Event: 2024 Illinois Open
Site: Lisle, IL, United States
White: Tikhomirov, Matthew
WhiteElo: 1852
Black: Liang, Awonder
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2666
Result: 0-1
ECO: A05
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes with a 30 second increment

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:30] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:22] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:39] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:03] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:29:06] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:31] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:28] } 7... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:59] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:26:39] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:19] } 9. Bg2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:26:33] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:33:13] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:13:34] } 10... Qh5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:33:28] } 11. c4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:08:22] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:33:32] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:05:57] } 12... Rac8 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:33:48] } 13. Rac1?! { [%eval -0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:52] } 13... Nb4 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 1:32:54] } 14. Qb1 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 1:05:11] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:33:07] } 15. e4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 1:02:50] } 15... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:33:19] } 16. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 1:03:00] } 16... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:33:39] } 17. Qxb2 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 1:03:26] } 17... Bxe4 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:34:00] } 18. Rc3 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:59:33] } 18... d5 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 1:26:21] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:51:31] } 19... Rfd8 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:22:08] } 20. a3?! { [%eval -1.63] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:24] } 20... Nc6 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 1:21:40] } 21. Re3 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:40:14] } 21... e6 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 1:21:47] } 22. Rd1 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:37:56] } 22... a5 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:18:27] } 23. cxd5 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:32:58] } 23... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:18:36] } 24. Red3 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:32:26] } 24... Re8?! { [%eval -0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:51] } 25. Qb2 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:29:06] } 25... b5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:16:02] } 26. h4 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:27:02] } 26... h6 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:12:59] } 27. Re1 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:18:28] } 27... Qf5 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 1:12:38] } 28. Rde3 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:18:22] } 28... b4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:12:23] } 29. a4? { [%eval -2.36] } { Mistake. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:53] } 29... Red8 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 1:12:29] } 30. Nd2? { [%eval -4.15] } { Mistake. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:49] } 30... Bxg2 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 1:12:01] } 31. Kxg2 { [%eval -3.99] [%clk 0:15:14] } 31... Nd4 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 1:11:59] } 32. Nc4 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:11:50] } 32... Nc2 { [%eval -4.48] [%clk 1:12:02] } 33. Rf3?? { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:22] } 33... Nxe1+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 1:12:23] } 0-1