Event: Round 8: Duncan Macdonald - Oscar Pollack
Date: 2023-07-11
White: Duncan Macdonald
Black: Oscar Pollack
Result: 0-1
ECO: E90
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:57] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:41] } 7. d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:15] } 7... Nh5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:08] } 8. g3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:31:26] } 8... f5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:33:15] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:28:09] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:56] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:26:43] } 10... Qe8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:46] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:25:54] } 11... Na6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:57] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:50] } 12... Nd7?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:30] } 13. a3? { [%eval -0.8] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:41] } 13... h6 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 1:29:48] } 14. Bh4 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 1:14:45] } 14... g5 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 1:28:02] } 15. Bxg5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:11:09] } 15... hxg5 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:28:28] } 16. exf5 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:11:29] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:27:29] } 17. g4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:11:21] } 17... c6? { [%eval 0.8] } { Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:04] } 18. Nde4?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:37] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:24:56] } 19. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:06:57] } 19... cxd5?! { [%eval 0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:05] } 20. cxd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:06:57] } 20... Qe7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:15] } 21. Qd2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:03:28] } 21... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:56] } 22. Qxg5?? { [%eval -0.92] } { Blunder. Bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:23] } 22... Qxg5 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 1:09:02] } 23. Nxg5 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:48:45] } 23... Nc5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 1:08:32] } 24. b4 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:40:42] } 24... Nb3 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 1:08:49] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:39:37] } 25... Rfc8 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:06:30] } 26. Ne4 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:38:55] } 26... Nd4 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:04:33] } 27. Bd3 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:36:37] } 27... Ba4 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 1:03:07] } 28. Ra1 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:30:51] } 28... Bc2 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 1:02:15] } 29. Nxd6?? { [%eval -5.5] } { Blunder. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:04] } 29... Bxd3 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 1:02:28] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:25:04] } 30... e4 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 1:02:24] } 31. Ra2?? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:58] } 31... Bh6+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 1:02:21] } 32. Kd1 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:24:45] } 32... Rc1# { [%clk 1:02:44] } 0-1