Event: Round 8: Shankar, Yashwardhan - Caira, Theodore
Date: 2025-03-02
White: Shankar, Yashwardhan
WhiteElo: 1741
Black: Caira, Theodore
Result: 1-0
ECO: A45
Opening: Indian Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:15:35] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:15:44] } 5. Qd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:50] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:15:53] } 6. f3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:58] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:16:00] } 7. O-O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:59] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:16:09] } 8. d5?! { [%eval -0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:53] } 8... a6?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Bh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:18] } 9. Bh6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:16:00] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:16:27] } 10. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:16:08] } 10... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:16:35] } 11. h4?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:15] } 11... b4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:16:39] } 12. Nce2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:16:12] } 12... a5?! { [%eval 0.74] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:47] } 13. h5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:16:14] } 13... a4 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:16:25] } 14. hxg6 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:15:22] } 14... fxg6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:16:26] } 15. g4? { [%eval -0.27] } { Mistake. Nh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:17] } 15... b3?! { [%eval 0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:29] } 16. cxb3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:15:21] } 16... axb3 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:15:48] } 17. a3 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:15:25] } 17... Ba6?? { [%eval 3.4] } { Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:30] } 18. Qh6+ { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:15:12] } 18... Kf7?! { [%eval 3.83] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:33] } 19. g5 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:15:15] } 19... Ne8? { [%eval 8.15] } { Mistake. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:38] } 20. Qxh7+ { [%eval 8.2] [%clk 0:15:17] } 20... Ng7 { [%eval 8.1] [%clk 0:14:46] } 21. Nf4 { [%eval 8.02] [%clk 0:15:23] } 21... Rh8 { [%eval 8.95] [%clk 0:14:09] } 22. Qxg6+ { [%eval 8.89] [%clk 0:15:26] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval 8.79] [%clk 0:14:18] } 23. Rxh8+ { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:15:27] } 23... Kxh8 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:14:26] } 24. Bxa6 { [%eval 6.64] [%clk 0:15:35] } 24... Rxa6 { [%eval 9.37] [%clk 0:14:24] } 25. Qxg7+?! { [%eval 5.51] } { Inaccuracy. Nge2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:25] } 25... Kxg7 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:14:23] } 26. Ne6+ { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:15:34] } 26... Kg6 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:14:27] } 27. Nxd8 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:15:42] } 27... Kxg5 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:14:35] } 28. Ne2 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:15:48] } 28... Ra8 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:14:43] } 29. Nc6 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:15:57] } 29... Re8 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:14:51] } 30. a4 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:16:05] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:14:42] } 31. a5 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:16:12] } 31... Kf6 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:14:50] } 32. Nc3 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:16:16] } 32... Nb8 { [%eval 6.39] [%clk 0:14:47] } 33. Rh1 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 0:16:16] } 33... Nxc6 { [%eval 6.72] [%clk 0:14:50] } 34. dxc6 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 0:16:22] } 34... Rxa5 { [%eval 6.66] [%clk 0:14:58] } 35. c7 { [%eval 6.32] [%clk 0:16:18] } 35... Ra8 { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:15:07] } 36. Kd2 { [%eval 6.75] [%clk 0:16:20] } 36... Ke6 { [%eval 8.47] [%clk 0:15:16] } 37. Kd3 { [%eval 8.17] [%clk 0:16:25] } 37... Kd7 { [%eval 7.97] [%clk 0:15:22] } 38. Nd5 { [%eval 7.59] [%clk 0:16:32] } 38... e6? { [%eval #21] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:20] } 39. Nb6+ { [%eval #26] [%clk 0:16:40] } 39... Kxc7 { [%clk 0:15:28] } 40. Nxa8+ { [%clk 0:16:48] } 40... Kc6 { [%clk 0:15:35] } 41. f4 { [%clk 0:16:55] } 41... Kd7 { [%clk 0:15:41] } 42. Nc7 { [%clk 0:17:04] } 42... Kxc7 { [%clk 0:15:46] } 43. f5 { [%clk 0:17:13] } 43... exf5 { [%clk 0:15:54] } 44. exf5 { [%clk 0:17:22] } 44... Kd7 { [%clk 0:16:04] } 45. Rh7+ { [%clk 0:17:27] } 45... Ke8 { [%clk 0:16:13] } 46. f6 { [%clk 0:17:37] } 46... Kf8 { [%clk 0:16:22] } 47. Ke4 { [%clk 0:17:45] } 47... Ke8 { [%clk 0:16:31] } 48. Kf5 { [%clk 0:17:54] } 48... Kf8 { [%clk 0:16:40] } 49. Ke6 { [%clk 0:18:02] } 49... Kg8 { [%clk 0:16:49] } 50. Ra7 { [%clk 0:18:10] } 50... Kh8 { [%clk 0:16:55] } 51. Kf5 { [%clk 0:18:17] } 51... Kg8 { [%clk 0:17:03] } 52. Kg6 { [%clk 0:18:23] } 52... d5 { [%clk 0:17:12] } 53. Ra8# { [%clk 0:18:20] } 1-0