Event: Round 2: Jumabayev, Rinat - Kovchan, Alexander
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--fide-open/round-2/UtLEYUMf/8nSlKCPv
Date: 2025-11-28
White: Jumabayev, Rinat
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2560
Black: Kovchan, Alexander
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2440
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B08
Opening: Pirc Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:27:33] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:24:15] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:14] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:24:25] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:15] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:24:48] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:28] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:25:12] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:26:12] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:24:00] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:19:53] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:19:38] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:19:41] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:17:41] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:05:39] } 8... exd4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:16:19] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:58:52] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:12:43] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:58:37] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:55:58] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:44:44] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:55:25] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:45:13] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:53:11] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:44:25] } 13... Kh7 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:49:18] } 14. h4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:42:23] } 14... b5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:47:25] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:41:34] } 15... b4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:41:25] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:41:15] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:40:52] } 17. h5?! { [%eval 0.17] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:40] } 17... g5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:40:31] } 18. e5+ { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:30:15] } 18... Kg8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:33:27] } 19. exd6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:30:03] } 19... Qf6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:32:36] } 20. Bd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:27:21] } 20... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:32:56] } 21. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:24:21] } 21... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:33:17] } 22. f4?! { [%eval -0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:54] } 22... g4?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:35] } 23. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:15] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:31:55] } 24. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:00] } 24... Bd7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:28:42] } 25. Qf2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:18:25] } 25... Rxe1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:23:49] } 26. Rxe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:43] } 26... Qb6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:21:38] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:07:24] } 27... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:01] } 28. Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:47] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:33] } 29. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:11] } 29... Rxe1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:56] } 30. Qxe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:37] } 30... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:22] } 31. b3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:06:08] } 31... Qc5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:10:20] } 32. Qd2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:00:41] } 32... Nf6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:10:06] } 33. Qd3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:35] } 33... Qg1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:30] } 34. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:59] } 34... Qxg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:48] } 35. Nf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:24] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:14] } 36. Qxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:32] } 36... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:43] } 37. Qb7?? { [%eval -2.86] } { Blunder. Qa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 37... Qd5 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:04:46] } 38. Qe7?! { [%eval -4.15] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 1/2-1/2