Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-06
White: Dive, Russell John
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2170
Black: Mao, Daqi
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2142
Result: 0-1
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:09] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:58] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:17] } 5. b3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:31:31] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:07] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:56] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:44] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:38] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:52] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:20] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:29:56] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:42] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:49] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:25:07] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:26:02] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:23:48] } 12. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:22:59] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:22:12] } 13. Qb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:24] } 13... b5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:16:35] } 14. dxc5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:17:55] } 14... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:15:24] } 15. b4? { [%eval -1.26] } { Mistake. e3 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:04] } 15... Bxf2+ { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 1:13:45] } 16. Kxf2 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 1:15:13] } 16... Rxc3 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 1:14:06] } 17. Kg1 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 1:15:37] } 17... Qb6+ { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 1:13:20] } 18. e3 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 1:12:07] } 18... Rfc8 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 1:11:08] } 19. Nd4 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 1:09:19] } 19... Kh8?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:03] } 20. Bh3?! { [%eval -1.49] } { Inaccuracy. Rac1 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:09] } 20... R8c4?! { [%eval -0.84] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:52] } 21. Bf5?! { [%eval -1.84] } { Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:43] } 21... Nf8?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:25] } 22. Rd3 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:37:09] } 22... Rxd3 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:35:17] } 23. Bxd3 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:37:36] } 23... Rc8?! { [%eval -0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:27] } 24. Nf5?! { [%eval -1.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:49] } 0-1