Event: Round 7: Chow, Samuel - Gourlay, Iain
Date: 2025-04-05
White: Chow, Samuel
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2354
Black: Gourlay, Iain
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2297
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:25] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:30] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:26:43] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:12] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:59] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:13] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:52] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:27] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:02] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:42] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:15] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:00] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:00] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:11] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:12:41] } 10. Nge2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:21:50] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:09:44] } 11. Bf2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:15:59] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:58:43] } 12. exd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:15:45] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:52:39] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:14:22] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:47:28] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:04:51] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:42:34] } 15. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:10] } 15... Bf5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:34:45] } 16. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:51:15] } 16... Qxf5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:35:08] } 17. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:51:29] } 17... Nb4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:34:14] } 18. Bg3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:47:40] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:13:58] } 19. Be5?! { [%eval 0.42] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:16] } 19... Qd3?? { [%eval 2.7] } { Blunder. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:57] } 20. g4 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:40:21] } 20... Qe3+ { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:02:50] } 21. Kg2? { [%eval 1.02] } { Mistake. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:16] } 21... Nd3? { [%eval 2.33] } { Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:34] } 22. gxh5 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:37:34] } 22... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:02:46] } 23. dxe5 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:35:42] } 23... d4 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:02:58] } 24. Qe4 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:26:55] } 24... Qg5+ { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:03:24] } 25. Ng3 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:26:32] } 25... dxc3 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:03:45] } 26. f4 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:26:00] } 26... Qg4 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:03:55] } 27. Rxc3 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:26:13] } 27... Rab8 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:03:51] } 28. b3 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:24:30] } 28... Red8 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:02:40] } 29. Rc2 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:20:14] } 29... Rb4?! { [%eval 3.29] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:25] } 30. Qf5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:19:23] } 30... Qh4 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:01:45] } 31. Rff2 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:16:31] } 31... Rbd4 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:01:51] } 32. Rc8?! { [%eval 2.47] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:56] } 32... Rxc8 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:01:27] } 33. Qxc8+ { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:16:21] } 33... Kh7? { [%eval 4.43] } { Mistake. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:51] } 34. Qe8 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:13:45] } 34... Bb4 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:00:47] } 35. Qxf7 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:13:54] } 35... Be1?! { [%eval 6.84] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 36. Qf5+?! { [%eval 4.96] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:12] } 36... Kg8 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:01:03] } 37. Rc2 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:11:12] } 37... Rd8 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:00:59] } 38. Rc7 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:05:35] } 38... Kh8 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:01:25] } 39. Rc8 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:05:12] } 39... Qe7 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:00:55] } 40. Ne4 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:04:41] } 40... Bb4 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:00:36] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:01:57] } 41... Qe8? { [%eval 9.32] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:08] } 42. Nf6 { [%eval 8.72] [%clk 0:29:44] } 42... gxf6 { [%eval 8.52] [%clk 0:27:52] } 43. Qxf6+ { [%eval 8.27] [%clk 0:29:56] } 43... Kh7 { [%eval 7.65] [%clk 0:28:17] } 44. Qg6+ { [%eval 7.24] [%clk 0:30:15] } 1-0