Event: Round 3: Dignam, Matthew - Hughes, Gavin James
Date: 2025-04-17
White: Dignam, Matthew
WhiteElo: 2020
Black: Hughes, Gavin James
BlackElo: 1880
Result: 1-0
ECO: A01
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Variation
Variant: Standard

1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:08] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:02] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:11] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:04] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:24:56] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:25:06] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:24:50] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:25:01] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:23:01] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:25:01] } 6. g4?! { [%eval -0.48] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:23] } 6... h6?! { [%eval 0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:57] } 7. g5? { [%eval -0.98] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:18] } 7... hxg5 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:23:51] } 8. Nxg5 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:21:10] } 8... e5?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:27] } 9. Qf3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:19:31] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:22:52] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:19:22] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:22:15] } 11. Qg2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:17:27] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:57] } 12. h3?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:26] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:20:31] } 13. e4? { [%eval -1.56] } { Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:10:24] } 13... Bg6 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:20:15] } 14. Nd5?! { [%eval -2.41] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:16] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:20:03] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:09:12] } 15... Nd4?? { [%eval -0.39] } { Blunder. Bxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:25] } 16. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:09:11] } 16... exd4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:18:33] } 17. Ne6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:08:58] } 17... a6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:14:17] } 18. Be2 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:07:39] } 18... Rh6?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:27] } 19. Nxg7+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:06:31] } 19... Kf8?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:28] } 20. Bg4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:06:22] } 20... Qb5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:10:06] } 21. Nf5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:05:53] } 21... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:10:05] } 22. Bxf5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:05:48] } 22... Bf6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:10:00] } 23. Rg1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:04:49] } 23... Ke7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:09:59] } 24. Qf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:04:31] } 24... a5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:09:08] } 25. a4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:03:43] } 25... Qb4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:08:50] } 26. Rc1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:39] } 26... b5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:07:58] } 27. axb5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:03:08] } 27... Qxb5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:08:00] } 28. Rb1? { [%eval -1.16] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:27] } 28... a4?? { [%eval 1.18] } { Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:45] } 29. e5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:01:26] } 29... Bxe5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:07:27] } 30. bxa4 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:01:29] } 30... Qxa4?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:15] } 31. Rb7+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:31] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:07:01] } 32. Qg4?? { [%eval 3.59] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 32... Qa1+ { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:06:58] } 33. Bb1 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 0:01:00] } 33... Rh8? { [%eval 6.82] } { Mistake. Qxb1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:55] } 34. Qd7 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:01:01] } 1-0