Event: Round 3: Kurmann, Oliver - Gallagher, Joseph G.
Date: 2025-07-14
White: Kurmann, Oliver
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2417
Black: Gallagher, Joseph G.
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2400
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:16] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:26] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:51] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:12] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:22] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:03] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:31] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:08] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:16] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:33:12] } 8... b4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:11:05] } 9. Na4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:04] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:03:43] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:26:38] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:02:12] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:19] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:00:21] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:35] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:59:14] } 13. c3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:11:03] } 13... Na6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:52:38] } 14. cxb4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:05:43] } 14... axb4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:49:14] } 15. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:05:55] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:48:09] } 16. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:04:21] } 16... dxc5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:48:36] } 17. Ne2?! { [%eval -0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:59] } 17... Bb5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:48:11] } 18. Qxd8 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:49:24] } 18... Rfxd8 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:48:37] } 19. Ng3 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:48:32] } 19... Rdc8 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:39:10] } 20. a4 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:23:21] } 20... Ba6 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:23:33] } 21. Nf1 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:23:35] } 21... c4 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:23:31] } 22. Bd1 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:24:04] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:20:13] } 23. Be2 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:24:31] } 23... Bf6 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:16:46] } 24. Rab1 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:24:36] } 24... c3 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:16:18] } 25. Bxa6 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:24:33] } 25... Rxa6 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:16:40] } 26. bxc3 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:24:05] } 26... bxc3 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:16:21] } 27. Rb4? { [%eval -2.86] } { Mistake. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:27] } 27... g5?? { [%eval -0.64] } { Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:26] } 28. Kf2?! { [%eval -1.67] } { Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:22] } 28... Rb8?! { [%eval -0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:49] } 29. Rcb1 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:09:05] } 29... Rba8 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:08:50] } 30. Bd4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:07:01] } 30... Rxa4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:05:24] } 31. Rxa4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:07:21] } 31... Rxa4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:05:52] } 32. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:07:40] } 32... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:06:21] } 33. Ng3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:05:41] } 33... Ra2+ { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:05:55] } 34. Ne2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:06:00] } 34... c2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:05:54] } 35. Rc1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:06:14] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:03:34] } 1/2-1/2