Event: Round 3: Shirvell, Matthew M - Tao, Jeremy
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-marshall-monthly-u2400--october/round-3/ULYzQokE/n8atjraC
Date: 2025-10-18
White: Shirvell, Matthew M
WhiteElo: 1791
Black: Tao, Jeremy
BlackElo: 1875
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:14] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:40] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Nd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:26:02] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:22] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:21] } 5... Qe7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:26] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:24:43] } 6... d6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:30:35] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:12:37] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:03] } 8. a3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:11:45] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:27:33] } 9. Na4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:11:17] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:27:02] } 10. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:11:03] } 10... dxc5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:27:27] } 11. e4?! { [%eval -0.11] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:37] } 11... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:38] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:09:41] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:22] } 13. Nf3?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:40] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:25:02] } 14. Be3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:09:28] } 14... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:24:05] } 15. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:09:18] } 15... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:40] } 16. g4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:07:51] } 16... Nh7 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:20:42] } 17. h4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:07:55] } 17... f6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:16:13] } 18. h5?? { [%eval -2.13] } { Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:06:16] } 18... Ng5 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 1:15:06] } 19. Be2 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 1:06:09] } 19... Ne6 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 1:12:58] } 20. Qd2 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 1:05:50] } 20... Nb6 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 1:12:33] } 21. b3 { [%eval -1.68] [%clk 1:03:44] } 21... Qd6 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 1:07:20] } 22. Qc3 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:59:34] } 22... a5 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 1:01:04] } 23. Rb1 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:59:05] } 23... Nd4 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:58:54] } 24. a4 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:54:27] } 24... Nd7 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:55:35] } 25. Bc1 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:52:34] } 1/2-1/2