Event: Round 9: Melaugh, Shane - Sokolovsky, Yahli
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--open/round-9/gdlWcMHi/Dnankc4b
Date: 2025-10-14
White: Melaugh, Shane
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2192
Black: Sokolovsky, Yahli
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2539
Result: 0-1
ECO: A16
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:14] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:38] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:24] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:01] } 6... Re8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:29:35] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:33:11] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:29:59] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:43] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:57] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:41] } 9... exd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:22] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:06] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:44] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:23:26] } 11... Qc8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:17:22] } 12. Kh2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:22:59] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:16:30] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:17:44] } 13... Ne5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:02:08] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:15:40] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:54:20] } 15. Nde2 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:13:27] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:48:16] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:02:00] } 16... bxc4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:44:03] } 17. bxc4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:02:10] } 17... Bc6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:34:07] } 18. Qxd6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:46:54] } 18... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:33:28] } 19. Nd1?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:48] } 19... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:20] } 20. Be3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:34:11] } 20... Rd8 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:26:26] } 21. Qd2? { [%eval -1.71] } { Mistake. Nec3 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:51] } 21... Nb6 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:25:08] } 22. Qc2?! { [%eval -2.82] } { Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:16] } 22... Ba4 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:21:31] } 23. Qb1 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:32:36] } 23... Nbxc4 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:21:18] } 24. Nec3 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:32:25] } 24... Rb8 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:17:10] } 25. Qa1?! { [%eval -3.82] } { Inaccuracy. Nxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:25] } 25... Nd3 { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 0:16:32] } 26. Rb1 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:32:46] } 26... Bc2 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:09:57] } 27. Rxb8 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:31:42] } 27... Qxb8 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:10:25] } 28. a4 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:31:26] } 28... Qb3 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:05:23] } 29. Qa2 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:30:29] } 29... Bxd1 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:05:26] } 30. Rxd1 { [%eval -4.9] [%clk 0:30:53] } 30... Qxc3 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:05:52] } 31. Bxc5 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:31:07] } 31... Ncb2 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:05:49] } 32. Bb6 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:30:40] } 32... Rd6 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:05:38] } 33. Rxd3 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:30:31] } 33... Nxd3 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:05:50] } 34. Be3 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:30:42] } 34... Bd4 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:05:13] } 35. Bxh6?! { [%eval -7.56] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:52] } 35... Bxf2 { [%eval -7.47] [%clk 0:05:29] } 36. Qb1 { [%eval -7.64] [%clk 0:31:00] } 36... Qe5 { [%eval -6.98] [%clk 0:03:36] } 37. Qb8+?? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:12] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:04:53] } 38. Qf8 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:31:30] } 38... Bxg3+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:05:13] } 39. Kg1 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:31:50] } 39... Qd4+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:05:37] } 0-1