Event: 4NCL Division 1 2023-2024
Site: Various, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-02-10
White: Richard J D Palliser
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2391
Black: Roderick M McKay
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2189
Result: 1-0
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 100 f.b. 50 min with 30 seconds added per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:40:31] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:40:37] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:40:35] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:39:15] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:39:27] } 3... Bg4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:36:55] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:39:47] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:34:36] } 5. d5?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:38:28] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:31:57] } 6. Nd4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:32:07] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:26:41] } 7. Nc2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:26:21] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:20:27] } 8. Ne3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:20:28] } 8... Bg6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:19:44] } 9. g3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:20:31] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:17:17] } 10. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:15:52] } 10... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:17:36] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:16:19] } 11... Bg6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:17:59] } 12. h4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:07:49] } 12... h5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:14:44] } 13. Bh3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:07:41] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:12:23] } 14. Bf5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:02:59] } 14... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:05:39] } 15. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:03:23] } 15... g6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:05:09] } 16. Nxe7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:00:31] } 16... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:03:45] } 17. e4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:58:50] } 17... f5?! { [%eval 1.36] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:58:42] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:58:27] } 18... Qf8?? { [%eval 3.18] } { Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:59] } 19. dxc6 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:53:22] } 19... bxc6 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:54:15] } 20. Qa4 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:53:22] } 20... Rc8 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:52:47] } 21. Qxa7 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:50:12] } 21... Qf7 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:49:45] } 22. Rd1 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:47:16] } 22... Qe6?! { [%eval 3.9] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:18] } 23. Qa3? { [%eval 2.25] } { Mistake. Rh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:36] } 23... Nc5 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:35:06] } 24. b4 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:44:39] } 24... Nb7 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:34:05] } 25. Qa6 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:38:15] } 25... Qf7 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:25:48] } 26. O-O { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:33:42] } 26... O-O { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:25:17] } 27. f4 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:23:21] } 27... exf4 { [%clk 0:22:36] } 28. Rxf4 { [%clk 0:23:28] } 28... Qc7 { [%clk 0:20:23] } 29. Qa3 { [%clk 0:21:41] } 29... fxe4 { [%clk 0:19:36] } 30. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:20:49] } 30... Qf7 { [%clk 0:19:19] } 31. Qe3 { [%clk 0:15:32] } 31... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:18:05] } 32. Rf1 { [%clk 0:15:28] } 32... Qd7 { [%clk 0:15:50] } 33. Rf6 { [%clk 0:15:30] } 33... Kg7 { [%clk 0:14:16] } 34. Ree6 { [%clk 0:15:20] } 1-0