Event: 2025 Oceania Zonal 3.6
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-01-26
White: Soo, Kai Jie
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2175
Black: Leong, Benjamin
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2064
Result: 0-1
ECO: A06
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. b3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:25] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:21] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:27:02] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:54] } 5. Nh4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:27:24] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:26:24] } 6. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:24:31] } 6... hxg6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:50] } 7. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:23:19] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:22] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:40] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:23:31] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:23:41] } 9... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:19:42] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:22:21] } 10... Bc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:13:39] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:18:44] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:13:30] } 12. b4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:18:38] } 12... Bb6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:13:35] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:17:20] } 13... a5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:12:37] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:17:40] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:11:40] } 15. c4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:17:21] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:05:33] } 16. Re1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:12:47] } 16... dxc4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:59:35] } 17. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:08:19] } 17... axb4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:55:11] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:08:23] } 18... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:55:33] } 19. Bxa1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:08:48] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:55:35] } 20. b5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:01:21] } 20... Ba5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:52:34] } 21. Rc1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:53:24] } 21... N7b6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:51:39] } 22. Qa2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:47:50] } 22... Ra8 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:51:20] } 23. Qb2 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:47:44] } 23... Nb4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:44:54] } 24. Qb3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:36:42] } 24... cxb5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:38:56] } 25. Na3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:11] } 25... Na2?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:16] } 26. Rc2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:42] } 26... Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:00] } 27. Rb2?? { [%eval -1.77] } { Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:26] } 27... Qd7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:41] } 28. Bf1?! { [%eval -0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:00] } 28... Na4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:12:39] } 29. Rb1?? { [%eval -3.14] } { Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:24] } 29... Nc5 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:12:46] } 30. Qd1 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:19:47] } 30... Nbxd3 { [%eval -3.16] [%clk 0:12:02] } 31. Qc2 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:13:10] } 31... Be1 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:10:11] } 32. Rxe1 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:13:28] } 32... Rxa3 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:07:47] } 33. Rd1 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:12:26] } 33... e4 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:06:26] } 34. Bd4 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:12:35] } 34... b6 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:06:30] } 35. f3 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:10:42] } 35... Qe6 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:04:48] } 36. Rd2? { [%eval -5.55] } { Mistake. fxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:45] } 36... Nb3? { [%eval -3.36] } { Mistake. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:59] } 37. Rxd3?! { [%eval -4.79] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:29] } 37... exd3 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:04:15] } 38. Qxd3 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:07:48] } 38... Qd6 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:03:21] } 39. Qxb5 { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:05:10] } 39... Nxd4 { [%eval -5.92] [%clk 0:03:40] } 40. exd4 { [%eval -5.99] [%clk 0:05:36] } 40... Qxd4+ { [%eval -6.04] [%clk 0:04:02] } 41. Kg2 { [%eval -6.0] [%clk 0:06:00] } 41... Ra2+ { [%eval -5.92] [%clk 0:04:18] } 42. Kh3 { [%eval -5.86] [%clk 0:06:24] } 42... Qf2 { [%eval -5.87] [%clk 0:04:12] } 43. Kg4 { [%eval -6.47] [%clk 0:06:30] } 43... Qxh2 { [%eval -5.72] [%clk 0:02:55] } 44. Bh3?? { [%eval #-15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:35] } 44... Qe2?? { [%eval -5.88] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:44] } 45. Qxb6 { [%clk 0:03:57] } 45... Ra4+ { [%clk 0:03:06] } 0-1