Event: Round 5: Xu, Luna Yuexiu - Methmani, Nelunika
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/new-zealand-womens-championship-2025/round-5/oxzcliK2/BTPBc6gf
Date: 2025-10-11
White: Xu, Luna Yuexiu
WhiteTitle: WCM
WhiteElo: 1879
Black: Methmani, Nelunika
BlackTitle: WIM
BlackElo: 1741
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:28] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:26] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:45] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... g6?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:52] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:32:27] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:23:17] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:08] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:23:41] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:11] } 7... a5? { [%eval 1.39] } { Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:05] } 8. a4 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 1:29:01] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 1:13:06] } 9. Na3 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 1:27:35] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 1:12:02] } 10. Nb5 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 1:25:53] } 10... Bxb5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:12:24] } 11. axb5 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 1:26:12] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 1:10:29] } 12. b6 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 1:26:07] } 12... Qc8 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 1:05:41] } 13. Bb5 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 1:25:00] } 13... O-O { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 1:04:48] } 14. Bxd7 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 1:24:41] } 14... Qxd7 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 1:05:12] } 15. Qa4 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:25:01] } 15... Qc8?! { [%eval 2.84] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:53] } 16. Qb5 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 1:24:59] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 1:01:56] } 17. O-O { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 1:25:14] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:54:16] } 18. Bd4 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 1:23:54] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:52:36] } 19. Ra4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:22] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:39] } 20. Qxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:37] } 20... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:31] } 21. Rfa1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:23:50] } 21... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:43] } 22. Be3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:24:03] } 22... d4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:30:59] } 23. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:58] } 23... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:19] } 24. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:12] } 24... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:11] } 25. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:16] } 25... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:19] } 26. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:22] } 26... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:23:54] } 27. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:44] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:24:21] } 28. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:06] } 28... Ra6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:17] } 29. Rd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:49] } 29... Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:32] } 30. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:39] } 30... Rxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:14] } 31. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:11] } 31... Rxb2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:19:23] } 32. Rxf7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:26] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:19:43] } 33. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:38] } 33... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:58] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:41] } 34... b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:33] } 35. Rb7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:08:05] } 35... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:48] } 36. Rb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:01] } 36... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:17] } 37. Nd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:19] } 37... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:49] } 38. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:07:56] } 38... Rxb4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:05:26] } 39. Nxb4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:08:19] } 39... Kf7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:05:15] } 40. f4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:08:13] } 40... Ke6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:04:58] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:08:22] } 41... Nd2+ { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:41] } 42. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:39] } 42... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:03] } 43. Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:36] } 43... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:36] } 44. Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:05] } 44... h5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:40] } 45. Kh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:48] } 45... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:14] } 46. Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:46] } 46... Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:29] } 47. Ne7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:49] } 47... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:42] } 48. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:41] } 48... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:33] } 49. Nd5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:48] } 49... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:46] } 50. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:16] } 50... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:23] } 51. Ne3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:01] } 51... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:24] } 52. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:09] } 52... g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:03] } 53. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:23] } 53... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:16] } 54. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:22] } 54... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:54] } 55. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:39] } 55... Ng7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:52] } 56. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:55] } 56... Nf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:16] } 57. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:18] } 57... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:46] } 58. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:39] } 58... Nf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:50] } 59. Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:50] } 59... Nxh4?? { [%eval 82.33] } { Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 60. gxh4 { [%eval 61.08] [%clk 1:04:00] } 60... Kf5 { [%eval 83.08] [%clk 0:01:08] } 61. Ng3+ { [%eval 53.84] [%clk 1:04:19] } 61... Kxf4 { [%eval 63.33] [%clk 0:01:26] } 62. Nxh5+ { [%eval 83.08] [%clk 1:04:43] } 62... Kf5?! { [%eval #19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:23] } 63. Kd4 { [%eval 33.43] [%clk 1:05:00] } 63... g3?! { [%eval #23] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 64. Nxg3+ { [%eval #16] [%clk 1:05:25] } 64... Kg4 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:02:07] } 65. h5 { [%eval #15] [%clk 1:05:50] } 1-0