Event: 2025 North Shore Club Championship
Site: Auckland NZL
Date: 2025-07-16
White: Korolev, Aleksei
WhiteElo: 1572
Black: Xu, Luna Yuexiu
BlackTitle: WCM
BlackElo: 1726
Result: 0-1
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 Nge7 6. a3 d5 7. Ba2 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nf5 9. c3 Be7 10. Bb1 O-O 11. h4 e5 12. g4 Nxh4 13. Nfg5 exf4 14. Rxh4 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Rh5 Re8+ 17. Kf1 Qxg4 18. Qxg4 Bxg4 19. Rxh7 Be2+ 20. Kf2 c4 21. b4 cxb3 22. c4 Rad8 23. Bb2 Rxd2 24. Rxg7+ Kf8 25. Bc3 Bxc4+ 26. Bxd2 Re2+ 27. Kf3 Rxd2 28. Be4 Kxg7 29. Rg1+ Kf8 30. Kxf4 b2 31. Bb1 Bd3 32. Bxd3 Rxd3 33. Rb1 Rd2 34. Ke3 Rh2 35. Kd3 Ke7 36. Kc3 f5 37. Rxb2 Rxb2 38. Kxb2 Kd6 39. Kc3 Kc5 40. a4 a5 41. Kd3 Kb4 42. Ke3 Kxa4 43. Kf4 b5 44. Kxf5 b4 45. Ke4 b3 46. Kd3 b2 47. Kc2 Ka3 48. Kb1 a4 49. Kc2 Ka2 50. Kc3 b1=Q 51. Kc4 Qf5 52. Kc3 Qd5 53. Kc2 Nb4+ 54. Kc1 Qg2 55. Kd1 Qc2+ 56. Ke1 Nd3+ 57. Kf1 Nf2 0-1