Event: Round 7: McLean, Rory - Berkley, Stephen W
Date: 2025-05-30
White: McLean, Rory
WhiteElo: 1762
Black: Berkley, Stephen W
BlackElo: 1740
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:05] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:18] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:42] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:57] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:24:34] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:03] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:24:33] } 8. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:28:26] } 8... Bd7?! { [%eval 1.28] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:21] } 9. Bxd7+?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:33] } 9... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:21:39] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:21:32] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:18:38] } 11. e5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:14:49] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:18:11] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:13:37] } 12... Nf8 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:00:09] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:11:04] } 13... c6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:00:01] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:09:21] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:58:25] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:08:07] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:55:04] } 16. Ba3?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:38] } 16... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:33] } 17. Qa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:12] } 17... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:18] } 18. Bc5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:47:23] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:28] } 19. Rd2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:42:13] } 19... bxc4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:31:45] } 20. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:41:22] } 20... Qd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:31:52] } 21. Qb4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:39:26] } 21... Rdb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:33] } 22. Qc3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:35:37] } 22... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:51] } 23. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:46] } 23... Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:42] } 24. Rad1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:41] } 24... Rb1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:22:13] } 25. Rd4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:30:21] } 25... Rxd1+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:22:05] } 26. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:30:43] } 26... Nf4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:20:58] } 27. Qe3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:26:58] } 27... Qxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:28] } 28. fxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:22] } 28... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:36] } 29. Nd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:22:13] } 29... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:17:31] } 30. Rd3?? { [%eval -2.45] } { Blunder. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:07] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:12:49] } 31. Rb3?! { [%eval -3.44] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:54] } 31... Ng4 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:13:01] } 32. Rb4 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:13:40] } 32... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:13:14] } 33. Nb3? { [%eval -5.36] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:08] } 33... Rd1+ { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:13:22] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:13:25] } 34... Nd3+ { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:13:40] } 35. Ke2 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:13:47] } 35... Nxb4 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:13:44] } 36. Kxd1 { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:14:12] } 36... Nxa2 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:13:57] } 37. Na5 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:14:31] } 37... Nc3+ { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:11:32] } 38. Kc2 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:14:50] } 38... Ne4 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:11:49] } 39. Nxc6 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:15:08] } 39... Nxc5 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:12:12] } 40. Nxa7 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:15:33] } 40... f5 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:10:06] } 41. Nc6 { [%eval -4.36] [%clk 0:15:50] } 41... Kf7 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:10:19] } 42. Kd2 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:15:49] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:10:34] } 43. Ke3 { [%eval -4.34] [%clk 0:16:11] } 43... Nd7 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:10:19] } 44. Nd4 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:16:31] } 44... f4+ { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:09:29] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:16:35] } 45... g5 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:09:48] } 46. h4 { [%eval -4.73] [%clk 0:16:47] } 46... h6 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:09:55] } 47. h5?! { [%eval -5.71] } { Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:56] } 47... Ne5+ { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:08:41] } 48. Ke4 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 0:16:49] } 48... Ng4 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:08:51] } 49. Kf3 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:17:05] } 49... Ne3 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:08:54] } 50. Ne2 { [%eval -5.98] [%clk 0:16:18] } 50... e5 { [%eval -5.94] [%clk 0:08:44] } 51. g4 { [%eval -6.75] [%clk 0:15:53] } 51... e4+ { [%eval -6.53] [%clk 0:06:12] } 52. Kxe4 { [%eval -6.38] [%clk 0:15:58] } 52... Nxg4 { [%eval -6.34] [%clk 0:06:29] } 53. Nd4 { [%eval -6.04] [%clk 0:15:39] } 53... Ne3 { [%eval -6.37] [%clk 0:05:12] } 54. Kf3 { [%eval -7.64] [%clk 0:15:27] } 54... Nf5 { [%eval -6.94] [%clk 0:04:27] } 55. Ne2 { [%eval -7.88] [%clk 0:13:36] } 55... Ng7 { [%eval -6.62] [%clk 0:04:42] } 56. Kg4 { [%eval -6.57] [%clk 0:13:48] } 56... f3 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:04:48] } 57. Ng3 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:13:29] } 57... f2 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:04:50] } 58. Ne4+ { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:13:54] } 58... Ke5 { [%clk 0:03:34] } 59. Nxf2 { [%clk 0:14:18] } 59... Nxh5 { [%clk 0:03:55] } 1/2-1/2