Event: 2025 Illinois Youth Invitiational
Site: Evanston, IL, United States
Date: 2025-04-27
White: Menon, Rohan
WhiteElo: 1828
Black: Shrigadi, Aryan
BlackElo: 1812
Result: 0-1
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes with 30 second increment

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:30] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:30] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:30] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:42] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:44] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:08] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:12] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:25] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:34] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:50] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:59] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:34:14] } 9... Na6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:34:25] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:32] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:34:47] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:40] } 11... exd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:35:11] } 12. exd5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:25:18] } 12... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:24:46] } 13. dxc5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:18:44] } 13... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:24:52] } 14. b4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:18:50] } 14... Ne6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:21:01] } 15. Bb2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:17:32] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:15:16] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:17:02] } 16... Rc7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:12:25] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:17:02] } 17... Rxc1 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:12:25] } 18. Qxc1 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:13:28] } 18... Qa8 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:12:18] } 19. Be5 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:09:08] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 1:10:23] } 20. Qb2 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 1:09:30] } 20... Ng5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:58:20] } 21. Nh4?? { [%eval -5.59] } { Blunder. Nxg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:32] } 21... Bxg2 { [%eval -5.55] [%clk 0:56:58] } 22. Nxg2 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 1:02:59] } 22... Qd5?? { [%eval -2.5] } { Blunder. Nh3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:46:25] } 23. Nf4? { [%eval -4.55] } { Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:48] } 23... Qxd2 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:46:29] } 24. Qb3 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:57:19] } 24... Qc2 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:42:01] } 25. Qe3?! { [%eval -8.05] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:19] } 25... Ng4 { [%eval -7.97] [%clk 0:42:01] } 26. Qe1? { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:19] } 26... Nf3+ { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:42:01] } 0-1