Event: Round 3: Budisavljevic, Luka - Ippolito, Dean
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-us-masters/round-3/OpPbxSk5/eA3EW34E
Date: 2025-11-27
White: Budisavljevic, Luka
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2524
Black: Ippolito, Dean
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2334
Result: 1-0
ECO: E45
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:37] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:56] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:22] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:28:49] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:59] } 5... Ba6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:13] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:38] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:58] } 8. b3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:36] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:07] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:10] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:09] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:16:42] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:25] } 11. Qxd8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:01:24] } 11... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:04] } 12. b4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:00:29] } 12... bxc5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:25:20] } 13. b5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:57:51] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:25:44] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:04] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:06] } 15. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:51:41] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:00:29] } 16. Be2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:52:07] } 16... Nd3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:50:45] } 17. a4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:49:29] } 17... Nxc1 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:40:17] } 18. Rfxc1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:41:30] } 18... a6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:40:42] } 19. a5 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:37:00] } 19... axb5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:38:28] } 20. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:37:15] } 20... Nd7 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:31:59] } 21. Nd6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:31:45] } 21... Ba6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:31:31] } 22. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:29:35] } 22... Rxa6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:31:57] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:27:30] } 23... Ne5?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:40] } 24. Nc4 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:23:52] } 24... Rxd1+ { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:27:20] } 25. Rxd1 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:24:21] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:27:42] } 26. Rd6 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:18:43] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:25:24] } 27. Kf1 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:18:59] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:25:44] } 28. Ke2 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:18:45] } 28... f6 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:23:44] } 29. Kd2 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:14:03] } 29... h5?! { [%eval 2.64] } { Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:23] } 30. Kc3 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:12:36] } 30... h4 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:15:34] } 31. h3 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:08:03] } 31... g5 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:14:25] } 32. f3 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:07:21] } 32... f5?! { [%eval 3.52] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:08] } 33. e4 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:06:20] } 33... fxe4 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:05:09] } 34. fxe4 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:06:49] } 34... g4 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:02:22] } 35. hxg4 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:06:43] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:02:49] } 36. g5+ { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:01:27] } 36... Kxg5 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:03:17] } 37. Rxe6 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:01:55] } 37... Kf4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:03:21] } 38. e5 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:01:49] } 38... Kf5?! { [%eval 3.5] } { Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:44] } 39. Rf6+ { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:01:38] } 39... Kg5?! { [%eval 5.17] } { Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:48] } 40. Nd2 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:01:31] } 40... Kg4 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:01:37] } 41. Ne4 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:01:49] } 41... c4 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:01:14] } 42. Nc5 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:01:57] } 42... Rxa5 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:01:25] } 43. Rxc6 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:02:25] } 43... Ra2 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:01:53] } 44. e6 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:02:12] } 44... Re2 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:01:37] } 45. Rc7 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:02:16] } 45... Rxg2?? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:34] } 46. Rg7+ { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:02:35] } 46... Kf3 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:01:58] } 47. Rxg2 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:02:59] } 47... Kxg2 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:02:27] } 48. e7 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:03:24] } 48... h3 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:02:54] } 49. e8=Q { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:03:50] } 49... h2 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:03:23] } 50. Qe2+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:04:08] } 50... Kg1 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:03:44] } 51. Ne4 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:04:29] } 1-0