Event: 2025 South Island Chess Championships
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/south-island-chess-championships-2025--standard/round-8/0RFIMDYC/DneaXEUH
Date: 2025-09-27
White: Liu, William Rui
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2064
Black: King, Mathew J
BlackElo: 1969
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Nd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:17] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:31] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:24] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:52] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:29:24] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:54] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:22:01] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:27:36] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:20:28] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:25:21] } 10... Nb6?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:52] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:27:24] } 11... d5?! { [%eval 2.06] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:13] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 1:27:13] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 1:07:50] } 13. Bc2?! { [%eval 1.42] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:00] } 13... Nd7?! { [%eval 2.14] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:18] } 14. Qd3 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 1:20:51] } 14... f5 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:53:51] } 15. exf6 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:20:18] } 15... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:54:15] } 16. Ng5?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:28] } 16... h6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:48:40] } 17. Nh7 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:13:02] } 17... Rf7? { [%eval 2.45] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:34] } 18. Nxf6+ { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:11:56] } 18... Rxf6 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:48:49] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:07:56] } 19... Bf8?! { [%eval 3.22] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:30] } 20. Qh7+ { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 1:06:13] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:46:51] } 21. h3?! { [%eval 2.12] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:30] } 21... Ne7?! { [%eval 2.99] } { Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:47] } 22. g4?! { [%eval 2.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rac1 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:00] } 22... Ke8?! { [%eval 2.94] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:42] } 23. Rac1 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:58:53] } 23... Bd7?! { [%eval 4.17] } { Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:32] } 24. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:57:30] } 24... Nxd5 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:27:17] } 25. Bg6+ { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:57:50] } 25... Kd8 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:26:18] } 26. Rxc7 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:58:08] } 26... Kxc7 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:26:45] } 27. Rc1+ { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:56:27] } 27... Kb6 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:26:33] } 28. Be4 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:54:24] } 28... Bc6 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:24:29] } 29. g5 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:52:27] } 29... hxg5 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:23:52] } 30. Bxg5 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:52:42] } 30... Nf4?! { [%eval 6.61] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:54] } 31. Bxf6 { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 0:51:56] } 31... Ne2+ { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:24:09] } 32. Kf1 { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:52:20] } 32... Nxc1 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:23:39] } 33. Bxc6 { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 0:52:40] } 33... bxc6 { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 0:23:48] } 34. Bxg7 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:52:56] } 34... Bd6 { [%eval 6.91] [%clk 0:22:48] } 35. Qc2 { [%eval 6.94] [%clk 0:53:05] } 35... Rg8 { [%eval 6.98] [%clk 0:23:05] } 36. Be5 { [%eval 6.66] [%clk 0:53:09] } 1-0