Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Major
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-01
White: Crean, Conor
WhiteElo: 0
Black: Dimitrov, Nikolai
BlackElo: 1537
Result: 0-1
ECO: B00
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:23] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:26] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:28:46] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:27:58] } 3... f6?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:22] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:20:09] } 4... Be6?! { [%eval 1.92] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:31] } 5. d5 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 1:19:29] } 5... Bf7 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 1:22:50] } 6. a4 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:17:58] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 1:20:15] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 1:10:10] } 7... g6 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:19:50] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 1:09:29] } 8... h5?! { [%eval 2.26] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:06] } 9. Nd4 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 1:07:55] } 9... Ne5?! { [%eval 2.64] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:20] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 1:07:10] } 10... Bh6?! { [%eval 3.4] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:21] } 11. f4 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 1:06:49] } 11... c5?! { [%eval 4.34] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:04] } 12. Ne6 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 1:00:41] } 12... Bxe6 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 1:12:27] } 13. dxe6 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:58:06] } 13... Ng4 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:54:56] } 14. Bxg4 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:57:18] } 14... hxg4 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:54:34] } 15. Qxg4 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:57:20] } 15... Qa5 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:54:01] } 16. Qxg6+ { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:54:46] } 16... Kd8 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:51:21] } 17. O-O { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:53:39] } 17... Kc8 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:50:18] } 18. Qe8+ { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:42:54] } 18... Qd8 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:50:46] } 19. Qxd8+ { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:43:13] } 19... Kxd8 { [%eval 5.47] [%clk 0:51:04] } 20. a5 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:41:21] } 20... Kc7 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:45:48] } 21. Rf3 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:38:24] } 21... f5 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:42:34] } 22. exf5 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:35:54] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:42:42] } 23. g4 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:36:09] } 23... Bg7 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:42:45] } 24. Nd5+ { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:35:30] } 24... Kc6 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:43:12] } 25. Kg2 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:35:19] } 25... Bd4 { [%eval 6.76] [%clk 0:40:37] } 26. Rh3 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:32:17] } 26... Rxh3 { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:40:43] } 27. Kxh3 { [%eval 6.84] [%clk 0:32:40] } 27... Rb8 { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 0:38:38] } 28. Rb1 { [%eval 6.69] [%clk 0:30:09] } 28... b5 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:38:13] } 29. axb6 { [%eval 6.79] [%clk 0:30:16] } 29... axb6 { [%eval 6.77] [%clk 0:38:32] } 30. Be3?! { [%eval 5.03] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:19] } 30... b5 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:38:11] } 31. Nxe7+ { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:27:01] } 31... Nxe7 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:37:30] } 32. Bxd4 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:26:51] } 32... cxd4 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:37:54] } 33. cxb5+ { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:25:19] } 33... Kxb5 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:37:49] } 34. f6 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:25:32] } 34... Nd5 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:37:37] } 35. Kg3?? { [%eval 0.2] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:21] } 35... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:37:57] } 36. Rc1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:19:21] } 36... d3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:36:59] } 37. Kf3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:19:34] } 37... d5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:36:20] } 38. g5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:14:59] } 38... d2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:34:29] } 39. Rd1?? { [%eval -2.2] } { Blunder. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:29] } 39... Ne4 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 0:34:51] } 40. Ke3 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:10:31] } 40... Kc4?? { [%eval -0.01] } { Blunder. Kc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:22] } 41. Rxd2?? { [%eval -5.13] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:05] } 41... Nxd2 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:29:58] } 42. Kxd2 { [%eval -8.4] [%clk 0:08:23] } 42... Rxb2+ { [%eval -7.57] [%clk 0:30:12] } 43. Ke3? { [%eval #-22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke1 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:56] } 43... Rxh2? { [%eval -7.95] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. d4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:29:57] } 44. e7? { [%eval #-21] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:06] } 44... d4+ { [%eval #-16] [%clk 0:30:16] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval #-15] [%clk 0:08:19] } 45... Rh8 { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:30:18] } 46. f5 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:08:46] } 46... d3 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:29:53] } 47. f6 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:08:50] } 47... d2 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:26:44] } 48. f7 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:08:06] } 48... d1=Q+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:24:06] } 49. Kf2 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:08:06] } 0-1