Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Masters
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-01
White: Woods, Christopher
WhiteElo: 1926
Black: McDermott, Malo
BlackElo: 2027
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:46] } 3. Nge2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:53] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:19] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:35] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:29] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:09] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:41] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:26:26] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:12] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:26:44] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:30] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:24:32] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:26:56] } 9... dxc6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:22:12] } 10. Qe2?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:59] } 10... e5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:21:36] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:17:18] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:21:05] } 12. a4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:15:15] } 12... Bg4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:18:57] } 13. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:21] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:14] } 14. b3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:12:16] } 14... b5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:16:25] } 15. Bb2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:10:18] } 15... Bc5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:14:36] } 16. Nb1?! { [%eval -0.75] } { Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:37] } 16... g6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:13:36] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:57:10] } 17... h5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:13:39] } 18. Kg2 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:55:37] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 1:09:40] } 19. h3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:51:30] } 19... Qd7?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:05] } 20. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:49:54] } 20... Bxh3+ { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:51:16] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:48:49] } 21... Ng4+ { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:47:54] } 22. Bxg4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:48:27] } 22... Bxg4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:48:12] } 23. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:26] } 23... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:02] } 24. Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:47] } 1/2-1/2