Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Masters
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-02
White: Gallagher, Brian
WhiteElo: 1892
Black: Menon, Sanjay
BlackElo: 1839
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 1:24:33] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:45] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:24:35] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:19] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:24:55] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:27:20] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:23:58] } 5... Qa5+?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:17] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:24:02] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:26:22] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:19:14] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:25:45] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:13:31] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:25:26] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:13:07] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:23:08] } 10. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:11:49] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:21:55] } 11. Na4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:00:40] } 11... Ba7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:21:39] } 12. b4?! { [%eval 0.17] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:55] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:20:55] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:48:10] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:13:37] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:48:38] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:08:31] } 15. c3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:43:00] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:08:15] } 16. Be3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:56] } 16... d4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:04:52] } 17. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:20] } 17... cxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:36] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:31] } 18... axb4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:04:55] } 19. Ng5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:35:05] } 19... O-O { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:55:53] } 20. Qb1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:33:38] } 20... g6?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:20] } 21. Qxb4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:32:44] } 21... Nf5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:49:21] } 22. Rec1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:13] } 22... Qd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:23] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:26:26] } 23... Nxe3?? { [%eval 2.99] } { Blunder. Bxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:59] } 24. Nf6+ { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:25:57] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:44:49] } 25. fxe3 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:26:25] } 25... Rb8 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:44:49] } 26. Qe1 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:25:28] } 26... Rb3 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:41:20] } 27. Nc3 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:22:23] } 27... Rb6?! { [%eval 4.02] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:38] } 28. Nce4 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:21:12] } 28... Bb8 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:33:51] } 29. Nc5 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:18:15] } 29... Bc8 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:33:42] } 30. Qh4 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:15:39] } 30... h6 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:33:21] } 31. Rf1 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:15:06] } 31... Rb5 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:33:26] } 32. Nce4 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:14:20] } 32... Bb7 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:33:05] } 33. Rf3 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:13:43] } 33... Bxe5?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:59] } 34. dxe5?? { [%eval 3.12] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:11:12] } 34... Rxe5 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:26:08] } 35. Raf1?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:07] } 35... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:57] } 36. Qf4?! { [%eval -1.02] } { Inaccuracy. Nh5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:10] } 36... Bxf3 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:16:55] } 37. Qxe5 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:03:53] } 37... Qxf6 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:17:15] } 38. Qxf6+ { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:03:32] } 38... Kxf6 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:17:41] } 39. Rxf3+ { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:03:42] } 39... Ke5 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:18:10] } 40. Rf4 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:03:16] } 40... f5 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:18:11] } 41. Ra4 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:03:21] } 41... Rd8? { [%eval -0.39] } { Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:31] } 42. Ra2? { [%eval -1.75] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:27] } 42... Ke4?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:48] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:03:43] } 43... Rd6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:18:25] } 44. Ra4+ { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:03:08] } 44... Ke5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:18:38] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:03:19] } 45... Rd3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:17:04] } 46. Ra5+ { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:02:40] } 46... Kf6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:17:28] } 47. h4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:01:08] } 47... Rb3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:17:25] } 48. Ra8 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:01:12] } 48... Rb4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:17:16] } 49. g3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:01:27] } 49... g5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:17:05] } 50. hxg5+ { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:01:14] } 50... hxg5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:17:27] } 51. Ra2 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:00:46] } 51... g4+ { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:17:27] } 52. Ke2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:00:55] } 52... Ke5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:17:50] } 53. Rc2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:00:40] } 53... Ke4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:18:06] } 54. Rd2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:01:01] } 54... e5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:17:43] } 55. Ra2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:01:29] } 55... Rc4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:17:36] } 56. Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:43] } 56... Ra4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:10] } 57. Rc2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:07] } 57... Ra1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:17:27] } 58. Rc4+?? { [%eval -4.43] } { Blunder. Rb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:58] } 58... Kd5 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:17:52] } 59. Rc2 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:00:34] } 59... Rh1 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:18:14] } 60. Kd3 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:00:44] } 60... Rg1 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:18:19] } 61. Ra2 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:00:41] } 61... Rxg3 { [%eval -5.31] [%clk 0:18:44] } 62. Ra5+ { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:01:06] } 62... Ke6 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:19:08] } 63. Ra6+ { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:01:29] } 63... Kf7 { [%eval -5.48] [%clk 0:19:29] } 64. Ra5 { [%eval -6.07] [%clk 0:01:41] } 64... Kf6 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:19:53] } 65. Ra6+ { [%eval -6.85] [%clk 0:02:06] } 65... Kg5 { [%eval -6.73] [%clk 0:20:20] } 66. Re6 { [%eval -6.66] [%clk 0:02:07] } 66... e4+ { [%eval -6.63] [%clk 0:20:41] } 67. Ke2?? { [%eval #-41] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 67... Rg2+ { [%eval #-37] [%clk 0:21:03] } 68. Kf1 { [%eval #-43] [%clk 0:02:49] } 68... Ra2 { [%eval -10.88] [%clk 0:21:28] } 69. Re5 { [%eval -10.6] [%clk 0:02:41] } 69... Ra3?! { [%eval -6.54] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:01] } 70. Kf2 { [%eval -6.54] [%clk 0:02:46] } 70... g3+ { [%eval -6.44] [%clk 0:21:05] } 71. Kxg3 { [%eval -6.45] [%clk 0:03:10] } 71... Rxe3+ { [%eval -6.4] [%clk 0:21:32] } 72. Kf2 { [%eval -6.83] [%clk 0:03:33] } 72... Rf3+ { [%eval -6.61] [%clk 0:21:57] } 73. Ke2 { [%eval -6.65] [%clk 0:03:54] } 73... Kf4 { [%eval -6.43] [%clk 0:22:23] } 74. Ra5 { [%eval -6.44] [%clk 0:04:06] } 74... Rh3 { [%eval -6.37] [%clk 0:22:36] } 75. Kf2 { [%eval -8.58] [%clk 0:04:29] } 75... Rh2+ { [%eval -8.28] [%clk 0:22:59] } 76. Kg1 { [%eval -8.36] [%clk 0:04:55] } 76... Rb2 { [%eval -7.5] [%clk 0:23:15] } 77. Ra3? { [%eval #-15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:59] } 77... e3 { [%eval #-14] [%clk 0:23:27] } 78. Kf1 { [%eval #-14] [%clk 0:05:24] } 78... Kf3 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:23:40] } 79. Ra1 { [%eval #-14] [%clk 0:05:49] } 79... f4 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:23:36] } 80. Ke1 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:06:07] } 80... Rh2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:24:00] } 81. Kd1 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:06:08] } 81... Rh1+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:24:25] } 82. Kc2 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:06:36] } 82... Rxa1 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:24:49] } 83. Kb2 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:07:06] } 83... Rd1 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:25:01] } 84. Kc2 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:07:35] } 84... e2 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:25:26] } 85. Kb2 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:08:04] } 85... e1=Q { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:25:35] } 86. Kc2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:08:33] } 86... Qd2+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:25:43] } 87. Kb3 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:09:03] } 87... Rb1+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:25:58] } 88. Kc4 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:09:30] } 88... Rc1+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:26:22] } 89. Kb3 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:09:58] } 89... Qc3+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:26:30] } 90. Ka4 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:10:27] } 90... Ra1+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:26:47] } 91. Kb5 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:10:56] } 91... Ra5+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:27:10] } 92. Kb6 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:11:22] } 92... Qc5+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:27:33] } 93. Kb7 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:11:50] } 93... Ra7+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:27:58] } 94. Kb8 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:12:17] } 94... Qc7# { [%clk 0:28:24] } 0-1