Balyan, Aryan vs Lee, Justin
2026 Indiana Chess Congress and State Championship · Round 5 · 2026.03.13 · 1-0 · A48 East Indian Defense
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PGN
[Event "2026 Indiana Chess Congress and State Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Balyan, Aryan"]
[Black "Lee, Justin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[WhiteElo "2021"]
[WhiteFideId "30923050"]
[BlackFideId "66201624"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:27:28] } 1... g6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:27:39] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. e3 { [%clk 1:27:20] } 3... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. b4 { [%clk 1:27:46] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:31:25] } 5. Bb2
{ [%clk 1:28:14] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 1:28:39] } 6... c6
{ [%clk 1:25:54] } 7. c4 { [%clk 1:28:44] } 7... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:25:34] } 8. O-O
{ [%clk 1:29:06] } 8... a5 { [%clk 1:24:54] } 9. b5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a3 was best.[%clk 1:29:31] } 9... Qc7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best.[%clk 1:24:05] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:29] } 10...
e5 { [%clk 1:23:04] } 11. Rc1 { [%clk 1:25:35] } 11... Re8 { [%clk 1:21:50] }
12. Na4 { [%clk 1:23:45] } 12... e4 { [%clk 1:20:15] } 13. Nd2
{ [%clk 1:24:01] } 13... c5 { [%clk 1:08:10] } 14. Qc2 { [%clk 1:21:17] } 14...
Nb6 $6 { Inaccuracy. b6 was best.[%clk 1:06:11] } 15. dxc5 $2
{ Mistake. Nxb6 was best.[%clk 1:19:10] } 15... dxc5 $2
{ Mistake. Nxa4 was best.[%clk 1:05:49] } 16. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:18:05] } 16...
Bxf6 { [%clk 1:05:26] } 17. Nxb6 { [%clk 1:18:06] } 17... Qxb6
{ [%clk 1:05:44] } 18. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:18:22] } 18... Bf5 { [%clk 1:00:22] } 19.
Nxf6+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.[%clk 1:16:19] } 19... Qxf6
{ [%clk 1:00:45] } 20. Qc3 { [%clk 1:15:15] } 20... Qxc3 { [%clk 1:00:38] }
21. Rxc3 { [%clk 1:15:43] } 21... Rad8 { [%clk 1:00:15] } 22. Bf3
{ [%clk 1:10:46] } 22... b6 { [%clk 0:56:08] } 23. Bc6 { [%clk 1:10:22] } 23...
Bd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re7 was best.[%clk 0:53:19] } 24. Bd5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best.[%clk 1:09:18] } 24... Bxb5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be6 was best.[%clk 0:49:30] } 25. Rb1 { [%clk 1:07:17] } 25...
Ba4 { [%clk 0:45:19] } 26. Rxb6 $6 { Inaccuracy. e4 was best.[%clk 1:06:06] }
26... Rb8 { [%clk 0:45:34] } 27. Rxb8 { [%clk 1:06:01] } 27... Rxb8
{ [%clk 0:46:00] } 28. g3 { [%clk 1:05:50] } 28... Rb1+ { [%clk 0:45:53] } 29.
Kg2 { [%clk 1:06:12] } 29... Bd1 { [%clk 0:45:44] } 30. Bf3 { [%clk 0:54:51] }
30... Bxf3+ { [%clk 0:45:11] } 31. Kxf3 { [%clk 0:55:18] } 31... Rb2
{ [%clk 0:45:24] } 32. Ra3 { [%clk 0:54:02] } 32... Rb4 { [%clk 0:45:42] } 33.
Ke4 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 33... Rxc4+ { [%clk 0:44:38] } 34. Kd3
{ [%clk 0:50:02] } 34... Rb4 $2 { Mistake. Rc1 was best.[%clk 0:43:57] } 35.
Rxa5 { [%clk 0:48:51] } 35... Rb2 { [%clk 0:43:36] } 36. a4 { [%clk 0:45:46] }
36... Rb4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxf2 was best.[%clk 0:28:26] } 37. Kc3
{ [%clk 0:41:56] } 37... Kg7 { [%clk 0:21:13] } 38. Ra6 { [%clk 0:39:12] }
38... h5 $6 { Inaccuracy. g5 was best.[%clk 0:18:00] } 39. h4
{ [%clk 0:39:24] } 39... Rb1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:17:33] }
40. Rc6 { [%clk 0:37:12] } 40... Rc1+ { [%clk 0:17:26] } 41. Kb2
{ [%clk 0:37:15] } 41... Rf1 { [%clk 0:17:05] } 42. Rxc5 $4
{ Blunder. f4 was best.[%clk 0:34:49] } 42... Rxf2+ { [%clk 0:17:31] } 43. Rc2
$2 { Mistake. Ka3 was best.[%clk 0:34:36] } 43... Rf3 { [%clk 0:17:38] } 44.
Rc3 { [%clk 0:34:21] } 44... Rxg3 { [%clk 0:16:15] } 45. a5
{ [%clk 0:29:23] } 45... Rg2+ { [%clk 0:11:59] } 46. Ka3 { [%clk 0:27:21] }
46... Rg1 $4 { Blunder. g5 was best.[%clk 0:12:11] } 47. Kb4
{ [%clk 0:27:28] } 47... Rd1 $4 { Blunder. g5 was best.[%clk 0:10:49] } 48. a6
{ [%clk 0:26:51] } 48... Rd8 { [%clk 0:11:07] } 49. Ka5 { [%clk 0:26:12] }
49... f6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best.[%clk 0:08:51] } 50. Kb6
{ [%clk 0:25:46] } 50... g5 { [%clk 0:08:42] } 51. a7 { [%clk 0:24:32] }
51... Ra8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best.[%clk 0:06:40] } 52. Kb7
{ [%clk 0:24:39] } 52... Rxa7+ { [%clk 0:07:05] } 53. Kxa7 { [%clk 0:25:07] }
53... Kg6 { [%clk 0:07:13] } 54. Rc4 { [%clk 0:24:19] } 54... gxh4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g4 was best.[%clk 0:06:12] } 55. Rxh4 { [%clk 0:24:37] } 55...
Kg5 { [%clk 0:06:38] } 56. Rf4 { [%clk 0:24:55] } 56... h4 { [%clk 0:06:54] }
57. Rf2 { [%clk 0:24:57] } 57... f5 { [%clk 0:04:36] } 58. Kb6
{ [%clk 0:25:21] } 1-0