Event: Round 9: Royal, Shreyas - Willow, Jonah B
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White: Royal, Shreyas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2495
Black: Willow, Jonah B
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2459
Result: 0-1
ECO: D85
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:10] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:28] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:50] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:11] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:14] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:37] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:37] } 7. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:06] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:09] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:16] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:25:47] } 9. Qa3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:12] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:18:32] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:01] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:12:26] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:28] } 11... Nf6?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:06] } 12. e5 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:26:01] } 12... Nh5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:03:15] } 13. Bg5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:27] } 13... f6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:02:20] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:16:09] } 14... Be6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:59:42] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:10:31] } 15... fxe5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:52:11] } 16. Ng5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:09:11] } 16... Bd5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:45:14] } 17. Bxh5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:07:31] } 17... gxh5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:41:22] } 18. Qd3?! { [%eval -1.38] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:44] } 18... Qa5+ { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:39:59] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 1:06:41] } 19... e4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:40:25] } 20. Qe2 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 1:04:00] } 20... Qb6 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:33:41] } 21. Qxh5? { [%eval -3.05] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:04:22] } 21... h6 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:33:26] } 22. Rd1 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 1:00:18] } 22... Qxd4 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:28:33] } 23. Nh3 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:57:42] } 23... Bf7 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:20:21] } 24. Qg4 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:58:10] } 24... e3 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:19:47] } 25. Qxd4 { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 0:58:00] } 25... Bxd4 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:20:15] } 26. Bxe3 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:57:30] } 26... Bxe3 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:20:26] } 27. fxe3 { [%eval -2.66] [%clk 0:57:59] } 27... Bxa2 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:20:51] } 28. Rd7 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:57:33] } 28... b5 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:16:14] } 29. Nf4 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:57:35] } 29... Rf7 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:14:17] } 30. Rh3?! { [%eval -3.68] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:50] } 30... e5 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:14:18] } 31. Rg3+ { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:54:17] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:14:32] } 32. Nh5 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:54:45] } 32... Rxd7 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:14:23] } 33. Nf6+ { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:55:13] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:14:50] } 34. Nxd7 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:55:38] } 34... a5 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:14:44] } 35. Nxe5 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:54:10] } 35... a4 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:14:30] } 36. Rg6 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:54:22] } 36... a3 { [%eval -4.78] [%clk 0:12:52] } 37. Rxh6+ { [%eval -4.78] [%clk 0:54:34] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:12:34] } 38. Rg6+ { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:55:03] } 38... Kh7 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:12:37] } 39. Rd6 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:53:56] } 39... Bb1 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:11:23] } 40. Rd7+ { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:53:59] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval -4.72] [%clk 0:11:36] } 41. Ng4?! { [%eval -6.1] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:53] } 41... a2 { [%eval -6.09] [%clk 0:11:24] } 42. Nf6+ { [%eval -7.61] [%clk 0:52:19] } 42... Kf8 { [%eval -8.03] [%clk 0:10:56] } 43. e4? { [%eval #-13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:46] } 43... a1=Q { [%eval #-18] [%clk 0:10:33] } 0-1