Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-06
White: Khanolkar, Aarush
WhiteElo: 1478
Black: Xu, Luna Yuexiu
BlackTitle: WCM
BlackElo: 1726
Result: 0-1
ECO: D07
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:27] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:08] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:51] } 4... Bg4?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:20] } 5. e3?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:45] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:17] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:46] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:22:26] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:00] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:21:25] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:24] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:21:04] } 9... Qc8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:34] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:20:29] } 10... Bh5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:13] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:23] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:58] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:14:14] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:35] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:09:59] } 13... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:54] } 14. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:05:51] } 14... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:07] } 15. Nxe2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:05:00] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:32:15] } 16. Qc4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:00:06] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:32:17] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:58:36] } 17... c6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:32:08] } 18. e4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:54:28] } 18... b5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:30:51] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:51:31] } 19... a5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:29:40] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:43:20] } 20... b4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:34] } 21. axb4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:37:50] } 21... axb4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:29:56] } 22. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:34:45] } 22... Rxa8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:30:20] } 23. Nb1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:34:45] } 23... Ra2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:29:57] } 24. Rd1? { [%eval -1.51] } { Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:11] } 24... Qe6 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 1:30:04] } 25. e5 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:27:59] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 1:30:22] } 26. Bh2?? { [%eval -4.83] } { Blunder. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:16] } 26... Nc3 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 1:30:21] } 27. Nxc3 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:28:01] } 27... bxc3 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 1:30:47] } 28. Rb1 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:28:06] } 28... cxb2?! { [%eval -4.18] } { Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:08] } 29. Qc2?! { [%eval -5.83] } { Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:06] } 29... Qg6 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 1:31:21] } 30. Qd1?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:28] } 30... Qxb1 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 1:31:41] } 31. Qxb1 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:26:02] } 31... Ra1 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 1:31:56] } 32. Bg3 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:26:19] } 32... Rxb1+ { [%eval #-8] [%clk 1:32:19] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:26:44] } 33... Rd1 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 1:32:41] } 34. e6 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:27:04] } 34... fxe6 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 1:33:07] } 35. f4 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:27:28] } 35... b1=Q { [%eval #-5] [%clk 1:33:31] } 36. Bf2 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:27:48] } 36... Rh1+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 1:33:54] } 37. Kg3 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:28:15] } 37... Qd3+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 1:34:17] } 38. Kg4 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:28:36] } 38... Qe2+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 1:34:30] } 39. Kg3 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:28:54] } 39... Bh4+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 1:34:54] } 40. Kxh4 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:29:17] } 40... Qxf2+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 1:35:19] } 41. Kh5 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:29:11] } 41... Qxf4 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 1:35:41] } 42. g4 { [%clk 0:29:26] } 42... Rxh3# { [%clk 1:36:06] } 0-1