Event: Round 8: Daniel Hanwen Gong - Lester Van Meter
Date: 2024-01-09
White: Daniel Hanwen Gong
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2319
Black: Lester Van Meter
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 1810
Result: 1-0
ECO: A43
Opening: Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:30:58] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:32:18] } 4... d6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:31:03] } 5. f4?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:31:15] } 6. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:33:01] } 6... Nfd7?! { [%eval 1.28] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:18] } 7. a4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:33:25] } 7... O-O { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:30:48] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:33:52] } 8... Na6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:30:44] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:34:16] } 9... Nb4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:30:52] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:34:29] } 10... Nb6 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 1:27:57] } 11. a5 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 1:34:27] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 1:28:03] } 12. Bxd7 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 1:34:53] } 12... Nxd7 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:28:15] } 13. c3 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 1:35:21] } 13... Na6 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:28:07] } 14. f5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:35:49] } 14... c4 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:23:44] } 15. Qe1 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:33:57] } 15... Nac5 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 1:16:31] } 16. Qh4? { [%eval 0.4] } { Mistake. Ned4 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:29] } 16... Nf6? { [%eval 1.71] } { Mistake. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:51] } 17. Ng3 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 1:23:37] } 17... b5?! { [%eval 2.28] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:31] } 18. Bh6 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:21:35] } 18... Bxh6?! { [%eval 2.89] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:14] } 19. Qxh6 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 1:22:00] } 19... Ng4 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:52:59] } 20. Qh4 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 1:21:23] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:52:48] } 21. Ng5 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 1:18:50] } 21... h5 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:51:38] } 22. Ne2?! { [%eval 2.36] } { Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:52] } 22... Nh7 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:44:48] } 23. Nxh7 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 1:15:10] } 23... Kxh7 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:45:13] } 24. g4? { [%eval 0.86] } { Mistake. Qh3 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:11] } 24... e5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:37:25] } 25. f6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:14:41] } 25... Qd7?? { [%eval 5.83] } { Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:17] } 26. Rf5 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 1:12:50] } 1-0