Event: Round 2: Poltorak, Sebastian - Castelfranchi, Carlo
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/30-festival-grand-hotel-adriatico/round-2/ABG4QrHi/XdrzHfpI
Date: 2025-09-08
White: Poltorak, Sebastian
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2405
Black: Castelfranchi, Carlo
BlackElo: 1955
Result: 1-0
ECO: B02
Opening: Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3... Ne4?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Nfd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Nce2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4... f6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5... fxe5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:28:41] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:32:19] } 6... Nc5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:24:52] } 7. fxe5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:41] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:20:00] } 8. h3 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:28:53] } 8... Bh5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:16:10] } 9. g4 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:29:12] } 9... Bf7 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:15:57] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:27:40] } 10... h6 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 1:06:25] } 11. Bg2 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:21:50] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 1:03:13] } 12. O-O { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:19:16] } 12... d4? { [%eval 2.78] } { Mistake. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:31] } 13. Qe1 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 1:18:45] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:57:14] } 14. Qf2 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 1:18:23] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:52:19] } 15. Nexd4 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 1:17:37] } 15... Nxd4 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:50:54] } 16. Nxd4 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 1:17:44] } 16... Qxd4? { [%eval 4.09] } { Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:49] } 17. Qxd4 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 1:16:45] } 17... Rxd4 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:47:08] } 18. Rxf7 { [%eval 4.15] [%clk 1:17:10] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:36:21] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 1:16:38] } 19... b6 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:30:26] } 20. a4 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 1:13:41] } 20... Nd7 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:28:06] } 21. d4 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 1:12:27] } 21... e6 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:25:31] } 22. a5 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 1:12:11] } 22... b5 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 0:24:59] } 23. a6 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 1:09:20] } 23... Nb6 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:24:31] } 24. Bb7+ { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 1:09:44] } 24... Kb8 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:24:55] } 25. Ra5 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 1:09:57] } 25... Nc4 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:19:29] } 26. Rxb5 { [%eval 6.62] [%clk 1:10:21] } 26... Nxe3?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:49] } 27. Bd5+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:10:47] } 1-0