Event: Round 8: Mertens, Marc - Kantorik, Marian
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-50/round-8/Nz1W1BU4/dX9egYNP
Date: 2025-10-29
White: Mertens, Marc
WhiteElo: 2111
Black: Kantorik, Marian
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2211
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C70
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:57] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:31] } 5. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:24] } 5... Na5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:27:03] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:30:35] } 7. h3?! { [%eval -0.15] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:15] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:28:25] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:15:39] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:17] } 9. d3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:13:16] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:28:04] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:13:09] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:26:21] } 11. Ng3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:13:16] } 11... Nxb3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:21:14] } 12. axb3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:13:41] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:21:15] } 13. b4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:05:32] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:16:22] } 14. Re1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:00:49] } 14... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:00] } 15. d4?! { [%eval -0.54] } { Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:51] } 15... exd4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:15:30] } 16. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:53:20] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:15:07] } 17. Bf4?! { [%eval -0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:47] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:10:46] } 18. c3 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:39:58] } 18... c5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:05:42] } 19. Nc2 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:36:24] } 19... Nc4 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:46:19] } 20. Qc1 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:33:34] } 20... a5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:15] } 21. bxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:24] } 21... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:44:34] } 22. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:28:37] } 22... Qxa5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:44:35] } 23. Re2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:25:54] } 23... Ne5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:39:50] } 24. Rd2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:22:37] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:38:45] } 25. Ne3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:21:40] } 25... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:35:42] } 26. Qf1?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:42] } 26... b4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:34:25] } 27. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:19:40] } 27... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:27:40] } 28. Nc4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:19:57] } 28... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:36] } 29. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:19:46] } 29... bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:01] } 30. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:02] } 30... dxe5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:16:25] } 31. Qd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:12] } 31... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:16:20] } 32. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:41] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:13:14] } 1/2-1/2