Event: 2025 Oceania Zonal 3.6
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-01-25
White: Morris, James
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2433
Black: Balavignan, Ashvin
BlackElo: 2019
Result: 1-0
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Chigorin Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:36] } 2. Qe2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:29:11] } 2... c5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:27:46] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:29:36] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:28:10] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:28:38] } 4... g6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:28:21] } 5. h4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:28:52] } 5... h6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:27:51] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:28:44] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:28:14] } 7. c3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:29:01] } 7... Nge7?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:07] } 8. Na3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:28:25] } 8... d6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:24:15] } 9. Rb1 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:09:20] } 9... a5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:19:18] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:04:49] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:09:56] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:02:32] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:04:19] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:03:00] } 12... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:03:54] } 13. Nb5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:49:22] } 13... Bg7?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:54] } 14. Be3?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:49:20] } 14... Ra6?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:46:34] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:46:45] } 15... O-O { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:39:18] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:47:06] } 16... Rc6?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:22] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:44:33] } 17... Kh7 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:32:54] } 18. Na7 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:40:36] } 18... Rc4 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:29:13] } 19. b3 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:40:40] } 19... Rc3 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:28:29] } 20. Bxh6 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:39:52] } 20... Rc5?! { [%eval 3.15] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:10] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:37:26] } 21... Rc3 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:24:27] } 22. Nb5 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:36:59] } 22... Rc6 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:24:34] } 23. Nxd6 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 0:37:18] } 23... e5 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:23:53] } 24. Nxf7 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:36:22] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:19:40] } 25. Ng5+ { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:35:59] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:19:52] } 26. Rbc1 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:35:12] } 26... Rxc1 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:19:15] } 27. Qxc1 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:35:20] } 27... Qxc1 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:16:33] } 28. Bxc1 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:33:03] } 28... Nc6 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:16:21] } 29. Ba3 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:31:25] } 29... Re8 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:16:05] } 30. Bf1 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:30:54] } 30... Nd4 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:16:05] } 31. f3 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:29:07] } 31... b5 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:09:45] } 32. Bc5 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:28:38] } 32... Ba6 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:09:33] } 33. Bxd4 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:26:09] } 33... exd4 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:09:50] } 34. Rc1 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:26:36] } 34... Rb8 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:07:16] } 35. Bd3 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:25:41] } 35... Bf6 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:06:55] } 36. Rc6 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:25:21] } 36... Bxg5 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:07:21] } 37. hxg5 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:25:47] } 37... Bb7 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:07:45] } 38. Rb6 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:26:01] } 1-0