Event: Round 8: Buciu, Aurel-John - Balzer, Lars
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-50/round-8/Nz1W1BU4/0jEAjKVB
Date: 2025-10-29
White: Buciu, Aurel-John
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1874
Black: Balzer, Lars
BlackElo: 1979
Result: 0-1
ECO: A40
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:57] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:10] } 5. Qd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:35] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:30:10] } 6. dxe5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:29:56] } 6... dxe5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:29:13] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:50] } 7... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:58] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:56] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:43] } 9. Be3?! { [%eval -0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:14] } 9... Ng4 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 1:24:09] } 10. Bc4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:18:15] } 10... O-O? { [%eval 0.92] } { Mistake. Nxe3 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:12] } 11. h4?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:03] } 11... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:19:13] } 12. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:12:58] } 12... c6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:18:42] } 13. f4? { [%eval -2.12] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:08] } 13... exf4 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 1:16:21] } 14. Qxf4 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 1:08:49] } 14... Qf6 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 1:15:11] } 15. Nge2 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 1:03:43] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 1:12:56] } 16. Bb3 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 1:02:34] } 16... Bg4 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 1:10:04] } 17. Rdf1 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:55:51] } 17... Qxf4+ { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 1:07:46] } 18. Rxf4 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:54:29] } 18... h5 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 1:05:28] } 19. Rd1? { [%eval -4.44] } { Mistake. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:13] } 19... Bh6 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 1:05:02] } 20. Rd6 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:50:56] } 20... Bxf4+ { [%eval -4.45] [%clk 0:54:53] } 21. Nxf4 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:51:24] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:54:39] } 22. Kd2 { [%eval -4.36] [%clk 0:47:37] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:50:47] } 23. Rxd8 { [%eval -4.51] [%clk 0:47:56] } 23... Rxd8+ { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:51:16] } 24. Ke3 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:48:14] } 24... Kf6 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:50:29] } 25. Nd3 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:43:52] } 25... Rd7 { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 0:40:01] } 26. Nc5 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:43:15] } 26... Re7 { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:39:30] } 27. Nd3 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:41:40] } 27... Be6 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:36:25] } 28. Nc5 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:39:07] } 28... Bxb3 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:34:38] } 29. axb3 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:39:35] } 29... b6 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:33:53] } 30. Nd3 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:39:53] } 30... Rd7 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:33:40] } 31. Nd1?! { [%eval -5.39] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:35] } 31... Nxd3 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:30:20] } 32. cxd3 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:39:03] } 32... Ke5 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:28:33] } 33. Nc3 { [%eval -5.05] [%clk 0:38:45] } 33... Rd6 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:27:09] } 34. Ne2 { [%eval -4.48] [%clk 0:38:24] } 34... c5 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:27:09] } 35. Nc3?! { [%eval -5.5] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:12] } 35... Rf6 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:24:58] } 36. Ke2 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:37:52] } 36... Rd6 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:16:24] } 37. Nb5 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:37:02] } 37... Rd7 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:16:46] } 38. Na3 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:36:47] } 38... Kf4 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:16:09] } 39. Nc4 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:36:04] } 39... Kg3 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:06:40] } 40. Ne5 { [%eval -5.78] [%clk 0:31:56] } 40... Re7 { [%eval -5.59] [%clk 0:06:55] } 41. Nf3 { [%eval -6.01] [%clk 0:31:10] } 41... Kxg2 { [%eval -5.88] [%clk 0:07:09] } 42. Ke3 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:30:59] } 42... Kg3 { [%eval -5.73] [%clk 0:07:04] } 43. d4?! { [%eval -8.0] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:17] } 43... cxd4+ { [%eval -7.83] [%clk 0:07:23] } 44. Nxd4 { [%eval -7.54] [%clk 0:30:37] } 44... Rc7 { [%eval -6.19] [%clk 0:04:44] } 45. Nf3 { [%eval -6.94] [%clk 0:29:51] } 45... Kg4 { [%eval -6.31] [%clk 0:04:48] } 46. Nh2+ { [%eval -7.83] [%clk 0:29:42] } 46... Kxh4 { [%eval -7.53] [%clk 0:05:08] } 47. Kf4 { [%eval -8.18] [%clk 0:29:52] } 47... g5+ { [%eval -8.22] [%clk 0:05:05] } 48. Kf5 { [%eval -9.35] [%clk 0:29:46] } 48... g4 { [%eval -9.05] [%clk 0:05:21] } 49. Kf4 { [%eval -11.6] [%clk 0:29:37] } 49... Rc2 { [%eval -10.38] [%clk 0:05:28] } 0-1