Event: Round 5: Mao, Daqi - Xu, Jeremy Xi
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/auckland-double-weekends-2025--september/round-5/2z0htm4P/grQHRkKX
Date: 2025-09-12
White: Mao, Daqi
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2182
Black: Xu, Jeremy Xi
BlackElo: 1748
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:17] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:28] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:36] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:26:59] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:19] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:42] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:13] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:58] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:38] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:18] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:55] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:32] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:56] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:18] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:52] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:26:44] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:32:39] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:25:23] } 12. O-O-O?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:40] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:17:23] } 13. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:38] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:11:37] } 14. Bf5? { [%eval -1.37] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:07] } 14... Ne4? { [%eval 0.17] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:25] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:18:50] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:55:52] } 16. Rxd4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:16:24] } 16... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:49:29] } 17. bxc3 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:16:27] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:48:04] } 18. Bxc8 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:15:53] } 18... Qxc8 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:48:16] } 19. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:16:11] } 19... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:21] } 20. Rdd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:59] } 20... d4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:46:15] } 21. cxd4? { [%eval -1.23] } { Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:47] } 21... Bxh1? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Ba3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:43:25] } 22. Rxh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:48] } 22... Ba3+ { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:40:18] } 23. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:33] } 23... Qd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:33:17] } 24. Qb3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:02:30] } 24... Qe7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:32:39] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:56:30] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:31:22] } 26. f4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:54:42] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:24:54] } 27. d5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:52:41] } 27... Qc5? { [%eval 1.74] } { Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:13] } 28. Bb2? { [%eval 0.07] } { Mistake. Ka1 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:23] } 28... Bxb2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:24:07] } 29. Kxb2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:52:33] } 29... a5?? { [%eval 1.9] } { Blunder. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:54] } 30. d6 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:47:59] } 30... Rd8?! { [%eval 2.78] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:37] } 31. Qc3 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:45:02] } 31... Qb5+ { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:18:35] } 32. Ka1 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:43:13] } 32... Qc5? { [%eval 4.69] } { Mistake. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:10] } 33. Qxc5 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:42:02] } 33... bxc5 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:16:33] } 34. e4 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:41:17] } 34... f6 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:14:48] } 35. Rd5 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:38:18] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:14:42] } 36. f5 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:36:59] } 36... Ke8 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:14:03] } 37. Kb2 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:35:57] } 37... Kd7 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:14:07] } 38. Rxc5?! { [%eval 2.56] } { Inaccuracy. Kc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:11] } 38... Rb8+? { [%eval 4.37] } { Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:08] } 39. Kc3 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:36:27] } 39... Rb4 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:13:40] } 40. Rxa5 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:33:08] } 40... Rxe4 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:13:51] } 41. Ra7+ { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:31:53] } 41... Kxd6 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:14:12] } 42. Rxg7 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:32:16] } 42... Re3+?! { [%eval 4.68] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:01] } 43. Kd4 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:32:39] } 43... Ra3 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:13:07] } 44. Rf7 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:31:51] } 1-0