Event: New Zealand Chess Congress 2025
Date: 2025-01-05
White: McLaren, Leonard J
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2035
Black: Smith, Robert W
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2035
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 5400+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:14] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:57] } 4... Nd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:19] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:30] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:44] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:47] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:11] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:22:59] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:11] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:16:51] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:27:15] } 9... Nc6?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:39] } 10. b4?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:43] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:14:38] } 11. Qe2?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:20] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:08:53] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:47] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:08:49] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:08:23] } 13... Na7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:04:42] } 14. Nd4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:00:33] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:46:00] } 15. Qe4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:59:21] } 15... Nb5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:43:02] } 16. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:54:17] } 16... Bxb5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:43:23] } 17. Bxb5+ { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:52:47] } 17... Qxb5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:38:46] } 18. a4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:50:33] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:39:09] } 19. Ra3?! { [%eval -1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:41] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:37:34] } 20. Rg3 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:43:15] } 20... g6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:36:40] } 21. a5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:39:58] } 21... Qc6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:33:40] } 22. Na3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:35:15] } 22... Nxb4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:30:24] } 23. Qb1 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:34:55] } 23... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:02] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:34] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:27] } 25. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:03] } 25... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:10] } 26. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:38] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:11:17] } 27. Rd3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:21:19] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:09:47] } 28. Nb6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:18:19] } 28... Rxc1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:11] } 29. Bxc1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:16:48] } 29... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:23] } 30. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:13] } 30... exd5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:10:48] } 31. e6 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:14:23] } 31... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:07] } 32. Bb2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:01] } 32... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:30] } 33. Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:33] } 33... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:32] } 34. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:44] } 34... Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:02] } 35. Ba3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:14] } 35... Qe5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:29] } 36. Rg3?! { [%eval -0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:54] } 36... g5?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:19] } 37. Re3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:17] } 37... Qf4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:03:04] } 38. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:43] } 38... Rxe7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:03:27] } 39. Qb6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:02:37] } 39... Qb8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:01:58] } 40. Re1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:30:44] } 40... Qe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:30] } 41. Qd6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:30:17] } 41... d4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:31:49] } 42. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:48] } 42... gxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:19] } 43. Qxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:25] } 43... d3?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:58] } 44. Re3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:13:45] } 44... Kh7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:09:58] } 45. Rxd3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qf5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:02] } 45... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:50] } 46. Qf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:52] } 46... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:57] } 47. Rg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:21] } 47... Qe7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:27] } 48. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:56] } 48... Qf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:45] } 49. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:11] } 49... Re5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 50. Rc8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:11] } 50... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:45] } 51. Qg4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 51... Rg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:45] } 52. Qd4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:02:11] } 1/2-1/2