Event: Begonia Open 2025
Site: Ballarat, Australia
Date: 2025-03-09
White: Xia, Justin
WhiteElo: 1903
Black: Wallis, Christopher
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2225
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m+30s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:45] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:26] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:44] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:34] } 4... Nd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:19] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:28:36] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:30:29] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:28:48] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:29] } 7. Re1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:28:36] } 7... g5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:25:57] } 8. g3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:04:16] } 8... d6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:24:44] } 9. Rf1?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:38] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:16:42] } 10. Be2 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:43:00] } 10... h6 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:14:32] } 11. d3 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:40:06] } 11... Nge7 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:12:02] } 12. Ne1 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:38:41] } 12... Bd4?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:17] } 13. Nb1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:34:18] } 13... d5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:54:35] } 14. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:10] } 14... Bg7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:51:55] } 15. Ng2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:27:13] } 15... dxe4?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:41] } 16. dxe4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:27:36] } 16... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:44:01] } 17. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:27:15] } 17... O-O { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:40:42] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:26:59] } 18... b6 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:40:47] } 19. h4 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:24:27] } 19... gxh4 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:39:18] } 20. Nxh4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:24:02] } 20... Bb7 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:37:24] } 21. Nd2 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:20:06] } 21... Na5 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:34:12] } 22. Rab1 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:16:53] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:32:17] } 23. f3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:14:03] } 23... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:22:17] } 24. Ng2 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:11:05] } 24... Ba4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:20:59] } 25. Rdc1 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:09:05] } 25... Bb5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:18:54] } 26. Bxb5?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:03] } 1/2-1/2