Event: Round 1: Veress, Armand - Lagarde, Maxime
Date: 2025-03-15
White: Veress, Armand
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2292
Black: Lagarde, Maxime
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2615
Result: 0-1
ECO: B67
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:30] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:38] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:50] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:38] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:33:09] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:52] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:48] } 10. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:12] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:13] } 11. g4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:17:51] } 11... h5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:34] } 12. gxh5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:15:27] } 12... Nxh5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:58] } 13. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:12:14] } 13... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:24] } 14. Rg1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:06:21] } 14... Bc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:48] } 15. Bc4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:59:11] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:14:33] } 16. Bd5?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:33] } 16... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:10:36] } 17. exd5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:47:47] } 17... e5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:10:53] } 18. Qb6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:46:52] } 18... Qd8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:10:46] } 19. Qc6+ { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:41:59] } 19... Kf8 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:10:34] } 20. Ne4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:41:22] } 20... Rh6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:10:58] } 21. Kb1 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:38:31] } 21... b4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:09:33] } 22. Rg5 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:33:20] } 22... a5 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 1:08:56] } 23. Rf5 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:29:22] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 1:00:56] } 24. Qb7 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:27:02] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 1:01:09] } 25. Qxc7 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:25:28] } 25... Rxc7 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:01:35] } 26. Nxd6 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:19:09] } 26... Rxd6? { [%eval -0.01] } { Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:01] } 27. Rxh5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:19:33] } 27... f6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:02:27] } 28. a3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:14:03] } 28... bxa3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:00:59] } 29. b3 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:13:54] } 29... a4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. a2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:56:34] } 30. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:40] } 30... a2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:59] } 31. Kxa2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:00] } 31... Rxc2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:34] } 32. Ka3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:16] } 32... Rc3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:29] } 33. Kxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:42] } 33... Rxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:46] } 34. Rh8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:41] } 34... Ke7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:34:08] } 35. Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:45] } 35... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:38] } 36. Rxg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:25] } 36... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:04] } 37. Rg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:05] } 37... Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:17] } 38. Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:25] } 38... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:16] } 39. Kc5?? { [%eval -2.61] } { Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 39... Ke5 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:30:20] } 40. Rc3?! { [%eval -3.67] } { Inaccuracy. Kc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 40... Rxh2 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:24:23] } 41. b5 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:21:21] } 41... Rh8 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:54:45] } 42. Rb3 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:12:31] } 42... Rc8+ { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:53:27] } 43. Kb4 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:12:54] } 43... f4 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:52:36] } 44. Rh3 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:12:02] } 44... e3 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:51:59] } 45. Rh7 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:11:46] } 45... Re8 { [%eval -3.3] [%clk 0:48:03] } 46. Rh5+ { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:08:23] } 46... Ke4 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:48:27] } 47. Kc5 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:08:40] } 47... Rf6 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:46:12] } 48. d6?! { [%eval -5.13] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:27] } 48... Rc8+ { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:46:19] } 49. Kb6 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:04:01] } 49... e2 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:46:29] } 50. Rdd5? { [%eval -10.27] } { Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:03] } 50... Re8 { [%eval -9.63] [%clk 0:45:43] } 51. Kc7? { [%eval #-27] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rdf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:48] } 0-1