[Event "Galway Chess Congress"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/noSe2KPY/GRGpKcP1"] [Date "10th March 2023"] [Round "1"] [White "Robert Nielsen"] [Black "Colm O'Briain"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "966"] [BlackElo "757"] [TimeControl "90+15"] [Board "45"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/TeoKajLibroj"] [StudyName "Galway Chess Congress 2023"] [ChapterName "Round 1 - Colm O'Briain (757)"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/noSe2KPY/GRGpKcP1"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.21] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.25] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.62] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.65] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.72] } 6... Bb4+?! { [%eval 1.83] } { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } (6... Bb6 7. h3 Nf6 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Re1 O-O 10. Rxe4 d5 11. Bxd5) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 2.04] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 2.34] } 8. d5? { [%eval 0.64] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } (8. O-O Ba5 (8... Nf6 9. d5) 9. Nd5 Bb6 10. Bg5 Qxg5 11. Nxg5 Bxd1 12. Raxd1 Nh6) (8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Ng5+ Kf8 (9... Qxg5 10. Bxg5 Bxd1 11. Rxd1) 10. Qxg4) 8... Ne5?? { [%eval 3.89] } { Blunder. Bxc3+ was best. } (8... Bxc3+) 9. Qa4+ { [%eval 3.97] } 9... c6 { [%eval 3.78] } 10. Qxb4 { [%eval 3.93] } 10... b5?! { [%eval 5.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } (10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 a5 12. Qb3 a4 13. Qb4 Nxf3+ 14. Kf1 Nf6 15. Be2 Ne5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Qxb7) 11. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.95] } 11... dxe5 { [%eval 5.82] } 12. Bb3 { [%eval 5.77] } 12... a5 { [%eval 5.9] } 13. Qc5 { [%eval 6.02] } 13... b4 { [%eval 5.94] } 14. Na4 { [%eval 6.01] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 6.28] } 15. Qxc6+ { [%eval 5.63] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 5.63] } 16. Qd6 { [%eval 5.55] } 16... Qb8 { [%eval 5.64] } 17. Qxb8+ { [%eval 5.92] } 17... Rxb8 { [%eval 5.67] } 18. Nc5 { [%eval 5.58] } 18... O-O { [%eval 5.95] } 19. Nxd7 { [%eval 6.02] } 19... Nxd7 { [%eval 6.13] } 20. O-O { [%eval 5.89] } 20... Nc5 { [%eval 5.92] } 21. f3 { [%eval 6.01] } 21... a4 { [%eval 5.8] } 22. Bd1 { [%eval 5.78] } 22... Rfc8 { [%eval 5.9] } 23. Be3 { [%eval 5.8] } 23... Nd3 { [%eval 6.05] } 24. Bxa4 { [%eval 5.88] } 24... Nxb2 { [%eval 5.93] } 25. Bb3 { [%eval 5.83] } 25... Rc3 { [%eval 6.16] } 26. Bd2 { [%eval 6.26] } 26... Rd3 { [%eval 6.37] } 27. Bc1 { [%eval 6.75] } 27... f6 { [%eval 6.76] } 28. Bxb2 { [%eval 6.76] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval 6.98] } 29. Rfd1 { [%eval 7.78] } 29... Re3 { [%eval 9.66] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 8.67] } 30... Rec3 { [%eval 9.97] } 31. Bxc3 { [%eval 10.52] } 31... bxc3 { [%eval 10.25] } 32. d6+ { [%eval 10.26] } 32... Kf8 { [%eval 9.82] } 33. d7 { [%eval 10.45] } 33... Rd8 { [%eval 10.45] } 34. Rac1 { [%eval 10.51] } 34... Ke7 { [%eval 10.64] } 35. Rxc3 { [%eval 10.83] } 35... Rxd7 { [%eval 11.22] } 36. Rxd7+ { [%eval 10.8] } 36... Kxd7 { [%eval 10.75] } 37. a4 { [%eval 11.03] } 37... h5 { [%eval 12.08] } 38. a5 { [%eval 11.12] } 38... g5?! { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } (38... Kd6 39. Bf7 h4 40. Bd5 Kd7 41. Rc6 g6 42. a6 Kd8 43. Rxf6 Ke7 44. Rxg6) 39. a6 { [%eval #6] } 39... g4 { [%eval #6] } 40. a7 { [%eval #5] } 40... gxf3?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3+ was best. } (40... g3+ 41. hxg3 f5 42. a8=Q Ke7 43. Rc7+ Kf6 44. Qf8+ Kg5 45. Qg7#) 41. gxf3 { [%eval #4] } (41. a8=Q fxg2 42. Qb7+ Ke8) 41... f5 { [%eval #4] } 42. a8=Q { [%eval #3] } 42... h4 { [%eval #2] } 43. Qb7+ { [%eval #1] } 43... Kd6 { [%eval #1] } 44. Rc6# 1-0