Event: Round 9: Joseph, Julian - Lan, Kai Zhou
Date: 2025-06-15
White: Joseph, Julian
WhiteElo: 1790
Black: Lan, Kai Zhou
BlackElo: 1682
Result: 1-0
ECO: B48
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:01] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:26] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:19] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:53] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:33] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:19] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:53] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:46] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:06] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:14] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:26] } 7. g4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:43] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:30:46] } 8. Nb3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:34:05] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:31:07] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:26:01] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:16:51] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:28:28] } 10... dxe4? { [%eval 2.72] } { Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:15:11] } 11. Bb6 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 1:26:51] } 11... Qc8 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 1:14:55] } 12. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 1:11:49] } 12... Nd5 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 1:13:51] } 13. Bc5 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 1:09:28] } 13... Bxc5?! { [%eval 3.08] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:32] } 14. Nbxc5 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 1:09:21] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 1:08:44] } 15. Nxd7 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 1:08:09] } 15... Qxd7 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 1:09:09] } 16. c4 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 1:06:37] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 1:07:33] } 17. Qg5?! { [%eval 2.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:24] } 17... Nd4? { [%eval 4.49] } { Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:47] } 18. Qxg7?? { [%eval 2.02] } { Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:25] } 18... O-O-O { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:04:52] } 19. Bd3?! { [%eval 0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:29] } 19... Kb8?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:19] } 20. Kb1 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:53:44] } 20... Qa4?? { [%eval 2.59] } { Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:13] } 21. Qe5+ { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:50:17] } 21... Ka7 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:56:47] } 22. b3?! { [%eval 1.62] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:33] } 22... Nxb3 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:47:07] } 23. Bc2 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:40:32] } 23... Qa5 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:43:44] } 24. Qf6 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:39:12] } 24... Nxc4? { [%eval 3.38] } { Mistake. Nd2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:32:58] } 25. Bxb3 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:31:09] } 25... Qb6 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:30:16] } 26. Qc3 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:29:06] } 26... Rc8 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:26:12] } 27. Qd4 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:26:29] } 27... Na3+ { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:26:29] } 28. Kb2 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:26:14] } 1-0