Event: NZ Senior Championship 2024
Site: Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2024-08-09
White: Burgess, Ken
WhiteElo: 1657
Black: McRae, John
BlackElo: 1282
Result: 1-0
ECO: B50
Opening: Sicilian Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes, 30 seconds increment.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:56] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:11] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:53] } 3... Nc6?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:23] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:29:04] } 4... dxc5 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:27:55] } 5. Qxd8+ { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:27:25] } 5... Nxd8 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:27:59] } 6. Bb5+ { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:25:36] } 6... Nc6?! { [%eval 1.91] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:27] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:24:38] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:23:35] } 8. Nxd7 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:23:43] } 8... Kxd7 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:23:34] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:22:09] } 9... e5?! { [%eval 2.35] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:21] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 1:20:37] } 10... Rd8 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 1:21:29] } 11. Rd1+ { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 1:19:33] } 11... Kc7 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:15:27] } 12. Rxd8 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 1:19:34] } 12... Kxd8 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:15:28] } 13. Bxc6 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:19:49] } 13... bxc6 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:15:33] } 14. Na4 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:20:12] } 14... c4 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 1:08:59] } 15. Bxa7 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 1:19:55] } 15... Bb4+ { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 1:08:59] } 16. c3 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 1:19:31] } 16... Ba5?! { [%eval 3.71] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:04] } 17. Bb6+ { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 1:19:43] } 17... Bxb6 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 1:08:11] } 18. Nxb6 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 1:20:03] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 1:07:52] } 19. f3 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 1:19:24] } 19... Kc7 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 1:07:13] } 20. Nxc4 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 1:19:53] } 20... Re8 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 1:06:59] } 21. Ke2 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 1:19:37] } 21... Nd7 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 1:05:16] } 22. b4 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 1:17:32] } 22... f6 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 1:05:15] } 23. a4 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 1:17:54] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:55:43] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 1:16:24] } 24... Nf8 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:52:31] } 25. Rd6 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 1:14:03] } 25... Ng6 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:52:07] } 26. g3 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 1:13:49] } 26... h5 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:51:42] } 27. Re6 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 1:13:37] } 27... Rh8?! { [%eval 5.16] } { Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:57] } 28. h4 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 1:12:19] } 28... Kd7 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:47:28] } 29. Rd6+ { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 1:13:06] } 29... Kc7 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:47:31] } 30. Rd2 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 1:12:28] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:46:37] } 31. a5 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 1:12:16] } 31... Ne7 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:40:23] } 32. Nb6 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 1:12:31] } 32... Re8?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:38] } 33. Rd7+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:12:43] } 33... Kb8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:36:14] } 34. a6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:12:59] } 34... f5 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:35:38] } 35. a7# { [%clk 1:12:47] } 1-0