Event: Malta Rapid Challenge 2025 - part of the World Chess Festival 2024-25
Site: Qormi, Malta
Date: 2025-06-08
White: Portelli, Matthew
WhiteElo: 2125
Black: Licari, Claude
BlackElo: 1661
Result: 1-0
ECO: B01
Opening: Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation, Gipslis Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 600+5

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:10:08] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:10:09] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:10:11] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:10:13] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:10:14] } 3... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:10:17] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:10:17] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:10:21] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:10:17] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:10:23] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:10:16] } 6... Nb6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:10:26] } 7. Qc2?! { [%eval -0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:03] } 7... Bf5?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:12] } 8. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.18] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:00] } 8... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:10:16] } 9. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:10:03] } 9... Be7?! { [%eval 0.47] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:07] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:10:05] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:10:10] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:10:08] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:09:37] } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:09:32] } 12... exd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:40] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:09:36] } 13... N8d7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:09:01] } 14. d6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:09:21] } 14... Bf6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:09:04] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:09:02] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:08:17] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:08:47] } 16... Bxe5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:08:20] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:08:19] } 17... c4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:08:16] } 18. Qf3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:08:09] } 18... Rb8 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:07:40] } 19. Qf5?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:54] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:07:01] } 20. g3?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:55] } 20... a6?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:04] } 21. Bg5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:05:33] } 21... Bf6?? { [%eval 3.66] } { Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:25] } 22. a4?? { [%eval 0.34] } { Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:04:20] } 22... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:05:17] } 23. Nxg5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:04:23] } 23... b5 { [%clk 0:04:01] } 24. Qxh7# { [%clk 0:04:26] } 1-0