Event: Round 9: Saric, Ante - Boci, Mateu
Date: 2025-06-07
White: Saric, Ante
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2499
Black: Boci, Mateu
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2274
Result: 1-0
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:34] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:20] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:42] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:20] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:54] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:28] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:01] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:52] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:32:25] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:15] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:32:39] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:33:23] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:47] } 11. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:24] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:34] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:29:08] } 12... Rc8?! { [%eval 0.51] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:07] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:20:10] } 13... Bd6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:22:20] } 14. Ncb5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:17:34] } 14... Bb8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:15:36] } 15. Bb4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:16:34] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:15:32] } 16. Nd6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:12:59] } 16... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:14:56] } 17. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:13:24] } 17... Ne4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:58:17] } 18. Bb4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:12:49] } 18... Qf6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:52:56] } 19. f3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:00:18] } 19... Nec5?! { [%eval 1.46] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:13] } 20. Nb5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:39:40] } 20... Ne5 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:33:45] } 21. Nd6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:36:49] } 21... Qg6?? { [%eval 3.56] } { Blunder. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:24:32] } 22. Nxc8 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:33:44] } 22... Nxf3+? { [%eval 5.42] } { Mistake. Rxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:35] } 23. Qxf3 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:33:20] } 1-0