Reviewed games / FIDE World Junior Rapid & Blitz Championships 2026, Rapid, Open, round 3
Alexander Khripachenko vs Maxim Timoshin: game review
Maxim Timoshin won on 2 November 2026, in the Ruy Lopez: Closed, Keres Defense. Stockfish 19 reviewed every move of both players at depth 18, double-checked the sharp moments deeper, and labelled each one from Brilliant to Blunder.
| Alexander Khripachenko | Label | Maxim Timoshin |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Great | 1 |
| 6 | Best | 7 |
| 2 | Excellent | 1 |
| 1 | Good | 0 |
| 14 | Book | 14 |
Key moments
The Brilliant and Great moves, and the costliest mistakes, as the review explains them.
22…Be6: Great
22…Be6! The only good move here: every alternative is clearly worse.
- Moves the attacked bishop to safety.
- Moving away uncovers the rook on c8, which now hits the bishop on c1.
- The next best move, 22…Bc3, would drop Black's winning chances from 48% to 14% (+4.89).
- 22…Be6 gets the bishop out of the way of bxc4.
- White was threatening bxc4, winning a bishop for a pawn. The bishop steps away.
- White answers 23.Qd3, aiming at the h7 pawn, a weak point next to the king.
The opening
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Keres Defense (C96)
- Both sides followed opening theory up to 14…Nxd4: 28 moves in all, 14 by White and 14 by Black.
- Theory runs out after 14…Nxd4: too few games between strong players reached this position to go further.
Every move
The moves from the official broadcast on Lichess (the game), each with its label. Step through them on the board for the engine lines and an explanation of every move.
- 1.e4e5
- 2.Nf3Nc6
- 3.Bb5a6
- 4.Ba4Nf6
- 5.O-OBe7
- 6.Re1b5
- 7.Bb3d6
- 8.c3O-O
- 9.h3Na5
- 10.Bc2c5
- 11.d4Nd7
- 12.Nbd2exd4
- 13.cxd4Nc6
- 14.Nf1Nxd4
- 15.Nxd4cxd4
- 16.Qxd4Ne5
- 17.Qd1Be6
- 18.Ne3Rc8
- 19.Bb3Nc4
- 20.Bxc4Bxc4
- 21.b3Bf6
- 22.Rb1Be6
- 23.Bb2Be5
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