Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Championship
Site: Sligo, Ireland, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-02
White: O`Shea, Niall
WhiteElo: 1786
Black: Syms, Thomas
BlackElo: 1650
Result: 1-0
ECO: A50
Opening: Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:17] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:35] } 5. f3?! { [%eval -0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... c5? { [%eval 0.81] } { Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:25] } 6. d5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:32:22] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:30:43] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:31:37] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:29:36] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:31:28] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:29:34] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:26:44] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:25:52] } 10. Nge2 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:26:08] } 10... O-O { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:25:46] } 11. O-O { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:26:06] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:25:07] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:23:20] } 12... c4 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:20:16] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:22:11] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:13:40] } 14. Kh1 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:20:17] } 14... Ba6 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 1:07:31] } 15. Nd4 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 1:16:17] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 1:00:00] } 16. Nc6 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:11:43] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:55:12] } 17. a4 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 1:07:17] } 17... Nfd7 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:42:57] } 18. Nb5 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 1:02:19] } 18... Bxb5 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:42:37] } 19. axb5 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 1:02:38] } 19... Ra8 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:39:59] } 20. Nxe7+?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:04] } 20... Rxe7 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:40:12] } 21. Re1 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:42:26] } 21... Rae8 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:26:36] } 22. Qe2 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:35:41] } 22... Nb3 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:24:27] } 23. Bxb3 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:33:44] } 23... cxb3 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:24:28] } 24. Rec1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:28:11] } 24... Qb8?! { [%eval 1.85] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:51] } 25. Rc6 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:24:01] } 25... Ne5 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:23:28] } 26. Bxe5? { [%eval 0.3] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:05] } 26... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:23:35] } 27. Qc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:23:53] } 27... f5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:23:18] } 28. Rc7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:23:49] } 28... fxe4?? { [%eval 4.58] } { Blunder. R5e7 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:09] } 29. Raxa7 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:22:48] } 29... exf3?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:08] } 30. Rxg7+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:23:05] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:19:43] } 31. Rxh7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:23:28] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:19:20] } 32. Qg4+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:23:50] } 1-0