Event: 2025 MCC Winter Blitz
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-07-08
White: Gao, Arthur
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2085
Black: Li, Tedric
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2170
Result: 1-0
ECO: B17
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 min + 2 sec

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:04] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:05] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:07] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:07] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:03] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 7. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:07] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:07] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:09] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:58] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:10] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:02:52] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:10] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:02:51] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:11] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:02:45] } 12... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:12] } 13. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:02:42] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:03:12] } 14. g4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:40] } 14... a4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:13] } 15. a3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:40] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:14] } 16. c3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:02:33] } 16... Nd5?! { [%eval 1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:15] } 17. h4 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:02:28] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:02:02] } 18. Kb1 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:02:19] } 18... Bxa3 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:01:34] } 19. bxa3 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:02:08] } 19... Nxc3+ { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:01:35] } 20. Kb2 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:02:07] } 20... Nxd1+ { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:01:33] } 21. Rxd1 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:02:05] } 21... b4? { [%eval 3.49] } { Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:31] } 22. axb4 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:01:58] } 22... Rb8 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:01:03] } 23. Ka3 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:01:45] } 23... Qe7?! { [%eval 3.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 24. Bd2 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:01:23] } 24... Rfd8 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:00:39] } 25. Qe4 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:01:19] } 25... g6 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:00:38] } 26. g5?? { [%eval 0.22] } { Blunder. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:18] } 26... Rb6?? { [%eval 4.13] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 27. h5?! { [%eval 3.06] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:12] } 27... Rdb8? { [%eval 4.83] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 28. Rb1 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:01:12] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:00:24] } 29. Qe5 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:01:10] } 29... Ke8 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:00:21] } 30. hxg6 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:00:49] } 30... hxg6 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:00:22] } 31. Qc5 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:00:45] } 31... Qd7 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:00:16] } 32. Bf4 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:00:43] } 32... R8b7 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:00:17] } 33. Rh1?! { [%eval 4.77] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 33... Qd5 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:00:18] } 34. Qxd5 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:00:26] } 34... cxd5 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:00:09] } 35. b5 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:00:27] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:00:07] } 36. Kxa4 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:00:27] } 36... Ra7+ { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:00:10] } 37. Kb4 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:00:28] } 37... Ra2 { [%eval 6.89] [%clk 0:00:11] } 38. Kc5 { [%eval 6.56] [%clk 0:00:28] } 38... Rb7 { [%eval 8.62] [%clk 0:00:12] } 39. Kc6 { [%eval 8.88] [%clk 0:00:27] } 39... Rd7? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 40. Be5 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:00:26] } 40... Rda7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:12] } 41. Bf6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:00:27] } 1-0