Event: Round 9: De Giorgi, Stefano - Zharokov, Biket
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-9/xIMoHryf/Nj2ukbTD
Date: 2025-10-30
White: De Giorgi, Stefano
WhiteElo: 1931
Black: Zharokov, Biket
BlackElo: 1690
Result: 1-0
ECO: A43
Opening: Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:11] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. d5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:30:33] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:16] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:00] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:33] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:31] } 5. c3?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:12] } 5... f5?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:10] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:29:40] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:41] } 7. Ng5?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:29:56] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:30:23] } 8. Qb3 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:29:28] } 8... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:50] } 9. Nd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:48] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:05] } 10. Ngf3? { [%eval -0.93] } { Mistake. Nh3 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:36] } 10... a6? { [%eval 0.22] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:54] } 11. a4?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:02] } 11... b6?? { [%eval 2.02] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:20] } 12. h4?? { [%eval -0.59] } { Blunder. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:06] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:28:26] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:20:14] } 13... Rb8?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:31] } 14. Nce5? { [%eval -0.91] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:44] } 14... Kh7?? { [%eval 1.27] } { Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:00] } 15. Nc6 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:20:10] } 15... Rb7 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 1:26:37] } 16. Nxe7?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5+ was best. } { [%clk 1:20:14] } 16... c4 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:24:26] } 17. Qd1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:18:19] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:24:30] } 18. Nxc8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:17:53] } 18... Qxc8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:24:28] } 19. Bf4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:17:06] } 19... Qc5? { [%eval 1.87] } { Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:38] } 20. Be3?? { [%eval -2.46] } { Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:13] } 20... Qc7?? { [%eval 1.55] } { Blunder. Rxe3 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:00] } 21. Nd4?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:38] } 21... Nc5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:21:52] } 22. h5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:08:25] } 22... Ng4?? { [%eval 3.06] } { Blunder. Nxh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:06] } 23. hxg6+ { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 1:08:42] } 23... Kxg6 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 1:20:48] } 24. Nxf5 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 1:02:27] } 24... Kxf5 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 1:18:21] } 25. Qc2+ { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 1:02:54] } 25... Kf6 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 1:15:36] } 26. Bd4+ { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 1:03:20] } 26... Kf7 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 1:14:33] } 27. Qf5+ { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 1:03:48] } 27... Nf6 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 1:14:08] } 28. Bxf6 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 1:00:01] } 28... Bxf6 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 1:12:47] } 29. Rxh6 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 1:00:27] } 29... Nd7?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:43] } 30. Rh7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:59:52] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:11:23] } 31. Rh8+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:59:09] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:11:38] } 32. Qe6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:59:35] } 1-0