Event: Round 1: Gormally, Daniel W - Van Volsem, Merlijn
Date: 2025-07-19
White: Gormally, Daniel W
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2435
Black: Van Volsem, Merlijn
BlackElo: 2278
Result: 1-0
ECO: A70
Opening: Benoni Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:40] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:52] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:31:15] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:31:56] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:25] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:32:22] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:48] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:33] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:30:43] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:46] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:30:37] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:31:01] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:30:36] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:22] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:28:58] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:26:44] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:27:24] } 12... b4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:16:16] } 13. Nb1 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:25:02] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:14:52] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:22:45] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:14:57] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:20:54] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:11:02] } 16. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:20:46] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:05:19] } 17. a3 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:19:25] } 17... a5? { [%eval 2.13] } { Mistake. bxa3 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:54] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 1:16:11] } 18... axb4 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 1:03:19] } 19. Rxa8 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:16:35] } 19... Nxa8 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 1:03:47] } 20. Nc4?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:02] } 20... h6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:03:25] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:08:47] } 21... Nb6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:03:09] } 22. e5?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Nxb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:47] } 22... Nxd5?? { [%eval 2.25] } { Blunder. Nxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:05] } 23. Nxd6 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 1:02:48] } 23... Nxe3 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:54:17] } 24. Rxe3 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:01:19] } 24... Re7 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:52:25] } 25. Nxc8 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:55:44] } 25... Qxc8 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:52:43] } 26. Qc4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:52:54] } 26... g5 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:49:13] } 27. e6?! { [%eval 1.65] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:29] } 27... fxe6 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:42:36] } 28. h4?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:48] } 28... g4? { [%eval 2.58] } { Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:08] } 29. Ne5?! { [%eval 1.89] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:00] } 29... Nf6?? { [%eval 5.24] } { Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:48] } 30. Ng6 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:39:38] } 30... Re8 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:38:36] } 31. Bf5 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:39:01] } 31... Qc7? { [%eval 10.92] } { Mistake. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:19] } 32. Rxe6 { [%eval 7.35] [%clk 0:38:07] } 32... Rxe6? { [%eval #35] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:37] } 33. Bxe6+ { [%eval #33] [%clk 0:38:13] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval 7.79] [%clk 0:28:01] } 34. Qc2 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:38:32] } 34... Bh8? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:53] } 35. Ne7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:38:22] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:27:13] } 36. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:38:49] } 36... Kf8 { [%clk 0:27:38] } 37. Qf7# { [%clk 0:38:36] } 1-0