Event: Merv Morrison Memorial 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/merv-morrison-memorial-2025/round-2/uDoiLxT5/23c47FrE
Date: 2025-10-25
White: Mao, Daqi
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2219
Black: McEwen, Matheson
BlackElo: 1780
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes, 30 seconds increment.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:40] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:32] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:48] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:50] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:55] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:11] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:08] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:25] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:56] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:29] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:16] } 10. Bh4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:36] } 10... Nh5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:18] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:40] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:40] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:42] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:43] } 13. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:40] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:16] } 14. Na4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:09] } 14... Nhf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:36] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:05] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:41] } 16. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:19:21] } 16... dxe4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:02] } 17. a3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:18:03] } 17... Qh4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:25:36] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:14:56] } 18... Qg4? { [%eval 1.92] } { Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:53] } 19. b5 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:12:22] } 19... cxb5 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 1:16:56] } 20. Nc3 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:12:40] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:16:51] } 21. Nxb5 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 1:12:49] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 1:14:29] } 22. Rab1 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 1:05:51] } 22... Ra6 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 1:03:07] } 23. Qc7 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 1:02:09] } 23... Qd7 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 1:03:18] } 24. Qb8 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:58:14] } 24... Rb6 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:52:57] } 25. Na7 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:55:33] } 25... Rxb1 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:53:07] } 26. Rxb1 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:55:55] } 26... b5?! { [%eval 2.36] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:17] } 27. Qb6?! { [%eval 1.65] } { Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:56] } 27... b4 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:45:42] } 28. axb4 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:51:30] } 28... axb4 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:46:00] } 29. Nc6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:51:03] } 29... Re8 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:46:22] } 30. Ne5 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:50:55] } 30... Qa4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:44:46] } 31. Qxb4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:50:51] } 31... Qxb4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:44:24] } 32. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:51:12] } 32... h5?! { [%eval 2.11] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:43] } 33. h4 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:48:23] } 33... Be6 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:43:49] } 34. Ne2 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:44:01] } 34... Nd5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:38:36] } 35. Rb2 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:41:05] } 35... Rc8 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:38:11] } 36. Ng3 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:38:50] } 36... Nf6?! { [%eval 2.16] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:21] } 37. Kh2?! { [%eval 1.22] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:03] } 37... g6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:35:41] } 38. Ne2 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:37:30] } 38... Nd5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:33:53] } 39. Kg3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:37:02] } 39... Ne7?? { [%eval 2.6] } { Blunder. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:26] } 40. Nf4 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:36:07] } 40... Nf5+ { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:32:43] } 41. Kh2 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:36:28] } 41... Nxh4 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:32:21] } 42. Nxe6 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:36:29] } 42... fxe6 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:32:45] } 43. Nd7 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:31:57] } 1-0