Event: Round 11: Balzer, Lars - Soppela, Toni
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-50/round-11/fX1DoLhb/ykrjZjcf
Date: 2025-11-01
White: Balzer, Lars
WhiteElo: 1987
Black: Soppela, Toni
BlackElo: 2107
Result: 1-0
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:30] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:33] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:16] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:36] } 7. h3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:31:28] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:02] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:31:43] } 8... Ba7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:12] } 9. Nf1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:19] } 9... O-O?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:36] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:31:35] } 10... d5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:19:56] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:31:30] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:56:19] } 12. dxe4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:31:31] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:55:43] } 13. Ng3?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:33] } 13... Nh7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:47:18] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:07:27] } 14... Qe8?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:58] } 15. g5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:05:15] } 15... hxg5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:43:11] } 16. Bxg5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:51] } 16... Bxb3?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:13] } 17. axb3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:04:07] } 17... Nxg5?! { [%eval 1.44] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:53] } 18. Nxg5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 1:04:29] } 18... g6? { [%eval 2.65] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:06] } 19. h4 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 1:00:53] } 19... Kg7?! { [%eval 3.8] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:30] } 20. Qg4?! { [%eval 2.36] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:29] } 20... Rh8?! { [%eval 3.63] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:49] } 21. O-O-O { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:46:27] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:27:44] } 22. h5 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:41:43] } 22... Bxf2?! { [%eval 5.43] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:04] } 23. Nf5+ { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:40:48] } 23... gxf5?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:30] } 24. Ne6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:41:09] } 24... Kf6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:20:13] } 25. Qg5+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:39:12] } 25... Kxe6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:19:32] } 26. exf5# { [%clk 0:39:34] } 1-0