Event: 2025 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-04-11
White: Buhagiar, Aden
WhiteElo: 1747
Black: Smith, Declan
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1974
Result: 0-1
ECO: B47
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:03] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:12] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:12] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:04] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:59] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:09] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:17] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:25] } 10. Nxc6?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:17] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:33:38] } 11. f4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:26:19] } 11... d5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:32:46] } 12. e5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:25:28] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:33:03] } 13. Rf3 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 1:19:29] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:29:42] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:17:34] } 14... g6 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:29:51] } 15. Rg3?! { [%eval -1.4] } { Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:26] } 15... Rfe8?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:30] } 16. Qg4?! { [%eval -1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:56] } 16... c5 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 1:14:58] } 17. h4? { [%eval -2.67] } { Mistake. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:52] } 17... d4 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 1:08:30] } 18. h5 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 1:03:32] } 18... Nf8 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 1:08:47] } 19. hxg6 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 1:03:17] } 19... fxg6 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 1:08:52] } 20. Bd2 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:52:08] } 20... c4 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 1:08:02] } 21. f5?! { [%eval -4.19] } { Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:51] } 21... cxd3 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 1:05:33] } 22. fxg6 { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:50:54] } 22... hxg6 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 1:05:39] } 23. Bh6 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:47:51] } 23... Qxe5 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:34:05] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:44:41] } 24... Bf6 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:28:55] } 25. Rxf6 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:34:18] } 25... Qxf6 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:28:26] } 26. Ne4 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:34:44] } 26... Qf5 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:22:49] } 27. Nf6+ { [%eval -5.84] [%clk 0:24:18] } 27... Qxf6 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 0:21:47] } 28. cxd3 { [%eval -6.25] [%clk 0:23:46] } 28... Rac8 { [%eval -5.9] [%clk 0:20:47] } 29. Qh5 { [%eval -7.55] [%clk 0:23:11] } 29... Rc2 { [%eval -7.2] [%clk 0:19:26] } 30. Bxf8? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:43] } 30... Qf2+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:19:42] } 0-1