Event: 2025 South Island Chess Championships
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/south-island-chess-championships-2025--standard/round-7/ZZHHOnV0/mJJ3NSyE
Date: 2025-09-26
White: Zhang, Kendrick Botong
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2022
Black: Liu, William Rui
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2065
Result: 1-0
ECO: B32
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:59] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5. Nb5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:06] } 6. N1c3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:31] } 7. Na3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:51] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:34] } 8. Nc4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:26:28] } 8... Rb8 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:31:54] } 9. Ne3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:24:40] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:59] } 10. g3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:23:13] } 10... h5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:17] } 11. Bg2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:21:07] } 11... h4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:43] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:13:29] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:28:30] } 13. Ned5?! { [%eval -0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Ncd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:38] } 13... b5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:14:04] } 14. Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:58:32] } 14... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:14:25] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:57:30] } 15... O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:12:32] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:49:57] } 16... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:23] } 17. Rfd1?! { [%eval -0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:45] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:07:28] } 18. Ne2? { [%eval -1.18] } { Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:53] } 18... Rbc8?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:56] } 19. c3?! { [%eval -1.27] } { Inaccuracy. gxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:12] } 19... hxg3?! { [%eval -0.43] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:36] } 20. hxg3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:26:32] } 20... g6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:00:12] } 21. f4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:25:13] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:57:29] } 22. Qe1 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:22:27] } 22... Bg7?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:19] } 23. Qf2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:22:23] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:49] } 24. Rd2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:20:29] } 24... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:10] } 25. fxe5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:18:57] } 25... dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:10] } 26. Rxd8+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:18:28] } 26... Qxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:34] } 27. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:17:52] } 27... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:03] } 28. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:26] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:22:52] } 29. Bf4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:13:01] } 29... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:21:28] } 30. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:12:46] } 30... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:21:55] } 31. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:55] } 31... Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:25] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:11:13] } 32... Bxa2? { [%eval 1.24] } { Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:48] } 33. b3 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:10:36] } 33... Nd5 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:10:27] } 34. Qxa2 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:09:28] } 34... Nxc3 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:10:54] } 35. Qf2 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:08:54] } 35... Re8? { [%eval 3.13] } { Mistake. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:32] } 36. Bxg6 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:06:23] } 36... Qd5+ { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:10:58] } 37. Kh2 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:02:15] } 37... Rxe1 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:10:59] } 38. Qxe1 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:02:39] } 38... Qxd4?? { [%eval 61.35] } { Blunder. fxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:17] } 39. Qe8+ { [%eval 40.61] [%clk 0:03:02] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval 56.59] [%clk 0:11:44] } 40. Qxf7+ { [%eval 9.66] [%clk 0:03:28] } 40... Kh6 { [%eval 60.59] [%clk 0:12:11] } 41. Qh7+ { [%eval 70.44] [%clk 0:03:27] } 41... Kg5 { [%eval 11.67] [%clk 0:12:38] } 42. Qh5+ { [%eval 35.16] [%clk 0:03:54] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval 56.82] [%clk 0:13:03] } 43. Qh8+ { [%eval 16.94] [%clk 0:04:21] } 1-0