Event: 2025 Victorian Open
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-06-06
White: Morris, James
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2424
Black: Li, Tedric
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2091
Result: 1-0
ECO: B17
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 sec

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:24] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:25] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:45] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:54] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. Qe2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:20] } 5... Ndf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:22] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:40] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:13] } 7. Ned2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:28:17] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:25] } 8. g3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:28:24] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:11] } 9. Bg2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:28:32] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:26:05] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:24:59] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:04] } 11. Nc4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:22:12] } 11... Bc7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:21:20] } 12. Nce5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:18:22] } 12... Bh5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:09:56] } 13. c3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:18:25] } 13... Ng6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:08:50] } 14. Nd3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:16:10] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:08:11] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:00:39] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:00:39] } 16. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:01:00] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:00:22] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:45:08] } 17... Qf6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:59:10] } 18. Bg4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:44:08] } 18... Nb6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:45:17] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:36:51] } 19... Rab8 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:44:02] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:30:43] } 20... e5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:41:40] } 21. d5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:18:14] } 21... cxd5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:35:21] } 22. Nd7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:18:40] } 22... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:35:36] } 23. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:19:08] } 23... Red8 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:35:48] } 24. Rxd5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:19:35] } 24... Bb6?! { [%eval 1.94] } { Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:10] } 25. Bxb6 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:19:06] } 25... Qxb6 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:34:14] } 26. Rad1 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:19:12] } 26... Nf8?! { [%eval 2.34] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:53] } 27. Ba4 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:19:04] } 27... Qc7 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:26:45] } 28. Qe4 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:17:28] } 28... Rxd5 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:26:34] } 29. Rxd5 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:17:04] } 29... f6 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:26:40] } 30. Bb3 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:14:23] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:27:01] } 31. Qd3 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:10:02] } 31... Re8?! { [%eval 3.1] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:25] } 32. Rd6 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:06:53] } 32... Qc5 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:25:13] } 33. Qd5 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:04:42] } 33... Qxd5 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:25:33] } 34. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:05:11] } 34... b6 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:22:25] } 35. Rc6 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:04:53] } 35... Rd8 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:22:09] } 36. c4 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:05:20] } 36... b5 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:20:21] } 37. b3 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:04:46] } 37... bxc4 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:20:34] } 38. bxc4 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:04:56] } 38... g6?! { [%eval 4.43] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:58] } 39. Rxf6 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:05:20] } 39... a5 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:19:40] } 40. Ra6 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:05:40] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:19:55] } 41. Rxa5 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:05:47] } 41... Kf6 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:19:07] } 42. Ra7 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:05:06] } 42... Nd7 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:18:59] } 43. a4 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:04:53] } 43... h5 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:17:59] } 44. a5 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:05:14] } 1-0