[Event "Drogheda 24"] [Site "Drogheda"] [Date "2024.06.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Colm Daly"] [Black "David Fitzsimons"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2189"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "2330"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack, with e6"] [StudyName "Drogheda Chess Congress 2024"] [ChapterName "Round 3 - Daly vs Fitzsimons"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/bgm1P7JP/VCp5Kh4v"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/DroghedaChess"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.23] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.13] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.37] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.15] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.26] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. Qa4 { [%eval 0.17] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.12] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.22] } 8... Na5 { [%eval 0.19] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.2] } 9... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.17] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval 0.15] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.46] } 11. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.44] } 11... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.44] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.3] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.04] } 13. Bxa5 { [%eval -0.08] } 13... Qxa5 { [%eval -0.01] } 14. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.19] } 14... Rac8 { [%eval -0.22] } 15. Qb3 { [%eval -0.27] } 15... Bd4 { [%eval -0.16] } 16. Na3 { [%eval -0.14] } 16... Qe5 { [%eval 0.13] } 17. Rab1 { [%eval -0.11] } 17... Bb6?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe2 was best. } (17... Qxe2 18. Qa4 Bxb2 19. Rfe1 Nc5 20. Qxa7 Qh5 21. Rxb2 Ra8 22. Qb6 Rxa3 23. Rc2) 18. e3 { [%eval 0.18] } 18... Rc7 { [%eval 0.55] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.17] } 19... Qf6?? { [%eval 2.12] } { Blunder. Qf5 was best. } (19... Qf5 20. Rbc1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Ne5 22. Nc4 Rc8 23. Bxb7 Rc7 24. Kg2 Qf6 25. Be4) 20. Nb5 { [%eval 1.99] } 20... Nc5 { [%eval 2.05] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval 1.94] } 21... Rcc8 { [%eval 1.82] } 22. b4 { [%eval 1.9] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 1.91] } 23. Qe4? { [%eval 0.61] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } (23. Qe2) 23... Ne5 { [%eval 0.62] } 24. Nd6 { [%eval 0.44] } 24... Rc3? { [%eval 1.92] } { Mistake. Rc7 was best. } (24... Rc7 25. a4 Rd8 26. Nb5 Rcd7 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. a5 a6 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. exd4) 25. a4 { [%eval 2.13] } 25... h5 { [%eval 1.95] } 26. a5 { [%eval 1.91] } 26... Bc7?! { [%eval 2.81] } { Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } (26... Bd8 27. Qf4 Rc2 28. Nxb7 Be7 29. b5 h4 30. Qxf6 gxf6 31. a6 h3 32. Bxh3) 27. Nb5 { [%eval 2.74] } 27... Rc4 { [%eval 2.97] } 28. Qxb7?? { [%eval 1.01] } { Blunder. Rd4 was best. } (28. Rd4 Rxd4 29. exd4 Ng4 30. f3 Nh6 31. Nxc7 Rc8 32. Nb5 Nf5 33. Qxb7 Rd8) 28... Rb8 { [%eval 1.12] } 29. Qa6 { [%eval 1.07] } 29... Rc2? { [%eval 2.46] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } (29... h4 30. Nxc7) 30. Rf1 { [%eval 2.3] } 30... Nf3+? { [%eval 4.18] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } (30... Ng4 31. Nxc7 Rd8 32. Nd5 exd5 33. Qxf6 Nxf6 34. Rfc1 Ra2 35. Rc7 a6) 31. Bxf3 { [%eval 4.33] } 31... Qxf3 { [%eval 4.59] } 32. Nd4 { [%eval 4.87] } 32... Qe4 { [%eval 4.9] } 33. Nxc2 { [%eval 4.77] } 33... h4 { [%eval 4.71] } 34. Qe2 { [%eval 4.49] } { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0