Event: Round 7: Polzin, Rainer - Meessen, Rudolf
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-chess-club-cup-2025--open-matches-1-16/round-7/4KlYyGdK/wjpY2w0q
Date: 2025-10-25
White: Polzin, Rainer
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2393
Black: Meessen, Rudolf
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2200
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:17] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:43] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:29] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:32] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:39] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:56] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:07] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:19] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:32] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:29:27] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:33:59] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:46] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:24:48] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:30:08] } 10. g3?! { [%eval 0.12] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:16:10] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:34] } 11. Bg2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:10:47] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:12:08] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:11:14] } 12... b5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:12:28] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:04:24] } 13... b4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:10:47] } 14. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:58:01] } 14... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:11:05] } 15. Nd4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:58:27] } 15... Qb6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:05:31] } 16. O-O { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:55:25] } 16... Ne4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:05:37] } 17. Qe3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:51:11] } 17... a5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:04:32] } 18. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:30:46] } 18... g6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:58:13] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:29:28] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:56:20] } 20. g4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:25:06] } 20... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:54:02] } 21. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:18:44] } 21... dxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:54:21] } 22. Nf5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:18:52] } 22... Qxe3+ { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:52:10] } 23. Nxe3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:19:20] } 23... g5?! { [%eval 1.95] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:35] } 24. fxg5 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:18:19] } 24... Rec8 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:31:03] } 25. Rd7 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:14:25] } 25... Bc6 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:31:30] } 26. Ra7 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:14:05] } 26... Rb5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:31:27] } 27. Nc4 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:11:55] } 27... Rc5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:31:37] } 28. Nd6? { [%eval 0.47] } { Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:16] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:32:05] } 29. Re2?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:59] } 29... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:30:56] } 30. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:00] } 30... Ba8?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:48] } 31. h4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:02:37] } 31... f5?? { [%eval 4.03] } { Blunder. e3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:13] } 32. gxf6 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:02:42] } 32... Rxf6 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:21:41] } 33. Rc8+ { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:01:32] } 33... Rf8 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:22:04] } 34. Rxf8+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Ne8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:00] } 34... Kxf8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:22:27] } 35. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:46] } 35... Rd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:22:31] } 36. Ne3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:02:11] } 36... Rd4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:20:22] } 37. Kf2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:01:57] } 37... Bc6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:19:24] } 38. Ke1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:02:15] } 38... Bb5?? { [%eval 2.8] } { Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:26] } 39. Rd2 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:01:26] } 39... Rxd2 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:18:34] } 40. Kxd2 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:31:54] } 40... Ke7 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:47:45] } 41. g5 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:25:07] } 41... e5?! { [%eval 3.43] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:20] } 42. Ng4 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:18:54] } 42... Be8 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:34:45] } 43. Nf6 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:12:28] } 43... Bg6 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:34:32] } 44. Ke3 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:12:39] } 44... Ke6 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:29:13] } 45. h5 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:11:34] } 45... Bf5?! { [%eval 6.51] } { Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:29] } 46. Nxh7 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:10:43] } 46... Bg4 { [%eval 7.8] [%clk 0:26:00] } 47. g6 { [%eval 7.73] [%clk 0:07:13] } 47... Ke7 { [%eval 8.02] [%clk 0:23:00] } 48. h6 { [%eval 7.87] [%clk 0:05:57] } 48... Bf5 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:19:37] } 49. Ng5 { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:06:18] } 49... Kf8? { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:21] } 50. g7+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:06:13] } 50... Kg8 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:19:46] } 51. Nxe4 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:06:34] } 1-0