Event: Round 3: Mesropyan, Hayk - Willow, Jonah B
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--fide-open/round-3/phO246lj/VXIhTINv
Date: 2025-11-28
White: Mesropyan, Hayk
WhiteElo: 2136
Black: Willow, Jonah B
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2472
Result: 0-1
ECO: C18
Opening: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:00] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:14] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:39] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:27] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:00] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:32:52] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:30:25] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:29] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:40] } 8. h5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:46] } 8... Qa5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:06] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:56] } 9... O-O-O { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:30] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:16] } 10... c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:22] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:30] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:21] } 12. f4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:23:35] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:24:02] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:23:17] } 13... Nge7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:23:39] } 14. Nh4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:20:59] } 14... Qa4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:22:22] } 15. Bf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:59] } 15... Rdf8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:21:04] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:15:25] } 16... Kb8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:19:41] } 17. Be1?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:35] } 17... Ka8?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:32] } 18. Qe2?! { [%eval -0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:02] } 18... Rhg8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:16:04] } 19. Kh2?! { [%eval -0.46] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:58] } 19... Nd8? { [%eval 0.68] } { Mistake. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:04] } 20. Bg3?! { [%eval -0.27] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:32] } 20... Qa5?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:16] } 21. Qd2?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:51] } 21... Nf7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:59:44] } 22. Rae1?! { [%eval -0.49] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:57] } 22... fxe5?! { [%eval 0.56] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:20] } 23. dxe5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:58:24] } 23... Nd8 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:57:13] } 24. Bg4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:53:49] } 24... g6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:49:04] } 25. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:48:27] } 25... Nxg6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:49:01] } 26. hxg6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:48:52] } 26... Rxg6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:48:59] } 27. Bh5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:48:14] } 27... Rgg8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:46:46] } 28. Bh4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:46:48] } 28... Be8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:45:18] } 29. Bxe8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:39:49] } 29... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:45:45] } 30. f5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:39:28] } 30... exf5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:45:45] } 31. Rxf5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:37:12] } 31... Ne6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:44:18] } 32. Rf7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:35:25] } 32... d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:11] } 33. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:21] } 33... Qxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:53] } 34. Rf3?? { [%eval -3.55] } { Blunder. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:19] } 34... d3 { [%eval -3.41] [%clk 0:37:08] } 35. Qe4?! { [%eval -4.63] } { Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:58] } 35... Qxc2 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:35:19] } 36. Rf7?! { [%eval -5.87] } { Inaccuracy. Rff1 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:53] } 36... Qb2 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:33:33] } 37. Bf2 { [%eval -6.01] [%clk 0:22:43] } 37... Ng5 { [%eval -6.28] [%clk 0:32:06] } 38. Qe3 { [%eval -6.32] [%clk 0:23:07] } 38... Qxe5+ { [%eval -6.07] [%clk 0:32:08] } 39. Qxe5 { [%eval -5.89] [%clk 0:23:01] } 39... Rxe5 { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 0:32:36] } 40. Rc7?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:49] } 40... Nf3+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:32:46] } 0-1