Event: Round 9: Merusi, Luigi - Grasso, Giuseppe
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/30-festival-grand-hotel-adriatico/round-9/ITVGQ64i/tq3cI0dr
Date: 2025-09-14
White: Merusi, Luigi
WhiteElo: 1872
Black: Grasso, Giuseppe
BlackElo: 1784
Result: 0-1
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation, Svenonius Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:15] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:40] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:51] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:53] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:44] } 5... Be7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:30:56] } 6. Qd2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:16] } 7. O-O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:26:50] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:32] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:23:53] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:24:29] } 9. f3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:19:51] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:20:28] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:19:36] } 10... Bg6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:18:32] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:18:12] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:18:48] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:14:31] } 12... Ne8?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:42] } 13. h5 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:07:59] } 13... Bh7 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:13:20] } 14. Nh3 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:07:38] } 14... f6?! { [%eval 1.62] } { Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:22] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:02:36] } 15... Bb4?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:54] } 16. Kb1? { [%eval 0.74] } { Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:28] } 16... Qa5?! { [%eval 1.45] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:30] } 17. Re3?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:21] } 17... Nb6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:01:22] } 18. Qh2?? { [%eval -0.98] } { Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:29] } 18... Na4?? { [%eval 2.68] } { Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:32] } 19. Nxa4 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:48:33] } 19... Qxa4 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:55:36] } 20. Nf4 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:38:23] } 20... Bd6 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:53:24] } 21. Qd2?? { [%eval 0.3] } { Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:31] } 21... c5?? { [%eval 2.72] } { Blunder. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:44] } 22. Ne2?? { [%eval -0.65] } { Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:08] } 22... cxd4 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:44:55] } 23. Rxe8?? { [%eval -2.86] } { Blunder. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:50] } 23... Rfxe8 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:33:34] } 24. Bxd6?? { [%eval -6.68] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:15] } 24... Rac8 { [%eval -6.35] [%clk 0:33:53] } 25. b3 { [%eval -6.13] [%clk 0:08:26] } 25... Qd7?? { [%eval -2.31] } { Blunder. Rxc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:54] } 26. Qb4?? { [%eval -6.91] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:21] } 26... Rxc2 { [%eval -6.75] [%clk 0:31:07] } 27. Ka1 { [%eval -7.76] [%clk 0:05:18] } 27... d3 { [%eval -7.53] [%clk 0:25:27] } 28. Nd4? { [%eval #-12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:26] } 28... a5? { [%eval -7.09] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:43] } 29. Bxd3 { [%eval -8.5] [%clk 0:00:45] } 29... axb4 { [%eval -8.08] [%clk 0:20:02] } 30. Bxh7+ { [%eval -8.6] [%clk 0:00:45] } 30... Kxh7 { [%eval -8.59] [%clk 0:20:20] } 0-1