Event: Round 12: Zelba, Lukas - Popov, Roman
Date: 2025-05-10
White: Zelba, Lukas
WhiteElo: 2116
Black: Popov, Roman
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1928
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.33] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.16] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. Qg4 { [%eval 0.21] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.24] } 7. Qxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Qxh7 { [%eval -0.13] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval -0.01] } 9. Nh3 { [%eval 0.0] } 9... Nbc6 { [%eval -0.07] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval -0.07] } 10... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 11. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 12... Ba4 { [%eval 0.0] } 13. Ba5 { [%eval 0.0] } 13... Qc6 { [%eval -0.04] } 14. Qh5?? { [%eval -1.87] } { Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } 14... Bxb3 { [%eval -1.84] } 15. cxb3 { [%eval -1.79] } 15... N7g6?? { [%eval 0.37] } { Blunder. Bd4 was best. } 16. a4?? { [%eval -1.36] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } 16... Bb6 17. Bb5 1-0