Event: Round 1: McGrath, Ethan - Brown, Thomas
Date: 2025-07-04
White: McGrath, Ethan
WhiteElo: 1766
Black: Brown, Thomas
BlackElo: 2104
Result: 0-1
ECO: A10
Opening: English Opening: Great Snake Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:33] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:57] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:00] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:23] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:22:56] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:18] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:22:34] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:08] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:22:01] } 8. b3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:37] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:20:44] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:02] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:20:40] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:24] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:20:39] } 11. d4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:20:50] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:18:16] } 12. cxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:45] } 12... axb5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:17:38] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:56:50] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:10:39] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:54:46] } 14... Na7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:06:03] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:50:34] } 15... b4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:05:17] } 16. Nd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:47:46] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:56:52] } 17. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:47:43] } 17... Qa5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:53:37] } 18. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:47:40] } 18... Nb5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:51:42] } 19. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:43:33] } 19... Bxb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:55] } 20. Qxb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:30] } 20... Rxb5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:48:14] } 21. Re2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:36:04] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:47:25] } 22. Rxc8+ { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:34:00] } 22... Bxc8 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:47:52] } 23. Rc2 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:34:05] } 23... Rc5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:42:56] } 24. Rxc5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:20:15] } 24... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:43:15] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:20:08] } 25... Qc3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:40:42] } 26. Qd1 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:13:47] } 26... Qb2 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:37:13] } 27. Be4? { [%eval -2.35] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:15] } 27... Qxa2 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:34:41] } 28. Qc2?! { [%eval -3.05] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:33] } 28... Qa1+ { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:30:06] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:12:55] } 29... Be6 { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 0:27:19] } 30. Qd2 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:10:47] } 30... Qa5 { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 0:25:00] } 31. Qd1 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:09:11] } 31... Qe5 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:22:57] } 32. Bc2 { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 0:06:36] } 32... h5 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:20:08] } 33. Qd2 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:05:41] } 33... Qb2 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:18:45] } 34. Qd3 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:05:20] } 34... d5 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:13:44] } 35. Bd1 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:05:08] } 35... Qe5 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:09:50] } 36. Qb5 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:04:25] } 36... Qd6 { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 0:08:49] } 37. Bc2 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:03:48] } 37... Bd7 { [%eval -3.44] [%clk 0:08:47] } 38. Qa5?! { [%eval -4.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:55] } 38... Bc6? { [%eval -2.33] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:57] } 39. Kf1? { [%eval -4.01] } { Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:12] } 39... d4 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:06:26] } 40. exd4?! { [%eval -4.61] } { Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:14] } 40... Qxd4 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:06:15] } 41. Qa6 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:03:50] } 41... Qd5?! { [%eval -3.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:03] } 42. Bd3? { [%eval -5.58] } { Mistake. Ke1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:08] } 42... Qxb3 { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 0:00:41] } 43. Qxc6 { [%eval -6.61] [%clk 0:01:05] } 43... Qxd3+ { [%eval -6.42] [%clk 0:01:06] } 44. Kg2 { [%eval -6.24] [%clk 0:01:28] } 44... Qd6 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:00:41] } 0-1