Event: 2025 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-04-13
White: Smith, Declan
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1974
Black: Shen, Owen
BlackElo: 1764
Result: 1-0
ECO: D47
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Larsen Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:45] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:02] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:28] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:01] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:18] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:33:27] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:43] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:52] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:55] } 9... b4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:34:07] } 10. Na4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:34:16] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:18] } 11. e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:48] } 11... Nd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:25:15] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:33] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:25] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:21] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:21:18] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:16] } 14... Qa5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:12:31] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:28:59] } 15... a6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:08:04] } 16. a3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:23:10] } 16... bxa3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:57:19] } 17. bxa3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:23:28] } 17... Bg7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:57:09] } 18. Bd2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:23:14] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:49:37] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:19:05] } 19... Qb8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:45:36] } 20. Nc5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:43:11] } 20... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:45:10] } 21. Rxc5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:43:37] } 21... O-O { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:45:31] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:41:41] } 22... Qa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:47] } 23. Rc4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:40:06] } 23... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:32:43] } 24. Qa4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:34:04] } 24... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:28:41] } 25. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:34:25] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:27:34] } 26. Qh4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:32:30] } 26... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:36] } 27. g4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:26:07] } 27... Nf4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:15:28] } 28. Be4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:25:43] } 28... hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:16] } 29. Qxg4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:23:59] } 29... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:10:52] } 30. Rxe4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:23:31] } 30... Nh5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:10:38] } 31. Rc4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:19:41] } 31... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:42] } 32. Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:39] } 32... Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:06] } 33. a4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:10:53] } 33... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:59] } 34. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:04] } 34... Qb6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:04:42] } 35. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:22] } 35... Re8?? { [%eval 4.1] } { Blunder. Ng7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 36. a5 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:02:42] } 36... Qxa5 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:01:03] } 37. Qc6 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:02:52] } 37... Rb8 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:00:42] } 38. Qxc5 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:02:57] } 38... Qe1+ { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:01:01] } 39. Kg2 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:03:15] } 39... Qd1 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:01:16] } 40. Nf3 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:03:08] } 40... Rb5?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:17] } 41. Qd4?? { [%eval 4.7] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 41... Qb1?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:31] } 42. Rc8+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:03:10] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:01:31] } 43. Qd8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:03:24] } 43... g5 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 44. Qg8+ { [%clk 0:03:42] } 44... Kh6 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 45. Bxg5# { [%clk 0:04:00] } 1-0