Event: Round 3: Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei - Ivanchuk, Vasyl
Date: 2025-03-17
White: Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2441
Black: Ivanchuk, Vasyl
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2604
Result: 0-1
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:05] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:24] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:13] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:50] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:23] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:01] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:39] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:27] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:24:54] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:37] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:36] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:58] } 7. Na3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:08] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:25:48] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:20] } 8... Nf5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:15] } 9. Nc2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:22:26] } 9... Nb4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:26:42] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:21:58] } 10... Nxc2 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:26:15] } 11. Qxc2 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:22:25] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:26:37] } 12. Qd3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:22:32] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:18:20] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:12:34] } 13... Bb4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:17:49] } 14. Bc3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:12:32] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:15:26] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:04:07] } 15... a5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:12:58] } 16. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:52:15] } 16... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:12:43] } 17. a4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:52:37] } 17... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:01:22] } 18. bxc3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:52:29] } 18... Qd8 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:01:50] } 19. Rcb1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:34:03] } 19... Rc7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:58:51] } 20. Ra3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:11:23] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:54:41] } 21. g3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:07:53] } 21... Qe8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:53:38] } 22. Bb5?! { [%eval -0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:11] } 22... Qf8 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:45:07] } 23. Qc1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:03:31] } 23... Bxb5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:44:30] } 24. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:51] } 24... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:59] } 25. exf6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:00:35] } 25... Nd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:56] } 26. Rbb3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:00:52] } 26... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:15] } 27. Ra2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:01:09] } 27... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:24:41] } 28. Ne1 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:00:33] } 28... Qf5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:17:38] } 29. Qc2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:00:33] } 29... Nd6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:16:24] } 30. f3? { [%eval -1.47] } { Mistake. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 30... Qxc2 { [%eval -1.68] } 31. Rxc2 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:01:05] } 31... Rc4 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:10:20] } 32. Nd3 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:00:32] } 32... Nf5 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:03:47] } 33. Rd2 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:00:32] } 33... Rxc3 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:04:02] } 34. Rxc3?! { [%eval -3.22] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 34... Rxc3 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:04:31] } 35. Nc5?! { [%eval -4.55] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 35... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:04:25] } 0-1