Event: Round 8: Baron, Tal - Diao, Matthew Guo
Date: 2025-07-06
White: Baron, Tal
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2436
Black: Diao, Matthew Guo
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2244
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:34] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:01] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:29] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:57] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:26] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:32] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:54] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:57] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:21] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:23] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:44] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:33:29] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:12] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:33:46] } 10. Ng3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:09] } 10... f6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:17:48] } 11. exf6?! { [%eval -0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:44] } 11... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:07:22] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:25:44] } 12... Ng4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:59:11] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:20:25] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:54:18] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:20:09] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:52:40] } 15. Qb3 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:09:51] } 15... Bb4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:41:53] } 16. h3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:57:24] } 16... Bxd2+ { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:41:10] } 17. Nxd2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:56:35] } 17... Qxb3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:41:31] } 18. axb3 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:55:55] } 18... Nh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:08] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:04] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:39:20] } 20. g3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:43:56] } 20... Nb4 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:34:13] } 21. Bb1 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:44:18] } 21... Bb5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:28:05] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:44:16] } 22... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:06] } 23. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:37] } 23... exf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:31] } 24. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:41] } 24... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:20] } 25. Kxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:09] } 25... Rfe8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:40] } 26. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:52] } 26... Rac8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:04] } 27. Rac1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:33] } 27... Nc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:52] } 28. Ke3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:40:24] } 28... Na5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:17] } 29. Ra1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:37:10] } 29... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:01:25] } 30. Rhc1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:37:25] } 30... Nxe5?? { [%eval 2.29] } { Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 31. dxe5 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:37:54] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:00:52] } 32. Rc3 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:36:45] } 32... Ke6?! { [%eval 3.29] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 33. Kd4 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:36:47] } 33... Rxc3?! { [%eval 3.45] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 34. bxc3 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:37:15] } 34... Ra8 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:00:45] } 35. Ra5 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:37:41] } 35... b5 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36. b4 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:36:55] } 36... h5?! { [%eval 4.5] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 37. h4 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:37:02] } 37... g6 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:00:35] } 38. Ra3 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:37:30] } 38... Ra7 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:00:34] } 39. Kc5 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:37:48] } 39... Ra8 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40. Kb6 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:38:05] } 40... Rc8 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:00:34] } 41. Kb7 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:37:41] } 41... Kd7 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:00:35] } 42. Rxa6 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:35:03] } 42... Rc7+ { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:00:53] } 43. Kb6 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:35:24] } 43... Rxc3 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:01:19] } 44. Kxb5 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:35:38] } 44... Rxg3 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:01:37] } 45. Kc5 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:35:36] } 45... Rc3+ { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:00:48] } 46. Kxd5 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:35:58] } 46... Rd3+ { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:01:17] } 47. Kc4 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:35:29] } 47... Rf3 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:01:45] } 48. Rd6+ { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:35:23] } 48... Ke7 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:01:04] } 49. Rd4 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:34:52] } 49... g5 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:01:02] } 50. fxg5 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:34:51] } 50... Ke6 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:01:00] } 51. b5 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:34:53] } 51... Rf1 { [%eval 6.84] [%clk 0:00:39] } 52. b6 { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:34:58] } 52... Kxe5 { [%eval 8.04] [%clk 0:00:42] } 53. Rd5+ { [%eval 7.46] [%clk 0:35:15] } 53... Ke4 { [%eval 8.06] [%clk 0:00:59] } 54. Rd4+ { [%eval 7.64] [%clk 0:34:51] } 54... Ke5 { [%eval 7.76] [%clk 0:00:53] } 55. Rd5+ { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 0:34:25] } 55... Ke4 { [%eval 8.21] [%clk 0:01:22] } 56. Rb5 { [%eval 8.05] [%clk 0:34:44] } 56... Rc1+ { [%eval 8.47] [%clk 0:01:46] } 57. Kb4 { [%eval 7.22] [%clk 0:35:12] } 57... Rc8 { [%eval 8.16] [%clk 0:01:40] } 58. b7 { [%eval 8.85] [%clk 0:35:36] } 58... Rb8 { [%eval 8.78] [%clk 0:02:09] } 59. Kc5 { [%eval 9.69] [%clk 0:35:49] } 59... f4 { [%eval 9.66] [%clk 0:02:25] } 60. Kc6 { [%eval 9.38] [%clk 0:36:09] } 60... f3 { [%eval 14.65] [%clk 0:02:49] } 61. Rb1 { [%eval 11.93] [%clk 0:34:41] } 61... f2 { [%eval 10.12] [%clk 0:00:56] } 62. Rf1 { [%eval 9.42] [%clk 0:34:08] } 62... Rf8 { [%eval 78.4] [%clk 0:00:31] } 63. Rxf2 { [%eval 31.13] [%clk 0:33:53] } 63... Rxf2 { [%eval 14.39] [%clk 0:00:51] } 64. b8=Q { [%eval 59.1] [%clk 0:34:20] } 64... Rc2+?! { [%eval #25] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:06] } 65. Kd6 { [%eval 79.75] [%clk 0:34:47] } 65... Kf5?! { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 66. Qb1 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:35:11] } 1-0