Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Championship
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-05-05
White: Dai, Cheng
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2144
Black: Dakic, Dusan
BlackElo: 1772
Result: 1-0
ECO: A43
Opening: Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 sec

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:16] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:43] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:08] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:44] } 7... c4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:04] } 8. Be4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:50] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:31:29] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:14] } 9... a6?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:17] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:29:50] } 10... cxb3? { [%eval 2.17] } { Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:37] } 11. Nxb3?? { [%eval 0.31] } { Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:02] } 11... Qd8?? { [%eval 2.34] } { Blunder. Qb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:09] } 12. Nc5 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 1:27:53] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 1:23:37] } 13. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 1:27:35] } 13... d6?! { [%eval 3.68] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:50] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 1:27:33] } 14... b4? { [%eval 5.85] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:22] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 1:26:48] } 15... Kd7 { [%eval 5.89] [%clk 1:17:26] } 16. a5 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 1:26:18] } 16... h6 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 1:13:56] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 1:23:28] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:59:36] } 18. Ra4 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 1:22:14] } 18... Qc4 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:52:56] } 19. Nc5+ { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 1:22:13] } 19... Kc8 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 0:52:30] } 20. Nxb7 { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 1:22:34] } 20... Qb5 { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 0:51:50] } 21. Nxd6+ { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 1:20:18] } 21... exd6 { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:52:18] } 22. c4 { [%eval 6.98] [%clk 1:20:36] } 22... bxc3 { [%eval 6.96] [%clk 0:51:14] } 23. Qd4 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 1:18:01] } 23... Nd7 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:51:03] } 24. Qxc3+ { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 1:17:07] } 24... Kd8 { [%eval 7.22] [%clk 0:48:17] } 25. Rc4 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 1:16:23] } 25... Qxd5?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:52] } 26. Bb6+ { [%eval #10] [%clk 1:15:39] } 26... Nxb6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:40:41] } 27. axb6 { [%eval #11] [%clk 1:16:02] } 27... Qb7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:40:26] } 28. Qa5 { [%eval #14] [%clk 1:14:31] } 28... Rb8 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:39:48] } 29. Nd4 { [%eval #10] [%clk 1:11:15] } 29... Rc8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:39:01] } 30. Rxc8+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:09:56] } 30... Kxc8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:37:41] } 31. Re8+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:10:17] } 1-0