Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Spring Classic
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-mcc-spring-festival--classic/round-4/aaw0tqmq/v2JUcags
Date: 2025-09-22
White: Soo, Kai Jie
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2250
Black: Li, Tedric
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2184
Result: 0-1
ECO: E04
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60 minutes + 30 seconds

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:47:21] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:00:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:47:46] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:01:20] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:48:08] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:01:47] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:48:31] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:02:13] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:48:55] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:02:39] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:49:16] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:03:07] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:48:43] } 7... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:03:32] } 8. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:49:05] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:03:58] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:49:28] } 9... c3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:04:19] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:49:51] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:04:45] } 11. Nb3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:50:12] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:05:12] } 12. Nfd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:50:14] } 12... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:05:28] } 13. cxd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:50:36] } 13... Nd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:05:57] } 14. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:10] } 14... Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:22] } 15. Rd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:45:27] } 15... Ne2+ { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:06:45] } 16. Kf1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:45:51] } 16... Nxc1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:07:10] } 17. Rxc1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:46:15] } 17... b6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:07:26] } 18. Rdc3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:46:22] } 18... Ba6+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:07:40] } 19. Kg1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:46:17] } 19... Ba3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:58:42] } 20. R1c2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:46:18] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:58:42] } 21. Rc7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:46:39] } 21... Bd6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:58:28] } 22. R7c6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:45:35] } 22... Bb7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:58:35] } 23. Rxc8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:45:53] } 23... Rxc8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:58:59] } 24. Rxc8+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:46:17] } 24... Bxc8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:59:24] } 25. e5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:46:20] } 25... Bb4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:59:13] } 26. d5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:46:40] } 26... exd5 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:52:14] } 27. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:47:09] } 27... a5 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:51:38] } 28. Bc6? { [%eval -2.17] } { Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:23] } 28... Be6?! { [%eval -1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:42] } 29. Bb5 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:44:40] } 29... g5 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:42:15] } 30. f4? { [%eval -3.36] } { Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:12] } 30... f6 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:41:27] } 31. exf6 { [%eval -3.3] [%clk 0:38:26] } 31... gxf4 { [%eval -3.59] [%clk 0:41:49] } 32. gxf4 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:38:50] } 32... Bd6 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 0:41:21] } 33. f5 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:39:11] } 33... Bxf5 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:41:35] } 34. Bc4+ { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:39:17] } 34... Kf8 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:41:57] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval -2.95] [%clk 0:39:27] } 35... Be5 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:42:03] } 36. f7 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:39:48] } 36... Bg6 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:40:45] } 37. h3?! { [%eval -3.93] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:10] } 37... Bxf7 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:41:07] } 38. Bxf7 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:40:32] } 38... Kxf7 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:41:32] } 39. Kf3 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:40:55] } 39... Ke6 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:40:49] } 40. Ke4 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:41:23] } 40... a4 { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:40:41] } 41. Nc1 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:41:38] } 41... b5 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:40:18] } 42. Nd3 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:40:58] } 42... Bc3 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:40:00] } 43. h4 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:39:46] } 43... Kd6 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:39:05] } 44. Nf4 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:35:25] } 44... Kc5 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:38:10] } 45. Kd3 { [%eval -5.62] [%clk 0:35:50] } 45... Be5 { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:36:23] } 46. Ne6+ { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:34:05] } 46... Kd5 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:36:21] } 47. Nf8 { [%eval -5.69] [%clk 0:33:01] } 47... h6 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:35:38] } 48. h5 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:33:21] } 48... b4 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:35:20] } 49. Kc2 { [%eval -5.83] [%clk 0:31:24] } 49... Kc4 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:31:09] } 50. Ng6 { [%eval -5.69] [%clk 0:31:08] } 50... Kd4 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:28:32] } 51. Ne7 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:29:39] } 51... Ke4 { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 0:28:35] } 52. Ng8 { [%eval -6.08] [%clk 0:23:42] } 52... Bg7 { [%eval -5.78] [%clk 0:28:02] } 53. Ne7 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 0:24:05] } 53... Bf8 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:28:14] } 54. Nc6 { [%eval -6.01] [%clk 0:22:09] } 54... Kf5 { [%eval -5.89] [%clk 0:27:05] } 55. Nb8 { [%eval -5.89] [%clk 0:18:25] } 55... Kg5 { [%eval -6.33] [%clk 0:26:11] } 56. Nd7 { [%eval -5.96] [%clk 0:18:47] } 56... Bd6 { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:26:10] } 57. Nb6 { [%eval -6.36] [%clk 0:19:08] } 57... a3 { [%eval -6.35] [%clk 0:26:16] } 58. Nc4 { [%eval -6.28] [%clk 0:19:08] } 58... Bf8 { [%eval -5.99] [%clk 0:26:08] } 0-1