Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Championship
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-05-26
White: Dakic, Dusan
WhiteElo: 1772
Black: Soo, Kai Jie
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2190
Result: 0-1
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 sec

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:32] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:06] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:44] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:25:54] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:07] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:17] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:41] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:25:13] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:52] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:37] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:34] } 7... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:25:38] } 8. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:57] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:02] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:27:00] } 9... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:07] } 10. Rxe4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:27:24] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:24:31] } 11. c3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:24:00] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:24:45] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:20:48] } 12... b6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:24:32] } 13. dxc5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:18:51] } 13... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:25:00] } 14. b4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:17:04] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:25:21] } 15. Re2 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:16:30] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:24:10] } 16. gxf3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:16:54] } 16... Qf6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:24:30] } 17. Be5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:15:21] } 17... Qg5+ { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:24:14] } 18. Kh1 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:12:50] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:24:18] } 19. Qf1?! { [%eval -1.2] } { Inaccuracy. Qg1 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:18] } 19... Be7?! { [%eval -0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:06] } 20. Qh3 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:07:38] } 20... g6?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:48] } 21. Qg4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:04:54] } 21... Rd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:15] } 22. Qxg5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:59:25] } 22... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:43] } 23. f4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:58:12] } 23... Be7 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:14:35] } 24. a4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:58:00] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:12:16] } 25. a5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:48:05] } 25... bxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:17] } 26. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:34] } 26... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:38] } 27. bxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:58] } 27... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:02] } 28. Bd4?? { [%eval -1.73] } { Blunder. Rb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:02] } 28... Bd8?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:27] } 29. Ra2?! { [%eval -0.73] } { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:44] } 29... Bc7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:01:45] } 30. Be3 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:38:48] } 30... Bd6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:01:34] } 31. Rd2 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:36:24] } 31... Bc5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:00:57] } 32. Rc2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:36:36] } 32... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:58:13] } 33. fxe3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:37:00] } 33... Rc5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:58:25] } 34. c4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:37:25] } 34... Kf8 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:58:49] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:37:37] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:58:45] } 36. Kf3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:37:15] } 36... Rxa5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:58:30] } 37. Ke4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:35:44] } 37... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:31] } 38. Kd4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:36:07] } 38... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:02] } 39. Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:27] } 39... Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:01] } 40. e4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:34:16] } 40... e5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:16] } 41. fxe5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:34:25] } 41... fxe5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:45] } 42. Kc3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:34:14] } 42... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:08] } 43. Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:02] } 43... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:10] } 44. Rc8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:08] } 44... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:44] } 45. Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:28] } 45... Rxh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:02] } 46. Rxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:51] } 46... Rh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:15] } 47. Kb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:52] } 47... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:33] } 48. Kc5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:34:00] } 48... Rd4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:41:46] } 49. Rb6?? { [%eval -4.07] } { Blunder. Ra7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:32:51] } 49... Ke7 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:33:54] } 50. Kb5 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:32:48] } 50... e4 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:30:22] } 51. c5?! { [%eval -6.34] } { Inaccuracy. Kc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:39] } 51... e3 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:30:37] } 52. c6?? { [%eval #-33] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:31:40] } 52... e2 { [%eval -66.8] [%clk 0:28:56] } 53. Rb7+ { [%eval -83.08] [%clk 0:31:31] } 53... Kf6 { [%eval -81.62] [%clk 0:28:29] } 54. c7?! { [%eval #-23] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:15] } 54... e1=Q { [%eval #-23] [%clk 0:28:49] } 55. Rb6+ { [%eval #-23] [%clk 0:31:15] } 55... Kf7 { [%eval #-27] [%clk 0:28:43] } 56. c8=Q { [%eval #-23] [%clk 0:31:34] } 56... Rb4+ { [%eval #-18] [%clk 0:28:58] } 57. Ka6 { [%eval #-18] [%clk 0:31:56] } 57... Rxb6+ { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:29:23] } 58. Kxb6 { [%eval #-21] [%clk 0:32:21] } 58... Qe6+ { [%eval -17.8] [%clk 0:29:46] } 0-1