Event: Fagernes International Autumn 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fagernes-international-autumn-2025--gm/round-3/rIqSk5hi/FuGS8ExV
Date: 2025-10-07
White: Vestby-Ellingsen, Mads
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2374
Black: Kulaots, Kaido
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2498
Result: 0-1
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 minutes/40 moves + 40 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment from move 1.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:37:46] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:39:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:37:58] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:37:58] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:38:05] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:36:24] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:37:22] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:36:50] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:37:32] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:36:33] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:37:39] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:34:25] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:35:51] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:34:03] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:12] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:28] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:07] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:27] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:24] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:42] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:15:27] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:13:31] } 12. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:11:51] } 12... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:13:55] } 13. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:10:11] } 13... dxe4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:24] } 14. g4?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:09:01] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:08:00] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:08:49] } 15... b6 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:59:18] } 16. O-O-O { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:47:45] } 16... Ba6 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:54:01] } 17. Qa4 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:47:00] } 17... Bd3 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:51:23] } 18. Qa3 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:44:39] } 18... Qxa3?! { [%eval -0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:43] } 19. bxa3 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:43:07] } 19... c5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:34:06] } 20. dxc5 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:37:42] } 20... bxc5 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:31:56] } 21. f3 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:35:30] } 21... c4 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:26:37] } 22. fxe4 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:34:28] } 22... Rab8 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:24:56] } 23. Rh2 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:33:19] } 23... Nd7 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:07:18] } 24. Rdd2 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:30:11] } 24... g6 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:05:24] } 25. Rb2 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:28:36] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:05:51] } 26. Rhf2 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:17:52] } 26... Nc5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:05:24] } 27. Rxb8 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:06:44] } 27... Rxb8 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:05:49] } 28. e5?! { [%eval -1.8] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:07] } 28... Re8 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:04:40] } 29. Rb2 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:06:41] } 29... Rxe5 { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:05:02] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:07:00] } 30... h5 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:02:12] } 31. gxh5 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:03:51] } 31... Rg5 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:02:27] } 32. Nge2 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:01:36] } 32... Bxe2 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:01:52] } 33. Nxe2 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:01:54] } 33... Ne4+ { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:01:39] } 34. Ke1 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:01:30] } 34... Rxh5 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:01:52] } 35. Nf4 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:01:15] } 35... Ra5 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:01:44] } 36. Rb4?! { [%eval -3.09] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:11] } 36... Rxa3 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:01:45] } 37. Rxc4 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:01:06] } 37... Rxe3+ { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:02:08] } 38. Kd1 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:01:25] } 38... Nf2+ { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:01:47] } 39. Kd2 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:00:34] } 39... Ra3 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 0:01:55] } 40. h4 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:00:32] } 40... Rxa2+ { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:01:38] } 41. Ke1 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:29:52] } 41... a5 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:35:47] } 42. Rd4 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:24:10] } 42... Ng4 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:33:31] } 43. Nd3 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:21:44] } 43... Ne3 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:31:07] } 44. Re4 { [%eval -4.24] [%clk 0:21:33] } 44... Nf5?! { [%eval -3.31] } { Inaccuracy. Ng2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:30:41] } 45. Ne5 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:20:07] } 45... Ng3 { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:26:41] } 46. Re3 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:20:29] } 46... Ra4 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:25:54] } 47. Nc6 { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:19:05] } 47... Nf5 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:23:46] } 48. Re5 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:19:22] } 48... Nxh4 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:23:05] } 49. Rxa5?! { [%eval -5.42] } { Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:42] } 49... Rc4? { [%eval -3.13] } { Mistake. Rxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:18] } 50. Ne5 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:18:31] } 50... Rf4 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:21:29] } 51. Nd3 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:18:44] } 51... Re4+ { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:21:03] } 52. Kf2 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:19:05] } 52... Nf5 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:21:26] } 53. Ne5 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:14:53] } 53... Nd4 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:20:43] } 54. Rd5 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:13:44] } 54... Ne6 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:19:49] } 55. Nf3 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:13:35] } 55... Kf6 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:18:06] } 56. Ra5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:13:53] } 56... g5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:18:22] } 57. Kg3 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:14:12] } 57... Kg6 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:14:50] } 58. Ne5+ { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:13:44] } 58... Kg7 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:15:10] } 59. Ng4 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:13:03] } 59... f6 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:14:28] } 60. Kf3 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:11:44] } 60... Rf4+ { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:14:38] } 61. Kg3 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:12:01] } 61... Nd4 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 0:13:29] } 62. Nf2 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:09:36] } 62... Nf5+ { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:13:02] } 63. Kg2 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:09:53] } 63... g4 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:12:42] } 64. Kg1 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:07:21] } 64... Kg6 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:12:45] } 65. Ra8 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:07:01] } 65... Rd4 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:12:20] } 66. Rg8+ { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:05:58] } 66... Ng7 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:12:30] } 67. Kg2 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:06:17] } 67... f5 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:10:53] } 68. Kg3 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:06:03] } 68... Kf7 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:11:01] } 69. Rh8 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:05:23] } 69... Kg6 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:07:06] } 70. Rg8 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:02:23] } 70... Rd2 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:06:55] } 71. Kg2 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:00:31] } 71... Kf7 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:06:43] } 72. Ra8 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:00:31] } 72... Nh5 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:06:44] } 73. Kg1 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:00:39] } 73... Nf6 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:06:37] } 74. Ra3 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:00:33] } 74... Kg6 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:06:17] } 75. Nd3 { [%eval -4.51] [%clk 0:00:48] } 75... Kg5 { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:06:13] } 76. Kf1 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:01:03] } 76... Ne4 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:06:10] } 77. Ne5 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:00:32] } 77... Rd5 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:06:01] } 78. Nc6 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:00:35] } 78... g3 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 0:06:00] } 79. Nb4 { [%eval -6.98] [%clk 0:00:34] } 79... Rd1+ { [%eval -6.61] [%clk 0:06:05] } 80. Kg2 { [%eval -6.62] [%clk 0:00:56] } 80... Rd2+ { [%eval -6.0] [%clk 0:06:22] } 81. Kg1 { [%eval -6.69] [%clk 0:01:18] } 81... f4 { [%eval -6.59] [%clk 0:05:22] } 82. Nc6 { [%eval -6.33] [%clk 0:00:34] } 82... Nf2 { [%eval -6.22] [%clk 0:04:08] } 83. Kg2 { [%eval -7.51] [%clk 0:00:34] } 83... Ng4+ { [%eval -6.79] [%clk 0:04:07] } 84. Kg1?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:48] } 84... Ne3 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:04:14] } 0-1