Event: Round 3: Gershenov, Ben - Xu, Grant
Date: 2025-07-17
White: Gershenov, Ben
WhiteElo: 2135
Black: Xu, Grant
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2301
Result: 1-0
ECO: A80
Opening: Dutch Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... f5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:05] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:12] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:28:15] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:23:23] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:23:41] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:12] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:23:48] } 7. c5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:35] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:21:55] } 8. h4?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4+ was best. } { [%clk 1:32:32] } 8... Qe8? { [%eval 0.98] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:30] } 9. Bc4+ { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:32:26] } 9... Kh7 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:20:07] } 10. Ng5+ { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:29:32] } 10... hxg5?? { [%eval 4.73] } { Blunder. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:51] } 11. hxg5+ { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 1:29:54] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 1:16:17] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 1:30:11] } 12... Na6?! { [%eval 6.05] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:02] } 13. Nxe7 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 1:16:46] } 13... Qxe7 { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 0:41:22] } 14. Rxh5+ { [%eval 7.45] [%clk 1:17:04] } 14... Bh6 { [%eval 7.54] [%clk 0:41:48] } 15. Rxh6+ { [%eval 7.38] [%clk 1:17:17] } 15... Kg7 { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 0:42:16] } 16. cxd6 { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 1:13:31] } 16... cxd6 { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 0:42:40] } 17. d5 { [%eval 7.17] [%clk 1:13:46] } 17... Qe4 { [%eval 9.52] [%clk 0:42:33] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval 9.09] [%clk 1:13:44] } 18... Kf7 { [%eval 9.79] [%clk 0:41:15] } 19. f3 { [%eval 9.65] [%clk 1:03:13] } 19... Nb8? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:43] } 1-0