2023 Australian Open - Day 4

 Antother double round day saw the 2023 Australian Open reach the halfway mark. The big result of the day was the win by IM James Morris over tournament top seed GM Jingyao Tin. Tin was better for a lot of the game, but blundered on move 35, losing material, and then the game. The win moves Morris into a tie for 1st with GM Temur Kuybokarov, who had drawn with Tin in Round 5.

GM Darryl Johansen and WIM Hong Anh Nguyen are tied for 3rd, on 5/6. Johansen won an interesting game against longtime opponent FM Bill Jordan, while Nguyen was not able to find a win in the ending against the always resourceful CM Hui Li. 

Today's round 7 sees a clash between Kuybokarov and Morris, with Tin v Johansen on Board 2.

Jayden Arav has taken the outright lead in the Minor event on 5.5, half a point ahead of Benny Chan and Oscar Ho. As Arav and Chan have already played, Arav is facing Ho on the top board today.

Morris,James (2456) - Tin,Jingyao (2598) [B10]
2023 Australian Open (6.1), 05.01.2023

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Ne2 Qb6 6. d4 e6 7. Ng3 c5 8. Bd3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 cxd4 10. a3 Nc6 11. b4 Bd7 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Kf1 h6 14. Qd2 a5 15. b5 Ne7 16. Nxd4 Qxe5 17. c3 Qd6 18. a4 e5 19. Nb3 g6 20. c4 Bg7 21. c5 Qe6 22. c6 bxc6 23. Nc5 Qd6 24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. Rc1 Rhc8 26. b6 Rcb8 27. b7 Ra7 28. Ba6 e4 29. Rxh6 Bxh6 30. Qxh6 Be8 31. Qd2 Rxa6 32. Nxa6 Rxb7 33. Qxa5 Qa3 34. Re1 Bd7 35. Kg1 Bc8 36. Nc5 Kf6 37. Nxb7 Bxb7 38. Rb1 Qd3 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Rxb7 Qd1+ 41. Kh2 Qd2 42. Rb8 1-0