Event: European individual senior chess championship 2025 - Open 50+, Rabac, Croatia
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-senior-championships-2025--open-s50/round-2/U0rvUACY/38B745RP
Date: 2025-09-28
White: Delaney, John
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2137
Black: Mrva, Martin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2394
Result: 1-0
ECO: A10
Opening: English Opening: Great Snake Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 30 40

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:04] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:40] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:27] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:37] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:28:47] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:16] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:17:24] } 5. d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:18:43] } 5... Ne5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:09:53] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:13:23] } 6... h5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:06:58] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:03:41] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:02:22] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:01:56] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:02:41] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:01:54] } 9... Ngf6?! { [%eval 1.27] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:47:16] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:57:36] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:44:04] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:49:51] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:39:58] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:49:26] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:37:49] } 13. e5? { [%eval -0.64] } { Mistake. Nxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:28] } 13... dxe5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:29:40] } 14. fxe5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:44:16] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:27:08] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:22:16] } 15... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:26:35] } 16. Nxf7?? { [%eval -2.56] } { Blunder. Bxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:49] } 16... Nxe3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:13:04] } 17. Nxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:01] } 17... Nxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:25] } 18. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:20:02] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:13:34] } 19. Bxg6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:15:16] } 19... Raxd8 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:13:52] } 20. Bxh5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:12:38] } 20... Be5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:12:15] } 21. Rd5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:09:13] } 21... Bc6 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:10:05] } 22. Rxd8 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:09:01] } 22... Rxd8 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:10:29] } 23. O-O?? { [%eval -4.41] } { Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:03] } 23... Rd2?? { [%eval -0.41] } { Blunder. Bd4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:10:46] } 24. Ne2?? { [%eval -2.26] } { Blunder. Rf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:09] } 24... Bxb2 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:10:14] } 25. Kf2 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:05:34] } 25... Bf6 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:07:17] } 26. Rc1 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:03:29] } 26... Bd5? { [%eval -0.49] } { Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:39] } 27. a3?? { [%eval -3.83] } { Blunder. Rc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:20] } 27... Ra2 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:08:01] } 28. g4?! { [%eval -4.38] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:46] } 28... Rxa3?? { [%eval -0.05] } { Blunder. Bh4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:14] } 29. g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 29... Be5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:08:04] } 30. Rc5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:03:12] } 30... e6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:07:40] } 31. Rxb5?? { [%eval -2.2] } { Blunder. Rc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:31] } 31... Rxh3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:34] } 32. Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:45] } 32... Rh2+ { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:07:24] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:02] } 33... Bc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:34] } 34. Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:10] } 34... Bb6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:06] } 35. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:34] } 35... Bb7?? { [%eval 4.51] } { Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:23] } 36. Bxe6+ { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:03:27] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:04:47] } 37. Rf5 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:03:18] } 37... Ba6+ { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:03:41] } 38. Kc3 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:03:36] } 38... Bf1?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:02] } 39. Rf7+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:03:13] } 39... Kg8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:02:26] } 40. Re7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:33:29] } 40... Kf8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:32:50] } 41. Ng6# { [%clk 0:33:50] } 1-0