Event: ACC Chess Weekend July 2024
Site: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2024-07-20
White: McConnell, Jack
WhiteElo: 1781
Black: Braganza, Nadia
BlackTitle: WCM
BlackElo: 1845
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60 minutes for the entire game with a 30-second increment from move 1.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:00:53] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:00:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:01:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:01:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:01:42] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:01:47] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:02:06] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:02:13] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:02:26] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:02:32] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:02:48] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:02:52] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:03:12] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:02:55] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:03:36] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:03:01] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:04:00] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:03:13] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:53] } 10... a5?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:18] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:04:14] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:00:20] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:03:41] } 12... Nf8 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:59:58] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:03:45] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:51:57] } 14. Rab1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:03:07] } 14... Qc8 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:42:55] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:01:44] } 15... axb4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:42:47] } 16. axb4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:01:56] } 16... Nh5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:39:21] } 17. Be5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:58:06] } 17... f5? { [%eval 2.38] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:28] } 18. Na4 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:57:05] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:31:11] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:54:36] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:22:45] } 20. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:54:57] } 20... Bxc5 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:23:07] } 21. bxc5 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:54:49] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:22:35] } 22. Rb3 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:53:02] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:19:43] } 23. f4?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:02] } 23... Nf6?! { [%eval 2.11] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:13] } 24. Rfb1 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:53:02] } 24... Re7 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:19:07] } 25. Qb2 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:49:49] } 25... Ra7 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:18:02] } 26. Rb6?! { [%eval 1.44] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:42] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:13:47] } 27. Qc2 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:40:57] } 27... Ne4 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:14:00] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:39:02] } 28... Qa8?! { [%eval 2.61] } { Inaccuracy. Qf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:27] } 29. Qe2?? { [%eval 0.55] } { Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:42] } 29... Nc3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:10:48] } 30. Qh5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:34:41] } 30... Nxb1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:09:09] } 31. Bxf5+ { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:32:05] } 31... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:09:15] } 32. Qxf5+ { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:32:18] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:09:39] } 33. Rxb1 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:31:03] } 33... Qe8 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:08:52] } 34. Rb3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:28:52] } 34... Re6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:07:15] } 35. h4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:28:35] } 35... Rf6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:07:33] } 36. Qg4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:28:04] } 36... Qe6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:07:51] } 37. Qe2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:27:42] } 37... Rf8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:07:32] } 38. g4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:30] } 38... Rfa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:59] } 39. Qf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:34] } 39... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:35] } 40. g5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:25:43] } 40... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:05:39] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:25:45] } 41... Rc2?! { [%eval 1.6] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:49] } 42. Qg4 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:25:14] } 42... Rc1 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:00:42] } 43. Rb2?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:09] } 43... Ra3?? { [%eval 6.49] } { Blunder. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 44. Qc8+ { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:23:31] } 44... Qf8 { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 0:01:03] } 45. Qe6+ { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:23:34] } 45... Kh7 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:01:08] } 46. g6+ { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:23:21] } 46... Kh8 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:01:34] } 47. Nf7+ { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:23:11] } 47... Kg8 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:02:02] } 48. Nxh6+ { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:22:53] } 48... Kh8 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:02:28] } 49. Nf7+ { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:21:51] } 49... Kg8 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:02:54] } 50. Rxb7 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:18:04] } 50... Rcc3?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:13] } 51. Nh6+ { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:17:50] } 51... Kh8 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:02:38] } 52. Nf7+ { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:15:20] } 52... Kg8 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:03:04] } 53. Ne5+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:12:48] } 53... Kh8 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:03:29] } 54. Ng4 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:12:34] } 54... Ra8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:02:50] } 55. Qe5 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:12:21] } 1-0