Event: Round 5: Golubka, Petro - Duc Minh Lai
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/montreal-open-2025/round-5/6ayDCg0p/2unOn5XB
Date: 2025-09-03
White: Golubka, Petro
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2369
Black: Duc Minh Lai
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:21:06] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:21:29] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:21:54] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:21] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:22:44] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:10] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:46] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:27] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:23:00] } 7... Qc8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:19] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:15:47] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:11:16] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:26] } 10. Rb1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:11:01] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:23:02] } 11. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:59] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:21:33] } 12. Kg1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:06:05] } 12... Qd8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:16:41] } 13. Kh2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:04:53] } 13... Ne8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:14:22] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:53:14] } 14... Nc7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:13:27] } 15. a4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:53:20] } 15... h6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:13:21] } 16. b3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:53:21] } 16... Be6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:10:55] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:50:42] } 17... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:08:26] } 18. e4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:48:53] } 18... Bc8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:05:34] } 19. Be3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:40:40] } 19... Ne6?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:59] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:32:43] } 20... Ncd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:58:20] } 21. Nf4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:32:05] } 21... Nxf3+ { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:51:12] } 22. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:30:41] } 22... Nd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:50:02] } 23. Bg2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:30:34] } 23... e5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:47:47] } 24. Nd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:21:25] } 24... Be6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:47:44] } 25. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:19:45] } 25... cxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:47:21] } 26. f4? { [%eval -1.04] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:24] } 26... Rc8?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:56] } 27. Qf3?! { [%eval -0.98] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:21] } 27... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:45:17] } 28. exd5 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:17:04] } 1/2-1/2