Event: Round 3: Matera, Salvatore - Fayard, Alain
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-3/nfmwxHGJ/BX0XXosL
Date: 2025-10-23
White: Matera, Salvatore
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2400
Black: Fayard, Alain
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2073
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E48
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:31] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:26] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:08] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:51] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:48] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:05] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:30:03] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:09:18] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:52] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:00:41] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:22:15] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:54:57] } 11... Qe8 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:18:49] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:52:42] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:17:46] } 13. d5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:50:43] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:13:44] } 14. Bf1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:44:56] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:09:43] } 15. e4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:44:24] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:09:28] } 16. Re1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:37:03] } 16... Ng6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:08:53] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:37:08] } 17... Nh5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:00:31] } 18. Qd1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:33:59] } 18... Nhf4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:51:46] } 19. Kh2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:30:35] } 1/2-1/2