Event: Round 8: Pride, Stephen C - McLean, Rory
Date: 2025-05-30
White: Pride, Stephen C
WhiteElo: 1640
Black: McLean, Rory
BlackElo: 1762
Result: 1-0
ECO: A40
Opening: Horwitz Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:03] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5. Nd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:40] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:12] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:04] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:31] } 7. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:25:01] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:46] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:30] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:29] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:43] } 9... d5?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:58] } 10. a4?! { [%eval 0.09] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:21] } 10... c4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:36] } 11. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:19] } 11... axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:55] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:15:43] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:44] } 13. Rxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:23] } 13... Bxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:08] } 14. Ra1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:15:27] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:27:33] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:12:23] } 15... b4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:23:59] } 16. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:09:13] } 16... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:16] } 17. e4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:08:39] } 17... bxc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:17:20] } 18. bxc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:08:42] } 18... dxe4?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:39] } 19. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:05:52] } 19... Qc6? { [%eval 2.38] } { Mistake. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:57] } 20. Ne5?? { [%eval 0.28] } { Blunder. Ra7 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:23] } 20... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:09:30] } 21. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:04:25] } 21... Bb7?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:03] } 22. Qb2 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:00:06] } 22... f6?! { [%eval 2.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:20] } 23. Bg3 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:59:26] } 23... f5?? { [%eval 4.25] } { Blunder. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:34] } 24. Ra7 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:58:31] } 24... f4 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:53:47] } 25. Qxb7 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:57:37] } 25... Qxb7 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:53:56] } 26. Rxb7 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:58:01] } 26... fxg3 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:54:13] } 27. Rxe7 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:57:48] } 27... Rxf2 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:54:23] } 28. Bc4 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:55:59] } 28... Rc2?! { [%eval 5.89] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:39] } 29. Bxe6+ { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:54:36] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:54:02] } 30. Rf7+ { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:54:59] } 30... Ke8 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:54:24] } 31. c4 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:53:38] } 31... e3 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:54:46] } 32. Kf1 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:51:49] } 32... h5 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:52:31] } 33. Rf3 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:51:11] } 33... Rc1+ { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:46:22] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 0:48:26] } 34... Rc2+ { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:45:08] } 35. Kxe3 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:47:47] } 35... Rxg2 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:45:33] } 36. Bf7+ { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 0:47:25] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 0:45:20] } 37. Bxh5 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:47:38] } 37... Rg1 { [%eval 6.96] [%clk 0:45:24] } 38. Rf7+ { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:45:54] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval 7.42] [%clk 0:45:23] } 39. Rxg7 { [%eval 7.09] [%clk 0:45:16] } 39... Re1+ { [%eval 7.14] [%clk 0:43:29] } 40. Kd2 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:38:04] } 40... Rg1 { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 0:42:24] } 41. Rg6+ { [%eval 7.78] [%clk 0:37:34] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval 7.74] [%clk 0:41:50] } 42. Bf3 { [%eval 7.59] [%clk 0:37:14] } 42... Kf7 { [%eval 8.09] [%clk 0:41:20] } 43. Rg4 { [%eval 7.61] [%clk 0:37:27] } 43... Kf6 { [%eval 7.42] [%clk 0:40:18] } 44. c5 { [%eval 7.0] [%clk 0:36:47] } 44... Ke6 { [%eval 8.74] [%clk 0:40:14] } 45. d5+ { [%eval 7.45] [%clk 0:36:44] } 45... Kd7? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:38] } 46. Rg7+ { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:36:50] } 46... Kd8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:40:56] } 47. c6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:35:56] } 47... g2 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:41:11] } 48. d6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:34:22] } 1-0