Event: Round 1: Iain Gourlay - Ieuan C Ward
Date: 2024-02-19
White: Iain Gourlay
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2301
Black: Ieuan C Ward
BlackElo: 2028
Result: 1-0
ECO: A14
Opening: English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:25:35] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:12] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:14] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:35] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:23] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:01] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:24:14] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:25] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:23] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:49] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:19] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:29] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:23:53] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:14] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:23:39] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:05] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:21:03] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:51] } 10. Ba3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:07:17] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:59] } 11. Nh4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:59:02] } 11... g6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:06:00] } 12. dxc5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:54:12] } 12... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:04:40] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:52:34] } 13... Nfe4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:59:45] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:01] } 14... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:51:58] } 15. Rxc3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:46:21] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:23] } 16. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:45:29] } 16... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:47] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:42:33] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:50:50] } 18. Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:41] } 18... Qa3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:49:13] } 19. Qa1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:34:39] } 19... Rc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:04] } 20. Ne5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:27:58] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:16:52] } 21. Rcd1 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:22:49] } 21... Nc3 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:12:11] } 22. Rd2 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:22:41] } 22... Ne4? { [%eval 0.73] } { Mistake. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:05] } 23. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:17:09] } 23... dxe4?? { [%eval 5.6] } { Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:37] } 24. Nxf7 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:16:19] } 24... Kxf7 { [%eval 5.74] [%clk 0:02:05] } 25. Rd7+ { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:16:21] } 25... Ke6 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:01:56] } 26. Qg7 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:09:17] } 26... Bd5?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 27. Qe7+?? { [%eval 6.27] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:01] } 27... Kf5 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:00:58] } 28. Rxd5+ { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:08:09] } 1-0