Event: Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2023
Site: St. Benedict School, Choi Hung, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Date: 2023-12-26
White: Chan, Pui Yin Brandon
WhiteElo: 1557
Black: Kuo, Huazhen Nicholas
BlackElo: 1242
Result: 1-0
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:26] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:12] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:06] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:28] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:12] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:51] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:32] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:54] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:31:17] } 9... Qc8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:33:09] } 10. Kh2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:32] } 10... Ne8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:21] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:57] } 11... Nc7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:33:46] } 12. f4?! { [%eval 0.29] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:03] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:34:07] } 13. a4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:05:32] } 13... a6?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:50] } 14. d4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:05:50] } 14... cxd4 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:34:00] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:06:12] } 15... Nxd4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:28:16] } 16. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:06:37] } 16... b5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:27:36] } 17. Bxg7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:05:41] } 17... Kxg7 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:27:57] } 18. cxb5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:05:27] } 18... axb5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:28:21] } 19. a5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:04:24] } 19... b4 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:27:01] } 20. Nd5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:59:55] } 20... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:25:47] } 21. Qxd5?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:17] } 21... Rb5? { [%eval 1.5] } { Mistake. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:47] } 22. Qd4+ { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:59:51] } 22... f6 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:25:04] } 23. Rfc1 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:58:31] } 23... Rc5 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 1:23:01] } 24. Rxc5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:55:01] } 24... Qxc5? { [%eval 2.96] } { Mistake. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:35] } 25. Qxc5 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:55:21] } 25... dxc5 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 1:20:00] } 26. e5 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:55:40] } 26... fxe5 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 1:18:54] } 27. a6 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:55:21] } 27... exf4 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 1:18:43] } 28. a7 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:54:01] } 28... f3 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 1:16:18] } 29. Bxf3 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:54:17] } 29... Rxf3 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 1:15:46] } 30. a8=Q { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:54:26] } 30... Rf2+ { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 1:16:05] } 31. Kg1 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:54:21] } 31... Rf7 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 1:16:32] } 32. Rf1 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:54:01] } 32... Bxh3 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 1:16:25] } 33. Rxf7+ { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:54:20] } 33... Kxf7 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 1:16:52] } 34. Qf3+ { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:54:39] } 34... Bf5 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 1:17:05] } 35. g4 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:55:05] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 1:17:28] } 36. gxf5 { [%eval 5.62] } 36... gxf5 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 1:17:54] } 37. Qc6+ { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:55:50] } 37... e6 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 1:18:21] } 38. Qxc5 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:56:14] } 38... h5 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 1:18:43] } 39. Qxb4 { [%eval 34.35] [%clk 0:56:37] } 39... e5?! { [%eval #14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:11] } 40. Qd6+ { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:57:02] } 40... Kg5 { [%eval #10] [%clk 1:19:39] } 41. Qxe5 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:57:28] } 41... Kg4 { [%eval #11] [%clk 1:20:03] } 42. Kf2 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:57:27] } 42... f4 { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:20:28] } 43. Qf6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:57:48] } 43... f3 { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:20:10] } 44. Qxf3+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:58:08] } 44... Kg5 { [%eval #9] [%clk 1:20:33] } 45. b4 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:58:30] } 45... Kh4 { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:20:58] } 46. Qf4+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:58:50] } 46... Kh3 { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:21:23] } 47. Qg3# { [%clk 0:59:11] } 1-0