Event: Round 2: Pope, Jacob - Mike Ching
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/marshall-masters-2025--november/round-2/AYPUwSra/Ml30fQKI
Date: 2025-11-19
White: Pope, Jacob
Black: Mike Ching
Result: 1-0
ECO: B14
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:00] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:23:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:24:54] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:23:46] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:24:52] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:23:46] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:49] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:23:39] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:24:31] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:23:29] } 6. h3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:24:29] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:23:29] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:24:27] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:23:29] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:24:15] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:23:29] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:23:59] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:23:29] } 10. Re1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:23:41] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:22:40] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:23:25] } 11... e6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:22:19] } 12. Nb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:21:36] } 12... Ne4?? { [%eval 2.14] } { Blunder. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:03] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:19:35] } 13... Bxd5 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:17:29] } 14. Nc7 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:17:30] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:16:27] } 15. Nxa8 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:17:09] } 15... Qxa8 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:16:11] } 16. Ne5 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:15:31] } 16... Rd8 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:15:19] } 17. Bf3 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:12:37] } 17... Ne7 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:14:23] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:10:23] } 18... Qb7?! { [%eval 3.33] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:19] } 19. Ng4 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:08:15] } 19... Ng5 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:11:44] } 20. Rc7 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:04:44] } 20... Qb8 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:07:57] } 21. Qc1 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:03:50] } 21... Nxf3+ { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:04:56] } 22. gxf3 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:03:50] } 22... g5 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:03:17] } 23. Bh2 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:02:56] } 23... Nf5? { [%eval 5.27] } { Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:14] } 24. Rxf7 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:02:37] } 24... Qc8 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:02:18] } 25. Rc7 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:02:10] } 25... Qa8 { [%eval 6.92] [%clk 0:02:18] } 26. Be5 { [%eval 7.47] [%clk 0:01:47] } 26... Bxe5? { [%eval #18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:18] } 27. dxe5?? { [%eval 6.34] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxh6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 27... Bxf3?? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:57] } 28. Nf6+?? { [%eval 5.89] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxh6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:01:49] } 29. Qc3 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:01:30] } 29... Bh1 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:00:42] } 30. Qa3+ { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:01:05] } 30... Nd6 { [%eval 5.99] [%clk 0:00:36] } 31. f3 { [%eval 5.99] [%clk 0:01:05] } 31... Bxf3?! { [%eval 11.61] } { Inaccuracy. Qxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 32. exd6 { [%eval 10.03] [%clk 0:00:43] } 32... Bh1 { [%eval 9.52] [%clk 0:00:05] } 33. Qg3 { [%eval 8.5] [%clk 0:00:20] } 1-0