Event: Round 3: Zhao, Rebecca - Xu, Laura
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/new-zealand-womens-championship-2025/round-3/mvbkwz4o/iGLDFT4k
Date: 2025-10-11
White: Zhao, Rebecca
WhiteElo: 1580
Black: Xu, Laura
BlackElo: 1690
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:48] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:35] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:27] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:08] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:46] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:50] } 9. Be3?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:08] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:31:53] } 10. a3 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:24:41] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:32:02] } 11. Nde2 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:22:19] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:31:54] } 12. Ng3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:17:44] } 12... d5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:30:52] } 13. exd5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:17:52] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:31:08] } 14. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:17:32] } 14... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:31:32] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:12:38] } 15... f5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:26:07] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:12:27] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:25:44] } 17. f4 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 1:06:56] } 17... Nc5?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:55] } 18. Be2 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:04:40] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:21:04] } 19. Bf3 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:02:55] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:20:06] } 20. Qe2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:02:00] } 20... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:19:14] } 21. Rxf3 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 1:02:08] } 21... e5?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:21] } 22. fxe5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:59:49] } 22... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:18:28] } 23. Re1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:57:35] } 23... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:36] } 24. Bf4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:57:01] } 24... Bd6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:07:56] } 25. Bxd6?! { [%eval 0.02] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:08] } 25... Qxd6?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:21] } 26. b4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:39:33] } 26... Qd4+ { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:59:01] } 27. Qf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:32] } 27... Qxf2+ { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:58:18] } 28. Rxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:49] } 1/2-1/2