Event: ACC Chess Weekend July 2024
Site: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2024-07-21
White: McConnell, Jack
WhiteElo: 1781
Black: McDonald, Duncan
BlackElo: 1816
Result: 1-0
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60 minutes for the entire game with a 30-second increment from move 1.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:00:55] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:00:34] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:01:15] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:01:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:01:40] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:01:27] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:01:54] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:01:49] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:02:13] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:01:56] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:02:30] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:02:13] } 7. g4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:58:33] } 7... Bg6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:59:44] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:54:51] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:57:30] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:53:06] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:55:55] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:49:08] } 10... Qa5? { [%eval 1.11] } { Mistake. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:13] } 11. Qb3 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:48:12] } 11... Bh4?! { [%eval 1.96] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:17] } 12. Rh2? { [%eval 0.48] } { Mistake. Qxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:40] } 12... O-O { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:41:38] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:42:33] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:28:47] } 14. Nxg6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:38:59] } 14... hxg6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:27:38] } 15. Nxe4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:39:07] } 15... dxe4 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:27:51] } 16. Bc4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:38:39] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:26:35] } 17. g5 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:38:10] } 17... Qxb3?! { [%eval 2.47] } { Inaccuracy. Qa5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:25:40] } 18. Bxb3 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:38:22] } 18... Kh7 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:24:47] } 19. Bd6 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:37:47] } 19... Rfd8?! { [%eval 3.4] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:07] } 20. Bxf7 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:37:01] } 20... Nf8?! { [%eval 4.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:53] } 21. Bf4 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:36:42] } 21... Nd7 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:16:42] } 22. Rg2 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:36:29] } 1-0