Event: 2025 NSCC Spring Tournament
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/nscc-2025--spring-tournament/round-2/E36rzfIg/Vg2eEckB
Date: 2025-10-02
White: Gu, Marcus Zhenbo
WhiteElo: 1161
Black: Korolev, Maksim
BlackElo: 1572
Result: 0-1
ECO: B00
Opening: Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.42] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.6] } 3. Nc3?! { [%eval -0.25] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } 3... d4 { [%eval -0.21] } 4. Nd5 { [%eval -0.68] } 4... e5 { [%eval -0.21] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval -0.26] } 5... a6 { [%eval -0.23] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval -0.33] } 6... Be6 { [%eval -0.17] } 7. c3 { [%eval -0.44] } 7... Na5 { [%eval -0.23] } 8. Nxe5?! { [%eval -1.31] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } 8... Nxc4 { [%eval -1.29] } 9. Nxc4 { [%eval -1.22] } 9... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.15] } 10. exd5 { [%eval -1.24] } 10... Qxd5 { [%eval -1.37] } 11. Qe2+ { [%eval -1.34] } 11... Be7?! { [%eval -0.73] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.56] } 12... d3 { [%eval -0.44] } 13. Qg4 { [%eval -0.43] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval -0.54] } 14. Qf4?! { [%eval -1.44] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.88] } 15. Qxc7?! { [%eval -1.47] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } 15... Bd8? { [%eval -0.18] } { Mistake. Rfc8 was best. } 16. Qf4 { [%eval -0.39] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.04] } 17. b3 { [%eval -0.48] } 17... Qh5?? { [%eval 2.08] } { Blunder. Bc7 was best. } 18. Ba3 { [%eval 1.81] } 18... Re8 { [%eval 1.73] } 19. Qd4?? { [%eval -0.83] } { Blunder. Rae1 was best. } 19... Bc7 { [%eval -1.05] } 20. Bd6?! { [%eval -1.96] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } 20... Rcd8 { [%eval -1.66] } 21. Rfe1?! { [%eval -2.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } 21... b5 { [%eval -2.41] } 22. Qf4 { [%eval -2.32] } 22... Rxe1+?? { [%eval 0.63] } { Blunder. Nd5 was best. } 23. Rxe1 { [%eval 0.61] } 23... Re8?? { [%eval 2.79] } { Blunder. bxc4 was best. } 24. Ne3?? { [%eval -1.64] } { Blunder. Rxe8+ was best. } 24... Bb6?? { [%eval 0.84] } { Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } 25. a4?? { [%eval -1.56] } { Blunder. Qf3 was best. } 25... Nd5?? { [%eval 0.83] } { Blunder. Bxe3 was best. } 26. Qg3?? { [%eval -2.86] } { Blunder. Qf3 was best. } 26... Nxc3? { [%eval -1.4] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } 27. dxc3?? { [%eval -5.48] } { Blunder. Qf3 was best. } 27... d2 { [%eval -5.53] } 28. Rd1?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } 28... Qxd1+ { [%eval #-2] } 0-1