WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game GM Bortnyk vs GM Balakrishnan

Stockfish
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.01.29
Round 2
White GM Bortnyk, Olexandr
Black GM Balakrishnan, Praveen
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2604
BlackElo 2488
ECO A40
Opening Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense
PlyCount 155
1.d4 g6 2.h4 h5 3.e4 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Ng5 Nc6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.f3 e5 9.Bb3 Qe7 10.O-O Nh7 11.Be3 Nd8 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Nd2 Ne6 14.Nxh7 Kxh7 15.Qe1 Nf4 16.g3 Nd3 17.Qe2 Nc5 18.Bc4 Be6 19.a4 a5 20.Bxe6 Nxe6 21.Nc4 Rfd8 22.Rad1 b6 23.Rd5 Rxd5 24.exd5 Nc5 25.d6 cxd6 26.Nxb6 Rb8 27.Bxc5 dxc5 28.Nc4 Qd7 29.Nxa5 Qxa4 30.Nc4 Qa6 31.Re1 Re8 32.Kg2 Qb7 33.Qe4 Qd7 34.Qe2 f5 35.Rd1 Qc7 36.Rd5 e4 37.f4 Rd8 38.Qd2 Rxd5 39.Qxd5 Qa7 40.Qd1 Qa2 41.Qe2 Bxc3 42.Kh3 Bd4 43.Nd6 Qb1 44.b3 Qh1+ 45.Qh2 Qf3 46.Qa2 Qf1+ 47.Qg2 Qd1 48.Qa2 Qf1+ 49.Qg2 Qxg2+ 50.Kxg2 Kg7 51.Kf1 Kf6 52.Ke2 Ke6 53.Nb5 Kd5 54.Nc7+ Kc6 55.Ne6 Kb5 56.Nf8 Kb4 57.Nxg6 Kxb3 58.Ne7 c4 59.Nxf5 Bf6 60.Nd6 c3 61.Nxe4 c2 62.Nxf6 c1=Q 63.Nxh5 Qc2+ 64.Ke3 Qc3+ 65.Kf2 Qd2+ 66.Kf3 Qd1+ 67.Kg2 Qxh5 68.Kh3 Qd5 69.Kg4 Qe6+ 70.Kg5 Qe7+ 71.Kf5 Qe8 72.Kg4 Qf8 73.h5 Qg8+ 74.Kh4 Qh8 75.f5 Qg8 76.f6 Qf8 77.Kg5 Qf7 78.Kf5 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Balakrishnan, Praveen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2488"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Modern defence"] [EventDate "2026.01.29"] [WhiteFideId "14120828"] [BlackFideId "2064871"] 1. d4 g6 2. h4 h5 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Ng5 Nc6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. f3 e5 9. Bb3 Qe7 10. O-O Nh7 11. Be3 Nd8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nd2 Ne6 14. Nxh7 Kxh7 15. Qe1 Nf4 16. g3 Nd3 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. Bc4 Be6 19. a4 a5 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. Nc4 Rfd8 22. Rad1 b6 23. Rd5 Rxd5 24. exd5 Nc5 25. d6 cxd6 26. Nxb6 Rb8 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. Nc4 Qd7 29. Nxa5 Qxa4 30. Nc4 Qa6 31. Re1 Re8 32. Kg2 Qb7 33. Qe4 Qd7 34. Qe2 f5 35. Rd1 Qc7 36. Rd5 e4 37. f4 Rd8 38. Qd2 Rxd5 39. Qxd5 Qa7 40. Qd1 Qa2 41. Qe2 Bxc3 42. Kh3 Bd4 43. Nd6 Qb1 44. b3 Qh1+ 45. Qh2 Qf3 46. Qa2 Qf1+ 47. Qg2 Qd1 48. Qa2 Qf1+ 49. Qg2 Qxg2+ 50. Kxg2 Kg7 51. Kf1 Kf6 52. Ke2 Ke6 53. Nb5 Kd5 54. Nc7+ Kc6 55. Ne6 Kb5 56. Nf8 Kb4 57. Nxg6 Kxb3 58. Ne7 c4 59. Nxf5 Bf6 60. Nd6 c3 61. Nxe4 c2 62. Nxf6 c1=Q 63. Nxh5 Qc2+ 64. Ke3 Qc3+ 65. Kf2 Qd2+ 66. Kf3 Qd1+ 67. Kg2 Qxh5 68. Kh3 Qd5 69. Kg4 Qe6+ 70. Kg5 Qe7+ 71. Kf5 Qe8 72. Kg4 Qf8 73. h5 Qg8+ 74. Kh4 Qh8 75. f5 Qg8 76. f6 Qf8 77. Kg5 Qf7 78. Kf5 1-0
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