Event: Merv Morrison Memorial 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/merv-morrison-memorial-2025/round-3/21B6xweJ/Fz7Tx8rI
Date: 2025-10-25
White: Ashton, Matthew
WhiteElo: 1854
Black: McLaren, Leonard J
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2025
Result: 0-1
ECO: B32
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes, 30 seconds increment.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. Nb5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:50] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:20] } 6. N1c3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:53] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:46] } 7. Na3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:17] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:05] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:08] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:36] } 9. Nxe7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:42] } 9... Nxe7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:32:25] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:26:30] } 10... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:11] } 11. exd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:54] } 11... Nexd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:21] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:23:39] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:25] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:21:16] } 13... e4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:22:28] } 14. Be2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:21:05] } 14... b5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:21:08] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:17:30] } 15... Nf4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:19:42] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:15:08] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:18:01] } 17. Bc3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:11:39] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:26] } 18. Qe1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:11:43] } 18... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:10] } 19. Rd1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:04:43] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:07:16] } 20. Ba5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:00:47] } 20... Re8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:59:39] } 21. Rd2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:55:04] } 21... N6d5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:56:43] } 22. Nxd5?? { [%eval -2.04] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:19] } 22... Nxd5 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:57:02] } 23. Bg4 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:30:15] } 23... Qg6?! { [%eval -0.96] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:40] } 24. Qd1 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:18:08] } 24... Qg5 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:27:35] } 25. Rd4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:09:45] } 25... e3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:22:26] } 26. f4 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:02:19] } 26... Qg6 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:16:26] } 27. Qe2 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:01:06] } 27... Qf6 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:15:40] } 28. Qd3?? { [%eval -4.73] } { Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 28... e2 { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 0:15:08] } 29. Re1 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:00:45] } 29... Nxf4 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:14:33] } 30. Qd2?! { [%eval -7.13] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 30... Qc6 { [%eval -7.13] [%clk 0:11:43] } 31. Bf3?! { [%eval -11.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 31... Nh3+ { [%eval -11.09] [%clk 0:11:52] } 32. gxh3 { [%eval -10.96] [%clk 0:00:35] } 32... Qxf3 { [%eval -10.74] [%clk 0:12:14] } 33. Rxe2?! { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 33... Qh1+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:11:39] } 0-1