Event: 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad
Site: Budapest, Hungary
Date: 2024-09-15
White: McKennis, Darren
WhiteElo: 1905
Black: Xhembulla, Aleksander
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2169
Result: 0-1
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/5400+30:1800+30\

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:21] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:43] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:44] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:09] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:31] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:56] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:19] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:09] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:36] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:20] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:13] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:52] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:12] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:56] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:32] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:58] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:48] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:11:46] } 13... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:32:13] } 14. Qxd2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:12:05] } 14... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:32:39] } 15. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:12:28] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:32:56] } 16. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:08:45] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:26:24] } 17. Qc2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:04:59] } 17... Nc4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:23:08] } 18. b3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:04:32] } 18... Nd6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:23:30] } 19. Na4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:03:21] } 19... h5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:18:24] } 20. h3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:01:38] } 20... g6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:15:26] } 21. Nc5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:00:45] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:13:32] } 22. a4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:58:46] } 22... Qg5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:49:58] } 23. Nd3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:46:45] } 23... Re7 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:38:22] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:34:04] } 24... Nf5?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:51] } 25. Ne5? { [%eval -0.92] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:02] } 25... Rae8?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:37] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:27:42] } 26... Qf6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:35:53] } 27. b4?! { [%eval -0.83] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:11] } 27... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:33:07] } 28. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:22:34] } 28... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:33:33] } 29. b5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:22:32] } 29... Qf6 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:32:57] } 30. bxc6 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:22:01] } 30... bxc6 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:33:11] } 31. Qa6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:19:34] } 31... Rc7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:21:14] } 32. Qa5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:19:12] } 32... Rb7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:20:41] } 33. Ra2 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:17:46] } 33... d4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:13:40] } 34. exd4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:13:12] } 34... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:14:04] } 35. Rxc6?? { [%eval -6.5] } { Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:20] } 35... Rb1+ { [%eval -6.94] [%clk 0:14:17] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval -6.8] [%clk 0:11:44] } 36... Qf4+ { [%eval -6.59] [%clk 0:12:48] } 37. g3 { [%eval -6.38] [%clk 0:12:03] } 37... Qe4 { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 0:13:04] } 0-1