Event: Round 5: Johnson, Donald - Gauri, Shankar
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-labor-day-norm-invitational-charlotte-chess-center--gm/round-5/wRFtiOko/wWtDfnJw
White: Johnson, Donald
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2290
Black: Gauri, Shankar
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2397
Result: 0-1
ECO: C67
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:17] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:33] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:53] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:46] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:53] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:46] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:37] } 5. Re1 { [%eval 0.15] } 5... Nd6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:50] } 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.12] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:52] } 7. Bf1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:33:06] } 7... Nf5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:27:33] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.24] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:59] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:41] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:17] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:45] } 10... Nh4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:23:44] } 11. Nxh4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:27:21] } 11... Bxh4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:24:12] } 12. Bb5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:50] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:04] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:32] } 13... Bf6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:18:10] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:19:01] } 14... c6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:17:13] } 15. Be5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:40] } 15... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:15:54] } 16. Rxe5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:13:08] } 16... Ng6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:07] } 17. Bxg6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:08:46] } 17... hxg6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:14:08] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:05:54] } 18... Re8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:13:21] } 19. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:02:02] } 19... Qxe8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:13:49] } 20. h4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:56:49] } 20... Qd8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:09:01] } 21. g3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:54:54] } 21... Qf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:08:10] } 22. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:51] } 22... Bd7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:01:33] } 23. Re1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:51:13] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:00:18] } 24. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:29] } 24... Bxe8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:00:47] } 25. Ne2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:47:25] } 25... Bd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:59:33] } 26. f3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:47:37] } 26... Qf5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:53:32] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:44:39] } 27... b6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:51:23] } 28. Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:42] } 28... Qh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:59] } 29. Qa3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:35:13] } 29... Qh2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:15] } 30. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:05] } 30... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:43] } 31. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:52] } 31... Bf5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:22:33] } 32. Qc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:19:07] } 32... c4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:21:24] } 33. Kd2 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:17:59] } 33... Bh3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:21:12] } 34. Ke1?! { [%eval -1.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:03] } 34... Qh1+ { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:21:23] } 35. Kd2 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:16:29] } 35... Bg2 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:16:48] } 36. Qe3 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:11:22] } 36... Bxf3 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:17:12] } 37. Qe8+?? { [%eval -3.85] } { Blunder. Qg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:45] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:17:40] } 38. Nf4? { [%eval -7.9] } { Mistake. Qxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:07] } 38... Qd1+ { [%eval -7.81] [%clk 0:17:25] } 39. Kc3 { [%eval -7.81] [%clk 0:04:52] } 39... Be4 { [%eval -7.31] [%clk 0:17:54] } 40. Kb4 { [%eval -8.35] [%clk 0:04:49] } 40... Qd2+ { [%eval -7.86] [%clk 0:17:22] } 41. Ka4? { [%eval #-1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:06] } 41... Qa5# { [%clk 0:17:36] } 0-1