Reviewed games / 41st European Chess Club Cup 2026, Open, round 5

Yi Wei vs Nihal Sarin: game review

Drawn on 21 October 2026, in the Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal. 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 at the end, with both players' accuracy
Yi Wei 275883.9
Nihal Sarin 270990.9
Yi WeiLabelNihal Sarin
19Best20
2Excellent2
2Good3
5Book5
5?!Inaccuracy3
1?Mistake0
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Key moments

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

34.Rd1: Mistake

34.Rd1 is a mistake: White's winning chances go from 28% to 14%.

  • Black answers 34…h4, which attacks the bishop on g3.
  • Better was 34.Rc4 (−2.54).

Better: 34.Rc4 prepares Kg1 and Kh2. After 34…Qf5 35.Kg1 Qb1+ 36.Kh2 g5 37.Nxc7 Nxc7 38.Rxc7 Qxb2 39.Rb7, the knights are traded (−2.54).

The opening

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal (C50)

  • Both sides followed opening theory up to 5…O-O: 10 moves in all, 5 by White and 5 by Black.
  • Theory runs out after 5…O-O: 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.e4e5
  2. 2.Nf3Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4Bc5
  4. 4.d3Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2Be7
  7. 7.a4a5
  8. 8.c3h6
  9. 9.Bh4d6
  10. 10.Bg3g6
  11. 11.h3Kg7
  12. 12.Bh2Nh7
  13. 13.d4exd4
  14. 14.cxd4Bf6
  15. 15.e5Re8
  16. 16.Qe2?!Nxd4
  17. 17.exf6+Nxf6
  18. 18.Nxd4Rxe2+
  19. 19.Bxe2Nd5
  20. 20.O-OBxh3
  21. 21.Bf3Be6
  22. 22.Rfe1?!Qd7
  23. 23.Rac1Rc8
  24. 24.?!Re2Re8
  25. 25.Nb5?!Rc8
  26. 26.?!Rce1Nb4
  27. 27.Bxb7Re8
  28. 28.?!Rc1Bd5
  29. 29.Rxe8Qxe8
  30. 30.Bxd5Nxd5
  31. 31.?!Kf1Qe7
  32. 32.?!Bg3Qg5
  33. 33.Nb3h5
  34. 34.?Rd1

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