Event: Round 4: Thurtell, Craig - Galbraith, Joe
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/ayr-congress--major/round-4/5ofcuy99/dI5sUbfJ
Date: 2025-09-14
White: Thurtell, Craig
Black: Galbraith, Joe
BlackElo: 1881
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D60
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:06] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:32] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:27] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:07] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:34] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:21] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:38] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:11] } 8. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:34] } 8... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:07] } 9. Rc1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:13] } 9... N7f6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:23:16] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:08] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:16:19] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:26:51] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:16:12] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:26:55] } 12... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:10:30] } 13. Rxc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:26:06] } 13... Rac8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:07:49] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:25:22] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:06:48] } 15. Ba6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:20:11] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:37] } 16. Rc2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:16:10] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:36] } 17. Bxb7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:13:41] } 17... Qxb7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:48:06] } 18. Rxc8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:13:11] } 18... Rxc8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:46:13] } 19. exd4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:09:47] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:35:30] } 20. Re1 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:05:40] } 20... Nd5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:34:33] } 21. Qe4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:03:14] } 21... Qc6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:31:41] } 22. h3?! { [%eval -1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:10] } 22... Qc2 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:30:07] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:55:10] } 23... Qxe2 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:29:00] } 1/2-1/2