Event: Fagernes International Autumn 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fagernes-international-autumn-2025--gm/round-5/EQZ0dvfH/hGVDkva3
Date: 2025-10-08
White: Cummings, David H.
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2238
Black: Mahir Taneja
BlackElo: 1985
Result: 1-0
ECO: A06
Opening: Zukertort Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 minutes/40 moves + 40 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment from move 1.

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:40:45] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:52] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:00] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:41:11] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:41:19] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:41:35] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:41:32] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:41:06] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:41:26] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:41:29] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:41:16] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:41:50] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:40:25] } 7... Qe7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:42:02] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:39:45] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:42:13] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:39:12] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:39:06] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:38:27] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:37:19] } 11. bxc4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:28:20] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:36:23] } 12. Rae1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:18:50] } 12... b6?! { [%eval 1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:30] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:14:16] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:27:08] } 14. c5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:08:29] } 14... bxc5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:25:23] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:08:49] } 15... Bxe5?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:03] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 1:08:01] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 1:20:51] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 1:05:15] } 17... Nfd7 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 1:09:02] } 18. Be2 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:58:51] } 18... c4 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:54:02] } 19. Qc3 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:46:18] } 19... f5?! { [%eval 3.22] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:54] } 20. f4 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:44:59] } 20... fxe4 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:42:34] } 21. fxe5 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:45:20] } 21... c5 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:42:27] } 22. Bxc4+ { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:41:44] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:42:38] } 23. e6 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:38:44] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:42:46] } 24. Qe5 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:35:06] } 24... Rad8 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:41:54] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:34:01] } 25... Rxd1 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:39:15] } 26. Rxd1 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:34:21] } 26... Rd8? { [%eval 8.19] } { Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:20] } 27. Rxd8+ { [%eval 7.87] [%clk 0:28:05] } 27... Qxd8 { [%eval 7.16] [%clk 0:39:45] } 28. h3? { [%eval 4.26] } { Mistake. e7 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:36] } 28... Qe7 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:40:00] } 29. Ba3 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:27:22] } 29... h6 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:40:24] } 30. Bxc5 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:26:41] } 30... Qe8 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:40:28] } 31. Qc7 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:23:38] } 31... Qa4 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:40:07] } 32. Bd4 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:18:59] } 32... Ne8? { [%eval 9.83] } { Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:17] } 33. Qc5 { [%eval 8.15] [%clk 0:18:53] } 33... Qd1+ { [%eval 9.52] [%clk 0:40:29] } 34. Kh2 { [%eval 8.33] [%clk 0:19:12] } 34... Kg8? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:45] } 35. e7+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:18:40] } 35... Kh8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:41:07] } 36. Qb6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:18:33] } 1-0