Event: Round 8: McDonald, Angus - Kikkawa, Kei
Date: 2025-07-12
White: McDonald, Angus
WhiteElo: 1742
Black: Kikkawa, Kei
Result: 1-0
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Knight Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:29:16] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:53] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:29:09] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:03] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:29:28] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:30:49] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:29:47] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:08] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:50] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:40] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:53] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:12] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:13] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:22:35] } 11. h5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:25:48] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:22:56] } 12. h6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:25:31] } 12... g6?! { [%eval 1.62] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:58] } 13. Ng5?! { [%eval 0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:32] } 13... Nd4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:19:09] } 14. Qd1 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:22:15] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:18:10] } 15. c3 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:20:54] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:15:52] } 16. d4 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:21:10] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:15:43] } 17. cxd4 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:21:34] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 1:14:54] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:21:09] } 18... f6 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:12:31] } 19. Nc3 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:09:09] } 19... g5? { [%eval 3.49] } { Mistake. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:58] } 20. exf6 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 1:07:01] } 20... Bxf6? { [%eval 5.96] } { Mistake. Nxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:22] } 21. Nxd5 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 1:06:31] } 21... exd5 { [%eval 7.7] [%clk 1:09:31] } 22. Rxe8+ { [%eval 7.68] [%clk 1:06:47] } 22... Kf7 { [%eval 7.43] [%clk 1:09:52] } 23. Re1 { [%eval 7.73] [%clk 1:05:29] } 23... Nxd4 { [%eval 7.82] [%clk 1:08:02] } 24. Nxd4 { [%eval 7.73] [%clk 1:03:39] } 24... Bxd4 { [%eval 7.54] [%clk 1:08:17] } 25. Qe2?! { [%eval 5.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } { [%clk 1:03:33] } 25... Ne5 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 1:07:44] } 26. Bxd5+ { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 1:00:23] } 26... Be6 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 1:08:00] } 27. Bxe6+ { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 1:00:27] } 27... Qxe6 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 1:08:19] } 28. Qh5+ { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:54:14] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 1:08:34] } 29. Bxg5 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:48:28] } 29... Bxf2+ { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 1:05:42] } 30. Kxf2 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:43:00] } 30... Ng4+ { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 1:03:37] } 31. Kg1 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:37:23] } 31... Qc4?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb6+ was best. } { [%clk 1:02:47] } 32. Be7+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:35:49] } 1-0