Event: Round 5: Kong, Brian - Chua, Zachary McDonald
Date: 2025-06-27
White: Kong, Brian
WhiteElo: 1675
Black: Chua, Zachary McDonald
BlackElo: 1641
Result: 1-0
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:31] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:43] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:55] } 7. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:06] } 7... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:02] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:46] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:13] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:47] } 9... Bd7? { [%eval 1.77] } { Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:54] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 1:19:55] } 10... O-O { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 1:07:57] } 11. Qh3 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 1:12:57] } 11... g6 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 1:01:38] } 12. Bh6 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 1:12:08] } 12... Re8?! { [%eval 2.53] } { Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:53] } 13. Qf3 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:10:21] } 13... c5 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:50:01] } 14. dxc5 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 1:03:39] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:46:26] } 15. Qf4 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:59:31] } 15... Qxc5? { [%eval 4.28] } { Mistake. bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:48] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:56:56] } 16... Nh5?! { [%eval 5.63] } { Inaccuracy. Qa5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:26:48] } 17. Qxf7+ { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:56:12] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:26:31] } 18. Nxg6+ { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:56:16] } 18... hxg6 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:25:55] } 19. Qxg6 { [%eval 6.08] [%clk 0:56:22] } 19... Qe5+ { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:24:31] } 20. Kf1 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:56:01] } 20... Qg7 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:24:01] } 21. Qxh5+ { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:56:24] } 21... Kg8 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:24:22] } 22. Bxe7?! { [%eval 4.24] } { Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:33] } 22... Qxe7 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:23:12] } 23. Qg6+ { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:55:58] } 23... Kf8 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:23:14] } 24. h4 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:55:22] } 24... e5 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:23:27] } 25. Re1 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:55:33] } 25... Rac8 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:23:25] } 26. h5 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:55:56] } 26... Rc6 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:22:07] } 27. Qe4 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:56:11] } 27... Rh6 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:22:30] } 28. Re3 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:55:27] } 28... Bc6 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:22:20] } 29. Qf5+ { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:55:16] } 29... Rf6 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:22:07] } 30. Qh7 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:55:35] } 30... Qc5?! { [%eval 7.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qxh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:18] } 31. h6 { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:53:23] } 31... Re7 { [%eval 8.12] [%clk 0:17:32] } 32. Qh8+ { [%eval 7.92] [%clk 0:53:48] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 8.21] [%clk 0:17:53] } 33. h7 { [%eval 8.18] [%clk 0:54:11] } 33... Ke6? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:26] } 34. Qxf6+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:54:30] } 34... Kxf6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:14:36] } 35. h8=Q+?! { [%eval 10.68] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:54:55] } 35... Ke6?! { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:55] } 36. Rh5 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:54:15] } 36... Kd6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:14:50] } 37. Qf6+? { [%eval 8.49] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:54:32] } 37... Re6 { [%eval 9.61] [%clk 0:15:10] } 38. Qf8+ { [%eval 8.75] [%clk 0:54:57] } 38... Re7? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:36] } 39. Rhxe5 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:55:17] } 39... Kd7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:15:04] } 40. Rxe7+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:55:42] } 40... Kd6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:15:16] } 41. R7e5+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:56:06] } 41... Kc7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:15:29] } 42. Rxc5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:56:29] } 42... bxc5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:15:56] } 43. g4 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:56:46] } 43... Kb6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:16:05] } 44. g5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:57:12] } 44... a6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:16:11] } 45. Bxa6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:57:36] } 45... Bb5+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:15:26] } 46. c4 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:58:00] } 46... Bxa6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:15:23] } 47. Qd6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:58:23] } 47... Kb7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:15:26] } 48. Re7+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:58:50] } 48... Ka8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:15:48] } 49. Qd8+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:59:17] } 49... Bc8 { [%clk 0:16:08] } 50. Qxc8# { [%clk 0:59:44] } 1-0