Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Masters
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-02
White: McDermott, Malo
WhiteElo: 2027
Black: James, Chris
BlackElo: 1914
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:30] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:42] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:40] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:08] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:54] } 7... Rc8 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:27:17] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:32:11] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:27:16] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:32:10] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:26:32] } 10. Na3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:25:59] } 10... h6?! { [%eval 1.63] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:39] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 1:20:38] } 11... Nxb4? { [%eval 3.27] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:44] } 12. cxb4 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 1:16:51] } 12... Bxb4 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 1:07:14] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 1:12:46] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 1:06:56] } 14. Nb5 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 1:12:28] } 14... Bxb5 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 1:00:00] } 15. Bxb5+ { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 1:12:45] } 15... Kd8? { [%eval 5.36] } { Mistake. Qxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:45] } 16. Re3 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 1:11:43] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:53:54] } 17. Reb3 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 1:07:02] } 17... Bc5 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:52:46] } 18. Bd2 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 1:05:57] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:52:29] } 19. h3 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 1:02:32] } 19... g5 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:44:19] } 20. Qe1 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:58:46] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:43:43] } 21. Nh2 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:54:34] } 21... a6?! { [%eval 5.95] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:47] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:52:52] } 22... b6 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:40:31] } 23. Ng4 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:52:17] } 23... Nc6 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:39:37] } 24. Nxh6 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:47:30] } 24... Rh8 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:35:17] } 25. Bxg5+ { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:45:31] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:35:38] } 26. Ng4 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:43:39] } 26... Rcf8 { [%eval 6.87] [%clk 0:32:45] } 27. Nf6+ { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:41:46] } 27... Kc8 { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 0:33:08] } 28. Bxa6+ { [%eval 6.63] [%clk 0:42:02] } 28... Kb8 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:33:33] } 29. Qc1 { [%eval 6.55] [%clk 0:40:32] } 29... Nxe5 { [%eval 8.32] [%clk 0:32:17] } 30. Bf4 { [%eval 7.99] [%clk 0:39:30] } 30... Ka7 { [%eval 8.25] [%clk 0:32:35] } 31. Bxe5 { [%eval 8.17] [%clk 0:34:13] } 31... Qxe5 { [%eval 8.27] [%clk 0:32:35] } 32. Qxc5 { [%eval 8.27] [%clk 0:33:47] } 32... bxc5 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:29:18] } 33. Bf1 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:33:39] } 33... Rxh3 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:25:37] } 34. Rxh3 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:33:46] } 34... Qxf6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:25:51] } 35. Ra3# { [%clk 0:33:38] } 1-0