Event: Round 2: Molner, Mackenzie - Espinosa, Pedro
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-us-masters/round-2/z6Y4KfMC/XcYTV6E2
Date: 2025-11-27
White: Molner, Mackenzie
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2463
Black: Espinosa, Pedro
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2202
Result: 1-0
ECO: C48
Opening: Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:56] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:36] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:30:18] } 4... Nd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:34] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:16] } 5... Nxb5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:27:40] } 6. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:38] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:26:03] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:00] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:18] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:49] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:23:56] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:29:33] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:18:13] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:22:01] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:15:35] } 11. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:20:42] } 11... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:13:57] } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:02] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:11:27] } 13. h3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:17:04] } 13... Bh5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:09:22] } 14. Qd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:14:12] } 14... Rac8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:07:40] } 15. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:38:36] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:56:09] } 16. a5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:37:32] } 16... c5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:51:21] } 17. a6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:30:17] } 17... c4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:45:31] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:37] } 18... b6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:45:08] } 19. g4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:16:27] } 19... Bg6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:42:27] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:13:59] } 20... Qc5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:32:12] } 21. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:14:17] } 21... bxc5? { [%eval 1.84] } { Mistake. Rxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:32] } 22. Ng3 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:12:54] } 22... Rb8 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:31:15] } 23. Rcb1 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:10:02] } 23... f5 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:11:34] } 24. Nxf5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:03:53] } 24... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:10:24] } 25. exf5?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:16] } 25... g6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:10:20] } 26. f6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:04:18] } 26... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:09:33] } 27. Nd2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:04:42] } 27... Rf4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:09:04] } 28. c3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:05:03] } 28... Rbf8 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:05:42] } 29. f3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:01:42] } 29... Bh4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:03:02] } 30. Rf1 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:01:46] } 30... Rb8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:02:42] } 31. Ra2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:02:04] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:02:16] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:01:58] } 32... Ke7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:02:15] } 33. Rb1 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:01:49] } 33... Rbf8?? { [%eval 4.02] } { Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:46] } 34. b4 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:01:36] } 34... Rc8? { [%eval 5.92] } { Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 35. bxc5 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:01:33] } 35... dxc5 { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36. Rb7+ { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:01:50] } 36... Kd6 { [%eval 7.91] [%clk 0:00:53] } 37. Ne4+ { [%eval 7.48] [%clk 0:01:51] } 37... Kxd5? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 1-0