Event: 2025 Oceania Zonal 3.6
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-01-24
White: Chang, Ethan
WhiteElo: 1934
Black: Xie, Felix
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2284
Result: 0-1
ECO: E32
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:31] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:46] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:05] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:21] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:25] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:13] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:07] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:30] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:31] } 8. e5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:22:23] } 8... Ng8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:15] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:20:44] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:23:51] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:04] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:04:51] } 11. Bg3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:51:45] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:01:51] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:50:12] } 12... Nh4?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:09] } 13. f3?! { [%eval 0.09] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:09] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:56:33] } 14. d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:16:27] } 14... Na5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:56:27] } 15. dxe6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:15:23] } 15... fxe6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:56:45] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:14:38] } 16... Qg5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:47:06] } 17. Nh3?? { [%eval -2.14] } { Blunder. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:43] } 17... Qe3+ { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:41:43] } 18. Qe2?? { [%eval -5.5] } { Blunder. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:51] } 18... Nxg2+ { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:41:39] } 19. Kf1 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:03:15] } 19... Bxf3 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:39:45] } 20. Qxe3 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:01:58] } 20... Nxe3+ { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:40:08] } 21. Kf2 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:02:21] } 21... Nxd1+ { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:39:20] } 22. Kxf3 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:02:40] } 22... Nb2 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:39:46] } 23. Be4 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:02:16] } 23... O-O+ { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:40:10] } 24. Ke2 { [%eval -5.48] [%clk 0:02:05] } 24... Rac8 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:40:33] } 0-1