
[Event "Melbourne Int Open 2025"]
[Site "Melbourne AUS"]
[Date "2025.04.07"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Soo, Kai Jie"]
[Black "Thogata, Randheer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2206"]
[BlackElo "2018"]
[ECO "B38"]
[PlyCount "163"]
1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Be3 d6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.f3 O-O 9.Nc2 Be6 10.Qd2 Nd7 11.Rb1 Qa5 12.b4 Qd8 13.f4 Nb6 14.Nd5 f5 15.b5 Nb8 16.Nd4 Bf7 17.exf5 Nxd5 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.Ne6 Bxe6 20.fxe6 a6 21.b6 d5 22.Rd1 Nc6 23.Qxd5 Bc3+ 24.Kf2 Qe8 25.Qd7 Qb8 26.Qc7 Qe8 27.Rd5 Be5 28.Rxe5 Rc8 29.Rd5 Rxc7 30.bxc7 Qc8 31.Rd7 Ne5 32.Rd8 Ng4+ 33.Kf3 Nxh2+ 34.Rxh2 Rxd8 35.cxd8=Q+ Qxd8 36.g4 Qd5+ 37.Kg3 Qxe6 38.Re2 h5 39.Bh3 Qc4 40.Bf1 Qe6 41.gxh5 gxh5 42.Bh3 Qc4 43.Kf3 Qd5+ 44.Kf2 Qh1 45.Kg3 Qd1 46.Rg2 Kf7 47.Kh4 Qf3 48.Rg3 Qe2 49.Bg2 Qxa2 50.Bxb7 Qh2+ 51.Rh3 Qe2 52.Bf3 Qe1+ 53.Kg5 h4 54.Bd5+ e6 55.Bf3 a5 56.Bh5+ Ke7 57.Bd4 Qe4 58.Be5 Qe1 59.Rxh4 Qg3+ 60.Bg4 a4 61.Rh6 a3 62.Rh3 Qg2 63.Rxa3 Qb7 64.Rh3 Qg2 65.Rh6 Kf7 66.Rf6+ Kg8 67.Kh6 Qh2+ 68.Bh5 Qd2 69.Bf7+ Kf8 70.Bxe6+ Ke7 71.Kg7 Qg2+ 72.Rg6 Qe4 73.Bf7 Qf5 74.Re6+ Kd7 75.Rf6 Qg4+ 76.Bg6 Qh4 77.Rd6+ Kc7 78.f5 Qe7+ 79.Kg8 Qxe5 80.Re6 Qd5 81.Kf7 Kd7 82.Kg7 1/2-1/2
[Site "Melbourne AUS"]
[Date "2025.04.07"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Soo, Kai Jie"]
[Black "Thogata, Randheer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2206"]
[BlackElo "2018"]
[ECO "B38"]
[PlyCount "163"]
1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Be3 d6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.f3 O-O 9.Nc2 Be6 10.Qd2 Nd7 11.Rb1 Qa5 12.b4 Qd8 13.f4 Nb6 14.Nd5 f5 15.b5 Nb8 16.Nd4 Bf7 17.exf5 Nxd5 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.Ne6 Bxe6 20.fxe6 a6 21.b6 d5 22.Rd1 Nc6 23.Qxd5 Bc3+ 24.Kf2 Qe8 25.Qd7 Qb8 26.Qc7 Qe8 27.Rd5 Be5 28.Rxe5 Rc8 29.Rd5 Rxc7 30.bxc7 Qc8 31.Rd7 Ne5 32.Rd8 Ng4+ 33.Kf3 Nxh2+ 34.Rxh2 Rxd8 35.cxd8=Q+ Qxd8 36.g4 Qd5+ 37.Kg3 Qxe6 38.Re2 h5 39.Bh3 Qc4 40.Bf1 Qe6 41.gxh5 gxh5 42.Bh3 Qc4 43.Kf3 Qd5+ 44.Kf2 Qh1 45.Kg3 Qd1 46.Rg2 Kf7 47.Kh4 Qf3 48.Rg3 Qe2 49.Bg2 Qxa2 50.Bxb7 Qh2+ 51.Rh3 Qe2 52.Bf3 Qe1+ 53.Kg5 h4 54.Bd5+ e6 55.Bf3 a5 56.Bh5+ Ke7 57.Bd4 Qe4 58.Be5 Qe1 59.Rxh4 Qg3+ 60.Bg4 a4 61.Rh6 a3 62.Rh3 Qg2 63.Rxa3 Qb7 64.Rh3 Qg2 65.Rh6 Kf7 66.Rf6+ Kg8 67.Kh6 Qh2+ 68.Bh5 Qd2 69.Bf7+ Kf8 70.Bxe6+ Ke7 71.Kg7 Qg2+ 72.Rg6 Qe4 73.Bf7 Qf5 74.Re6+ Kd7 75.Rf6 Qg4+ 76.Bg6 Qh4 77.Rd6+ Kc7 78.f5 Qe7+ 79.Kg8 Qxe5 80.Re6 Qd5 81.Kf7 Kd7 82.Kg7 1/2-1/2
[Event "Melbourne Int Open 2025"]
[Site "Melbourne AUS"]
[Date "2025.04.07"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Soo, Kai Jie"]
[Black "Thogata, Randheer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2206"]
[BlackElo "2018"]
[ECO "B38"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "accelerated fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 6.Be3"]
[EventDate "2025.04.07"]
[WhiteFideId "5803454"]
[BlackFideId "3247759"]
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
f3 O-O 9. Nc2 Be6 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. Rb1 Qa5 12. b4 Qd8 13. f4 Nb6 14. Nd5 f5
15. b5 Nb8 16. Nd4 Bf7 17. exf5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. fxe6 a6
21. b6 d5 22. Rd1 Nc6 23. Qxd5 Bc3+ 24. Kf2 Qe8 25. Qd7 Qb8 26. Qc7 Qe8 27.
Rd5 Be5 28. Rxe5 Rc8 29. Rd5 Rxc7 30. bxc7 Qc8 31. Rd7 Ne5 32. Rd8 Ng4+ 33.
Kf3 Nxh2+ 34. Rxh2 Rxd8 35. cxd8=Q+ Qxd8 36. g4 Qd5+ 37. Kg3 Qxe6 38. Re2
h5 39. Bh3 Qc4 40. Bf1 Qe6 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. Bh3 Qc4 43. Kf3 Qd5+ 44. Kf2
Qh1 45. Kg3 Qd1 46. Rg2 Kf7 47. Kh4 Qf3 48. Rg3 Qe2 49. Bg2 Qxa2 50. Bxb7
Qh2+ 51. Rh3 Qe2 52. Bf3 Qe1+ 53. Kg5 h4 54. Bd5+ e6 55. Bf3 a5 56. Bh5+
Ke7 57. Bd4 Qe4 58. Be5 Qe1 59. Rxh4 Qg3+ 60. Bg4 a4 61. Rh6 a3 62. Rh3 Qg2
63. Rxa3 Qb7 64. Rh3 Qg2 65. Rh6 Kf7 66. Rf6+ Kg8 67. Kh6 Qh2+ 68. Bh5 Qd2
69. Bf7+ Kf8 70. Bxe6+ Ke7 71. Kg7 Qg2+ 72. Rg6 Qe4 73. Bf7 Qf5 74. Re6+
Kd7 75. Rf6 Qg4+ 76. Bg6 Qh4 77. Rd6+ Kc7 78. f5 Qe7+ 79. Kg8 Qxe5 80. Re6
Qd5 81. Kf7 Kd7 82. Kg7 1/2-1/2