[Event "Asian Individual 2025"] [Site "Al Ain UAE"] [Date "2025.05.12"] [Round "6.16"] [White "Meng, Yihan"] [Black "Nihal, Sarin"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "LaJnAiaE"] [WhiteElo "2443"] [BlackElo "2693"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... a6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.35] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.47] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.48] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.5] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.57] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.4] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.46] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.35] } { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.37] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.51] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.49] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.67] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.66] } 9. Nf4 { [%eval 0.36] } 9... Qb6?! { (0.36 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (9... Qa5 10. Nh5 Rg8 11. Be3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Qc7 14. f4 g6 15. Ng3) 10. h4 { [%eval 0.97] } 10... a5 { [%eval 1.33] } 11. Rh3 { [%eval 1.27] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 1.44] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval 1.51] } 12... a4 { [%eval 1.25] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 1.06] } 13... g6 { [%eval 1.58] } 14. Rg3 { [%eval 1.05] } 14... Qd8?! { (1.05 → 1.69) Inaccuracy. Ndb8 was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (14... Ndb8 15. Nd3 Bd7 16. h5 gxh5 17. Bh6 h4 18. Rg4 Na5 19. Nc5 Qxb2 20. Rb1) 15. Ng5 { [%eval 1.32] } 15... Bxg5 { [%eval 1.29] } 16. hxg5 { [%eval 1.21] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval 1.27] } 17. Kf1 { [%eval 1.28] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 1.38] } 18. Rh3 { [%eval 1.27] } 18... Na5 { [%eval 1.14] } 19. Bd3?! { (1.14 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (19. Rb1 Rc8 20. Kg1 Nb3 21. Be3 Qe7 22. Bd3 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Ne2 Bb5) 19... Nb3 { [%eval 0.68] } 20. Nxg6?! { (0.68 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (20. Rb1 Nxc1 21. Rxc1 Qxg5 22. Qd2 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Qe3 h5 25. Nxd5 Qxe3) 20... fxg6 { [%eval -0.09] } 21. Bxg6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval -0.21] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval -0.21] } 23. g6? { (-0.21 → -1.85) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -1.85] } (23. Rb1 Qg8 24. Rh6 Kd7 25. f4 Re8 26. Kg1 Kc8 27. f5 exf5 28. Bf4 Nxd4) 23... Kd7?? { (-1.85 → 0.83) Blunder. Nxc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (23... Nxc1 24. Qxc1 hxg6 25. Qc5+ Kf7 26. Rg3 Rh6 27. Ke2 Nd7 28. Qd6 Nf8 29. Qb4) 24. Qf3?? { (0.83 → -3.38) Blunder. g7 was best. } { [%eval -3.38] } (24. g7 Rg8 25. Bh6 Qe7 26. Kg1 Kc7 27. Rc1 Rae8 28. Bxh7 Nxc1 29. Bxg8 Rxg8) 24... hxg6 { [%eval -3.37] } 25. Rxh8 { [%eval -3.35] } 25... Qxh8 { [%eval -3.26] } 26. Qf7+ { [%eval -3.26] } 26... Kc8 { [%eval -4.1] } 27. Rb1 { [%eval -4.17] } 27... Nxc1 { [%eval -4.02] } 28. Rxc1 { [%eval -4.11] } 28... Qh1+ { [%eval -4.06] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval -4.22] } 29... Qxc1 { [%eval -4.18] } 30. Qf8+ { [%eval -4.2] } 30... Be8 { [%eval -4.16] } 31. Qxe8+ { [%eval -4.21] } 31... Kc7 { [%eval -4.31] } 32. Qe7+ { [%eval -4.2] } 32... Kb8 { [%eval -4.2] } 33. Qb4 { [%eval -4.73] } 33... Nc4 { [%eval -4.62] } 34. Qf8+ { [%eval -5.51] } 34... Ka7 { [%eval -5.18] } 35. Qc5+ { [%eval -5.1] } 35... b6 { [%eval -4.87] } 36. Qe7+ { [%eval -5.82] } 36... Ka6 { [%eval -5.88] } 37. Qb4 { [%eval -5.9] } 37... b5 { [%eval -5.37] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval -6.25] } 38... Qd1+ { [%eval -5.82] } { Black wins. } 0-1