Event: 25th Open Bavarian Championship
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2022-11-13
White: Royal, Shreyas
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2435
Black: Koepke, Christian
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2301
Result: 1-0
ECO: A57
Opening: Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:28] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... c5?! { [%eval 0.93] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:50] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. cxb5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:31:40] } 5. b6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:42] } 5... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:14] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:32:49] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:17] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:33:12] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:31:10] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:33:36] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:40] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:33:58] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:30:09] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:32:32] } 10... Qd8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:29:28] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:47] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:28:59] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:05] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:26:27] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:34] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:20:52] } 14. Ne3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:58] } 14... Ne8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:57:31] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:11:27] } 15... Nc7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:54:00] } 16. Rab1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:10:39] } 16... Nb5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:35:55] } 17. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:54:00] } 17... axb5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:36:17] } 18. b4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:54:27] } 18... cxb4? { [%eval 0.86] } { Mistake. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:13] } 19. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:54:50] } 19... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:19:36] } 20. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:53:46] } 20... Na4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:19:23] } 21. Bd4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:53:45] } 21... Bd7 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:19:13] } 22. e5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:47:35] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:16:48] } 23. Qe4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:46:11] } 23... Nc5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:15:51] } 24. Qh4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:24] } 24... dxe5?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:10] } 25. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:45:49] } 25... Nd3?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:10] } 26. Qxh7+ { [%clk 0:46:11] } 1-0