Kapechun, Mikhailo vs Smith, Andrew Philip
2025 London Chess Classic | FIDE Open · Round 3 · 2025.11.24 · 1-0 · B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit
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PGN
[Event "2025 London Chess Classic | FIDE Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kapechun, Mikhailo"]
[Black "Smith, Andrew Philip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[WhiteElo "2174"]
[WhiteFideId "34147527"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2145"]
[BlackFideId "2500833"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:29:36] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:29:57] }
2... cxd4 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. Qxd4 { [%clk 1:30:22] } 3... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:30:48] } 4. Qd3 { [%clk 1:30:19] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:27:31] } 5. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:30:14] } 5... e6 { [%clk 1:27:41] } 6. Bf4 { [%clk 1:30:37] } 6...
Be7 { [%clk 1:23:25] } 7. O-O-O { [%clk 1:30:30] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:23:29] }
8. Be2 { [%clk 1:29:39] } 8... Qa5 { [%clk 1:21:47] } 9. Kb1 { [%clk 1:27:00] }
9... Ne5 $6 { Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 0:55:25] } 10. Qg3
{ [%clk 1:19:43] } 10... d6 { [%clk 0:55:14] } 11. h4 { [%clk 1:14:24] } 11...
Bd7 { [%clk 0:52:09] } 12. h5 $2 { Mistake. Bh6 was best.[%clk 1:11:52] }
12... Bc6 $4 { Blunder. Rfc8 was best.[%clk 0:52:04] } 13. Bh6
{ [%clk 1:06:45] } 13... Ne8 { [%clk 0:51:30] } 14. f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best.[%clk 1:02:46] } 14... Nd7 $4
{ Blunder. Kh8 was best.[%clk 0:42:33] } 15. Bxg7 { [%clk 1:01:47] } 15...
Nxg7 { [%clk 0:42:51] } 16. h6 { [%clk 1:02:11] } 16... Bf6 { [%clk 0:43:04] }
17. hxg7 { [%clk 1:02:25] } 17... Bxg7 { [%clk 0:41:39] } 18. Rxd6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best.[%clk 1:01:26] } 18... Kh8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best.[%clk 0:14:33] } 19. e5 { [%clk 0:57:29] } 19...
Rfd8 { [%clk 0:08:41] } 20. Bd3 { [%clk 0:56:39] } 20... h6 { [%clk 0:08:18] }
21. Qg5 { [%clk 0:54:15] } 21... Nf8 { [%clk 0:08:38] } 22. Rxd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxh6+ was best.[%clk 0:51:50] } 22... Qxd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxd8 was best.[%clk 0:07:20] } 23. Qg3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxh6+ was best.[%clk 0:49:12] } 23... Qe7 { [%clk 0:06:40] } 24.
Nf3 { [%clk 0:49:25] } 24... Rd8 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 25. a3 { [%clk 0:49:00] }
25... Nd7 { [%clk 0:04:27] } 26. Be4 { [%clk 0:42:52] } 26... Nc5
{ [%clk 0:04:12] } 27. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:40:38] } 27... bxc6 { [%clk 0:04:40] }
28. Qf2 { [%clk 0:40:09] } 28... Rb8 { [%clk 0:04:44] } 29. Kc1
{ [%clk 0:39:31] } 29... Bf8 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 30. Nd2 { [%clk 0:36:39] }
30... Qb7 { [%clk 0:03:51] } 31. Nc4 { [%clk 0:36:16] } 31... Nd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best.[%clk 0:01:17] } 32. Rh3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:32:50] } 32... Nb6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best.[%clk 0:01:28] } 33. Nxb6 $2
{ Mistake. Nd6 was best.[%clk 0:32:56] } 33... axb6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxb6 was best.[%clk 0:01:57] } 34. f5 { [%clk 0:30:50] } 34...
exf5 { [%clk 0:02:07] } 35. Qxf5 { [%clk 0:30:58] } 35... Re8
{ [%clk 0:00:33] } 36. Ne4 { [%clk 0:29:52] } 36... Qc8 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 37.
Qf4 { [%clk 0:23:42] } 37... Qe6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re6 was best.[%clk 0:00:36] }
38. Nf6 { [%clk 0:23:12] } 38... Qxe5 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxh3 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 39. Rxh6+
{ [%clk 0:23:26] } 39... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 40. Nxe8+ { [%clk 0:23:31] }
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