Event: Begonia Open 2025
Site: Ballarat, Australia
Date: 2025-03-08
White: Hartley, James
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1959
Black: Le Tri Kien
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2261
Result: 0-1
ECO: B94
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m+30s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:16] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:36] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:33:01] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:10] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:27] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:28:54] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:33:53] } 8... b4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:25:09] } 9. Nc6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:34:13] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:18:43] } 10. Nxb4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:34:38] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:10:38] } 11. Nd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:23] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:08:47] } 12. f3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:12:45] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:08:35] } 13. Nf4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:05:19] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:57:57] } 14. Qd4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:51:37] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:39:16] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:49:54] } 15... g5?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:24] } 16. Nfe2 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:41:27] } 16... g4 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:39:16] } 17. Nd4 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:37:19] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:32:47] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:28:33] } 18... Be7 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:33:09] } 19. Be2 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:22:07] } 19... h5 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:25:37] } 20. Nb3? { [%eval 0.56] } { Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:25] } 20... h4?! { [%eval 1.27] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:52] } 21. f4?? { [%eval -0.57] } { Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:16] } 21... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:14:21] } 22. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:10:44] } 22... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:13:45] } 23. Nc5? { [%eval -2.18] } { Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:10] } 23... dxc5 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:10:30] } 24. fxe5 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:11:27] } 24... c4 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:09:28] } 25. Bd4?! { [%eval -3.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:05] } 25... Qc6 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:08:10] } 26. Qa5?! { [%eval -4.68] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:21] } 26... Bg5+ { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:05:41] } 27. Kb1 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:02:46] } 27... Bxc2+ { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:06:04] } 28. Kxc2 { [%eval -4.88] [%clk 0:02:34] } 28... Qe4+ { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:06:23] } 29. Kc3 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:03:00] } 29... Qxe2 { [%eval -4.78] [%clk 0:06:39] } 30. Qxa6 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:00:49] } 30... O-O { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:07:00] } 31. Rhg1?! { [%eval -6.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rhf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 31... Rb8 { [%eval -7.75] [%clk 0:06:52] } 32. Bb6 { [%eval -10.07] [%clk 0:00:37] } 32... Bf4 { [%eval -9.62] [%clk 0:05:26] } 33. Rge1? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:29] } 33... Bxe5+ { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:05:31] } 34. Kb4 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:00:53] } 34... Qxb2+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:04:08] } 35. Kxc4 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:00:56] } 35... Qc3+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:03:27] } 36. Kb5 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:01:18] } 36... Qb3+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:03:45] } 37. Kc6 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:01:34] } 37... Rxb6+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:04:03] } 38. Qxb6 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:01:51] } 38... Rc8+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:04:27] } 0-1