Event: Round 5: Liu, Liam - Novik, Maxim
Date: 2025-07-10
White: Liu, Liam
WhiteElo: 1926
Black: Novik, Maxim
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2387
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B22
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:14] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:19] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:30] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:30:42] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3... Nd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:08] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:16] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:09] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:34] } 6... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:34] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:56] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:30:54] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:28:13] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:29:00] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:26:53] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:27:22] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:25:58] } 10... O-O { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:25:55] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:26:05] } 11... b6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:21:17] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:22:40] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:18:02] } 13. Bxa6?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:26] } 13... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:18:30] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:45] } 14... Qb7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:17:38] } 15. exd6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:22:54] } 15... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:18:05] } 16. Ng5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:22:46] } 16... Be7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:15:09] } 17. Rf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:34] } 17... h6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:10:12] } 18. Ne4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:18:41] } 18... f5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:07:54] } 19. Nf2?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:38] } 19... Nc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:14] } 20. Nd3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:18:57] } 20... Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:52] } 21. a4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:13:00] } 21... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:04:16] } 22. Rg3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:11:08] } 22... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:58] } 23. Qh5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:09:59] } 23... Kf8?? { [%eval 1.6] } { Blunder. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:56] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 1:09:23] } 24... Bxe5 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:44:25] } 25. fxe5 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 1:09:51] } 25... Qf7 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:44:53] } 26. Qh4 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:07:55] } 1/2-1/2