Event: Merv Morrison Memorial 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/merv-morrison-memorial-2025/round-5/UBkdGUex/SORcL5rj
Date: 2025-10-18
White: Young, Cohen
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2001
Black: Mao, Daqi
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2219
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes, 30 seconds increment.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:18:38] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:19:07] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:19:34] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:20:02] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:26] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:21] } 6. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:20:50] } 6... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:45] } 7. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:21:16] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:23] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:21:41] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:31:47] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:21:59] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:31:33] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:22:20] } 10... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:30:26] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:22:45] } 11... Qe7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:29:36] } 12. a3?! { [%eval 0.35] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:16] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:19:25] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:20:31] } 13... Rd8 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:15:35] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:13:55] } 14... Nd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:12:55] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:14:24] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:58:46] } 16. c4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:13:46] } 16... Ne3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:55:05] } 17. Bxe3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:08:24] } 17... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:55:27] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:07:49] } 18... Rf8 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:49:05] } 19. Rd3 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:05:47] } 19... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:47:50] } 20. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:06:13] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:46:59] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:06:24] } 21... Bd7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:45:24] } 22. Red3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:37] } 22... Qxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:59] } 23. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:58:03] } 23... Rab8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:05] } 24. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:13] } 24... Qb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:32] } 25. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:30] } 25... Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:13] } 26. a4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:57:20] } 26... Qb7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:24:42] } 27. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:58] } 27... Qxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:07] } 28. Qe5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:56:49] } 28... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:36] } 29. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:48] } 29... Rbc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:12] } 30. Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:17] } 30... Rc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:38] } 31. Qd4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:50:50] } 31... Qc7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:21:13] } 32. Qd8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:49:12] } 32... Qa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:39] } 33. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:16] } 33... Qc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:00] } 34. Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:14] } 34... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:07] } 35. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:52] } 35... Rxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:36] } 36. Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:36] } 36... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:02] } 37. Rdd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:30] } 37... Rf5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:13:59] } 38. Rdc7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:47:55] } 38... Rd8 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:14:23] } 39. Rd7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:48:23] } 1/2-1/2