WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game GM Kovalev vs IM Balaji

Stockfish
Event FSGM June 2026
Site Budapest HUN
Date 2026.06.10
Round 5.4
White GM Kovalev, An
Black IM Balaji, Aaravamudhan
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2407
BlackElo 2315
ECO B50
Opening Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
PlyCount 61
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 Bg4 6.c3 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.Bb3 O-O 10.g4 Bg6 11.Nh4 d5 12.Qe2 b5 13.Bc2 d4 14.c4 a6 15.f4 Nd7 16.g5 f6 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.h4 Qc7 19.Qg4 f5 20.Qe2 e5 21.cxb5 axb5 22.h5 exf4 23.Bb3+ c4 24.Nxc4 bxc4 25.Bxc4+ Kh7 26.Bxf4 Nde5 27.Bd5 Qd7 28.hxg6+ Kxg6 29.Bxe5 Nxe5 30.exf5+ Rxf5 31.Rxf5 1-0
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[Event "FSGM June 2026"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2026.06.10"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Kovalev, An"] [Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2407"] [BlackElo "2315"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [EventDate "2026.06.06"] [WhiteFideId "13500023"] [BlackFideId "436224"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Bb3 O-O 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 d5 12. Qe2 b5 13. Bc2 d4 14. c4 a6 15. f4 Nd7 16. g5 f6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. h4 Qc7 19. Qg4 f5 20. Qe2 e5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. h5 exf4 23. Bb3+ c4 24. Nxc4 bxc4 25. Bxc4+ Kh7 26. Bxf4 Nde5 27. Bd5 Qd7 28. hxg6+ Kxg6 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 30. exf5+ Rxf5 31. Rxf5 1-0
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