Event: ACC Blitz and Rapid October Rapid 2024
Site: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2024-10-06
White: Tao, Junqing Jerome
WhiteElo: 1803
Black: Lin, Michael
BlackElo: 1792
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B56
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 25 minutes for the entire game with a 5-second increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:08] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:25:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:25:12] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:25:05] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:25:16] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:25:08] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:20] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:25:11] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:25:24] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:25:11] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:17] } 6... Ng4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:24:40] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:24:52] } 7... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:22:53] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:24:01] } 8... Nxd1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:19:49] } 9. Nxd8+ { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:24:04] } 9... Kxd8 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:19:49] } 10. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:24:07] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:19:34] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:23:41] } 11... g6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:19:33] } 12. e5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:23:18] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:28] } 13. Be2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:23:11] } 13... Kc7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:19:22] } 14. exd6+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:22:45] } 14... exd6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:19:25] } 15. Nd5+ { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:22:40] } 15... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:19:17] } 16. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:22:44] } 16... Bg7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:19:06] } 17. c3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:22:21] } 17... Rhe8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:19:05] } 18. Bf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:22:19] } 18... Re5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:19:04] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:20:23] } 19... Rae8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:19:06] } 20. g3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:20:23] } 20... Rxd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:18:24] } 21. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:19:57] } 21... Re5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:17:45] } 22. Kg2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:19:29] } 22... Rxd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:17:38] } 23. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:19:32] } 23... f6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:17:19] } 24. c4?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Kh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:25] } 24... Kb6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:17:15] } 25. b3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:19:28] } 25... Kc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:17:18] } 26. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:19:28] } 26... a5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:17:21] } 27. Kf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:18:29] } 27... Kd4?? { [%eval 2.06] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:18] } 28. h3?? { [%eval 0.14] } { Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:37] } 28... Ke5?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:56] } 29. Ke3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:17:19] } 29... f5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:15:45] } 30. f3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:02] } 30... Ke6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:13:43] } 31. Bd5+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:29] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:13:38] } 32. Kd3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:14:41] } 32... h6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:13:16] } 33. g4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:12:56] } 33... Kf6? { [%eval 1.24] } { Mistake. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:06] } 34. Bb7? { [%eval 0.06] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:29] } 34... Ke5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:11:54] } 35. Ke3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:10] } 35... g5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:10:47] } 36. Bc8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:08:14] } 36... fxg4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:10:35] } 37. fxg4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:07:50] } 37... Bf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:09:36] } 38. Bb7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:07:28] } 38... Bd8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:09:32] } 1/2-1/2