Event: Round 3: Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern - Liu, William Rui
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/auckland-double-weekends-2025--september/round-3/vJVpsKDj/7refOlJJ
Date: 2025-09-06
White: Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2377
Black: Liu, William Rui
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2063
Result: 1-0
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav, Abrahams Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:49] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:30] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:45] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:02] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:59] } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:27] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:21] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:28] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:20] } 8. axb5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:47] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:46] } 9. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:12] } 9... cxb5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:12] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:15] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:37] } 11. bxc4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:30] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:02] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:54] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:21] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:41] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:28] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:06] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:49] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:50] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:33] } 16. Bc2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:32:39] } 16... e5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:28:41] } 17. d5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:31:30] } 17... Nc5? { [%eval 2.67] } { Mistake. Rfe8 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:10] } 18. f4 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 1:29:51] } 18... Ncd7?! { [%eval 4.2] } { Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:49] } 19. fxe5 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 1:28:46] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 1:18:27] } 20. Rxf6 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 1:27:01] } 20... gxf6 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 1:17:36] } 21. Qh5 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 1:26:52] } 21... Rfe8?! { [%eval 5.89] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:09] } 22. Qxh7+ { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 1:24:09] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 1:04:33] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 1:23:20] } 23... Ra6 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 1:01:33] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 1:21:00] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:57:45] } 25. Bd4 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 1:14:50] } 25... Qxc4 { [%eval 6.87] [%clk 0:51:46] } 26. Bc5+ { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 1:14:25] } 26... Ke8?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:50] } 27. Ba4+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:14:49] } 1-0