Event: Match GM Igor Kovalenko - GM Martyn Krav
Site: Lviv
Date: 2025-03-20
White: Kovalenko, Igor
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2608
Black: Kravtsiv, Martyn
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2663
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.18] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.23] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.16] } 8. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.05] } 8... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.07] } 9. b4 { [%eval -0.16] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.04] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.1] } 11. Nge2 { [%eval -0.01] } 11... g6 { [%eval 0.22] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.5] } 13. b5 { [%eval 0.41] } 13... Qd6 { [%eval 0.61] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval 0.3] } 14... Bg7 { [%eval 0.62] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.5] } 15... b6 { [%eval 0.71] } 16. Rc2 { [%eval 0.71] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval 0.84] } 17. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.74] } 17... Rad8 { [%eval 1.13] } 18. Nb1 { [%eval 1.24] } 18... Rd7 { [%eval 1.37] } 19. Nd2 { [%eval 1.16] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 1.13] } 20. Nf3 { [%eval 1.11] } 20... Rdd8?! { [%eval 1.7] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } 21. h4 { [%eval 1.68] } 21... h5 { [%eval 1.84] } 22. Nf4 { [%eval 1.88] } 22... Bh6 { [%eval 1.99] } 23. g3?! { [%eval 1.1] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } 23... Kg7?! { [%eval 2.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf4 was best. } 24. Bf1?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } 24... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.87] } 25. exf4 { [%eval 0.58] } 25... c5 { [%eval 0.55] } 26. bxc6 { [%eval 0.59] } 26... Rxc6 { [%eval 1.03] } 27. Rxc6 { [%eval 1.09] } 27... Nxc6 { [%eval 0.99] } 28. Qxb6 { [%eval 1.0] } 28... Ne5?! { [%eval 2.02] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa3 was best. } 29. Qb3 { [%eval 1.98] } 29... Nxf3+ { [%eval 1.88] } 30. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.95] } 30... Bc8 { [%eval 1.89] } 31. Qc3?! { [%eval 0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } 31... Bf5?? { [%eval 2.81] } { Blunder. a4 was best. } 32. Qxa5 { [%eval 2.72] } 32... Rb8 { [%eval 3.05] } 33. Qc3?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } 33... Qb6 { [%eval 2.42] } 34. Qe3 { [%eval 2.22] } 34... Be4 { [%eval 2.88] } 35. a4 { [%eval 2.84] } 35... Qb2?! { [%eval 3.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } 36. Bb5 { [%eval 3.62] } 36... Rb6 { [%eval 3.87] } 37. Qc3 { [%eval 4.21] } 37... Rxb5 { [%eval 4.11] } 38. axb5 { [%eval 4.03] } 38... Qxb5 { [%eval 3.9] } 39. Re1 { [%eval 3.86] } 39... Qd7 { [%eval 3.9] } 40. f3 { [%eval 3.84] } 40... Bf5 { [%eval 3.88] } 41. Qe3 { [%eval 3.76] } 41... Qa7 { [%eval 3.72] } 42. Kg2 { [%eval 3.38] } 42... Be6 { [%eval 3.45] } 43. Re2 { [%eval 3.12] } 43... Kh7?! { [%eval 4.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } 44. f5 { [%eval 4.27] } 44... Bxf5 { [%eval 5.16] } 45. Qe7 { [%eval 5.01] } 45... Qxd4 { [%eval 5.42] } 46. Qxf7+ { [%eval 5.38] } 46... Kh6 { [%eval 5.96] } 47. Qf8+ { [%eval 4.84] } 47... Qg7 { [%eval 5.66] } 48. Qd8 { [%eval 5.15] } 48... Qd4?! { [%eval 9.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } 49. Qg5+ { [%eval 9.57] } 49... Kg7 { [%eval 9.05] } 50. Re7+ { [%eval 8.61] } 50... Kf8? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } 51. Rb7 { [%eval #6] } 1-0