WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game IM Balaji vs Shaw

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 9th Jul 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.07.09
Round 8
White IM Balaji, Aaravamudhan
Black Shaw, Dash
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2285
BlackElo 2022
ECO A01
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Symmetrical Variation
PlyCount 119
1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.c4 Be7 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 d5 8.O-O dxc4 9.bxc4 c5 10.d3 Nc6 11.Qe2 Nb4 12.Rd1 Qc7 13.Nc3 Rad8 14.Nb5 Qb8 15.Be5 Qa8 16.a3 Nc6 17.Bb2 a6 18.Nc3 Na5 19.Nh4 Bxg2 20.Nxg2 Qc6 21.a4 Qd7 22.f4 Nc6 23.g4 Nb4 24.g5 Ne8 25.Ne4 Qc6 26.Ng3 Nd6 27.Nh4 f5 28.Nh5 Ne8 29.e4 g6 30.Ng3 Rf7 31.exf5 exf5 32.Nf3 Bd6 33.Be5 Ng7 34.h4 Re7 35.Qg2 Bxe5 36.Nxe5 Qxg2+ 37.Kxg2 Ne6 38.Kf3 Nd4+ 39.Kf2 Ndc6 40.Nxc6 Nxc6 41.Rab1 Nb4 42.d4 Red7 43.d5 Kg7 44.h5 Re7 45.h6+ Kf7 46.a5 bxa5 47.Ra1 Rde8 48.d6 Rd7 49.Rxa5 Re6 50.Rxc5 Rexd6 51.Rxd6 Rxd6 52.Rc7+ Ke6 53.Rxh7 Nd3+ 54.Ke3 Nc5 55.Rg7 Rd3+ 56.Kf2 Ne4+ 57.Nxe4 fxe4 58.h7 Rh3 59.Rxg6+ Kf5 60.Rh6 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 9th Jul 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.07.09"] [Round "8"] [White "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"] [Black "Shaw, Dash"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2285"] [BlackElo "2022"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"] [Variation "symmetrical variation"] [EventDate "2026.07.09"] [WhiteFideId "436224"] [BlackFideId "412007"] 1. b3 b6 2. Bb2 Bb7 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 Be7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O dxc4 9. bxc4 c5 10. d3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Nb4 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Nc3 Rad8 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Be5 Qa8 16. a3 Nc6 17. Bb2 a6 18. Nc3 Na5 19. Nh4 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Qc6 21. a4 Qd7 22. f4 Nc6 23. g4 Nb4 24. g5 Ne8 25. Ne4 Qc6 26. Ng3 Nd6 27. Nh4 f5 28. Nh5 Ne8 29. e4 g6 30. Ng3 Rf7 31. exf5 exf5 32. Nf3 Bd6 33. Be5 Ng7 34. h4 Re7 35. Qg2 Bxe5 36. Nxe5 Qxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Ne6 38. Kf3 Nd4+ 39. Kf2 Ndc6 40. Nxc6 Nxc6 41. Rab1 Nb4 42. d4 Red7 43. d5 Kg7 44. h5 Re7 45. h6+ Kf7 46. a5 bxa5 47. Ra1 Rde8 48. d6 Rd7 49. Rxa5 Re6 50. Rxc5 Rexd6 51. Rxd6 Rxd6 52. Rc7+ Ke6 53. Rxh7 Nd3+ 54. Ke3 Nc5 55. Rg7 Rd3+ 56. Kf2 Ne4+ 57. Nxe4 fxe4 58. h7 Rh3 59. Rxg6+ Kf5 60. Rh6 1-0
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