Event: Round 1: Liu, Zhaoqi - Ilic, Nicholas
Date: 2024-04-02
White: Liu, Zhaoqi
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2402
Black: Ilic, Nicholas
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2065
Result: 1-0
ECO: A28
Opening: English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:33] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:38] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:36] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:17:07] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:00] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:16:01] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:20] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:15:40] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:44] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:15:56] } 8. g3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:09] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:14:09] } 9. Bg2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:34] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:10:52] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:23] } 10... Qc8 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:02:26] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:32:18] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:56:18] } 12. Nh4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:32:10] } 12... g5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:50:17] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:24:07] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:48:54] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:20:23] } 14... Nh7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:47:39] } 15. Ne1 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:20:15] } 15... Bh3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:39:46] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:12:49] } 16... Bg4?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:44] } 17. f3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:11:29] } 17... Bh5?! { [%eval 1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:33] } 18. Nc2 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:10:57] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:32:06] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:04:48] } 19... Qe8 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:27:57] } 20. Qf2 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:00:24] } 20... Qa4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:25:29] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:00:45] } 21... b6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:24:48] } 22. f4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:56:59] } 22... f5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:22:05] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:50:08] } 23... fxe4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:19:29] } 24. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:50:24] } 24... Nf6?! { [%eval 2.06] } { Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:25] } 25. Bg2 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:49:40] } 25... gxf4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:10:40] } 26. gxf4 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:50:00] } 26... Ng4 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:06:53] } 27. fxe5 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:48:58] } 27... Bg6? { [%eval 4.03] } { Mistake. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:46] } 28. exd6 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:48:13] } 28... cxd6 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:06:03] } 29. Nd4?! { [%eval 2.49] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:51] } 29... Ne5? { [%eval 4.88] } { Mistake. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:48] } 30. Bxh6 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:46:02] } 30... Rxf1+ { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:04:37] } 31. Rxf1 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:46:26] } 31... Qxa3 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:04:50] } 32. Qg5 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:45:22] } 32... Nf7?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 33. Bd5 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:44:04] } 33... Rf8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:04] } 34. Qxe7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:44:07] } 1-0