Event: Round 8: Kovalenko, Igor - Andersen, Mads
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-corporate-chess-championship-2025/round-8/x21OStgK/VCs2F3x8
Date: 2025-11-06
White: Kovalenko, Igor
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2601
Black: Andersen, Mads
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2483
Result: 1-0
ECO: D30
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+5

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:09] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:07] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:07] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:09] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:11] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:06] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:53] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:15:09] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:14:51] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:10] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:14:55] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:13] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:14:58] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:16] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:13:45] } 8... c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:13] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:13:46] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:14] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:13:50] } 10... Na5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:14:14] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:11:46] } 11... Nb3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:14:11] } 12. Ra2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:11:50] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:13:44] } 13. e3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:11:53] } 13... h6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:11:39] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:11:55] } 14... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:11:41] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:12:00] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:09:00] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:11:31] } 16... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:09:03] } 17. Qxd2 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:11:35] } 17... b5 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:09:06] } 18. Qd1 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:09:58] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:08:34] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:09:24] } 19... Rbd8 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:06:41] } 20. b4 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:06:25] } 20... cxb3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:05:41] } 21. Rb2 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:06:29] } 21... a6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:04:57] } 22. Rxb3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:06:18] } 22... Kh7 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:04:34] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:06:03] } 23... Be7 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:04:31] } 24. Na2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:05:51] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:04:10] } 25. Nb4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:05:44] } 25... Bxb4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:03:40] } 26. axb4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:05:48] } 26... Rc4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:03:43] } 27. Qa2 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:05:43] } 27... Qd6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:03:37] } 28. h3 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:05:12] } 28... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:03:37] } 29. Ra1 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:05:16] } 29... Rc2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:02:51] } 30. Rb2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:04:38] } 30... Rc1+ { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:02:49] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:04:39] } 31... Rxa1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:02:40] } 32. Qxa1 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:04:44] } 32... Rc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:42] } 33. Bf1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:04:25] } 33... Rxb4?? { [%eval 4.15] } { Blunder. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:33] } 34. Qb1+ { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:04:23] } 1-0