
[Event "Titled Tue 28th Jan Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bluebaum, M"]
[Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "181"]
1.d4 b6 2.c4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.a3 Nf6 5.Bf4 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 g6 8.e4 Bg7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Nh5 11.Be3 e5 12.Qd2 c5 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Rfd1 Ndf6 15.Qc2 Qe7 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.cxd5 Nf4 18.Bc4 Qd6 19.g3 Nh3+ 20.Kg2 Bc8 21.Be2 f5 22.b4 f4 23.bxc5 Qf6 24.Bc1 g5 25.d6 g4 26.d7 gxf3+ 27.Bxf3 fxg3 28.Qb3+ Kh8 29.hxg3 Ba6 30.Rd6 Qe7 31.Kxh3 Bf1+ 32.Kh2 bxc5 33.Rd1 c4 34.Qe3 Bd3 35.Bg4 Qf6 36.Kg2 Rad8 37.Rxd3 cxd3 38.Bd2 Qg6 39.Bf5 Rxf5 40.exf5 Qxf5 41.Rc1 Qxd7 42.Qe4 h6 43.Rc6 Qd5 44.Qxd5 Rxd5 45.Kf3 Rd4 46.Rc7 a5 47.Ke3 Kg8 48.Bxa5 Bf6 49.Kd2 Bg5+ 50.Kd1 d2 51.Rc2 Rd3 52.Bb4 Kf7 53.a4 Rd4 54.Rb2 e4 55.a5 e3 56.fxe3 Bxe3 57.a6 Rg4 58.Bxd2 Bxd2 59.Rxd2 Ra4 60.Rd6 Kg7 61.Ke2 Ra3 62.Kf2 Kh7 63.Kg2 Kg7 64.Kh3 Ra4 65.g4 Kh7 66.Kh4 Ra5 67.Rc6 Kg7 68.Rb6 Kh7 69.Kg3 Ra4 70.Kf3 Kg7 71.Rb7+ Kg6 72.a7 Ra5 73.Ke4 Ra4+ 74.Kd3 Ra1 75.Kc2 Ra2+ 76.Kb3 Ra1 77.Kc4 Rc1+ 78.Kb5 Rb1+ 79.Kc6 Ra1 80.Kc7 Kg5 81.Kb8 Rxa7 82.Kxa7 Kxg4 83.Kb6 h5 84.Kc5 h4 85.Kd4 Kf3 86.Rh7 Kg3 87.Ke3 h3 88.Rg7+ Kh2 89.Kf2 Kh1 90.Rd7 h2 91.Rd1# 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bluebaum, M"]
[Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "181"]
1.d4 b6 2.c4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.a3 Nf6 5.Bf4 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 g6 8.e4 Bg7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Nh5 11.Be3 e5 12.Qd2 c5 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Rfd1 Ndf6 15.Qc2 Qe7 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.cxd5 Nf4 18.Bc4 Qd6 19.g3 Nh3+ 20.Kg2 Bc8 21.Be2 f5 22.b4 f4 23.bxc5 Qf6 24.Bc1 g5 25.d6 g4 26.d7 gxf3+ 27.Bxf3 fxg3 28.Qb3+ Kh8 29.hxg3 Ba6 30.Rd6 Qe7 31.Kxh3 Bf1+ 32.Kh2 bxc5 33.Rd1 c4 34.Qe3 Bd3 35.Bg4 Qf6 36.Kg2 Rad8 37.Rxd3 cxd3 38.Bd2 Qg6 39.Bf5 Rxf5 40.exf5 Qxf5 41.Rc1 Qxd7 42.Qe4 h6 43.Rc6 Qd5 44.Qxd5 Rxd5 45.Kf3 Rd4 46.Rc7 a5 47.Ke3 Kg8 48.Bxa5 Bf6 49.Kd2 Bg5+ 50.Kd1 d2 51.Rc2 Rd3 52.Bb4 Kf7 53.a4 Rd4 54.Rb2 e4 55.a5 e3 56.fxe3 Bxe3 57.a6 Rg4 58.Bxd2 Bxd2 59.Rxd2 Ra4 60.Rd6 Kg7 61.Ke2 Ra3 62.Kf2 Kh7 63.Kg2 Kg7 64.Kh3 Ra4 65.g4 Kh7 66.Kh4 Ra5 67.Rc6 Kg7 68.Rb6 Kh7 69.Kg3 Ra4 70.Kf3 Kg7 71.Rb7+ Kg6 72.a7 Ra5 73.Ke4 Ra4+ 74.Kd3 Ra1 75.Kc2 Ra2+ 76.Kb3 Ra1 77.Kc4 Rc1+ 78.Kb5 Rb1+ 79.Kc6 Ra1 80.Kc7 Kg5 81.Kb8 Rxa7 82.Kxa7 Kxg4 83.Kb6 h5 84.Kc5 h4 85.Kd4 Kf3 86.Rh7 Kg3 87.Ke3 h3 88.Rg7+ Kh2 89.Kf2 Kh1 90.Rd7 h2 91.Rd1# 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 28th Jan Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bluebaum, M"]
[Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[Variation "English defence"]
[EventDate "2025.01.28"]
[WhiteFideId "24651516"]
[BlackFideId "436224"]
1. d4 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 Nf6 5. Bf4 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 g6 8.
e4 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nh5 11. Be3 e5 12. Qd2 c5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Rfd1
Ndf6 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nf4 18. Bc4 Qd6 19. g3 Nh3+ 20. Kg2
Bc8 21. Be2 f5 22. b4 f4 23. bxc5 Qf6 24. Bc1 g5 25. d6 g4 26. d7 gxf3+ 27.
Bxf3 fxg3 28. Qb3+ Kh8 29. hxg3 Ba6 30. Rd6 Qe7 31. Kxh3 Bf1+ 32. Kh2 bxc5
33. Rd1 c4 34. Qe3 Bd3 35. Bg4 Qf6 36. Kg2 Rad8 37. Rxd3 cxd3 38. Bd2 Qg6
39. Bf5 Rxf5 40. exf5 Qxf5 41. Rc1 Qxd7 42. Qe4 h6 43. Rc6 Qd5 44. Qxd5
Rxd5 45. Kf3 Rd4 46. Rc7 a5 47. Ke3 Kg8 48. Bxa5 Bf6 49. Kd2 Bg5+ 50. Kd1
d2 51. Rc2 Rd3 52. Bb4 Kf7 53. a4 Rd4 54. Rb2 e4 55. a5 e3 56. fxe3 Bxe3
57. a6 Rg4 58. Bxd2 Bxd2 59. Rxd2 Ra4 60. Rd6 Kg7 61. Ke2 Ra3 62. Kf2 Kh7
63. Kg2 Kg7 64. Kh3 Ra4 65. g4 Kh7 66. Kh4 Ra5 67. Rc6 Kg7 68. Rb6 Kh7 69.
Kg3 Ra4 70. Kf3 Kg7 71. Rb7+ Kg6 72. a7 Ra5 73. Ke4 Ra4+ 74. Kd3 Ra1 75.
Kc2 Ra2+ 76. Kb3 Ra1 77. Kc4 Rc1+ 78. Kb5 Rb1+ 79. Kc6 Ra1 80. Kc7 Kg5 81.
Kb8 Rxa7 82. Kxa7 Kxg4 83. Kb6 h5 84. Kc5 h4 85. Kd4 Kf3 86. Rh7 Kg3 87.
Ke3 h3 88. Rg7+ Kh2 89. Kf2 Kh1 90. Rd7 h2 91. Rd1# 1-0