Event: Round 10: Popov, Konstantin - Tjong, Zach Alexander
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cadet-chess-championships-2025--open-u8/round-10/ON2fxpYt/jDNnq9qw
Date: 2025-09-29
White: Popov, Konstantin
WhiteElo: 1517
Black: Tjong, Zach Alexander
BlackElo: 1628
Result: 0-1
ECO: A06
Opening: Zukertort Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2... Bf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:42] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:27:42] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:22] } 4... cxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:48] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:45] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:20:53] } 6. Qb3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:23:05] } 6... Qb6?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:20] } 7. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:29:58] } 7... Qxb3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:11:36] } 8. Nxf6+ { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:30:18] } 8... exf6 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 1:11:57] } 9. axb3 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 1:30:40] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:11:27] } 10. Bb5 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:30:15] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 1:10:46] } 11. O-O { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 1:28:31] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:07:11] } 12. d4 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 1:26:40] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 1:03:14] } 13. Bxd7+ { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:26:25] } 13... Kxd7 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:06:14] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 1:25:44] } 14... a6 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 1:03:48] } 15. e4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:24:36] } 15... Rac8 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:01:04] } 16. e5?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:27] } 16... fxe5?! { [%eval 2.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:54] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 1:23:05] } 17... Bb8 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:57:17] } 18. Rfe1?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:47] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:55:56] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:20:13] } 19... Ke7 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:53:52] } 20. Bg5+?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:25] } 20... Ke6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:53:06] } 21. Bh4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:45] } 21... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:50] } 22. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:11] } 22... g5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:50:22] } 23. Bg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:54] } 23... Rhd8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:47:32] } 24. h4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:15:14] } 24... gxh4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:45:41] } 25. Bxh4? { [%eval -1.48] } { Mistake. Rxd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:30] } 25... Rxd1 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:42:33] } 26. Rxd1 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 1:12:53] } 26... Nxe5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:25] } 27. Nd4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:05] } 27... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:42] } 28. Nf5+ { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:10:47] } 28... Ke4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:19:27] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:03:55] } 29... Nxg4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:14:11] } 30. Ne7?? { [%eval -2.75] } { Blunder. Ng3+ was best. } { [%clk 1:03:54] } 30... Rc2 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:13:03] } 31. Rd7?? { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1+ was best. } { [%clk 1:01:36] } 31... Nxf2?? { [%eval -3.44] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:09:52] } 32. Rxb7?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf2 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:33] } 32... Nd3+?? { [%eval -6.41] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ng4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:53] } 33. Kg1 { [%eval -6.29] [%clk 0:57:40] } 33... Be5 { [%eval -6.03] [%clk 0:06:12] } 34. Ng8?! { [%eval -12.46] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:32] } 34... Kf3 { [%eval -53.09] [%clk 0:05:01] } 35. Rxf7+ { [%eval -9.92] [%clk 0:56:19] } 35... Bf4 { [%eval -6.98] [%clk 0:05:08] } 36. Be1?? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:56:18] } 36... Rc1 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:04:24] } 37. Re7 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:56:35] } 37... Nxe1 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:04:27] } 0-1