Event: 2025 Melbourne International Open - Blitz
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-04-12
White: Xie, Felix
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2326
Black: Liu, Yi
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2263
Result: 1-0
ECO: A06
Opening: Zukertort Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment from move 1

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:03:01] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:02:49] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:47] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:02:50] } 9... cxd5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:02:49] } 10. Nb5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:02:51] } 10... Bb8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:02:50] } 11. Ba3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:02:53] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:50] } 12. Nd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:52] } 12... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:02:22] } 13. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:53] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:02:00] } 14. Qc7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:02:17] } 14... Qxc7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:01:13] } 15. Bxc7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:02:18] } 15... Re6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:01:15] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:01:56] } 16... Ne8 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:01:13] } 17. Ba5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:01:31] } 17... b6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:01:05] } 18. Bb4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:01:26] } 18... a5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:00:51] } 19. Ba3 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:01:19] } 19... Ba6?? { [%eval 3.57] } { Blunder. Nef6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 20. Bxa6 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:01:16] } 20... Rxa6 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 0:00:46] } 21. Rc8?? { [%eval 0.53] } { Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:16] } 21... f6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:00:42] } 22. Ke2 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:01:17] } 22... b5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:00:43] } 23. Rhc1 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:00:50] } 23... Kf7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:00:38] } 24. Bb2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:00:39] } 24... a4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:00:24] } 25. d3?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 25... axb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:24] } 26. axb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:29] } 26... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:26] } 27. R1c2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:31] } 27... Rea6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:17] } 28. Nd2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:00:30] } 28... Nd6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:00:17] } 29. R8c7 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:00:23] } 29... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:15] } 30. Nb1?! { [%eval -0.63] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 30... Ra7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 31. R7c6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:00:19] } 31... R2a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:17] } 32. Rc7?! { [%eval -0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 32... Rxc7 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:00:17] } 33. Rxc7 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:00:08] } 33... Ra2 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:00:17] } 34. Rc2 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:00:09] } 34... h5?! { [%eval -0.11] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 35. Nc3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:00:09] } 35... Nc5?? { [%eval 5.87] } { Blunder. Ra7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 36. Nxa2 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:00:09] } 36... Nd7 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:00:04] } 37. Nc3 { [%eval 6.69] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1-0