Event: Round 3: Kovalenko, Igor - Martinovic, Sasa
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--open/round-3/roHQFngW/6e9mcnec
Date: 2025-10-07
White: Kovalenko, Igor
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2669
Black: Martinovic, Sasa
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2553
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:18] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:07] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:46] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:27] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:12] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:45] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:03] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:56] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:27] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:33:06] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:28:56] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:33:26] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:26:26] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:10] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:02:35] } 11... c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:21:05] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:56] } 12... f6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:15:35] } 13. exf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:02:01] } 13... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:13:53] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:01:16] } 14... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:19] } 15. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:54:16] } 15... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:10:40] } 16. Bg4 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:54:38] } 16... h6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:03:15] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:54:03] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:49:15] } 18. g3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:46:47] } 18... e5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:41:39] } 19. Bh3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:44:08] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:36:17] } 20. Qh5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:39:55] } 20... Bf8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:30:50] } 21. Re2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:22:13] } 21... b5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:27:30] } 22. a3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:18:45] } 22... a5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:25:31] } 23. Nd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:17:38] } 23... exd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:20:20] } 24. cxd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:17:26] } 24... b4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:20:29] } 25. axb4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:17:10] } 25... axb4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:15:32] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:16:30] } 26... Qf7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:14:24] } 27. Bg5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:13:42] } 27... Rf5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:05:14] } 28. Ra6?! { [%eval -0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:27] } 28... Rd6 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:03:30] } 29. Bxf5 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:11:08] } 29... Qxf5 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:03:54] } 30. Ra8 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:09:55] } 30... Nge7?? { [%eval 5.48] } { Blunder. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 31. Bxe7 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:09:46] } 31... Qxh5 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:00:53] } 32. Rxf8+ { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:10:02] } 32... Kh7 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:01:23] } 33. Bxd6 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:10:23] } 33... Qg6 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:00:33] } 34. Ree8 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:08:01] } 34... Qxd6 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:00:38] } 35. Nh4 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:08:28] } 35... Qxf8 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:00:33] } 36. Rxf8 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:08:54] } 36... Nxd4 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:30:00] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:38:56] } 1-0