Event: Round 9: Sirigos, Nikolaos - Merkos, Thomas
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/32nd-open-tournament-of-nikaia-2025--group-a/round-9/8EdqeCAP/dVcN9TY0
Date: 2025-09-09
White: Sirigos, Nikolaos
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2076
Black: Merkos, Thomas
BlackElo: 2043
Result: 1-0
ECO: A36
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:20:50] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:47] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:47] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:11] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:37] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:21:36] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:02] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:02] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:27:28] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:23] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:46] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:21:42] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:25:25] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:20:01] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:08] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:13] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:28] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:20:32] } 10... Nd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:21:05] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:20:40] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:19:05] } 12. Nb5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:21:01] } 12... Bd7?! { [%eval 1.36] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:18] } 13. a4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:14:42] } 13... Bxb5?! { [%eval 1.82] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:23] } 14. axb5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:14:44] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 1:02:23] } 15. b3 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:08:53] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:54:07] } 16. Ra1 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:08:15] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:47:27] } 17. Bd2 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:05:58] } 17... e5 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:45:02] } 18. Qe1 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 1:02:06] } 18... b6 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:45:28] } 19. f4?! { [%eval 1.42] } { Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:27] } 19... f6 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:39:44] } 20. f5 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:59:55] } 20... gxf5?! { [%eval 2.32] } { Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:55] } 21. exf5 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 1:00:00] } 21... d5 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:39:13] } 22. Ra4 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:52:09] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:35:13] } 23. g4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:52:08] } 23... Rae8 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:32:50] } 24. Qh4 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:51:32] } 24... e4 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:26:08] } 25. dxe4 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:50:41] } 25... dxc4 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:24:37] } 26. bxc4 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:50:08] } 26... Nc8?! { [%eval 3.41] } { Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:40] } 27. Rf3?! { [%eval 2.52] } { Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:55] } 27... Rf7 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:24:32] } 28. Rd3 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:39:46] } 28... Bf8 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:22:31] } 29. g5 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:34:10] } 29... fxg5 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:22:46] } 30. Bxg5 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:34:30] } 30... Be7 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:22:46] } 31. f6 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:34:12] } 31... Bc5 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:21:35] } 32. Bf4? { [%eval 0.66] } { Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:07] } 32... Nd6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:18:31] } 33. e5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:21:05] } 33... Qf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:12:50] } 34. Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:08] } 34... Rg8?? { [%eval 3.0] } { Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:34] } 35. Qf3 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:16:39] } 35... Ne4 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:06:47] } 36. Ra1 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:10:21] } 36... Nc3? { [%eval 4.59] } { Mistake. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:35] } 37. Bg3 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:09:25] } 37... Qe6 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:02:34] } 38. Re1 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:09:44] } 38... a4 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:01:30] } 39. Qh5 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:09:16] } 39... Qxc4 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:00:39] } 40. Qf5 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:08:52] } 40... Be7 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:00:33] } 41. Bh4 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:06:47] } 41... Qd5?! { [%eval 6.93] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:48] } 42. Rg3 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:06:57] } 42... Rxg3 { [%eval 6.91] [%clk 0:00:51] } 43. hxg3 { [%eval 7.07] [%clk 0:07:07] } 43... Qc5 { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 0:01:06] } 44. fxe7 { [%eval 7.48] [%clk 0:06:36] } 44... d3+ { [%eval 11.29] [%clk 0:00:59] } 45. Kh2 { [%eval 9.12] [%clk 0:06:56] } 45... Rxf5? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:17] } 46. e8=Q+ { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:07:19] } 46... Rf8 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:00:55] } 47. Bf6+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:06:31] } 47... Kg8 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:01:22] } 48. Qe6+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:06:19] } 48... Rf7 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:01:49] } 49. Qg4+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:06:21] } 49... Kf8 { [%eval 11.47] [%clk 0:02:16] } 50. Qf4 { [%eval 8.25] [%clk 0:06:40] } 50... Ne2 { [%eval 7.53] [%clk 0:02:14] } 51. Qe4 { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 0:06:06] } 51... Rxf6?? { [%eval #19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 52. exf6 { [%eval 9.8] [%clk 0:06:23] } 52... Qh5+? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 53. Bh3 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:06:17] } 53... Qc5 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:00:50] } 54. Qe7+?? { [%eval 6.39] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:43] } 54... Qxe7 { [%eval 6.3] [%clk 0:01:15] } 55. fxe7+ { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:06:10] } 55... Ke8 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:01:23] } 56. Rd1 { [%eval 5.74] [%clk 0:06:27] } 1-0