Event: Auckland Anzac Weekender 2025
Site: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2025-04-26
White: McLaren, Leonard J
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2045
Black: Xu, Luna Yuexiu
BlackTitle: WCM
BlackElo: 1827
Result: 1-0
ECO: B50
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes, 30 seconds increment.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:41] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:31] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:39] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:32] } 5. Bb3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:29:00] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:07] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:29:09] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:39] } 7. Re1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:29:10] } 7... b5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:26:20] } 8. a4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:27:41] } 8... b4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:23:58] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:26:03] } 9... a5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:20:29] } 10. h3 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:23:50] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:16:52] } 11. Nf1 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:21:11] } 11... Na6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:14:47] } 12. Ng3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:18:25] } 12... d5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:14:22] } 13. e5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:15:45] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:14:22] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:10:45] } 14... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:41] } 15. Qe2?! { [%eval -0.47] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:48] } 15... Rac8 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:10:07] } 16. Ba2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:57:13] } 16... Nb6?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:19] } 17. Bb1?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:14] } 17... Bc6? { [%eval 1.17] } { Mistake. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:24] } 18. d4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:49:14] } 18... Nxa4?! { [%eval 1.97] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:46] } 19. c3 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:44:02] } 19... c4?! { [%eval 2.86] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:59] } 20. Ng5 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:40:13] } 20... Bxg5 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:34:54] } 21. Bxg5 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:40:29] } 21... f6 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:32:33] } 22. exf6 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:37:42] } 22... gxf6 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:32:37] } 23. Bh6 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:33:54] } 23... Rfe8?! { [%eval 6.74] } { Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:18] } 24. Nh5 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:32:38] } 24... Kf7?! { [%eval 10.47] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:29] } 25. Qg4 { [%eval 9.38] [%clk 0:29:48] } 25... Re7? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:44] } 26. Qg7+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:29:49] } 26... Ke8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:17:51] } 27. Nxf6+? { [%eval 7.77] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:26:04] } 27... Kd8 { [%eval 7.78] [%clk 0:18:06] } 28. Qg8+ { [%eval 7.8] [%clk 0:25:17] } 28... Be8 { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 0:17:42] } 29. Rxa4 { [%eval 7.48] [%clk 0:21:35] } 29... Qb6 { [%eval 8.73] [%clk 0:15:57] } 30. Bg5 { [%eval 8.01] [%clk 0:19:58] } 30... Nc7 { [%eval 9.93] [%clk 0:14:17] } 31. Nxe8 { [%eval 9.93] [%clk 0:19:34] } 31... Nxe8 { [%eval 8.86] [%clk 0:14:35] } 32. Qxe6 { [%eval 8.74] [%clk 0:17:34] } 32... Qxe6 { [%eval 8.69] [%clk 0:14:02] } 33. Rxe6 { [%eval 8.56] [%clk 0:17:59] } 33... Rc7 { [%eval 9.22] [%clk 0:13:25] } 34. Rxa5 { [%eval 9.26] [%clk 0:17:54] } 34... bxc3 { [%eval 9.26] [%clk 0:13:29] } 35. bxc3 { [%eval 9.08] [%clk 0:17:55] } 35... h6 { [%eval 10.19] [%clk 0:13:03] } 36. Ra8+ { [%eval 9.76] [%clk 0:18:02] } 1-0