Event: Round 6: Gibala, Adam - Merkouropoulos, Dionysios
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-youth-chess-championships-2025--open-u14/round-6/qXDuZFy3/5mxfgZy9
Date: 2025-10-09
White: Gibala, Adam
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2355
Black: Merkouropoulos, Dionysios
BlackElo: 2136
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:26] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:55] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:21] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:58] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:48] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6. Qg4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:16] } 6... Bf8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:28:20] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:29:40] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:19:53] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:24:29] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:17:00] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:11:09] } 9... Ng6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:03:59] } 10. Qg3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:03:01] } 10... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.38] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:24] } 11. Nb5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:54:16] } 11... Qb8 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:56:34] } 12. O-O { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:51:26] } 12... a6 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:44:38] } 13. Nd6+ { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:50:25] } 13... Bxd6 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:45:03] } 14. exd6 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:50:43] } 14... O-O { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:44:51] } 15. h4 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:48:04] } 15... f6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:42:17] } 16. Bxg6? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:21] } 16... hxg6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:42:38] } 17. c4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:29:26] } 17... d4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:34:20] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:31] } 18... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:20] } 19. c5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:27:36] } 19... Bf5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:30:00] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:26:30] } 20... Qc8 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:29:39] } 21. Nc4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:23:19] } 21... Qe6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:29:45] } 22. Nb6 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:23:43] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:29:31] } 23. Rd1?! { [%eval -1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:59] } 23... Rfe8?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:56] } 24. Bb2?! { [%eval -1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:54] } 24... d3? { [%eval 0.46] } { Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:32] } 25. Rxd3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:23:20] } 25... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:20:39] } 26. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:23:45] } 26... e4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:19:22] } 27. Qd5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:24:09] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:17:49] } 28. Rd1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:19:46] } 28... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:16:49] } 29. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:19:58] } 29... Ne5?? { [%eval 2.88] } { Blunder. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:18] } 30. Nc7 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:17:31] } 30... Nc4 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:08:37] } 31. Bc1 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:12:57] } 31... Re5 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:02:30] } 32. Rd4 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:12:06] } 32... e3 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:02:50] } 33. Rxc4 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:11:44] } 33... e2 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:03:19] } 34. Bd2 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:12:07] } 34... e1=Q+ { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:03:46] } 35. Bxe1 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:12:30] } 35... Rxe1+ { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:04:15] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:12:46] } 36... f5?! { [%eval 3.05] } { Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:00] } 37. Rc3 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:09:01] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 0:03:23] } 38. f4 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:09:15] } 38... a5 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:02:04] } 39. b5 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:09:21] } 39... a4 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:01:23] } 40. b6 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:37:14] } 40... Rh8 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:30:42] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:36:06] } 41... Rb1? { [%eval 6.57] } { Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:40] } 42. Re3 { [%eval 6.47] [%clk 0:33:54] } 42... Rb3 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 0:26:21] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:33:40] } 43... Rxe3 { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 0:24:52] } 44. Kxe3 { [%eval 7.34] [%clk 0:34:05] } 44... Rxh4 { [%eval 8.02] [%clk 0:25:18] } 45. c6 { [%eval 6.71] [%clk 0:34:16] } 45... Rh8 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:25:41] } 46. Na6 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 0:30:08] } 46... bxc6 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:26:00] } 47. b7 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:30:33] } 47... Ke6 { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 0:26:24] } 48. b8=Q { [%eval 6.62] [%clk 0:30:42] } 48... Rxb8 { [%eval 6.32] [%clk 0:26:47] } 49. Nxb8 { [%eval 6.16] [%clk 0:31:06] } 49... Kxd6 { [%eval 6.28] [%clk 0:27:04] } 50. Kd4 { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 0:29:23] } 50... Kc7 { [%eval 7.45] [%clk 0:26:14] } 51. Na6+ { [%eval 7.46] [%clk 0:29:46] } 51... Kb6 { [%eval 7.39] [%clk 0:26:39] } 52. Nc5 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:30:12] } 1-0