Event: Round 8: Cruz, Cristhian - Gauri, Shankar
Date: 2025-07-12
White: Cruz, Cristhian
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2477
Black: Gauri, Shankar
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2371
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A29
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:05:37] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:05:52] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:06:13] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:50] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:06:34] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:13] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:06:56] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:26] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:07:13] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:39] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:07:31] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:54] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:07:48] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:33] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:08:05] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:07] } 10. Rc1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:08:12] } 10... Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:46] } 11. a3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:06:56] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:21:27] } 12. Re1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:04:26] } 12... c6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:13:11] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:03:11] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:43] } 14. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:25] } 14... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:05] } 15. Nc5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:03:39] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:06:03] } 16. Rxc5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:04:06] } 1/2-1/2