Event: Round 8: McDonald, Ian - Nogueira, Ivan Kuhlmann
Date: 2025-01-22
White: McDonald, Ian
WhiteElo: 2054
Black: Nogueira, Ivan Kuhlmann
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2293
Result: 1-0
ECO: A40
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:04] } 1... a5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. a4?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... g6?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:02:57] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:02:58] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:02:58] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:03:07] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:02:59] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:02:58] } 8... Ngf6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:02:55] } 9. h5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:02:49] } 9... Nxh5?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:02:51] } 10... c6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:02:13] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:02:48] } 11... Qe7 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:02:14] } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:02:46] } 12... Bf8?! { [%eval 1.9] } { Inaccuracy. Nhf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:03] } 13. g4 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:02:46] } 13... Nhf6 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:02:03] } 14. Bxh6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:19] } 14... Bxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:00] } 15. Rxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:19] } 15... Rxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:59] } 16. Qxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:19] } 16... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:51] } 17. Qh8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:06] } 17... Nf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:51] } 18. Rd2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:01:18] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:01:52] } 19. Bc4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:01:07] } 19... O-O-O { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:01:46] } 20. Qh1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:01:07] } 20... Qf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:01:40] } 21. Ne1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:34] } 21... Qf4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:01:38] } 22. Qg1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:00:23] } 22... Nh7?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 23. f3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 23... Nh6?? { [%eval 4.94] } { Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:16] } 24. Qb6 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:00:11] } 24... Qh4 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:00:53] } 25. Nd3 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:00:11] } 25... Qh1+ { [%eval 6.92] [%clk 0:00:46] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval 6.8] [%clk 0:00:12] } 26... Qxf3 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:00:46] } 27. Qxa5? { [%eval 4.12] } { Mistake. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 27... Qe3+ { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:00:47] } 28. Kb1 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:00:00] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 5.21] } 29. dxc6 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:00:00] } 29... bxc6?? { [%eval #14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 30. Nb4 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:00:00] } 30... Qc5 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:01:44] } 31. Qa8+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:00:10] } 31... Kc7 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:01:41] } 32. Na6+?? { [%eval 6.0] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ncd5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 32... Kb6 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:01:41] } 33. Qxe8?! { [%eval 4.51] } { Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 33... Bxe8 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:01:40] } 34. Nxc5 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:00:09] } 34... Kxc5 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:01:41] } 35. a5 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:00:10] } 35... f5?! { [%eval 6.66] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:32] } 36. Na4+ { [%eval 7.98] [%clk 0:00:11] } 36... Kxc4 { [%eval 7.8] [%clk 0:01:29] } 37. a6 { [%eval 7.81] [%clk 0:00:13] } 37... c5 { [%eval 7.57] [%clk 0:01:31] } 38. Rxd6 { [%eval 7.25] [%clk 0:00:11] } 1-0