Event: Round 2: Nguyen, James Le - Li, Rachael
Date: 2025-06-12
White: Nguyen, James Le
WhiteElo: 2259
Black: Li, Rachael
BlackTitle: WFM
BlackElo: 2220
Result: 0-1
ECO: B54
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:59] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:25] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:50] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:17] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:41] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:54] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:04] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:42] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:15] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:24:38] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:27:40] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:22:33] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:26:39] } 10. h3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:17:58] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:48] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:27] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:53] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:06:48] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:04:22] } 13. Be2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:00:21] } 13... c5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:04:35] } 14. Be3 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:57:09] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:04:06] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:56:41] } 15... Qa5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:00:23] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:42:42] } 16... Be6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:55:50] } 17. a3?? { [%eval -2.55] } { Blunder. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:01] } 17... Nd4 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:55:42] } 18. Qd3 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:35:10] } 18... Rb3 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:55:32] } 19. Bf1 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:32:09] } 19... Qa6 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:48:49] } 20. Bg5 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:28:53] } 20... Re8 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:37:21] } 21. Rdc1 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:17:38] } 21... h6 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:36:13] } 22. Be3 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:16:46] } 22... Reb8 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:31:23] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:16:45] } 23... Bxc4 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:27:28] } 24. Bxh6 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:07:53] } 24... Bxf1?! { [%eval -1.48] } { Inaccuracy. Bh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:05] } 25. Rxf1? { [%eval -3.07] } { Mistake. Bxg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:50] } 25... Nf3+ { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 0:23:50] } 26. gxf3 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:07:05] } 26... Bxc3 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:24:17] } 27. Qd5?! { [%eval -4.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:47] } 27... Bxb2 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:22:58] } 28. h4 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:03:44] } 28... Qd3 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:22:27] } 29. Qc6?? { [%eval -10.37] } { Blunder. Qxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:49] } 29... Qxf3 { [%eval -8.44] [%clk 0:22:38] } 30. Be3? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:10] } 30... Qg4+ { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:22:51] } 31. Kh1 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:02:35] } 31... Be5 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:22:36] } 0-1