Event: Round 8: Zhu, Linxi - Gauri, Shankar
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-charlotte-fall-norm-invitational-gm-a/round-8/HeEW2gwn/UeQuD0nN
Date: 2025-11-24
White: Zhu, Linxi
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2261
Black: Gauri, Shankar
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2407
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:15] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:41] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:09] } 4. Nd2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... a5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:26:52] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:25:21] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:54] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:24:00] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:52] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:18:26] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:28:43] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:16:26] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:29:05] } 9... Bh7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:10:37] } 10. Ne1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:19:35] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:58:22] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:03:50] } 11... Nf5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:55:27] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:59:45] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:50:13] } 13. Qe1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:57:50] } 13... Bd8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:39:12] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:56:16] } 14... h5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:37:27] } 15. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:53:53] } 15... Bg6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:36:48] } 16. Ra3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:49:49] } 16... h4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:36:30] } 17. Bc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:44:32] } 17... Qa7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:27:54] } 18. Nh2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:40:07] } 18... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:23:42] } 19. Ra1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:33:50] } 19... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:20:58] } 20. dxc5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:29:14] } 20... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:21:19] } 21. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:29:26] } 21... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:21:47] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:29:41] } 22... d4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:13:15] } 23. Bd2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:29:34] } 23... Be7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:13:12] } 24. Ra3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:28:10] } 24... b6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:13:02] } 25. Rb3 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:27:23] } 25... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:13:04] } 26. Rb5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:26:02] } 26... Qc7 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:13:33] } 27. Nf3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:18:04] } 27... Rac8 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:13:58] } 28. Ng5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:16:41] } 28... Rd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:12:00] } 29. Ne4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:58] } 29... Qd8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:12:17] } 30. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:38] } 30... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:35] } 31. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:04] } 31... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:13] } 32. Qb1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:13:46] } 32... Rda7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:07:52] } 33. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:11:18] } 33... Nxe7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:08:21] } 34. Rxb6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:11:38] } 34... Rxa4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:08:13] } 35. Rb7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:12:00] } 35... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:09] } 36. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:49] } 36... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:37] } 37. Rb4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:09:39] } 37... Rxb4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:47] } 38. Qxb4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:10:08] } 38... Rb8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:16] } 39. Qe1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:10:23] } 39... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:02:59] } 40. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:10:44] } 40... g6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:28] } 41. Ra1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:11:04] } 41... Qb6? { [%eval 1.88] } { Mistake. Nb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:45] } 42. Kh2? { [%eval 0.54] } { Mistake. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:18] } 42... Qc5? { [%eval 2.03] } { Mistake. Qb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:14] } 43. Qe1 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:11:18] } 43... Nc4?! { [%eval 2.75] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:52] } 44. Qxh4 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:11:31] } 44... Ne3 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:02:15] } 45. Qf6?? { [%eval 0.17] } { Blunder. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:58] } 45... Nd5?? { [%eval 2.64] } { Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:19] } 46. Qg5 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:10:04] } 46... Qe7 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:01:09] } 47. Qg4?? { [%eval 0.08] } { Blunder. Qxe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:36] } 47... Kg7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:01:36] } 48. f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:52] } 48... exf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:01:44] } 49. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:09:16] } 49... Rd8?? { [%eval 2.37] } { Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 50. Ra7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. e6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:38] } 50... Qb4?? { [%eval 3.6] } { Blunder. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 51. Qxb4?! { [%eval 2.45] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:10] } 51... Nxb4 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:01:36] } 52. Bc4 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:05:39] } 52... Nxc2? { [%eval 3.42] } { Mistake. Kh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 53. Rxf7+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:04] } 53... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:26] } 54. e6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:06:30] } 54... Nd4?? { [%eval 3.99] } { Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:28] } 55. Rb7 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:02:07] } 55... Re8 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:00:38] } 56. e7 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:02:33] } 56... Kg7 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:00:45] } 57. Rd7 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:02:52] } 57... Nc2 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:00:32] } 58. Bb5 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:02:57] } 58... Na3 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:00:48] } 59. Bc6 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:03:16] } 59... Kf7 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:00:32] } 60. Ra7 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:03:51] } 60... Nc2? { [%eval 6.64] } { Mistake. Rxe7 was best. } 61. Rd7 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:03:25] } 61... Na3 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:00:32] } 62. Ra7 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:03:51] } 62... Nc2 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 0:00:32] } 63. Bxe8+ { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:03:35] } 63... Kxe8 { [%eval 7.4] [%clk 0:00:59] } 64. Ra6 { [%eval 7.14] [%clk 0:03:57] } 64... g5 { [%eval 7.42] [%clk 0:01:19] } 65. Re6 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:04:19] } 65... f4 { [%eval 11.82] [%clk 0:00:46] } 66. Re5 { [%eval #25] [%clk 0:04:36] } 66... Ne3 { [%eval #24] [%clk 0:01:09] } 67. Rxg5 { [%eval 28.73] [%clk 0:04:17] } 67... Kxe7 { [%eval #23] [%clk 0:01:25] } 68. Re5+ { [%eval 27.01] [%clk 0:04:01] } 68... Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 69. Rxe3 { [%clk 0:04:24] } 69... fxe3 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 70. Kg3 { [%clk 0:04:42] } 1-0