
[Event "Titled Tue 17th Jun Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Saya, Ethan"]
[Black "Balavignan, Ashvin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2262"]
[BlackElo "2023"]
[ECO "C07"]
[PlyCount "158"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 Be7 12.Nb5 O-O 13.Nc7 Rb8 14.Bf4 Bd7 15.Nb5 Rbc8 16.b3 Bxb5 17.Bxb5 Rxc2 18.Rfd1 Nd5 19.Be5 Rfc8 20.Bc4 Nb6 21.Bd3 R2c5 22.Bd4 Rd5 23.Be4 Rxd4 24.Rxd4 Bf6 25.Rdd1 Bxa1 26.Rxa1 Rc7 27.Rd1 g6 28.Kf1 Kg7 29.Ke2 f5 30.Bd3 Nd5 31.Kd2 Kf6 32.Bc4 Nb6 33.Bd3 e5 34.f3 Rd7 35.Kc1 h6 36.a4 Nc8 37.Kc2 Ne7 38.Kc1 Nc6 39.Bc4 Rxd1+ 40.Kxd1 g5 41.Kd2 Ke7 42.Ke3 Kd6 43.g3 Ne7 44.Bf7 Nd5+ 45.Kd3 b6 46.Bg8 Ne7 47.Bf7 Kc5 48.Ke3 a5 49.f4 e4 50.fxg5 hxg5 51.h4 f4+ 52.Kxe4 fxg3 53.Kf3 gxh4 54.Bc4 Nf5 55.Bf1 Kb4 56.Kf4 Nd4 57.Kg4 Nxb3 58.Kxh4 Nc5 59.Kxg3 Nxa4 60.Kf2 Nc3 61.Ke3 a4 62.Kd2 b5 63.Kc1 Nd5 64.Kb2 Nb6 65.Ka2 Nc4 66.Bh3 Kc5 67.Be6 b4 68.Bd7 b3+ 69.Ka1 Kb4 70.Be6 a3 71.Bf7 b2+ 72.Ka2 Nd2 73.Bg6 Nb3 74.Bc2 Nc1+ 75.Kb1 Kc3 76.Bb3 Nxb3 77.Ka2 Nd2 78.Kxa3 b1=Q 79.Ka4 Qb4# 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Saya, Ethan"]
[Black "Balavignan, Ashvin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2262"]
[BlackElo "2023"]
[ECO "C07"]
[PlyCount "158"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 Be7 12.Nb5 O-O 13.Nc7 Rb8 14.Bf4 Bd7 15.Nb5 Rbc8 16.b3 Bxb5 17.Bxb5 Rxc2 18.Rfd1 Nd5 19.Be5 Rfc8 20.Bc4 Nb6 21.Bd3 R2c5 22.Bd4 Rd5 23.Be4 Rxd4 24.Rxd4 Bf6 25.Rdd1 Bxa1 26.Rxa1 Rc7 27.Rd1 g6 28.Kf1 Kg7 29.Ke2 f5 30.Bd3 Nd5 31.Kd2 Kf6 32.Bc4 Nb6 33.Bd3 e5 34.f3 Rd7 35.Kc1 h6 36.a4 Nc8 37.Kc2 Ne7 38.Kc1 Nc6 39.Bc4 Rxd1+ 40.Kxd1 g5 41.Kd2 Ke7 42.Ke3 Kd6 43.g3 Ne7 44.Bf7 Nd5+ 45.Kd3 b6 46.Bg8 Ne7 47.Bf7 Kc5 48.Ke3 a5 49.f4 e4 50.fxg5 hxg5 51.h4 f4+ 52.Kxe4 fxg3 53.Kf3 gxh4 54.Bc4 Nf5 55.Bf1 Kb4 56.Kf4 Nd4 57.Kg4 Nxb3 58.Kxh4 Nc5 59.Kxg3 Nxa4 60.Kf2 Nc3 61.Ke3 a4 62.Kd2 b5 63.Kc1 Nd5 64.Kb2 Nb6 65.Ka2 Nc4 66.Bh3 Kc5 67.Be6 b4 68.Bd7 b3+ 69.Ka1 Kb4 70.Be6 a3 71.Bf7 b2+ 72.Ka2 Nd2 73.Bg6 Nb3 74.Bc2 Nc1+ 75.Kb1 Kc3 76.Bb3 Nxb3 77.Ka2 Nd2 78.Kxa3 b1=Q 79.Ka4 Qb4# 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 17th Jun Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Saya, Ethan"]
[Black "Balavignan, Ashvin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2262"]
[BlackElo "2023"]
[ECO "C07"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, open variation"]
[EventDate "2025.06.17"]
[WhiteFideId "26095181"]
[BlackFideId "3261425"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6
8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Be7 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nc7 Rb8
14. Bf4 Bd7 15. Nb5 Rbc8 16. b3 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Rxc2 18. Rfd1 Nd5 19. Be5
Rfc8 20. Bc4 Nb6 21. Bd3 R2c5 22. Bd4 Rd5 23. Be4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Bf6 25.
Rdd1 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Rc7 27. Rd1 g6 28. Kf1 Kg7 29. Ke2 f5 30. Bd3 Nd5 31.
Kd2 Kf6 32. Bc4 Nb6 33. Bd3 e5 34. f3 Rd7 35. Kc1 h6 36. a4 Nc8 37. Kc2 Ne7
38. Kc1 Nc6 39. Bc4 Rxd1+ 40. Kxd1 g5 41. Kd2 Ke7 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. g3 Ne7
44. Bf7 Nd5+ 45. Kd3 b6 46. Bg8 Ne7 47. Bf7 Kc5 48. Ke3 a5 49. f4 e4 50.
fxg5 hxg5 51. h4 f4+ 52. Kxe4 fxg3 53. Kf3 gxh4 54. Bc4 Nf5 55. Bf1 Kb4 56.
Kf4 Nd4 57. Kg4 Nxb3 58. Kxh4 Nc5 59. Kxg3 Nxa4 60. Kf2 Nc3 61. Ke3 a4 62.
Kd2 b5 63. Kc1 Nd5 64. Kb2 Nb6 65. Ka2 Nc4 66. Bh3 Kc5 67. Be6 b4 68. Bd7
b3+ 69. Ka1 Kb4 70. Be6 a3 71. Bf7 b2+ 72. Ka2 Nd2 73. Bg6 Nb3 74. Bc2 Nc1+
75. Kb1 Kc3 76. Bb3 Nxb3 77. Ka2 Nd2 78. Kxa3 b1=Q 79. Ka4 Qb4# 0-1