[Event "English Rapid Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.25"]
[Round "9.8"]
[White "Sahoo, Shivam"]
[Black "Verbytski, Oleg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1921"]
[WhiteFideId "343419194"]
[BlackElo "2169"]
[BlackFideId "495506"]
[TimeControl "G15' + 10"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.25"]
[UTCTime "12:40:04"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Rapid"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-open-rapid/round-9/NipGAbmN"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-open-rapid/round-9/NipGAbmN/8Ba3FxBT"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:20] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:29] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:30] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:38] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:39] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:47] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:48] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:57] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:57] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:16:06] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:06] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:16:11] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:16:13] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:19] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:19] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:16:13] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:16:22] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:16:22] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:07] } 11... Na6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:16:11] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:52] } 12... Nc7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:15:53] } 13. Bf2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:06] } 13... Ne6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:07] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:14:50] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:14:34] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:14:27] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:14:35] } 16. Nd4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:14:17] } 16... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:10:58] } 17. exd4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:14:23] } 17... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:07] } 18. Nb5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:13:00] } 18... Bf4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:10:57] } 19. Rc3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:09:42] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:10:08] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:08:43] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:09:20] } 21. a4? { [%eval -1.52] } { Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:34] } 21... Nh5 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:08:08] } 22. Qd1?! { [%eval -2.54] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:34] } 22... Qg5?! { [%eval -1.9] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:30] } 23. Rc2?? { [%eval -4.36] } { Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:31] } 23... Bb8 { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 0:07:25] } 24. Qd2? { [%eval -7.08] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:06] } 24... Nf4 { [%eval -7.28] [%clk 0:07:21] } 25. Be1 { [%eval -8.82] [%clk 0:00:56] } 25... Nxh3+ { [%eval -8.78] [%clk 0:06:56] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval -8.63] [%clk 0:01:05] } 26... Bf4 { [%eval -8.42] [%clk 0:06:44] } 27. Qd1? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. gxh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 27... Nf2+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:06:44] } 28. Bxf2 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:00:29] } 28... Qh5+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:06:51] } 29. Bh4 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:33] } 29... Qxh4+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:07:00] } 30. Kg1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:42] } 30... Qh2+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:07:09] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:00:51] } 31... Bg3# { [%clk 0:07:08] } 0-1