Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Grand Final Eve Blitz
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-mcc-spring-festival--grand-final-eve-blitz/round-4/rir6gWjE/QDfaQTXW
Date: 2025-09-26
White: Thogata, Randheer
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 1958
Black: Morris, James
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2449
Result: 0-1
ECO: B00
Opening: Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 minutes + 2 seconds

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:57] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:02:57] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:09] } 7. Ba4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:58] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:03:05] } 8. Re1?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:43] } 8... Qd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:05] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:02:40] } 9... Nc8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:02:46] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:02:34] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:02:44] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:02:30] } 11... Bxc2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:02:43] } 12. Qxc2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:02:30] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:02:44] } 13. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:02:27] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:02:33] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:02:13] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:02:22] } 15. Nf1 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:02:07] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:02:00] } 16. exf6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:01:55] } 16... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:02:02] } 17. Ne5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:01:48] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:01:57] } 18. dxe5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:01:49] } 18... Rf5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:01:45] } 19. f4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:00:55] } 19... d4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:01:46] } 20. Bxd4?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 20... Rxf4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:01:47] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:00:37] } 21... Qc6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:01:49] } 22. Ng3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:00:31] } 22... Rg4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:00:57] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:28] } 23... Rh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:32] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:00:29] } 24... Nd5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:00:33] } 25. Rf3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:00:19] } 25... Rf8 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:00:33] } 26. Rdf1? { [%eval -1.67] } { Mistake. Rxf8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 26... Rxf3? { [%eval -0.19] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 27. Rxf3? { [%eval -1.64] } { Mistake. Qxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 27... b4 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:00:35] } 28. Ne4?? { [%eval -4.77] } { Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 28... Nf4?? { [%eval -2.33] } { Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 29. Qe3?! { [%eval -3.68] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 29... Qxe4?? { [%eval -0.11] } { Blunder. Nxg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 30. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:00:08] } 30... Nh3+ { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:00:24] } 31. Rxh3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:07] } 31... Rxe4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:00:25] } 32. Rd3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:00:06] } 32... c5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:00:27] } 33. Bf2? { [%eval -1.54] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 33... Rxe5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 34. cxb4?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 34... cxb4 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:00:30] } 35. h3?? { [%eval -3.62] } { Blunder. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 35... Re2 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:00:28] } 36. Rd7 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:00:05] } 36... Bf6 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:00:29] } 37. Rb7 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:00:05] } 37... a5 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:00:31] } 38. Ra7? { [%eval -5.32] } { Mistake. Rb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 38... Rxa2 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:00:32] } 39. Ra8+ { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:00:05] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40. Bb6 { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:00:07] } 40... a4 { [%eval -6.53] [%clk 0:00:32] } 41. bxa4 { [%eval -6.49] [%clk 0:00:06] } 41... b3 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:00:34] } 0-1