Event: Round 2: Kanov, Nikola - Craciun, Sasha-Matei
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-youth-chess-championships-2025--open-u18/round-2/vrchNgdt/rwrI97Uq
Date: 2025-10-05
White: Kanov, Nikola
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2420
Black: Craciun, Sasha-Matei
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2309
Result: 1-0
ECO: A14
Opening: English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:41] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:11] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:46] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:33] } 8. Rd1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:48] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:44] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:28] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:28:22] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:28] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:16] } 11. e5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:27:00] } 11... Nh7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:08] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:25:43] } 12... cxd5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:24:26] } 13. Nb1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:25:12] } 13... Nb8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:18:00] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:21:04] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:14:55] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:15:44] } 15... a5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:07:46] } 16. Rac1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:10:25] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:42:13] } 17. Bf1 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:02:49] } 17... Ng5 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:35:22] } 18. Nxg5 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:56:53] } 18... Bxg5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:33:23] } 19. f4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:54:52] } 19... Be7 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:33:15] } 20. Qb3 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:53:24] } 20... Ba8 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:25:14] } 21. a3 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:48:31] } 21... Na7 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:22:59] } 22. Rc2 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:45:36] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:18:03] } 23. Rdc1 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:43:23] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:15:09] } 24. Nb5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:33:57] } 24... Nxb5?? { [%eval 3.89] } { Blunder. Bxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:08] } 25. Rxc6 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:31:54] } 25... Na7 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:14:01] } 26. Rc7 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:31:17] } 26... Ra8 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:12:34] } 27. Qxb6 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:29:39] } 1-0