Event: New Zealand Chess Congress 2025
Date: 2025-01-02
White: Rains, Edward
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2044
Black: Liu, Richard Jingjie
BlackElo: 1796
Result: 1-0
ECO: C24
Opening: Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 5400+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:46] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:54] } 5. f4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:31:35] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:39] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:41] } 6... Ng4?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:58] } 7. Ng5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:19:37] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:12:42] } 8. f5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:50:48] } 8... Bf2+?? { [%eval 2.37] } { Blunder. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:37] } 9. Kf1 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:50:52] } 9... Be3 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:15:22] } 10. Bxf7+ { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:36:21] } 10... Kf8 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:15:24] } 11. Qxg4 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:36:20] } 11... Qxg5 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:15:39] } 12. Qxg5 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:36:18] } 12... Bxg5 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:16:01] } 13. Bxg5 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:33:02] } 13... Kxf7 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:15:55] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:33:04] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:14:50] } 15. Ke2 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:26:26] } 15... b6 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:14:48] } 16. Nb5 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:22:48] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:14:41] } 17. c4 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:22:50] } 17... Bxb5 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:14:16] } 18. cxb5 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:23:13] } 18... d5 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:14:19] } 19. g4 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:20:31] } 19... dxe4 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:12:07] } 20. dxe4 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:20:51] } 20... c5 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:12:23] } 21. h4 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:17:14] } 21... Rad8 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:12:13] } 22. g5 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:16:32] } 22... Nc8 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:11:12] } 23. g6+ { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:15:17] } 23... Ke7?! { [%eval 4.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:19] } 24. Rad1 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:10:35] } 24... Nd6?! { [%eval 5.13] } { Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:56] } 25. Rd5 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:10:45] } 25... Nc4 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:09:27] } 26. Rhd1 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:10:45] } 26... Rxd5 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:09:32] } 27. Rxd5 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:11:04] } 27... Rd8?! { [%eval 8.5] } { Inaccuracy. Nxb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:23] } 28. Rxd8 { [%eval 9.16] [%clk 0:10:29] } 28... Kxd8 { [%eval 8.79] [%clk 0:10:23] } 29. Bxh6 { [%eval 8.82] [%clk 0:09:57] } 29... Nd6 { [%eval 8.83] [%clk 0:09:35] } 30. Bxg7 { [%eval 8.57] [%clk 0:10:01] } 30... Nxe4? { [%eval #20] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:45] } 31. Bxe5 { [%eval 10.67] [%clk 0:10:07] } 31... c4?! { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:50] } 32. g7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:10:17] } 1-0