Event: Round 5: Jacobson, Aaron - Gauri, Shankar
Date: 2025-02-15
White: Jacobson, Aaron
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2343
Black: Gauri, Shankar
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2360
Result: 1-0
ECO: D52
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:14:18] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:04] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:12:14] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:06] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:08:42] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:04] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:07:23] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:05] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:06:50] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:18] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:06:48] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:03] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:06:10] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:04:07] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:57:09] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:13:44] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:57:30] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:03:49] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:56:47] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:59:53] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:57:12] } 12. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:52:55] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:56:01] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:46:13] } 13... a6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:30:00] } 14. Nd3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:22:57] } 14... Nd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:18:53] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:19:49] } 15... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:18:24] } 16. exf4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:19:38] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:16:12] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:18:15] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:12:19] } 18. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:59] } 18... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:29] } 19. Nexc5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:15:22] } 19... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:07:48] } 20. dxc5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:14:32] } 20... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:00] } 21. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:57] } 21... a5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:05:26] } 22. a3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:08:19] } 22... b4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:04:12] } 23. axb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:08:46] } 23... axb4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:04:39] } 24. Kg2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:09:08] } 24... Rd4?? { [%eval 3.52] } { Blunder. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:09] } 25. Ne5 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:08:03] } 25... Qxc5 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:00:33] } 26. Qxc5 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:07:49] } 26... Rxc5 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:00:54] } 27. Rxd4 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:08:13] } 27... Rxc1 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:01:21] } 28. Rd7 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:08:39] } 28... Rc2 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:00:40] } 29. Rxb7 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:07:33] } 29... Bc5 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:00:51] } 30. Nd3 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:06:31] } 30... Rxe2+ { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:01:01] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:06:59] } 31... Rxh2 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:01:16] } 32. Nxc5 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:07:25] } 32... Rxb2 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:01:44] } 33. Nd3 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:06:58] } 33... Rb1+ { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:01:58] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:06:48] } 34... b3 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:02:20] } 35. Ne5 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:04:43] } 35... f6 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:02:17] } 36. Nd3 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:03:48] } 36... g5 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:02:35] } 37. fxg5 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:02:49] } 37... hxg5 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:03:01] } 38. Nc5 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:03:11] } 38... Rb2+ { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:00:53] } 39. Kh3 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:03:04] } 39... f5?! { [%eval 4.92] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 40. Nxe6 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:02:13] } 40... g4+ { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:00:31] } 41. fxg4 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:02:38] } 41... fxg4+ { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:00:55] } 42. Kxg4 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:03:01] } 42... Re2?? { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:10] } 43. Rb8+?? { [%eval 4.68] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:16] } 1-0