Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-06
White: McConnell, Jack
WhiteElo: 1791
Black: Tan, Ashriel Jia En
BlackElo: 1593
Result: 1-0
ECO: E28
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:45] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. a3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:31:49] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:32:39] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:05] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:43] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:16] } 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:31:57] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:33:06] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:32:06] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:32:56] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:32:24] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:32:56] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:32:27] } 12. exd4 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:33:06] } 12... b6 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:32:12] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:28:43] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:31:52] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:27:44] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:28:43] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:25:52] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:28:17] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:21:25] } 16... Nh5? { [%eval 2.0] } { Mistake. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:55] } 17. Qe4 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:16:01] } 17... Nf6?! { [%eval 2.24] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:53] } 18. Qh4 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 1:15:38] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:26:32] } 19. d5 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 1:13:42] } 19... Ng6 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 1:24:48] } 20. Bxg6 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 1:13:42] } 20... fxg6 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 1:25:08] } 21. Bxf6? { [%eval 0.93] } { Mistake. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:59] } 21... gxf6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:25:26] } 22. Qxf6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:11:13] } 22... Qxc4?? { [%eval 7.4] } { Blunder. Qg7 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:23] } 23. Rac1 { [%eval 6.89] [%clk 1:08:37] } 23... Qe4?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:36] } 24. Rc7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:08:41] } 1-0