Event: Round 6: Kovchan, Alexander - Madularea, David
Date: 2024-10-30
White: Kovchan, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2444
Black: Madularea, David
BlackElo: 2151
Result: 1-0
ECO: C03
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:28] } 4. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:30:44] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:26:58] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:06] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:27:13] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:29] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:27:32] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:52] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:27:54] } 8... g5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:16] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:49] } 9... Ndxe5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:53] } 10. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:21:48] } 10... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:11] } 11. Nb3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:21:52] } 11... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:11:37] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:21:40] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:11:45] } 13. Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:15] } 13... Bg7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:03:29] } 14. f4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:09:27] } 14... f5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:03:04] } 15. fxg5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:03:07] } 15... f4?? { [%eval 7.15] } { Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:59] } 16. Bxf4 { [%eval 7.03] [%clk 1:02:14] } 16... exf4 { [%eval 8.16] [%clk 0:55:22] } 17. Rae1+ { [%eval 9.03] [%clk 1:02:12] } 17... Kf7 { [%eval 12.12] [%clk 0:54:04] } 18. Qxf4+ { [%eval 10.9] [%clk 1:02:18] } 18... Kg6?! { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:27] } 19. Qf7+ { [%clk 1:02:36] } 19... Kh7 { [%clk 0:54:53] } 20. g6# { [%clk 1:03:02] } 1-0