Event: Round 4: Mooney, Graham - Ziska, Helgi Dam
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/9th-esna-chess-championship-2025/round-4/hXzWG6Rz/IUJTNZiq
Date: 2025-11-17
White: Mooney, Graham
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1918
Black: Ziska, Helgi Dam
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2543
Result: 0-1
ECO: B92
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:58] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:05] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:42] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:39] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:03] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:53] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:02] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:22] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:36] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:16:08] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:21:41] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:15:04] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:18:15] } 11... Nb6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:11:46] } 12. Kh1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:13:03] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:10:13] } 13. Re1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:07:43] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:00:04] } 14. a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:04:42] } 14... Nc4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:59:52] } 15. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:04:40] } 15... Qxc4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:59:30] } 16. Qe2? { [%eval -0.77] } { Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:29] } 16... Qxe2 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:54:23] } 17. Rxe2 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 1:03:32] } 17... d5 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:51:48] } 18. exd5 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 1:00:19] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:51:48] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:00:19] } 19... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:52:33] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:56:46] } 20... Bc4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:47:59] } 21. Rf2? { [%eval -2.35] } { Mistake. Ree1 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:19] } 21... f5? { [%eval -0.91] } { Mistake. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:23] } 22. Bb6 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:50:08] } 22... Bg5 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:35:49] } 23. Re1 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:41:05] } 23... Rf6 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:22:58] } 24. Nd2 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:38:51] } 24... Bb5 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:19:10] } 25. c4?! { [%eval -1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:54] } 25... Bxc4? { [%eval -0.36] } { Mistake. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:21] } 26. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:32:43] } 26... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:18:45] } 27. Bd8 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:31:29] } 27... Rg6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:15:52] } 28. Bxg5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:31:39] } 28... Rxg5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:16:19] } 29. f4?? { [%eval -2.82] } { Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:35] } 29... exf4 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:15:49] } 30. Rd2?! { [%eval -3.72] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:30] } 30... h6 { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:13:50] } 31. Rd7?! { [%eval -4.87] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:07] } 31... Rc2 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:13:43] } 32. Rxb7?! { [%eval -6.92] } { Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:55] } 32... Rgxg2 { [%eval -6.56] [%clk 0:13:48] } 33. Re8+?! { [%eval -83.55] } { Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:45] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval -8.06] [%clk 0:14:10] } 34. Ree7? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:51] } 34... f3 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:14:23] } 0-1