc7
63. Kb5 Kb8 64. Kc6 Qxa6+ 0-1