Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Championship
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-06-23
White: Bekker, Gary D
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1794
Black: Kalina, Leo
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2134
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E10
Opening: Blumenfeld Countergambit
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 sec

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:11] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:24] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:28:00] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:11] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:25] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:17:57] } 5... b4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:11:31] } 6. Na4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:17:59] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:06:13] } 7. dxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:27] } 7... fxe6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:04:05] } 8. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:15:52] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:03:26] } 9. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:11:00] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:03:34] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:11:02] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:00:56] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:08:56] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:59:53] } 12. axb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:07:58] } 12... axb4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:59:06] } 13. b3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:07:58] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:55:58] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:05:29] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:55:34] } 15. Bh3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:57:02] } 15... O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:46:11] } 16. Be6+ { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:55:06] } 16... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:29] } 17. Ng5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:55:28] } 17... Qc6? { [%eval 1.17] } { Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:42] } 18. f3 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:55:32] } 18... g6?! { [%eval 2.03] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:17] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:52:02] } 19... Kg7 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:04:36] } 20. e4 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:51:16] } 20... h6 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:00:59] } 21. Bd5 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:50:47] } 21... Qc8 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:00:33] } 22. Ne6+ { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:50:00] } 22... Kh7 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:01:02] } 23. Nxf8+ { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:48:14] } 23... Bxf8 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:01:30] } 1/2-1/2