Event: Round 1: Ventura, Sergio - Pogorelov, Ruslan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-1/Cb9z7AQN/r2cGCDCj
Date: 2025-10-21
White: Ventura, Sergio
WhiteElo: 1944
Black: Pogorelov, Ruslan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2258
Result: 0-1
ECO: A17
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:46] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:15] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:22] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:41] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:52] } 5... b6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:41] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:08] } 6... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:03] } 7. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:23] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:19] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:20] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:21] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:25:57] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:51] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:16:46] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:49] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:15:11] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:09] } 12. Rc1?? { [%eval -1.64] } { Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:24] } 12... c5?? { [%eval 0.25] } { Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:08] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:01:34] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:23] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:01:33] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:25:30] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:00:15] } 15... Rad8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:15] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:58:39] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:16:04] } 17. Qe1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:57:12] } 17... Nf8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:11:56] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:47:32] } 18... Ne6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:21:06] } 19. Ne4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:46:49] } 19... f5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:10:40] } 20. Nc3?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:20] } 20... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 1:06:06] } 21. Qxc3? { [%eval -2.25] } { Mistake. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:15] } 21... Nd4 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:58:08] } 22. Bf1 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:33:06] } 22... Nf3+ { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:55:11] } 23. gxf3?? { [%eval -7.23] } { Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:52] } 23... Qg5+ { [%eval -6.6] [%clk 0:55:23] } 0-1