MSCRRT 2021: MURDERCAT vs. Menalque (½–½)

[Menalque]

1. d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 d5 7.c3 c5 8.h3 b6 9.Ne5 Ba6 10.Nf3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 c4 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13.O-O-O a5 14.Bg5 b5 15.a3 b4 16.Kb1 bxa3 17.bxa3 Rb8 18. Ka2 Rb6 19.Rb1 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qa7 21. Rb2 Rd8 22.Rhb1 Rxb2 23.Rxb2 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Rc8 25.Qa4 Ne4 26.Qc2 Bxe5 27.Bxe5 f6 28.Bg3 Nxg3 29.fxg3 Rb8 30.Qf2 Rxb2 31.Kxb2 Qb6 32.Kc1 Qb3 33.Qb2 a4 34.g4 Qxb2 35.Kxb2 e5 36.Kc2 Kf7 37.Kd2 Ke6

[MURDERCAT]

1. d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 d5 7.c3 c5 8.h3 b6 9.Ne5 Ba6 10.Nf3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 c4 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13.O-O-O a5 14.Bg5 b5 15.a3 b4 16.Kb1 bxa3 17.bxa3 Rb8 18. Ka2 Rb6 19.Rb1 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qa7 21. Rb2 Rd8 22.Rhb1 Rxb2 23.Rxb2 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Rc8 25.Qa4 Ne4 26.Qc2 Bxe5 27.Bxe5 f6 28.Bg3 Nxg3 29.fxg3 Rb8 30.Qf2 Rxb2 31.Kxb2 Qb6 32.Kc1 Qb3 33.Qb2 a4 34.g4 Qxb2 35.Kxb2 e5 36.Kc2 Kf7 37.Kd2 Ke6 38.Ke2

[Menalque]

1. d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 d5 7.c3 c5 8.h3 b6 9.Ne5 Ba6 10.Nf3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 c4 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13.O-O-O a5 14.Bg5 b5 15.a3 b4 16.Kb1 bxa3 17.bxa3 Rb8 18. Ka2 Rb6 19.Rb1 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qa7 21. Rb2 Rd8 22.Rhb1 Rxb2 23.Rxb2 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Rc8 25.Qa4 Ne4 26.Qc2 Bxe5 27.Bxe5 f6 28.Bg3 Nxg3 29.fxg3 Rb8 30.Qf2 Rxb2 31.Kxb2 Qb6 32.Kc1 Qb3 33.Qb2 a4 34.g4 Qxb2 35.Kxb2 e5 36.Kc2 Kf7 37.Kd2 Ke6 38.Ke2 g5

[MURDERCAT]

1. d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 d5 7.c3 c5 8.h3 b6 9.Ne5 Ba6 10.Nf3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 c4 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13.O-O-O a5 14.Bg5 b5 15.a3 b4 16.Kb1 bxa3 17.bxa3 Rb8 18. Ka2 Rb6 19.Rb1 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qa7 21. Rb2 Rd8 22.Rhb1 Rxb2 23.Rxb2 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Rc8 25.Qa4 Ne4 26.Qc2 Bxe5 27.Bxe5 f6 28.Bg3 Nxg3 29.fxg3 Rb8 30.Qf2 Rxb2 31.Kxb2 Qb6 32.Kc1 Qb3 33.Qb2 a4 34.g4 Qxb2 35.Kxb2 e5 36.Kc2 Kf7 37.Kd2 Ke6 38.Ke2 g5 39.Kf3

[Menalque]

1. d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 d5 7.c3 c5 8.h3 b6 9.Ne5 Ba6 10.Nf3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 c4 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13.O-O-O a5 14.Bg5 b5 15.a3 b4 16.Kb1 bxa3 17.bxa3 Rb8 18. Ka2 Rb6 19.Rb1 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qa7 21. Rb2 Rd8 22.Rhb1 Rxb2 23.Rxb2 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Rc8 25.Qa4 Ne4 26.Qc2 Bxe5 27.Bxe5 f6 28.Bg3 Nxg3 29.fxg3 Rb8 30.Qf2 Rxb2 31.Kxb2 Qb6 32.Kc1 Qb3 33.Qb2 a4 34.g4 Qxb2 35.Kxb2 e5 36.Kc2 Kf7 37.Kd2 Ke6 38.Ke2 g5 39.Kf3 h6

[MURDERCAT]

1. d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 d5 7.c3 c5 8.h3 b6 9.Ne5 Ba6 10.Nf3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 c4 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13.O-O-O a5 14.Bg5 b5 15.a3 b4 16.Kb1 bxa3 17.bxa3 Rb8 18. Ka2 Rb6 19.Rb1 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qa7 21. Rb2 Rd8 22.Rhb1 Rxb2 23.Rxb2 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Rc8 25.Qa4 Ne4 26.Qc2 Bxe5 27.Bxe5 f6 28.Bg3 Nxg3 29.fxg3 Rb8 30.Qf2 Rxb2 31.Kxb2 Qb6 32.Kc1 Qb3 33.Qb2 a4 34.g4 Qxb2 35.Kxb2 e5 36.Kc2 Kf7 37.Kd2 Ke6 38.Ke2 g5 39.Kf3 h6 40.Kg3

[Menalque]

1. d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 d5 7.c3 c5 8.h3 b6 9.Ne5 Ba6 10.Nf3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 c4 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13.O-O-O a5 14.Bg5 b5 15.a3 b4 16.Kb1 bxa3 17.bxa3 Rb8 18. Ka2 Rb6 19.Rb1 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qa7 21. Rb2 Rd8 22.Rhb1 Rxb2 23.Rxb2 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Rc8 25.Qa4 Ne4 26.Qc2 Bxe5 27.Bxe5 f6 28.Bg3 Nxg3 29.fxg3 Rb8 30.Qf2 Rxb2 31.Kxb2 Qb6 32.Kc1 Qb3 33.Qb2 a4 34.g4 Qxb2 35.Kxb2 e5 36.Kc2 Kf7 37.Kd2 Ke6 38.Ke2 g5 39.Kf3 h6 40.Kg3 exd4[

[MURDERCAT]

1. d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 d5 7.c3 c5 8.h3 b6 9.Ne5 Ba6 10.Nf3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 c4 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13.O-O-O a5 14.Bg5 b5 15.a3 b4 16.Kb1 bxa3 17.bxa3 Rb8 18. Ka2 Rb6 19.Rb1 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qa7 21. Rb2 Rd8 22.Rhb1 Rxb2 23.Rxb2 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Rc8 25.Qa4 Ne4 26.Qc2 Bxe5 27.Bxe5 f6 28.Bg3 Nxg3 29.fxg3 Rb8 30.Qf2 Rxb2 31.Kxb2 Qb6 32.Kc1 Qb3 33.Qb2 a4 34.g4 Qxb2 35.Kxb2 e5 36.Kc2 Kf7 37.Kd2 Ke6 38.Ke2 g5 39.Kf3 h6 40.Kg3 exd4 41.exd4

[Menalque]

offer draw

[MURDERCAT]

Accept

Feel like I had chances earlier but I'm happy to at least score half a point lol

[Menalque]

Yeah, I think you were definitely winning around move 20, I think in hindsight c4 was a bad move and I'm not even sure if my plan to exchange off the bishop was actually any good lol

I think I got back into it after Qa4, and there was a bit where the queens were facing off where I thought I maybe had chances if I opened things up immediately but the counterplay was really scary so I decided to trade and hope you might blunder in the endgame

very wp, gg

[Menalque]

it was actually quite funny, I thought I was winning after pushing the b pawn all the way down then suddenly realised I was losing lol

[MURDERCAT]

Gg to you too, you did well to hold me off.

[Menalque]

thanks!