Event: European individual senior chess championship 2025 - Open  65+, Rabac, Croatia
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-senior-championships-2025--open-s65/round-2/L3vEboah/vvtPPCEE
Date: 2025-09-28
White: Smith, Andrew Philip
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2101
Black: Malesevic, Nedeljko
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2202
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30 40

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:10] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:34] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:58] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:38] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:49] } 5. cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:02] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:12] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:25:48] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:37] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:23] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:51] } 8. Ng3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:37] } 8... Bg6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:39] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:14:14] } 9... h6?! { [%eval 0.76] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:52] } 10. h5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:13:00] } 10... Bh7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:21:27] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:08] } 11... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:18:45] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:32] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:16:30] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:12:31] } 13... Nb4 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:13:16] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:51:08] } 14... Qa6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:09:21] } 15. Rd1 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:50:23] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:00:35] } 16. Nce2 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:45:45] } 16... Nc8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:57:04] } 17. O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:45:32] } 17... Nb6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:54:20] } 18. a3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:36:52] } 18... Nc4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:51:48] } 19. Qc3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:36:01] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:50:47] } 20. Bc1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:36:04] } 20... Be7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:40:57] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:35:04] } 21... Rg8?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:31:29] } 22. Nc3 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:29:28] } 22... Qa5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:19:58] } 23. Nge2 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:18:34] } 23... Qd8 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:15:34] } 24. Nf4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:17:21] } 24... a6? { [%eval 2.12] } { Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:12] } 25. Rfe1?! { [%eval 1.1] } { Inaccuracy. Ncxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:37] } 25... Nb6 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:10:57] } 26. b4 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:15:28] } 26... Qd7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:10:33] } 27. Qd3 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:13:25] } 27... Na7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:09:08] } 28. Re3 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:07:26] } 28... Nb5?! { [%eval 1.67] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:08:43] } 29. Nce2?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Qh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:39] } 29... Bg5?! { [%eval 1.59] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:07:44] } 30. Rg3 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:07:21] } 30... Nc4 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:06:52] } 31. a4?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:38] } 31... Na7 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:07:02] } 32. Qb3 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:06:32] } 32... b5?! { [%eval 2.19] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:46] } 33. Nc3?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:16] } 33... Rb8?! { [%eval 2.4] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:02] } 34. Nd3 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:05:11] } 34... Bxc1 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:05:07] } 35. Nc5 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:04:58] } 35... Qc6 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:04:20] } 36. Rxc1 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:05:21] } 36... bxa4 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:03:58] } 37. N3xa4 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:03:22] } 37... a5 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:04:02] } 38. b5 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:01:42] } 38... Rxb5 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:04:07] } 39. Qd3 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:01:59] } 39... Rb4 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:04:14] } 40. Nc3 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:31:23] } 40... Nb5 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:33:52] } 41. Ne2?! { [%eval 1.88] } { Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:45] } 41... Nc7?? { [%eval 4.59] } { Blunder. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:02] } 42. Qh7 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:28:22] } 42... Kf8 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:24:27] } 43. Nf4 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:28:18] } 43... Rb8 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:23:52] } 44. Rcc3 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:27:04] } 44... Qe8?! { [%eval 7.71] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:58] } 45. Rcf3 { [%eval 8.0] [%clk 0:26:08] } 45... Ke7 { [%eval 8.03] [%clk 0:13:00] } 46. Rxg7 { [%eval 8.01] [%clk 0:26:04] } 46... Rxg7 { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:09:54] } 47. Qxg7 { [%eval 7.48] [%clk 0:26:27] } 47... Kd8 { [%eval 8.2] [%clk 0:09:58] } 48. Ng6 { [%eval 8.21] [%clk 0:22:46] } 48... Rb1+ { [%eval 8.4] [%clk 0:04:01] } 49. Kh2 { [%eval 8.34] [%clk 0:22:59] } 49... Qc6? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. fxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:06] } 50. Rxf7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:21:13] } 50... Ne8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:01:30] } 51. Rd7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:18:00] } 51... Kc8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:01:55] } 52. Qe7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:18:16] } 1-0