Event: Round 9: Kitaev, Daniel - Popovtseva, Polina
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-delancey-ukcc-challengers-under-18/round-9/UOY3ozIq/UvhTzfOg
Date: 2025-10-12
White: Kitaev, Daniel
WhiteElo: 1916
Black: Popovtseva, Polina
BlackElo: 1561
Result: 1-0
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Two Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:25:10] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:25:10] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:25:02] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:25:13] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:24:59] } 3... d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:03] } 4. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:01] } 4... c5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:25:04] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:48] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:25:07] } 6. d3?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:06] } 6... e5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:24:37] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:23:52] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:24:24] } 8. Ng3 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:23:48] } 8... Bg4?! { [%eval -0.18] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:41] } 9. Be2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:23:47] } 9... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:23:08] } 10. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:23:55] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:22:29] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:23:22] } 11... Nb4? { [%eval 1.12] } { Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:36] } 12. Be2?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:07] } 12... Rc8?! { [%eval 1.39] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:52] } 13. O-O { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:22:55] } 13... Be7?? { [%eval 4.6] } { Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:12] } 14. Bxb4 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:22:59] } 14... Bxb4 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:20:20] } 15. Qa4+ { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:23:08] } 15... Rc6 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:18:55] } 16. Qxb4 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:23:15] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:19:04] } 17. Nf5 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:23:09] } 17... g6 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:18:23] } 18. Ng3 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:21:25] } 18... h5 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:18:16] } 19. Bd1 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:20:21] } 19... a6 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:17:30] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:19:37] } 20... g5 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:16:23] } 21. Bb3 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:19:21] } 21... Nd7 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:15:49] } 22. Rac1 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:16:34] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:15:18] } 23. Bd5 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:16:26] } 23... Nxd3 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:14:53] } 24. Bxc6+ { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:14:09] } 24... bxc6 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:15:01] } 25. Qc4 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:13:31] } 25... Nxc1 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:14:39] } 26. Rxc1 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:13:38] } 26... Kd7? { [%eval 6.71] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:24] } 27. Nxd4 { [%eval 6.72] [%clk 0:13:27] } 27... Qd6?! { [%eval 10.89] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:53] } 28. Qxf7+ { [%eval 10.57] [%clk 0:13:28] } 28... Qe7 { [%eval 10.99] [%clk 0:12:24] } 29. Qf5+ { [%eval 10.87] [%clk 0:13:17] } 29... Ke8 { [%eval 10.59] [%clk 0:11:35] } 30. Nxc6 { [%eval 9.82] [%clk 0:13:18] } 30... Qc7? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:38] } 31. Qxe5+? { [%eval 9.06] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:13:17] } 31... Qxe5 { [%eval 8.95] [%clk 0:11:39] } 32. Nxe5 { [%eval 8.21] [%clk 0:13:25] } 1-0