[Event "25th EWICC 2026"] [White "Kubicka,Anna"] [Black "Sivanandan,Bodhana"] [Site "Batumi"] [Round "8.26"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.06.02"] [WhiteElo "2226"] [BlackElo "2374"] [PlyCount "105"] {[%evp 0,104,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,53,39,47,32767,75,32767,53,39,69,56,32767,32767,32767,157,32767,32767,32767,211,32767,32767,32767,32767,213,237,216,32767,201,32767,263,32767,32767,32767,257,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,245,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,248,238,294,251,32767,32767,32767,502,473,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,730,1068,32767,32767,1497,32767,32767,32767,1908,32767,32767,6132,32767,29989,29991,29990,29990,32767,29995,29996,29996,1658,29996,29990,29996,29997,29997,29998,29998,29999,29999]} {} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e5 {[%emt 0:5:29]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:0:21]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:31]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 9. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:2:42]} (9... Na6 $0 $11 )10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:4:38]} Re8 {[%emt 0:2:59]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:8:25]} Na6 {[%emt 0:9:44] C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} 12. a3 $1 {[%emt 0:2:33]} (12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Qe2 Nf6 (13... cxd5 14. Bb1 $0 $15 )14. Bxf5 Rxe2 15. Rxe2 Nbxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 $0 $15 )({ Much weaker is} 12. Bxe4 $6 dxe4 13. Bg5 Nb4 $0 $17 (13... exf3 14. Qxf5 Qc8 15. Qxf3 $0 $16 ))Qd7 {[%emt 0:10:32]} 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:12:41]} ({ Reject} 13. Bxe4 $6 dxe4 14. Nh4 (14. Nxe4 Re6 $0 $17 )Bg4 $0 $11 )Nc7 {[%emt 0:2:15]} 14. c5 {[%emt 0:10:19]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:2:36]} 15. Ne5 {[%emt 0:5:5]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:15:11]} 16. f3 {[%emt 0:7:48]} ({ Stronger than} 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Ne2 Nd5 $0 $11 )f6 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 17. fxe4 {[%emt 0:7:43]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 18. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:59]} ({ Not} 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 fxe5 $0 $14 )Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 19. g4 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:5:37]} 20. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:21:6]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:7:30]} 21. Qg2 {[%emt 0:4:54]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:2:27]} 22. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:51]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:3:38]} 23. Bf2 {[%emt 0:1:45]} Be6 {[%emt 0:1:55]} 24. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 25. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:1:20]} 26. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 27. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:3:36]} 28. Nh4 {[%emt 0:4:37]} Qxg2+ {[%emt 0:6:28]} 29. Nxg2 {[%emt 0:0:51]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 30. Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:28]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:1:29]} 31. d5 {[%emt 0:2:2]} g5 {[%emt 0:4:19]} 32. dxc6 {[%emt 0:0:21]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 33. Ne6 {[%emt 0:0:31]} Be7 {[%emt 0:1:37]} 34. b4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:2:2]} 35. Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 36. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:7:31]} 37. Nd8+ {[%emt 0:0:43]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 38. Re8 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 39. c6 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 40. Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. c7 {[%emt 0:30:53]} Bd4+ {[%emt 0:26:2]} 42. Kf1 {[%emt 0:2:10]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:1:1]} 43. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:38]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 44. c8=Q {[%emt 0:0:38]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:0:15]} 45. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 46. Qc6+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 47. Qxe8+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 48. Bf8+ {[%emt 0:0:21]} (48. Qf7 $0 $0 $142 Bg7 49. Ne6 Bh8 50. Bf8+ Bg7 51. Bxg7# )Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 49. Bxg7+ {[%emt 0:0:14]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 50. Qf7+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 51. Ne6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} g4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 52. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:0:16]} Kh5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 53. Ng7# {[%emt 0:0:6]} 1-0