Event: Round 8: Kovacevic, Aleksandar - Pezelj, Novak
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/first-league-of-serbia-2025--open/round-8/wIBK1YjK/EJkFGdzL
Date: 2025-09-25
White: Kovacevic, Aleksandar
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2439
Black: Pezelj, Novak
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2473
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:44] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:26] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:01] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:36] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:59] } 5. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:52] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:46] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:06] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:24:09] } 7. Qf4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:58] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:12:19] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:27:41] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:09:53] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:22:06] } 9... Nge7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:07:26] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:19:58] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:53:42] } 11. Qg3 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:20:15] } 11... Bc5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:50:07] } 12. h4 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:15:22] } 12... Nd4?? { [%eval 3.34] } { Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:43:54] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:50:17] } 13... Bxd4 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:44:12] } 14. h5 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:50:36] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:35:24] } 15. Nxd5? { [%eval 1.38] } { Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:50] } 15... exd5 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:24:02] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:35:53] } 16... f6 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:23:07] } 17. c3 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:36:19] } 17... Bxf2+ { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:20:45] } 18. Qxf2 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:36:41] } 18... Be6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:19:02] } 19. Qd4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:36:44] } 19... O-O { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:17:58] } 20. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:36:52] } 20... fxe5 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:18:24] } 21. Rxe5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:36:52] } 21... Rf6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:18:50] } 22. Rae1?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:04] } 22... Bf7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:18:17] } 23. Bc2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:17:39] } 23... Qb6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:15:20] } 24. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:00] } 24... Qxd4+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:36] } 25. cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:16] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:12:43] } 26. Rf1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:13:15] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:48] } 27. g4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:09:41] } 1/2-1/2