Event: Round 5: Meng, Yihan - Muthaiah AL
Date: 2025-05-11
White: Meng, Yihan
WhiteElo: 2443
Black: Muthaiah AL
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2487
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:50] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:14] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:04] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:41] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:20] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:06] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:37] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:12] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:26:16] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:30:44] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:17:45] } 10. Nexd4 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:30:46] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:16:00] } 11. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:10:22] } 11... Nc5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:09:50] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:59:30] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:05:43] } 13. Qe3 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:59:28] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:03:06] } 14. h4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:58:08] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:55:06] } 15. h5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:35:49] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:31:50] } 16. g4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:15:00] } 16... a5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:29:35] } 17. b3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:04] } 17... f5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:09:49] } 18. exf6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:14:04] } 18... gxf6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:07:58] } 19. g5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:13:04] } 19... fxg5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:04:46] } 20. Be5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:13:31] } 20... Bd6? { [%eval 2.18] } { Mistake. Qa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:06] } 21. Rg1 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:11:25] } 21... Ne4? { [%eval 3.89] } { Mistake. Bxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:19] } 22. Nxg5 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:11:40] } 22... Bxe5 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:01:34] } 23. Nxe6+ { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:09:14] } 23... Kf7 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:01:13] } 24. Nxc7 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:09:21] } 24... Bxa1 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:01:19] } 25. Nxa8 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:09:44] } 25... Rxa8 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:01:31] } 26. Bh3 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:06:19] } 26... Bc3+ { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:01:28] } 27. Ke2 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:06:26] } 27... Bc6?! { [%eval 8.27] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:19] } 28. Qb6 { [%eval 8.11] [%clk 0:06:25] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 8.03] [%clk 0:00:36] } 29. Qxc6 { [%eval 7.88] [%clk 0:06:48] } 1-0