Event: Round 3: Kovalskyi, Roman - Siva Mahadevan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--fide-open/round-3/phO246lj/P66hd9HU
Date: 2025-11-28
White: Kovalskyi, Roman
WhiteElo: 2208
Black: Siva Mahadevan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2424
Result: 0-1
ECO: C50
Opening: Italian Game: Paris Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:20] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:28] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:45] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:47] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:12] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:35] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:52] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:28:25] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:16] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:15] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:11] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:35] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:29] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:21] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:22:46] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:35] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:23:11] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:23:01] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:22:27] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:21:51] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:21:01] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:18:05] } 12. Qd2?! { [%eval -0.38] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:13] } 12... Rxb2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:13:35] } 13. Bb3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:16:09] } 13... Bf6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:13:43] } 14. Rab1 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:07:28] } 14... Rxb1 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:12:58] } 15. Nxb1 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:07:52] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:04:59] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:05:59] } 16... Ne5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:00:41] } 17. Qxa5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:04:43] } 17... Qc8?! { [%eval -0.02] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:20] } 18. Na3?? { [%eval -3.19] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:55] } 18... Be2 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:48:01] } 19. Rb1 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 0:50:18] } 19... Bxf3 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 0:46:42] } 20. gxf3 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:48:20] } 20... Nxf3+ { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:47:01] } 21. Kf2 { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:48:44] } 21... Qg4 { [%eval -4.04] [%clk 0:46:43] } 22. Bc4?! { [%eval -5.46] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:33:32] } 22... Ne5 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:41:36] } 23. Qd2?! { [%eval -6.84] } { Inaccuracy. Ke1 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:06] } 23... Bh4+ { [%eval -6.7] [%clk 0:41:45] } 24. Kf1 { [%eval -6.72] [%clk 0:29:20] } 24... Qh3+ { [%eval -6.63] [%clk 0:42:07] } 25. Qg2 { [%eval -6.61] [%clk 0:29:17] } 25... Qxe3 { [%eval -6.32] [%clk 0:42:28] } 26. Bb3 { [%eval -8.52] [%clk 0:28:10] } 26... Nf3 { [%eval -8.27] [%clk 0:42:28] } 27. Nc4 { [%eval -8.23] [%clk 0:28:07] } 27... Qf4?! { [%eval -6.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:51] } 28. Ke2 { [%eval -5.87] [%clk 0:28:19] } 28... Qxe4+ { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:42:45] } 29. Ne3 { [%eval -5.88] [%clk 0:28:45] } 29... Nd4+ { [%eval -5.73] [%clk 0:42:07] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval -5.75] [%clk 0:29:05] } 30... Nxb3+ { [%eval -5.86] [%clk 0:42:20] } 31. Rxb3 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:29:28] } 31... Qxa4 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:42:40] } 32. Nf5 { [%eval -7.37] [%clk 0:28:08] } 32... Qa5+ { [%eval -7.14] [%clk 0:42:59] } 0-1