Event: Begonia Open 2025
Site: Ballarat, Australia
Date: 2025-03-10
White: Morris, James
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2431
Black: Le Tri Kien
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2261
Result: 1-0
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m+30s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:29] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:19] } 3. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:53] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:17] } 5. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:47] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:52] } 6. a4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:32:07] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:26:29] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:06] } 7... Nd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:13:45] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:13] } 8... Nh6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:06:49] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:29:51] } 9... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:01:08] } 10. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:29:28] } 10... Qd7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:00:59] } 11. Nbxd4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:16:42] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:01:15] } 12. Qe1 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:16:56] } 12... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.82] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:30] } 13. Qf2 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 1:15:50] } 13... Qc5 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:36:03] } 14. b3 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 1:07:04] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:29:11] } 15. Ra2 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:05:17] } 15... e5?! { [%eval 2.26] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:00] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:56:32] } 16... f6 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:19:31] } 17. Nc4 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:56:41] } 17... Nf7 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:19:51] } 18. Ba3 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:56:16] } 18... Qc6 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:17:13] } 19. fxe5 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:52:46] } 19... dxe5 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:17:33] } 20. c3 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:50:17] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:10:47] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:47:41] } 21... b6?! { [%eval 2.81] } { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:24] } 22. cxd4 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:46:22] } 22... Qxd4 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:09:47] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:32:22] } 23... Rc6?! { [%eval 3.73] } { Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:33] } 24. Rc2 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:31:50] } 24... Kd7 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:01:46] } 25. Qf3 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:29:41] } 25... Rhc8 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:01:05] } 26. Rc4 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:26:31] } 26... Rxc4 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:01:16] } 27. dxc4 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:26:57] } 27... Ke8 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:00:38] } 28. Rd1 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:27:22] } 28... Qc3?? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 29. Nf5? { [%eval 7.25] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:19] } 1-0