Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-05
White: Smith, Robert W
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2105
Black: Ker, Anthony F
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2199
Result: 0-1
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:50] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:12] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:09] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:56] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:10] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:27:40] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:21] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:39] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:39] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:42] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:26:42] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:18:12] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:27:02] } 11. Ne1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:17:56] } 11... Be6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:25:30] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:16:03] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:24:32] } 13. a4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:12:15] } 13... Nb4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:19:28] } 14. Nxe7+ { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:08:12] } 14... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:19:51] } 15. Nc2 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:00:05] } 15... Nxc2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:50] } 16. Qxc2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:00:28] } 16... b6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:14:17] } 17. Rae1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:33] } 17... f5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:12:38] } 18. Bd5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:42:58] } 18... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:10:40] } 19. cxd5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:43:27] } 19... f4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:10:33] } 20. Qc4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:38:01] } 20... Rf5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:06:11] } 21. Qe4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:25:04] } 21... Rbf8? { [%eval 1.4] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:28] } 22. Kg2?? { [%eval -0.89] } { Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:43] } 22... h5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:01:45] } 23. Rh1?! { [%eval -1.6] } { Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:27] } 23... fxg3 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:59:50] } 24. f3 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:13:50] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:58:47] } 25. Rh3 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:12:31] } 25... Bh6?? { [%eval -0.6] } { Blunder. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:04] } 26. Bxh6 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:12:39] } 26... Kxh6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:55:28] } 27. Rxg3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:12:52] } 27... Qf6 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:54:32] } 28. e3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:11:34] } 28... g5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:47] } 29. hxg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:38] } 29... Rxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:09] } 30. Rh1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:03:42] } 30... Rxg3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:59] } 31. Kxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:05] } 31... Rg8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:14] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:17] } 32... Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:36] } 33. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:42] } 33... exf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:10] } 34. Qxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:44] } 34... Qxf4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:41] } 35. exf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:08] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:55] } 36. Rg1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:57] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:20] } 37. Rh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:23] } 37... Rh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:59] } 38. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 38... Rh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:40] } 39. Re1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:00] } 39... Rg6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:10] } 40. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:21] } 40... h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:46] } 41. Kf2?? { [%eval -1.91] } { Blunder. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 41... Kf6 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:24:36] } 42. Re8 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:00:33] } 42... Kf5 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:23:50] } 43. Rf8+?? { [%eval -4.11] } { Blunder. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 43... Rf6 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:24:06] } 44. Rb8?! { [%eval -4.85] } { Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 44... Kxf4 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:22:31] } 45. Kg2 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:00:58] } 45... Ke5 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:17:25] } 46. Rxb6 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:01:21] } 46... Kxd5 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:17:48] } 47. Ra6 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:00:57] } 47... Re6 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:17:10] } 48. b3 { [%eval -4.77] [%clk 0:00:43] } 48... Re2+ { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:17:03] } 49. Kh3 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:00:38] } 49... Re3+ { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:17:02] } 50. Kxh4 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:01:03] } 50... Rxd3 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:17:28] } 51. Rb6 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:01:27] } 51... Rd4+ { [%eval -5.08] [%clk 0:17:00] } 52. Kg5 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:01:34] } 52... Rb4 { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 0:17:25] } 53. Rb5?? { [%eval #-58] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:48] } 53... Rxb5 { [%eval #-56] [%clk 0:15:07] } 54. axb5 { [%eval #-57] [%clk 0:02:17] } 54... c4 { [%eval -31.18] [%clk 0:15:29] } 55. bxc4+ { [%eval -88.5] [%clk 0:01:33] } 55... Kc5 { [%eval -13.97] [%clk 0:15:17] } 0-1