Event: Round 4: Kovalskyi, Roman - Shidlagatta, Anirudh
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-delancey-ukcc-challengers-under-18/round-4/jktCU0Yn/kooMh7Fp
Date: 2025-10-11
White: Kovalskyi, Roman
WhiteElo: 1994
Black: Shidlagatta, Anirudh
BlackElo: 1993
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:19] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:25:19] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:25:27] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:25:27] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:25:36] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:35] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:44] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:25:43] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:25:52] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:25:51] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:25:57] } 6... f6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:25:59] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:26:03] } 7... fxe5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:25:54] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:26:10] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:26:01] } 9. dxe5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:26:19] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:25:33] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:26:26] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:25:38] } 11. Bf1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:26:28] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:25:34] } 12. a4?! { [%eval -0.27] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:02] } 12... O-O-O?! { [%eval 0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:43] } 13. Na3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:26:10] } 13... Nxe5?! { [%eval 1.72] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:05] } 14. b4?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:09] } 14... c4? { [%eval 2.58] } { Mistake. cxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:45] } 15. Nb5 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:25:17] } 15... Bxb5 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:20:43] } 16. axb5 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:25:25] } 16... Bd6 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:19:31] } 17. Rxa7 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:24:51] } 17... Rhf8 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:18:00] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:24:21] } 18... Nd7? { [%eval 5.02] } { Mistake. Rf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:16] } 19. Ra8+ { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:23:28] } 19... Nb8 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:16:22] } 20. g3 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:23:34] } 20... h5 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:12:43] } 21. Bh3 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:22:46] } 21... Rde8?! { [%eval 7.83] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:33] } 22. Qxd5 { [%eval 7.79] [%clk 0:21:54] } 22... Rf5 { [%eval 8.56] [%clk 0:09:50] } 23. Bxf5 { [%eval 8.41] [%clk 0:21:42] } 23... exf5 { [%eval 8.01] [%clk 0:09:57] } 24. Qxf5+ { [%eval 6.76] [%clk 0:21:25] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:10:05] } 25. Qxd7+ { [%eval 6.71] [%clk 0:21:20] } 25... Kxd7 { [%eval 6.67] [%clk 0:10:13] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval 6.56] [%clk 0:21:28] } 26... Kc7 { [%eval 7.88] [%clk 0:09:46] } 27. Rxd6 { [%eval 7.72] [%clk 0:21:29] } 27... Kxd6 { [%eval 7.58] [%clk 0:09:54] } 28. Rxb8 { [%eval 7.12] [%clk 0:21:14] } 28... Kd5? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:10] } 1-0