Event: Round 6: Meng, Yihan - Nihal Sarin
Date: 2025-05-12
White: Meng, Yihan
WhiteElo: 2443
Black: Nihal Sarin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2693
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... a6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:59] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:03] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:24] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:57] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:11] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:22:47] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:09] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:18:19] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:34] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:18:45] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:49] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:19:12] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:09] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:11:16] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:23:42] } 9. Nf4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:11:14] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:19:42] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:11:08] } 10... a5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:19:57] } 11. Rh3 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:30:35] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 1:17:45] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:30:59] } 12... a4 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:18:05] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:30:28] } 13... g6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:16:07] } 14. Rg3?! { [%eval 0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:30] } 14... Qd8?! { [%eval 1.79] } { Inaccuracy. Ndb8 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:48] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:19:41] } 15... Bxg5 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:05:45] } 16. hxg5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:15:34] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 1:05:56] } 17. Kf1 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:07:14] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:04:39] } 18. Rh3 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:05:08] } 18... Na5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:02:45] } 19. Bd3?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:03] } 19... Nb3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:50:29] } 20. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:26] } 20... fxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:28] } 21. Bxg6+ { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:04:33] } 21... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:52] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:04:50] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:42:30] } 23. g6? { [%eval -1.9] } { Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:50] } 23... Kd7?? { [%eval 0.43] } { Blunder. Nxc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:47] } 24. Qf3?? { [%eval -4.03] } { Blunder. g7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 24... hxg6 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:40:25] } 25. Rxh8 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:00:50] } 25... Qxh8 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:40:47] } 26. Qf7+ { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:01:18] } 26... Kc8 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:41:10] } 27. Rb1 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:01:00] } 27... Nxc1 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:36:55] } 28. Rxc1 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:01:23] } 28... Qh1+ { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:37:06] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:01:50] } 29... Qxc1 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:37:30] } 30. Qf8+ { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:02:17] } 30... Be8 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:37:54] } 31. Qxe8+ { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:02:38] } 31... Kc7 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:38:18] } 32. Qe7+ { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:03:01] } 32... Kb8 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:38:23] } 33. Qb4 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:02:15] } 33... Nc4 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:36:55] } 34. Qf8+ { [%eval -5.9] [%clk 0:02:24] } 34... Ka7 { [%eval -5.89] [%clk 0:37:20] } 35. Qc5+ { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:02:50] } 35... b6 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:36:46] } 36. Qe7+ { [%eval -6.01] [%clk 0:01:47] } 36... Ka6 { [%eval -6.18] [%clk 0:37:11] } 37. Qb4 { [%eval -6.22] [%clk 0:01:59] } 37... b5 { [%eval -5.72] [%clk 0:37:34] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval -7.44] [%clk 0:02:12] } 38... Qd1+ { [%eval -7.08] [%clk 0:37:51] } 0-1