Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-05
White: Dive, Russell John
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2170
Black: Tao, Junqing Jerome
BlackElo: 1772
Result: 1-0
ECO: A12
Opening: Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. b3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:40] } 5. Bb2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:06] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:17] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:34] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:52] } 8. bxc4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:25] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:29:46] } 9. Bc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:21:36] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:28:34] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:21:49] } 10... Ne8?! { [%eval 1.2] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:51] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:21:21] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:28:12] } 12. e4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:20:11] } 12... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:27:20] } 13. Qxc3 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:20:15] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:27:09] } 14. d4 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:18:05] } 14... f6 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:26:31] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:17:49] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:25:52] } 16. O-O { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:17:55] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:25:30] } 17. a4 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:17:47] } 17... Bf7 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 1:25:43] } 18. c5 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:09:35] } 18... e5 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 1:25:43] } 19. dxe5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:07:38] } 19... fxe5?! { [%eval 2.8] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:47] } 20. Ng5 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 1:05:50] } 20... Nef6?! { [%eval 3.83] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:17] } 21. Bc4 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 1:05:58] } 21... Bxc4 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 1:23:30] } 22. Qxc4+ { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 1:06:19] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 1:23:48] } 23. Ne6 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 1:06:19] } 23... Qc8 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 1:23:02] } 24. Nxf8 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 1:05:27] } 24... Qxf8 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 1:23:28] } 25. Nb3 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:59:08] } 25... Qh6 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 1:23:00] } 26. Na5 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:53:17] } 26... Qf4 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 1:22:30] } 27. Rxb7 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:53:31] } 27... Rxb7 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 1:22:48] } 28. Nxb7 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:53:59] } 28... Nxe4 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 1:23:06] } 29. Qe6 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:52:39] } 29... Nf8 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 1:20:27] } 30. Qg4 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:51:40] } 30... Qxg4 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 1:19:37] } 31. hxg4 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:52:07] } 31... Ne6 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 1:20:00] } 32. Re1 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:51:25] } 32... N6xc5 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 1:20:15] } 33. Nxc5 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:51:46] } 33... Nxc5 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 1:20:40] } 34. Rxe5 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:52:07] } 34... Nxa4 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 1:21:06] } 35. Ra5 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:52:26] } 35... Nb6 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 1:21:05] } 36. Rxa7 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:52:46] } 36... c5 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 1:21:30] } 37. Rc7 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:52:24] } 37... Na4 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 1:21:38] } 38. g5 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:52:27] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 1:21:56] } 39. f4 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:52:39] } 39... Nc3 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 1:22:15] } 40. g3 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:52:31] } 40... Ne4 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 1:22:29] } 41. Kg2 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:52:52] } 41... Kh8 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 1:21:44] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval 6.98] [%clk 0:52:29] } 42... Nd2+ { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 1:22:02] } 43. Ke2 { [%eval 6.81] [%clk 0:51:44] } 43... Ne4 { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 1:22:27] } 44. g4 { [%eval 6.73] [%clk 0:51:57] } 44... Nc3+ { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 1:13:44] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:51:55] } 45... Na4 { [%eval 10.33] [%clk 1:12:49] } 46. Ke4 { [%eval 9.09] [%clk 0:52:13] } 46... Nc3+ { [%eval 12.5] [%clk 1:13:12] } 47. Ke5 { [%eval 9.63] [%clk 0:52:34] } 47... Ne2 { [%eval 9.62] [%clk 1:12:26] } 48. Rxc5 { [%eval 9.58] [%clk 0:52:19] } 48... Ng3 { [%eval 9.54] [%clk 1:11:58] } 49. Rc7 { [%eval 9.01] [%clk 0:52:06] } 49... Ne2? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:23] } 50. Kf6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:51:57] } 50... h6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:12:39] } 51. f5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:51:55] } 51... Nf4 { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:12:53] } 52. Rc8+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:51:48] } 52... Kh7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:13:14] } 53. fxg6+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:52:09] } 53... Nxg6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 1:13:35] } 54. Rc7+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:52:31] } 54... Kg8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:13:59] } 55. Kxg6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:52:53] } 55... Kf8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:14:27] } 56. gxh6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:53:14] } 56... Ke8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:14:44] } 1-0