Event: 4th Skyline Open - OPEN
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/4th-skyline-open/round-5/YlpFsHP8/P68FbWed
Date: 2025-10-12
White: Liu, Steven
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1995
Black: Diao, Matthew Guo
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2322
Result: 0-1
ECO: D44
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:12] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:36] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:57] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:19] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5... dxc4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:28:37] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:42] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:02] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:33:08] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:29:28] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:33:34] } 8... g5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:29:54] } 9. Nxg5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:33:58] } 9... hxg5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:20] } 10. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:34:20] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:30:47] } 11. exf6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:34:03] } 11... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:13] } 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:32:35] } 12... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:31:36] } 13. g3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:29:18] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:31:55] } 14. Bg2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:29:34] } 14... Na6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:18] } 15. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:15] } 15... O-O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:31] } 16. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:36] } 16... cxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:18] } 17. Bxb7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:55] } 17... Kxb7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:33:26] } 18. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:58:46] } 18... Nb4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:33:00] } 19. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:53:22] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:17] } 20. Qa4?? { [%eval -2.87] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:02] } 20... Qh6 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 1:33:29] } 21. Qa6+?? { [%eval -5.73] } { Blunder. Rfd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:42] } 21... Kb8 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 1:33:52] } 22. Kg2?? { [%eval #-17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rfd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:03] } 22... Qh3+ { [%eval #-17] [%clk 1:13:36] } 23. Kf3 { [%eval #-16] [%clk 0:35:30] } 23... Qf5+ { [%eval #-17] [%clk 1:13:58] } 24. Ke2 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:30:48] } 24... Nxd4+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:10] } 25. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:30:08] } 25... Qe4+ { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:14:36] } 26. Kd2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:28:20] } 26... Qxd4+ { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:40:40] } 27. Kc1 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:28:44] } 27... Rd6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:32:13] } 28. Qa5?? { [%eval -5.96] } { Blunder. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:20] } 28... c3 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:32:04] } 29. bxc3?! { [%eval -7.9] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:22:16] } 29... Qd2+ { [%eval -6.71] [%clk 0:32:29] } 30. Kb1 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:22:39] } 30... Rb6+ { [%eval -6.98] [%clk 0:32:52] } 31. Qxb6+ { [%eval -7.2] [%clk 0:23:04] } 31... axb6 { [%eval -7.13] [%clk 0:33:20] } 32. Rc1 { [%eval -6.91] [%clk 0:23:01] } 32... Qd3+ { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 0:33:35] } 33. Kb2 { [%eval -7.59] [%clk 0:23:11] } 33... Rxh2 { [%eval -6.75] [%clk 0:33:48] } 34. Rc2?! { [%eval -61.95] } { Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:27] } 34... Qb5+ { [%eval -44.35] [%clk 0:33:53] } 35. Ka2 { [%eval -9.08] [%clk 0:23:34] } 35... Rh5 { [%eval -7.99] [%clk 0:33:58] } 36. c4? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:14] } 36... Qa4+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:34:14] } 37. Kb2 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:22:31] } 37... Qb4+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:34:39] } 0-1