Event: Round 3: Crack, Malcolm - Hettiarachchi, Kisara
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/auckland-double-weekends-2025--september/round-3/vJVpsKDj/eRikmD9Y
Date: 2025-09-06
White: Crack, Malcolm
WhiteElo: 1984
Black: Hettiarachchi, Kisara
BlackElo: 1696
Result: 1-0
ECO: C05
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:52] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:11] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:12] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:10] } 7. Ne2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:03] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:30:52] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:31:21] } 8... Be7?! { [%eval 1.48] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:49] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:31:26] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:26:55] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 1:31:48] } 10... a5 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 1:25:30] } 11. b3 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:24:04] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:21:40] } 12. Bb1 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 1:24:13] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 1:21:14] } 13. a3 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 1:23:09] } 13... h6 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 1:19:07] } 14. h4 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 1:11:47] } 14... Qd8 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:16:52] } 15. h5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:09:14] } 15... b5 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:15:27] } 16. Re1 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:02:29] } 16... b4 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:13:46] } 17. a4 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:00:07] } 17... Ba6 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:11:47] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:50:57] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 1:08:55] } 19. Nf4 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:35:11] } 19... Nf8 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:02:56] } 20. Ra2 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:29:43] } 20... Na7 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:57:53] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:24:12] } 21... Nh7 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:54:08] } 22. Rc2 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:23:44] } 22... Kd7?! { [%eval 2.62] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:52] } 23. Rxc8 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:22:23] } 23... Qxc8 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:42:09] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:22:38] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:39:50] } 25. Bd3?! { [%eval 1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:48] } 25... Qb6 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:36:56] } 26. Rc1 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:20:46] } 26... Nc6 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:32:02] } 27. Bxa6?! { [%eval 1.08] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:47] } 27... Qxa6 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:31:54] } 28. Rc2 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:17:07] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:29:35] } 29. Nc1 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:16:05] } 29... Nf8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:28:43] } 30. Nd3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:15:49] } 30... Kd8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:27:55] } 31. Nc5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:12:01] } 31... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:27:42] } 32. Rxc5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:11:48] } 32... Nd7 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:27:25] } 33. Rc2 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:11:34] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:26:55] } 34. g4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:11:00] } 34... Rh8?! { [%eval 1.97] } { Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:54] } 35. Qc1 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:10:56] } 35... Ndb8 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:22:15] } 36. Qd2 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:10:06] } 36... Nd7 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:17:50] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:10:03] } 37... Ndb8 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:14:44] } 38. Ne1 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:08:20] } 38... Qb6 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:14:20] } 39. Nf3?! { [%eval 1.71] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:20] } 39... Qa6 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:14:34] } 40. Rc1 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:06:07] } 40... Nd7?! { [%eval 3.11] } { Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:18] } 41. Ne1?! { [%eval 2.14] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:42] } 41... f6?? { [%eval 4.71] } { Blunder. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:43] } 42. Qc2 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:04:26] } 42... Ncb8?! { [%eval 6.17] } { Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:06] } 43. Qg6 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:04:22] } 43... Kf8?! { [%eval 8.63] } { Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:13] } 44. exf6 { [%eval 8.53] [%clk 0:04:14] } 44... Nxf6 { [%eval 9.1] [%clk 0:06:22] } 45. Rc7 { [%eval 8.55] [%clk 0:04:06] } 45... Nfd7 { [%eval 9.0] [%clk 0:05:19] } 46. Nf3 { [%eval 8.76] [%clk 0:04:02] } 46... Rg8? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:01] } 47. Ne5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:04:14] } 1-0