Event: Round 9: Sandoval Mercado, Carlos - Gauri, Shankar
Date: 2025-06-15
White: Sandoval Mercado, Carlos
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2389
Black: Gauri, Shankar
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2322
Result: 0-1
ECO: E49
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:14] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:42] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:46] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:07] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:10] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:36] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:42] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:32] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:04] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:55] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:09] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:20] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:29] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:46] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:49] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:09] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:13:51] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:24] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:05:53] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:28] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:02:32] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:24:28] } 13... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:55:08] } 14. d5? { [%eval -1.02] } { Mistake. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:20] } 14... exd5 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:51:05] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 1:10:45] } 15... Qe5 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:50:00] } 16. Rb1 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 1:10:01] } 16... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:47:00] } 17. Bb2 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 1:10:22] } 17... Qe4 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:43:13] } 18. Bxd5 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 1:10:27] } 18... Qxd5 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:42:16] } 19. Qc2 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 1:10:49] } 19... Qe4 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:41:46] } 20. Qc3 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 1:11:09] } 20... Nf8 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:39:09] } 21. Nf4?! { [%eval -2.02] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:45] } 21... Ng6 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:29:09] } 22. f3 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:58:56] } 22... Qc6 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:27:08] } 23. Ne2 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:51:52] } 23... Rd7 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:26:40] } 24. e4 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:48:48] } 24... Rad8 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:26:58] } 25. e5? { [%eval -3.61] } { Mistake. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:22] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:25:37] } 26. Qc1 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:43:38] } 26... Qa4 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:25:55] } 27. g3 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:38:30] } 27... Qb3 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:22:42] } 28. Kf2 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:36:52] } 28... Qd3 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:23:00] } 29. g4 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:30:02] } 29... h6 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:19:31] } 30. Kg3 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:21:17] } 30... Qe3?! { [%eval -3.3] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:34] } 31. Qxe3 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:21:43] } 31... Nxe3 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:16:01] } 32. Nc3?! { [%eval -3.89] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:59] } 32... Nc4 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:15:49] } 33. e6 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:10:14] } 33... fxe6 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:16:11] } 34. Rxe6 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:10:15] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:16:28] } 35. Ree1 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:09:59] } 35... Nd2 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:14:12] } 36. Rbd1 { [%eval -4.9] [%clk 0:09:09] } 36... Rd3 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:14:28] } 0-1