Event: 2025 Toronto Open
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-toronto-open/round-6/yuyi8fce/W31NIDWS
Date: 2025-09-01
White: Vettese, Nicholas
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2349
Black: Gao, Raymond
BlackElo: 2000
Result: 1-0
ECO: E71
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:42] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:06] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:08] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:30:33] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:30:59] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:56] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:06] } 7. d5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:51] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:31:18] } 8. g4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:33:14] } 8... Na6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:29:36] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:33:38] } 9... Nc5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:29:10] } 10. Ng3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:34:01] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:23:30] } 11. g5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:33:30] } 11... Ne8 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:23:31] } 12. h4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:33:54] } 12... f5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:22:02] } 13. gxf6? { [%eval -0.41] } { Mistake. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:34:11] } 13... Qxf6?! { [%eval 0.49] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:14] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:57] } 14... h5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:12:42] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:27:41] } 15... Qf7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:09:10] } 16. O-O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:27:56] } 16... a4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:08:36] } 17. Rhg1 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:26:59] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:07:13] } 18. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:38] } 18... Kh7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:05:39] } 19. Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:05] } 19... Ng8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:02:56] } 20. Nh1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:10:22] } 20... Bh6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:59:34] } 21. Rg5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:10:33] } 21... Bxg5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:54:03] } 22. Bxg5 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:10:56] } 22... Qg7 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:51:51] } 23. Rg1 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:10:53] } 23... Rf7 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:48:07] } 24. Nf2 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:08:24] } 24... Raf8 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:46:17] } 25. Be3?! { [%eval -1.4] } { Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:23] } 25... b6?! { [%eval -0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:05] } 26. Kc2 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:01:14] } 26... Rf4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:41:40] } 27. b4 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:00:31] } 27... axb3+ { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:39:46] } 28. axb3 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 1:00:56] } 28... Ra8? { [%eval 0.16] } { Mistake. Rxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:17] } 29. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:00] } 29... Na4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:29:09] } 30. Nb5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:55:23] } 30... Nc5?! { [%eval 0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Rxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:29] } 31. Kb2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:53:23] } 31... Na6? { [%eval 1.84] } { Mistake. Na4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:16:24] } 32. Bxf4 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:49:49] } 32... exf4+ { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:16:48] } 33. Kb3 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:50:07] } 33... Nb8?! { [%eval 2.34] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:21] } 34. Qc3 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:42:17] } 34... Bxb5?! { [%eval 2.77] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } 35. Qxg7+ { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:42:17] } 35... Kxg7 { [%eval 2.86] } 36. cxb5 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:42:17] } 36... Nd7 { [%eval 2.77] } 37. Nh3 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:42:17] } 37... Nf8 { [%eval 2.79] } 38. Nxf4 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:42:17] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval 3.13] } 39. Rc1 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:42:17] } 39... Ra7 { [%eval 3.07] } 40. Bf1 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:42:17] } 40... Kf6 { [%eval 2.75] } 41. Bh3 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:42:17] } 41... Ke5 { [%eval 3.27] } 42. Ne2 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:42:17] } 42... Nf6?! { [%eval 4.23] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } 43. Bg2 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:42:17] } 43... Nxd5?! { [%eval 5.15] } { Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best. } 44. exd5 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:42:17] } 44... Kxd5 { [%eval 6.86] } 45. f4+ { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:42:17] } 45... Ke6 { [%eval 6.9] } 46. Nd4+ { [%eval 6.86] [%clk 0:42:17] } 46... Kf6 { [%eval 6.71] } 47. Bc6 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:42:17] } 47... Ne6 { [%eval 5.89] } 48. Nxe6 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:42:17] } 48... Kxe6 { [%eval 5.97] } 49. Be4 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:42:17] } 49... Ra3+?? { [%eval #16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } 50. Kxa3 { [%eval 73.0] [%clk 0:42:17] } 1-0