Event: Round 2: Michael Carey - Nicholas Beirne
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-marshall-monthly-u2400--september/round-2/oQUPs9sw/ZNVoe2Ow
Date: 2025-09-20
White: Michael Carey
Black: Nicholas Beirne
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... b5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:28:07] } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. a4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:27:11] } 3... b4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:26:24] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:47] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:42] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:23:05] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:26] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:22:59] } 7... d5?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:23] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:22:42] } 8... c5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:29:00] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:20:38] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:27:46] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:18:38] } 10... Nxd5?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:04] } 11. Ne4? { [%eval 0.19] } { Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:09] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:17:31] } 12. exd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:09:32] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:15:52] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:08:15] } 13... N7f6?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:11:39] } 14. Neg5?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:59] } 14... Qd6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:05:10] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:56:06] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:05:05] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:53:11] } 16... Rac8?! { [%eval 1.58] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:20] } 17. Rad1? { [%eval 0.34] } { Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:49] } 17... Bd8?? { [%eval 2.3] } { Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:01] } 18. Bc1?? { [%eval 0.19] } { Blunder. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:58] } 18... Rxc1? { [%eval 1.68] } { Mistake. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:31] } 19. Rxc1 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:41:40] } 19... Nf4 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:49:57] } 20. Qd2?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:47] } 20... Nxg2 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:49:39] } 21. Ne4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nexf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:16] } 21... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:38] } 22. Bxe4?? { [%eval -2.56] } { Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:42] } 22... Nxe1 { [%eval -2.66] [%clk 0:47:41] } 23. Rxe1 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:28:29] } 23... Bb6 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:47:25] } 24. Nc4 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:24:23] } 24... Qxd4? { [%eval -0.74] } { Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:06] } 25. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:24:28] } 25... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:47:34] } 26. Bb7 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:24:27] } 26... a5?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:07] } 27. Re2? { [%eval -1.46] } { Mistake. Nxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:44] } 27... Nd7?! { [%eval -0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:49] } 28. Rd2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:18:44] } 28... Nc5 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:39:13] } 29. Bc6?! { [%eval -1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:19] } 29... Rd8?! { [%eval -0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:12] } 1/2-1/2