Event: Round 2: Volovich, Andrew - McLean, Rory
Date: 2025-05-26
White: Volovich, Andrew
WhiteElo: 1628
Black: McLean, Rory
BlackElo: 1762
Result: 0-1
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:27] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:56] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. c4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:32:25] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:52] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:00] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:51] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:22] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:31:21] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:49] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:30:58] } 8... Ne4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:21:39] } 9. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:23:22] } 9... dxe4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:21:58] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:23:41] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:22:10] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:22:51] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:19:28] } 12. Qe3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:20:15] } 12... Re8 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:15:02] } 13. h3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:20:10] } 13... Bh5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:15:08] } 14. g4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:20:36] } 14... Bg6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:15:14] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:20:53] } 15... Na6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:12:18] } 16. a3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:19:36] } 16... b5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:06:07] } 17. c5?? { [%eval -2.01] } { Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:54] } 17... Nc7 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 1:06:02] } 18. Re1 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 1:10:49] } 18... a5 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 1:02:25] } 19. f4?? { [%eval -4.77] } { Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:55] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 1:02:11] } 20. Qg3 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 1:10:53] } 20... f5? { [%eval -2.33] } { Mistake. e3 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:08] } 21. gxf5 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 1:08:09] } 21... Bxf5 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:58:21] } 22. Bg2 { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 1:07:18] } 22... Nf6 { [%eval -2.95] [%clk 0:54:30] } 23. Re3?! { [%eval -4.11] } { Inaccuracy. Rhg1 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:50] } 23... Rad8 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:52:07] } 24. Qg5 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 1:01:31] } 24... g6 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:48:52] } 25. Nf3 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 1:00:50] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:35:42] } 26. Qxe7 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:42:26] } 26... Rxe7 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:33:07] } 27. Rhe1?! { [%eval -7.55] } { Inaccuracy. Ree1 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:52] } 27... exf3 { [%eval -7.57] [%clk 0:29:09] } 28. Rxe7 { [%eval -7.64] [%clk 0:42:34] } 28... Nxe7?! { [%eval -5.34] } { Inaccuracy. fxg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:28] } 29. Bxf3 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:42:57] } 29... Nd5 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:29:43] } 30. Bxd5+ { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:42:16] } 30... Rxd5 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:29:55] } 31. Rd1 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:41:08] } 31... Bxh3 { [%eval -6.28] [%clk 0:30:08] } 32. Kc2 { [%eval -6.8] [%clk 0:41:05] } 32... h5 { [%eval -6.25] [%clk 0:30:26] } 33. Kc3 { [%eval -6.7] [%clk 0:40:38] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 0:30:37] } 34. b4 { [%eval -7.6] [%clk 0:33:32] } 34... a4 { [%eval -7.53] [%clk 0:30:45] } 35. Re1 { [%eval -7.65] [%clk 0:32:24] } 35... Bg4 { [%eval -7.32] [%clk 0:30:41] } 36. Kd3 { [%eval -8.26] [%clk 0:30:24] } 36... h4 { [%eval -8.19] [%clk 0:30:52] } 37. Rg1 { [%eval -8.11] [%clk 0:29:32] } 37... Bf5+ { [%eval -7.68] [%clk 0:31:00] } 38. Ke3 { [%eval -8.12] [%clk 0:29:42] } 38... h3 { [%eval -8.01] [%clk 0:31:24] } 39. Rd1 { [%eval -8.24] [%clk 0:29:05] } 39... Bg4 { [%eval -8.07] [%clk 0:31:46] } 40. Rd2 { [%eval -8.37] [%clk 0:29:58] } 40... Rh5 { [%eval -8.37] [%clk 0:32:05] } 41. Rh2 { [%eval -8.73] [%clk 0:29:58] } 41... Ke6 { [%eval -8.4] [%clk 0:32:21] } 42. Kd3 { [%eval -10.19] [%clk 0:28:09] } 42... Kd5 { [%eval -9.86] [%clk 0:32:37] } 43. Kc3? { [%eval #-20] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:45] } 43... Ke4 { [%eval -13.08] [%clk 0:32:57] } 44. f5?! { [%eval #-18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:02] } 44... Rxf5 { [%eval -13.28] [%clk 0:33:02] } 45. Rd2?! { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:17] } 45... Rf3+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:33:23] } 46. Kc2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:27:23] } 46... Rxa3 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:33:39] } 47. d5 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:27:37] } 47... Ra2+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:33:59] } 48. Kc3 { [%clk 0:27:51] } 48... Rxd2 { [%clk 0:34:20] } 49. Kxd2 { [%clk 0:28:20] } 49... h2 { [%clk 0:34:40] } 0-1