Event: Round 8: Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei - Kovacsy, Barnabas
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/eusa-european-universities-chess-championship-2025--rapid/round-8/ts2NjP7n/NBXFzZpn
Date: 2025-09-19
White: Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2431
Black: Kovacsy, Barnabas
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2260
Result: 1-0
ECO: C41
Opening: Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 25+10

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:24:49] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:24:55] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:24:50] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:25:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:24:42] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:25:07] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:24:50] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:25:07] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:24:52] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:24:44] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:24:36] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:24:42] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:24:43] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:24:48] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:21:44] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:24:26] } 9. a5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:21:32] } 9... g5?! { [%eval 1.27] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:23:29] } 10. d5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:21:24] } 10... Nf8 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:20:54] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:14:51] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:19:12] } 12. Bf1 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:14:48] } 12... Nf4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:14:16] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:13:09] } 13... h5?! { [%eval 2.03] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:49] } 14. Bxf4?? { [%eval 0.27] } { Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:33] } 14... gxf4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:10:48] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:32] } 15... Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:10] } 16. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:53] } 16... Ng4? { [%eval 1.16] } { Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:09] } 17. Re2?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:42] } 17... f3?? { [%eval 2.45] } { Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:06] } 18. Qxf3 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:02:24] } 18... cxd5? { [%eval 3.97] } { Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:14] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:02:04] } 19... Qxc4 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:04:15] } 20. Rd2 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:02:12] } 20... Qxd5 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:01:07] } 21. Rxd5 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:02:14] } 21... Be6 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:01:15] } 22. Rd2 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:01:59] } 22... Rg6 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:01:22] } 23. h3 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:01:39] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:00:21] } 24. Bb5+ { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:01:18] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:00:24] } 25. Rad1 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:01:13] } 25... a6 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:00:22] } 26. Ba4 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:00:50] } 26... Rd8 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:00:28] } 27. Bb3 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:00:56] } 27... Bc8 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:00:22] } 28. c4 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:00:33] } 1-0