Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Championship
Site: Sligo, Ireland, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-02
White: Syms, Thomas
WhiteElo: 1650
Black: Brearley, Thierry
BlackElo: 1497
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:04] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:30] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:53] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:18] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:43] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:12] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:41] } 6... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:31] } 7. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:48] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:54] } 8. Be3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:28:02] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:14] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:07] } 9... Nge7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:35] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:28:14] } 10... Nf5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:32:31] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:27:31] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:36] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:26:54] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:07] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:22:46] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:31:02] } 14. b3 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:12:56] } 14... h6 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:30:19] } 15. Bg4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:58:55] } 15... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:23:26] } 16. fxe3 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:56:19] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:23:42] } 17. e4?? { [%eval -3.65] } { Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:51] } 17... Bg5 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 1:08:48] } 18. Qf2 { [%eval -4.04] [%clk 0:36:12] } 18... Nb4 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 1:00:58] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:28:57] } 19... Nc2 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:52:54] } 20. Rab1?! { [%eval -5.6] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:50] } 20... Be3+ { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:53:08] } 21. Kh1 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:26:55] } 21... Rxc3 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:53:35] } 22. exd5 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:17:14] } 22... Bxd4 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:45:32] } 23. Qf4 { [%eval -5.49] [%clk 0:15:37] } 23... Qxd5 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:45:41] } 24. Rbc1?! { [%eval -7.68] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:51] } 24... Rfc8?! { [%eval -5.55] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:43] } 25. Bh5?! { [%eval -9.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:09] } 25... R3c7 { [%eval -6.56] [%clk 0:21:10] } 26. Rxc2 { [%eval -7.26] [%clk 0:01:49] } 26... Rxc2 { [%eval -7.2] [%clk 0:21:25] } 27. Qxf7+ { [%eval -7.11] [%clk 0:01:30] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval -7.03] [%clk 0:21:43] } 28. Bf3 { [%eval -8.08] [%clk 0:01:12] } 28... Qxe5 { [%eval -7.45] [%clk 0:21:38] } 29. Qg6 { [%eval -9.86] [%clk 0:00:37] } 29... Rc1 { [%eval -9.2] [%clk 0:20:49] } 30. Qd3? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 30... Qe1+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:19:25] } 0-1