Event: Begonia Open 2025
Site: Ballarat, Australia
Date: 2025-03-09
White: Nemeth, John
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2159
Black: Tang, Fergus
BlackElo: 1607
Result: 1-0
ECO: A09
Opening: Réti Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m+30s

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:53] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:12] } 2... Bf5? { [%eval 1.11] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:46] } 3. cxd5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:26:50] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:21:11] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:23:10] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:20:58] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:21:16] } 5... Bg6?! { [%eval 1.75] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:01] } 6. Qb3?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:59] } 6... Qc7? { [%eval 2.6] } { Mistake. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:56] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 1:19:10] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 1:14:46] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 1:17:14] } 8... a6 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 1:08:50] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 1:13:32] } 9... Bh5 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 1:05:36] } 10. O-O { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 1:11:49] } 10... g6 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 1:03:59] } 11. dxc6?! { [%eval 3.38] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:46] } 11... Qxc6?! { [%eval 5.0] } { Inaccuracy. bxc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:45] } 12. Rac1 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 1:08:37] } 12... Qd6 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 1:01:55] } 13. Qxb7 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 1:08:24] } 13... Rb8?! { [%eval 7.9] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:11] } 14. Nb5 { [%eval 7.87] [%clk 1:08:40] } 14... e5 { [%eval 8.59] [%clk 0:56:04] } 15. Nxd6+ { [%eval 8.49] [%clk 1:07:29] } 15... Ke7 { [%eval 10.43] [%clk 0:55:59] } 16. Qxa6 { [%eval 10.16] [%clk 1:07:09] } 16... Ke6?! { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:15] } 17. Nc8+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:07:22] } 17... Nb6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:56:39] } 18. Nxb6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:06:32] } 18... Rxb6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:56:57] } 1-0