Event: Begonia Open 2025
Site: Ballarat, Australia
Date: 2025-03-09
White: Dai, Cheng
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2088
Black: Solomon, Stephen J
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2206
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B07
Opening: Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m+30s

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:17] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:00] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:00] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:20] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:17:02] } 6. exd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:32] } 6... cxd6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:17:14] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:31] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:07:30] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:20] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:00:57] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:30:17] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:58:44] } 10. d5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:28:23] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:58:59] } 11. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:27:53] } 11... dxe5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:59:22] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:27:13] } 12... h5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:52:35] } 13. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:25:44] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:51:49] } 14. Be2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:23:43] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:46:24] } 15. a4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:22:58] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:43:53] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:20:57] } 16... Bf5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:43:31] } 17. Bf3?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:33] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:39:36] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:16:42] } 18... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:14] } 19. Bxf6? { [%eval -1.14] } { Mistake. Rfd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:29] } 19... Bxf6?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:46] } 20. Ne4?! { [%eval -1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:44] } 20... Bg7 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:35:24] } 21. c3 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:12:27] } 21... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:32:25] } 22. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:12:43] } 22... f5 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:32:43] } 23. Bc2 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 1:12:29] } 23... Rfd8?! { [%eval -0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:08] } 24. Rad1 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:11:10] } 24... Qd6 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:27:25] } 25. Qe3 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:09:48] } 25... Bf6 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:20:36] } 26. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 1:07:01] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:19:36] } 27. Qg3?! { [%eval -1.84] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:07] } 27... e4 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:19:13] } 28. Qe3 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 1:01:49] } 28... b5 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:18:32] } 29. axb5 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 1:01:26] } 29... axb5 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:18:57] } 30. Bb3 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 1:00:59] } 30... h4? { [%eval -0.78] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:46] } 31. Re2 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:00:03] } 31... Ra8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:12:10] } 32. f3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:59:03] } 32... exf3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:12:26] } 33. Qxf3?! { [%eval -0.97] } { Inaccuracy. gxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:11] } 33... Qg3?! { [%eval -0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:46] } 34. Qxg3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:47:24] } 34... hxg3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:12:05] } 35. Re3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:47:28] } 35... f4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:07:45] } 36. Re4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:47:33] } 36... g5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:07:49] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:46:29] } 37... Ra5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:05:49] } 38. Ke2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:43:26] } 38... Rd6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:04:43] } 39. Kf3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:40:32] } 39... Rda6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:05:02] } 40. Kg4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:36:24] } 40... Ra1 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:05:04] } 41. Rb4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:34:40] } 41... Rxd1?! { [%eval 1.76] } { Inaccuracy. R1a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:05] } 42. Bxd1 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:35:02] } 42... Ra1 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:01:57] } 43. Bf3 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:35:00] } 43... Ra5 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:01:01] } 44. Kf5?! { [%eval 1.76] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:14] } 44... Kf7 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:01:19] } 45. Bh5+ { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:31:49] } 45... Kg7 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:01:42] } 46. Be2 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:31:04] } 46... Ra4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:01:56] } 47. Kg4? { [%eval 0.14] } { Mistake. Bxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:14] } 47... Rxb4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:01:16] } 48. cxb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:16:36] } 48... Bxb2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:01:20] } 49. Kxg5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:16:05] } 49... Bc1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:01:37] } 50. Kg4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:00] } 50... Bd2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:01:47] } 51. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:14:53] } 51... Kh6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:01:47] } 52. Bd3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:14:20] } 52... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:08] } 53. Kxf4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:14:34] } 53... Bd6+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:02:31] } 54. Ke4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:14:07] } 1/2-1/2