Event: Round 2: Fox, Pierre - Bakalar, Jan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-2/UgHEVnU3/Tb3M7FBV
Date: 2025-10-22
White: Fox, Pierre
WhiteElo: 1778
Black: Bakalar, Jan
BlackElo: 1937
Result: 0-1
ECO: A44
Opening: Benoni Defense: Semi-Benoni
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. d5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... d6 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:31:23] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... a6 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:29:50] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:32:39] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:30:04] } 7. a5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:30:48] } 7... Ng6?! { [%eval 1.55] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:30] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:27:52] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:28:15] } 9. b3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:26:26] } 9... Bg5 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:27:15] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:22:30] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:25:29] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:21:15] } 11... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:24:53] } 12. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:21:42] } 12... h6?! { [%eval 1.67] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:19] } 13. Ng3? { [%eval 0.43] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:19:21] } 13... Nf6?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:15] } 14. O-O { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:12:31] } 14... Nf4 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:15:31] } 15. Bc4?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:19] } 15... Ng4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:08:50] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:53:13] } 16... Qg5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:06:07] } 17. Qe1?! { [%eval -0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:08] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:05:02] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:39:42] } 18... h5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:59:01] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:39:19] } 19... g6? { [%eval 1.1] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:29] } 20. Bc1 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:29:50] } 20... Qh4?! { [%eval 2.07] } { Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:28] } 21. Bxf4?? { [%eval -0.14] } { Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:41] } 21... exf4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:48:25] } 22. Rae1 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:23:02] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:46:43] } 23. Ne2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:22:54] } 23... g5 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:46:37] } 24. Nxf4?? { [%eval -3.56] } { Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:17] } 24... gxf4 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:46:41] } 25. Be2 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:15:45] } 25... Ne5 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:44:25] } 26. Qxh5 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:15:54] } 26... Qxh5 { [%eval -3.59] [%clk 0:44:47] } 27. Bxh5 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:16:14] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:44:18] } 28. Be2 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:13:48] } 28... f3 { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 0:43:33] } 29. Bd3?! { [%eval -5.46] } { Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:49] } 29... Rh8 { [%eval -5.47] [%clk 0:43:39] } 30. Re3 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:11:26] } 30... Bxh3 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:36:29] } 31. gxf3?? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. gxh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:34] } 31... Bxf1?? { [%eval -4.84] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rag8 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:46] } 32. Bxf1 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:05:40] } 32... Rh4 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:36:20] } 0-1