Event: Round 3: Mendonca, Leon Luke - Nepomniachtchi, Ian
Date: 2025-04-18
White: Mendonca, Leon Luke
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2643
Black: Nepomniachtchi, Ian
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2757
Result: 1-0
Variant: Chess960
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:02] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:08] } 2. Nd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:52] } 2... Nd6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:49] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:08] } 3... a5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:50] } 4. a4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:19:09] } 4... f6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:23] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:18:44] } 5... Bf7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:30] } 6. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:43] } 6... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:19] } 7. Bc3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:07:25] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:18:34] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:07:50] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:16:42] } 9. Bf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:07:22] } 9... f5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:14:40] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:04:12] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:14:42] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:03:50] } 11... Bc7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:14:26] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:03:13] } 12... Rh6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:12:40] } 13. Nf4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:57:35] } 13... Qb8 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:10:09] } 14. Rh3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:54:20] } 14... O-O-O? { [%eval 2.09] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:11] } 15. c4 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:51:45] } 15... dxc4 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:57:37] } 16. bxc4 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:47:36] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:58:02] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:42:37] } 17... Bxf4 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:58:07] } 18. exf4 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:43:03] } 18... Qxf4 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:58:32] } 19. Rc2 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:36:32] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:48:01] } 20. Bc1 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:34:43] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:47:47] } 21. Bxh6 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:32:28] } 21... gxh6 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:48:15] } 22. d5 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:28:04] } 22... Rg8 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:42:58] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:27:34] } 23... Qf4 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:41:32] } 24. Rf3 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:23:27] } 24... Qxh4 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:41:57] } 25. dxc6 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:15:38] } 25... bxc6 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:40:54] } 26. Nxc6 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:15:43] } 26... Rg6?! { [%eval 4.81] } { Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:41] } 27. Qh8+ { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:14:41] } 27... Bg8 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:35:47] } 28. Ne5 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:12:27] } 28... Rg5 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:32:56] } 29. Nxd7 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:12:00] } 29... Kxd7 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:33:23] } 30. Qe5 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:10:44] } 30... Nd6 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:32:41] } 31. c5?! { [%eval 4.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:01] } 31... Qe4 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:31:14] } 32. Qc3 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:08:18] } 32... Nc4 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:30:53] } 33. c6+ { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:06:55] } 33... Kc7 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:25:49] } 34. Bxc4 { [%eval 6.66] [%clk 0:06:27] } 34... Bxc4 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:26:01] } 35. Qxa5+ { [%eval 6.45] [%clk 0:06:34] } 35... Kxc6 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:26:20] } 36. Rxc4+ { [%eval 6.13] [%clk 0:05:40] } 1-0