Event: Round 6: Xie, Felix - McLaren, Leonard J
Date: 2025-06-02
White: Xie, Felix
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2366
Black: McLaren, Leonard J
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2042
Result: 1-0
ECO: E17
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:39] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:02] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:31] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:27] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:30] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:24:45] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:50] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:22:48] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:07] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:19:37] } 10. Qd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:58] } 10... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:10:34] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:50] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:04:23] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:14] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:02:58] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:48] } 13... Ra7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:57:57] } 14. Bc1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:57:26] } 14... Ba6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:52:26] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:55:43] } 15... Nf6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:48:15] } 16. Qb1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:51:25] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:44:11] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:51:30] } 17... e5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:43:07] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:44:02] } 18... Qc8?! { [%eval 1.37] } { Inaccuracy. Qa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:53] } 19. dxe5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:43:47] } 19... dxe5 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:41:53] } 20. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:40:18] } 20... Qe6?! { [%eval 2.49] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:52] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:26:26] } 21... Qxc4?! { [%eval 3.29] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:23] } 22. e5 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:25:53] } 22... Nh7?! { [%eval 4.82] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:17] } 23. e6 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:25:02] } 23... fxe6?! { [%eval 6.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:23] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:24:59] } 24... Qb5?! { [%eval 7.77] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:55] } 25. Qg6 { [%eval 7.45] [%clk 0:24:42] } 25... Rf8? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:01] } 26. Qxe6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:24:45] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:28:09] } 27. Ng6# { [%clk 0:25:08] } 1-0