Event: Icelandic Open 2025
Site: Blonduos, Iceland
Date: 2025-06-16
White: Schitco, Ivan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2483
Black: Thorhallsson, Simon
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2202
Result: 1-0
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30+15

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:13] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:57] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:41] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:43] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:16] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:05] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:18] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:02] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:15:05] } 10. Rb1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:17:24] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:14:34] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:12:13] } 11... cxb4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:13:52] } 12. axb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:12:35] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:13:40] } 13. cxb5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:12:14] } 13... axb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:14:00] } 14. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:12:16] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:12:39] } 15. Qb3?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:38] } 15... e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:07:09] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:03:01] } 16... Ne8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:31:47] } 17. Nd5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:54:17] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:30:40] } 18. Rbc1 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:50:23] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:28:35] } 19. Nc3?! { [%eval 0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:20] } 19... h6?! { [%eval 1.33] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:02] } 20. d4 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:30:20] } 20... Be6 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:21:59] } 21. Qb2 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:30:18] } 21... f5? { [%eval 2.91] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:17] } 22. dxe5 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:28:41] } 22... fxe4 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:19:53] } 23. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:24:39] } 23... Bd5 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:17:30] } 24. Qd4 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:17:47] } 24... Ba8 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:10:03] } 25. Nh4?! { [%eval 2.22] } { Inaccuracy. Rcd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:17] } 25... Bxe5?! { [%eval 3.49] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:38] } 26. Qa7?! { [%eval 2.51] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:06] } 26... Rb7?! { [%eval 3.52] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:49] } 27. Qa2 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:12:40] } 27... Bg7 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:06:14] } 28. Qe6?! { [%eval 2.67] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:45] } 28... d5?! { [%eval 3.85] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:50] } 29. Rfd1?! { [%eval 2.73] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:54] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:05:41] } 30. Nc5 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:05:24] } 30... Rb6 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:04:56] } 31. Qd7 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:04:44] } 31... Nf6 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:05:04] } 32. Qa7 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:04:50] } 32... Rc6 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:03:05] } 33. Bd4 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:04:27] } 33... Rd6 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:02:28] } 34. Qa2 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:02:02] } 34... Nc6 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:02:06] } 35. Be3?! { [%eval 1.6] } { Inaccuracy. Ba1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:29] } 35... d4?? { [%eval 3.73] } { Blunder. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:08] } 36. Bf4 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:01:54] } 36... Rd5?! { [%eval 5.37] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:15] } 37. Ne6 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:02:09] } 37... Nxb4 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:01:19] } 38. Qb1 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:02:07] } 38... Qe8 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:00:47] } 39. Nc7 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:01:42] } 39... Qf7 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:00:56] } 40. Qxb4 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:17:04] } 1-0