Event: 2025 Melbourne International Open - Masters
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-04-08
White: Antonio, Rogelio Jr
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2363
Black: Xie, Felix
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2326
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B22
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 1:30.00 + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:21] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:31] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:52] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:06] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:26:39] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:11] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:25:28] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:10] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:25:45] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:11] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:26:06] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:52] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:29] } 7... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:19] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:41] } 8... Qa5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:45] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:25:24] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:57] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:40] } 10... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:27:19] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:23:50] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:25:39] } 12. Be2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:16:15] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:22:00] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:14:18] } 13... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:20:35] } 14. Qxd2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:14:46] } 14... b6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:13:12] } 15. O-O { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:12:59] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:07:30] } 16. Rfb1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:13:06] } 16... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:02:36] } 17. Be4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:06:30] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:59:13] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 1:01:45] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:55:11] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:02:07] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:52:48] } 20. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:02:30] } 20... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:53:07] } 21. Ne5 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 1:02:43] } 21... Rc7 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:52:02] } 22. a4 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:59:03] } 22... Rdc8 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:50:27] } 23. a5 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:48:56] } 23... bxa5?! { [%eval -0.25] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:44] } 24. h4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:43:28] } 24... Bc4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:38:22] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:37:14] } 25... Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:24] } 26. Ng4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:31:10] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:30:14] } 27. Ne3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:31:33] } 27... Qb5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:26:41] } 28. d5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:31:01] } 28... h6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:19:45] } 29. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:26:19] } 29... Qxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:57] } 30. dxe6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:26:28] } 30... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:22] } 31. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:26:47] } 1/2-1/2