[Event "North Island Chess Championships 2025"] [Site "New Plymouth, New Zealand"] [Date "2025.07.07"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Mao, Daqi"] [Black "Yu, Zachary"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "f1AgYiqJ"] [UTCDate "2025.07.07"] [UTCTime "01:18:16"] [WhiteElo "2142"] [BlackElo "1961"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] } 2. b3 { [%eval 0.0] } { A05 Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.04] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.11] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.17] } 7... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.26] } 8. exd4 { [%eval 0.08] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval 0.08] } 9. Nd2 { [%eval 0.03] } 9... e6 { [%eval -0.02] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.3] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval -0.25] } 11. c4 { [%eval -0.16] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 12. c5 { [%eval 0.13] } 12... Bc7 { [%eval 0.15] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.07] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.34] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 0.77] } 15. Qb3 { [%eval 0.79] } 15... Kh8?! { (0.79 → 1.61) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (15... Qf6) 16. a4 { [%eval 1.61] } 16... g5 { [%eval 1.7] } 17. Rfd1?! { (1.70 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (17. g3) 17... Rg8 { [%eval 1.39] } 18. b5?! { (1.39 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (18. g3) 18... g4 { [%eval 0.3] } 19. Nd2?! { (0.30 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (19. Ne5 Bxe5) 19... Bxh2+ { [%eval -0.35] } 20. Kxh2 { [%eval -0.33] } 20... Qh4+ { [%eval -0.2] } 21. Kg1 { [%eval -0.1] } 21... g3 { [%eval -0.2] } 22. Bf3 { [%eval -0.29] } 22... gxf2+ { [%eval -0.35] } 23. Kf1 { [%eval -0.52] } 23... Rg3?? { (-0.52 → 2.25) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (23... e5 24. Bxd5) 24. Ke2 { [%eval 2.15] } 24... Rag8 { [%eval 2.43] } 25. Rh1 { [%eval 2.24] } 25... Qf6?! { (2.24 → 3.16) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 3.16] } (25... Qd8 26. bxa6 bxa6 27. Rh2 Nf6 28. Qb6 Qf8 29. Qc7 Qg7 30. Rf1 Ne4 31. c6) 26. Nf1?! { (3.16 → 1.99) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (26. c6 bxc6 27. bxc6 Rxg2 28. Raf1 Nf8 29. Qe3 R2g7 30. Qe5 Qg5 31. Rxf2 Ng6) 26... R3g5?! { (1.99 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. Rxg2 was best. } { [%eval 3.08] } (26... Rxg2 27. c6) 27. Ne3 { [%eval 2.52] } 27... Be4? { (2.52 → 4.50) Mistake. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 4.5] } (27... axb5 28. Qxb5 Qe7 29. Kxf2 Nf6 30. Kg1 Be4 31. Rf1 Bxf3 32. Rxf3 Ne4 33. Rh2) 28. Bxe4 { [%eval 4.25] } 28... dxe4 { [%eval 4.25] } 29. Raf1 { [%eval 3.9] } 29... Rg3 { [%eval 4.55] } 30. Rxf2 { [%eval 4.8] } 30... Qg5 { [%eval 4.79] } 31. Rh3 { [%eval 4.83] } 31... Rxh3 { [%eval 4.72] } 32. gxh3 { [%eval 4.38] } 32... Qh5+ { [%eval 4.85] } 33. Kd2 { [%eval 4.61] } 33... Rg3?! { (4.61 → 7.14) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 7.14] } (33... Qh4 34. Re2 axb5 35. Qxb5 Qd8 36. Kc2 f6 37. d5 Qe7 38. Rd2 Rc8 39. c6) 34. c6 { [%eval 7.31] } 34... bxc6 { [%eval 7.09] } 35. bxc6 { [%eval 6.91] } 35... Nf8 { [%eval 9.27] } 36. Qb8 { [%eval 9.17] } 36... Rg8? { (9.17 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (36... e5 37. Qxf8+ Rg8 38. Qxf7 Qg5 39. Qf6+ Qxf6 40. Rxf6 h5 41. dxe5 Rd8+ 42. Ke2) 37. d5+ { [%eval #7] } { White wins. } 1-0