Event: Round 1: Liu, Patrick - Liang, Yu-Cheng
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-charlotte-fall-norm-invitational-im-d/round-1/j4whHSuy/FcrFwLKc
Date: 2025-11-21
White: Liu, Patrick
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2221
Black: Liang, Yu-Cheng
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2146
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:27] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:53] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:17] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:31:19] } 5. h5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:40] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:41] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:11] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:26:53] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:53] } 7... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:24:15] } 8. cxd3 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:30:12] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:23:07] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:30:35] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:23:19] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:29:18] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:18:13] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:26:17] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:16:42] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:20:34] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:06:44] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:06:14] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:54:41] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:04:07] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:50:09] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:49:55] } 15... f5?! { [%eval 1.38] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:10] } 16. Na4 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:46:54] } 16... Bd8 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:39:50] } 17. b4?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:40] } 17... Qf7?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:36:40] } 18. Ne5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:35:48] } 18... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:31:57] } 19. dxe5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:34:25] } 19... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:30:21] } 20. f3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:14:45] } 20... Ng5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:23:33] } 21. Nb2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:14:27] } 21... Nf7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:23:11] } 22. Nd3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:14:45] } 22... Bg5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:19:39] } 23. Bxg5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:14:19] } 23... Nxg5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:20:03] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:11:27] } 24... Nf7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:19:24] } 25. f4?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:36] } 25... Nh6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:16:37] } 26. Qe3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:07:59] } 26... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:33] } 27. Qd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:06:55] } 27... Qc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:13:08] } 28. a4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:07:04] } 28... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:13:14] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:05:49] } 29... Qe8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:12:59] } 30. Nc1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:04:33] } 30... Nf7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:08:58] } 31. Nb3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:58] } 31... Nd8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:07:29] } 32. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:17] } 32... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:23] } 33. Qd2 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:02:57] } 33... Nd8?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:51] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:03] } 34... Rc7?! { [%eval 0.87] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:47] } 35. Qe2 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:02:00] } 35... Nf7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:05:28] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:01:02] } 36... Nh6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:05:11] } 37. Kd2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:00:37] } 37... Ng4?! { [%eval 1.33] } { Inaccuracy. Nf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:39] } 38. b5?? { [%eval -0.79] } { Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 38... d4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:04:03] } 39. b6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:00:31] } 39... Rd7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:02:27] } 40. Na5?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 40... Rd5 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:02:24] } 41. Rhc1 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:00:42] } 41... Qe7 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:01:54] } 42. Nb3 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:00:32] } 42... Rc8 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:02:10] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:00:32] } 43... Qh4 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:01:51] } 44. Rf1 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1