Event: 32nd 4NCL Congress
Site: Cedar Court, Huddersfield
Date: 2025-01-17
White: McLean, Robert
WhiteElo: 2011
Black: Burke, Alex
BlackElo: 1793
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: All moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move from move 1.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:30] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:55] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:20] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:42] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:54] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:31] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:09] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:56] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:33] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:20] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:41] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:13] } 9... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:58] } 10. Rb1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:37] } 10... Qa3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:08] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:48] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:43] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:05] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:06] } 13. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:54] } 13... Bxd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:25:29] } 14. Rb3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:18] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:24:01] } 15. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:24:08] } 15... Qd8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:22:58] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:22:44] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:19:40] } 17. Qe3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:17:48] } 17... Qa5? { [%eval 1.7] } { Mistake. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:27] } 18. Rfb1 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 1:10:39] } 18... Bc5?! { [%eval 2.46] } { Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:02] } 19. Ne2?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:19] } 19... Bxd4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:57:25] } 20. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 1:02:33] } 20... Qc5?! { [%eval 2.64] } { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:03] } 21. f5 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:42:27] } 21... exf5?? { [%eval 6.74] } { Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:42] } 22. e6 { [%eval 6.39] [%clk 0:36:07] } 22... Bxe6 { [%eval 7.34] [%clk 0:44:35] } 23. Rxf7 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:23:22] } 23... Kxf7 { [%eval 7.04] [%clk 0:44:33] } 24. Qxe6+ { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 0:23:11] } 1-0