Event: Round 1: Van Ketel, Raoul - Novikovas, Anatolijus
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-50/round-1/eOeXvkzD/k5Qaelts
Date: 2025-10-21
White: Van Ketel, Raoul
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2191
Black: Novikovas, Anatolijus
BlackElo: 1901
Result: 1-0
ECO: D10
Opening: Slav Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:38] } 3. cxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4. Bf4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:14] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:43] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:25] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:56] } 7. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:20] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:45] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:34] } 8... Rc8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:21:43] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:54] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:17:07] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:09:47] } 10... h6?? { [%eval 2.28] } { Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:59] } 11. O-O { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 1:09:20] } 11... e6?! { [%eval 3.71] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:50] } 12. Na4 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 1:05:14] } 12... Qa7 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 1:13:21] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 1:01:18] } 13... g5 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 1:01:37] } 14. Nxc6 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:51:40] } 14... Rxc6 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:59:31] } 15. Rxc6 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:51:03] } 15... bxc6 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:59:57] } 16. Be5 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:51:22] } 16... Bg7 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:51:53] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:47:34] } 17... Qa8?! { [%eval 4.58] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:46:30] } 18. Qa3 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:40:56] } 18... a5 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:38:26] } 19. Nb6 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:37:38] } 19... Qb7 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:37:39] } 20. Qxa5?! { [%eval 4.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:23] } 20... O-O { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:37:41] } 21. Qa6 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:28:56] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:34:38] } 22. a3 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:28:37] } 22... Ne4 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:31:55] } 23. Bxg7 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:26:39] } 23... Kxg7 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:32:08] } 24. f3 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:26:58] } 24... Nf6? { [%eval 3.85] } { Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:00] } 25. Rxc6?! { [%eval 3.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:15] } 25... g4 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:31:16] } 26. Nc8 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:18:19] } 26... Qd8?! { [%eval 3.98] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:15] } 27. Qb6 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:17:59] } 27... gxf3 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:22:03] } 28. gxf3 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:17:31] } 28... Bh3 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:19:14] } 29. Qxd8 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:16:17] } 29... Rxd8 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:19:40] } 30. a4 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:14:49] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:19:45] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:14:40] } 31... Rg8 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:19:53] } 32. Bf1 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:15:02] } 32... Bf5 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:11:18] } 33. Ne7 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:15:14] } 1-0