Event: Round 5: McDiarmid, Euan - Barnes, Oliver
Date: 2025-07-30
White: McDiarmid, Euan
WhiteElo: 1888
Black: Barnes, Oliver
BlackElo: 2009
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E51
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Ragozin Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:45] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:47] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:55] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:46] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:20] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:19:36] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:05] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:17:52] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:20] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:17:55] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:29:26] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:32] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:26:33] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:07:19] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:23:05] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:51:42] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:19:55] } 11... Bf8?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:14] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:16:09] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:35:09] } 13. Be1 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:15:44] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:33:24] } 14. Bh4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:15:17] } 14... Bg7 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:33:43] } 15. e4?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:01] } 15... Nxe5?! { [%eval 1.04] } { Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:59] } 16. fxe5?? { [%eval -1.63] } { Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:17] } 16... dxe4 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:22:14] } 17. Qf2 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:52:02] } 17... exd3 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:18:15] } 18. Bxf6?! { [%eval -2.53] } { Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:42] } 18... Bxf6 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:13:29] } 19. exf6 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:52:06] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:11:43] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:50:25] } 20... Rad8?! { [%eval -1.04] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:02] } 21. Rxd3 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:50:37] } 21... c5?! { [%eval -0.21] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:46] } 22. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:48:54] } 22... c4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:07:10] } 23. R3d2?! { [%eval -0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:46] } 23... Re6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:07:07] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:46:43] } 24... b5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:07:02] } 25. a3?! { [%eval -1.09] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:43] } 25... Rde8?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:45] } 26. Qh4 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:40:42] } 26... h5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:06:22] } 27. Rdf2? { [%eval -2.43] } { Mistake. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:55] } 27... Rd8? { [%eval -0.96] } { Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:15] } 28. Rd2 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:39:32] } 28... Rde8 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:05:08] } 29. Rdf2? { [%eval -2.3] } { Mistake. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:45] } 29... Rd8? { [%eval -0.92] } { Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:39] } 30. Rd2 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:37:00] } 30... Qb6 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:01:54] } 31. Qf2 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:25:25] } 31... Rdd6 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:02:00] } 32. d5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:25:38] } 32... Qxf2+ { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:01:42] } 33. Rfxf2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:26:03] } 33... Re5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:59] } 34. Rfe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:09] } 34... Rxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:58] } 35. Rxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:20] } 35... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:42] } 36. Re7? { [%eval -1.13] } { Mistake. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:53] } 36... Bc8? { [%eval 0.21] } { Mistake. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 37. Ra7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:25] } 37... Ke8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:00:52] } 38. Re7+ { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:25:50] } 38... Kf8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:01:17] } 39. Ra7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:26:15] } 39... Ke8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:01:17] } 40. Re7+?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:31] } 40... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:44] } 41. Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:44] } 1/2-1/2