Event: Round 9: Zhao, George - Birtwistle, Nigel
Date: 2025-05-03
White: Zhao, George
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2145
Black: Birtwistle, Nigel
BlackElo: 2031
Result: 0-1
ECO: E60
Opening: Indian Defense: King's Indian Variation, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:47] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:52] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:19] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:48] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:14] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:29:33] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:24:16] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:29:19] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:22:01] } 7... Qa5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:25:39] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:13:18] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:19:27] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:06:08] } 9... Rb8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:15:14] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:00:26] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:13:41] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:54:52] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:01:01] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:50:35] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:51:26] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:50:30] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:48:23] } 14. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:43:12] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:43:48] } 15. Nb3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:39:21] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:40:29] } 16. c5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:38:26] } 16... dxc5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:38:56] } 17. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:35:49] } 17... Bg4?! { [%eval 0.49] } { Inaccuracy. Nfd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:34] } 18. h3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:26:31] } 18... Bf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:31:12] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:22:38] } 19... Rbd8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:28:39] } 20. b5?? { [%eval -2.01] } { Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:55] } 20... a5? { [%eval -0.75] } { Mistake. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:51] } 21. b6 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:13:58] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:27:26] } 22. Ne2? { [%eval -2.25] } { Mistake. Rac1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:44] } 22... Bxg2 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:19:39] } 23. Kxg2 { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 0:11:05] } 23... Nd3 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:19:21] } 24. f3?! { [%eval -3.56] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:56] } 24... Nxe1+ { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:11:28] } 25. Rxe1 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:05:19] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:09:30] } 26. Bf2 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:05:33] } 26... Nb4 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:08:07] } 27. Qc4 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:02:31] } 27... Rd2 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:07:49] } 28. Rc1 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:02:15] } 28... Bb2 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:06:19] } 29. Rb1 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:01:11] } 29... Rc2 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:06:29] } 30. Qb3 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:01:39] } 30... Rxe2 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:06:22] } 31. Rxb2 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:02:02] } 31... Rxf2+ { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:06:44] } 32. Rxf2 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:02:10] } 32... Qxc5 { [%eval -4.78] [%clk 0:07:07] } 33. Rd2 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:02:32] } 33... Qxb6 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:06:51] } 34. Rd7 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:02:40] } 34... Rf8 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:07:11] } 0-1