Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Spring Rapid
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-mcc-spring-festival--rapid/round-1/LPD0UQBB/So5UAfVu
Date: 2025-09-22
White: Morris, James
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2389
Black: Jalan, Sarvang
BlackElo: 1557
Result: 1-0
ECO: A25
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 12 minutes + 3 seconds

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:12:04] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:11:59] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:12:05] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:11:56] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:12:04] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:11:53] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:12:05] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:11:50] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:48] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:38] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:45] } 6... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:36] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:11:41] } 7... O-O?? { [%eval 4.4] } { Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:27] } 8. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:11:37] } 8... Bxd2+ { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:11:17] } 9. Qxd2 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:11:38] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:11:00] } 10. Nb4 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:11:27] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:10:11] } 11. Nxc6 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:11:27] } 11... Bxc6 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:10:08] } 12. Bxc6 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:11:27] } 12... bxc6 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:10:05] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:11:27] } 13... Qd6 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:09:44] } 14. Qc3 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:11:23] } 14... Rfe8 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:09:32] } 15. O-O { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:11:18] } 15... Rab8 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:08:37] } 16. b3 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:11:07] } 16... e4 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:08:16] } 17. dxe4 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:11:06] } 17... Rxe4 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:08:10] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:10:59] } 18... Qe6 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:07:02] } 19. Ng5 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:10:53] } 19... Qg6 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:06:14] } 20. Nxe4 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:10:51] } 20... Qxe4 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:06:09] } 21. Qd4 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:10:44] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:05:25] } 22. Qxa7 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:10:43] } 22... Re8 { [%eval 5.89] [%clk 0:05:15] } 23. Qe3 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:10:26] } 23... Qf8 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:05:03] } 24. Qf3 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:10:27] } 24... c5 { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:04:51] } 25. a4 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:10:28] } 25... h6 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:04:48] } 26. a5 { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:10:30] } 26... Ra8 { [%eval 6.47] [%clk 0:04:36] } 27. a6 { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 0:10:31] } 27... Ra7 { [%eval 6.75] [%clk 0:04:26] } 28. Qb7 { [%eval 6.71] [%clk 0:10:32] } 28... Rxb7 { [%eval 7.16] [%clk 0:03:28] } 29. axb7 { [%eval 6.94] [%clk 0:10:34] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 0:03:21] } 30. Ra8 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 0:10:35] } 30... Qxa8?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:11] } 31. bxa8=Q { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:10:34] } 31... f6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:02:59] } 32. Qe4+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:10:35] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:02:52] } 33. Rd8+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:10:36] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:02:47] } 34. Qe8# { [%clk 0:10:37] } 1-0