Event: 2024 Canterbury Summer Swiss
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2024-12-28
White: Liu, Ronald
WhiteElo: 1659
Black: Kethro, Michael
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2115
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D32
Opening: Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 75 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.1] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.08] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.03] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.03] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.02] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.04] } 9. Be2 { [%eval -0.08] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval -0.06] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.05] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.06] } 11. exd4 { [%eval -0.02] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval -0.11] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval -0.13] } 12... Be7 { [%eval -0.15] } 13. Bf3 { [%eval -0.17] } 13... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.19] } 14. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.18] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.22] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.19] } 15... b4 { [%eval -0.18] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval -0.16] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval -0.13] } 17. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.17] } 17... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.12] } 18. Nc5 { [%eval -0.14] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -0.22] } 19... a5 { [%eval -0.29] } 20. a3 { [%eval -0.31] } 20... g6 { [%eval -0.03] } 21. g3 { [%eval -0.02] } 21... Rdb8 { [%eval -0.01] } 22. axb4 { [%eval -0.06] } 22... axb4 { [%eval 0.07] } 23. Qe1 { [%eval 0.02] } 23... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 24. Rxa8 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Rxa8 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval 0.04] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Qf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Qe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval -0.01] } 28. f4 { [%eval -0.1] } 28... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. dxe5 { [%eval -0.06] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval -0.03] } 31. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Rc1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Rh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Nd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... h5 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Nxd5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 37... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Ke3 { [%eval -0.03] } 38... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Rd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Rc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. b3?? { [%eval -4.64] } { Blunder. Kd3 was best. } 40... Rc3+ { [%eval -4.51] } 41. Rd3 { [%eval -5.59] } 1/2-1/2