Event: 2025 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-04-10
White: Lin, Zehao
WhiteElo: 1725
Black: Zhang, Daniel
BlackElo: 1687
Result: 1-0
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. Bf4 { [%eval -0.01] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.07] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.21] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.14] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.17] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.15] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.32] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.37] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.46] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.33] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.58] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.65] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.55] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval 0.25] } 12... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.54] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval 0.45] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 0.41] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 0.43] } 14... Nc5 { [%eval 0.55] } 15. Bh7+ { [%eval 0.43] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 0.47] } 16. b4 { [%eval 0.49] } 16... Na4? { [%eval 1.63] } { Mistake. Ne4 was best. } 17. Bd3 { [%eval 1.74] } 17... b5 { [%eval 2.05] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval 2.06] } 18... g5 { [%eval 2.58] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 2.49] } 19... Nb6?! { [%eval 3.51] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } 20. h4?! { [%eval 2.36] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } 20... Nc4 { [%eval 2.23] } 21. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.68] } 21... dxc4 { [%eval 1.51] } 22. hxg5? { [%eval 0.14] } { Mistake. Nd4 was best. } 22... Bd5?? { [%eval 2.57] } { Blunder. Qxd2 was best. } 23. gxh6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } 23... Rg8 { [%eval -0.06] } 24. Ne1 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... a5 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. f3?! { [%eval -0.83] } { Inaccuracy. bxa5 was best. } 25... axb4 { [%eval -0.86] } 26. cxb4 { [%eval -0.88] } 26... Qf8?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } 27. Nc2 { [%eval -0.3] } 27... Rd8 { [%eval 0.19] } 28. Qc3 { [%eval 0.34] } 28... Rg6 { [%eval 0.3] } 29. a3?! { [%eval -0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } 29... f5? { [%eval 1.0] } { Mistake. Qg8 was best. } 30. exf6 { [%eval 1.02] } 30... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.93] } 31. Bd4 { [%eval 1.02] } 31... Qxh6?! { [%eval 1.93] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd4+ was best. } 32. Bxf6+ { [%eval 1.93] } 32... Rxf6 { [%eval 1.63] } 33. Ne3 { [%eval 1.31] } 33... Qg7 { [%eval 1.1] } 34. Ng4?! { [%eval 0.34] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } 34... Re6 { [%eval 0.22] } 35. Qxg7+ { [%eval 0.12] } 35... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.16] } 36. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.04] } 36... Rde8?! { [%eval 0.99] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe1+ was best. } 37. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.91] } 37... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.87] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval 1.04] } 38... c3?? { [%eval 4.55] } { Blunder. Re8 was best. } 39. Rc1 { [%eval 4.6] } 39... Bc4 { [%eval 4.75] } 40. Ne3 { [%eval 4.56] } 40... Kf6?! { [%eval 6.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ba2 was best. } 41. Nxc4 { [%eval 5.97] } 41... bxc4 { [%eval 5.97] } 42. Rxc3 { [%eval 5.92] } 42... Rd6 { [%eval 5.81] } 43. Rxc4 { [%eval 5.83] } 43... Ke5 { [%eval 5.92] } 44. a4 { [%eval 6.1] } 44... Rd2+ { [%eval 6.06] } 45. Kg3 { [%eval 5.85] } 45... Kd5 { [%eval 5.82] } 46. Rc5+ { [%eval 5.84] } 46... Kd6 { [%eval 6.07] } 47. Rh5 { [%eval 5.97] } 47... Rb2 { [%eval 5.93] } 48. Rh4 { [%eval 5.89] } 48... c5 { [%eval 5.94] } 49. Rh6+ { [%eval 5.93] } 49... Kc7 { [%eval 7.02] } 50. bxc5 { [%eval 6.95] } 50... Rc2 { [%eval 6.99] } 51. c6 { [%eval 6.57] } 51... Rxc6?? { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } 52. Rxc6+ { [%eval #16] } 52... Kxc6 { [%eval #16] } 53. f4 { [%eval #16] } 53... Kd5 { [%eval 83.08] } 1-0