Event: Round 6: Binks, Michael - McGrath, Ethan
Date: 2025-07-07
White: Binks, Michael
WhiteElo: 1934
Black: McGrath, Ethan
BlackElo: 1766
Result: 1-0
ECO: A40
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:00] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:30:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:19] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:37] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:18] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:58] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:31] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:01] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:12] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:11] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:12] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:47] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:22] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:32] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:23:44] } 8... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:39] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:23:03] } 9... Nb6? { [%eval 1.53] } { Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:26] } 10. Bb3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:23:03] } 10... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.84] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:59] } 11. O-O? { [%eval 0.58] } { Mistake. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:55] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:23:55] } 12. e6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:21:08] } 12... f6?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:32] } 13. h3 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:21:16] } 13... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:14:50] } 14. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:21:32] } 14... Na6?! { [%eval 2.67] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:53] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 1:19:36] } 15... Qc8 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 1:15:04] } 16. Qe3? { [%eval 1.26] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:26] } 16... Nc7?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:53] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 1:17:42] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 1:04:00] } 18. a4 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:11:05] } 18... Ncd5 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:54:09] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 1:10:55] } 19... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:54:33] } 20. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 1:11:06] } 20... cxd5 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:54:55] } 21. Rxd5 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:11:18] } 21... Qc6?! { [%eval 3.06] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:49] } 22. Rd7 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 1:09:45] } 22... Rfe8 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:54:41] } 23. b3 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 1:07:17] } 23... Rac8?! { [%eval 3.89] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:28] } 24. c4 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 1:05:59] } 24... Qa6 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:44:08] } 25. Rfd1 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 1:03:12] } 25... Bf8 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:42:23] } 26. Rc7 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:54:48] } 26... g5 { [%eval 4.15] [%clk 0:36:04] } 27. Bg3 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:52:03] } 27... b6 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:34:56] } 28. Rcd7 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:49:00] } 28... Qa5 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:33:31] } 29. R1d5 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:45:35] } 29... Qa6 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:30:25] } 30. f4 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:45:19] } 30... Bh6?! { [%eval 6.28] } { Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:44] } 31. fxg5 { [%eval 6.16] [%clk 0:44:40] } 31... fxg5?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:42] } 32. Rxg5 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:43:21] } 32... Bxg5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:26:28] } 33. Be5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:42:12] } 33... Bf6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:26:35] } 34. Bxf6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:42:35] } 34... exf6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:26:53] } 35. Qh6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:42:58] } 1-0