Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Spring Classic
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-mcc-spring-festival--classic/round-7/m0nbZrnT/CMGJqdz0
Date: 2025-09-22
White: Arthur, James
WhiteElo: 1840
Black: Gao, Arthur
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2087
Result: 0-1
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60 minutes + 30 seconds

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:00:30] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:00:30] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:00:30] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:00:30] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:00:30] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:00:30] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:00:30] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:00:30] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:00:30] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:00:30] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:00:30] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:00:30] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:00:30] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:00:30] } 8. exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:00:30] } 8... Nb8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:00:30] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:00:43] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:01:24] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:00:10] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:01:31] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:00:15] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:01:17] } 12. Re1? { [%eval -0.38] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:51] } 12... a6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:01:23] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:58:41] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:00:42] } 14. Bc2 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:57:05] } 14... e4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:55:46] } 15. Qe2?! { [%eval -1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:54] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:55:20] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:55:09] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:54:53] } 17. Bxe5?! { [%eval -2.15] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:04] } 17... Bxe5 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:55:04] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:29:16] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:53:26] } 19. Bb3 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:25:39] } 19... Qh4 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:48:13] } 20. g3 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:24:08] } 20... Qh3 { [%eval -2.66] [%clk 0:43:58] } 21. Qf1 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:18:03] } 21... Qh5 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:43:29] } 22. Qe2 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:16:57] } 22... Qg6 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:40:19] } 23. Qe3?! { [%eval -3.23] } { Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:03] } 23... f4 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 0:37:07] } 24. Qxe4 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:16:13] } 24... Qh5 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:36:35] } 25. Rd2? { [%eval -4.89] } { Mistake. Qg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:36] } 25... Rae8 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:32:02] } 26. Bd1 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:07:24] } 26... f3 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:31:18] } 27. Qd3?? { [%eval #-26] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:12] } 27... Bxg3 { [%eval -11.8] [%clk 0:30:32] } 0-1