Event: Round 5: Verbic, Jan - Zupancic, Urban
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/novo-mesto-open-2025/round-5/i6VvHGcS/jIWaE9wr
Date: 2025-10-26
White: Verbic, Jan
WhiteElo: 1653
Black: Zupancic, Urban
BlackElo: 2028
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B25
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:48] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:31] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:48] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:35] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:16] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:37] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:31] } 5. d3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:29:15] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:28] } 6. f4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:29:10] } 6... e6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:27:31] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:28:46] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:27:29] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:28:53] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:26:41] } 9. Be3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:29:03] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:26:36] } 10. e5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:28:13] } 10... Nef5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:41] } 11. Bf2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:28:32] } 11... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:05] } 12. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:28:52] } 12... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:15] } 13. Qd1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:08] } 13... dxe5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:15:27] } 14. fxe5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:29:08] } 14... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:15:05] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:19] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:12:36] } 16. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:35] } 16... f4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:45:32] } 17. gxf4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:52] } 17... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:35:15] } 18. c3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:50] } 18... Nf5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:34:25] } 19. Qb3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:22:09] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:29:38] } 20. h3?! { [%eval -0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:57] } 20... Be3? { [%eval 0.43] } { Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:43] } 21. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:10] } 21... Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:07] } 22. Bxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:55] } 22... Ne2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:19] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:21] } 23... Ng3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:39] } 24. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:46] } 24... Ne2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:03] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:11] } 25... Ng3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:28] } 1/2-1/2