Event: British Rapidplay Championship 2024
Date: 2024-03-02
White: McCusker, Andrew
WhiteElo: 1859
Black: Walton, Alan J
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2063
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A96
Opening: Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Huisl Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 minutes plus 10 second increment per move.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:15:15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... f5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:23] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:15:32] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:15:43] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:15:40] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:49] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:15:48] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:15:49] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:15:55] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:15:47] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:16:02] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:15:27] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:16:09] } 9. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:14] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:16:17] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:09] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.27] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:14:50] } 11... Bf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:33] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:13:28] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:16:38] } 13. d5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:13:37] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:16:46] } 14. Rac1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:13:33] } 14... f4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:14:20] } 15. Ne1?! { [%eval -0.76] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:19] } 15... b6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:13:27] } 16. Nd3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:12:26] } 16... fxg3?! { [%eval -0.11] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:30] } 17. hxg3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:11:05] } 17... Bg4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:13:20] } 18. Rce1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:09:37] } 18... Qe8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:13:20] } 19. f3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:09:40] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:13:27] } 20. e4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:09:47] } 20... Qg6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:13:26] } 21. Kf2 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:09:37] } 21... Rf7 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:13:13] } 22. Bc1 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:09:21] } 22... Raf8 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:13:13] } 23. Rh1 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:09:11] } 23... h6 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:13:18] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:09:20] } 24... Bg5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:12:18] } 25. Bxg5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:09:27] } 25... Qxg5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:12:27] } 26. Ref1 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:09:28] } 26... Ng6?! { [%eval -0.02] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:50] } 27. a4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:08:49] } 27... Bc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:14] } 28. Qe3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:08:32] } 28... Qxe3+?! { [%eval 0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:12] } 29. Kxe3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:08:40] } 29... Bd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:07:01] } 30. Bh3?! { [%eval 0.01] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:40] } 30... Bxh3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:06:50] } 31. Rxh3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:08:49] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:06:57] } 1/2-1/2