Event: Round 1: Damljanovic, Branko - Popovic, Mladen D
Date: 2025-05-22
White: Damljanovic, Branko
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2388
Black: Popovic, Mladen D
BlackElo: 1982
Result: 1-0
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:18:47] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:21] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:19:10] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:47] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:19:28] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:08] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:03] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:25:59] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:19] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:19] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:05:42] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:38] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:06:10] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:25:59] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:06:37] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:19:39] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:05:27] } 9... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:20:01] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:05:52] } 10... d4? { [%eval 1.45] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:17:55] } 11. Na4 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:03:58] } 11... Ba7 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:18:01] } 12. exd4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:02:37] } 12... Nxd4?? { [%eval 3.0] } { Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:17:41] } 13. Bb2? { [%eval 1.15] } { Mistake. Ba3 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:06] } 13... Nxf3+ { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:06:10] } 14. Bxf3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:01:32] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:06:15] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:55:45] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:55:26] } 16. Qxd8 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:53:25] } 16... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:55:26] } 17. Rae1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:51:02] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:33:51] } 18. Be7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:40:18] } 18... Rd2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:32:18] } 19. Rd1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:39:19] } 19... Rxd1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:31:43] } 20. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:39:47] } 20... Bg4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:27:39] } 21. Bxg4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:38:10] } 21... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:28:02] } 22. Bc5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:38:34] } 22... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:27:57] } 23. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:39:03] } 23... h6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:24:05] } 24. b4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:33:56] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:17:58] } 25. h3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:33:03] } 25... Nf6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:16:08] } 26. Nxb7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:30:59] } 26... Rb8?? { [%eval 2.69] } { Blunder. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:01] } 27. Rd8+ { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:31:11] } 27... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:16:17] } 28. Nxd8 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:31:40] } 28... Nd5 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:15:22] } 29. a3 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:31:37] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:15:38] } 30. Nc6 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:32:03] } 30... Ke8 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:15:32] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:32:19] } 31... Kf8?! { [%eval 3.53] } { Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:22] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:32:11] } 32... Ke8 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:15:43] } 33. g3 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:32:30] } 33... Nc7 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:16:09] } 34. Kd3 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:32:38] } 34... Kd7 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:16:32] } 35. Nd4 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:32:30] } 35... g6 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:16:01] } 36. Kc4 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:32:27] } 36... Ne8 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:15:56] } 37. Kd5 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:31:23] } 37... Nd6 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:15:16] } 38. a4 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:31:32] } 38... Kc7 { [%eval 4.15] [%clk 0:14:41] } 39. f3 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:30:41] } 39... Nc8 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:14:17] } 40. a5 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:28:50] } 40... Nd6 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:12:40] } 41. g4 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:29:11] } 41... Kd7 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:12:27] } 42. Kc5 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:29:10] } 42... Kc7 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:11:57] } 43. b5 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:28:56] } 43... Nb7+ { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:12:12] } 44. Kb4 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:29:24] } 44... axb5 { [%eval 6.64] [%clk 0:12:03] } 45. a6 { [%eval 7.58] [%clk 0:28:33] } 45... Nd8 { [%eval 7.76] [%clk 0:11:12] } 46. Kxb5 { [%eval 7.42] [%clk 0:28:51] } 46... f6 { [%eval 8.3] [%clk 0:11:07] } 47. Kc5 { [%eval 8.02] [%clk 0:29:16] } 47... Nf7 { [%eval 9.0] [%clk 0:11:10] } 48. Nb5+ { [%eval 8.52] [%clk 0:29:30] } 48... Kb8? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:55] } 49. Kb6 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:29:53] } 49... Ne5 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:11:01] } 50. a7+ { [%clk 0:30:16] } 50... Ka8 { [%clk 0:11:27] } 51. Nc7# { [%clk 0:30:41] } 1-0