[Event "LEM Niedersachsen-Meister 2026"] [White "Hampel,Felix"] [Black "Polster,Christian"] [Site "Verden"] [Round "6.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.01.04"] [WhiteElo "2333"] [BlackElo "2257"] [PlyCount "131"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 22,130,-35,-46,-35,-49,-21,-32,-31,-50,-35,-67,-50,-63,-79,-74,-72,-71,0,-23,0,-60,-38,-54,-58,-80,-48,-80,-54,-81,-98,-84,-56,-89,-44,-37,-40,-115,-84,-86,-40,0,2,-79,-72,-87,-84,-70,-23,-42,45,45,43,42,45,45,102,99,104,80,109,34,45,29,104,106,135,124,160,160,160,160,204,200,345,329,316,256,236,222,248,245,242,135,135,135,135,135,127,106,583,574,4134,4134,29973,29974,29974,29975,29974,29976,29989,29990,29990,29991,29993,29994,29997,29998,29998,29999,29999]} 1. g3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:10]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:0:11]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:0:17]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:25]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:25]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 8. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:19:34]} 9. e5 {[%emt 0:4:19]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:2:4]} 10. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} b5 {[%emt 0:1:15]} 11. h4 {[%emt 0:3:11][%cal Yh2h4,Yh4h5,Yh5h6][%mdl 32]} a5 {[%emt 0:1:7]} 12. Nf1 {[%emt 0:1:10]} a4 {[%emt 0:0:43][%cal Ya4a3] Black plays on the queen side and is better C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves.} 13. a3 {[%emt 0:2:32]} b4 {[%emt 0:1:29]} 14. h5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:11:18] Black is slightly better.} 15. h6 {[%emt 0:1:53]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 16. Bf4 $146 {[%emt 0:5:46]} ({Predecessor:} 16. N1h2 c4 17. d4 c3 18. Qd1 cxb2 19. Bxb2 Nb6 20. Ng4 Nc4 21. Bc1 bxa3 22. Bg5 {½-½ Sachi,J (2101)-Gvozden,N (1984) Serbia op-A Belgrade 2025 (2)} )c4 {[%emt 0:4:28]} 17. dxc4 {[%emt 0:7:59]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:5:20]} 18. Qd1 {[%emt 0:4:34]} bxa3 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 19. bxa3 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:3:22]} (19... Bxf1 $17 20. Bxf1 Rfb8 )20. Ne3 $11 {[%emt 0:2:58]} Na5 {[%emt 0:6:14]} 21. Nd4 {[%emt 0:6:40]} (21. Bg5 $11 Bc5 (21... Nxe5 22. Bxe7 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 $11 )22. Bf4 (22. Ng4 Nc6 $14 ))Qd8 $15 {[%emt 0:4:7]} 22. Qg4 {[%emt 0:11:51]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:4:10][%cal Ya8a6,Ya6c6,Yc6c4][%mdl 32]} 23. Nd1 {[%emt 0:4:57][%cal Ye3d1,Yd1c3,Yc3a4][%mdl 32]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:6:24]} 24. Bd2 {[%emt 0:4:23]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:6:40]} 25. Nc3 {[%emt 0:4:43][%csl Yc4] Strong Square Black (c4)} Nc6 {[%emt 0:4:31]} 26. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:2:15]} Raxc6 {[%emt 0:3:34]} 27. Nxa4 {[%emt 0:2:9]} Bxa3 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 28. Qf3 {[%emt 0:5:5]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:1:56]} 29. c3 {[%emt 0:3:10]} (29. Bxb4 $15 Qxb4 30. Qe3 )Ba5 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 30. Nb2 {[%emt 0:0:44]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:1:46]} (30... Qd8 $17 )31. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:1:13]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 32. Ra6 {[%emt 0:0:58]} (32. Bf1 $11 {keeps the balance.} R4c7 33. Bb5 )R4c6 {[%emt 0:3:18]} 33. Rea1 {[%emt 0:11:3]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:6:18]} 34. Qe2 {[%emt 0:1:25]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:27]} (34... Rb8 $15 )35. R6a3 $11 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 36. Bxe4 $14 {[%emt 0:0:48]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 37. Ra4 {[%emt 0:4:34]} e3 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 38. Bxe3 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:0:40]} ({Better is} 38... Rxc3 $14 39. Bxb6 Qxb6 )39. Qxe3 $16 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 40. Qf4 {[%emt 0:1:50]} g5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 41. Qg4 {[%emt 0:6:44]} ({White should play} 41. Qf6 $16 Qxf6 42. exf6 )f5 $14 {[%emt 0:11:0]} 42. exf6 {[%emt 0:9:37] White attacks} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:36]} (42... Rc1+ $11 43. Kh2 Qxf6 44. Rxc1 Rxc1 45. Ra8+ Kf7 46. Qh5+ Qg6 47. Ra7+ Kf6 48. Qf3+ Qf5 49. Qxf5+ exf5 )43. Ra5 $16 {[%emt 0:0:43]} R3c5 {[%emt 0:4:46]} 44. R1a2 $36 {[%emt 0:14:16][%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} Rf5 {[%emt 0:9:39]} 45. Ra8 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Rfc5 {[%emt 0:4:24]} 46. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:0:45]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:0:18][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 47. Ra5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Qxh6 {[%emt 0:2:18]} (47... Kh8 {was necessary.} 48. Qxg5 (48. Rxg5 $2 Rf8 $18 )Qxg5 49. Rxg5 Rf8 )48. Rxg5+ $18 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:19] [#]} 49. Qf3+ {[%emt 0:3:1]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:1:23] ( -> ...Rc1+)} 50. Rh5 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Qc1+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} 51. Kh2 {[%emt 0:1:25]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 52. Qb7+ {[%emt 0:0:46]} (52. Ra5 $18 )Rc7 $16 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 53. Qb4+ {[%emt 0:0:18]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 54. Rh4 {[%emt 0:0:25] White is more active.} Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 55. Qb7+ {[%emt 0:0:45]} Kf6 $2 {[%emt 0:0:21][%mdl 8192] [#] This move loses the game for Black.} (55... Kf8 $16 {is a better chance.} )56. Qh7 $18 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 57. Rxh6+ {[%emt 0:0:44]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 58. Qg7+ {[%emt 0:0:55] White mates.} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 59. Qd4+ {[%emt 0:0:21]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 60. Qb6+ {[%emt 0:0:11]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:47]} 61. Qxe6+ {[%emt 0:0:21]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 62. Rh4+ {[%emt 0:0:15]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:55]} 63. Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 64. Re4+ {[%emt 0:0:35]} Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 65. Qd3+ {[%emt 0:0:8]} Kxf2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 66. Qe2# {[%emt 0:0:7] Weighted Error Value: White=0.15 (very precise) /Black=0.49 Loses game: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=5 Black=7 Inaccurate: White=4 Black=8 OK: White=6 Black=2 Best: White=1 Black=1} 1-0