Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-06
White: Smith, Robert W
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2105
Black: Zhou, Ryan Yiheng
BlackElo: 1800
Result: 1-0
ECO: C41
Opening: Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:14] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:01] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:29:39] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:54] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:44] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:33:05] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:28:59] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:33:23] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:09] } 9... Nf8?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:33:27] } 10. a5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:22:13] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:30:13] } 11. d5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:13:08] } 11... g5? { [%eval 1.89] } { Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:58] } 12. a6?! { [%eval 1.23] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:12] } 12... c5?! { [%eval 2.26] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:57] } 13. axb7 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 1:11:32] } 13... Qxb7 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:25:21] } 14. Qd3 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 1:09:57] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 1:22:36] } 15. Qa6 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:07:16] } 15... Qb4 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 1:20:27] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 1:07:38] } 16... O-O { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:16:39] } 17. O-O { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:59:17] } 17... Kh7 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 1:11:01] } 18. Nc4 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:56:00] } 18... Rfb8 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:06:59] } 19. f3 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:55:43] } 19... Nh5 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 1:00:42] } 20. Kh2 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:53:51] } 20... Ngf4 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:47:13] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:40:03] } 21... Bc8 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:35:16] } 22. Qc6 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:37:17] } 22... Qb7 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:33:58] } 23. Qxb7 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:35:46] } 23... Bxb7 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:32:16] } 24. g3 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:35:04] } 24... Ng6 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:32:50] } 25. Ra3 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:33:55] } 25... Bc8 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:26:22] } 26. Rfa1 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:33:48] } 26... a6 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:23:41] } 27. Ba4 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:33:26] } 27... Rb4 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:20:03] } 28. b3 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:33:30] } 28... Nf8?! { [%eval 3.96] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:03] } 29. Bc6 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:33:04] } 29... Rab8 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:08:28] } 30. Nd1 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:28:32] } 30... Nf6 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:08:27] } 31. Nde3 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:25:35] } 31... Kg6 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:07:15] } 32. Bxb4 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:24:17] } 32... cxb4 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:06:34] } 33. Rxa6 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:22:53] } 33... Bxa6 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:06:49] } 34. Rxa6 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:23:22] } 34... N8d7 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:06:49] } 35. Ra7 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:23:05] } 1-0