Event: Round 9: McCormack, Derek - Thompson, Connor
Date: 2025-07-13
White: McCormack, Derek
WhiteElo: 1973
Black: Thompson, Connor
BlackElo: 1824
Result: 1-0
ECO: D85
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:07] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:31] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:53] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:51] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:05] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:15] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:24] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:37] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:49] } 10... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:34:00] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:50] } 11... Qxa2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:34:22] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:34:02] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:34:46] } 13. Be3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:08] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:34:39] } 14. Re1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:25:09] } 14... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:50] } 15. Rxe2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:12] } 15... Qe6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:10] } 16. Ng5?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:17] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:30:04] } 17. d5 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:11:23] } 17... h6?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:18] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:10:56] } 18... Na6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:54] } 19. Bd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:01:42] } 19... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:03:11] } 20. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:57:57] } 20... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:03:28] } 21. Qd4+ { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:58:16] } 21... Kg8 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:02:55] } 22. Qd2 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:48:39] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:55:46] } 23. Ne5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:47:31] } 23... Qd6? { [%eval 1.51] } { Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:47] } 24. Ng4 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:45:13] } 24... g5 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:53:47] } 25. h4?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qb2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:38:26] } 25... f6?? { [%eval 5.33] } { Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:07] } 26. e5 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:34:28] } 26... Qc5 { [%eval 6.33] [%clk 0:45:43] } 27. exf6+ { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 0:28:48] } 27... exf6 { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 0:44:58] } 28. hxg5 { [%eval 7.22] [%clk 0:29:02] } 28... hxg5? { [%eval #20] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. fxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:41] } 29. Nxf6 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:23:05] } 29... Kxf6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:41:43] } 30. Re6+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:23:20] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:41:21] } 31. Qxg5 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:23:11] } 31... Qc2 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:41:30] } 32. Re7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:23:17] } 1-0