[Event "Superbet Chess Classic Romania"] [Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-2025-superbet-classic-romania/round-9/IhkQZOL1/T96GtNzH"] [Date "2025.05.16"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "623539"] [BlackElo "2739"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "1170546"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C78"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense"] [BroadcastName "GCT: 2025 Superbet Classic Romania"] [BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-2025-superbet-classic-romania/round-9/IhkQZOL1"] [GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-2025-superbet-classic-romania/round-9/IhkQZOL1/T96GtNzH"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:52] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:19] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:03] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:45] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:12] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:49] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:22] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:12] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:38] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:35] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:37] } 9... Rb8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:33:53] } 10. a5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:47] } 10... Ba7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:34:16] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:11] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:34:41] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:47] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:34:41] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:13] } 13... exd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:34:22] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:39] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:34:39] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:47] } 15... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:57] } 16. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:11] } 16... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:21] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:35] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:22:03] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:18] } 18... d5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:11:25] } 19. Bb1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:16] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:56:04] } 20. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:31] } 20... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:43:45] } 21. Bf4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:56] } 21... Qf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:43:43] } 22. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:43] } 22... dxe4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:44:02] } 23. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:20:09] } 23... Qf5?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Nxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:12] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:09:36] } 24... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:24:21] } 25. Rxe5 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:09:47] } 25... Qxh3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:24:36] } 26. Re7?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:46] } 26... h6?! { [%eval 1.1] } { Inaccuracy. Rce8 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:40] } 27. d5?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:11] } 27... g5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:16:36] } 28. Be5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:00] } 28... Rce8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:18] } 29. d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:49] } 29... cxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:59] } 30. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:53] } 30... dxe5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:08:48] } 31. Rxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:18] } 31... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:53] } 32. Qf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:44] } 32... Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:42] } 33. Rxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:43] } 33... e3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:05:38] } 34. Qd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:16:08] } 34... Re4?? { [%eval 2.31] } { Blunder. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:34] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:15:23] } 35... exf2?? { [%eval 3.83] } { Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:27] } 36. Rch1 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:13:28] } 36... f1=Q+?! { [%eval 4.6] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:23] } 37. Kxf1 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:13:40] } 37... Qf5+ { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:00:42] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:14:04] } 38... Qe5 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:00:49] } 39. Rh8+ { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:11:48] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval 5.47] [%clk 0:01:17] } 40. Rxf8 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:10:44] } 40... Qxb2+ { [%eval 6.4] [%clk 0:00:40] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:10:49] } 41... Rd4?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:42] } 42. Rxf7+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:41:12] } 42... Kxf7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:16:08] } 43. Qf5+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:41:27] } 43... Ke7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:16:14] } 44. Qe5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:41:05] } 1-0