Event: Round 4: McKay, Roderick M - Bezuidenhout, Roland
Date: 2025-01-26
White: McKay, Roderick M
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2171
Black: Bezuidenhout, Roland
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2283
Result: 0-1
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:28] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:02] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:57] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:07] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:13] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:27] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:52] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:21] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:26:11] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:39] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:22:59] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:53] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:22:42] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:47] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:22:57] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:52] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:44] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:32] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:01] } 11. h3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:23:42] } 11... h6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:21:17] } 12. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:23:27] } 12... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:21:28] } 13. Rab1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:23:08] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:16:15] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:05] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:58:01] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:01] } 15... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:41:32] } 16. Rbc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:17] } 16... O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:30:29] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:12:21] } 17... cxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:27:47] } 18. exd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:08:54] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:28:06] } 19. Bb1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:06:59] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:45] } 20. Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:15] } 20... Qb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:48] } 21. Nc5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:57:21] } 21... Ne4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:19:53] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:52:51] } 22... Qxb2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:15:30] } 23. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:40:29] } 23... dxe4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:15:57] } 24. Rb1?? { [%eval -2.16] } { Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:21] } 24... Bxc5 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:14:26] } 25. dxc5 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:40:32] } 25... Qxa2?! { [%eval -1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:20] } 26. Qg3? { [%eval -3.01] } { Mistake. Rxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:55] } 26... Rd2 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 0:09:09] } 27. f5 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:31:53] } 27... Bxf5 { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 0:09:14] } 28. Rxb7 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:25:01] } 28... Qd5 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:09:20] } 29. c6?! { [%eval -4.07] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:26] } 29... e3 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:05:22] } 30. Rxf5?! { [%eval -5.57] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:56] } 30... e2 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:05:50] } 31. Nxf7 { [%clk 0:16:51] } 31... e1=Q+ { [%clk 0:06:06] } 0-1