Event: 4NCL Division 1 2022-2023
Site: Various, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-02-11
White: Murray, David
WhiteElo: 2146
Black: McDonald, Neil
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2410
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C12
Opening: French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation, Bernstein Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 100 minutes f.b. 50 minutes to complete the game with 30 seconds increment

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:40:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:41:11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:41:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:41:29] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:30] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:40:44] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:41:38] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:40:41] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:02] } 6. Bh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:27] } 6... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:54] } 7. Bg3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:39:45] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:54] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:15] } 8... f5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:39:08] } 9. exf6?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 1:38:09] } 9... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:38:26] } 10. Qd3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:33:13] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:34:09] } 11. a3 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:29:34] } 11... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:31:55] } 12. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:25:52] } 12... Nxg3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:25:51] } 13. Qxg3?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. hxg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:12] } 13... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 1:19:29] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:55:51] } 14... c5?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:24] } 15. Kb1?! { [%eval -0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:59] } 15... Qf4 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:08:34] } 16. Qh3 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:51:33] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:06:46] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:41:04] } 17... Nxe2 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:04:14] } 18. Bxe2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:34:15] } 18... O-O-O { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 1:04:18] } 19. Bg4 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:33:14] } 19... Kb8 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:59:28] } 20. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:31:59] } 20... Qxf2 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:52:53] } 21. Re2 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:26:43] } 21... Qf4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:48:01] } 22. Bxe6 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:24:26] } 22... Bb5 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:42:05] } 23. Red2 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:21:10] } 23... d4 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:42:11] } 24. Qb3 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:20:44] } 24... Bc6 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:41:39] } 25. g3 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:20:29] } 25... Qe5?! { [%eval -0.87] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:24] } 26. Bc4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:20:06] } 26... Rhe8 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:33:21] } 27. Qd3?! { [%eval -1.44] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:19] } 27... Be4 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:26:51] } 28. Qf1 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:14:51] } 28... Qd6 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:22:15] } 29. Rf2 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:08:21] } 29... Rf8 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:21:55] } 30. Rdd2 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:08:11] } 30... g4 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:20:15] } 31. Rde2 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:05:52] } 31... Rxf2? { [%eval -0.24] } { Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:43] } 32. Rxf2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:05:42] } 32... Bf3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:08:55] } 33. Qe1? { [%eval -1.51] } { Mistake. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:28] } 33... a6 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:08:03] } 34. a4 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:03:33] } 34... Ka7 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:06:27] } 35. Rf1 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:03:44] } 35... Qc6 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:06:26] } 36. a5?! { [%eval -2.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:25] } 36... Re8 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:05:37] } 37. Qd2 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:03:33] } 37... Re5? { [%eval -0.8] } { Mistake. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:52] } 38. Re1 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:01:50] } 38... Qc7 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:04:10] } 39. b3 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:00:53] } 39... Qe7 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:02:19] } 40. Rxe5 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:00:39] } 40... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:02:44] } 41. Bd3?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Qxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:35] } 41... h5?! { [%eval -0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:22] } 42. Kb2 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:43:32] } 42... Bc6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:32] } 43. Qh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:58] } 43... c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:08] } 44. bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:32] } 44... Qxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:14] } 45. Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:10] } 45... Qc3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:41] } 46. Ka2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:33] } 46... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:12] } 47. Qc5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:18] } 47... Ka6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:27] } 48. Qxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:30] } 48... Qb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:48] } 49. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:34] } 49... Qa4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:41] } 50. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:50] } 50... Qb4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:05] } 51. Ka2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:30] } 51... Qa4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:50] } 52. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:52] } 52... Qb4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:13] } 53. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Qf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Qc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Ba4 { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Ka2?? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh6+ was best. } 57... Bb3+ { [%eval #-3] } 58. Kxa3 { [%eval #-2] } 1/2-1/2