Event: Round 7: Holm, Kristian Stuvik - Melaugh, Shane
Date: 2025-04-21
White: Holm, Kristian Stuvik
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2500
Black: Melaugh, Shane
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2182
Result: 1-0
ECO: A84
Opening: Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:45] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:35] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:11] } 2... f5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:28:46] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:15] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:28:23] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:35] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:27:41] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:41] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:27:52] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:04] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:24:49] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:29:34] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:24:07] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:29:41] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:24:21] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:28:51] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:23:47] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:26:15] } 10... cxd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:23:51] } 11. Nb5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:26:24] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:23:16] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:23:39] } 12... Nb6?! { [%eval 1.33] } { Inaccuracy. Ne8 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:22] } 13. Nc7 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:21:13] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:22:48] } 14. Nf4 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:21:33] } 14... Qd6?! { [%eval 2.26] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:03] } 15. Nb5 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 1:21:17] } 15... Qd8?! { [%eval 2.93] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:26] } 16. Nxa7 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 1:20:13] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 1:16:37] } 17. Ba5 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 1:17:17] } 17... g5 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 1:16:44] } 18. Nh3 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 1:14:08] } 18... g4?! { [%eval 3.72] } { Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:12] } 19. Nf4 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 1:13:58] } 19... Ra8 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 1:14:34] } 20. Qb3 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 1:13:56] } 20... Rxa7 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 1:14:58] } 21. Bxb6 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 1:14:20] } 21... Qa8 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 1:15:25] } 22. Bxa7 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 1:14:34] } 22... Qxa7 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 1:15:52] } 23. Bb5 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 1:14:44] } 23... Bc8 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 1:16:18] } 24. fxg4 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 1:12:54] } 24... Nxg4 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 1:16:43] } 25. Rxc8 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 1:11:47] } 25... Rxc8 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 1:17:08] } 26. Bd7 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 1:12:12] } 26... Rf8 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 1:17:36] } 27. Bxe6+ { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 1:12:30] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 1:18:01] } 28. h3 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 1:11:39] } 28... Nf6 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 1:17:59] } 29. Nxd5 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 1:11:48] } 29... Nxd5 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 1:18:23] } 30. Qxd5 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 1:11:55] } 1-0