Event: Auckland Waitangi Weekender 2025
Site: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2025-02-06
White: Tao, Junqing Jerome
WhiteElo: 1737
Black: Somaraju, Sai Vivan Karthikeya
BlackElo: 1910
Result: 1-0
ECO: B19
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes, 30 seconds increment

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:00] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:58] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Ng3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:58] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:58] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:27] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:21] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:55] } 8. h5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:41] } 8... Bh7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:34:23] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:34:07] } 9... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:34:51] } 10. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:34:32] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:35:16] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:34:50] } 11... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:35:44] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:35:14] } 12... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:36:08] } 13. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:35:41] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:36:36] } 14. c4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:36:00] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:37:04] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:35:24] } 15... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:37:31] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:35:41] } 16... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:37:59] } 17. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:36:06] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:38:28] } 18. Qc2?! { [%eval -0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 1:35:57] } 18... O-O-O?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:38:40] } 19. Qa4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:35:41] } 19... Kb8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:38:39] } 20. Ba5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:35:34] } 20... Qf4+?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:38:01] } 21. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 1:35:46] } 21... Qf5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:37:09] } 22. Qb3?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:35:57] } 22... Bd6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:36:25] } 23. Be3?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:35:09] } 23... Nxh5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:32:41] } 24. d5 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:33:20] } 24... c5 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 1:32:27] } 25. a4 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 1:28:47] } 25... Nf4 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 1:23:56] } 26. Nh4 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 1:28:05] } 26... Qh7?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:22] } 27. a5? { [%eval -1.92] } { Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:04] } 27... exd5 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 1:20:41] } 28. a6 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 1:26:22] } 28... b6 { [%eval -1.61] [%clk 1:20:35] } 29. cxd5 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 1:25:23] } 29... c4 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 1:20:10] } 30. Qb5? { [%eval -2.75] } { Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:27] } 30... Nd3+?? { [%eval 8.27] } { Blunder. Ne2+ was best. } { [%clk 1:06:52] } 31. Rxd3 { [%eval 7.95] [%clk 1:25:40] } 31... cxd3? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:18] } 32. Bxb6 { [%eval #11] [%clk 1:26:07] } 32... Rc8+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:05:02] } 33. Bc5+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:26:33] } 33... Kc7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:04:07] } 34. Qc6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:25:02] } 1-0