Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Major
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-02
White: Crean, Conor
WhiteElo: 0
Black: Downey, Stephen
BlackElo: 0
Result: 1-0
ECO: C70
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Caro Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:24] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:19] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:35] } 5. Bb3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:30] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:32] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:02] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:21] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:29:20] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:23] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:13] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:27] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:23] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:33] } 10... Na5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:19] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:31] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:27:06] } 12. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:00] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:21:34] } 13. Nf1 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:29:31] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:20:34] } 14. Ng3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:28:27] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:20:33] } 15. Nf5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:16:48] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:16:47] } 16. Bxh6 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:58:21] } 16... Bf8?! { [%eval 2.36] } { Inaccuracy. gxh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:36] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:55:40] } 17... Bc8 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 1:15:49] } 18. N3h4 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:53:46] } 18... Bxf5 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 1:14:41] } 19. Nxf5 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:50:30] } 19... g6 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:14:25] } 20. Ne3 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:48:39] } 20... Bg7? { [%eval 4.36] } { Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:15] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:43:51] } 21... Re6 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 1:11:24] } 22. Nd5 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:39:09] } 22... Nc6 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 1:04:51] } 23. Bb3 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:38:33] } 23... c4 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 1:01:30] } 24. dxc4 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:38:04] } 24... Na5 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:59:11] } 25. cxb5 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:37:42] } 25... Nxb3 { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 0:59:28] } 26. axb3 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:37:52] } 26... a5 { [%eval 6.64] [%clk 0:59:23] } 27. b6 { [%eval 6.66] [%clk 0:36:24] } 27... a4 { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:54:20] } 28. Rxa4 { [%eval 7.43] [%clk 0:35:37] } 28... Rxa4 { [%eval 8.14] [%clk 0:54:41] } 29. bxa4 { [%eval 7.7] [%clk 0:36:02] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval 8.86] [%clk 0:54:44] } 30. b4 { [%eval 8.15] [%clk 0:35:52] } 30... Qb8 { [%eval 9.33] [%clk 0:53:43] } 31. Bxf6 { [%eval 9.28] [%clk 0:35:29] } 31... Bxf6 { [%eval 9.13] [%clk 0:53:45] } 32. Nxf6 { [%eval 9.19] [%clk 0:35:50] } 32... Qxb6 { [%eval 10.97] [%clk 0:54:03] } 1-0