Event: Round 1: Karason, Askell O - Zanan, Evgeny
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-chess-club-cup-2025--open-matches-1-16/round-1/DuJvNdMY/EcukYBr8
Date: 2025-10-19
White: Karason, Askell O
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2108
Black: Zanan, Evgeny
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2504
Result: 0-1
ECO: E44
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:07] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:57] } 5... Ne4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:58] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:45] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:03] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:43] } 7... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:00] } 8. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:06] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:56] } 9. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:29:27] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:14] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:23:59] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:22:12] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:21:42] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:16:00] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:19:54] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:06:37] } 13. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:21] } 13... axb4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:57:57] } 14. axb4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:17:40] } 14... Rxa1+ { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:57:59] } 15. Bxa1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:18:03] } 15... e5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:56:31] } 16. dxe5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:13:50] } 16... dxe5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:48:35] } 17. c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:32] } 17... bxc5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:45:16] } 18. bxc5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:08:10] } 18... Bc6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:45:19] } 19. Be2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:06:51] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:40:38] } 20. Kf2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:03:40] } 20... Re8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:38:32] } 21. Qa5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:35:24] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:36:45] } 22. e4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:39:25] } 22... h6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:21:00] } 23. g3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:31:01] } 23... Ra8 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:17:24] } 24. Qc3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:29:59] } 24... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:45] } 25. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:09] } 25... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:14] } 26. Qd4?? { [%eval -4.02] } { Blunder. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:16] } 26... Bb5 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:06:52] } 27. Re1 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:09:35] } 27... Qh3 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:06:25] } 28. Ke3? { [%eval -7.99] } { Mistake. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:47] } 28... Qxg3 { [%eval -8.06] [%clk 0:05:25] } 29. Qd8+ { [%eval -10.62] [%clk 0:07:53] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval -9.6] [%clk 0:05:37] } 30. Bc3? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:46] } 30... Ng4+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:05:48] } 31. Kd4 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:04:40] } 0-1