Event: Round 8: Wang, Tianqi - Guo, Ethan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-charlotte-fall-norm-invitational-gm-b/round-8/UVqPwSI6/NC0k40BM
Date: 2025-11-19
White: Wang, Tianqi
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2344
Black: Guo, Ethan
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2318
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A30
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:20:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:21:19] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:40] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:33] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:52] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:17] } 5. d3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:22:07] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:04] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:29] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:18] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:47] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:36] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:21:05] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:29] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:21:13] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:25] } 10. Ne1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:21:23] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:31] } 11. Nd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:21:46] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:19:46] } 12. Nc2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:19:15] } 12... Bh3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:16:33] } 13. Nce3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:19:21] } 13... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:14:39] } 14. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:19:38] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:14:54] } 15. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:20:02] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:15:14] } 16. e4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:16:29] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:13:45] } 17. cxd5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:16:23] } 17... f5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:13:29] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:12:36] } 18... Rae8 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:10:26] } 19. f3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:12:14] } 19... Kh7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:09:23] } 20. Rae1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:11:12] } 20... a5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:58:46] } 21. Bc3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:09:42] } 21... b6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:56:47] } 22. Qc2?! { [%eval -0.64] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:59] } 22... f4 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:56:27] } 23. a4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:46:54] } 23... h5 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:51:41] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:43:52] } 24... Qh3?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:22] } 25. Qf2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:35:39] } 25... Bh6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:47:54] } 26. Rg1?! { [%eval -1.21] } { Inaccuracy. Qg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:01] } 26... fxg3 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:40:14] } 27. Rxg3 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:30:26] } 27... Qh4 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:39:52] } 28. Qg2 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:27:33] } 28... Bf4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:44] } 29. Rxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:20] } 29... Bxh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:26] } 30. Rg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:46] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:34] } 31. Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:13] } 31... Bg3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:23] } 32. Qxh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:41] } 32... Bxh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:44] } 33. Reg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:09] } 33... Rxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:20] } 34. R7g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:35] } 34... Rh3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:20] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:00] } 35... Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:37] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:27] } 36... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:53] } 37. Rg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:41] } 37... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:18] } 38. R7g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:58] } 38... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:41] } 39. Rg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:26] } 39... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:06] } 40. R7g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:53] } 40... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:33] } 41. Rg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:58] } 1/2-1/2