Event: Round 1: Brait, Wolfgang - Povah, Nigel E
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-1/Cb9z7AQN/sf9MEjwA
Date: 2025-10-21
White: Brait, Wolfgang
WhiteElo: 1927
Black: Povah, Nigel E
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2230
Result: 0-1
ECO: A61
Opening: Benoni Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:32:51] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:32:52] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:33:02] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:33:11] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:33:06] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:31:01] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:26:33] } 10. e3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:27:48] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:20:59] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:25:18] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:20:50] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:25:09] } 12... Ne8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:20:22] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:16:47] } 13... f5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:14:04] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:10:34] } 14... Ne5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:03:19] } 15. Bh2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:06:29] } 15... Nf6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:53:52] } 16. Rae1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:03:53] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:46:00] } 17. f4?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:10] } 17... Nf7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:34:59] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:58:15] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:32:09] } 19. e4?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:54] } 19... fxe4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:32:10] } 20. Ndxe4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:55:50] } 20... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:32:17] } 21. Bxe4? { [%eval -1.71] } { Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:22] } 21... Bd4+ { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:32:14] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:55:39] } 22... Bf5 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:30:37] } 23. Re2?? { [%eval -3.67] } { Blunder. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:21] } 23... Bxc3 { [%eval -3.73] [%clk 0:25:36] } 24. Qxc3 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:48:39] } 24... Bxe4 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:25:04] } 25. Rfe1 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:48:59] } 25... Bxg2+ { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:24:40] } 26. Kxg2 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:49:23] } 26... Qxe2+ { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:22:45] } 27. Rxe2 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:49:47] } 27... Rxe2+ { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:23:10] } 28. Kh1?! { [%eval -5.52] } { Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:30] } 28... Rae8 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:22:03] } 29. Bg1 { [%eval -6.02] [%clk 0:47:33] } 29... Nh6 { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:20:14] } 30. b4?! { [%eval -8.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:41] } 30... cxb4 { [%eval -7.81] [%clk 0:19:45] } 31. Qxb4 { [%eval -6.43] [%clk 0:48:01] } 31... Nf5 { [%eval -6.1] [%clk 0:20:01] } 32. Qc3 { [%eval -6.11] [%clk 0:47:08] } 32... R8e4 { [%eval -5.89] [%clk 0:16:01] } 33. Qd3 { [%eval -7.76] [%clk 0:41:30] } 33... Ra2 { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 0:14:11] } 34. Qb3?! { [%eval -8.12] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:06] } 34... Ree2 { [%eval -7.9] [%clk 0:14:03] } 35. Qc3? { [%eval #-12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:33] } 35... Rg2 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:14:03] } 0-1