Event: Round 2: McKenna, Joshua - Zheng, Lucas
Date: 2025-07-04
White: McKenna, Joshua
WhiteElo: 1733
Black: Zheng, Lucas
BlackElo: 1523
Result: 1-0
ECO: B52
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:03] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3... Bd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:25] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:48] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:41] } 7. e5?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:10] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:32:59] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:29:24] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:33:22] } 9. Qxe5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:29:36] } 9... b6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:33:30] } 10. Re1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:27:00] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:32:40] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:25:33] } 11... e6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:32:34] } 12. Qg3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:20:50] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:28:22] } 13. d3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:18:58] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:27:52] } 14. Qg4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:18:19] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:28:02] } 15. Qh3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:16:38] } 15... h5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:27:44] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:15:13] } 16... Qd4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:27:12] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:08:08] } 17... Ng4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:19:50] } 18. Re4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:04:06] } 18... Qd6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:19:47] } 19. Bf4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:58:34] } 19... e5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:18:49] } 20. Bg3 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:53:23] } 20... f5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:16:05] } 21. Ree1 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:51:17] } 21... g5? { [%eval 0.83] } { Mistake. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:03] } 22. h3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:48:13] } 22... Nf6?? { [%eval 2.79] } { Blunder. Nh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:42] } 23. Bxe5 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:46:26] } 23... Qd7 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 1:10:35] } 24. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:43:50] } 24... Bxf6 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 1:10:25] } 25. Qxh5 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:43:12] } 25... g4?! { [%eval 4.31] } { Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:05] } 26. hxg4 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:40:05] } 26... fxg4 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 1:09:27] } 27. Nd5 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:37:41] } 27... Bd4?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:12] } 28. Ne7+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:32:48] } 1-0