Event: Round 7: Berardi, Giancarlo - Zerafa, Patrick
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/9th-esna-chess-championship-2025/round-7/6uA9ZduG/xaxzMNnZ
Date: 2025-11-19
White: Berardi, Giancarlo
WhiteElo: 1783
Black: Zerafa, Patrick
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2009
Result: 0-1
ECO: A45
Opening: Indian Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:35] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:04] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:32] } 4. Nbd2?! { [%eval -0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:57] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:30] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:43] } 5... Nh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:37] } 6. Bg3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:26:49] } 6... Nxg3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:26:54] } 7. hxg3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:27:02] } 7... c5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:26:12] } 8. c3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:26:53] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:22:14] } 9. exd4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:26:40] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:22:05] } 10. Bb5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:16:36] } 10... a6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:21:27] } 11. Ba4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:15:51] } 11... b5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:21:15] } 12. Bb3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:13:42] } 12... e6?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:06] } 13. Qe2?! { [%eval -0.24] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:19] } 13... d5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:14:19] } 14. Bc2 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:59:59] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:09:34] } 15. Nb3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:52:44] } 15... b4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:08:33] } 16. Ne5?? { [%eval -2.25] } { Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:26] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 1:08:11] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:45:46] } 17... bxc3 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 1:08:04] } 18. bxc3 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:44:57] } 18... Qc7?! { [%eval -1.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:17] } 19. O-O?! { [%eval -2.59] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:49] } 19... Qxc3?! { [%eval -1.67] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:00] } 20. f4?! { [%eval -2.56] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:49] } 20... O-O? { [%eval -1.31] } { Mistake. Qxg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:43] } 21. Rf3 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:39:23] } 21... Qb4 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:59:53] } 22. Kh2 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:27:57] } 22... Bd7 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:56:55] } 23. Qf2 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:24:52] } 23... Rfc8 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 0:50:31] } 24. Nd4 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:24:09] } 24... f6?! { [%eval -1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:51] } 25. Rb1 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:23:46] } 25... Qc5 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:45:13] } 26. Re1 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:20:26] } 26... fxe5 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:42:18] } 27. fxe5 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:20:23] } 27... Rf8 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:42:32] } 28. Bb3?! { [%eval -2.06] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:29] } 28... a5 { [%eval -1.61] [%clk 0:40:58] } 29. Qe3?! { [%eval -2.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:06] } 29... a4? { [%eval -1.12] } { Mistake. Rxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:50] } 30. Bd1 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:15:36] } 30... Rac8?! { [%eval -0.45] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:19] } 31. Re2?? { [%eval -3.01] } { Blunder. Rxf8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:12:23] } 31... Rxf3 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:35:30] } 32. gxf3 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:12:13] } 32... Qc1 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:34:59] } 33. Qxc1?! { [%eval -3.87] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:44] } 33... Rxc1 { [%eval -3.73] [%clk 0:35:22] } 34. Bc2 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:07:23] } 34... Bf8 { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:35:30] } 35. f4 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:04:57] } 35... Kf7?! { [%eval -2.96] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:31] } 36. Bd3 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:02:49] } 36... a3 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:32:04] } 37. Nb3?! { [%eval -3.23] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 37... Rc3 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:31:50] } 38. Bc2?! { [%eval -4.16] } { Inaccuracy. Bb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 38... Bb5 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:31:56] } 39. Rg2 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:00:50] } 39... Bb4 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:31:39] } 40. Kh3?! { [%eval -6.18] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:58] } 40... Bf1 { [%eval -5.98] [%clk 1:01:51] } 41. Nd4?! { [%eval -8.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:07] } 41... Bc5 { [%eval -8.05] [%clk 0:58:44] } 42. Nb3? { [%eval #-14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:03] } 42... Bb5?? { [%eval -5.1] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:42] } 43. Kh2 { [%eval -6.19] [%clk 0:29:56] } 43... Be7? { [%eval -3.48] } { Mistake. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:36] } 44. Kh3? { [%eval -6.35] } { Mistake. Bb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:51] } 44... Bf1 { [%eval -6.28] } 45. Nd4 { [%eval -7.91] [%clk 0:29:49] } 45... Bc5 { [%eval -7.98] [%clk 1:01:53] } 46. Kh2 { [%eval -8.04] [%clk 0:28:01] } 0-1