Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Spring Rapid
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-mcc-spring-festival--rapid/round-4/MyhC3gjS/vqJXAQaY
Date: 2025-09-22
White: Yang, Ray
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2048
Black: Morris, James
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2389
Result: 0-1
ECO: B00
Opening: Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 12 minutes + 3 seconds

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:05] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:12:05] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:11:38] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:12:06] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:11:31] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:12:08] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:11:19] } 4... Nb4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:12:05] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:11:09] } 5... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:12:07] } 6. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:11:11] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:12:09] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:10:57] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:12:03] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:10:54] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:12:04] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:10:25] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:12:04] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:10:12] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:10:32] } 11. Rad1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:10:03] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:10:32] } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:09:39] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:10:22] } 13. Ne1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:09:07] } 13... Bc8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:10:20] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:08:47] } 14... g6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:09:31] } 15. g4?! { [%eval -0.54] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:00] } 15... Nf6?! { [%eval 0.29] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:34] } 16. f3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:06:16] } 16... Ne8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:08:35] } 17. Ng3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:06:08] } 17... Ng7 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:08:37] } 18. Bc1?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Ng2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:32] } 18... f5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:07:28] } 19. h3?! { [%eval -0.66] } { Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:29] } 19... Bh4 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:07:21] } 20. Nh1 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:05:04] } 20... h5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:07:22] } 21. Ng2 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:04:59] } 21... fxg4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:57] } 22. fxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:52] } 22... Rxf1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:57] } 23. Rxf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:17] } 23... hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:59] } 24. hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:13] } 24... Bxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:00] } 25. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:30] } 25... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:16] } 26. Qh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:21] } 26... Bh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:19] } 27. Nf2?? { [%eval -1.78] } { Blunder. Nxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:58] } 27... Rf8 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:05:07] } 28. Nh3 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:00:33] } 28... Rxf1+ { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:05:03] } 29. Kxf1 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:00:35] } 29... Qf7+ { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:04:05] } 30. Kg1 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:00:37] } 30... Qf3 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:04:07] } 31. Ng5?? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 31... Bf2+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:03:39] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:13] } 32... Bg3+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:03:41] } 33. Kg1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:04] } 33... Qd1+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:03:43] } 0-1