Event: Round 5: Niall P. Whelan - Joseph A. McDonnell
Date: 2024-02-04
White: Niall P. Whelan
Black: Joseph A. McDonnell
Result: 1-0
ECO: B01
Opening: Scandinavian Defense: Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:01:43] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:02:10] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3... Qa5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:02:30] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:29:53] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:02:24] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:40] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:01:06] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:15] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:00:49] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:07] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:58:02] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:25:19] } 8... Bh5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:57:42] } 9. Ng3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:24:41] } 9... Bg6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:57:56] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:24:37] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:57:53] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:33] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:55:29] } 12. Nb5?! { [%eval -0.64] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:26] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:54:17] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 1:11:21] } 13... Rc8?! { [%eval -0.11] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:05] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:07:51] } 14... Nxe4?? { [%eval 1.99] } { Blunder. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:59] } 15. dxe4 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 1:07:36] } 15... Qxd1 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:42:27] } 16. Raxd1 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:07:26] } 16... e5 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:42:26] } 17. Bg3? { [%eval 0.81] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:24] } 17... f6?? { [%eval 2.82] } { Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:16] } 18. Be6 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 1:04:39] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:39:53] } 19. Rxd8+ { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 1:02:41] } 19... Kxd8 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:37:30] } 20. Rd1+ { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 1:03:03] } 20... Ke7 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:36:40] } 21. Bc8 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 1:03:18] } 21... b6?? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:47] } 22. Rd7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:00:38] } 1-0