Event: Round 2: O Neill, Jim - Saemundsson, Thor
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/ayr-congress--minor/round-2/Yo5LlIpA/aAyPuth0
Date: 2025-09-13
White: O Neill, Jim
WhiteElo: 1449
Black: Saemundsson, Thor
BlackElo: 1559
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E32
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:45] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:59] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:30:39] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:53] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:26:53] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:13] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:29] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:28:54] } 9... Bxf3?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:47] } 10. gxf3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:28:12] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:20:49] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:26:06] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:18:30] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:24:25] } 12... Nd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:13:24] } 13. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:23:29] } 13... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:13:36] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:22:08] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:07:26] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:18:42] } 15... N7f6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:04:35] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:15:45] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:58:58] } 17. e4?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:51] } 17... Nf4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:56:54] } 18. Ba6?! { [%eval -1.16] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:10:15] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:57:13] } 19. e5?! { [%eval -1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:05] } 19... N6d5 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:57:23] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 1:10:18] } 20... Ng2+ { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:55:02] } 21. Kf1 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 1:09:51] } 21... Nh4 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:55:19] } 22. Qg5 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 1:03:49] } 22... Ng6? { [%eval -0.48] } { Mistake. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:28] } 23. h4?? { [%eval -2.62] } { Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:17] } 23... Qe7?? { [%eval 0.01] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:11] } 24. Qxe7+?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:06] } 24... Ngxe7 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:50:20] } 25. Rc1?! { [%eval -1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:53] } 25... O-O? { [%eval -0.35] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:42] } 26. Bb7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:54:54] } 26... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:39] } 27. Bxc6?! { [%eval -1.02] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:29] } 27... Nxc6 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:41:05] } 28. Rxc6 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:52:33] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:41:33] } 29. Rxc8 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:48:56] } 29... Rxc8 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:41:07] } 30. b3?! { [%eval -1.98] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:03] } 30... Rc2 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:37:15] } 31. a4?! { [%eval -2.62] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:55] } 31... Nc3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:53] } 32. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:37:39] } 32... Rxc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:35:21] } 33. b4?? { [%eval -2.09] } { Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:40] } 33... Rc1+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:08] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:37:46] } 34... Rxh1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:32:33] } 35. Kxh1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:37:53] } 35... Kf8?? { [%eval 4.0] } { Blunder. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:01] } 36. Kg1 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:38:17] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:33:25] } 37. f4 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:37:31] } 37... Kd7 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:33:42] } 38. Kf1 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:37:11] } 38... Kc6 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:31:49] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:37:31] } 39... a6 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:30:03] } 40. Kd3 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:37:52] } 40... Kd5? { [%eval 7.09] } { Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:40] } 41. f3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:54] } 41... g6?? { [%eval 7.33] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:59] } 42. Kc3? { [%eval 4.19] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:44] } 1/2-1/2