Event: Round 6: Zhong, Taoyu - Vaz, Ethan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/27th-asian-youth-chess-championships-2025--rapid/round-6/FfKTPkeA/6wmhJo17
Date: 2025-11-21
White: Zhong, Taoyu
WhiteElo: 1930
Black: Vaz, Ethan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2274
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D02
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+5

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:07] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:08] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:15:11] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:10] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:15] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:02] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:18] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:14:58] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:20] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:14:57] } 6. Nh4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:24] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:38] } 7. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:25] } 7... exf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:14:42] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:50] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:13:23] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:15:13] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:13:19] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:15:12] } 10... g6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:13:03] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:15:02] } 11... Qc8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:10:07] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:13:34] } 12... h5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:06:49] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:10:38] } 13... Qe6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:04:09] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:10:34] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:03:12] } 15. Rdg1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:07:38] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:01:38] } 16. g4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:06:23] } 16... fxg4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:08:03] } 17. hxg4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:06:08] } 17... Nxg4?! { [%eval 1.71] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:54] } 18. Qf4?? { [%eval -0.02] } { Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:25] } 18... Ndf6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:06:35] } 19. f3?! { [%eval -0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:56] } 19... Nf2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:09] } 20. Qh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:46] } 20... Nxh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:30] } 21. Rxg6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:48] } 21... fxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:34] } 22. Qxg6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:52] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:38] } 23. Qh6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:56] } 23... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:42] } 24. Qg6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:05] } 1/2-1/2