Event: 2025 South Island Chess Championships
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/south-island-chess-championships-2025--standard/round-8/0RFIMDYC/jlL7Vphc
Date: 2025-09-27
White: Rains, Edward
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2027
Black: Liu, Richard Jingjie
BlackElo: 1829
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A40
Opening: English Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... b6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... Bb7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3. f4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... f5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:08] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:44] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:55] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:31:21] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:31:59] } 8. c4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:31:10] } 8... c5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:31:50] } 9. b3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:29:40] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:29:16] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:29:15] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:27:12] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:28:49] } 11... Rad8?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:28] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:27:33] } 12... d6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:14:35] } 13. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:25:30] } 13... Bxc6?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:45] } 14. d5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:23:43] } 14... exd5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:12:57] } 15. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:24:03] } 15... Bd7?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:25] } 16. Bxd7 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:23:28] } 16... Qxd7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:08:09] } 17. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:23:18] } 17... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:08:30] } 18. cxd5 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:23:40] } 18... Rde8 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:08:29] } 19. Rf3 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:19:58] } 19... Re7 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 1:03:09] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:19:25] } 20... Rfe8 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:53:32] } 21. e4 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 1:19:34] } 21... Bd4+ { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:52:45] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:19:52] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:52:18] } 23. Rcf1 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 1:19:54] } 23... Ref7 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:52:23] } 24. Qd3 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 1:19:40] } 24... Qg4 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:51:53] } 25. g3 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 1:16:47] } 25... h5 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:51:28] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 1:16:21] } 26... Qd7 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:46:17] } 27. h3 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 1:15:28] } 27... Rf6 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:46:09] } 28. a4 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:13:55] } 28... Qf7 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:45:42] } 29. Nc4 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 1:12:06] } 29... Qd7 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:44:08] } 30. Na3 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:08:55] } 30... R6f7 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:38:32] } 31. Nb5 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 1:08:27] } 31... Bf6 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:38:30] } 32. Qe2 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 1:07:42] } 32... Re8 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:37:45] } 33. Re1 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 1:05:16] } 33... Rfe7 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:37:53] } 34. Qd3 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 1:05:17] } 34... Rf8?! { [%eval 2.8] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:09] } 35. Rfe3 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 1:05:07] } 35... Rfe8?! { [%eval 4.19] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:18] } 36. Kh2?? { [%eval 1.64] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:05] } 36... Kh8?? { [%eval 4.17] } { Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:26] } 37. Qe2?? { [%eval 1.46] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:08] } 37... g6?? { [%eval 4.42] } { Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:22] } 38. Qd3? { [%eval 2.45] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:13] } 38... Kg7?! { [%eval 3.34] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:29] } 39. R3e2?! { [%eval 2.42] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:38] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:36:35] } 40. Qf3?! { [%eval 2.03] } { Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:18] } 40... Kg7?! { [%eval 2.96] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:37] } 41. Na3 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:52:21] } 41... Bd4 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:35:32] } 42. g4?? { [%eval 0.11] } { Blunder. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:09] } 42... hxg4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:33:41] } 43. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:51:23] } 43... Qxg4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:33:13] } 44. hxg4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:51:48] } 44... Bc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:33:28] } 45. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:59] } 45... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:33:34] } 1/2-1/2