Event: 4NCL Division 1 2023-2024
Site: Various, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-01-13
White: Rowson, Jonathan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2536
Black: Macfarlane, Donald
BlackElo: 2293
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E32
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 100 f.b. 50 min with 30 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:39:40] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:39:16] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:39:15] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:38:41] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:39:00] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:37:41] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:39:25] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:36:43] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:29] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:54] } 6. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:39:54] } 6... d6?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:13] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:36:29] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:20:25] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:09] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:57:40] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:23:20] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:52:35] } 10. Bh4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:21] } 10... g5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:51:54] } 11. Bg3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:33] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:51:31] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:21:19] } 12... Nxg3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:51:06] } 13. hxg3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:21:21] } 13... Kg7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:48:07] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:51] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:48:12] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:05:38] } 15... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:48:16] } 16. dxe5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:04:09] } 16... dxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:48:33] } 17. Bf5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:03:59] } 17... Re8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:32:18] } 18. Bxc8 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:38:47] } 18... Raxc8 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:29:33] } 19. Rd2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:37:22] } 19... Rcd8 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:19:07] } 20. Rhd1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:37:37] } 20... Rxd2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:19:28] } 21. Rxd2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:37:12] } 21... Qe6 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:19:46] } 22. b3 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:36:18] } 22... a5 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:17:22] } 23. Kb2 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:35:10] } 23... Re7 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:16:24] } 24. Rd8 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:33:21] } 24... b6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:15:37] } 25. Nd2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:31:39] } 25... Rd7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:12:30] } 26. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:31:51] } 1/2-1/2