Event: Round 9: Liu, Yan - Kong, Xiangrui
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-chinese-chess-league-division-a---regular-stage-r7-11-/round-9/xocZBNPE/w5qS0649
Date: 2025-10-03
White: Liu, Yan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2538
Black: Kong, Xiangrui
BlackElo: 2506
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:05] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:41] } 3. Nd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:23] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:44] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:41] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:42] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:50] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:46] } 6. Nxe7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:24:11] } 6... Nxe7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:10] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:33] } 7... f6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:29:19] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:19:58] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:25:10] } 9. b3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:19:38] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:04] } 10. Ba3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:04] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:19:15] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:09:24] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:12:02] } 12. Ne1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:05:14] } 12... Na6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:05:02] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:43:07] } 13... cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:05:08] } 14. f4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:42:06] } 14... exf4?! { [%eval 0.29] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:46] } 15. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:36:51] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:43:52] } 16. Nd3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:32:59] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:43:10] } 17. e3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:19:39] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:41:37] } 18. Qf1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:14:52] } 18... Bf7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:38:03] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:11:11] } 19... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:07] } 20. Rxc5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:11:29] } 20... b6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:10:46] } 21. Rc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:11:38] } 21... Nb4? { [%eval 1.67] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:32] } 22. Bxb4 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:10:16] } 22... axb4 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:11:01] } 23. Rxc8 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:09:55] } 23... Qxc8 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:11:30] } 24. Rxb4 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:10:12] } 24... Qc2 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:11:34] } 25. Rd4 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:09:34] } 25... Qxa2 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:11:36] } 26. Qd3 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:08:14] } 26... Qa1+ { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:06:10] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:08:29] } 27... g6 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:06:25] } 28. Bxd5?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:47] } 28... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:06:24] } 29. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:06:13] } 29... Qh1 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:06:48] } 30. h4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:06:27] } 30... Qh2+ { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:05:07] } 31. Kf3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:06:54] } 31... Qh1+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:05:20] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:07:21] } 32... Qh2+ { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:05:47] } 33. Kf3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:07:47] } 33... Qh1+ { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:06:15] } 1/2-1/2