Event: Round 3: Erk, Ben - Maksym Schovkun
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/baltic-chess-open-2025--b/round-3/1LjtQJYb/MoyNp8Xa
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Erk, Ben
WhiteElo: 1847
Black: Maksym Schovkun
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B50
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:47] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:22] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:02] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:05] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:31] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:06] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:30] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:28] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:25:59] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:36] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:18:38] } 10. Nf1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:58] } 10... Nf8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:11:40] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:22:57] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:08:33] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:22:29] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:57:24] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:20:48] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:57:26] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:21:00] } 14... exd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:57:46] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:20:55] } 15... Ne6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:51:40] } 16. Nf5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:19:26] } 16... Bc6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:49:55] } 17. g4? { [%eval -0.56] } { Mistake. Nxe7+ was best. } { [%clk 1:15:27] } 17... Nc5?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:41] } 18. N1g3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:12:41] } 18... Bf8 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:41:30] } 19. f3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:07:04] } 19... Qb6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:36:28] } 20. Kh1? { [%eval -1.86] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:12] } 20... d5 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:30:45] } 21. e5 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:51:29] } 21... Nfd7 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:30:29] } 22. f4 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:50:43] } 22... Qb3?? { [%eval -0.36] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:58] } 23. Qxb3? { [%eval -1.69] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:32] } 23... Nxb3 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:25:57] } 24. Rb1 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:50:18] } 24... Nbc5?! { [%eval -0.64] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:59] } 25. Ra1? { [%eval -2.4] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:43] } 1/2-1/2