Event: 2025 Victorian Open
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-06-06
White: Morris, James
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2424
Black: Dai, Cheng
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2151
Result: 1-0
ECO: B54
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 sec

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:30] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:32] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:26] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:56] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:52] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:54] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:50] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:55] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:17] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:26] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:45] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:29:37] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:47] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:26:53] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:57] } 12... c5?! { [%eval 0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:26] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:13:20] } 13... a6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:22:08] } 14. Bb1 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:12:21] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:18:25] } 15. Rd3 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:04:33] } 15... Nb8 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:14:12] } 16. f4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:56:44] } 16... exf4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:13:28] } 17. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:53:07] } 17... Nc6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:11:05] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:51:59] } 18... Nd4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:08:23] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:52:10] } 19... Bf6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:07:45] } 20. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:48:34] } 20... cxd4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:07:57] } 21. Bg3 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:41:35] } 21... a5?! { [%eval 2.01] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:45] } 22. Rxf6 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:29:41] } 22... Qxf6 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 1:00:01] } 23. Bxd6 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:28:07] } 23... Rfd8 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:44:00] } 24. Rxd4 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:28:30] } 24... Rd7 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:42:19] } 25. e5 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:26:21] } 25... Qd8 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:42:11] } 26. c5 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:25:51] } 26... f6 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:33:14] } 27. Qe3 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:26:06] } 27... fxe5 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:32:17] } 28. Qxe5 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:26:28] } 28... Qf6 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:29:18] } 29. Qxf6 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:26:48] } 29... gxf6 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:29:43] } 30. Be4 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:26:59] } 30... Ra7 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:23:42] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:26:19] } 31... Bd7 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:22:19] } 32. Bd5+ { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:23:25] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:21:46] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:20:43] } 33... Bc6?! { [%eval 4.4] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:51] } 34. Rg4+ { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:19:44] } 34... Kh8 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:20:45] } 35. Bxc6 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:19:59] } 35... Rxc6 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:21:03] } 36. Kd4 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:20:25] } 36... Rc8 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:16:32] } 37. Kd5 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:20:51] } 37... Ra6 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:13:45] } 38. a3 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:20:19] } 38... h5 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:10:48] } 39. Rg3 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:20:25] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:08:33] } 40. b4 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:19:14] } 40... axb4 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:08:54] } 41. axb4 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:19:43] } 41... Ra2 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:08:45] } 42. b5 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:20:09] } 42... h4 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:06:16] } 43. Rg4 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:20:28] } 43... h3 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:06:09] } 44. Rh4+ { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:20:03] } 44... Kg6 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:06:27] } 45. Rxh3 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:20:31] } 1-0