Reviewed games / Allsvenskan 26/27 (Swedish Team Championship), round 1

Jan Malek vs Nikita Meshkovs: game review

Jan Malek won on 6 November 2026, in the Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation. 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.

The board after 24.Qd2, with both players' accuracy
Jan Malek 259893.0
Nikita Meshkovs 251879.4
Jan MalekLabelNikita Meshkovs
1!Great0
13Best6
2Excellent2
0Good5
9Book9
0?!Inaccuracy1
0?Mistake1
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Key moments

The Brilliant and Great moves, and the costliest mistakes, as the review explains them.

19…Kf8: Mistake

19…Kf8 is a mistake: Black's winning chances go from 31% to 14%.

  • White answers 20.Ng5.
  • Better was 19…Rf8 (+2.16).

Better: 19…Rf8 prepares …Rh8 and …Re8. Engine line: 20.Qe2 Rh8 21.Nd3 Re8 22.b3 Na5 (+2.16).

24.Qd2: Great

24.Qd2! The only good move here: every alternative is clearly worse.

  • Attacks the knight on a5, which is undefended.
  • Shores up the knight on f4, which was under as much attack as it had defence (1 against 1).
  • The next best move, 24.Qc3, would drop White's winning chances from 88% to 73% (+2.65).
  • 24.Qd2 wins a rook, picking it up with 25.Nxg6+.
  • Sets up a sequence and wins a rook once the captures settle, picking it up with 25.Nxg6+.
  • Black answers 24…Rg6.

The opening

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation (B12)

  • Both sides followed opening theory up to 9…Nh6: 18 moves in all, 9 by White and 9 by Black.
  • Theory runs out after 9…Nh6: 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. 1.e4c6
  2. 2.d4d5
  3. 3.e5Bf5
  4. 4.h4h5
  5. 5.c4e6
  6. 6.Nc3Nd7
  7. 7.cxd5cxd5
  8. 8.Bd3Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3Nh6
  10. 10.Bxh6Rxh6
  11. 11.Nf3Be7
  12. 12.g3a6
  13. 13.Kf1Kf8
  14. 14.Kg2Kg8
  15. 15.Rac1Nb6
  16. 16.Ne2Nc4
  17. 17.Rc2Qb6
  18. 18.Nf4Re8
  19. 19.Rhc1?Kf8
  20. 20.Ng5Qd8
  21. 21.b3Na5
  22. 22.Rc7Bxg5
  23. 23.hxg5Qxg5
  24. 24.!Qd2?!Qf5
  25. 25.Rc8

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