Event: 2025 Melbourne Chess Club Grand Final Eve Blitz
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-mcc-spring-festival--grand-final-eve-blitz/round-7/WYqAEJDJ/la33PPGB
Date: 2025-09-22
White: Morris, James
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2449
Black: Ilic, Nicholas
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2036
Result: 1-0
ECO: A06
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 minutes + 2 seconds

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. b3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... Bg4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:03] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:04] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7... Bh5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:00] } 8. g4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:05] } 8... Bg6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:00] } 9. Bg2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:03:06] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:03:02] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:03:08] } 10... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:03] } 11. Nh4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:06] } 11... O-O-O { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:03:00] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:03:02] } 12... Kb8 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:02:59] } 13. b4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 13... e5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:03:00] } 14. c4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:03:02] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:02:19] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:02:58] } 15... e4? { [%eval 2.83] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:04] } 16. Nxg6 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:02:56] } 16... exd3 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:02:03] } 17. Qxd3?! { [%eval 1.91] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:57] } 17... hxg6 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:01:58] } 18. cxd5 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:02:58] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:01:28] } 19. Bxd5?! { [%eval 0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:37] } 19... Ne5?? { [%eval 4.33] } { Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 20. Qe4 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:02:39] } 20... Rxd5?! { [%eval 5.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:26] } 21. Qxd5 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:02:40] } 21... cxd5 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:01:21] } 22. Rxc7 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:02:40] } 22... Nd3+ { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:00:56] } 23. Ke2 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:02:41] } 23... Kxc7 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:00:53] } 24. Kxd3 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:02:42] } 24... f6 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:00:53] } 25. h4 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:02:38] } 25... Kd6 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:00:53] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:02:38] } 26... Re8 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:00:47] } 27. h5 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:02:38] } 27... f5 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:00:38] } 28. gxf5 { [%eval 6.38] [%clk 0:02:29] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval 7.07] [%clk 0:00:24] } 29. Bxg7 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:02:21] } 29... Rxf5 { [%eval 7.64] [%clk 0:00:24] } 30. h6 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:02:20] } 30... Bf8 { [%eval 8.38] [%clk 0:00:08] } 31. Nh4 { [%eval 7.99] [%clk 0:02:12] } 31... Rf7 { [%eval 9.3] [%clk 0:00:05] } 32. Bxf8+ { [%eval 9.12] [%clk 0:02:13] } 32... Rxf8 { [%eval 9.5] [%clk 0:00:06] } 33. Nxg6 { [%eval 8.99] [%clk 0:02:13] } 33... Rf7? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:03] } 34. h7 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:02:15] } 34... Rxh7 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:00:03] } 35. Rxh7 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:02:16] } 35... b5 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:00:03] } 36. Kd4 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:02:17] } 36... a5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:00:04] } 37. Ne5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:02:17] } 37... axb4 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:03] } 38. f4 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:02:15] } 38... bxa3 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:04] } 39. f5 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:02:17] } 39... a2 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:00:03] } 40. Rd7# { [%clk 0:02:13] } 1-0