Event: SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
Site: Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2025-07-04
White: Gukesh D
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2615
Black: Giri, Anish
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2690
Result: 0-1
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:05:02] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:05:03] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:05:02] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:05:04] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:05:03] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:05:05] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:05:04] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:05:06] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:05:04] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:05:06] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:05:05] } 6... Nc7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:05:07] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:05:06] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:05:08] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:04:59] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:05:09] } 9. d3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:04:49] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:05:08] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:44] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:04:54] } 11. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:04:35] } 11... exd5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:04:55] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:04:30] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:04:55] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:04:12] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:04:42] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:03:49] } 14... a6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:04:04] } 15. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:03:40] } 15... Rxc6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:04:05] } 16. b4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:03:41] } 16... b5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:03:57] } 17. Qc2 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:02:58] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:03:05] } 18. Be3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:02:45] } 18... c4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:02:50] } 19. dxc4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:02:46] } 19... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:02:46] } 20. Qd3 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:02:42] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:02:45] } 21. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:02:28] } 21... h6 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:02:03] } 22. Rxc4?! { [%eval -1.27] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:20] } 22... bxc4 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:02:03] } 23. Qc3?? { [%eval -3.15] } { Blunder. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:21] } 23... Qa4 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:01:59] } 24. Qc1 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:00:44] } 24... a5 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:02:00] } 25. Bxd5? { [%eval -4.95] } { Mistake. bxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:01:54] } 26. Rd4 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:00:08] } 26... Rxd5 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:01:27] } 27. Qxc4?! { [%eval -7.4] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 27... Qd1+ { [%eval -7.12] [%clk 0:01:24] } 0-1