Event: Round 8: Valean, David-Andrei - Zak, Roman
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/5th-ipca-european-individual-chess-championship-2025--rapid/round-8/oeWFR4Fu/DZRfLZFN
Date: 2025-10-13
White: Valean, David-Andrei
WhiteElo: 1898
Black: Zak, Roman
BlackElo: 1804
Result: 1-0
ECO: A45
Opening: Indian Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 10+10

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:10:19] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:10:14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:10:27] } 2... g6?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:15] } 3. Bf4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:30] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:10:17] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:10:36] } 4... Nh5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:09:58] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:10:37] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:09:57] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:10:28] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:10:01] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:10:13] } 7... Nbd7?! { [%eval 1.68] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:09:36] } 8. e5 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:09:44] } 8... Ng8 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:09:16] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:09:32] } 9... e6 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:09:06] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:08:32] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:08:59] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:05:43] } 11... b6?! { [%eval 2.57] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:57] } 12. h4 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:03:28] } 12... h5 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:08:43] } 13. exd6?! { [%eval 1.36] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:51] } 13... cxd6 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:08:42] } 14. Nb5?? { [%eval -0.92] } { Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:56] } 14... Nf5? { [%eval 0.68] } { Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:17] } 15. Bd3? { [%eval -0.96] } { Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:19] } 15... Nxe3?? { [%eval 2.41] } { Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:02] } 16. Qxe3?? { [%eval 0.14] } { Blunder. Nxd6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:24] } 16... Qe7?? { [%eval 3.69] } { Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:29] } 17. Nc7+ { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:02:29] } 17... Kd8 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:06:24] } 18. Nxa8 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:02:36] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:06:29] } 19. Nxb6 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:02:05] } 19... axb6 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:06:35] } 20. Be4 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:01:48] } 20... d5 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:06:29] } 21. Bd3 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:01:56] } 21... Kc7 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:05:13] } 22. Ne5 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:01:40] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:04:35] } 23. Bb5 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:01:02] } 23... Nxe5?! { [%eval 4.66] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:20] } 24. fxe5 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:01:07] } 24... Qb4 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:04:06] } 25. Qb3 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:01:03] } 25... Bh6+ { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:04:06] } 26. Kb1 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:01:06] } 26... Qa5 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:03:20] } 27. Rhf1 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:01:07] } 27... Rf8 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:02:58] } 28. Rf3 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:01:15] } 28... Ba6 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:02:36] } 29. Qc3+ { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:00:42] } 29... Qxc3 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:02:41] } 30. Rxc3+ { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:00:51] } 30... Kb7 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:02:45] } 31. Bxa6+ { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:00:50] } 31... Kxa6 { [%eval 6.28] [%clk 0:02:52] } 32. Rf1 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 0:00:58] } 32... Kb5 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:01:37] } 33. Rcf3 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:00:58] } 33... f5 { [%eval 6.8] [%clk 0:00:57] } 34. exf6 { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:01:02] } 34... Rf7 { [%eval 7.38] [%clk 0:00:53] } 35. Re1 { [%eval 7.18] [%clk 0:00:56] } 35... Kc4 { [%eval 7.86] [%clk 0:00:50] } 36. c3 { [%eval 7.68] [%clk 0:01:04] } 36... b5? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 37. Rxe6? { [%eval 9.57] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. b3# was best. } { [%clk 0:01:10] } 1-0