Event: Round 9: Liu, Yan - Nitish Belurkar
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sparkassen-chess-trophy-2025--a-open/round-9/t6SZtLoE/CcoVIFuU
White: Liu, Yan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2531
Black: Nitish Belurkar
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2486
Result: 1-0
ECO: A18
Opening: English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:35] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:02] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:33] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:02] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:46] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:27] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:09] } 5... Ne4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:52] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:11] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:49] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:55] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:32] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:27:46] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:08:36] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:28:04] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:09:02] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:20:28] } 10... c4 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:09:25] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:20:46] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:03:27] } 12. a4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:13:02] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:00:37] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:02:00] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:00:06] } 14. Rb5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:02:10] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:00:09] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:02:29] } 15... a6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:53:09] } 16. Rb1 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:55:00] } 16... Rdf8 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:47:17] } 17. f4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:38:05] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:38:23] } 18. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:36:45] } 18... fxe6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:38:48] } 19. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:36:50] } 19... g6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:38:49] } 20. g4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:34:51] } 20... Kb8 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:35:37] } 21. f5 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:34:37] } 21... gxf5 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:35:37] } 22. gxf5 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:35:03] } 22... exf5 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:35:17] } 23. Qh5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:33:33] } 23... Na5?! { [%eval 1.88] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:31] } 24. Bh6 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:31:53] } 24... Rfg8+?! { [%eval 2.47] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:38] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:32:15] } 25... Nb3 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:33:06] } 26. Qf7 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:28:50] } 26... Qd8?! { [%eval 4.35] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:03] } 27. Bxb3 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:27:02] } 27... cxb3 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:29:30] } 28. Bg7 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:27:17] } 28... Rxg7 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:27:46] } 29. Qxg7 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:27:42] } 29... Rg8 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:27:41] } 30. Qf7 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:26:45] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:27:41] } 31. Qe6 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:27:06] } 31... Qc7 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:27:09] } 32. Rxb3 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:26:45] } 32... Qc4?! { [%eval 8.82] } { Inaccuracy. Ka7 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:36] } 33. Rfb1 { [%eval 9.14] [%clk 0:27:03] } 33... Qd3? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:03] } 34. Rxb7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:27:21] } 34... Ka8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:28:30] } 35. Ra7+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:27:46] } 35... Kxa7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:28:56] } 36. Qb6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:28:11] } 36... Ka8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:29:24] } 37. Qb7# { [%clk 0:28:40] } 1-0