Event: Round 4: Sinha, Sahil - Melillo, Lucius
Date: 2024-06-30
White: Sinha, Sahil
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2321
Black: Melillo, Lucius
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2281
Result: 1-0
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:12] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:38] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:28] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:11] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:53] } 6. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:44] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:16] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:31] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:15] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:25:23] } 8... c5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:30:06] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:20:05] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:02:08] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:11:31] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:53] } 11. exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:48] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:56:28] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:07:50] } 12... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:53:04] } 13. Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:17] } 13... Bd5?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:01] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:03:21] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:46:04] } 15. Rg3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:50:12] } 15... b4?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:04] } 16. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:46:50] } 16... Qxd5 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:30:24] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:46:30] } 17... Ne4?? { [%eval 5.18] } { Blunder. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:48] } 18. Bxe7 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:36:43] } 18... Nxg3 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:27:13] } 19. hxg3 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:37:04] } 19... Kxe7 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:27:28] } 20. Rc7+ { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:35:38] } 20... Ke8 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:26:27] } 21. Nxf7 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:33:02] } 21... Rf8 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:26:12] } 22. Ne5 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:33:09] } 22... Qxd4 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:20:09] } 23. Rxg7 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:33:18] } 23... Qd5?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:30] } 24. Qh5+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:33:31] } 24... Kd8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:13:59] } 25. Qg5+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:33:54] } 25... Kc8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:14:20] } 26. Qc1+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:34:06] } 1-0