Event: ACC Chess Weekend May 2024
Site: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2024-05-25
White: Lau, Brillion Yan Jun
WhiteElo: 1554
Black: McDonald, Duncan
BlackElo: 1797
Result: 0-1
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60 minutes for the entire game with a 30-second increment from move 1.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:00:59] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:00:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:01:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:01:23] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:01:53] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:01:48] } 4. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:19] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:02:12] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:02:44] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:02:37] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:03:10] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:03:01] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:01:41] } 7... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:03:24] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:01:48] } 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:03:47] } 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:02:14] } 9... exd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:04:12] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:02:36] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:04:33] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:02:53] } 11... Bb6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:04:56] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:57:20] } 12... d4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:05:20] } 13. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:55:24] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:04:27] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:12] } 14... Bh5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:04:44] } 15. e5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:51:01] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:00:52] } 16. Re1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:49:46] } 16... Qd5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:58:19] } 17. Be4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:46:24] } 17... Qb5? { [%eval 1.56] } { Mistake. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:33] } 18. Bxc6? { [%eval -0.1] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:00] } 18... bxc6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:58:19] } 19. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:40:43] } 19... Qxb2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:57:49] } 20. Qxh5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:40:57] } 20... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:56:33] } 21. Bg3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:34:57] } 21... Re6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:53:05] } 22. a4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:33:10] } 22... Rae8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:46:59] } 23. Rab1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:00] } 23... Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:08] } 24. Rec1?? { [%eval -5.36] } { Blunder. Re4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:49] } 24... Qxg3 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:45:05] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval -6.0] [%clk 0:29:46] } 25... Qxe5 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:45:02] } 26. Qf3 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:29:47] } 26... Rf6 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 0:45:14] } 27. Qg4 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:29:40] } 27... h5 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:44:57] } 28. Qd7 { [%eval -5.96] [%clk 0:30:00] } 28... c5 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:44:15] } 29. a5 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:27:34] } 29... Rg6 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:43:52] } 30. Rb7?! { [%eval -7.85] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:30] } 30... Qe4 { [%eval -8.45] [%clk 0:43:31] } 31. Qxf7+ { [%eval -8.33] [%clk 0:23:40] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval -7.46] [%clk 0:43:50] } 32. g4? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:22:39] } 32... hxg4 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:43:36] } 33. h4 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:22:23] } 33... g3 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:43:56] } 34. h5 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:22:15] } 34... gxf2+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:44:19] } 35. Kh2 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:22:36] } 35... Qh4# { [%clk 0:44:09] } 0-1