Event: Round 4: Raymond Gao - Aaron Mendes
Date: 2023-04-23
White: Raymond Gao
Black: Aaron Mendes
BlackTitle: CM
Result: 0-1
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:24] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:05] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:01] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:27] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:54] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:53] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:21:48] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:26:39] } 7... g6?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:52] } 8. g4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:26:27] } 8... h6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:15:58] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:16:52] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:13:27] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:13:50] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:09:33] } 11. Bf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:10:20] } 11... Bb7?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:26] } 12. Qd2? { [%eval -0.52] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:53] } 12... Na5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:58:43] } 13. Nxa5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:47:09] } 13... Qxa5 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:58:48] } 14. Bd4?! { [%eval -2.02] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:05] } 14... e5? { [%eval -0.68] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:40] } 15. fxe5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:41:17] } 15... dxe5 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:34:59] } 16. Bxe5?! { [%eval -1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:56] } 16... O-O { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:35:19] } 17. O-O { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:31:14] } 17... Nxe4?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:37] } 18. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:16:53] } 18... Qb6+ { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:29:53] } 19. Kg2 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:15:03] } 19... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:29:38] } 20. Qxh6 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:15:09] } 20... Bg7 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:23:13] } 21. Qf4 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:14:40] } 21... Bxb2?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:40] } 22. Rad1 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:12:14] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:17:45] } 23. Rd6?? { [%eval -3.18] } { Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:44] } 23... Rxc2+ { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:17:48] } 24. Kg3?! { [%eval -4.23] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:36] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:17:44] } 25. Bd1?? { [%eval -9.34] } { Blunder. Nf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:09:38] } 25... Bxe4 { [%eval -8.63] [%clk 0:16:14] } 26. Bxc2 { [%eval -9.61] [%clk 0:09:33] } 26... Qxc2 { [%eval -9.55] [%clk 0:16:35] } 27. Rf2 { [%eval -11.34] [%clk 0:08:30] } 27... Qc3+ { [%eval -11.68] [%clk 0:16:54] } 28. Kh4 { [%eval -12.71] [%clk 0:02:38] } 28... Qh8+ { [%eval -12.96] [%clk 0:16:53] } 29. Kg5?! { [%eval #-19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 29... f6+?! { [%eval -61.83] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:02] } 0-1