Event: Round 1: Boyd-Norman, James - Zhang, Jack
Date: 2025-07-11
White: Boyd-Norman, James
WhiteElo: 2066
Black: Zhang, Jack
BlackElo: 1720
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kramnik Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:20] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:30] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:51] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:32:21] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:00] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:32:31] } 8. Rc1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:28] } 8... Bb4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:27] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:29:07] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:27:46] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:25:14] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:22:50] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:23:47] } 11... Ne5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:19:42] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:23:16] } 12... d6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:14:21] } 13. f4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:21:09] } 13... Ng6 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:10:33] } 14. Nb3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:15:08] } 14... Rd8 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:04:37] } 15. O-O { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:14:54] } 15... b6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:04:13] } 16. g4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:10:29] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:55:10] } 17. Qd4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:02:27] } 17... Rd7? { [%eval 1.93] } { Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:48] } 18. g5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:53:29] } 18... e5 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:44:32] } 19. Qd3 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:52:59] } 19... Ne8 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:42:28] } 20. f5 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:51:15] } 20... Nf4 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:42:23] } 21. Bxf4 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:51:23] } 21... exf4 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:42:49] } 22. h4 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:49:59] } 22... Rb8?! { [%eval 3.14] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:54] } 23. Nd5 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:49:41] } 23... Bxd5 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:35:25] } 24. cxd5 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:50:01] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:35:27] } 25. Nd4 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:49:35] } 1-0