Event: Auckland Anzac Weekender 2025
Site: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2025-04-27
White: Somaraju, Sai Vivan Karthikeya
WhiteElo: 1908
Black: Liu, Brian
BlackElo: 1684
Result: 1-0
ECO: A56
Opening: Benoni Defense: Hromádka System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes, 30 seconds increment.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:22:38] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:23:06] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:23:07] } 5. f3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:23:08] } 6. e4 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6... Bg6 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:23:35] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:31:23] } 7... Nh5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:20:25] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 1:30:12] } 8... a6 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 1:18:53] } 9. a4?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:45] } 9... Nb6?! { [%eval 2.49] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:47] } 10. a5 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 1:29:23] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 1:13:59] } 11. g3 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 1:26:16] } 11... b5 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 1:08:08] } 12. b3? { [%eval 1.88] } { Mistake. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:28] } 12... Rb8? { [%eval 3.23] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:26] } 13. cxb5 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 1:11:41] } 13... axb5 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 1:04:53] } 14. Qd3?! { [%eval 2.19] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:53] } 14... Nxf4?! { [%eval 2.89] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:21] } 15. Nxf4 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 1:01:01] } 15... Ne5?! { [%eval 3.66] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:35] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 1:00:27] } 16... c4 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:30:32] } 17. Nxg6?! { [%eval 2.78] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:24] } 17... hxg6 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:30:08] } 18. f4 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:54:46] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:24:44] } 19. b4?? { [%eval 0.57] } { Blunder. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:18] } 19... e6 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:22:41] } 20. Bg2 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:47:09] } 20... Qf6? { [%eval 2.43] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:13] } 21. Qd2 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:46:31] } 21... exd5? { [%eval 4.04] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:55] } 22. exd5? { [%eval 2.22] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:50] } 22... Be7 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:18:43] } 23. O-O { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:47:09] } 23... O-O?! { [%eval 3.43] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:42] } 24. Bh3 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:46:24] } 24... Rfd8?! { [%eval 4.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:57] } 25. Ne4 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:46:36] } 1-0