Event: Round 8: Huang, Alex - McDonald, Duncan
Date: 2024-08-05
White: Huang, Alex
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1967
Black: McDonald, Duncan
BlackElo: 1819
Result: 0-1
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:15:41] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:15:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:15:45] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:16:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:15:54] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:16:44] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:16:05] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:17:06] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:16:31] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:17:27] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:16:33] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:17:46] } 7. g4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:15:52] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:18:07] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:14:23] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:10:07] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:14:20] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:08:26] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:14:31] } 10... g6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:03:13] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:13:03] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:01:02] } 12. Ng5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:07:40] } 12... Qd7?! { [%eval 1.48] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:02] } 13. Be5?! { [%eval 0.76] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:56] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:54:29] } 14. f4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:59:11] } 14... c4 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:49:27] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:58:53] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:49:43] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:58:21] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:44:57] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:57:03] } 17... Nxg4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:44:48] } 18. hxg4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:45:41] } 18... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:43:48] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:38:54] } 19... Bh6?! { [%eval 1.22] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:06] } 20. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:09] } 20... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:34:56] } 21. f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:53] } 21... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:55] } 22. gxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:41] } 22... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:58] } 23. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:08] } 23... Qd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:59] } 24. Rd4?? { [%eval -3.11] } { Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:58] } 24... Rxe3 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:25:15] } 25. f6 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:11:22] } 25... Bxf6 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:24:15] } 26. Rxd5 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:10:04] } 26... Qb6 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:17:20] } 27. Kg2 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:06:15] } 27... Bxc3 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:08:27] } 28. bxc3 { [%eval -5.63] [%clk 0:06:34] } 28... Qe6 { [%eval -5.48] [%clk 0:08:14] } 0-1