Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Championship
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-06-02
White: Smith, Declan
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1989
Black: Poberezovsky, Daniel
BlackElo: 1963
Result: 0-1
ECO: B47
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 sec

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:16] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:07] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:42] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:31] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:07] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:57] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:32] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:22] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:50] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:47] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:52] } 9... dxc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:34:01] } 10. Na4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:08] } 10... Ba7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:34:29] } 11. c4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:10] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:34:49] } 12. b4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:18:05] } 12... Rd8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:34:47] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:18:10] } 13... Bd4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:34:57] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:15:16] } 14... e5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:35:14] } 15. h3?! { [%eval -1.21] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:40] } 15... Be6 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 1:33:27] } 16. c5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:04:50] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:22:39] } 17. a3 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:02:13] } 17... a5 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 1:20:34] } 18. Be3 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:58:54] } 18... axb4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:07:10] } 19. Rxb4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:59:01] } 19... Rxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:50] } 20. Rxa4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:58:05] } 20... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:04:12] } 21. Rb4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:55:24] } 21... b5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:04:33] } 22. Rd1 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:47:31] } 22... Nb3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:00:12] } 23. Qc2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:45:42] } 23... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:53:03] } 24. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:41:58] } 24... Qxd8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:53:32] } 25. fxe3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:42:08] } 25... Na5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:46:00] } 26. Bf1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:39:35] } 26... Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:18] } 27. Qf2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:37:48] } 27... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:32] } 28. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:37:02] } 28... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:01] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:36:25] } 29... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:04] } 30. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:10] } 30... Qg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:33] } 31. Qc2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:10:42] } 31... Qd6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:40:51] } 32. Rxc4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:08:45] } 32... bxc4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:41:12] } 33. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:08:57] } 33... Qd2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:37] } 34. Kh1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:08:58] } 34... Qxe3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:38:37] } 35. Qxc6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:08:43] } 35... Qxg3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:36:03] } 36. Qc8+?? { [%eval -3.47] } { Blunder. Qe8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:29] } 36... Kh7 { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:36:26] } 37. Qf5+ { [%eval -3.01] [%clk 0:05:53] } 37... Kh6 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:36:50] } 38. a4? { [%eval -4.52] } { Mistake. Qxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:37] } 38... g6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qe1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:37:14] } 39. Qf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:16] } 39... Qa3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:37:06] } 40. Kh2?? { [%eval -5.34] } { Blunder. Qxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:30] } 40... Qxa4 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:36:45] } 41. Qxf7 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:02:11] } 41... Qc2+ { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:32:00] } 42. Kg3 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:01:46] } 42... Qd3+? { [%eval -2.85] } { Mistake. h4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:32:00] } 43. Kh2? { [%eval -5.27] } { Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 43... Qe2+ { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:31:53] } 44. Kg3?? { [%eval #-13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 44... h4+ { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:31:10] } 45. Kxh4 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:00:55] } 45... Qe1+ { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:31:36] } 0-1