Wells, Daniel J vs CMBacak, Muhammed Kaan

[Event "Round 7: Wells, Daniel J - Bacak, Muhammed Kaan"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/36th-nato-chess-championship-2026/round-7/Cd33Pm6w/0GFpTAB2"]
[Date "2026.10.16"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Wells, Daniel J"]
[Black "Bacak, Muhammed Kaan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2040"]
[WhiteFideId "414581"]
[BlackElo "2208"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[BlackFideId "6339085"]
[TimeControl "90+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B49"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.16"]
[UTCTime "05:32:26"]
[BroadcastName "36th NATO Chess Championship 2026"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/36th-nato-chess-championship-2026/round-7/Cd33Pm6w"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/36th-nato-chess-championship-2026/round-7/Cd33Pm6w/0GFpTAB2"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:39] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:01] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:36] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:47] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:15:37] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:31] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:11:46] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:22] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:05:13] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:45] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:49:35] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:14] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:44:14] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:24:58] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:42:43] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:11:12] } 12. Nb3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:41:24] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:08:32] } 13. Bf3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:39:32] } 13... Rab8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:07:27] } 14. Ne2?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:12] } 14... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:03:47] } 15. Kh1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:35:01] } 15... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:58] } 16. Nxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:59] } 16... bxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:23] } 17. e5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:22:36] } 17... dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:07] } 18. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:58] } 18... Nd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:49:24] } 19. Bd4?! { [%eval -1.23] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:23] } 19... Qxc2 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:46:22] } 20. Qxa5 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:17:13] } 20... Qb3?! { [%eval -0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:36] } 21. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:10:51] } 21... Rxc1+ { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:24:23] } 22. Nxc1 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:06:47] } 22... Qc4 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:24:01] } 23. Ne2?? { [%eval -5.16] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:39] } 23... Bb4 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:23:12] } 24. Bxd5 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:04:55] } 24... exd5 { [%eval -6.19] [%clk 0:23:00] } 25. b3 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:05:08] } 25... Qc6 { [%eval -6.03] [%clk 0:21:46] } 0-1