Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Masters
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-01
White: McDermott, Malo
WhiteElo: 2027
Black: Khanzharov, Edward
BlackElo: 1819
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:24] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:44] } 6. b4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:44] } 6... Bf8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:26:33] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:30] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:49] } 8. b5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:36] } 8... Nh6?! { [%eval 1.2] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:19] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:31:50] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:22:42] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:29:54] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:21:28] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:23:04] } 11... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:16:55] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:23:06] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:16:49] } 13. Rd1?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:24] } 13... Be7?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:39] } 14. a4?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:05] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:03:24] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:14:01] } 15... b6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:54:52] } 16. g4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:08:32] } 16... Nh4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:53:40] } 17. Nfd4?! { [%eval -0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Nxh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:39] } 17... Bb7?! { [%eval 0.51] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:33] } 18. Bf4?! { [%eval -0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:42] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:51:11] } 19. Bg3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:01:28] } 19... Rc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:48:21] } 20. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:04] } 20... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:27] } 21. Kh1?? { [%eval -1.91] } { Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:54] } 21... Qe7?? { [%eval -0.05] } { Blunder. Bxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:57] } 22. c3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:52:11] } 22... Rc8? { [%eval 1.42] } { Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:32] } 23. f5 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:50:19] } 23... exf5 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:29:09] } 24. gxf5 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:50:25] } 24... Qg5 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:25:55] } 25. Rg1?? { [%eval -2.16] } { Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:58] } 25... Bxd4 { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 0:24:56] } 26. cxd4 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:49:06] } 26... Qxf5 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:25:03] } 27. Qe3?! { [%eval -2.5] } { Inaccuracy. Qxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:20] } 27... Qf3+ { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:23:14] } 28. Qxf3 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:45:40] } 28... Nxf3 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:23:40] } 29. Rgd1 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:43:48] } 29... Rc2 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:23:08] } 30. Rd3 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:38:16] } 30... Nxe5 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:21:46] } 31. Bxe5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:38:23] } 31... Rxe2 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:22:05] } 32. Rg1? { [%eval -5.43] } { Mistake. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:19] } 32... g6? { [%eval -3.18] } { Mistake. Rxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:45] } 33. Bf6? { [%eval -5.23] } { Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:03] } 33... Rcc2 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:21:27] } 34. Rh3 { [%eval -5.86] [%clk 0:36:10] } 34... Bc8 { [%eval -5.84] [%clk 0:21:36] } 35. Rh4 { [%eval -6.13] [%clk 0:36:10] } 35... Bf5 { [%eval -5.98] [%clk 0:21:31] } 36. Rd1 { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:36:20] } 36... Be4+ { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 0:21:12] } 37. Kg1?? { [%eval #-36] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:38] } 37... Rg2+ { [%eval #-23] [%clk 0:21:25] } 38. Kf1 { [%eval #-40] [%clk 0:37:02] } 38... Rcf2+ { [%eval #-43] [%clk 0:21:34] } 39. Ke1 { [%eval -10.73] [%clk 0:37:27] } 39... Rxf6 { [%eval -7.43] [%clk 0:21:33] } 0-1