[Event "87th Tata Steel Masters 2025"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2025.01.28"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Gukesh, Dommaraju"]
[Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2025.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

{[%evp 12,85,41,14,75,10,16,0,0,0,2,5,15,0,31,0,90,22,13,19,18,19,32,0,34,31,32,30,33,23,48,35,48,58,60,55,46,19,34,17,62,27,65,33,87,0,31,43,108,102,97,103,155,166,199,157,234,240,250,218,227,215,225,235,230,208,224,211,614,594,678,666,1714,1545,4008,3500]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:06] is now debated instead of 6...Be7.} 7. a4 {[%emt 0:04:51] and axb5 should not be overlooked} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:46] C78: Ruy Lopez: Archangelsk and Möller Defences.} (7... Bb7 $11) 8. d3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} (8. axb5 $16 axb5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4) 8... d6 {[%emt 0:06:31]} 9. Bg5 $5 {[%emt 0:04:38][%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} h6 {[%emt 0:00:06] The position is equal.} 10. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 11. Bg3 {[%emt 0:01:33]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:39]} 12. c3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:03:24]} (12... b4 $5) 13. Na3 {[%emt 0:06:36]} Ne7 $146 {[%emt 0:02:54]} (13... b4 $11 {remains equal.} 14. Nc4 bxc3 15. bxc3 Ba7) (13... b4 14. Nc4 bxc3 15. bxc3 Na5 16. Nxa5 Bxa5 17. Qc2 Nh5 18. Nd2 c6 19. Nc4 Bc7 {½-½ Balogh,C (2583)-Lalic,B (2393) CRO-chT1A 30th 2022 (4.1)}) 14. Nc2 {[%emt 0:05:33]} ({White should try} 14. axb5 $16 axb5 15. Re1 (15. Nxb5 Ng6 $11)) 14... Ng6 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 15. Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:19:15]} 16. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:07] A sharp opening} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 17. Bc2 {[%emt 0:07:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:22:34]} 18. axb5 {[%emt 0:04:27]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 19. b4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:08:14]} 20. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 21. Ra5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 22. d4 {[%emt 0:17:28]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:11:49]} 23. Qa1 {[%emt 0:12:00][%cal Rd4e5]} Rfe8 $1 {[%emt 0:06:49]} 24. Bb3 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:03:02] Prevents Ra7.} (24... Nxe4 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 25. dxe5 (25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. Rxf7+ Qxf7 $16) 25... Nxg3 26. exd6+ Qf6 27. Qxf6+ (27. hxg3 Qxa1 28. Raxa1 Bxf3 $16) 27... Kxf6 28. hxg3 $18) 25. Nd2 {[%emt 0:19:44]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 26. Bc2 $36 {[%emt 0:02:44][%mdl 2048] White is more active.} Nh5 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 27. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} (27... Rfc8 $14) 28. Rf5 {[%emt 0:01:59]} (28. d5 $16 Bb7 29. Nb3) 28... Rxa5 {[%emt 0:04:52]} 29. bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re8 {[%emt 0:04:35]} ({Better is} 29... Rc8 $14) 30. d5 $16 {[%emt 0:03:22]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 31. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:03:29]} (31... Ra8 $142) 32. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 33. Qa3 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:40]} (33... Ng4 $16) 34. Bb4 $18 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 35. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:23][%cal Bg6e7,Be7g8,Bg8f6][%mdl 32]} 36. Bd1 {[%emt 0:01:52][%cal Bc2d1,Bd1e2,Be2d3][%mdl 32]} Ng8 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 37. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 38. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 39. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bd7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} (39... Kg8 40. Be2 (40. Rc6 Qa7 $18) 40... Qa7 41. Bxb5 Bd7) 40. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:57] White is clearly winning.} Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 41. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:53:08]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 42. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00] [#] Intending Nh5+ and mate.} Qxe3+ {[%emt 0:01:00]} 43. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:00] Weighted Error Value: White=0.24 (precise) /Black=0.63  Mistake:       	White=3     	Black=6      Inaccurate:     	White=5     	Black=6      OK:         	White=13    	Black=7      Best:        	White=1     	---        Strong:       	---       	Black=1} 1-0

