WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game GM Balakrishnan vs IM Khlebovich

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.01.29
Round 5
White GM Balakrishnan, Praveen
Black IM Khlebovich, A
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2488
BlackElo 2423
ECO A35
PlyCount 157
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 d5 7.h3 Bg7 8.c5 O-O 9.Bb5 Ne4 10.O-O Bf5 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Re1 b6 13.Qa4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Nxc5 15.Qd1 Bxd4 16.Qxd4 Ne6 17.Rxe6 fxe6 18.Bh6 Rf7 19.Re1 Qd6 20.g4 Be4 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Qxd6 exd6 23.Rxe4 Re7 24.Bg5 Rf7 25.Rxe6 Rc5 26.Bh6 Rfc7 27.Be8 Re5 28.Rxe5 dxe5 29.Ba4 Kf7 30.Bb3+ Kf6 31.Be3 b5 32.Kg2 h5 33.gxh5 gxh5 34.Kf3 Kf5 35.Bd5 a5 36.Be4+ Ke6 37.Ke2 a4 38.a3 Rc4 39.Bd3 Rh4 40.Bxb5 Kd5 41.Bd7 Rc4 42.Kd2 Kd6 43.Be8 Rh4 44.Ke2 Rxh3 45.Bxa4 Rh1 46.Kf3 h4 47.Bc2 h3 48.Kg3 Kd5 49.Bf5 h2 50.Kg2 Re1 51.Kxh2 Re2 52.b4 Ra2 53.b5 Rxa3 54.b6 Rb3 55.Bc8 Kc6 56.b7 Kc7 57.Kg3 Kb8 58.Kg4 e4 59.Bf4+ Ka7 60.b8=Q+ Rxb8 61.Bxb8+ Kxb8 62.Bf5 Kc7 63.Bxe4 Kd6 64.Kf4 Ke7 65.f3 Kf7 66.Ke3 Ke7 67.f4 Kf7 68.f5 Kf6 69.Kf3 Ke7 70.Kf4 Kf7 71.Ke5 Ke7 72.f6+ Kf7 73.Bd5+ Kf8 74.Ke6 Ke8 75.f7+ Kf8 76.Bc4 Kg7 77.Ke7 Kh7 78.f8=Q Kg6 79.Qg8+ 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Balakrishnan, Praveen"] [Black "Khlebovich, A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2488"] [BlackElo "2423"] [ECO "A35"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "symmetrical, four knights system"] [EventDate "2026.01.29"] [WhiteFideId "2064871"] [BlackFideId "4169123"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. h3 Bg7 8. c5 O-O 9. Bb5 Ne4 10. O-O Bf5 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Re1 b6 13. Qa4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxc5 15. Qd1 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Ne6 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Re1 Qd6 20. g4 Be4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qxd6 exd6 23. Rxe4 Re7 24. Bg5 Rf7 25. Rxe6 Rc5 26. Bh6 Rfc7 27. Be8 Re5 28. Rxe5 dxe5 29. Ba4 Kf7 30. Bb3+ Kf6 31. Be3 b5 32. Kg2 h5 33. gxh5 gxh5 34. Kf3 Kf5 35. Bd5 a5 36. Be4+ Ke6 37. Ke2 a4 38. a3 Rc4 39. Bd3 Rh4 40. Bxb5 Kd5 41. Bd7 Rc4 42. Kd2 Kd6 43. Be8 Rh4 44. Ke2 Rxh3 45. Bxa4 Rh1 46. Kf3 h4 47. Bc2 h3 48. Kg3 Kd5 49. Bf5 h2 50. Kg2 Re1 51. Kxh2 Re2 52. b4 Ra2 53. b5 Rxa3 54. b6 Rb3 55. Bc8 Kc6 56. b7 Kc7 57. Kg3 Kb8 58. Kg4 e4 59. Bf4+ Ka7 60. b8=Q+ Rxb8 61. Bxb8+ Kxb8 62. Bf5 Kc7 63. Bxe4 Kd6 64. Kf4 Ke7 65. f3 Kf7 66. Ke3 Ke7 67. f4 Kf7 68. f5 Kf6 69. Kf3 Ke7 70. Kf4 Kf7 71. Ke5 Ke7 72. f6+ Kf7 73. Bd5+ Kf8 74. Ke6 Ke8 75. f7+ Kf8 76. Bc4 Kg7 77. Ke7 Kh7 78. f8=Q Kg6 79. Qg8+ 1-0
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