Event: Round 2: Hughes, Roy - Kovchan, Alexander
Date: 2025-03-01
White: Hughes, Roy
WhiteElo: 2011
Black: Kovchan, Alexander
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2453
Result: 0-1
ECO: A48
Opening: London System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:22] } 3. Bf4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:15:26] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:25] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:33] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:29] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:15:38] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:15:36] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:40] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:43] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:15:41] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:45] } 8. Bh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:37] } 8... exd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:15:51] } 9. exd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:15:42] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:22] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:46] } 10... f5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:14:57] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:12] } 11... Kh8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:14:15] } 12. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:14:17] } 12... Qf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:13:08] } 13. Bf1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:14:04] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:12:43] } 14. Na3?! { [%eval -0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:30] } 14... Rae8?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:33] } 15. Nac4?! { [%eval -0.53] } { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:59] } 15... Bh6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:11:48] } 16. Ne3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:11:47] } 16... Nxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:58] } 17. Kxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:55] } 17... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:01] } 18. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:53] } 18... Qh4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:07] } 19. g3?? { [%eval -1.91] } { Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:37] } 19... Bxe3+ { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:09:09] } 20. Kxe3 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:10:45] } 20... f4+ { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:09:13] } 21. gxf4 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:10:25] } 21... g5?? { [%eval 1.44] } { Blunder. Re8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:25] } 22. Nf3? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:48] } 22... Re8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:16] } 23. Kd3?? { [%eval -4.2] } { Blunder. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:54] } 23... Qf2 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:06:01] } 24. Bg1?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:24] } 24... Qxb2? { [%eval -7.83] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:27] } 25. Ne5 { [%eval -7.8] [%clk 0:03:30] } 25... dxe5 { [%eval -7.63] [%clk 0:05:21] } 26. fxe5 { [%eval -8.05] [%clk 0:02:58] } 26... Bf5+ { [%eval -8.03] [%clk 0:03:54] } 27. Ke3 { [%eval -7.97] [%clk 0:03:07] } 27... Qxc3+ { [%eval -7.87] [%clk 0:03:48] } 28. Kf2 { [%eval -8.84] [%clk 0:03:15] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval -8.52] [%clk 0:03:48] } 0-1