Event: Round 9: Novik, Maxim - Plotkin, Victor
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-50/round-9/iVNZgkxe/wJQeOLyX
Date: 2025-10-30
White: Novik, Maxim
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2378
Black: Plotkin, Victor
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2229
Result: 1-0
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:33] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:19] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:40] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:07] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:23] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:27] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:10] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:13] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:23:14] } 7. Nf1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:27:44] } 7... Ba7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:57:06] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:24:31] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:50:12] } 9. Ng3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:23:57] } 9... g5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:46:26] } 10. h4?! { [%eval 0.02] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:02] } 10... g4?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:51] } 11. Nh2 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:08:05] } 11... Na5 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:34:25] } 12. Ba4+ { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:04:54] } 12... b5 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:34:22] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 1:05:19] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:32:42] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:00:46] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:31:29] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:58:16] } 15... c5 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:29:15] } 16. O-O { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:52:42] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:25:47] } 17. f4 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:51:02] } 17... gxf3 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:24:28] } 18. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:51:04] } 18... Ng8 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:21:09] } 19. Nf5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:45:40] } 19... O-O-O { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:20:37] } 20. Ng7 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:45:20] } 20... Nge7 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:19:05] } 21. Nxe6 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:41:06] } 21... fxe6 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:19:24] } 22. a4 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:39:53] } 22... b4 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:19:10] } 23. a5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:37:06] } 23... Ng6 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:18:11] } 24. Bb3 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:27:32] } 24... Nf4 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:17:09] } 25. Bc4?? { [%eval -0.12] } { Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:28] } 25... Kb7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:16:39] } 26. g3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:25:06] } 26... d5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:15:58] } 27. exd5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:20:52] } 27... exd5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:15:48] } 28. gxf4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:21:01] } 28... dxc4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:15:34] } 29. dxc4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:21:23] } 29... exf4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:13:57] } 30. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:18:44] } 30... Bb8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:13:45] } 31. Bxb8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:18:20] } 31... Kxb8 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:13:40] } 32. Rad1 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:17:33] } 32... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:47] } 33. Rxd8+ { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:10:41] } 33... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:00] } 34. Qe3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:08:20] } 34... bxc3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:08:30] } 35. bxc3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:08:37] } 35... Qe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:27] } 36. Qxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:01] } 36... Rg8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:09] } 37. Kh1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:07:27] } 37... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:06:17] } 38. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:07:27] } 38... Ka7?? { [%eval 1.89] } { Blunder. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:17] } 39. Qd6 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:06:52] } 39... Rg6?! { [%eval 2.63] } { Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 40. Qxc5+ { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:05:24] } 40... Ka8 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:01:25] } 41. Qf8+ { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:02:03] } 41... Nb8 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:30:25] } 42. Rg1 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:28:48] } 42... Rc6 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:25:17] } 43. c5 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:23:33] } 43... Rc7 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:20:35] } 44. Kh2 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:19:56] } 44... Rb7 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:16:52] } 45. Qf6 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:19:47] } 45... Rb5?! { [%eval 4.78] } { Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:45] } 46. Rg8 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:15:35] } 46... Qe2+?! { [%eval 6.41] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:29] } 47. Kg3 { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 0:15:07] } 47... Rb7 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:08:28] } 48. Rd8?! { [%eval 4.14] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:45] } 48... Ka7?! { [%eval 5.29] } { Inaccuracy. Rg7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:04] } 49. Qe5 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:04:38] } 49... Qb5 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:07:18] } 50. c4 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:03:16] } 50... Qxa5 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:07:01] } 51. c6? { [%eval 2.56] } { Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:52] } 51... Nxc6 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:03:37] } 52. Qxa5 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:03:20] } 52... Nxa5 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:04:05] } 53. Ne5 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:03:41] } 53... Kb6?! { [%eval 3.44] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:21] } 54. h5 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:03:51] } 54... Re7 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:03:00] } 55. Kf4 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:01:10] } 55... Nb7 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:02:39] } 56. Rd7 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:00:55] } 56... Re6 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:02:08] } 57. Kf5 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:01:16] } 57... Nc5?! { [%eval 4.81] } { Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:54] } 58. Rg7 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:01:39] } 58... Re8 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:01:37] } 59. h6 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:01:43] } 59... a5?! { [%eval 5.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rf8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 60. h7 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:02:10] } 60... Rf8+ { [%eval 5.74] [%clk 0:01:04] } 61. Rf7 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:02:04] } 61... Rh8 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:00:36] } 62. Ng6 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:02:10] } 62... Rxh7 { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 0:00:54] } 63. Rxh7 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:02:39] } 63... a4 { [%eval 6.38] [%clk 0:01:13] } 64. Nf4 { [%eval 6.8] [%clk 0:02:41] } 64... Ka5 { [%eval 8.63] [%clk 0:01:17] } 65. Nd5 { [%eval 7.41] [%clk 0:02:49] } 65... a3? { [%eval #14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:08] } 66. Ra7+ { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:03:06] } 1-0