Event: Round 2: Zia, Tahsin Tajwar - Nguyen, Duc Hoa
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/leonine-3rd-grandmasters-chess-tournament-2025/round-2/zaIlqq2m/A9Y5Bdi9
Date: 2025-11-15
White: Zia, Tahsin Tajwar
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2338
Black: Nguyen, Duc Hoa
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2430
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:24] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:24] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:14] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:29] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:38] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:01] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:15] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:14] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:39] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:52] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:03] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:21:26] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:19] } 8... Qxd1+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:22] } 9. Nxd1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:41] } 9... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:28] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:58:07] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:19:11] } 11. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:56:25] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:18:53] } 12. e4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:35:25] } 12... Ndb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:52] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:58] } 13... Nd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:16:08] } 14. a3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:32:38] } 14... Nbc2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:13:41] } 15. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:31:51] } 15... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:14:02] } 16. b4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:31:04] } 16... b5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:09:16] } 17. bxc5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:24:31] } 17... bxc4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:09:38] } 18. e5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:22:10] } 18... Rb8 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:09:30] } 19. Nc3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:22:02] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:32] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:01] } 20... Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:16] } 21. c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:02] } 21... Nxa1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:54] } 22. cxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:25] } 22... Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:07] } 23. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:32] } 23... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:44] } 24. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:03] } 24... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:45:26] } 25. h4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:16:55] } 25... h5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:25:32] } 26. Nb5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:39] } 26... Rd1+ { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:24:25] } 27. Kh2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:04] } 27... Nxb7? { [%eval 1.87] } { Mistake. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:21] } 28. Bxb7 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:15:14] } 28... Re1 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:20:00] } 29. f4?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:30] } 29... c3 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:18:31] } 30. Nd6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:06:08] } 30... Re2+ { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:18:37] } 31. Kh3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:05:21] } 31... c2 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:18:43] } 32. Be4 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:05:15] } 32... g6 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:18:16] } 33. Bxc2?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rxc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:14] } 33... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:00] } 34. Rc8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:02] } 34... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:16] } 35. Ne8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:07] } 35... Rexc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:56] } 36. Nf6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:29] } 36... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:06] } 37. Rh8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:54] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:30] } 38. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:15] } 38... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:53] } 39. Rh8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:40] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:20] } 40. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:05] } 1/2-1/2