Event: Round 5: Verbytski, Oleg - Itkin, David
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--fide-open/round-5/3u7ggHST/E2W1762f
Date: 2025-11-30
White: Verbytski, Oleg
WhiteElo: 2092
Black: Itkin, David
BlackElo: 2272
Result: 0-1
ECO: B18
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:28] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:23] } 5. Ng3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:45] } 6. h4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:08] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:35] } 8. h5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:33] } 8... Bh7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:57] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:50] } 9... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:56] } 10. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:18] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:14] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:32] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:25] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:23:44] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:44] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:18:21] } 13... Nd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:12:22] } 14. dxc5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:11:53] } 14... Qa5?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:38] } 15. Qb3?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:05] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:02:28] } 16. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:04:47] } 16... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:02:48] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:05:03] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:43:33] } 18. Nd6+ { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:59:25] } 18... Ke7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:43:00] } 19. Nb5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:49:43] } 19... Rhd8 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:39:34] } 20. Qa3+ { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:47:43] } 20... Ndb4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:36:24] } 21. Nfd4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:44:58] } 21... Qc5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:36:05] } 22. c3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:42:25] } 22... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:32:28] } 23. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:40:12] } 23... Rac8 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:28:48] } 24. Kb1 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:40:13] } 24... Nd5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:28:29] } 25. Qb3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:39:33] } 25... Rd6 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:25:57] } 26. Qc2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:36:18] } 26... Rb6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:22:47] } 27. Nb3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:35:44] } 27... Qc7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:22:26] } 28. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:35:01] } 28... Nf6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:22:21] } 29. Rd4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:32:50] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:19:57] } 30. Rxd8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:31:46] } 30... Qxd8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:20:14] } 31. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:07] } 31... Qd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:33] } 32. g4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:32:09] } 32... a5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:17:08] } 33. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:15] } 33... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:03] } 34. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:19] } 34... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:28] } 35. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:43] } 35... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:17] } 36. fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:58] } 36... axb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:41] } 37. a4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:24:45] } 37... Rd6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:10:29] } 38. Kc1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:24:12] } 38... Rxd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:45] } 39. Kxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:41] } 39... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:59] } 40. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:03] } 40... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:27] } 41. Ke3?? { [%eval -5.47] } { Blunder. Kd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:35] } 41... g5 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:29:31] } 42. c4 { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:40:28] } 42... f5 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 0:26:59] } 43. c5 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:40:48] } 43... fxe4 { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:26:11] } 44. c6? { [%eval -8.74] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:06] } 44... bxc6 { [%eval -8.07] [%clk 0:26:36] } 45. a5 { [%eval -7.31] [%clk 0:41:33] } 45... Kd6 { [%eval -8.01] [%clk 0:25:55] } 46. Kxe4 { [%eval -8.82] [%clk 0:41:59] } 46... Kc5 { [%eval -8.45] [%clk 0:25:34] } 47. Ke5 { [%eval -8.74] [%clk 0:42:25] } 47... Kb5 { [%eval -7.89] [%clk 0:25:04] } 48. Kxe6?! { [%eval -50.3] } { Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:50] } 48... Kxa5 { [%eval -46.01] [%clk 0:24:41] } 49. Kf6 { [%eval -57.42] [%clk 0:42:25] } 49... c5 { [%eval -60.01] [%clk 0:24:39] } 50. Kg6 { [%eval -73.85] [%clk 0:42:49] } 50... c4 { [%eval -66.7] [%clk 0:24:56] } 51. Kxh6 { [%eval -47.8] [%clk 0:43:17] } 51... c3 { [%eval -46.05] [%clk 0:25:19] } 52. bxc3 { [%eval -74.86] [%clk 0:43:40] } 52... b2 { [%eval -72.02] [%clk 0:25:45] } 53. Kg7 { [%eval -79.82] [%clk 0:42:07] } 53... b1=Q { [%eval -81.88] [%clk 0:26:05] } 54. h6 { [%eval -78.46] [%clk 0:42:35] } 54... Qb7+ { [%eval -78.83] [%clk 0:26:10] } 55. Kg6 { [%eval -64.81] [%clk 0:42:32] } 55... Qe4+ { [%eval -49.55] [%clk 0:24:57] } 56. Kxg5 { [%eval -35.33] [%clk 0:42:06] } 56... Qh7 { [%eval -64.2] [%clk 0:25:19] } 57. Kh5?! { [%eval #-14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:31] } 57... Qf7+ { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:25:45] } 58. Kg5 { [%eval -38.87] [%clk 0:42:50] } 58... Kb5 { [%eval -37.82] [%clk 0:26:05] } 59. h7 { [%eval -29.85] [%clk 0:42:47] } 59... Qxh7 { [%eval #-14] [%clk 0:26:30] } 60. Kf6 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:43:16] } 60... Qh6+ { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:26:48] } 61. Kf5 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:43:43] } 61... Kc4 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:27:03] } 62. g5 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:44:08] } 62... Qg7 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:27:31] } 0-1