Event: Round 1: McDonnell, James J. - Murdoch, Stephen
Date: 2024-09-06
White: McDonnell, James J.
WhiteElo: 1821
Black: Murdoch, Stephen
BlackElo: 1664
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:01] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:06] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:51] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:11] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:05] } 7... Bg6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:29:32] } 8. Nb3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:22:48] } 8... Nf5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:29:30] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:18:30] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:25:36] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:15:44] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:22:22] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:50] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:19:47] } 12. Bf1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:07:31] } 12... c4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:13:01] } 13. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:07:24] } 13... b5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:10:26] } 14. Be2?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:22] } 14... Be7 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 1:06:39] } 15. Nf1 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:05:56] } 15... Nh4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:59:13] } 16. N1h2?! { [%eval -0.71] } { Inaccuracy. Nxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:29] } 16... Be4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:52:22] } 17. Nxh4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:44:36] } 17... Bxh4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:52:40] } 18. Bg4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:43:05] } 18... g6? { [%eval 0.9] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:47:04] } 19. Bf3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:42:38] } 19... Bd3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:45:55] } 20. Bd2 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:36:40] } 20... Bg5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:44:01] } 21. a4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:33:03] } 21... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:36:32] } 22. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:33:12] } 22... g5? { [%eval 1.72] } { Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:42] } 23. b4 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:27:01] } 23... Nb6 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:30:49] } 24. axb5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:24:26] } 24... axb5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:31:16] } 25. Ng4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:24:36] } 25... Nd7 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:22:22] } 26. Qb2 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:16:55] } 26... h5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:17:13] } 27. Nf6+? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Rxa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:04] } 27... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:17:02] } 28. exf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:25] } 28... Rb8?? { [%eval 2.18] } { Blunder. Rxa1 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:24] } 29. Ra7? { [%eval 0.61] } { Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:46] } 29... g4?! { [%eval 1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:38] } 30. Re7+ { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:11:29] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:12:06] } 31. hxg4 { [%eval 0.42] } 31... hxg4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:12:05] } 32. Bxg4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:10:40] } 32... Rh6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:11:16] } 1/2-1/2