Event: National Qualifiers 2025
Site: David Rose School
Date: 2025-05-04
White: Zhang, Nicholas
WhiteElo: 1522
Black: Sparman, Shurlan
BlackElo: 0
Result: 1-0
ECO: C58
Opening: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bogoljubow Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m + 30s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:52] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:45] } 6. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:12] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:02] } 7. dxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:33] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:18] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:33:44] } 8... e4?? { [%eval 2.1] } { Blunder. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:02] } 9. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:32:54] } 9... cxb5?! { [%eval 3.12] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:55] } 10. Nxf6+ { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 1:33:19] } 10... Qxf6 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 1:29:32] } 11. Qxa8 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 1:33:32] } 11... Qe7+ { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 1:29:19] } 12. Kd1 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 1:33:42] } 12... Qb7?! { [%eval 4.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:18] } 13. Qxb7 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 1:33:44] } 13... Bxb7 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 1:29:35] } 14. f3 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 1:34:07] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 1:29:23] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 1:34:18] } 15... a6 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 1:28:51] } 16. d3 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 1:34:27] } 16... b4 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 1:27:48] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 1:34:30] } 17... Be7 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 1:27:25] } 18. Bf4 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 1:34:34] } 18... O-O { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 1:26:39] } 19. Bd6 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 1:34:44] } 19... a5 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 1:25:53] } 20. Bxe7 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 1:34:47] } 20... Nxe7 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 1:26:16] } 21. Re1 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 1:34:44] } 21... Nd5 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 1:25:10] } 22. Nd6 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 1:34:21] } 22... Nf4 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 1:22:55] } 23. Nxb7 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 1:34:40] } 23... Nxg2 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 1:22:50] } 24. Re4 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 1:34:51] } 24... f5 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 1:22:55] } 25. Re7 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 1:34:01] } 25... f4 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 1:20:27] } 26. Kd2 { [%eval 6.38] [%clk 1:33:54] } 26... Ne3 { [%eval 6.71] [%clk 1:20:15] } 27. Rg1 { [%eval 6.63] [%clk 1:33:43] } 27... g6 { [%eval 7.02] [%clk 1:20:02] } 28. Nxa5 { [%eval 7.03] [%clk 1:33:42] } 28... Nd5 { [%eval 7.12] [%clk 1:19:52] } 29. Re5 { [%eval 7.07] [%clk 1:32:38] } 29... Nf6 { [%eval 7.65] [%clk 1:18:44] } 30. Rb5 { [%eval 7.53] [%clk 1:31:29] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval 7.52] [%clk 1:18:03] } 31. Rgg5 { [%eval 7.61] [%clk 1:31:34] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 7.86] [%clk 1:16:30] } 32. Rge5 { [%eval 7.79] [%clk 1:31:57] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval 7.95] [%clk 1:15:38] } 33. Rxb4 { [%eval 7.93] [%clk 1:32:00] } 33... Nd5 { [%eval 9.47] [%clk 1:14:44] } 34. Rd4 { [%eval 9.41] [%clk 1:31:57] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval 9.28] [%clk 1:13:45] } 35. Rexd5 { [%eval 9.39] [%clk 1:32:15] } 35... Rxd5? { [%eval #23] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:12] } 36. Rxd5 { [%eval 75.43] [%clk 1:32:39] } 36... Kh6 { [%eval 10.5] [%clk 1:14:21] } 37. b4 { [%eval 9.74] [%clk 1:32:54] } 1-0