Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Championship
Site: Sligo, Ireland, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-01
White: Whelan, Niall P.
WhiteElo: 1622
Black: Reynolds, Paul
BlackElo: 0
Result: 0-1
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:19] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:36] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:24:53] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:25:13] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:06] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:25] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:07] } 6. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:24:26] } 6... Nxe7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:26:04] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:23:00] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:20:20] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:22:19] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:46] } 9. c3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:21:51] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:17:32] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:21:56] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:15:25] } 11. O-O-O?! { [%eval -0.88] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:18:34] } 11... Nf4 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:12:37] } 12. g3 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:16:01] } 12... Nxd3+ { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:10:02] } 13. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 1:16:24] } 13... b6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:05:39] } 14. h4?! { [%eval -1.74] } { Inaccuracy. Rde1 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:47] } 14... Ng4 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 1:00:29] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 1:10:44] } 15... g6 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 1:00:08] } 16. Nh3 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 1:03:24] } 16... Bf5 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:56:58] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 1:03:25] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:55:23] } 18. Qf4?! { [%eval -2.92] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:16] } 18... c5?! { [%eval -2.16] } { Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:52] } 19. f3?? { [%eval -4.82] } { Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:49] } 19... Qa4 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:46:30] } 20. Nb3?! { [%eval -6.43] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:14] } 20... Qxa2 { [%eval -6.32] [%clk 0:45:30] } 21. Nd2?? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:34] } 0-1