Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Major
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-01
White: Dimitrov, Nikolai
WhiteElo: 1537
Black: Corcoran, Paddy
BlackElo: 0
Result: 0-1
ECO: A28
Opening: English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:00] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:26:40] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. e4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:25:57] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:25:59] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:27] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:24:38] } 5... d6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:31:10] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:23:30] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:30:48] } 7. h3?! { [%eval -0.71] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:13] } 7... Bh5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:31:10] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:20:05] } 8... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:30:51] } 9. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:20:32] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:31:05] } 10. a3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:19:27] } 10... h5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:30:07] } 11. b4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:19:22] } 11... Bb6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:20] } 12. Bb2?! { [%eval -0.54] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:55] } 12... g5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:30:00] } 13. Be2?! { [%eval -1.19] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:05] } 13... Qd7?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:01] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:14:26] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:30:07] } 15. exd5 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 1:14:41] } 15... Nxe2+? { [%eval 0.83] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:49] } 16. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:11:44] } 16... c5?? { [%eval 3.89] } { Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:29:51] } 17. dxc6?! { [%eval 2.48] } { Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:30] } 17... Qxc6 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 1:25:21] } 18. d4?! { [%eval 2.1] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:19] } 18... O-O-O { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 1:23:01] } 19. c5 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 1:08:00] } 19... dxc5 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 1:19:23] } 20. Qxe5?? { [%eval 0.18] } { Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:01] } 20... cxd4?? { [%eval 5.09] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:41] } 21. Rac1 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 1:04:26] } 21... Bc7 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 1:17:05] } 22. Rxc6 { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 1:04:45] } 22... bxc6 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 1:17:18] } 23. Qc5 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 1:03:16] } 23... d3 { [%eval 7.6] [%clk 1:16:10] } 24. Bxh8 { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 1:03:13] } 24... d2 { [%eval 7.57] [%clk 1:16:13] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval 7.43] [%clk 1:03:20] } 25... Re8 { [%eval 7.49] [%clk 1:16:27] } 26. Rxd2?? { [%eval #-1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf5+ was best. } { [%clk 1:02:58] } 26... Re1# { [%clk 1:16:08] } 0-1