Event: 2025 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-04-11
White: Nicholls, Leighton
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1882
Black: Davis, Tony J
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1819
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E21
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:46] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:02] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:27] } 5. a3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:28:20] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:32:08] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:20] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:42] } 7... Ba6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:44] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:29:54] } 8... O-O?! { [%eval 1.45] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:25] } 9. Bd3?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:20] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:13:03] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:16] } 10... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:13:15] } 11. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:26:40] } 11... exd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:13:22] } 12. e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:24:57] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:13:35] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:24:23] } 13... Na5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:09:50] } 14. Nd2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:12] } 14... f5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:07:23] } 15. exf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:29] } 15... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:06:07] } 16. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:16:21] } 16... Ne4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:04:47] } 17. Ne5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:14:56] } 17... c5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:57:40] } 18. f3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:06:47] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:56:22] } 19. Bg5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:02:24] } 19... c4?! { [%eval 1.28] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:48] } 20. Qf5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:57:11] } 20... Qd6 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:52:16] } 21. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:55:08] } 21... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:49:12] } 22. Qd7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:00] } 22... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:13] } 23. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:23] } 23... Rd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:41] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:42] } 24... Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:55] } 25. Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:18] } 25... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:42] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:43] } 26... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:45] } 27. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:09] } 27... Rda6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:36:03] } 28. Rff2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:43:57] } 28... R8a7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:32] } 29. Rfc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:31] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:44] } 30. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:36] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:32:35] } 31. g3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:34:20] } 31... Kd6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:31:09] } 32. f5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:28:41] } 32... Re7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:20:35] } 33. Kf4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:28:09] } 33... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:41] } 34. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:20] } 34... b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:07] } 35. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:39] } 35... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:32] } 36. Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:56] } 36... Kc7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:13:30] } 37. Ra7+ { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:21:19] } 37... Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:56] } 38. Rxb7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:44] } 38... Kxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:24] } 39. g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:10] } 39... bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:49] } 40. f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:16] } 40... gxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:07] } 41. gxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:38] } 41... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:41] } 42. f7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:36] } 42... Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:12] } 43. Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:46] } 43... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:54] } 44. Rxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:05] } 44... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:04] } 45. Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:05] } 45... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:35] } 46. Kxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:29] } 46... Rxf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:10] } 1/2-1/2