Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Spring Classic
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-mcc-spring-festival--classic/round-3/bgb4X1in/95BQ6ark
Date: 2025-09-23
White: Solomontchik, Daniel
WhiteElo: 1896
Black: Li, Hui
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2056
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D30
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60 minutes + 30 seconds

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:00:59] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:54:01] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:01:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:54:25] } 3. cxd5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:01:42] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:54:45] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:02:10] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:54:56] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:02:36] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:55:19] } 6. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:03:03] } 6... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:55:45] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:03:20] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:56:06] } 8. f3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:02:05] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:47] } 9. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:18] } 9... Bg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:19] } 10. Kf2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:57:31] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:36] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:39:24] } 11... h5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:23:06] } 12. g5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:39:42] } 12... Nd7?! { [%eval 1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Nh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:09] } 13. Nh3?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:34] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:21:38] } 14. Nf4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:33:42] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:21:10] } 15. Nxg6?? { [%eval -2.03] } { Blunder. Nce2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:34] } 15... fxg6 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:20:52] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:26:35] } 16... c6 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:20:11] } 17. b3 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:26:01] } 17... Nf5 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:19:57] } 18. Bxf5 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:26:13] } 18... Rxf5 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:17:26] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:26:10] } 19... Raf8 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:16:06] } 20. Nf4 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:25:44] } 20... Nc8 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:16:07] } 21. Rh3 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:12:14] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:13:06] } 22. Kg2?! { [%eval -3.58] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:53] } 22... R5f7?! { [%eval -2.46] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:20] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:09:34] } 23... Nf5 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:03:25] } 24. Nd3 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:09:49] } 24... Qe7 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:02:24] } 25. f4 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:06:32] } 25... Qe4+ { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:02:33] } 26. Kh2 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:05:49] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:00:35] } 27. Ne5 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:05:55] } 27... Re7?? { [%eval -0.23] } { Blunder. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 28. Qg2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:05:36] } 28... Qxg2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:36] } 29. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:06:05] } 29... Nd6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:00:38] } 30. Rc1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:05:42] } 30... Re6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:33] } 31. Kf3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:03:43] } 31... Re7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:00:52] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:03:51] } 32... Re6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:03] } 33. Kf3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:04:15] } 33... Re7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:00:16] } 1/2-1/2