Event: 2024 Canadian Championship at Hart House, Toronto
Date: 2024-03-28
White: Hitchlock, Veronica
WhiteElo: 1680
Black: Ouellet, Maili-Jade
BlackTitle: WGM
BlackElo: 2267
Result: 0-1
ECO: E05
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

1. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:58] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:06] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:16] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:08] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:38] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:08] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:57] } 7. Qa4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:37] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 8. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:22] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:38] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:20:44] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:53] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:16:52] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:00] } 11. e3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:11:44] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:26:28] } 12. Qd1 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:07:18] } 12... c5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:24:26] } 13. a3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:03:31] } 13... Nbd5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:23:56] } 14. Ne5?! { [%eval -1.07] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:33] } 14... Qb6?! { [%eval -0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:26] } 15. Bg5?! { [%eval -1.0] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:38] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:10:35] } 16. dxc5?! { [%eval -1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:25] } 16... Bxc5?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:45] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:45:41] } 17... h6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:06:44] } 18. Bxd5?! { [%eval -1.37] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:06] } 18... hxg5?! { [%eval -0.49] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:43] } 19. Bxb7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:40:16] } 19... Qxb7 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:06:07] } 20. Nd2?? { [%eval -2.58] } { Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:49] } 20... Qd5 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 1:05:13] } 21. Nef3 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:27:50] } 21... g4 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 1:04:40] } 22. Nd4 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:27:16] } 22... Bxd4 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 1:03:56] } 23. exd4 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:26:52] } 23... Qxd4 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 1:04:12] } 24. Nb3 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:25:44] } 24... Qd5 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 1:01:12] } 25. Qe3 { [%eval -3.44] [%clk 0:23:43] } 25... Ne4 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:53:48] } 26. Rad1 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:21:23] } 26... Qxd1 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:50:01] } 27. Rxd1 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:21:12] } 27... Rxd1+ { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:50:26] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:21:28] } 28... Nf6 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:48:11] } 29. Nd4?! { [%eval -3.85] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:51] } 29... Rc8 { [%eval -3.72] [%clk 0:43:59] } 30. Nxe6?! { [%eval -5.42] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:38] } 30... Rcc1 { [%eval -5.48] [%clk 0:43:13] } 31. Qxc1 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:11:01] } 31... Rxc1 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:43:38] } 32. Nf4 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:11:04] } 32... Ne4 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:43:52] } 33. Nd3 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:10:02] } 33... Rd1 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:43:42] } 34. Ne5 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:09:42] } 34... f5 { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 0:44:03] } 35. Ng6?? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:25] } 35... Ng5 { [%eval -6.43] [%clk 0:43:38] } 36. Ne7+?? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:01] } 36... Kf7?! { [%eval -10.6] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:26] } 37. Nxf5?! { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:20] } 37... Nh3 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:43:28] } 0-1