Event: 2025 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-04-14
White: Shen, Owen
WhiteElo: 1764
Black: Shuttleworth, Douglas
BlackElo: 1769
Result: 1-0
ECO: A42
Opening: Modern Defense: Kotov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:20] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:41] } 3. e4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:37] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:30:59] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:32:24] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:31:15] } 6. d5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:12] } 6... Nce7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:30:54] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:29:44] } 7... f5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:30:13] } 8. exf5?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:41] } 8... Nxf5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:30:07] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:25:50] } 9... Nge7?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:35] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:25:38] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:21:36] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:24:03] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:16:51] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:20:55] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:17:12] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:21:19] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:11:08] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:02:26] } 14... c5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:58:24] } 15. Ng5?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:56:43] } 15... Bd7? { [%eval 1.79] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:32] } 16. g4? { [%eval 0.55] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:54:28] } 16... Be5?! { [%eval 1.36] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:40] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:50:57] } 17... Kg7?! { [%eval 1.9] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:34] } 18. Rf1?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:41:39] } 18... Ng8?! { [%eval 1.82] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:23] } 19. O-O-O { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:37:24] } 19... Nf6?! { [%eval 2.71] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:48] } 20. Ng5 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:21:15] } 20... h6 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:24:16] } 21. f4 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:20:54] } 21... hxg5 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:23:26] } 22. fxe5 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:21:17] } 22... dxe5 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:23:16] } 23. Bxg6 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:19:50] } 23... Be8?! { [%eval 3.91] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:57] } 24. Bxe8 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:17:38] } 24... Qxe8 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:15:50] } 25. Rf5 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:16:43] } 25... Nh7 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:13:09] } 26. Bxg5 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:16:12] } 26... e4 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:12:58] } 27. Rdf1 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:14:18] } 27... Qg6?! { [%eval 5.07] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:00] } 28. Qxe4 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:11:17] } 28... Rae8?! { [%eval 6.59] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:31] } 29. Be7 { [%eval 6.67] [%clk 0:10:39] } 29... Rxf5 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:02:53] } 30. Rxf5 { [%eval 7.14] [%clk 0:10:30] } 30... Qh6+ { [%eval 7.12] [%clk 0:02:09] } 31. Kc2 { [%eval 6.54] [%clk 0:10:02] } 31... Qxh3?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 32. Qe5+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:09:53] } 32... Kg6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:04] } 33. Qe6+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:09:54] } 1-0