Event: Round 2: McAleer, Thomas - Maxwell, Alistair
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/ayr-congress--open/round-2/JO2GKoCF/pqZHpqxF
Date: 2025-09-13
White: McAleer, Thomas
Black: Maxwell, Alistair
BlackElo: 2079
Result: 0-1
ECO: A46
Opening: Yusupov-Rubinstein System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:00] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:59] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:41] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:04] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:40] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:30:26] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:33] } 5... b6?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:52] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:15] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:54] } 7. exd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:05] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:12] } 8. b3?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:07] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:21] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:17] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:37] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:18:13] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:22:27] } 11. Nf1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:11:54] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:22:15] } 12. Rc1?! { [%eval -0.83] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:32] } 12... Nb4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:22:02] } 13. c4?! { [%eval -1.65] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:39] } 13... Nxa2 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 1:21:59] } 14. Rc2 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 1:04:45] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 1:21:53] } 15. Rc3 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 1:04:10] } 15... Nxd3 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 1:14:55] } 16. Qxd3?! { [%eval -3.25] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:39] } 16... Ne4?! { [%eval -1.95] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:14] } 17. Rcc1 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 1:00:25] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 1:10:03] } 18. cxd5 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:57:17] } 18... exd5 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 1:10:26] } 19. N1d2 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:57:21] } 19... Qf6 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 1:08:48] } 20. Re2 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:54:22] } 20... a5 { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 1:08:02] } 21. Qb1 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:52:51] } 21... Bf4 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 1:05:53] } 22. Nxe4 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:49:10] } 22... dxe4 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 1:06:01] } 23. d5 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:48:43] } 23... Qd6 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 1:02:45] } 24. Rxe4 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:44:53] } 24... Bxc1 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 1:03:09] } 25. Bxg7 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:44:17] } 25... Kxg7 { [%eval -4.73] [%clk 1:02:08] } 26. Rg4+ { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:44:22] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 1:01:59] } 27. Ng5?! { [%eval -7.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:15] } 27... Qg6?! { [%eval -5.42] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:10] } 28. Qa1+ { [%eval -5.92] [%clk 0:41:51] } 28... f6 { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 1:01:30] } 29. h3 { [%eval -6.39] [%clk 0:41:12] } 29... Bxg5 { [%eval -6.33] [%clk 1:01:55] } 0-1