Event: Round 5: Liu, Jacob - Waterfield, Mark
Date: 2025-04-20
White: Liu, Jacob
WhiteElo: 1757
Black: Waterfield, Mark
BlackElo: 1913
Result: 0-1
ECO: C06
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:27:20] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:25:12] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:25:37] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:26:00] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:25] } 7. Ne2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:26:47] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:58] } 8... f6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:27:11] } 9. f4?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:01] } 9... fxe5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:27:09] } 10. fxe5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:29:41] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:27:23] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:29:33] } 11... Qh4+ { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:27:46] } 12. g3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:29:57] } 12... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:27:59] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:27:22] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:15:39] } 14. Rf1? { [%eval -1.61] } { Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:44] } 14... Bb4+?! { [%eval -0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:06] } 15. Bd2?! { [%eval -1.33] } { Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:56] } 15... Qe3+?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:21] } 16. Be2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:25:29] } 16... Bxd2+?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:54] } 17. Nxd2?? { [%eval -3.1] } { Blunder. Qxd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:39] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 1:02:59] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 1:25:06] } 18... O-O { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:56:30] } 19. Nxe5 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 1:24:48] } 19... Qxe5 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:48:32] } 20. Rxf8+ { [%eval -3.01] [%clk 1:24:04] } 20... Kxf8 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 0:48:56] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 1:24:28] } 21... Bd7 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:41:52] } 22. Qxh7 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 1:22:51] } 22... Bb5 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:41:14] } 23. Qh8+?! { [%eval -4.66] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:13] } 23... Ke7 { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 0:39:26] } 24. Qh4+ { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 1:23:34] } 24... Kd7 { [%eval -4.73] [%clk 0:39:04] } 25. Qh5 { [%eval -4.61] [%clk 1:23:41] } 25... Qxh5 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:29:58] } 26. Bxh5 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 1:24:04] } 26... Rh8 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:30:21] } 27. a4 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 1:23:17] } 27... Bd3 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:28:58] } 28. Bf3 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 1:22:54] } 28... Rxh2 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:28:30] } 29. Ra3 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 1:23:17] } 29... Bc4 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:25:22] } 30. b4 { [%eval -5.76] [%clk 1:23:04] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:24:21] } 31. Bd1 { [%eval -6.43] [%clk 1:22:37] } 31... e5 { [%eval -6.41] [%clk 0:19:52] } 32. Rf3 { [%eval -7.21] [%clk 1:22:52] } 32... d4 { [%eval -7.05] [%clk 0:19:09] } 33. Rf5 { [%eval -8.12] [%clk 1:22:46] } 33... Rh1+ { [%eval -7.89] [%clk 0:17:50] } 34. Kd2 { [%eval -5.83] [%clk 1:22:54] } 34... Rf1 { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 0:17:23] } 35. Rg5 { [%eval -7.44] [%clk 1:23:01] } 35... Rf2+ { [%eval -6.76] [%clk 0:17:13] } 36. Kc1 { [%eval -6.6] [%clk 1:23:09] } 36... Rf7 { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:16:34] } 37. Rg6+ { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 1:23:08] } 37... Kd5 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:13:55] } 38. Bg4 { [%eval -6.8] [%clk 1:22:59] } 38... Ke4 { [%eval -6.62] [%clk 0:13:14] } 39. Bh5?? { [%eval #-16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:09] } 39... Kd3 { [%eval -11.66] [%clk 0:12:32] } 40. Rg5 { [%eval -6.39] [%clk 1:23:20] } 40... Re7 { [%eval -6.16] [%clk 0:07:59] } 41. b5 { [%eval -6.6] [%clk 1:23:00] } 41... e4 { [%eval -7.3] [%clk 0:07:22] } 42. Kd1 { [%eval -6.98] [%clk 1:23:03] } 42... Bb3+ { [%eval -7.05] [%clk 0:07:24] } 43. Ke1 { [%eval -7.05] [%clk 1:23:21] } 43... Bxa4 { [%eval -6.76] [%clk 0:07:27] } 44. Be2+ { [%eval -7.5] [%clk 1:23:13] } 44... Ke3 { [%eval -7.37] [%clk 0:07:31] } 45. Rc5 { [%eval -7.19] [%clk 1:23:39] } 45... d3 { [%eval -7.54] [%clk 0:07:28] } 46. Rc3 { [%eval -8.06] [%clk 1:23:40] } 46... Kd4 { [%eval -8.11] [%clk 0:07:26] } 47. Ra3 { [%eval -9.45] [%clk 1:23:53] } 47... Bxb5 { [%eval -8.94] [%clk 0:07:26] } 48. Bd1 { [%eval -11.17] [%clk 1:24:06] } 48... e3 { [%eval -9.6] [%clk 0:07:06] } 0-1