Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-05
White: Nicholls, Leighton
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1871
Black: Tan, Ashriel Jia En
BlackElo: 1593
Result: 1-0
ECO: B17
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:28] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6... e6?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:02] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:32:48] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:33:28] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:32:57] } 8... O-O { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:33:52] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:33:15] } 9... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:32:30] } 10. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:33:38] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:32:57] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:33:36] } 11... Bd6? { [%eval 2.04] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:01] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:33:07] } 12... c5?! { [%eval 2.4] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:33] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 1:32:21] } 13... Bxe5 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 1:31:08] } 14. Bxe5 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 1:32:25] } 14... g6 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 1:31:29] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 1:30:40] } 15... Qxd3 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 1:31:50] } 16. Bxd3 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 1:31:04] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 1:31:07] } 17. c4 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 1:28:10] } 17... Nb4 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 1:31:24] } 18. Be4 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 1:28:30] } 18... Bd7? { [%eval 5.12] } { Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:42] } 19. Bxb7 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 1:28:20] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 1:31:55] } 20. Bc7 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 1:28:11] } 20... Rde8 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 1:32:18] } 21. Bd6 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 1:28:23] } 21... Bc6 { [%eval 6.62] [%clk 1:32:33] } 22. Bxc6 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 1:28:33] } 22... Nxc6 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 1:32:57] } 23. Bxf8 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 1:28:56] } 23... Kxf8 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 1:33:20] } 24. a3 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 1:29:00] } 24... a5 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 1:33:42] } 25. Rfd1 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 1:29:10] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 1:34:05] } 26. Rd6 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 1:29:03] } 26... Ne5 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 1:34:05] } 27. Rc1 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 1:29:17] } 27... Rb8 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 1:34:15] } 28. f4 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 1:29:09] } 28... Nd7 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 1:34:28] } 29. Rc2 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 1:28:07] } 29... Nxc5 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 1:34:47] } 30. Rc6 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 1:27:18] } 30... Nd3 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 1:34:40] } 31. Ra6 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 1:27:36] } 31... Rxb2 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 1:34:04] } 32. Rxb2 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 1:27:44] } 32... Nxb2 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 1:34:26] } 33. Rxa5 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 1:27:41] } 33... Nxc4 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 1:34:48] } 34. Ra7+ { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 1:28:02] } 34... Ke8 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 1:35:07] } 35. a4 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 1:28:04] } 35... e5 { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 1:35:13] } 36. Rc7 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 1:27:28] } 36... Nb6 { [%eval 6.91] [%clk 1:35:13] } 37. a5 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 1:27:34] } 37... Nd5 { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 1:35:31] } 38. Rc5 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 1:27:39] } 38... Nxf4 { [%eval 7.5] [%clk 1:35:19] } 39. a6 { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 1:27:52] } 39... Ne6 { [%eval 8.53] [%clk 1:35:20] } 40. Rxe5 { [%eval 8.17] [%clk 1:28:06] } 40... Kd7 { [%eval 8.13] [%clk 1:35:45] } 41. Rxe6 { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 1:28:27] } 41... fxe6 { [%eval 7.63] [%clk 1:36:07] } 1-0