Event: Match GM Igor Kovalenko - GM Martyn Kravtsiv rapid
Site: Lviv
Date: 2025-03-21
White: Kovalenko, Igor
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2608
Black: Kravtsiv, Martyn
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2663
Result: 1-0
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:35] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:39] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:53] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:42] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:16:00] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:48] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:34] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:14:33] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:14:34] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:12:42] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:14:34] } 9... dxc4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:11:52] } 10. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:39] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:11:00] } 11. Ne3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:14:48] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:11:00] } 12. Na4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:14:27] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:10:58] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:36] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:09:50] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:13:43] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:06:43] } 15. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:13:27] } 15... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:06:50] } 16. Bb2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:13:35] } 16... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:06:30] } 17. Qc2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:13:32] } 17... Bb5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:06:11] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:13:33] } 18... h6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:05:56] } 19. h3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:13:07] } 19... Qa6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:04:50] } 20. Qb1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:11:42] } 20... Re8 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:03:52] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:11:43] } 21... a4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:03:51] } 22. f4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:11:49] } 22... Rcd8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:03:18] } 23. Qc2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:11:40] } 23... a3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:01:46] } 24. Ba1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:11:49] } 24... c5?? { [%eval 2.66] } { Blunder. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:36] } 25. e5 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:11:07] } 25... Nh7 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:00:16] } 26. d5 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:11:14] } 26... exd5 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:00:23] } 27. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:11:18] } 27... Rc8?! { [%eval 3.79] } { Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 28. e6 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:09:46] } 28... fxe6 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:00:40] } 29. Qg6 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:09:54] } 29... e5 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:00:49] } 30. Nxe7+ { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:10:02] } 30... Rxe7 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:00:56] } 31. Rd6 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:10:10] } 31... Qa7?? { [%eval 7.01] } { Blunder. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 32. Rxe5 { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:10:06] } 32... Nf8?! { [%eval 11.4] } { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 33. Bd5+ { [%eval 10.82] [%clk 0:10:14] } 33... Kh8?! { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 34. Qxh6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:10:22] } 1-0