Event: Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2023
Site: St. Benedict School, Choi Hung, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Date: 2023-12-26
White: Liu, Fung Ming Mathew
WhiteElo: 1463
Black: Law, Ching Yin
Result: 1-0
ECO: C66
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.17] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:20] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:29:30] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:29:50] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:29:52] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:30:34] } 7. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:29:52] } 7... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:30:34] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:29:35] } 8... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:31:03] } 9. Nc3?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:20] } 9... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:28] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:49] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:28:14] } 11. exd6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:16] } 11... cxd6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:28:14] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:31] } 12... f6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:17] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:00] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:54] } 14. Nd4 { [%eval 0.28] } 14... Bd5?? { [%eval 5.52] } { Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:23] } 15. Nf5 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 1:30:58] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 1:24:57] } 16. Qxd5+ { [%eval 6.16] [%clk 1:31:07] } 16... Kh8 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 1:24:55] } 17. Qf7 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 1:30:54] } 17... Bf8 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 1:24:52] } 18. Bxd6 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 1:31:23] } 18... g6?? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe1+ was best. } { [%clk 1:24:44] } 19. Bxf8?? { [%eval 5.5] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe8 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:51] } 19... Rxe1+ { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 1:23:41] } 20. Rxe1 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 1:32:20] } 20... Qxf8 { [%eval 5.54] } 21. Qxf8+ { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 1:32:49] } 21... Rxf8 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 1:24:37] } 22. Nd6 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 1:33:06] } 22... b5 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 1:23:59] } 23. Re8 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 1:33:35] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 1:23:35] } 24. Rxf8 { [%eval 5.47] } 24... Kxf8 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 1:24:02] } 25. Ne4 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 1:34:33] } 25... f5 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 1:24:29] } 26. Nc5 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 1:34:51] } 26... a5 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 1:23:59] } 27. Nb7 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 1:35:19] } 27... b4 { [%eval 6.05] } 28. Nxa5 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 1:35:47] } 28... bxc3 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 1:24:55] } 29. f4 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 1:36:11] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval 6.32] [%clk 1:22:57] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 1:36:37] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 1:23:21] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 1:36:59] } 31... Kd5 { [%eval 7.12] [%clk 1:23:50] } 32. Kd3 { [%eval 6.5] } 32... Kc5 { [%eval 6.54] [%clk 1:24:19] } 33. Kxc3 { [%eval 6.62] [%clk 1:37:56] } 33... h6 { [%eval 6.75] [%clk 1:24:45] } 34. Nc4 { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 1:38:20] } 34... g5 { [%eval 7.56] } 35. g3 { [%eval 7.38] } 35... gxf4 { [%eval 7.96] [%clk 1:25:43] } 36. gxf4 { [%eval 7.4] [%clk 1:39:15] } 36... h5?! { [%eval 34.18] } { Inaccuracy. Kd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:06] } 37. Ne5 { [%eval 8.18] [%clk 1:39:23] } 37... h4 { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 1:26:23] } 38. h3 { [%eval #24] [%clk 1:39:43] } 38... Kd5 { [%eval 42.85] [%clk 1:26:21] } 39. Kd3 { [%eval #17] } 39... Kc5 { [%eval #18] } 40. c4 { [%eval #17] [%clk 1:40:40] } 40... Kb6 { [%eval #17] [%clk 1:27:16] } 41. a4 { [%eval #12] [%clk 1:41:00] } 41... Kb7 { [%eval #14] } 42. c5 { [%eval #9] } 42... Kc7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 1:27:42] } 43. a5 { [%eval #8] [%clk 1:41:59] } 43... Kb7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 1:28:10] } 44. c6+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:42:09] } 44... Kc7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:28:38] } 45. a6 { [%eval #9] } 45... Kb8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 1:29:06] } 46. Ng6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:42:00] } 46... Ka8 { [%eval #5] } 47. c7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:42:29] } 47... Ka7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:28:48] } 48. Nxh4 { [%eval #6] [%clk 1:42:56] } 48... Kxa6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 1:29:15] } 49. c8=Q+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:43:06] } 49... Ka7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:29:43] } 50. Qc6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:43:25] } 50... Kb8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:30:03] } 51. Qd7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:43:54] } 51... Ka8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:30:11] } 52. Nxf5 { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:44:23] } 52... Kb8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:30:38] } 53. Nd6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:44:46] } 53... Ka8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:31:02] } 54. Qb7# { [%clk 1:45:09] } 1-0