Event: Round 2: Kirk, Ezra - Bezuidenhout, Roland
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/4ncl-division-1-2025-2026/round-2/34BNfcei/W8B5cnpS
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Kirk, Ezra
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2394
Black: Bezuidenhout, Roland
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2287
Result: 0-1
ECO: A15
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:20:21] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:41] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:30] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:48] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:20:19] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:24] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:19:24] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:46] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:19:43] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:20] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:19:36] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:14] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:19:22] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:20:20] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:25] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:19:35] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:15:32] } 9... exd5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:17:19] } 10. Nh4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:15:22] } 10... Nc5?! { [%eval 1.44] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:12:26] } 11. Nf5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:14:21] } 11... Bf8 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:11:09] } 12. b4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:02:02] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:07:48] } 13. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:49:53] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:06:24] } 14. Qxd7+ { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:49:13] } 14... Kxd7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:06:47] } 15. a3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:49:27] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:58:04] } 16. Na4?! { [%eval 0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:25] } 16... Ne8 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:52:55] } 17. Bh3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:42:53] } 17... Rg8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:51:26] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:41:37] } 18... g6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:47:56] } 19. Nd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:41:19] } 19... f5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:40:54] } 20. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:39:49] } 20... Bg7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:40:09] } 21. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:33:15] } 21... Rxg7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:40:21] } 22. d4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:33:28] } 22... Nf6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:39:38] } 23. Rc2 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:32:02] } 23... Kd6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:38:28] } 24. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:30:23] } 24... Nd7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:35:42] } 25. e3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:26:43] } 25... Rf8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:35:06] } 26. Nc5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:24:08] } 26... bxc5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:31:35] } 27. bxc5+?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:23:56] } 27... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:05] } 28. Bg2?? { [%eval -2.5] } { Blunder. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:17] } 28... a5 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:19:16] } 29. Rb2 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:12:08] } 29... Ba6 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:19:06] } 30. a4 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:10:40] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:14:10] } 31. Nd2 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:08:28] } 31... Nf6 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:14:20] } 32. Nf3 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:07:19] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:12:15] } 33. Ne5+ { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:07:44] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:10:43] } 34. Nc6+ { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:04:50] } 34... Kd7 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:07:34] } 35. Rb8 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:02:43] } 35... Rg8 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:06:58] } 36. Ne5+ { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:02:25] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:07:23] } 37. Nc6+ { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 0:02:51] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 0:07:05] } 38. Rxg8 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:03:11] } 38... Kxg8 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:06:11] } 39. Ne7+ { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:03:04] } 39... Kf7 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:06:32] } 40. Nxd5 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:03:06] } 40... Nxd5 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:06:55] } 41. Bxd5 { [%eval -3.26] [%clk 0:03:33] } 41... Rb8 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:07:05] } 42. Rc3 { [%eval -3.72] [%clk 0:25:25] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:34:30] } 43. Rb3?! { [%eval -4.78] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:18] } 43... Rxb3 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:34:53] } 44. Bxb3 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:23:45] } 44... Ng5 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:35:01] } 45. Bd1 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:16:29] } 45... Ne4 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:35:11] } 46. f3 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:16:03] } 46... Nc3 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:35:34] } 47. Bb3 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:16:02] } 47... Bb7 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:35:54] } 48. Kf2 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:14:41] } 48... Bc6 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:36:18] } 0-1