Event: 2025 NSCC Autumn Tournament
Site: North Shore NZL
Date: 2025-05-11
White: Zeng, Laker
WhiteElo: 1408
Black: Xu, Vera Jintian
BlackElo: 1499
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60+30

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bc4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. Re1 Nf6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Rac8 12. Ba3 a6 13. Bxc6 Rxc6 14. d4 Re8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. Nd2 Qc6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Nxc4 h6 21. Qd8+ Kh7 22. Rd1 Rd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qd6 Qe8 25. h3 Nf6 26. Qd3+ Qe4 27. Qxe4+ Nxe4 28. f3 Nc3 29. a4 b5 30. Nb6 bxa4 31. Nxa4 Nxa4 32. bxa4 Kg6 33. Kf2 Kf5 34. Ke3 Ke5 35. Kd3 Kd5 36. Kc3 a5 37. Kd3 f5 38. f4 g5 39. g3 1/2-1/2