Event: 2025 South Island Chess Championships
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/south-island-chess-championships-2025--standard/round-5/WaSJDbt6/zbiHZM8D
Date: 2025-09-25
White: Zhang, Kendrick Botong
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2022
Black: Muthukumaran, Sriram
BlackElo: 1643
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:30] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:09] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:41] } 6. b4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:55] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:35] } 7. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:18] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:13] } 8. Qg4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:16:07] } 8... Kf8?! { [%eval 0.45] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:53] } 9. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.22] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:03] } 9... Nh6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:16:20] } 10. Qf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:53:26] } 10... f6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:09:26] } 11. exf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:50:22] } 11... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:08:52] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:47:06] } 12... Nf7 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:07:54] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:25:29] } 13... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:07:25] } 14. Qxf6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:24:29] } 14... gxf6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:07:45] } 15. bxa5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:24:22] } 15... Rxa5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:05:56] } 16. c4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:22:49] } 16... dxc4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:04:27] } 17. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:23:11] } 17... Nc6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:03:52] } 18. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:23:00] } 18... Nfe5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:02:44] } 19. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:23:08] } 19... Nxe5?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe5+ was best. } { [%clk 1:02:56] } 20. Bb3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:22:44] } 20... Ke7 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:02:36] } 21. Ke2?! { [%eval -1.15] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:21:32] } 21... Bd7 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 1:02:27] } 22. f4?! { [%eval -1.84] } { Inaccuracy. Rhc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:28] } 22... Nc6? { [%eval -0.43] } { Mistake. Bb5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:58:56] } 23. Ke3 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:17:12] } 23... Rha8 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:56:31] } 24. Nc4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:17:25] } 24... R5a6 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:56:12] } 25. a4?! { [%eval -2.19] } { Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:58] } 25... Na5?? { [%eval -0.02] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:41] } 26. Nxa5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:13:06] } 26... Rxa5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:50:02] } 27. Bc2? { [%eval -1.19] } { Mistake. Rab1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:41] } 1/2-1/2