Event: Round 9: Fromm, Marius - Xu, Grant
Date: 2025-05-03
White: Fromm, Marius
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2436
Black: Xu, Grant
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2291
Result: 1-0
ECO: C41
Opening: Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:32] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:57] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:02] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:51] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:25] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:49] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:22] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:17] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:32:07] } 9. d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:39] } 9... cxd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:26] } 10. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:39] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:23] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:20:47] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:23:08] } 12. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:11] } 12... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:23:05] } 13. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:21:31] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:22:15] } 14. Qd3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:11:56] } 14... d5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:17:10] } 15. exd5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:49:59] } 15... e4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:11:38] } 16. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:50:26] } 16... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:12:03] } 17. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:50:52] } 17... Bf6?! { [%eval 1.56] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:33] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:51:06] } 18... Bc3 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 1:02:47] } 19. Qd3 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:42:05] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:53:09] } 20. Ng5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:40:58] } 20... Re8?? { [%eval 5.96] } { Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:11] } 21. Qxh7+ { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:40:45] } 21... Kf8 { [%eval 5.89] [%clk 0:40:39] } 22. Ba3+ { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:40:01] } 22... Rc5 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:40:19] } 23. Qh8+ { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:37:16] } 23... Ke7 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:40:48] } 24. Qh3 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:34:18] } 24... Qxd5 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:40:26] } 25. Qxc3 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:34:05] } 25... Qxg5 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:40:51] } 26. Bxc5+ { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:33:45] } 26... bxc5 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:41:14] } 27. h4 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:33:31] } 27... Qxh4?! { [%eval 7.95] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:28] } 28. Re1+ { [%eval 7.68] [%clk 0:33:32] } 28... Kd7 { [%eval 8.53] [%clk 0:39:42] } 29. Qd3+ { [%eval 8.22] [%clk 0:33:46] } 1-0