Event: ACC Blitz and Rapid October Rapid 2024
Site: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2024-10-06
White: McDougall, Euan
WhiteElo: 1821
Black: Xu, Jeremy Xi
BlackElo: 1553
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 25 minutes for the entire game with a 5-second increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:25:07] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:25:08] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:25:10] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:25:11] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:14] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:25:14] } 4. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:17] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:24:24] } 5. e3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:25:14] } 5... O-O { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:24:25] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:25:16] } 6... c5?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:18] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:10] } 7... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:24:17] } 8. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:06] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:23:51] } 9. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:31] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:23:38] } 10. Qc5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:24:32] } 10... Re8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:22:21] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:23:47] } 11... e5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:18:32] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:23:50] } 12... Nd7?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:27] } 13. Qxc6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:23:51] } 13... Qxg5?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. bxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:36] } 14. Qxd5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:23:52] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:11:17] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:23:52] } 15... e4?! { [%eval 2.28] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:51] } 16. Qg3 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:23:48] } 16... Qxg3 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:10:25] } 17. hxg3 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:23:50] } 17... Be6 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:10:24] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:23:24] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:10:12] } 19. b3 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:23:27] } 19... a6 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:09:54] } 20. Kb2 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:23:30] } 20... Rc6 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:07:54] } 21. Rd4 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:23:13] } 21... Rec8 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:07:19] } 22. Rhd1 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:22:57] } 22... g6 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:06:25] } 23. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:22:57] } 23... Nxe4 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:06:24] } 24. Rxe4 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:23:00] } 24... b5 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:06:22] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:23:03] } 25... Bf5 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:05:46] } 26. Rd4 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:23:03] } 26... bxc4 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:05:04] } 27. Rcxc4 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:22:55] } 27... Rxc4 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:04:45] } 28. Bxc4 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:22:56] } 28... a5 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:04:21] } 29. e4 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:22:53] } 29... Bg4 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:03:58] } 30. f3 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:22:55] } 30... Be6 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:04:00] } 31. Bxe6 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:22:55] } 31... fxe6 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:04:04] } 32. Rd7 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:22:53] } 32... Rc5 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:03:31] } 33. b4 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:22:31] } 33... axb4 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:03:24] } 34. axb4 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:22:33] } 34... Rh5 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:03:25] } 35. Kb3 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:22:30] } 35... Rh2 { [%eval 6.66] [%clk 0:03:23] } 36. Rd2 { [%eval 6.67] [%clk 0:22:32] } 36... Rh5 { [%eval 6.63] [%clk 0:03:16] } 37. Kc4 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:22:35] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:02:57] } 38. b5 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:22:29] } 38... Rg5?? { [%eval #16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:45] } 39. b6 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:22:25] } 39... Ra5 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:02:41] } 40. b7 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:22:27] } 1-0