Event: Round 4: Liang, Awonder - Zhao, Erick
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-us-masters/round-4/9eZDtH8q/abcJ48e6
Date: 2025-11-28
White: Liang, Awonder
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2701
Black: Zhao, Erick
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2408
Result: 1-0
ECO: A05
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:51] } 2. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:27] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:41] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:55] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:04] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:16] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:27] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:43] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:23] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:00] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:03] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:22] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:33] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:33:29] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:10] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:37] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:24:28] } 10. Nf1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:31:22] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:16:49] } 11. c4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:31:35] } 11... f5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:16:54] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 12... Qe8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:13:24] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:31:04] } 13... Qg6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:09:38] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:29:24] } 14... Ndf6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:06:20] } 15. Nf4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:25:59] } 15... Qf7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:03:40] } 16. Rad1?! { [%eval -0.73] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:08] } 16... g5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:00:41] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:22:29] } 17... Ng4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:50:40] } 18. Rf1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:22:58] } 18... Qh5?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Nexf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:51] } 19. h3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:17:06] } 19... Ngxf2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:40:56] } 20. Rxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:21] } 20... Nxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:21] } 21. Kxf2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:17:43] } 21... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:41:17] } 22. gxf3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:17:01] } 22... Qxh3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:41:33] } 23. Ng1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:15:30] } 23... Qh6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:38:12] } 24. Ke1?! { [%eval -0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:00] } 24... g4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:37:37] } 25. Qe2 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:11:55] } 25... Bf6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:33:36] } 26. Rd2 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 1:10:28] } 26... Bg5?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:05] } 27. f4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:10:30] } 27... Bf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:20:32] } 28. Qh2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:09:25] } 28... Qg7? { [%eval 1.19] } { Mistake. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:43] } 29. Ne2 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:09:41] } 29... Qg6?! { [%eval 2.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:42] } 30. Ng3 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 1:09:43] } 30... cxd4 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:17:02] } 31. exd4?! { [%eval 1.5] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:02] } 31... Rad8 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:15:17] } 32. Kd1 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 1:09:17] } 32... d5 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:14:37] } 33. cxd5 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 1:09:15] } 33... Rxd5 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:15:04] } 34. Bc4 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:09:37] } 34... Rd6? { [%eval 3.43] } { Mistake. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:28] } 35. Ba3 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 1:09:47] } 35... Rfd8 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:10:52] } 36. Bxd6 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 1:08:25] } 36... Rxd6 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:11:18] } 37. Qh1 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 1:04:05] } 1-0