Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Championship
Site: Sligo, Ireland, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-02
White: Brearley, Thierry
WhiteElo: 1497
Black: Watkins, Mark R.
BlackElo: 1795
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B06
Opening: Modern Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:28] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4. Be2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:40] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:40] } 5. e5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:25:14] } 5... dxe5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:26:21] } 6. dxe5?! { [%eval -0.73] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:08] } 6... Qxd1+ { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:26:28] } 7. Bxd1 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:25:24] } 7... Ng4 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:26:10] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:25:22] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:26:13] } 9. c3? { [%eval -1.93] } { Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:44] } 9... Ngxe5 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 1:25:00] } 10. Nxe5 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 1:20:23] } 10... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 1:23:22] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 1:20:42] } 11... Bf5 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 1:21:03] } 12. O-O { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 1:17:03] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 1:08:52] } 13. Na3 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 1:07:42] } 13... a6?! { [%eval -2.04] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:35] } 14. Nc4?! { [%eval -3.13] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:09] } 14... Nxc4?! { [%eval -1.94] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:34] } 15. Bxc4 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:55:16] } 15... Bd3 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:54:36] } 16. Bxd3?! { [%eval -2.12] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:19] } 16... Rxd3 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:55:03] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval -2.09] [%clk 0:52:27] } 17... Rhd8?? { [%eval -0.16] } { Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:14] } 18. Rxe7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:52:36] } 18... Rd1+ { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:50:19] } 19. Re1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:52:56] } 19... Rxa1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:49:25] } 20. Rxa1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:53:03] } 20... h6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:46:12] } 1/2-1/2