[Event "Play vs Nova"] [Site "novachess.ai"] [Date "2026.06.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Narek Petrosyan"] [Black "Nova 2500"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "PNLhmYnY"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B15"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] } { B15 Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] } 5. f3?! { (0.31 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Ne2 Nd7 9. Qc2 h6) 5... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.1] } 6. fxe4 { [%eval -0.04] } 6... e5 { [%eval -0.1] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.06] } 7... exd4 { [%eval -0.05] } 8. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.13] } 8... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.11] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.15] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval -0.04] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.12] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.16] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval -0.21] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval -0.21] } 12. Rd2 { [%eval -0.23] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -0.24] } 13. Bc4?! { (-0.24 → -1.20) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (13. h3 Bh5) 13... Ne5?! { (-1.20 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (13... Rfe8) 14. Bb3 { [%eval -0.08] } 14... Rad8 { [%eval -0.12] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -0.14] } 15... Bb6 { [%eval -0.15] } 16. h3 { [%eval -0.18] } 16... Bc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 17. Nf5 { [%eval -0.28] } 17... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.15] } 18. Kxd2 { [%eval -0.28] } 18... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.05] } 19. exf5 { [%eval -0.1] } 19... Rd8+ { [%eval -0.16] } 20. Kc1 { [%eval -0.19] } 20... Bxe3+ { [%eval -0.12] } 21. Rxe3 { [%eval -0.1] } 21... Re8 { [%eval -0.06] } 22. Kd2 { [%eval -0.08] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval -0.14] } 23. g4 { [%eval -0.3] } 23... Rd8+ { [%eval -0.01] } 24. Ke2 { [%eval -0.08] } 24... f6 { [%eval -0.09] } 25. a4 { [%eval -0.4] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval -0.3] } 26. Be6?! { (-0.30 → -1.03) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (26. Re4 c5) 26... Rd4 { [%eval -1.14] } 27. b3 { [%eval -1.04] } 27... g6?! { (-1.04 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (27... g5 28. a5 Kd6 29. Bc4 Rf4 30. Bd3 h5 31. gxh5 Rh4 32. Kd2 Rxh5 33. Be2) 28. c3 { [%eval -0.13] } 28... Rd6 { [%eval 0.04] } 29. Kf2?! { (0.04 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (29. g5) 29... Rd2+ { [%eval -0.4] } 30. Re2?? { (-0.40 → -3.99) Blunder. Ke1 was best. } { [%eval -3.99] } (30. Ke1 Rd8) 30... Rd3?? { (-3.99 → -0.63) Blunder. Nd3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (30... Nd3+ 31. Kf3 Rxe2 32. Kxe2 Nf4+ 33. Ke3 Nxe6 34. fxe6 Kxe6 35. Kd4 f5 36. gxf5+) 31. Re3 { [%eval -0.66] } 31... Rxe3?! { (-0.66 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (31... g5 32. Ke2) 32. Kxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... b6 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Bg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... gxf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. gxf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. b4 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Be6 { [%eval -0.45] } 37... Nc6 { [%eval -0.08] } 38. b5?? { (-0.08 → -2.57) Blunder. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -2.57] } (38. Kf4 cxb4) 38... Ne5?? { (-2.57 → 0.00) Blunder. Nd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (38... Nd8) 39. Bb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Bc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Bc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... h5?? { (0.00 → 3.57) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (44... Ng4 45. Bb1 Ne5) 45. Bc2?? { (3.57 → 0.00) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45. Bd5 Ke7 46. Bxc4 Ng4 47. Bb3 Nh6 48. Be6 Ng4 49. c4 Ne5 50. Kd5 Nd3) 45... Nf3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Ke4 { [%eval -0.02] } 46... Nxh4 { [%eval -0.07] } 47. Bd1 { [%eval -0.03] } 47... Ng2 { [%eval -0.06] } 48. Bxh5 { [%eval -0.12] } 48... Kc5 { [%eval -0.28] } 49. Be8?? { (-0.28 → -3.85) Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.85] } (49. Bf3 Ne1 50. Ke3 Nc2+ 51. Kd2 Na1 52. Ke3 Nb3 53. Bg2 Kd6 54. Ke4 Nc1) 49... Ne1 { [%eval -4.77] } 50. Kf4 { [%eval -4.61] } 50... Nd3+ { [%eval -4.25] } 51. Kg4?! { (-4.25 → -6.62) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval -6.62] } (51. Ke3 Nb2) 51... Nb2 { [%eval -6.27] } 52. Kh5 { [%eval -6.47] } 52... Nxa4 { [%eval -6.49] } 53. Kg6 { [%eval -6.34] } 53... Nxc3 { [%eval -6.14] } 54. Kxf6 { [%eval -6.07] } 54... Ne4+ { [%eval -6.41] } 55. Ke5 { [%eval -6.26] } 55... Nd6 { [%eval -5.08] } 56. f6 { [%eval -5.12] } 56... c3 { [%eval -4.54] } 57. Bg6 { [%eval -4.38] } 57... Nxb5?? { (-4.38 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf7+ was best. } { [%eval #17] } (57... Nf7+) 58. f7 { [%eval 8.67] } 58... Nd4? { (8.67 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (58... Kc4 59. f8=Q Kb3 60. Qf7+ Kb2 61. Qc4 a6 62. Qb4+ Kc1 63. Qb1+ Kd2 64. Qd3+) 59. f8=Q+ { [%eval #6] } 59... Kc4 { [%eval #6] } 60. Qa3 { [%eval #14] } 60... Nc6+ { [%eval #14] } 61. Kd6 { [%eval #13] } 61... Nd4 { [%eval #1] } 62. Ke5?! { (Mate in 1 → 62.41) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa4# was best. } { [%eval 62.41] } (62. Qa4#) 62... Nc6+?! { (62.41 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (62... b5) 63. Ke4 { [%eval #12] } 63... b5 { [%eval #1] } 64. Bf7# { White wins. } 1-0