Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 Challengers Rapid
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-05-17
White: Theodorou, Nikolas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2559
Black: Navara, David
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2621
Result: 1-0
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 min + 5 sec per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:08] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:08] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:10] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:09] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:13] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:12] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:16] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:16] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:19] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:19] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:22] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:14] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:15:20] } 7... c6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:15:17] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:15:22] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:15:18] } 9. dxe5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:15:25] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:22] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:15:28] } 10... exd5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:25] } 11. f4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:31] } 11... Bc5+ { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:28] } 12. Kh1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:31] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:31] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:14:50] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:14:56] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:14:12] } 14... f6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:14:20] } 15. Bb2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:13:32] } 15... fxe5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:14:11] } 16. fxe5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:13:34] } 16... Rxf1+ { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:13:28] } 17. Rxf1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:13:37] } 17... Nb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:09] } 18. e4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:09:52] } 18... Be6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:13:12] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:09:30] } 19... Ba3?? { [%eval 3.53] } { Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:52] } 20. Bxa3 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:08:28] } 20... Qxa3 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 0:09:55] } 21. Nf4 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:08:31] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:09:58] } 22. Qf2 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:08:35] } 22... d4?! { [%eval 4.97] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:57] } 23. Nxe6 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:07:59] } 23... Qxe6 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:10:01] } 24. Bh3 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:08:03] } 24... Qe7 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:09:45] } 25. Qxd4 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:07:54] } 25... c5 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:09:31] } 26. Qd6 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:07:43] } 26... Qxd6 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:09:34] } 27. exd6 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:07:46] } 27... Re8 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:09:38] } 28. d7 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:07:18] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 0:09:41] } 29. e5 { [%clk 0:06:33] } 1-0