Event: 2025 MCC Winter Rapid
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-07-08
White: Booth, Guy
WhiteElo: 1627
Black: Li, Tedric
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2170
Result: 0-1
ECO: B17
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 12 min + 3 sec

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:04] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:12:05] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:12:03] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:12:08] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:12:04] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:09] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:12:04] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:12:11] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:12:02] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:12:13] } 6. Ng3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:11:49] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:12:15] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:11:33] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:12:13] } 8. Bg5?! { [%eval -0.06] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:11:22] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:12:10] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:22] } 9... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:07] } 10. Bd2?? { [%eval -3.39] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:20] } 10... Qc5 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:12:01] } 11. Nxe6 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:09:43] } 11... Qxc4 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:11:46] } 12. Nxf8 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:09:34] } 12... Nxf8 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:11:30] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:09:27] } 13... Ne6 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:11:30] } 14. O-O { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:09:27] } 14... O-O { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:11:32] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:08:58] } 15... Qc6 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:11:24] } 16. Bg5?! { [%eval -6.39] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:50] } 16... Nxg5 { [%eval -6.44] [%clk 0:11:24] } 17. Re1 { [%eval -7.82] [%clk 0:08:37] } 17... Bh3 { [%eval -7.77] [%clk 0:10:16] } 18. f3 { [%eval -7.62] [%clk 0:08:06] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval -7.05] [%clk 0:09:55] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -6.91] [%clk 0:08:02] } 19... Rfe8 { [%eval -6.84] [%clk 0:09:50] } 20. Qf2 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:08:02] } 20... Bf5 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:09:31] } 21. h4 { [%eval -6.56] [%clk 0:07:31] } 21... Ne6 { [%eval -6.44] [%clk 0:09:24] } 22. g4 { [%eval -7.56] [%clk 0:06:31] } 22... Bg6 { [%eval -7.43] [%clk 0:09:09] } 23. h5 { [%eval -8.02] [%clk 0:06:18] } 23... Ng5 { [%eval -7.96] [%clk 0:09:10] } 24. Rxe8+ { [%eval -7.95] [%clk 0:04:38] } 24... Rxe8 { [%eval -7.88] [%clk 0:09:12] } 25. Kf1 { [%eval -8.97] [%clk 0:03:48] } 25... Bxc2 { [%eval -8.74] [%clk 0:08:11] } 26. Qxc2? { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:20] } 26... Qxf3+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:08:06] } 27. Qf2 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:03:10] } 27... Qd3+ { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:07:48] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:02:59] } 28... Qh3+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:07:44] } 29. Kg1 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:02:57] } 29... Nf3+ { [%clk 0:07:37] } 0-1