Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Major
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-02
White: O`briain, Colm
WhiteElo: 1517
Black: Horrigan, James
BlackElo: 1608
Result: 1-0
ECO: A43
Opening: Benoni Defense: French Benoni
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:08] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:29:27] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:29:20] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:29:33] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:31:53] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:29:51] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:15] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:46] } 6... Na6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:32:22] } 7. Nd2?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:59] } 7... Nc7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:32] } 8. Bc4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:18:40] } 8... Qe7+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:45] } 9. Kf1?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:45] } 9... g6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:32:05] } 10. a3? { [%eval -1.76] } { Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:11] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 1:32:22] } 11. h3 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 1:10:30] } 11... O-O { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 1:32:23] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 1:07:50] } 12... a6 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 1:32:22] } 13. a4 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 1:07:18] } 13... Bd7?! { [%eval -0.8] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:21] } 14. a5 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:06:16] } 14... Bb5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:27:38] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:59:47] } 15... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:24:52] } 16. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:00:02] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:25:04] } 17. Be3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:55:08] } 17... Ne4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 1:25:03] } 18. Re1?? { [%eval -2.49] } { Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:25] } 18... Nxc3 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 1:25:02] } 19. bxc3 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:52:33] } 19... Qf6 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 1:23:53] } 20. Bd2 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:51:45] } 20... Rxe1+ { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 1:23:41] } 21. Bxe1 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:51:20] } 21... Qf5 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 1:23:35] } 22. Qb3 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:50:25] } 22... Qxd5 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 1:23:37] } 23. c4 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:50:08] } 23... Qc6 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 1:23:32] } 24. g4?! { [%eval -3.13] } { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:42] } 24... Rb8 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 1:22:53] } 25. Kg2 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:48:24] } 25... b5 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 1:23:05] } 26. axb6 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:48:15] } 26... Rxb6 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 1:22:50] } 27. Qd3 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:47:25] } 27... Ne6 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 1:22:41] } 28. Bd2 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:46:26] } 28... Nd4 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 1:22:31] } 29. Re1 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:42:15] } 29... Nxf3?? { [%eval -0.08] } { Blunder. Rb2 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:49] } 30. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:42:38] } 30... Qxf3+ { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:22:59] } 31. Kxf3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:43:01] } 31... Rb2?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:23] } 32. Re8+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:42:22] } 32... Bf8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:23:47] } 33. Bh6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:42:35] } 1-0