Event: Round 2: Li, Rachael - Nyzhnyk, Illya
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-us-masters/round-2/z6Y4KfMC/7gANTzOs
Date: 2025-11-27
White: Li, Rachael
WhiteTitle: WIM
WhiteElo: 2325
Black: Nyzhnyk, Illya
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2544
Result: 0-1
ECO: B26
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:53] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:06] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:02] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:31:30] } 5. d3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:19] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... Nd4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:28:31] } 7. Nce2 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:33:01] } 7... Nxe2 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:26:25] } 8. Nxe2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:33:26] } 8... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:26:51] } 9. Rb1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:33:51] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:27:17] } 10. d4 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 1:34:07] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:24:24] } 11. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 1:27:50] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 1:23:54] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 1:25:57] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:24:13] } 13. Qd2?! { [%eval -1.29] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:50] } 13... e5 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 1:06:28] } 14. Bc3 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 1:13:15] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 1:11:13] } 15. Bb4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 1:06:37] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 1:10:34] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 1:06:48] } 16... Be6 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 1:05:45] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 1:01:22] } 17... Qc6 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 1:03:50] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:53:53] } 18... b6 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:52:13] } 19. Rd2?! { [%eval -2.01] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:16] } 19... Rac8 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:51:35] } 20. Nd5 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:42:56] } 20... Bxd5 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:49:32] } 21. exd5 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:43:21] } 21... Qc4 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:49:19] } 22. Qa3 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:42:01] } 22... Bh6 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:44:04] } 23. Rdd1 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:38:30] } 23... Qxc2 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:44:08] } 24. Qxa7? { [%eval -3.59] } { Mistake. Bxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:39] } 24... Ng4 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:40:21] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:34:52] } 25... Nxf2 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:32:39] } 26. Rb3?! { [%eval -3.98] } { Inaccuracy. Rbe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:41] } 26... Ra8 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:27:08] } 27. Qxb6 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:29:18] } 27... Ng4 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:24:39] } 28. Ra3 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:23:55] } 28... Rab8 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:22:30] } 29. Qa7?! { [%eval -6.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:07] } 29... Rxb4 { [%eval -5.92] [%clk 0:21:58] } 30. Qxf7+ { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:24:16] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:22:25] } 31. Qe7?! { [%eval -7.84] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:17] } 31... Rg8 { [%eval -6.53] [%clk 0:22:34] } 32. Rf7?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:46] } 32... Rb1+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:22:57] } 33. Bf1 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:17:14] } 33... Qxh2# { [%clk 0:23:21] } 0-1