Event: Round 1: Cruz Mendez, Jean Marco - Maxwell Yang
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/3rd-gulf-coast-october-open-2025/round-1/0X7h9j8K/ui9h6o9x
Date: 2025-10-09
White: Cruz Mendez, Jean Marco
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2226
Black: Maxwell Yang
BlackTitle: CM
Result: 1-0
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:32] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:40] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:57] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:40] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:45] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:28] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:09] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:52] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:24] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:13] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:49] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:22] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:13] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:44] } 8. b3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:10:01] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:39] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:10:26] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:19] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:06:10] } 10... Qd7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:34] } 11. Ne4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:57:12] } 11... Rad8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:21:27] } 12. N2c3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:56:54] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:07:35] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:46:48] } 13... b6?? { [%eval 5.01] } { Blunder. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:53] } 14. Nxf6+ { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:44:38] } 14... Bxf6 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 1:04:10] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:45:05] } 15... Bf5 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 1:03:04] } 16. Qxc6 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:45:25] } 16... Qxc6 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 1:02:51] } 17. Bxc6 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:45:54] } 17... Bxd3 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 1:03:12] } 18. Rfc1 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:43:38] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 1:02:14] } 19. Be4 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:43:30] } 19... Bxe4 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 1:02:36] } 20. Nxe4 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:43:59] } 20... Be7 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 1:03:05] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:44:04] } 21... Rc6 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 1:03:20] } 22. f4 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:44:08] } 22... f5 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 1:03:29] } 23. Nc3 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:44:32] } 23... e4 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 1:03:20] } 24. Nd5 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:44:39] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 1:03:17] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:43:27] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 1:03:04] } 26. Rg2 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:41:56] } 26... Rcc8 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 1:03:01] } 27. g4 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:41:47] } 27... Rg8 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 1:03:12] } 28. Kf2 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:40:39] } 28... g5 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:59:28] } 29. gxf5 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:31:31] } 29... gxf4 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:59:46] } 30. Nxf4 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:31:55] } 30... Rxg2+ { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:59:35] } 31. Nxg2 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:32:23] } 31... Rg8 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:59:56] } 32. Nf4 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:31:40] } 32... Bh4+ { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:59:09] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:32:03] } 33... Rg5 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:59:33] } 34. Rd1 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:28:44] } 34... Rxf5 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:59:05] } 35. Rxd6 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:29:03] } 35... Bg5 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:59:13] } 36. Rd7+ { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:28:35] } 36... Ke8 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:59:27] } 37. Rd5 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:29:01] } 1-0