Event: Freestyle Chess Open A
Site: Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: 2025-04-21
White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2722
Black: Mendonca, Leon Luke
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2643
Result: 1/2-1/2
Variant: Fischerandom
TimeControl: 90 min per game + 30 sec per move

1. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:14] } 1... a5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:21:33] } 2. bxa5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:20:41] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:21:39] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:22:02] } 3... Qxa5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:22:00] } 4. Nb3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:22:28] } 4... Qa6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:19:15] } 5. f3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:21:15] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:17:56] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:20:06] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:05:20] } 7. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:18:43] } 7... Nac7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:59:55] } 8. c5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:17:06] } 8... e5? { [%eval 1.76] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:18] } 9. Qb4? { [%eval 0.58] } { Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:41] } 9... Nd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:47:15] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:06:40] } 10... f6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:44:43] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:04:33] } 11... Qa8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:40:10] } 12. Bc4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:57:58] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:38:11] } 13. Bxg8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:58:23] } 13... Kxg8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:32:14] } 14. cxd6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:58:10] } 14... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:32:29] } 15. Rxc8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:57:33] } 15... Qxc8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:32:53] } 16. Bf2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:57:50] } 16... Kf7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:29:49] } 17. O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:58:06] } 17... Qe6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:27:22] } 18. Nd3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:57:42] } 18... Nc7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:26:30] } 19. Ndc5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:55:29] } 19... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:26:22] } 20. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:55:55] } 20... Qd5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:21:02] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:55:23] } 21... Ra8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:18] } 22. a4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:53:47] } 22... Ne6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:09] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:52:24] } 23... Qc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:35] } 24. Qb3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:52:38] } 24... b6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:15] } 25. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:00] } 25... Qxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:48] } 26. Nd6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:49] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:07] } 27. Qxa4 { [%clk 0:51:32] } 27... Rxa4 { [%clk 0:15:35] } 28. Bxb6 { [%clk 0:51:24] } 1/2-1/2