
[Event "Hastings Masters 2024-25"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2024.12.28"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Cheng, Louis"]
[Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2087"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "131"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.Nc3 d6 6.a4 O-O 7.Bd2 h6 8.h3 Na5 9.Ba2 c5 10.Nd5 Nc6 11.O-O Kh8 12.c3 Nxd5 13.Bxd5 f5 14.b4 cxb4 15.cxb4 Bf6 16.Bc3 Ne7 17.Bb3 Ng6 18.Re1 Nf4 19.Bc2 Qe8 20.Bd2 fxe4 21.dxe4 Nxh3+ 22.gxh3 Bxh3 23.Ng5 Qg6 24.Ra3 Bxg5 25.Bxg5 Qxg5+ 26.Rg3 Qh4 27.Qxd6 Qf4 28.Re2 Bg4 29.Rd2 Rf6 30.Qd3 Be6 31.b5 Raf8 32.Bd1 Bc4 33.Qe3 Qxe3 34.Rxe3 Kh7 35.Rc2 Rg6+ 36.Rg3 Rxg3+ 37.fxg3 Bd3 38.Rd2 Bxe4 39.Be2 Rf7 40.a5 Re7 41.Kf2 Kg6 42.Ke3 Bf5 43.Rd6+ Kf7 44.Bc4+ Be6 45.Bxe6+ Rxe6 46.Rd8 e4 47.Rb8 b6 48.a6 Re7 49.Rc8 Ke6 50.Rd8 Ke5 51.Rd4 Kf5 52.Rd8 h5 53.Rf8+ Kg4 54.Rb8 g5 55.Rb7 Re5 56.Rxa7 Rxb5 57.Rb7 Kxg3 58.Kxe4 h4 59.Rg7 g4 60.Rd7 Ra5 61.a7 h3 62.Rd3+ Kh4 63.Rd7 h2 64.Ke3 h1=Q 65.Rh7+ Rh5 66.Kd4 0-1
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2024.12.28"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Cheng, Louis"]
[Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2087"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "131"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.Nc3 d6 6.a4 O-O 7.Bd2 h6 8.h3 Na5 9.Ba2 c5 10.Nd5 Nc6 11.O-O Kh8 12.c3 Nxd5 13.Bxd5 f5 14.b4 cxb4 15.cxb4 Bf6 16.Bc3 Ne7 17.Bb3 Ng6 18.Re1 Nf4 19.Bc2 Qe8 20.Bd2 fxe4 21.dxe4 Nxh3+ 22.gxh3 Bxh3 23.Ng5 Qg6 24.Ra3 Bxg5 25.Bxg5 Qxg5+ 26.Rg3 Qh4 27.Qxd6 Qf4 28.Re2 Bg4 29.Rd2 Rf6 30.Qd3 Be6 31.b5 Raf8 32.Bd1 Bc4 33.Qe3 Qxe3 34.Rxe3 Kh7 35.Rc2 Rg6+ 36.Rg3 Rxg3+ 37.fxg3 Bd3 38.Rd2 Bxe4 39.Be2 Rf7 40.a5 Re7 41.Kf2 Kg6 42.Ke3 Bf5 43.Rd6+ Kf7 44.Bc4+ Be6 45.Bxe6+ Rxe6 46.Rd8 e4 47.Rb8 b6 48.a6 Re7 49.Rc8 Ke6 50.Rd8 Ke5 51.Rd4 Kf5 52.Rd8 h5 53.Rf8+ Kg4 54.Rb8 g5 55.Rb7 Re5 56.Rxa7 Rxb5 57.Rb7 Kxg3 58.Kxe4 h4 59.Rg7 g4 60.Rd7 Ra5 61.a7 h3 62.Rd3+ Kh4 63.Rd7 h2 64.Ke3 h1=Q 65.Rh7+ Rh5 66.Kd4 0-1
[Event "Hastings Masters 2024-25"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2024.12.28"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Cheng, Louis"]
[Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2087"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Opening "Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)"]
[EventDate "2024.12.28"]
[WhiteFideId "2410389"]
[BlackFideId "436224"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. a4 O-O 7. Bd2 h6 8.
h3 Na5 9. Ba2 c5 10. Nd5 Nc6 11. O-O Kh8 12. c3 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 f5 14. b4
cxb4 15. cxb4 Bf6 16. Bc3 Ne7 17. Bb3 Ng6 18. Re1 Nf4 19. Bc2 Qe8 20. Bd2
fxe4 21. dxe4 Nxh3+ 22. gxh3 Bxh3 23. Ng5 Qg6 24. Ra3 Bxg5 25. Bxg5 Qxg5+
26. Rg3 Qh4 27. Qxd6 Qf4 28. Re2 Bg4 29. Rd2 Rf6 30. Qd3 Be6 31. b5 Raf8
32. Bd1 Bc4 33. Qe3 Qxe3 34. Rxe3 Kh7 35. Rc2 Rg6+ 36. Rg3 Rxg3+ 37. fxg3
Bd3 38. Rd2 Bxe4 39. Be2 Rf7 40. a5 Re7 41. Kf2 Kg6 42. Ke3 Bf5 43. Rd6+
Kf7 44. Bc4+ Be6 45. Bxe6+ Rxe6 46. Rd8 e4 47. Rb8 b6 48. a6 Re7 49. Rc8
Ke6 50. Rd8 Ke5 51. Rd4 Kf5 52. Rd8 h5 53. Rf8+ Kg4 54. Rb8 g5 55. Rb7 Re5
56. Rxa7 Rxb5 57. Rb7 Kxg3 58. Kxe4 h4 59. Rg7 g4 60. Rd7 Ra5 61. a7 h3 62.
Rd3+ Kh4 63. Rd7 h2 64. Ke3 h1=Q 65. Rh7+ Rh5 66. Kd4 0-1