Event: Round 5: Darling, Callum - Groves, Carey
Date: 2025-07-13
White: Darling, Callum
WhiteElo: 1858
Black: Groves, Carey
BlackTitle: WFM
BlackElo: 1933
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B07
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 110+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:17] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:50:06] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:50:19] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:50:08] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:50:23] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:50:04] } 4. f3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:49:48] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:48:31] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:48:02] } 5... Qa5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:46:13] } 6. Qd2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:45:47] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:45:28] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:39:56] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:37:23] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:38:04] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:36:13] } 9. Nh3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:12] } 9... Nb6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:29:58] } 10. Nf2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:18:24] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:26:07] } 11. a4?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:26] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:51] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:14:06] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:20:12] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:08:32] } 13... Bg7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:16:45] } 14. f4?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. Rfc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:23] } 14... Bc4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:13:08] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:56:26] } 15... h5?! { [%eval 0.17] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:07:26] } 16. e5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:45:39] } 16... Nfd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:01:20] } 17. Ne4?! { [%eval -0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:02] } 17... Nxe3?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:17] } 18. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:42:43] } 18... d5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:52:43] } 19. Nc5? { [%eval -0.29] } { Mistake. Nd6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:40:34] } 19... e6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:51:35] } 20. Rf2 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:35:07] } 20... Bh6?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:49] } 21. Qg3?! { [%eval -0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:18] } 21... O-O-O? { [%eval 0.6] } { Mistake. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:49] } 22. Bxc4? { [%eval -0.57] } { Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:52] } 22... dxc4 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:44:03] } 23. b3 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:19:13] } 23... c3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:39:58] } 24. Qd3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:18:37] } 24... Qa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:06] } 25. Rb1?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:07] } 25... Bf8 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:37:49] } 26. Ne4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:14:05] } 26... Nd5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:35:27] } 27. Qc4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:11:26] } 27... Qb6 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:34:04] } 28. Rf3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:11:25] } 28... Kb7 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:34:06] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:11:25] } 29... Ka7?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:06] } 30. Nc1?! { [%eval -0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } 30... Qa6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:34:06] } 31. Qxa6+ { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:11:25] } 31... Kxa6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:34:06] } 32. Nd3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:11:25] } 32... Kb6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:34:06] } 33. Ng5 { [%eval 0.49] } 1/2-1/2