Event: 2024 Australasian Masters
Site: Melbourne Chess Club, Australia
Date: 2024-12-20
White: Solomon, Stephen J
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2245
Black: Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2327
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B07
Opening: Pirc Defense: 150 Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 0.30 increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. Be3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:30:46] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:04] } 5. Qd2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:29:56] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:30:43] } 6. f3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:55] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:41] } 7. g4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:47] } 7... Nb6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:43] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:27:30] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:23:43] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:18:43] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:23:15] } 10. h5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:17:15] } 10... gxh5?! { [%eval 1.27] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:35] } 11. gxh5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:12:33] } 11... Nfd7 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 1:19:26] } 12. Nge2 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 1:00:40] } 12... e6 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 1:16:03] } 13. a4 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:55:36] } 13... b4 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 1:16:04] } 14. a5 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:55:44] } 14... bxc3 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:15:54] } 15. Nxc3 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:56:07] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:13:18] } 16. Rg1 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:50:24] } 16... Bf8 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 1:12:21] } 17. Be2 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:46:18] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 1:09:47] } 18. axb6 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:44:13] } 18... axb6 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:10:09] } 19. Rxa8 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:43:46] } 19... Qxa8 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 1:10:27] } 20. d5 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:42:56] } 20... cxd5?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:04] } 21. exd5?! { [%eval 1.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:34:44] } 21... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:53:40] } 22. Nxd5?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:31] } 22... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:53:21] } 23. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:23:30] } 23... Kd8 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:49:09] } 24. Bd4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:19:41] } 24... e5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:48:44] } 25. Bc4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:16:40] } 25... exd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:42:19] } 26. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:16:32] } 26... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:41:48] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:12:17] } 27... Qc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:29:15] } 28. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:30] } 28... Qxc2+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:29:37] } 29. Ke3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:12:10] } 29... Qc3+ { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:28:44] } 30. Ke4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:11:22] } 30... Qc2+ { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:25:36] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:08:38] } 31... Qc3+ { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:25:24] } 32. Ke4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:09:00] } 32... Qc2+ { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:25:15] } 33. Ke3 { [%clk 0:08:23] } 1/2-1/2