Event: Round 3: Postny, Evgeny - Gao, Etienne
Date: 2025-05-24
White: Postny, Evgeny
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2525
Black: Gao, Etienne
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2240
Result: 1-0
ECO: A16
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:40] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:03] } 5. h4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:53] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:11] } 6. h5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:02] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:27:58] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:31:04] } 7... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:27:17] } 8. dxc3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:31:21] } 8... Qxd1+ { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:24:55] } 9. Kxd1 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:31:46] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:08:48] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:17:23] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:06:29] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:16:55] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:01:05] } 12. f3 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:13:48] } 12... Rfd8 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:59:26] } 13. Kc2 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:13:49] } 13... e6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:46:32] } 14. a4 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:10:29] } 14... a6 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:44:07] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:07:42] } 15... c5? { [%eval 2.83] } { Mistake. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:09] } 16. Nc4 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 1:04:45] } 16... Bc6 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:19:35] } 17. hxg6 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 1:01:00] } 17... hxg6 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:19:49] } 18. Rhd1 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:01:21] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:16:55] } 19. Bf4 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:48:30] } 19... e5 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:17:17] } 20. Bg5 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:48:37] } 20... f6 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:17:28] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:48:37] } 21... Bf8 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:17:38] } 22. Nd6 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:46:53] } 22... Ra8?! { [%eval 4.3] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:42] } 23. Bc4+ { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:44:38] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:10:07] } 24. Rh1 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:42:00] } 24... Bxd6?? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:23] } 25. Bh6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:42:24] } 25... Kh7 { [%clk 0:08:47] } 26. Bf8# { [%clk 0:42:49] } 1-0