Event: Round 4: Hariharan, Shambavi - Kovalskyi, Roman
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--fide-open/round-4/0SbuZ22n/5NBjzNwL
Date: 2025-11-29
White: Hariharan, Shambavi
WhiteTitle: WFM
WhiteElo: 1988
Black: Kovalskyi, Roman
BlackElo: 2208
Result: 0-1
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:10] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:48] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:39] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:32] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:01] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:11] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:08] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:22:36] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:43] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:19:28] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:29] } 9... g5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:19:33] } 10. Bg3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:43] } 10... Nh5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:19:57] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:30:38] } 11... Nxg3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:19:04] } 12. Nxg3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:28:56] } 12... h5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:18:15] } 13. h3 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:22:45] } 13... Qf6 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:13:05] } 14. Nge2 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:19:51] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:11:16] } 15. f3 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:14:22] } 15... Kb8 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:03:00] } 16. e4?! { [%eval -1.46] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:05:00] } 16... Bh6 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 1:00:32] } 17. e5 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 1:00:59] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:58:32] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:58:07] } 18... c5?! { [%eval -1.01] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:53] } 19. Rde1? { [%eval -2.21] } { Mistake. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:23] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:52:25] } 20. Kb1 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:52:28] } 20... Bg7 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:51:42] } 21. Nb5 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:48:26] } 21... cxd4 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:46:45] } 22. Qa4 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:38:47] } 22... a6 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:42:02] } 23. Nd6?! { [%eval -4.18] } { Inaccuracy. Nbxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:56] } 23... Rc7 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:40:48] } 24. Nxd4 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:24:56] } 24... Bxe5?? { [%eval -0.31] } { Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:50] } 25. N6f5?? { [%eval -4.93] } { Blunder. Nxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:12] } 25... Qf6 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:32:13] } 26. Qb4 { [%eval -5.31] [%clk 0:22:57] } 26... Rc4 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:24:52] } 27. Bxc4 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:21:20] } 27... Bxf5+ { [%eval -4.36] [%clk 0:25:03] } 28. Ka1 { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:16:57] } 28... dxc4 { [%eval -4.24] [%clk 0:23:31] } 29. Nxf5 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:15:51] } 29... Qxf5 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:23:51] } 30. Qxc4 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:16:02] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:23:41] } 31. Qb4?! { [%eval -5.27] } { Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:48] } 31... Rc2 { [%eval -5.05] [%clk 0:22:25] } 32. Rb1 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:14:37] } 32... Nc5 { [%eval -5.72] [%clk 0:21:45] } 33. g4 { [%eval -6.92] [%clk 0:14:11] } 33... Qf6 { [%eval -6.59] [%clk 0:19:22] } 34. Rhd1 { [%eval -8.07] [%clk 0:13:45] } 34... Na4 { [%eval -7.84] [%clk 0:18:21] } 35. Rd8+? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:10] } 35... Qxd8 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:18:09] } 36. Qxa4 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:12:34] } 36... Bxb2+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:18:29] } 37. Rxb2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:11:40] } 37... Rc1+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:18:52] } 38. Rb1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:11:48] } 38... Qf6+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:19:16] } 39. Qd4 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:12:09] } 39... Qxd4# { [%clk 0:19:42] } 0-1