Event: Round 3: Pollack, Oscar - Ekanem Nathan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/scarborough-chess-congress-2025-open/round-3/9EHy2Abl/SXc1IKAD
Date: 2025-10-25
White: Pollack, Oscar
WhiteElo: 2110
Black: Ekanem Nathan
BlackElo: 1950
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:49:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:50:01] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:49:59] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:49:59] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:50:08] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:49:58] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:14] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:49:49] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:50:20] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:49:17] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:50:08] } 6... Qb6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:49:13] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:46:13] } 7... f6?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:45:14] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 1:44:56] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 1:40:49] } 9. O-O { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 1:44:12] } 9... O-O-O?! { [%eval 3.1] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 1:37:11] } 10. Na4 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 1:34:35] } 10... Qa5 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 1:34:54] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 1:34:09] } 11... Bb4 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 1:33:52] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 1:31:41] } 12... Kb8 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 1:32:06] } 13. Rc5 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 1:31:30] } 13... Bxd2 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 1:27:45] } 14. Rxa5 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 1:31:32] } 14... Bxa5 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 1:27:47] } 15. Nc5 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 1:31:11] } 15... Bc8 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 1:25:58] } 16. Qa4 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 1:27:26] } 16... Nge7 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 1:24:39] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 1:25:43] } 17... Bc7?! { [%eval 3.61] } { Inaccuracy. Rhf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:34] } 18. Bb5 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 1:24:52] } 18... fxe5?! { [%eval 4.5] } { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:25] } 19. Bxc6 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 1:24:57] } 19... Nxc6 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 1:13:30] } 20. Na6+ { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 1:24:59] } 20... bxa6 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 1:12:46] } 21. Qxc6 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 1:25:05] } 21... Bb6 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 1:08:21] } 22. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 1:24:01] } 22... Rhe8 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 1:02:18] } 23. Qa4 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 1:22:32] } 23... Ka8 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:58:43] } 24. g3 { [%eval 4.15] [%clk 1:20:01] } 24... Bb7 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:56:56] } 25. Nd3 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 1:19:01] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:53:42] } 26. Nc5 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 1:18:39] } 26... e5 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:51:59] } 27. Qd7 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 1:16:06] } 27... Bc6 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:50:52] } 28. Qxg7 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 1:15:33] } 28... exd4 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:49:07] } 29. Qxh7?! { [%eval 4.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:52] } 29... Re2?! { [%eval 5.45] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:45] } 30. Qd3 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 1:11:19] } 30... Bb5 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:35:40] } 31. Qxd4 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 1:10:50] } 31... Bxc5?! { [%eval 5.88] } { Inaccuracy. Ree8 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:48] } 32. Qxd5+ { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 1:10:50] } 32... Kb8 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:17:05] } 33. Rxc5 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 1:10:47] } 33... Re1+ { [%eval 6.31] [%clk 0:16:21] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 1:10:53] } 34... Bf1+ { [%eval 6.33] [%clk 0:15:10] } 35. Kf3 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 1:11:01] } 35... Rf8+ { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 0:11:58] } 36. Kg4 { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 1:11:06] } 36... Ree8 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:10:26] } 37. f4 { [%eval 6.39] [%clk 1:06:01] } 37... Be2+ { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:09:03] } 38. Kg5 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 1:05:30] } 38... Rg8+ { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:08:38] } 39. Kh6 { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 1:05:00] } 39... Rh8+ { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:06:06] } 40. Kg7 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 1:05:05] } 40... Bg4?! { [%eval 7.88] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:30] } 41. f5 { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 1:04:46] } 41... Rhf8? { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:03] } 42. Qd6+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 1:04:28] } 42... Ka8 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:01:59] } 43. Qxf8 { [%eval #19] [%clk 1:04:26] } 1-0