Event: Auckland Waitangi Weekender 2025
Site: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2025-02-09
White: McLaren, Leonard J
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2044
Black: Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2355
Result: 0-1
ECO: B07
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes, 30 seconds increment

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:00] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. f3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:00] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:31:39] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:57] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:11] } 6. Qd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:16] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:42] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:09] } 7... b4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:53] } 8. Na2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:27:25] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:50] } 9. h4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:25:55] } 9... h5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:30:15] } 10. Nh3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:25:22] } 10... Nb6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:32] } 11. Nc1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:21:11] } 11... Bxh3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:39] } 12. Rxh3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:21:07] } 12... e6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:24:14] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:13:59] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:23:51] } 14. Bd3?! { [%eval 0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:32] } 14... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:22:07] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:11:48] } 15... e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:19:02] } 16. c3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:09:18] } 16... bxc3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:17:11] } 17. bxc3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:09:43] } 17... d5?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:35] } 18. Kf2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:04:11] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:11:26] } 19. Rhh1?! { [%eval -0.02] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:01] } 19... Kg7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:10:21] } 20. g3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:58:45] } 20... Bxg5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:03:05] } 21. hxg5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:59:00] } 21... dxe4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:01:23] } 22. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:57:20] } 22... Nc5?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:58] } 23. Bc2?! { [%eval -1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:05] } 23... Ne6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:57:12] } 24. f4?! { [%eval -1.22] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:24] } 24... exf4 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:44:05] } 25. gxf4 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:50:38] } 25... Rb8 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:43:07] } 26. Qd3? { [%eval -2.25] } { Mistake. Rab1 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:58] } 26... Nd5 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:41:34] } 27. Qe4?? { [%eval -4.74] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:41] } 27... Qd6?! { [%eval -3.22] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:18] } 28. Rh4 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:34:02] } 28... Rhe8 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:38:53] } 29. Qe5+ { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:33:26] } 29... Qxe5 { [%eval -3.84] [%clk 0:39:19] } 30. dxe5 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:32:46] } 30... Rb2 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:39:29] } 31. Rc1 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:31:23] } 31... Reb8 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:39:11] } 32. f5 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:27:30] } 32... Nxg5 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:38:15] } 33. Rc4 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:26:16] } 33... R8b6?! { [%eval -2.24] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:27] } 34. Rc5?? { [%eval -5.22] } { Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:01] } 34... Rxc2 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:36:43] } 35. Rxc2 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:22:46] } 35... Ne4+ { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:37:10] } 0-1