Event: Round 1: Brunello, Sabino - Melaugh, Shane
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--open/round-1/JA38IIQd/LkHUbce7
Date: 2025-10-05
White: Brunello, Sabino
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2493
Black: Melaugh, Shane
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2192
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:00] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:20] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:31] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:33] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:55] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:54] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:12] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:48] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:21] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:40] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:33] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:23] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:07] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:25:36] } 12. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:25:09] } 12... dxe4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:26:00] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:25:24] } 13... f5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:25:28] } 14. f3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:25:28] } 14... exf3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:21:50] } 15. Rxf3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:21:29] } 15... Be6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:20:45] } 16. Qd3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:05:56] } 16... Qg5?! { [%eval 1.63] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:24] } 17. e4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:54:34] } 17... fxe4?? { [%eval 4.76] } { Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:05] } 18. Ncxe4 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:49:22] } 18... Qe7 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 1:02:11] } 19. Nh5 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:41:52] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:47:05] } 20. Rg3 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:37:55] } 20... g5 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:45:03] } 21. Nef6+ { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:30:20] } 21... Nxf6 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:41:47] } 22. Qg6+ { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:30:45] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:41:27] } 23. Nxf6 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:31:10] } 23... Qg7 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:41:52] } 24. Qxg7+ { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:31:15] } 24... Kxg7 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:42:16] } 25. Nxe8+ { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:31:41] } 25... Rxe8 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:42:41] } 26. Re1 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:32:03] } 26... Kf6 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:41:35] } 27. Rf3+ { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:32:06] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:41:51] } 28. Rh3 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:31:42] } 28... Kd6 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:41:24] } 29. Rxh6 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:32:06] } 29... g4 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:41:48] } 30. a3 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:32:16] } 30... Re7 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:42:03] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:32:21] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:42:27] } 32. Kg3 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:32:44] } 32... b6 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:42:33] } 33. b4 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:33:07] } 33... Kd6 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:42:56] } 34. Re5 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:32:57] } 34... Re8 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:43:18] } 35. Rg6 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:32:41] } 35... a6 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:43:20] } 36. a4 { [%eval 6.92] [%clk 0:31:35] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 0:43:40] } 37. a5 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:31:48] } 37... bxa5 { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 0:43:59] } 38. bxa5 { [%eval 7.02] [%clk 0:32:05] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:44:20] } 39. Kf4 { [%eval 6.55] [%clk 0:32:07] } 39... Kd7 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:44:36] } 40. Ke3 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:31:57] } 40... Re7 { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:44:59] } 41. Kd2 { [%eval 6.47] [%clk 0:32:09] } 41... Kd6 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:45:06] } 42. Kc3 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:32:28] } 42... Re8 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:45:30] } 43. Rxg4 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:32:32] } 1-0