Event: 2025 South Island Chess Championships
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/south-island-chess-championships-2025--standard/round-6/VYZaT6Ml/B9Zb7PJj
Date: 2025-09-26
White: Stewart, Ezekiel
Black: Stark, John
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2055
Result: 0-1
ECO: B15
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:00] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:28] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5... exf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:46] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:41] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:56] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:00] } 8... Re8+ { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:20] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:21] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:47] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:23] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:34:11] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:28:33] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:34:08] } 12. Ng3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:25:40] } 12... g6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:32:55] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:22:22] } 13... Bc7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:37] } 14. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:20:32] } 14... b6?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:17] } 15. h3?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:50] } 15... Be6? { [%eval 0.5] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:31] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:17:52] } 16... f5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:25:42] } 17. Ng5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:12:40] } 17... Bd5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:21:03] } 18. h4? { [%eval -0.2] } { Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:51] } 18... f6? { [%eval 1.32] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:07] } 19. Nf3? { [%eval -0.05] } { Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:05] } 19... Qd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:15:42] } 20. Rg1?! { [%eval -0.42] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:11] } 20... f4?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:49] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:52:09] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:16:11] } 22. Nh2?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:03] } 22... b5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:16:24] } 23. f3?! { [%eval -1.56] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:23] } 23... a5 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 1:16:40] } 24. Be1? { [%eval -2.91] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:44] } 24... a4?! { [%eval -1.9] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:44] } 25. g4 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:38:16] } 25... fxg3 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 1:15:21] } 26. Bxg3 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:38:35] } 26... Bf7? { [%eval -0.41] } { Mistake. Qf7 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:21] } 27. f4?? { [%eval -3.55] } { Blunder. Bxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:43] } 27... Qd5 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 1:00:01] } 28. Rdf1?! { [%eval -4.95] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:16] } 28... Re3 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:58:43] } 29. Kc1 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:27:20] } 29... Qxa2 { [%eval -4.74] [%clk 0:58:04] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval -5.47] [%clk 0:26:30] } 30... Rae8 { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:57:29] } 31. Rf3 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:26:18] } 31... Qe6 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:56:00] } 32. Rf2? { [%eval -10.9] } { Mistake. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:31] } 32... Rxg3 { [%eval -10.5] [%clk 0:56:14] } 33. f5?! { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:20] } 33... Re3?? { [%eval 3.05] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:56:14] } 34. Rf3?? { [%eval -7.74] } { Blunder. fxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:26] } 34... Re2+ { [%eval -7.6] } 0-1