Event: Round 7: Nalbandyan, Vahan - Sargsyan, Shant
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/eusa-european-universities-chess-championship-2025--rapid/round-7/9O6ivlyu/AlmxWlGH
Date: 2025-09-17
White: Nalbandyan, Vahan
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2194
Black: Sargsyan, Shant
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2653
Result: 0-1
ECO: D02
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 25+10

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:24:51] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:12] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:24:29] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:25:13] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:24:27] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:25:01] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:23:33] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:25:08] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:23:35] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:25:16] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:22:09] } 6... e5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:25:23] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:22:26] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:25:11] } 8. f4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:19:33] } 8... e4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:24:53] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:19:33] } 9... h5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:24:03] } 10. h3?! { [%eval -1.26] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:12] } 10... Bf5 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:23:54] } 11. Be3 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:13:08] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:23:46] } 12. h4 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:09:35] } 12... Ng4 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:21:53] } 13. Bd4 { [%eval -1.68] [%clk 0:09:35] } 13... Rd8 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:21:27] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:09:04] } 14... Rh6 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:21:06] } 15. Nd1 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:08:20] } 15... Rg6 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:19:56] } 16. Ne3 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:07:46] } 16... Be7 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:19:24] } 17. Nxg4 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:04:15] } 17... Bxg4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:19:31] } 18. Kh2 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:04:06] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:19:27] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:02:24] } 19... Kg8 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:19:29] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:01:59] } 20... Nxd4?! { [%eval -0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:19] } 21. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:02:05] } 21... Rb6 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:16:26] } 22. Nb3 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:01:47] } 22... Qa4 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:16:21] } 23. a3 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:01:05] } 23... Bf6 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:16:25] } 24. Rd2 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:00:38] } 24... Bxb2 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:14:32] } 25. Rfd1 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:00:47] } 25... Rbd6 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:13:12] } 26. Rb1 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:00:14] } 26... d4 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:12:15] } 27. Qxe4 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:00:18] } 27... Bc3 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:12:24] } 28. Nc5? { [%eval -4.74] } { Mistake. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 28... Qxa3 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:12:25] } 29. Nxb7 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:00:14] } 29... Bxd2 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:12:30] } 30. Qe7 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:00:17] } 30... Qe3 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:12:17] } 31. Qg5 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:00:20] } 31... Qe8 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:11:11] } 32. Nxd6 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:00:19] } 32... Rxd6 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:11:19] } 33. Qc5 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:00:18] } 33... Rb6 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:11:02] } 0-1