[Event "Round 5: Fier, Alexandr - Seresin, Francesco"] [Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/italian-team-championship-2026--group-a/round-5/Gt6mE5DS/5pilwEDY"] [Date "2026.04.27"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Fier, Alexandr"] [Black "Seresin, Francesco"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "eilJWypz"] [WhiteElo "2562"] [BlackElo "2327"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.2] } { B10 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.16] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.12] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] } 5. Qe2 { [%eval 0.23] } 5... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.11] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.27] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.12] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval 0.31] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.43] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.41] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.51] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.57] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.66] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.57] } 11... b4?! { (0.57 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (11... Bd6 12. Nxc6 b4 13. Nd4 a6 14. Nf5 Bb7 15. Nxd6+ Qxd6 16. O-O h5 17. Qe3) 12. Nxc6? { (1.44 → -0.08) Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (12. b3 Nd5 13. g3 Bd6 14. Bb2 Nc3 15. dxc3 Bxe5 16. Qd2 O-O 17. f4 bxc3) 12... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 13... Bb7?! { (0.00 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (13... Bc5 14. Bc4 Bb7 15. d3 Bxf2+ 16. Qxf2 Qxe5+ 17. Qe2 Qd4 18. a5 Nd5 19. Qe4) 14. f4?! { (0.62 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (14. b3 Bd6 15. Bb2 Nd5 16. Nc4 Nf4 17. Qg4 h5 18. Qxg7 Nxg2+ 19. Kd1 O-O-O) 14... Bc5 { [%eval -0.18] } 15. Bc4?! { (-0.18 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (15. Rf1 O-O 16. b3 Bd4 17. Ra2 Rad8 18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 Rd4 20. Kd1 Rfd8) 15... O-O { [%eval -0.93] } 16. d3 { [%eval -0.87] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval -0.84] } 17. Rf1 { [%eval -1.02] } 17... f6?! { (-1.02 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (17... Bd4 18. Bb3 Nc3 19. Qg4 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Qxe5+ 21. Kf2 f5 22. Qh3 Nd5 23. Re1) 18. Ng4?? { (-0.45 → -2.19) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (18. Nf3 Kh8 19. g3 Rae8 20. Bd2 Nb6 21. d4 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Bxd4 23. Bxa6 Bxb2) 18... Rae8?! { (-2.19 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (18... Bd4 19. g3 Kh8 20. Kd1 Rae8 21. Ne3 Re7 22. Ng2 e5 23. Nh4 g6 24. f5) 19. g3?! { (-1.19 → -2.15) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (19. Be3 h5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Qf2 Qxf2+ 22. Nxf2 Ne3 23. Kd2 Nxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Bxg2) 19... Kh8?! { (-2.15 → -1.48) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.48] } (19... Bd4 20. Kd1 Kh8 21. Ne3 Re7 22. Ng2 e5 23. Nh4 g6 24. f5 g5 25. Nf3) 20. Kd1? { (-1.48 → -2.88) Mistake. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (20. Bd2 e5 21. f5 Bd4 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxb4 Bxb2 24. Ne3 Bxa1 25. Nxd5 Qc6) 20... e5 { [%eval -2.78] } 21. fxe5?! { (-2.78 → -3.93) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -3.93] } (21. Re1 Bd4 22. f5 Rd8 23. Rb1 Nb6 24. Bb3 Bc6 25. Bd2 Qb7) 21... f5 { [%eval -3.78] } 22. Bxd5 { [%eval -4.19] } 22... Bxd5 { [%eval -4.04] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval -4.02] } 23... Qxe5 { [%eval -3.87] } 24. Re1 { [%eval -4.65] } 24... Bc6 { [%eval -4.3] } 25. c3 { [%eval -4.85] } 25... bxc3 { [%eval -4.75] } 26. bxc3 { [%eval -5.85] } 26... Bxe3?! { (-5.85 → -4.36) Inaccuracy. Qxc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.36] } (26... Qxc3 27. Bb2 Qb3+ 28. Qc2 Bf3+ 29. Kc1 Bxe3+ 30. Kb1 Qb7 31. Qc3 Bh6 32. a5) 27. Bxe3?! { (-4.36 → -5.98) Inaccuracy. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval -5.98] } (27. Kc2 f4 28. gxf4 Bxf4 29. Qxe5 Bxe5 30. d4 Bxh2 31. Rxe8 Bxe8 32. Ba3 Bxa4+) 27... Qxc3 { [%eval -6.15] } 28. Ra2 { [%eval -6.02] } 28... Bd5 { [%eval -5.94] } 29. Qd2 { [%eval -6.15] } 29... Bf3+ { [%eval -5.97] } 30. Re2 { [%eval -6.06] } 30... Qb3+ { [%eval -5.65] } 31. Ke1 { [%eval -6.2] } 31... Bxe2 { [%eval -6.15] } 32. Kxe2 { [%eval -7.49] } 32... f4 { [%eval -7.46] } 33. gxf4 { [%eval -7.34] } 33... Rxf4 { [%eval -7.06] } 34. Rc2 { [%eval -7.32] } 34... Qe6 { [%eval -6.87] } 35. Qc1 { [%eval -7.04] } 35... Rh4 { [%eval -7.01] } 36. Kf1? { (-7.01 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg1 was best. } { [%eval #-16] } (36. Qg1 Rh3 37. Kd2 Rxe3 38. Rc4 Qe5 39. Re4 Rxe4 40. dxe4 Qd6+ 41. Kc3 Qc7+) 36... Qh3+ { [%eval #-15] } { Black wins. } 0-1