Event: Round 5: Moon, Benjamin - Harsha Bharathakoti
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-us-masters/round-5/dJaC4Zjd/AiUKfdhP
Date: 2025-11-28
White: Moon, Benjamin
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2220
Black: Harsha Bharathakoti
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2526
Result: 0-1
ECO: A45
Opening: Indian Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:25:59] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:25] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:52] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:32] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:18] } 5. exd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:48] } 5... b6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:44] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:56] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:11] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:16] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:35] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:38] } 8... Ba6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:43] } 9. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:37] } 9... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:26:10] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:59] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:46] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:00] } 11... Nc7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:52] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:14:30] } 12... Ncd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:39] } 13. Bh2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:14:14] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:59] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:42] } 14... Rab8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:15:57] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:00:13] } 15... a6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:59:33] } 16. Nfd2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:57:02] } 16... b5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:58:22] } 17. axb5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:57:01] } 17... axb5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:58:46] } 18. Ne3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:56:54] } 18... Qc6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:53:45] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:46:51] } 19... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:53:20] } 20. Ra7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:47:05] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:36:35] } 21. Rea1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:45:53] } 21... h6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:33:04] } 22. Bg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:52] } 22... Bg5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:30:08] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:14] } 23... Bf4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:30:29] } 24. R7a6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:21:21] } 24... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:11] } 25. Rxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:47] } 25... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:22] } 26. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:22:14] } 26... Nxf4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:29:46] } 27. Qb4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:21:55] } 27... Qc6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:14:42] } 28. f3?! { [%eval -1.04] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:13] } 28... d5 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:15:10] } 29. Nc5?! { [%eval -2.19] } { Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:39] } 29... Qc7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:52] } 30. Kh1 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:14:15] } 30... Qd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:20] } 31. b3?? { [%eval -3.99] } { Blunder. Qxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:38] } 31... Qg5?? { [%eval -0.84] } { Blunder. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:01] } 32. Ra2 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:09:36] } 32... Qf5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:00:33] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:04:50] } 33... Qb1 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:01:00] } 34. Qa3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:04:06] } 34... e5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:00:35] } 35. Qb2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:02:35] } 35... Qf5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:00:33] } 36. Qf2 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:01:53] } 36... Re8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:00:32] } 37. Rd2?! { [%eval -1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 37... e4?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 38. fxe4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:01:29] } 38... dxe4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:01:00] } 39. g4?? { [%eval -4.31] } { Blunder. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 39... Qf6 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40. Nd7 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:00:43] } 40... Qd6 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:00:31] } 41. Ne5 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:01:05] } 41... g5 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:00:59] } 42. Qe3 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:00:35] } 42... f6 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:01:14] } 43. Qxe4?! { [%eval -5.75] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:01] } 43... Rxe5 { [%eval -5.85] [%clk 0:01:14] } 44. Qa8+ { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:01:09] } 44... Kg7 { [%eval -6.04] [%clk 0:01:34] } 45. Ra2 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:01:16] } 45... Re7 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:01:22] } 46. Ra6?! { [%eval -8.27] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 46... Qc7 { [%eval -7.96] [%clk 0:01:19] } 47. Qc6? { [%eval #-25] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 47... Re2+ { [%eval -13.74] [%clk 0:01:39] } 48. Kh1?! { [%eval #-17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 48... Qe7 { [%eval #-18] [%clk 0:01:33] } 49. Qf3 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:00:41] } 49... Re1+ { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:01:39] } 50. Kh2 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:01:07] } 50... Re3 { [%eval #-14] [%clk 0:01:44] } 51. Ra7 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:00:32] } 51... Qxa7 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:02:08] } 0-1