Event: 2025 MCC Winter Rapid
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2025-07-15
White: Gao, Arthur
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2085
Black: Solomontchik, Daniel
BlackElo: 1902
Result: 1-0
ECO: B19
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 12 min + 3 sec

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:05] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:12:06] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:12:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:12:08] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:12:06] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:10] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:12:08] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:12:13] } 5. Ng3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:12:09] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:12:15] } 6. h4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:12:11] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:12:17] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:12:10] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:12:20] } 8. h5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:12:12] } 8... Bh7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:12:22] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:12:14] } 9... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:12:18] } 10. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:12:15] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:12:20] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:12:15] } 11... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:12:21] } 12. Ne4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:12:15] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:12:20] } 13. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:12:16] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:12:22] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:12:16] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:12:19] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:12:15] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:12:15] } 16. g4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:11:59] } 16... Nh7?! { [%eval 1.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:11] } 17. Be3?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:16] } 17... Qa5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:09:21] } 18. Kb1 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:10:02] } 18... c5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:09:19] } 19. dxc5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:09:24] } 19... Bxc5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:09:19] } 20. Bd2 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:09:19] } 20... Qb6?? { [%eval 3.28] } { Blunder. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:17] } 21. g5 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:07:54] } 21... Nxg5 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:07:27] } 22. Nxg5 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:07:42] } 22... hxg5 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:07:24] } 23. Bxg5 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:07:44] } 23... f6? { [%eval 5.24] } { Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:53] } 24. Bc1?! { [%eval 3.37] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:01] } 24... Rad8?! { [%eval 4.62] } { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:48] } 25. h6 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:04:53] } 25... Rxd1?! { [%eval 5.91] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:21] } 26. Qxd1 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:04:49] } 26... gxh6?! { [%eval 8.97] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 27. Rxh6? { [%eval 4.51] } { Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:24] } 27... Qc7? { [%eval 7.71] } { Mistake. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 28. Qg4+ { [%eval 7.4] [%clk 0:03:49] } 28... Kf7? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 29. Rh7+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:03:48] } 29... Ke8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:06] } 30. Rxc7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:03:48] } 1-0