Event: Fagernes International Autumn 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fagernes-international-autumn-2025--gm/round-7/sdFxO8SN/WC85cjH0
Date: 2025-10-10
White: Vestby-Ellingsen, Mads
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2374
Black: Thavandiran, Shiyam
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2402
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 minutes/40 moves + 40 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment from move 1.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:34:38] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:39:18] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:34:49] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:39:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:35:06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:39:35] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:35:21] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:39:56] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:35:36] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:40:21] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:35:59] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:40:44] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:36:17] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:40:15] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:35:08] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:39:52] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:34:04] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:38:53] } 10. Nd1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:38] } 10... b4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:17:25] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:23:19] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:10:43] } 12. c3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:14:29] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:59:59] } 13. Bf2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:06:00] } 13... a4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:41:23] } 14. c4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:53:07] } 14... cxd4?! { [%eval 1.28] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:24] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:52:03] } 15... exd5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:35:45] } 16. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:50:17] } 16... Nxd4 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:32:34] } 17. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:48:30] } 17... Bc5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:27:46] } 18. Bxc5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:48:48] } 18... Nxc5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:27:33] } 19. Qd4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:38:19] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:16:11] } 20. Qxb6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:37:26] } 20... Nxb6 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:16:39] } 21. Ne3 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:37:02] } 21... Bd7 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:16:18] } 22. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:31:02] } 22... Ke7?! { [%eval 2.29] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:12:37] } 23. Rd4 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:30:19] } 23... b3 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:11:40] } 24. Rb4 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:12:48] } 24... d4 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:12:03] } 25. Nd1 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:13:11] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:07:35] } 26. Rxd4 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:12:22] } 26... Nc7 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:07:06] } 27. axb3 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:11:20] } 27... Ne6 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:06:58] } 28. Rb4 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:10:19] } 28... axb3 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:05:51] } 29. Rxa8 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:10:36] } 29... Rxa8 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:06:19] } 30. Nc3 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:07:50] } 30... Bc6 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:05:24] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:07:07] } 31... Ra5 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:03:35] } 32. g3 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:06:36] } 32... Nc5 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:03:05] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:06:51] } 33... f6 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:03:07] } 34. exf6+ { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:06:39] } 34... gxf6 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:03:03] } 35. Rb8 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:02:20] } 35... Ra1 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:02:27] } 36. Rh8 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36... Rc1 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:02:34] } 37. Bd1 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:00:32] } 37... Ne4?! { [%eval 3.59] } { Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:05] } 38. Bxb3?! { [%eval 2.57] } { Inaccuracy. Rxh7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 38... Re1+?! { [%eval 4.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 39. Kd4 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:01:03] } 39... Nd2 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40. Bd5 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:01:03] } 40... Bxd5 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:00:32] } 41. Kxd5 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:38:28] } 41... f5 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:34:12] } 42. Rxh7+ { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:37:20] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:34:34] } 43. b4 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:35:29] } 43... Re3 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:31:09] } 44. Kd4 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:34:20] } 44... Re8 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:31:31] } 45. b5 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:32:29] } 45... Rd8+ { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:30:00] } 46. Kc5 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:31:13] } 46... Rc8+ { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:27:34] } 47. Kd4 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:31:09] } 47... Rd8+?! { [%eval 5.04] } { Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:43] } 48. Nd5+ { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:30:05] } 48... Kg6 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:18:02] } 49. Rc7 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:28:04] } 49... Ne4 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:08:58] } 50. Ke5 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:26:04] } 50... Re8+ { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:08:34] } 51. Re7 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:26:14] } 1-0