Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Spring Classic
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-mcc-spring-festival--classic/round-4/aaw0tqmq/hsro8wJf
Date: 2025-09-23
White: Yang, Ray
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2176
Black: Solomontchik, Daniel
BlackElo: 1896
Result: 1-0
ECO: B13
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60 minutes + 30 seconds

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:00:58] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:00:58] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:01:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:01:26] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:01:43] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:01:54] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:08] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:02:12] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:02:18] } 5... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:01:41] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:37] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:00:17] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:47] } 7... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:19] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:03:06] } 8... e6? { [%eval 1.77] } { Mistake. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:48] } 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:00:47] } 9... Qd8 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:48:09] } 10. Nb4?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:45] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:43:36] } 11. O-O { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:33:56] } 11... Bxf3?? { [%eval 3.04] } { Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:52] } 12. Qxf3 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:34:17] } 12... Bxb4 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:34:17] } 13. Bxb4 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:34:33] } 13... Qxd4 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:34:38] } 14. Ba3 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:30:42] } 14... Qg4? { [%eval 5.05] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:14] } 15. Qe3 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:29:12] } 15... a6 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:13:27] } 16. Bxc6+ { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:29:32] } 16... Rxc6 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:13:38] } 17. Qa7 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:29:46] } 17... e5 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:13:26] } 18. Qxb7 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:28:22] } 18... Qe6 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:11:47] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:27:56] } 19... e4 { [%eval 7.59] [%clk 0:11:15] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval 7.11] [%clk 0:24:50] } 20... h5? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:01] } 21. Rd4 { [%eval 12.49] [%clk 0:24:19] } 21... Rh6?! { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 22. Red1 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:24:17] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:00:40] } 23. Rd6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:24:24] } 23... Qf5 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:36] } 24. Rd8+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:24:40] } 1-0