Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-07
White: Ker, Anthony F
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2199
Black: Mao, Daqi
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2142
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Qb6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:28] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:14] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:31] } 6. Nbd2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:24] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:30] } 7. cxd4?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:09] } 7... Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:09] } 8. Qb3 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:17:18] } 8... Bxf1 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:25:46] } 9. Qxb6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:17:39] } 9... axb6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:26:10] } 10. Nxf1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:15:01] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:25:25] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:15:23] } 11... b5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:25:05] } 12. Ne3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:14:42] } 12... b4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:20:20] } 13. Ke2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:13:22] } 13... Kd7 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:15:53] } 14. Nc2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:06:10] } 14... f6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:11:35] } 15. Rhc1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:05:19] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:08:18] } 16. Nce1?! { [%eval -0.35] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:28] } 16... Nh6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:47:16] } 17. Bxh6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:01:24] } 17... gxh6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:47:40] } 18. Nd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:01:46] } 18... f5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:47:58] } 19. Nc5+ { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:00:15] } 19... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:48:11] } 20. Rxc5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:00:15] } 20... Rhg8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:47:03] } 21. g3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:56:55] } 21... Ra4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:45] } 22. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:46] } 22... Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:24] } 23. Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:39] } 23... Rga8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:21] } 24. Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:05] } 24... Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:39] } 25. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:15] } 25... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:26] } 26. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:36] } 26... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:33] } 27. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:30] } 27... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:36] } 28. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:54] } 28... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:00] } 1/2-1/2