Event: Round 5: Lynch, Denis - Howlett, Cillian
Date: 2025-06-02
White: Lynch, Denis
WhiteElo: 1628
Black: Howlett, Cillian
BlackElo: 1645
Result: 1-0
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:32] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:06] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:19] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:26] } 6. f3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:45] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:43] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:55] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:50] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:15] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:05] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:30] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:33] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:46] } 11. g4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:23] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:04] } 12. g5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:37] } 12... b4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:31:14] } 13. gxf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:13] } 13... bxc3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:36] } 14. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:11] } 14... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:22] } 15. Rg1?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:44] } 15... Kh8?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:38] } 16. Qd2? { [%eval -1.35] } { Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:47] } 16... a5 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 1:22:28] } 17. Kb1 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 1:14:53] } 17... a4 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:18:09] } 18. Nc1?! { [%eval -1.61] } { Inaccuracy. Qg2 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:11] } 18... a3?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:13] } 19. b3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:15:21] } 19... d5 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 1:05:09] } 20. exd5?! { [%eval -1.73] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:11] } 20... Nxd5 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 1:05:22] } 21. Bc4 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 1:09:53] } 21... Bb4 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 1:03:27] } 22. Qg2? { [%eval -2.86] } { Mistake. Qxb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:46] } 22... Nc3+ { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 1:03:03] } 23. Ka1 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 1:03:09] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 1:03:28] } 24. Bg5 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 1:01:06] } 24... Qg6 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 1:01:19] } 25. Bd3 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 1:00:32] } 25... Bf5?? { [%eval 3.12] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:04] } 26. Bxf5 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:58:06] } 26... Qxf5 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:55:22] } 27. Be7 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:58:24] } 27... Rg8 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:52:47] } 28. Bxb4 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:58:38] } 28... Nxd1 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:52:48] } 29. Rxd1 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:58:48] } 29... e4?! { [%eval 3.87] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:58] } 30. fxe4 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:56:59] } 30... Qe5+ { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:47:16] } 31. c3 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:57:15] } 31... Rge8 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:44:06] } 32. Kb1 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:54:57] } 32... Qxe4+ { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:42:30] } 33. Qxe4 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:55:08] } 33... Rxe4 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:42:54] } 34. c4 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:54:14] } 34... f5 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:42:01] } 35. Rd7 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:53:31] } 35... Rg4 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:41:14] } 36. Bxa3 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:52:30] } 36... Rg2?! { [%eval 5.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:50] } 37. Bd6 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:52:10] } 37... Rd2 { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 0:37:02] } 38. c5 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:51:47] } 38... f4 { [%eval 7.79] [%clk 0:37:17] } 39. c6 { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 0:51:26] } 39... f3 { [%eval 7.81] [%clk 0:33:41] } 40. c7 { [%eval 7.61] [%clk 0:51:37] } 40... f2? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:43] } 41. Rd8+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:51:30] } 41... Rxd8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:33:52] } 42. cxd8=Q# { [%clk 0:51:36] } 1-0