Event: Round 8: Mendonca, Leon Luke - Mardov, Dimitar
Date: 2025-07-26
White: Mendonca, Leon Luke
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2603
Black: Mardov, Dimitar
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2506
Result: 1-0
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:40:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:41:09] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:41:21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:41:34] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:40:49] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:41:19] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:40:55] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:41:42] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:39:53] } 6. b4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:35:05] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:39:23] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:35:07] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:39:19] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:35:02] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:38:35] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:24:23] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:37:17] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:24:27] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:24] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:00] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:34] } 12. d4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:13:42] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:11:01] } 13. cxd4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:13:55] } 13... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:06:17] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:14:12] } 14... d5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:06:36] } 15. a5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:03:42] } 15... Ba7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:06:15] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:03:42] } 16... dxe4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:06:34] } 17. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:04:08] } 17... Ne7 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:55:26] } 18. Bf4?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:54] } 18... c6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:48:50] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:33:49] } 19... Ng6?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Bb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:29] } 20. Bg3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:31:59] } 20... Qf6?! { [%eval 1.59] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:03] } 21. d5 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:31:00] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:32:29] } 22. Bxf5 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:30:51] } 22... Qxf5 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:32:55] } 23. d6 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:29:09] } 23... Rad8 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:28:52] } 24. Rad1 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:23:48] } 24... Rd7 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:26:30] } 25. Ne5 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:22:36] } 25... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:25:45] } 26. Rxe5 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:23:02] } 26... Qf6 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:16:19] } 27. Re7? { [%eval 0.79] } { Mistake. Re4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:11] } 27... Rxe7 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:16:12] } 28. dxe7 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:23:39] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:16:36] } 29. Bd6 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:19:53] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:14:55] } 30. Qe2 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:18:40] } 30... g6?! { [%eval 2.03] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:37] } 31. Rd2 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:17:04] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:10:43] } 32. Qd1?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:46] } 32... Kh7?! { [%eval 2.04] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:38] } 33. g3 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:14:58] } 33... h5 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:10:38] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:14:53] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:09:30] } 35. h4 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:13:31] } 35... Kh7? { [%eval 3.26] } { Mistake. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:06] } 36. Qe2 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:12:35] } 36... Kg8 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:08:13] } 37. Qd3? { [%eval 1.69] } { Mistake. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:21] } 37... Kh7? { [%eval 3.22] } { Mistake. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:49] } 38. Re2 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:05:52] } 38... Bd4?! { [%eval 3.9] } { Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:57] } 39. Qc4 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:03:29] } 39... Kg8 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:04:38] } 40. Bc5 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:03:12] } 40... Bxc5 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:01:37] } 41. Qxc5 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:03:40] } 41... Kh7 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:25:33] } 42. Re5 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:33:40] } 42... Kg7?! { [%eval 4.87] } { Inaccuracy. Qg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:40] } 43. f4 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:32:57] } 43... Kh7 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:24:45] } 44. Kf2 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:28:08] } 44... Kg7 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:24:01] } 45. Ke2 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:25:45] } 45... Kh7 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:23:30] } 46. Kd2 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:25:57] } 46... Kg7 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:21:29] } 47. Kc2 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:26:17] } 47... Kh7 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:21:22] } 48. Kc3 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:25:48] } 48... Kh6 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:18:50] } 49. Kc4 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:25:35] } 49... Kg7?! { [%eval 7.72] } { Inaccuracy. Qh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:13] } 50. Qd4 { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 0:25:20] } 50... c5 { [%eval 8.09] [%clk 0:16:17] } 51. Qd7 { [%eval 7.17] [%clk 0:23:54] } 51... b5+?! { [%eval 66.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:31] } 52. Kxc5 { [%eval 10.46] [%clk 0:24:04] } 1-0