[Event "Tech Mahindra GCL Group 2026"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Vidit,Santosh Gujrathi"] [Site "Bengaluru"] [Round "11.3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2026.09.07"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2697"] [PlyCount "108"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 14,108,-37,-13,-22,-26,-26,-39,-33,-33,-19,-23,-25,-26,-30,-30,-24,-18,-27,-23,-34,-45,-39,-39,11,2,72,72,51,39,38,-66,-67,-100,-91,-87,-100,-107,-30,-70,-25,-29,0,0,0,-87,-99,-97,-85,-110,-110,-129,-129,-129,-129,-126,-132,-165,-121,-164,-171,-172,-166,-167,-166,-172,-167,-172,-164,-162,-162,-177,-168,-193,-175,-232,-232,-192,-201,-668,-679,-676,-660,-713,-692,-660,-653,-988,-943,-1597,-868,-857,-852,-811,-784,-743,-737]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} exd4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 5. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 6. e5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 7. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 8. g3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} g6 {[%emt 0:1:3] C45: Scotch Game.} 9. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:0:2]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:16] Black is slightly better.} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Re8 {[%emt 0:1:39][%cal Re7e5]} 12. c4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:1:4]} 13. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:4:51]} 14. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:2] And now Qa4 would win.} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:4:47]} 15. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 16. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:0:21] Dodges Qa4} 17. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 18. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Bg7 $146 {[%emt 0:0:36]} (18... Qf6 $15 )({Predecessor:} 18... Re8 19. Re1 Qd8 20. c5 Bxf1 21. cxb6 Bh3 22. bxa7 Qa8 23. Nc5 d6 24. Ne4 c5 {0-1 Robson,R (2650)-So,W (2753) USA-ch Cup Saint Louis 2026 (1.3)} )19. Re1 $11 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (19... Qd8 $11 )20. c5 $16 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Bxf1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 21. cxb6 {[%emt 0:0:1] Black is weak on the dark squares} Bh3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 22. b7 {[%emt 0:0:13]} (22. bxc7 $14 Rc8 23. Bc3 )Rb8 $15 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 23. Na5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 24. Bc3 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 25. Qe4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:36]} (25... Bxc3 $17 26. Qxd5 cxd5 27. bxc3 Kf8 )26. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:2:20]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} (26... Qxe4 {simplifies} 27. Rxe4 Kxg7 28. Re1 c5 )27. Qb4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 28. Qc3+ {[%emt 0:0:12]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 29. Rd1 {[%emt 0:1:2]} (29. Qxd4+ $1 $11 cxd4 30. Rc1 )Qxc3 $17 {[%emt 0:0:2] White is on the road to losing.} 30. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:1][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN. Black is a pawn up.} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 31. f4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 32. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 33. c4 {[%emt 0:1:5]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 34. Ke3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 35. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 36. Re1 {[%emt 0:1:1]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 37. Re3 {[%emt 0:0:21]} ({Not} 37. Re7+ $2 Kb6 38. Nb3 (38. g4 $2 Bxg4 39. Nb3 Be6 $19 )Rxb7 )Kb6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 38. Ra3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 39. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 40. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 41. Kc3 {[%emt 0:40:5]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:40:2]} 42. g4 {[%emt 0:1:1]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 43. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 44. g5 {[%emt 0:0:44]} (44. Rg3 {is a better defense.} )Kb6 $19 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 45. Kc3 {[%emt 0:1:13]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 46. Kd2 $2 {[%emt 0:0:30] [#]} (46. Nxc4+ Kxb7 47. Rb3+ Kc7 48. Rxb8 Kxb8 49. a4 )Kb5 {[%emt 0:0:0] Black is clearly winning.} 47. Kc3 {[%emt 0:1:1]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 48. h3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 49. Kb2 {[%emt 0:3:25]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 50. Nxc6+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 51. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 52. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 53. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 54. Ra3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:0:0] Weighted Error Value: White=0.49/Black=0.22 (precise) Mistake: White=4 Black=3 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=2 OK: White=6 Black=7} 0-1