Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-07
White: Nicholls, Leighton
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1871
Black: Wang, Justin Zhide
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1981
Result: 0-1
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:36] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:46] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:58] } 6... cxd4?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:06] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:33:21] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:33:23] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:05] } 8... Nf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:49] } 9. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:29] } 9... exf5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:34:16] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:45] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:34:42] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:44] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:58] } 12. b4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:08] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:34:55] } 13. Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:02] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:26] } 14. Bb2?! { [%eval -0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:31] } 14... O-O?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:50] } 15. Qd3?! { [%eval -0.42] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:15] } 15... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:26:42] } 16. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:55] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:42] } 17. Nc5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:33] } 17... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:06] } 18. Rxc5?! { [%eval -0.52] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:48] } 18... b6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:26:49] } 19. Rc2 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 1:22:18] } 19... g5?! { [%eval -0.05] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:48] } 20. Rac1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:21:55] } 20... f4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:23:15] } 21. Qb5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:05:51] } 21... Ne7?? { [%eval 1.54] } { Blunder. Nd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:56] } 22. Qxd7 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:04:15] } 22... Bxd7 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 1:14:22] } 23. Rxc8+?? { [%eval -0.15] } { Blunder. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:37] } 23... Bxc8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:11:03] } 24. Rc7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:56:46] } 24... Ng6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:10:45] } 25. g3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:54:24] } 25... Bf5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:06:40] } 26. Ne1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:52:16] } 26... Nf8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:54:55] } 27. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:22] } 27... Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:15] } 28. Rb7 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:42:12] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:53:35] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:38:27] } 29... Ke8 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:52:43] } 30. h4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:37:08] } 30... Bb1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:52:54] } 31. hxg5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:35:24] } 31... hxg5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:53:19] } 32. gxf4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:35:10] } 32... gxf4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:53:22] } 33. b5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:29:23] } 33... Bg6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:44:18] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:28:43] } 34... Kd8 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:43:25] } 35. Nd3?? { [%eval -4.85] } { Blunder. Ng2 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:07] } 35... Bxd3+ { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:43:37] } 36. Kxd3 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:28:31] } 36... Nc7 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:44:06] } 37. Bc1 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:28:28] } 37... Kc8 { [%eval -5.15] [%clk 0:44:33] } 38. Rxc7+ { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:28:52] } 38... Kxc7 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:45:02] } 39. Bxf4 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:29:12] } 39... Kd7 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:45:31] } 40. Bd2 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:24:01] } 40... Ke6 { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 0:45:26] } 41. Bb4 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:23:31] } 41... a6 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:43:19] } 42. bxa6 { [%eval -4.72] [%clk 0:22:28] } 42... Rxa6 { [%eval -4.67] [%clk 0:43:46] } 43. Bd6 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:19:26] } 43... Ra8 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:42:37] } 44. Bb4 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:19:37] } 44... Rh8 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:42:24] } 45. Ke3 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:19:49] } 45... Kf5 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:42:47] } 46. Be7 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:19:55] } 46... Rh1 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:43:01] } 47. Bb4 { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 0:19:50] } 47... Rb1 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:42:47] } 48. Bf8 { [%eval -5.87] [%clk 0:18:36] } 48... Rb3+ { [%eval -5.85] [%clk 0:43:05] } 49. Ke2 { [%eval -6.39] [%clk 0:11:53] } 49... Kf4 { [%eval -6.19] [%clk 0:43:28] } 50. Bh6+ { [%eval -6.25] [%clk 0:11:54] } 50... Kg3 { [%eval -6.24] [%clk 0:43:39] } 51. f4 { [%eval -6.18] [%clk 0:11:08] } 51... Kg4 { [%eval -6.43] [%clk 0:43:56] } 52. Bf8 { [%eval -6.6] [%clk 0:11:13] } 52... Kxf4 { [%eval -6.56] [%clk 0:44:20] } 53. Bd6 { [%eval -6.54] [%clk 0:11:19] } 53... Ke4 { [%eval -6.23] [%clk 0:43:14] } 0-1