Event: Begonia Open 2025
Site: Ballarat, Australia
Date: 2025-03-09
White: Le Tri Kien
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2261
Black: Soo, Kai Jie
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2183
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E39
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Pirc Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m+30s

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:06] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:16] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:27:55] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:59] } 5. dxc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:18] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:26] } 6... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:41] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:09] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:20:28] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:53] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:20:29] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:22:56] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:16:37] } 10. Bh4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:21:09] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:04:07] } 11. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:10:26] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:02:39] } 12. Rd1 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:56:31] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:02:17] } 13. Bd3? { [%eval -0.18] } { Mistake. Ba2 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:20] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:56:50] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:38:01] } 14... Bb6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:57:00] } 15. Nd6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:33:34] } 15... Bc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:53:01] } 16. Nxc8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:31:12] } 16... Raxc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:14] } 17. O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:31:21] } 17... Qb7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:45:58] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:30:52] } 18... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:46:09] } 19. a4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:15] } 19... Nc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:46:05] } 20. axb5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:24:09] } 20... axb5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:46:33] } 21. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:23:50] } 21... Rb8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:46:56] } 22. Nd4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:22:42] } 22... Nd5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:46:11] } 23. Bg3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:17:37] } 23... Rbc8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:44:51] } 24. Bc4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:16:00] } 24... Nb4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:44:21] } 25. b3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:12:58] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:39:17] } 26. Qf3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:10:05] } 26... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:39:21] } 27. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:08:04] } 27... Nxb7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:38:21] } 28. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:08:28] } 28... Na5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:38:37] } 29. Rd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:08:42] } 29... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:38:35] } 30. bxc4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:08:25] } 30... Ba3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:38:19] } 31. Bc7 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:07:57] } 31... Ra8 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:36:29] } 32. g3?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:26] } 32... Bc5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:33:58] } 33. Be5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:04:46] } 33... f6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:31:11] } 34. Bd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:34] } 34... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:31:03] } 35. Rb1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:02:59] } 35... Bf8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:31:09] } 36. Rdb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:54] } 1/2-1/2