Event: Round 7: Maenken, Merlin - Carafizi, Vasile
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-chess-club-cup-2025--open-matches-17/round-7/A1z1TVI4/hhtP2y8i
Date: 2025-10-25
White: Maenken, Merlin
WhiteElo: 2165
Black: Carafizi, Vasile
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2134
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:00:00] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:00:00] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:00:00] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:00:00] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:00:00] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:00:00] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:00] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:00:00] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:00:00] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:00] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:00:00] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:00:00] } 10... Nh5 { [%eval 0.23] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:00:00] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:00:00] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:00:00] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:00:00] } 13. Rab1 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:00:00] } 13... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:00:00] } 14. b4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:00:00] } 14... a5?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 15. b5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:00:00] } 15... c5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:00:00] } 16. Nf4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:00:00] } 16... Qd6 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:00:00] } 17. dxc5?! { [%eval 0.2] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 17... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:00:00] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:00:00] } 18... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:00:00] } 19. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:00:00] } 19... Bg4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:00] } 20. Rd2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:00] } 20... Qe5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:00:00] } 21. Qd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:00:00] } 21... Ne4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:00:00] } 22. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.46] } 22... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.6] } 23. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:00:00] } 23... dxe4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:00:00] } 24. h3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:00:00] } 24... Bf5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:00:00] } 25. g4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:00:00] } 25... g5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:00:00] } 26. Nd5?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 26... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 27. Nb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 27... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 28. a4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:00:00] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:00:00] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 29... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 30. Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 31. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 31... hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 32. hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 32... Rd5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:00:00] } 33. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:00:00] } 33... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:00:00] } 34. Nc5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 34... b6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:00:00] } 35. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:00] } 35... Rxd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Bb3? { [%eval 1.57] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 37. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:00:00] } 37... Kg6?? { [%eval 6.48] } { Blunder. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 38. Nd7 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:00:00] } 38... Bd5 { [%eval 7.29] [%clk 0:00:00] } 39. b6 { [%eval 7.3] [%clk 0:00:00] } 39... Bc6? { [%eval #21] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 40. Nc5? { [%eval 7.25] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 1-0