Event: Round 2: Wang, Tianqi - Melillo, Lucius
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-charlotte-fall-norm-invitational-gm-b/round-2/HQjR7t2E/m5pV4XdF
Date: 2025-11-19
White: Wang, Tianqi
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2344
Black: Melillo, Lucius
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2286
Result: 1-0
ECO: E05
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:42] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:05] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:28] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:30] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:26] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:55] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:50] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:21] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:15] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:40] } 8. Rd1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:33:40] } 8... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:58] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:34:06] } 9... Bc6 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:22:11] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:34:23] } 10... Nxc6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:22:38] } 11. Qxc4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:34:46] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:19:24] } 12. e3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:34:24] } 12... Rad8 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:18:10] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:34:44] } 13... Nb4 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:15:03] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:33:00] } 14... Qc8 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:14:32] } 15. a3 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 1:30:55] } 15... Nbd5 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 1:14:00] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:31:07] } 16... c5 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 1:08:14] } 17. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:31:21] } 17... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 1:07:54] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 1:31:42] } 18... b6 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 1:00:20] } 19. e4 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 1:10:48] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:00:30] } 20. Qxb6 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:10:25] } 20... Rxd4 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 1:00:41] } 21. Bc3 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:10:47] } 21... Rxd1+ { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:58:57] } 22. Rxd1 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:11:12] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:48:57] } 23. Rxd8+ { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 1:11:08] } 23... Bxd8 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:49:25] } 24. Qa7 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:11:18] } 24... Ne8? { [%eval 3.15] } { Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:40] } 25. Bf1 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 1:11:24] } 25... a5 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:43:39] } 26. Bxa5 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 1:07:38] } 26... Bxa5 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:43:49] } 27. Qxa5 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 1:08:04] } 27... Nd6 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:44:05] } 28. Qb6 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:55:16] } 28... Nxe4 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:43:09] } 29. a4 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:55:38] } 29... Nd2?! { [%eval 4.72] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:22] } 30. a5 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:55:21] } 30... g5?! { [%eval 5.09] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:30:45] } 31. a6 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:52:57] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:27:04] } 32. Qb7 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:52:31] } 32... Qd8 { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 0:27:31] } 33. a7 { [%eval 6.77] [%clk 0:51:20] } 33... Nxf1 { [%eval 7.39] [%clk 0:27:54] } 34. Kxf1 { [%eval 7.38] [%clk 0:50:35] } 1-0