Event: 2025 North Shore Club Championship
Site: Auckland NZL
Date: 2025-06-26
White: Korolev, Maksim
WhiteElo: 1517
Black: Chen, Rex Xiaoyu
BlackElo: 1596
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60+30

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Na4 Bb4 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bc7 13. Re1 Ng6 14. Qd4 Bb6 15. Nxb6 Nxb6 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Rac1 Nc4 18. a4 a5 19. b5 Rac8 20. Bh4 Qb6 21. c3 Qxd4 22. cxd4 Nf4 23. Ra1 Nd3 24. Re2 Nb6 25. Rd2 Rc3 26. Ne1 Nxe1 27. Rxe1 Nxa4 28. Ra2 Rc4 29. Rea1 Rfc8 30. Bg5 Nc3 31. Rxa5 Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Nxd4 33. Ra7 h6 34. Bd2 Nb3 35. R1a2 Nxd2+ 36. Rxd2 Re4 37. f3 Rc1+ 38. Kf2 Rb4 39. Rxb7 Rcb1 40. Rc2 Rxb5 41. Rc8+ Kh7 42. Rxf7 R1b2+ 43. Kg3 Kg6 44. Rff8 Re2 45. Rc3 Rxe5 46. Rc2 d4 47. Rf4 d3 48. Rd2 Rbd5 49. Re4 Rxe4 50. fxe4 Rd4 51. Kf3 Kf6 52. Ke3 Ke5 53. Rxd3 Rxe4+ 54. Kf3 Rd4 55. Re3+ Kf5 56. h3 h5 57. g3 g5 58. Rc3 g4+ 59. hxg4+ hxg4+ 60. Ke3 Rd1 61. Ke2 Ra1 62. Rd3 Ra2+ 63. Rd2 Rxd2+ 64. Kxd2 Ke4 65. Ke2 e5 0-1