Event: Round 8: Fayard, Alain - Vasilyev, Mikhail
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-8/5cSMOvEA/x2XIUi00
Date: 2025-10-29
White: Fayard, Alain
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2073
Black: Vasilyev, Mikhail
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 1806
Result: 1-0
ECO: A49
Opening: Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:39] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:58] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:01] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:38] } 7. d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:24] } 7... Na5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:27] } 8. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:51] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:22] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:08] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:47] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:59] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:02] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:10] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:17] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:33] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:27:02] } 13. e4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:32:03] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:27:18] } 14. Rae1?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:47] } 14... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.26] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:17] } 15. Ba1 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:18:39] } 15... e6?! { [%eval 1.57] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:10] } 16. h3?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:58] } 16... bxc4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:18:51] } 17. bxc4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:15:12] } 17... Rb4 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:18:50] } 18. a3 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:05:36] } 18... Rb6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:14:06] } 19. f4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:00:50] } 19... Rfb8 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 1:08:53] } 20. e5 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:58:30] } 20... Ne8 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 1:08:33] } 21. Nce4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:56:52] } 21... dxe5?? { [%eval 3.6] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:31] } 22. fxe5 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:56:59] } 22... exd5 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:56:31] } 23. cxd5 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:56:56] } 23... c4 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:52:10] } 24. g4 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:46:44] } 24... Bc8 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:46:12] } 25. Bd4 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:43:07] } 25... Rb5 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:44:11] } 26. Ng5 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:42:29] } 26... Nb3 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:39:56] } 27. Bc3 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:37:31] } 27... Qc5+ { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:38:19] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:33:53] } 28... R5b7 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:37:14] } 29. Bb4 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:30:01] } 29... Qa7 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:27:37] } 30. Nxc4 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:25:51] } 30... Nd4 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:26:04] } 31. Qf2 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:25:40] } 31... Rc7 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:23:11] } 32. Na5?! { [%eval 4.25] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:04] } 32... Nc2 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:22:52] } 33. Qxa7 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:22:41] } 33... Rxa7 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:23:21] } 34. Re2 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:19:57] } 34... Nxb4 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:18:08] } 35. axb4 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:20:25] } 35... Bd7 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:16:20] } 36. Rxf7 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:18:03] } 36... h6 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:16:15] } 37. e6 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:18:09] } 37... Bb5 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 0:13:39] } 38. Nc6? { [%eval 3.39] } { Mistake. Rxa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:01] } 38... Bxe2? { [%eval 6.43] } { Mistake. Rab7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:23] } 39. Rxa7 { [%eval 6.16] [%clk 0:14:56] } 39... Rb6?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:06] } 40. Ra8? { [%eval 7.35] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:13:04] } 40... hxg5 { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 0:10:18] } 41. Rxe8+ { [%eval 7.29] [%clk 0:13:31] } 41... Kh7 { [%eval 7.35] [%clk 0:10:35] } 42. e7 { [%eval 7.28] [%clk 0:13:33] } 1-0