Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Masters
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-01
White: McClean, Caleb
WhiteElo: 1854
Black: McIlroy, Gerard
BlackElo: 1899
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A00
Opening: Polish Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. b4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:24:46] } 1... a5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. b5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:24:53] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. a4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:24:38] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:24:59] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:24:27] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:46] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:24:05] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:30:51] } 7. d3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:23:21] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:30:54] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:23:08] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:30:11] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:22:44] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:30:27] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:23:05] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:28:15] } 11. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:24] } 11... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Bh7 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:38] } 12. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:19:49] } 12... exf5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:27:06] } 13. g3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:18:43] } 13... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:21:01] } 14. c4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:15:01] } 14... c5?! { [%eval 1.79] } { Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:31] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 1:14:23] } 15... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 1:08:28] } 16. Nc4 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:12:20] } 16... Bf8 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 1:07:43] } 17. Bf3 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:07:31] } 17... N7f6 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 1:04:38] } 18. e4 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 1:07:01] } 18... fxe4 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:00:49] } 19. dxe4 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 1:06:59] } 19... Nb6 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:59:51] } 20. Nxb6 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:56:39] } 20... Qxb6 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:59:46] } 21. e5 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:54:46] } 21... Rad8 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:58:55] } 22. Qb3 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:54:24] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:57:54] } 23. Bd5?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:08] } 23... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:54:03] } 24. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:51:43] } 24... Rxe5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:54:24] } 25. Bxf7+ { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:51:51] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:54:37] } 26. Bc4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:45:35] } 26... Be7?! { [%eval 1.97] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:56] } 27. Rad1 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:43:10] } 27... Rd4 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:49:33] } 1/2-1/2