Event: Merv Morrison Memorial 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/merv-morrison-memorial-2025/round-1/eaOMj1fq/8QTT1l6f
Date: 2025-10-24
White: Beier, Thomas
WhiteElo: 1586
Black: McLaren, Leonard J
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2025
Result: 0-1
ECO: A46
Opening: Yusupov-Rubinstein System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes, 30 seconds increment.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. b3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:31] } 5. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:02] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:14] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:45] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:33] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:13] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:48] } 8... f5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:12] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:32] } 9... Bf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:09] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:24:48] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:16:24] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:22:32] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:15:50] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:19:16] } 12... Qe8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:09:20] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:12:05] } 13... Qf7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:05:50] } 14. Nf4?! { [%eval -0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:40] } 14... g5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:01:03] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:52:23] } 15... Rad8?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:39] } 16. Nc3? { [%eval -0.9] } { Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:15] } 16... g4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:48:03] } 17. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:45:06] } 17... gxf3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:44:58] } 18. Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:43:29] } 18... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:44:46] } 19. gxf3?? { [%eval -3.77] } { Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:31] } 19... Qh5 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:42:55] } 20. d5 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:27:11] } 20... exd5 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:38:16] } 21. Bxf6? { [%eval -6.1] } { Mistake. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:17] } 21... Rxf6 { [%eval -6.11] [%clk 0:38:01] } 22. f4 { [%eval -6.01] [%clk 0:24:30] } 22... Qh3 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:30:43] } 23. f3?? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:59] } 23... Rg6+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:30:44] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:23:55] } 24... Rg2+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:30:56] } 25. Ke1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:23:46] } 25... Qh4+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:31:20] } 0-1