Event: Round 7: Clarke, Brandon G I - Kovalskyi, Roman
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--championship/round-7/NCzeci0Q/0Vkffu96
White: Clarke, Brandon G I
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2491
Black: Kovalskyi, Roman
BlackElo: 2180
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:20:14] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:40] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:32] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:03] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:39] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:19:55] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:16] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:16:41] } 6. Qg4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:31] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:13:58] } 7. b4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:22:04] } 7... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:27] } 8. Qxg7?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:01] } 8... Rg8 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:10:58] } 9. Qf6?! { [%eval -1.23] } { Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:16] } 9... Bd4 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 1:08:16] } 10. c3 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 1:10:13] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 1:08:11] } 11. Ne2 { [%eval -2.09] [%clk 1:04:42] } 11... Bxe5 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:56:07] } 12. Qf3 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 1:04:26] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:53:37] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:48:25] } 13... Bh8 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:48:07] } 14. Nd4? { [%eval -3.3] } { Mistake. Qxh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:51] } 14... e5 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:45:18] } 15. Nb5 { [%eval -3.26] [%clk 0:44:52] } 15... Qc6 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:44:42] } 16. a4 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:34:27] } 16... a6 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:42:37] } 17. Ra3 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:16:13] } 17... b6?! { [%eval -2.66] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:35] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:11:08] } 18... axb5 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:33:36] } 19. axb5 { [%eval -2.95] [%clk 0:11:22] } 19... Qb7 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:34:01] } 20. Nc4 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:11:28] } 20... dxc4 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:19:35] } 21. Be4 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:11:22] } 21... Rxa3 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:19:55] } 22. Bxb7 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:11:37] } 22... e4 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:20:21] } 23. Qxe4?! { [%eval -4.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:03] } 23... f5?! { [%eval -3.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:17:29] } 24. Qf3 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:06:41] } 24... Rxc3 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:15:08] } 25. Be3 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:06:59] } 25... f4 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:15:35] } 26. Bxc8 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:05:16] } 26... fxe3 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:13:57] } 27. Bxd7+ { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:04:27] } 27... Kxd7 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:14:22] } 28. O-O { [%eval -2.95] [%clk 0:03:06] } 28... exf2+ { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:14:49] } 29. Qxf2 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:03:33] } 29... Rd3 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:14:51] } 30. Kh1 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:02:52] } 30... Rd4?? { [%eval -0.7] } { Blunder. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:09] } 31. Re1 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:02:24] } 31... Rgg4?? { [%eval 2.96] } { Blunder. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:33] } 32. Qf3 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:02:32] } 32... Ke8? { [%eval 4.54] } { Mistake. Rg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 33. h3?? { [%eval 1.27] } { Blunder. Qa8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:20] } 33... Rg5 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:01:01] } 34. Qa8+ { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:01:49] } 34... Rd8 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:00:42] } 35. Qc6+ { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:02:09] } 35... Kf7?? { [%eval 11.82] } { Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 36. Qe6+ { [%eval 12.75] [%clk 0:02:34] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 83.68] [%clk 0:00:36] } 37. Qxe7+ { [%eval 9.58] [%clk 0:02:58] } 37... Kh6 { [%eval 8.73] [%clk 0:01:04] } 38. Re6+ { [%eval 73.31] [%clk 0:02:29] } 38... Rg6 { [%eval 70.08] [%clk 0:01:31] } 39. Rxg6+ { [%eval 48.91] [%clk 0:02:51] } 39... Kxg6 { [%eval 10.57] [%clk 0:01:58] } 40. Qxd8 { [%eval 9.52] [%clk 0:03:13] } 40... Bg7? { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:24] } 41. Qxb6+ { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:29:22] } 41... Bf6 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:30:32] } 42. Qc5 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:28:47] } 42... c3 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:30:57] } 43. b6 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:29:07] } 43... h4 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:31:23] } 44. b7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:29:31] } 44... Kf7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:31:49] } 45. b8=Q { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:29:53] } 1-0