Event: Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters Chess Tournament -Challengers 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/chennai-grand-masters-2025--challengers/round-6/NZvnbfDP/3sgdrS4m
White: Mendonca, Leon Luke
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2606
Black: Aryan Chopra
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2634
Result: 1-0
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:15] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:28] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:45] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:01] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:53] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:48] } 6... Nc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:18] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:29] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:02] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:30] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:21:51] } 9. Na4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:27] } 9... e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:13:01] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:02] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:11:12] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:18:41] } 11... Ne6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:02:29] } 12. b4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:08:42] } 12... cxb4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:02:40] } 13. axb4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:09:01] } 13... Bg7 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:53:34] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:49:52] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:37:23] } 15. Nc5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:36:20] } 15... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:32:10] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:32:17] } 16... Qe7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:15:24] } 17. Qb3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:27:59] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:57] } 18. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:26:51] } 18... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:22] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:27:04] } 19... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:51] } 20. Nxa5?! { [%eval 0.42] } { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:48] } 20... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:02:00] } 21. Qxb4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:18:15] } 21... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:24] } 22. Rxa1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:18:40] } 22... Rb8?! { [%eval 1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:51] } 23. Ba7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:16:28] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:03:20] } 24. Ra2 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:13:39] } 24... Re7?! { [%eval 2.32] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:55] } 25. Bb6 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:13:12] } 25... Qc1+ { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:01:18] } 26. Kh2 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:13:39] } 26... Rd7? { [%eval 4.19] } { Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:11] } 27. Qb5? { [%eval 2.11] } { Mistake. Ra8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:12:59] } 27... Re7? { [%eval 4.36] } { Mistake. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:36] } 28. Ra8+ { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:12:15] } 28... Kh7 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:02:05] } 29. Qb4 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:09:51] } 29... Rd7 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:02:33] } 30. Qa4 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:09:58] } 30... Re7 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:02:38] } 31. Re8 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:09:47] } 31... Rxe8 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:01:03] } 32. Qxe8 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:10:15] } 32... Qb2 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:01:31] } 33. Be3 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:10:15] } 33... Qxe2?! { [%eval 5.93] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 34. Qxf7 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:10:43] } 34... Nd8 { [%eval 6.77] [%clk 0:01:04] } 35. Qd7 { [%eval 6.71] [%clk 0:09:34] } 35... Nc6 { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:01:33] } 36. Bd5 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:09:41] } 36... Nb4 { [%eval 7.98] [%clk 0:01:58] } 37. Bf7 { [%eval 7.57] [%clk 0:08:19] } 1-0