Event: 2025 Victorian Championship | Premier
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-07-25
White: Dai, Cheng
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2151
Black: Goldenberg, Igor
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2331
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A30
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical, Hedgehog, Flexible Formation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 sec

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:01] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:53] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:15] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:38] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:36] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:28] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:28] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:28] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:25] } 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:48] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:32] } 9. Rd1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:27] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:16] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:12] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:22:57] } 11. Ba3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:01] } 11... Nc5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:22:51] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:01] } 12... Qc8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:11:22] } 13. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:19:37] } 13... dxc5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:06:00] } 14. Qd3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:17:19] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:03:15] } 15. e5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:16:22] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:02:04] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:15:15] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:56:18] } 17. Nd5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:11:22] } 17... exd5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:53:19] } 18. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:31] } 18... O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:51:00] } 19. d6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:11:07] } 19... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:24] } 20. exd6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:10:37] } 20... Qb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:15] } 21. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:57] } 21... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:48] } 22. Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:29] } 22... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:44] } 23. Qc4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:53:06] } 23... Rf8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:45:31] } 24. Bxb7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:50:35] } 24... Qxb7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:45:57] } 25. Rd3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:49:42] } 25... h6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:40:43] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:59] } 26... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:40] } 27. Rad1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:44:36] } 27... Re4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:35:01] } 28. Qc3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:43:19] } 28... Re6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:33:35] } 29. Qb2 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:35:09] } 29... Qb8 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:32:34] } 30. d7?! { [%eval -1.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:48] } 30... Qc7 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:31:57] } 31. Qa3 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:31:35] } 31... a5?! { [%eval -0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:07] } 32. Qa4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:31:05] } 32... Re7 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:29:57] } 33. Qb5 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:27:07] } 33... Rexd7 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:28:01] } 34. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:27:16] } 34... Rxd7 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:28:24] } 35. Re1?! { [%eval -1.42] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:30] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:26:05] } 36. h4 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:22:52] } 36... Rd5 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:23:10] } 37. Re3 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:21:35] } 37... Qd6 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:20:03] } 38. Qe2 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:21:06] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:19:59] } 39. Re7 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:19:17] } 39... Rd3 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:18:07] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:13:00] } 40... g6?! { [%eval -0.36] } { Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:22] } 41. Rxf7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:08:27] } 41... Rxf3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:06:40] } 42. Qc4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:07:52] } 42... Rxf2+ { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:06:20] } 43. Kxf2 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:07:32] } 43... Ng4+ { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:06:30] } 44. Qxg4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:06:14] } 44... Kxf7 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:06:57] } 45. Qc4+?! { [%eval -1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:38] } 45... Kf6 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:06:21] } 46. Qa6? { [%eval -2.12] } { Mistake. Qf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:24] } 46... Qe6?! { [%eval -1.35] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:35] } 47. Kg2 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:04:39] } 47... Kf5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Ke5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:46] } 48. Qf1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:30] } 48... Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:01] } 49. Qe2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:53] } 49... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:52] } 50. Qd2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:42] } 50... Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:44] } 51. Qe2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:33] } 51... Kd5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:05:01] } 52. Qd2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:50] } 52... Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:28] } 53. Qe2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 1/2-1/2