Event: Round 2: Gauri, Shankar - Cruz, Cristhian
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-labor-day-norm-invitational-charlotte-chess-center--gm/round-2/a1ueroph/LKZ14QhN
White: Gauri, Shankar
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2397
Black: Cruz, Cristhian
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2448
Result: 1-0
ECO: E04
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:25:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:54] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:25:10] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:19] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:35] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:44] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:23:38] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:45] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:23:54] } 6. Ne5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:24:14] } 6... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:49] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:19:19] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:24:01] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:19:24] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:18:50] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:19:15] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:19:12] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:14:33] } 10... f6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:00:55] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:06:58] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:00:47] } 12. h5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:06:50] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:54:58] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:06:14] } 13... f5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:46:19] } 14. e4?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:06] } 14... fxe4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:41:04] } 15. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:56:10] } 15... Qf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:41:27] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:51:06] } 16... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:41:09] } 17. Rae1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:43:29] } 17... b4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:32:13] } 18. Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:41] } 18... bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:13] } 19. Bc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:09] } 19... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:42] } 20. Ng6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:20:01] } 20... Bb7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:25:49] } 21. Bh3?? { [%eval -2.04] } { Blunder. Ba3 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:43] } 21... c5 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:21:58] } 22. Be3 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:05:09] } 22... Nxe3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rac8 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:46] } 23. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:28] } 23... Nxf1?? { [%eval 3.89] } { Blunder. Rab8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:09] } 24. Bxe6+ { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:02:03] } 24... Rxe6 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:06:14] } 25. Qxa8+ { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:02:30] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:06:40] } 26. Qd5 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:02:34] } 26... Nf8? { [%eval 7.81] } { Mistake. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 27. Nxf8 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 0:02:34] } 27... Nd2 { [%eval 8.47] [%clk 0:00:43] } 28. Rxe6 { [%eval 7.45] [%clk 0:01:57] } 28... Qxd4? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 29. Rf6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:01:09] } 1-0