Event: Round 2: Boyer, Mahel - Sammons, Evan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-us-masters/round-2/z6Y4KfMC/4Fww9we5
Date: 2025-11-27
White: Boyer, Mahel
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2523
Black: Sammons, Evan
BlackElo: 2258
Result: 1-0
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:25:39] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. b3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:21:57] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:45] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:21:36] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:22] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:29] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:18:49] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:49] } 6. Qc1 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:01:58] } 6... Qd6?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:35] } 7. Na3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:00:43] } 7... f6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:22:56] } 8. Nb5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:59:02] } 8... Qd8 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:15:29] } 9. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:58:19] } 9... Ndb4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:13:22] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:54:49] } 10... e5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:13:05] } 11. Qc4? { [%eval -0.04] } { Mistake. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:14] } 11... a6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:11:52] } 12. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:08] } 12... axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:11] } 13. Qxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:35] } 13... Rxa1+ { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:12:17] } 14. Bxa1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:41:03] } 14... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:05:50] } 15. e3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:37:30] } 15... Qa5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:47:35] } 16. Qa4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:34:25] } 16... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:27] } 17. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:58] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:00] } 18. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:02] } 18... Qxa4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:34:30] } 19. bxa4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:30:04] } 19... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:33:13] } 20. Nxd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:30:26] } 20... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:33:36] } 21. Rc1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:30:44] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:29:54] } 22. Kf1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:25:29] } 22... Bd3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:41] } 23. Bxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:26] } 23... Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:08] } 24. Bc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:51] } 24... Rd7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:25:18] } 25. g4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:23:31] } 25... Nd8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:21:33] } 26. Rb1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:20:30] } 26... Ne6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:21:13] } 27. Rb6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:20:51] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:21:05] } 28. Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:08] } 28... Nd8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:18:30] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:18:49] } 29... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:17:06] } 30. Bc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:18:58] } 30... Nd8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:16:40] } 31. h4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:17:37] } 31... Ne6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:14:35] } 32. Bb4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:17:55] } 32... Nd8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:14:56] } 33. a5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:14:13] } 33... h6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:40] } 34. Bc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:10:04] } 34... Rc7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:12:32] } 35. Kd3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:09:54] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:10:35] } 36. Bb4+ { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:09:15] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:10:42] } 37. Ke4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:07:58] } 37... Nc6?? { [%eval 2.79] } { Blunder. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:30] } 38. Kf5 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:07:07] } 38... Nxb4?! { [%eval 3.72] } { Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:50] } 39. Rxb4 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:07:31] } 39... Kd6 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:03:56] } 40. Rb2 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:05:21] } 40... Re7 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:03:13] } 41. Rc2 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:05:18] } 41... h5 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:02:07] } 42. gxh5 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:04:49] } 42... Re8 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:02:30] } 43. Rb2 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:04:36] } 43... Kc7 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:01:20] } 44. Kg6 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:04:35] } 44... Rh8 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:01:41] } 45. Rb4 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:05:02] } 45... f5 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:00:59] } 46. Kxg7 { [%eval 5.62] } 46... Rxh5 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:00:59] } 47. Kg6 { [%eval 5.23] } 1-0