Event: Round 2: McCusker, Kirsty - Goossens, Hanne
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--women/round-2/nNiK9tig/KTmV81NE
Date: 2025-10-06
White: McCusker, Kirsty
WhiteElo: 1543
Black: Goossens, Hanne
BlackTitle: WIM
BlackElo: 2091
Result: 0-1
ECO: A20
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:29] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3... f5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:05] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:24:09] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:32] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:17] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:26:51] } 6. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:22:59] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:49] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:22:56] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:17:20] } 8. d4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:09:15] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:08:42] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:05:29] } 9... e4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:05:22] } 10. Nf4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:01:38] } 10... Bf7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:03:59] } 11. Bb2? { [%eval -1.01] } { Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:43] } 11... d5 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:54:47] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:49:38] } 12... cxd5 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:55:10] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:45:37] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:54:59] } 14. a3 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:45:44] } 14... Na5 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:51:58] } 15. Nb5?! { [%eval -2.31] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:33] } 15... Qb6 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:50:01] } 16. Qe2?! { [%eval -3.12] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:39] } 16... g5 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:46:19] } 17. Nh3 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:30:11] } 17... Bh5 { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:46:20] } 18. f3 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:29:40] } 18... exf3 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:45:46] } 19. Bxf3 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:24:00] } 19... g4 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:41:58] } 20. Bxd5+ { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:23:12] } 20... Nxd5 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:42:09] } 21. Nf2?! { [%eval -3.88] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:43] } 21... Bg5 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:38:45] } 22. Nd1?! { [%eval -4.79] } { Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:16] } 22... Rae8 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:36:59] } 23. Rc5 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:14:02] } 23... Nxe3 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:34:01] } 24. Nc7 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:12:01] } 24... Nxf1 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:25:30] } 25. Nxe8 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:12:15] } 25... Nxg3 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:19:01] } 26. hxg3 { [%eval -4.88] [%clk 0:08:58] } 26... Rxe8 { [%eval -4.78] [%clk 0:19:05] } 27. Qd3 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:09:20] } 27... Qxb3 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:18:23] } 28. Qxb3+ { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:07:15] } 28... Nxb3 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 0:18:47] } 29. Rxf5 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:07:29] } 29... Re1+ { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:18:38] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:05:11] } 30... Rxd1 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:18:50] } 31. Rxg5+ { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:05:35] } 31... Bg6 { [%eval -5.02] [%clk 0:18:53] } 32. Ke3 { [%eval -5.59] [%clk 0:05:25] } 32... Rd2 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:18:13] } 33. Bc3 { [%eval -7.08] [%clk 0:05:10] } 33... Rd3+ { [%eval -6.76] [%clk 0:18:35] } 34. Kf4 { [%eval -6.95] [%clk 0:02:44] } 34... Rxc3 { [%eval -6.79] [%clk 0:18:50] } 35. d5 { [%eval -7.89] [%clk 0:02:47] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval -7.68] [%clk 0:17:10] } 36. Re5 { [%eval -8.55] [%clk 0:02:37] } 36... Rc4+ { [%eval -8.32] [%clk 0:17:15] } 37. Kg5? { [%eval #-16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:13] } 37... Rd4? { [%eval -7.06] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:28] } 0-1