Event: Round 11: Dardha, Daniel - Meng, Yihan
Date: 2025-03-07
White: Dardha, Daniel
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2665
Black: Meng, Yihan
BlackElo: 2412
Result: 1-0
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Karklins-Martinovsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:44] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:03] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:14] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. Nd3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:31] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Nf4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:28:49] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:29:35] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:04] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:57] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:48] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:14:21] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:34] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:14:13] } 9. Qe2+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:58] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:14:01] } 10. Qxe7+ { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:53] } 10... Kxe7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:08:49] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:30] } 11... Na6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:04:11] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:24:16] } 12... Nc7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:04:19] } 13. f3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:23:58] } 13... h5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:58:28] } 14. Kf2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:21:23] } 14... Ne6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:58:50] } 15. Nce2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:19:27] } 15... Ne8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:50:45] } 16. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:13:13] } 16... Bxe6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:51:07] } 17. Re1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:10:03] } 17... g6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:45:36] } 18. b3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:03:17] } 18... Kd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:44:30] } 19. c4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:57:34] } 19... Ng7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:36:56] } 20. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:48:19] } 20... Nf5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:13:40] } 21. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:48:22] } 21... gxf5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:14:08] } 22. c5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:48:03] } 22... Be7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:14:32] } 23. Bg5?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:46] } 23... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:14:13] } 24. hxg5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:48:10] } 24... Rag8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:14:13] } 25. Ne2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:42:52] } 25... f4?! { [%eval 1.42] } { Inaccuracy. Rxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:20] } 26. Nxf4 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:42:39] } 26... Rxg5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:12:46] } 27. Rh1 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:42:09] } 27... h4 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:12:30] } 28. b4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:37:03] } 28... h3?? { [%eval 2.81] } { Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:24] } 29. g4 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:34:59] } 29... h2 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:08:10] } 30. Kg3?? { [%eval 0.14] } { Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:15] } 30... Bxg4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:06:01] } 31. fxg4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:29:12] } 31... f5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:06:29] } 32. Nh3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:21:57] } 32... Rxg4+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:06:54] } 33. Kxh2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:22:23] } 33... Rxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:06:45] } 34. Rad1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:29] } 34... Re4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:16] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:14:41] } 35... Re3? { [%eval 1.27] } { Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:22] } 36. Ng5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:12:13] } 36... Rxh1?! { [%eval 2.35] } { Inaccuracy. Rhe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:57] } 37. Rxh1 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:12:39] } 37... Rxa3?! { [%eval 2.99] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:25] } 38. Rh7+ { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:12:41] } 38... Ke8 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:01:43] } 39. Rxb7 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:11:22] } 39... a5 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:02:11] } 40. bxa5 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:06:53] } 40... Rxa5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:02:29] } 41. Ne6 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:07:15] } 41... d4 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:26:42] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:06:00] } 42... Ra3+?! { [%eval 4.42] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:12] } 43. Kf4 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:36:07] } 43... Re3 { [%eval 4.15] [%clk 0:24:36] } 44. Kxf5 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:32:39] } 44... d3 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:23:42] } 45. Rb1 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:31:43] } 45... Ke7 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:04:19] } 46. Ng5 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:31:58] } 46... Re2 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:04:44] } 47. Ne4 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:31:32] } 47... Rh2 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:05:10] } 48. Rd1 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:31:04] } 48... Rh5+ { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:05:25] } 49. Ng5 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:31:10] } 49... Kd7?? { [%eval #22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:50] } 50. Rxd3+ { [%eval #21] [%clk 0:31:33] } 50... Kc7 { [%eval #21] [%clk 0:05:18] } 51. Rh3 { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:31:55] } 1-0