Event: Round 9: Sharma, Gavin - Xu, Zirui
Date: 2025-07-31
White: Sharma, Gavin
Black: Xu, Zirui
Result: 1-0
ECO: C44
Opening: Scotch Game
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... d5?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:58] } 4. exd5?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:58] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:56] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:51] } 5... Qd6? { [%eval 1.39] } { Mistake. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 6. Nb5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:02:45] } 6... Nf6?? { [%eval 5.99] } { Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:38] } 7. Nxd6+ { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:02:44] } 7... cxd6 { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:02:29] } 8. Bb5 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:02:43] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:02:19] } 9. Bxc6 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:02:38] } 9... Bxc6 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:02:20] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval 6.08] [%clk 0:02:34] } 10... dxe5 { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 0:02:19] } 11. Nxe5 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:02:32] } 11... Rd8 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:02:18] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:02:18] } 12... Bc5 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:02:17] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:02:11] } 13... O-O { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:02:15] } 14. Nxc6 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:02:03] } 14... bxc6 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:02:08] } 15. Qc4 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:01:59] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:01:54] } 16. Qxc6 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:01:49] } 16... Bd6 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 0:01:42] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:01:44] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval 6.93] [%clk 0:01:40] } 18. Ba5 { [%eval 6.94] [%clk 0:01:40] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval 8.43] [%clk 0:01:38] } 19. Qxd6 { [%eval 7.96] [%clk 0:01:22] } 19... Red8? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:32] } 20. Bxd8?! { [%eval 11.09] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxd8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:17] } 20... Ne4?! { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:27] } 21. Qd7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:01:02] } 21... g6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:01:23] } 22. Qe8+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:00:56] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:01:23] } 23. Bf6+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:00:51] } 23... Kh6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:23] } 1-0