Event: FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-grand-swiss-2025--open/round-10/ytyOPXN7/9CkEsOyr
Date: 2025-09-14
White: Liang, Awonder
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2698
Black: Theodorou, Nikolas
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2646
Result: 1-0
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:40:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:41:23] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:41:18] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:41:48] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:41:42] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:42:11] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:42:05] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:42:26] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:42:26] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:42:49] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:42:51] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:43:12] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:43:16] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:43:38] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:43:42] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:44:02] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:43:36] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:44:25] } 10... cxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:44:00] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:44:50] } 11... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:43:08] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:45:17] } 12... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:43:30] } 13. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:45:39] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:41:19] } 14. Qf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:46:00] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:41:32] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:46:23] } 15... g6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:41:58] } 16. Qh3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:46:47] } 16... h5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:42:25] } 17. g4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:47:11] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:40:28] } 18. gxh5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:47:33] } 18... Qxh3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:40:51] } 19. Nxh3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:47:59] } 19... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:40:18] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:48:23] } 20... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:34:36] } 21. Nxf4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:48:50] } 21... g5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:34:57] } 22. Nh3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:49:15] } 22... f6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:26] } 23. f4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:37:29] } 23... Na4? { [%eval 1.71] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:27] } 24. fxg5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:22:02] } 24... fxg5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:27:38] } 25. Nxg5 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:21:44] } 25... Nxc3 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:55:27] } 26. h6 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:20:29] } 26... a5?? { [%eval 4.13] } { Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:53] } 27. h4? { [%eval 2.53] } { Mistake. Rxe8+ was best. } { [%clk 1:13:03] } 27... b5? { [%eval 4.5] } { Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:11] } 28. Rxe8+ { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:33:11] } 28... Rxe8 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:36:51] } 29. Rf1 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:31:57] } 29... Ne2+ { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:31:57] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:31:51] } 30... Nxd4 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:32:21] } 31. Rf6 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:31:52] } 31... Kh8 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:32:49] } 32. Kg3 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:31:59] } 32... b4 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:32:57] } 33. Kg4 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:31:52] } 33... a4 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:33:22] } 34. Rf7 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:32:16] } 34... Ne6 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:32:35] } 35. Rh7+ { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:32:02] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:33:03] } 36. Rb7 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:32:24] } 36... Nxg5?! { [%eval 7.85] } { Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:33] } 37. hxg5 { [%eval 7.14] [%clk 0:32:06] } 37... b3? { [%eval #18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:04] } 38. axb3 { [%eval 7.62] [%clk 0:32:25] } 38... axb3? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:13] } 39. g6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:32:40] } 39... b2 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:18:02] } 40. h7+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:32:38] } 40... Kh8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:18:30] } 41. Kg5 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:33:00] } 41... Re2 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:15:29] } 42. Rb8+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:33:22] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:15:55] } 43. h8=B# { [%clk 0:33:11] } 1-0