Event: Round 8: Melero Sanchez, Pere - Novikovas, Anatolijus
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-50/round-8/Nz1W1BU4/03tyXFQc
Date: 2025-10-29
White: Melero Sanchez, Pere
WhiteElo: 1976
Black: Novikovas, Anatolijus
BlackElo: 1901
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D46
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:25] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:14] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:36] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:52] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:50] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:12] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:16] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:43] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:43] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:25:11] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:34:10] } 9... e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:05] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:27:21] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:21:59] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:21:29] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:21:54] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:14:02] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:21:02] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:13:26] } 13... Bf4?! { [%eval 1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:42] } 14. Nce2 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:07:46] } 14... Bxc1 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:13:02] } 15. Raxc1 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:07:56] } 15... Nb6?! { [%eval 1.7] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:22] } 16. Bb3 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 1:05:38] } 16... Qe5 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:03:21] } 17. Ng3 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 1:04:04] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:59:05] } 18. Qc5? { [%eval 0.52] } { Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:49] } 18... Rfe8?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:19] } 19. Qxe5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:51:48] } 19... Rxe5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:56:37] } 20. f3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:48:23] } 20... g6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:45:54] } 21. a3?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:10] } 1/2-1/2