Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-06
White: Nicholls, Leighton
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1871
Black: Hettiarachchi, Kisara
BlackElo: 1592
Result: 1-0
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 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:26] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:28] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:30] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:54] } 6... c4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:22] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:54] } 7... Na5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:44] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:37] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:53] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:59] } 9... Nf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:25] } 10. Ne1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:32:05] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:19] } 11. g4?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:27] } 11... Nh4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:24:30] } 12. f4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:30:09] } 12... Be7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:23:40] } 13. Ndf3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:29:20] } 13... Nb3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:22:07] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:29:42] } 14... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:18:35] } 15. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:28:30] } 15... Qa5? { [%eval 1.18] } { Mistake. Nxc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:37] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:27:20] } 16... O-O-O { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:58:58] } 17. Nc2?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:54] } 17... Qb5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:58:42] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:24:48] } 18... g6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:55:14] } 19. Bf2 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:23:08] } 19... f5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:54:52] } 20. Ne3? { [%eval 0.23] } { Mistake. exf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:58] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:54:23] } 21. Kh1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:41] } 21... a5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:53:37] } 22. Rg1 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:21:42] } 22... Rdg8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:51:35] } 23. Rg2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:21:19] } 23... Qb6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:51:26] } 24. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:14:09] } 24... Qa6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:34:38] } 25. Ne3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:10:49] } 25... Qxe2? { [%eval 1.76] } { Mistake. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:00] } 26. Bxe2 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 1:11:13] } 26... b5 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:33:57] } 27. Rbg1 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 1:10:13] } 27... Kd7?? { [%eval 4.63] } { Blunder. fxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:19] } 28. gxf5 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 1:08:59] } 28... exf5 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:28:52] } 29. Nxf5 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 1:09:21] } 29... Rf8 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:28:30] } 30. Nxe7 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 1:09:31] } 30... Kxe7 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:28:58] } 31. Bh4+ { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 1:09:16] } 31... Ke8 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:29:07] } 32. Bf6 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 1:09:08] } 32... Rhg8 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:26:56] } 33. f5 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 1:09:15] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:26:32] } 34. Bd3 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 1:08:53] } 34... gxf5?! { [%eval 8.16] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:13] } 35. Bxf5?! { [%eval 5.39] } { Inaccuracy. Rg7+ was best. } { [%clk 1:09:12] } 35... Rxg2 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:23:55] } 36. Rxg2 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 1:09:36] } 36... Rg8 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:24:17] } 37. Be6+ { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 1:09:17] } 37... Kxe6 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:23:42] } 38. Rxg8 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 1:09:40] } 38... b4 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:20:56] } 39. axb4 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 1:10:01] } 39... axb4 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:21:24] } 40. Rb8 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 1:09:31] } 40... bxc3 { [%eval 7.04] [%clk 0:19:10] } 41. Rxb3 { [%eval 6.91] [%clk 1:09:40] } 41... c2 { [%eval 7.22] [%clk 0:19:37] } 42. Rc3 { [%eval 7.55] [%clk 1:09:58] } 42... Ba4 { [%eval 7.63] [%clk 0:20:06] } 43. Bg5 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 1:10:17] } 43... Kf5 { [%eval 7.34] [%clk 0:20:30] } 44. Bc1 { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 1:10:36] } 44... Ke4 { [%eval 7.11] [%clk 0:18:37] } 45. b3 { [%eval 7.19] [%clk 1:10:40] } 45... Bd7 { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 0:18:31] } 46. Bb2 { [%eval 7.25] [%clk 1:10:55] } 46... Kf5 { [%eval 7.52] [%clk 0:18:02] } 47. Rxc2 { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 1:11:18] } 47... Ke6 { [%eval 8.83] [%clk 0:18:17] } 48. Kg2 { [%eval 8.71] [%clk 1:11:31] } 48... Be8 { [%eval 8.94] [%clk 0:18:17] } 49. Kg3 { [%eval 8.83] [%clk 1:11:45] } 49... Kf5 { [%eval 8.53] [%clk 0:17:54] } 50. Rc5 { [%eval 9.87] [%clk 1:11:57] } 50... Bf7 { [%eval 9.99] [%clk 0:18:20] } 51. b4 { [%eval 9.19] [%clk 1:12:20] } 51... Be8 { [%eval 7.99] [%clk 0:17:48] } 1-0