Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Masters
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-01
White: Fitzsimons, David
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2313
Black: Melling, Jonathon
BlackElo: 1929
Result: 1-0
ECO: B13
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:22] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:48] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:51] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:06] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:06] } 6... Bh5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:25] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:23:46] } 8. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:20] } 8... Qc8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:43] } 9. Qxc8+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:24] } 9... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:23:58] } 10. gxf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:19:08] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:04:35] } 11. Kd1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:18:07] } 11... Ne6? { [%eval 1.89] } { Mistake. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:36] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 1:17:51] } 12... Rc7?! { [%eval 2.68] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:58] } 13. Na3 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 1:17:53] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 1:02:06] } 14. Nb5 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 1:17:48] } 14... Rb7 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:59:59] } 15. Bxa7 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 1:18:02] } 15... g6 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 1:00:00] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 1:17:37] } 16... Bg7 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:59:59] } 17. a4 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 1:17:39] } 17... O-O { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 1:00:19] } 18. a5 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 1:17:22] } 18... d4 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:57:55] } 19. cxd4 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 1:15:52] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:57:35] } 20. Bc4 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 1:14:25] } 20... Rd7 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:56:58] } 21. a6 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 1:12:43] } 21... Ra8 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:56:20] } 22. Ke2 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 1:06:29] } 22... Nec7?! { [%eval 4.47] } { Inaccuracy. Nef4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:52:50] } 23. Nxc7 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 1:06:41] } 23... Nxc7 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:53:10] } 24. Rhd1 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 1:03:35] } 24... e6 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:45:43] } 25. Ra5 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 1:02:59] } 25... Bf8 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:37:17] } 26. Rc1 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 1:02:54] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:28:25] } 27. Bd2 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 1:01:26] } 27... Nd5?! { [%eval 5.34] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:03] } 28. Bxd5 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 1:01:36] } 28... exd5 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:23:44] } 29. b4 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 1:01:58] } 29... Rd6 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:22:41] } 30. b5 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 1:02:21] } 30... Be7 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:22:51] } 31. Rc6 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 1:02:11] } 31... Rxc6 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:19:53] } 32. bxc6 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 1:02:34] } 32... Bd8 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:16:28] } 33. Rxd5 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 1:02:57] } 33... Rxa6 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:16:51] } 34. Rxd8 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 1:03:16] } 34... Rxc6 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:17:17] } 35. d5 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 1:03:38] } 35... Ra6 { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 0:17:10] } 36. Bc3+ { [%eval 6.45] [%clk 1:03:55] } 36... f6 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:13:59] } 37. Rd7+ { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 1:04:18] } 37... Kh6 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:14:22] } 38. f4 { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 1:04:27] } 38... Ra4 { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:13:14] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval 6.83] [%clk 1:03:29] } 39... Ra3 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:12:23] } 40. Rc7 { [%eval 7.46] [%clk 1:03:53] } 40... g5 { [%eval 7.71] [%clk 0:11:00] } 41. f5 { [%eval 7.54] [%clk 1:04:16] } 41... g4 { [%eval 7.93] [%clk 0:11:08] } 42. h4 { [%eval 7.54] [%clk 1:04:22] } 1-0