Event: Round 1: Ward, Cian - Jones, Graeme
Date: 2025-05-26
White: Ward, Cian
WhiteElo: 1946
Black: Jones, Graeme
BlackElo: 1781
Result: 0-1
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:25] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:30:16] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:30:09] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:32:30] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:25:39] } 8. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:26:49] } 8... Bxc6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:25:52] } 9. d5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:23:41] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:25:04] } 10. e5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:20:58] } 10... dxe5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:23:29] } 11. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:00:43] } 11... Bg7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:23:13] } 12. d6?? { [%eval -0.51] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:27] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:12:37] } 13. Qf3?? { [%eval -2.17] } { Blunder. dxe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:01] } 13... exd6 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 1:01:50] } 14. Nd3 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:32:34] } 14... O-O { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:57:46] } 15. Nf4?! { [%eval -2.6] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:52] } 15... Qd7?! { [%eval -1.86] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:47] } 16. Nxe6 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:26:20] } 16... fxe6 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:53:58] } 17. Qd3 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:26:00] } 17... b5 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:45:02] } 18. c4? { [%eval -3.63] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:17] } 18... Ng4 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:35:34] } 19. cxb5?! { [%eval -4.7] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:48] } 19... Bd4 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:28:33] } 20. Rf1 { [%eval -5.91] [%clk 0:16:26] } 20... Nxf2 { [%eval -6.42] [%clk 0:25:04] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval -8.71] [%clk 0:16:01] } 21... Nd1+ { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:17:51] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval -6.78] [%clk 0:16:01] } 22... Rxf1+ { [%eval -6.54] [%clk 0:18:00] } 23. Qxf1 { [%eval -6.66] [%clk 0:16:27] } 23... Nf2+ { [%eval -6.69] [%clk 0:16:01] } 24. Kg1 { [%eval -9.38] [%clk 0:16:49] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval -9.19] [%clk 0:16:07] } 25. Qe2? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:37] } 25... Ng4+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:09:23] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:16:58] } 26... Rf2?! { [%eval -10.24] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:05] } 27. Qe1?! { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:18] } 27... Qb7 { [%eval -55.21] [%clk 0:08:00] } 0-1