Event: Round 1: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Kearns, Christopher
Date: 2025-04-17
White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2722
Black: Kearns, Christopher
BlackElo: 2186
Result: 1-0
Variant: Chess960
TimeControl: 90+30

1. g4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:32] } 1... g5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:15] } 2. h4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... a5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:22:23] } 3. a4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:34] } 3... gxh4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:21:39] } 4. Qxh4?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:32] } 4... Ra6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:21:47] } 5. f4 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:26:41] } 5... f5?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:22] } 6. g5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:26:02] } 6... Rb6?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. Rag6 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:30] } 7. Ne3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:23:05] } 7... Nd6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:07:26] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:19:58] } 8... Qd4?! { [%eval 1.7] } { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:35] } 9. Qh1 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:18:40] } 9... Ne4?! { [%eval 2.5] } { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:56] } 10. Nxb6 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 1:19:06] } 10... Qxb6 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:59:08] } 11. e3 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 1:16:38] } 11... Bg7 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:58:42] } 12. Nd3 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:16:11] } 12... Bc3?! { [%eval 2.78] } { Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:24] } 13. Bg2 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 1:13:09] } 13... Nxd2+ { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:51:30] } 14. Bxd2 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 1:13:34] } 14... Bxd2 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:51:54] } 15. Rd1 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 1:14:00] } 15... Bxe3 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:43:09] } 16. Qxh7 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 1:14:23] } 16... Rg6?! { [%eval 4.02] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:32] } 17. Ra3 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 1:13:03] } 17... Rd6 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:32:29] } 18. Qxf5?! { [%eval 3.51] } { Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:05] } 18... Ne6 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:32:40] } 19. Bf3 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 1:09:45] } 19... Rd4 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:27:57] } 20. g6 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 1:07:31] } 20... d6?! { [%eval 5.75] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:36] } 21. Rb3 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 1:07:25] } 21... Nc5?! { [%eval 7.62] } { Inaccuracy. Qxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:55] } 22. Qxc8+ { [%eval 7.53] [%clk 1:07:37] } 1-0