Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Masters
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-02
White: Nikula, Mikko
WhiteElo: 1882
Black: McDermott, Malo
BlackElo: 2027
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:18:12] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:18:16] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:18:29] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:18:53] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:19:15] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:16] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:19:40] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:38] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:19:58] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:59] } 8. exd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:24] } 8... Nb8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:14] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:20:47] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:37] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:21:08] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:07] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:20:56] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:41] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:19:08] } 12... f5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:59] } 13. f4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:17:47] } 13... e4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:29:06] } 14. Be2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:18:04] } 14... Qb6+ { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:28:00] } 15. Kh1 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:18:27] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:25:28] } 16. Qb3?! { [%eval -0.07] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:52] } 16... Qxb3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:16:34] } 17. axb3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:17:15] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:16:07] } 18. Ra3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:13:17] } 18... Bf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:10:15] } 19. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:43] } 19... Nd7?? { [%eval 1.88] } { Blunder. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:12] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:07:16] } 20... b6 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 1:07:06] } 21. Nb5 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:00:02] } 21... Be7 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:54:24] } 22. Nd4 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:51:42] } 1/2-1/2