Event: 29th 4NCL OTB Congress
Site: Harrogate, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-01-21
White: Hall, James
WhiteElo: 0
Black: McDonnell, James J
BlackElo: 0
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D78
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:16] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:36] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:58] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:26] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:58] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:07] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:29] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:12] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:26] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:53] } 7. h3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:27:04] } 7... e6?! { [%eval 0.46] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:18] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:24:35] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:17:03] } 9. Rd1 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:23:02] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:09:51] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:20:10] } 10... Nh5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:02:20] } 11. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:09] } 11... Nhf6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:59:45] } 12. Na3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:15:19] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:57:16] } 13. e3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:13:21] } 13... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:53:19] } 14. Rxd2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:12:12] } 14... Qa5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:49:14] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:09:28] } 15... Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:04] } 16. Rd3 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:09:08] } 16... Nf6?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:23] } 17. Nd2?! { [%eval -0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:41] } 17... Qd8?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:27] } 18. e4?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:15] } 18... dxe4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:20:36] } 19. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:51:42] } 19... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:20:53] } 20. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:51:48] } 20... Bg7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:53] } 21. Rcd1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:51:26] } 21... Qa5? { [%eval 1.12] } { Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:15] } 22. c5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:50:26] } 22... Bf8 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:10:58] } 23. Nc4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:49:23] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:07:23] } 24. f4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:46:15] } 24... Bd7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:05:23] } 25. Ne5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:45:21] } 25... Rad8 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:05:33] } 26. b4 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:43:24] } 26... Bc8 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:04:48] } 27. Qg2 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:42:30] } 27... Bg7 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:04:55] } 28. Nc4 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:41:41] } 28... Bf8 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:05:24] } 29. a4 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:39:58] } 29... a6 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:05:45] } 30. Nb6?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:27] } 30... Bg7 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:05:43] } 31. Nxc8?? { [%eval -0.36] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:47] } 31... Rxc8 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:05:33] } 32. b5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:35:47] } 32... Red8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:04:55] } 33. Qb2 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:33:21] } 33... Qa5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:04:28] } 34. Qb3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:30:04] } 34... Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:10] } 35. b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:49] } 35... Rcd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:14] } 36. Qc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:10] } 36... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:28] } 1/2-1/2