Event: Round 1: Macheka, Clayton - Samuels, Ethan
Date: 2025-01-06
White: Macheka, Clayton
WhiteElo: 1876
Black: Samuels, Ethan
BlackElo: 2025
Result: 0-1
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:45] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:43] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:13] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:40] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:07] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:27:59] } 9. Qa4?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:08] } 9... Qc8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:13:59] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:23:22] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:09:14] } 11. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:59] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:00:21] } 12. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:13:01] } 12... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:00:39] } 13. dxc5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:13:08] } 13... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:00:26] } 14. Nd3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:13:16] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:59:34] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:02:50] } 15... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:52:56] } 16. Nb5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:54:40] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:48:25] } 17. Nd6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:50:05] } 17... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:44:26] } 18. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:50:31] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:40:21] } 19. Qa4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:39:54] } 19... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:36:33] } 20. Ba3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:36:48] } 20... N7f6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:33:58] } 21. Qh4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:28:48] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:31:33] } 22. Qh3?! { [%eval -0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:48] } 22... Nf5 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:29:53] } 23. Qg2 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:21:09] } 23... Qa6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:28:19] } 24. Rxc8 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:17:33] } 24... Rxc8 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:25:51] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:17:34] } 25... Nd4 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:24:49] } 26. Rxc8+ { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:07:20] } 26... Qxc8 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:24:54] } 27. Qf1?? { [%eval -2.8] } { Blunder. e3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:45] } 27... Qc2 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:24:29] } 28. Nc1?? { [%eval -5.9] } { Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 28... Qxc1 { [%eval -5.84] [%clk 0:24:43] } 29. e3 { [%eval -5.85] [%clk 0:01:11] } 29... Nf3+ { [%eval -5.72] [%clk 0:24:07] } 0-1