Event: 2025 NSW Open
Site: Sydney, Australia
Date: 2025-06-08
White: Liu, Eric
WhiteElo: 1963
Black: Chang, Ethan
BlackElo: 2058
Result: 0-1
ECO: D43
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m+30s

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:39] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:21] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:11] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:55] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:54] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:06] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:45] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:55] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:47] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:20] } 10. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:46] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:31] } 11. Rac1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:59] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:13] } 12. h3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:25:07] } 12... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:42] } 13. e4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:10] } 13... dxe4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:39] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:22:26] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:17:27] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:21:12] } 15... h6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:10:01] } 16. Bh4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:20:29] } 16... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:56:05] } 17. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:20:43] } 17... Bd6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:56:04] } 18. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:18:37] } 18... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:30] } 19. d5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:18:28] } 19... Bf4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:51:27] } 20. Rb1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:17:46] } 20... exd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:50:47] } 21. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:18:06] } 21... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:46:16] } 22. Qf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:31] } 22... Re2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:41:15] } 23. Bb7?! { [%eval -0.42] } { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:05] } 23... Rce8 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:31:32] } 24. Bxa6?? { [%eval -3.92] } { Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:37] } 24... Rxf2 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:31:07] } 25. Rf1? { [%eval -6.23] } { Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:03] } 25... Rxf1+ { [%eval -5.96] [%clk 0:30:54] } 0-1