Event: Round 3: McCusker, Andrew - Sharma, Devesh
Date: 2024-07-09
White: McCusker, Andrew
WhiteElo: 1931
Black: Sharma, Devesh
BlackElo: 1814
Result: 0-1
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Two Knights Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:21] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:31] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:36] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:25] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:13] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:17] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:29] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:59] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:45] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:20] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:41] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:07] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:29:50] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:27:05] } 10... Nf8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:00] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:24:15] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:29:54] } 12. Bg3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:19:39] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:24:05] } 13. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:20:01] } 13... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:24:27] } 14. Rab1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:18:19] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:24] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:16:16] } 15... a6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:23:34] } 16. a4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:16:31] } 16... Ne4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:23:35] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:10:02] } 17... Qf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:17] } 18. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:07:22] } 18... dxe4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:15:47] } 19. Nd2 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:07:29] } 19... Nh4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:02:44] } 20. Ng3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:04:43] } 20... Qg6?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:36] } 21. Nc4? { [%eval -0.39] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:56] } 21... Qh6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:52:30] } 22. Nb6?? { [%eval -2.39] } { Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:53] } 22... Rb8?? { [%eval 1.31] } { Blunder. Nxg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:41] } 23. Nxc8 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:46:08] } 23... Rbxc8 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:26:26] } 24. Rfc1 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:36:05] } 24... Qe6 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:19:39] } 25. Qd2? { [%eval -0.28] } { Mistake. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:43] } 25... Qxh3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:18:22] } 26. gxh3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:28:48] } 26... Nf3+ { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:18:45] } 27. Kg2 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:29:06] } 27... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:19:07] } 28. Rb2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:28:53] } 28... Nf3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:19:26] } 29. Nf5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:27:43] } 29... Rcd8 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:17:23] } 30. b5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:27:01] } 30... cxb5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:15:51] } 31. axb5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:27:03] } 31... h5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:15:35] } 32. Rc7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:21:46] } 32... Rd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:13:03] } 33. Ng3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:21:36] } 33... Ne1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:35] } 34. Kf1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:20:53] } 34... Nd3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:07:57] } 35. Rb3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:21:19] } 35... Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:28] } 36. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:30] } 36... axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:52] } 37. Rxb7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:21:37] } 37... h4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:06:40] } 38. Nf5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:20:25] } 38... Ra8 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:06:54] } 39. Nd6?? { [%eval -3.31] } { Blunder. Nxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:48] } 39... Ra1+ { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:07:04] } 40. Ke2?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } 40... Re1+ 41. Kd2 0-1