Event: Round 4: Kovalskyi, Roman - Gordon, Stephen J
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--championship/round-4/Tzpigbhl/Uc1fH9PM
White: Kovalskyi, Roman
WhiteElo: 2180
Black: Gordon, Stephen J
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2469
Result: 0-1
ECO: B48
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:30] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:25:34] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:53] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:21] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:26:17] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:22] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:25:54] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:38] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:57] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:21] } 7. Qf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:26:19] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:44] } 8. Qg3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:18:56] } 8... Qxg3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:54] } 9. hxg3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:19:20] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:24:38] } 10. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:19:43] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:25:04] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:16:13] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:26] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:05:25] } 12... b4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:21:57] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:05:49] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:04:45] } 14. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:45] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:02:59] } 15. Bf2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:59:41] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:59:39] } 16. Bd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:59:01] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:54:13] } 17. Bf2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:59:24] } 17... g6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:43:47] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:54:59] } 18... Bg7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:42:47] } 19. Bc5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:54:49] } 19... Bf8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:27:07] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:54:42] } 20... Bg7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:26:56] } 21. Bc5?! { [%eval 0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:27] } 21... Bf8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:27:13] } 22. Be3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:47:52] } 22... Bg7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:27:38] } 23. Kb1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:48:19] } 23... Ne5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:21:54] } 24. Nd4?! { [%eval -0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:52] } 24... d5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:19:26] } 25. Nb3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:39:07] } 25... dxe4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:19:13] } 26. fxe4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:39:33] } 26... Nc4? { [%eval 1.23] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:14:10] } 27. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:28:59] } 27... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:14:35] } 28. Na5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:29:25] } 28... Rxe4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:10:40] } 29. Bh6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:29:49] } 29... Bxh6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:10:55] } 30. Nxb7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:30:15] } 30... Bf8 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:10:27] } 31. Rd8+ { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:30:39] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:10:52] } 32. Rhd1 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:31:05] } 32... f5?! { [%eval 1.49] } { Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:46] } 33. Nc5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:26:10] } 33... Rc4? { [%eval 3.11] } { Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 34. Nxa6 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:26:35] } 34... Bg7 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:01:57] } 35. R8d7+?? { [%eval 0.78] } { Blunder. R1d7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:27:00] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:02:13] } 36. b3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:27:25] } 36... Rg4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:01:52] } 37. Nc7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:27:49] } 37... Rc8 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:01:03] } 38. Re1? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. R1d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:40] } 38... Re4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:31] } 39. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:16] } 39... fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:59] } 40. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:37] } 40... Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:47] } 41. a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:28] } 41... Bc5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:27:23] } 42. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:10] } 42... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:34] } 43. Na6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:50] } 43... Bd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:16:50] } 44. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:54] } 44... Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:38] } 45. Nxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:10] } 45... Rf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:14] } 46. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:35] } 46... Rxg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:30] } 47. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:04] } 47... Rg1+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:06:21] } 48. Ke2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:06:29] } 48... Rg2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:42] } 49. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:50] } 49... Bg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:12] } 50. a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:51] } 50... e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:11] } 51. a7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:00] } 51... e2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:16] } 52. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:25] } 52... Bf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:31] } 53. Kxe2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:50] } 53... Bxa7+ { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:03:47] } 54. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:13] } 54... Rf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:05] } 55. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:40] } 55... h5+ { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:03:17] } 56. Kg5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:01:14] } 56... Rf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:39] } 57. Kxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:40] } 57... Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:37] } 58. Rh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:02] } 58... Rg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:47] } 59. Kf7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:01:28] } 59... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:27] } 60. Nc2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:00:32] } 60... Bf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:27] } 61. b4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:00:31] } 61... Rxg3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:12] } 62. c4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:00:53] } 62... Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:27] } 63. c5+ { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:01:10] } 63... Kc6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:01:31] } 64. Na1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:01:13] } 64... Ra3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:00:37] } 65. Nc2?? { [%eval -6.54] } { Blunder. Kxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 65... Ra7+ { [%eval -6.66] [%clk 0:00:56] } 66. Kg6 { [%eval -9.21] [%clk 0:00:55] } 66... Rxh7 { [%eval -7.74] [%clk 0:01:24] } 67. Kxh7?! { [%eval -55.74] } { Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 67... h4 { [%eval -75.25] [%clk 0:01:47] } 68. Na3 { [%eval -14.16] [%clk 0:00:34] } 68... h3 { [%eval #-19] [%clk 0:01:52] } 69. b5+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:00:32] } 69... Kxc5 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:02:14] } 70. b6 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:01:00] } 70... h2 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:02:37] } 71. b7 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:01:25] } 71... h1=Q+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:03:02] } 72. Kg6 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:01:51] } 72... Qxb7 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:03:24] } 73. Kf6 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:02:16] } 73... Qb2+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:03:26] } 74. Kxe6 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:02:38] } 74... Qxa3 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:03:52] } 75. Kd7 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:03:02] } 75... Qa6 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:03:52] } 0-1