Event: European individual senior chess championship 2025 - Open  65+, Rabac, Croatia
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-senior-championships-2025--open-s65/round-2/L3vEboah/jqpFwlep
Date: 2025-09-24
White: Sturua, Zurab
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2491
Black: Xheladini, Mahmut
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2102
Result: 1-0
ECO: A40
Opening: Mikenas Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30 40

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:45] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:28:23] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:52] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:28:33] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:27:29] } 3... Bg4?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:21] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:21:54] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:20:45] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:22:00] } 5... Bh5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:19:43] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:17:48] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:16:38] } 7. g3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:12:58] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:15:29] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:13:03] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:13:42] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:11:11] } 9... Bg6?! { [%eval 1.38] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:10:21] } 10. Nh4 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:10:18] } 10... d5 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 1:05:48] } 11. e5 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:02:11] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 1:05:53] } 12. Nxg6 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:02:35] } 12... hxg6 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 1:05:41] } 13. f4?! { [%eval 0.99] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:56] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 1:05:10] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:58:25] } 14... Na5?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. Na7 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:39] } 15. b3?! { [%eval 0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:02] } 15... c5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:03:42] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:55:15] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:04:00] } 17. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:46:35] } 17... Ba3?! { [%eval 1.86] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:33] } 18. Qd2?! { [%eval 0.99] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:00] } 18... Bc5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:52:57] } 19. Kh2 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:34:02] } 19... Nd7?! { [%eval 1.85] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:40] } 20. c4 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:30:10] } 20... dxc4 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:47:10] } 21. b4 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:30:24] } 21... Bxd4 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:47:10] } 22. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:30:34] } 22... Nc6 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:47:22] } 23. Qxc4 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:26:40] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:46:53] } 24. Qb3 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:20:29] } 24... g5?! { [%eval 2.53] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:46:14] } 25. fxg5 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:17:43] } 25... Ndxe5?! { [%eval 3.07] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:46:25] } 26. Rad1? { [%eval 1.48] } { Mistake. Rxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:37] } 26... Qe7 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:46:07] } 27. Rf4 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:13:06] } 27... Qxg5?? { [%eval 4.46] } { Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:12] } 28. Rh4 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:12:22] } 28... Ng4+ { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:34:17] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:12:37] } 29... Nxe3 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:27:47] } 30. Rxh8+ { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:12:50] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:28:12] } 31. Rxc8 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:13:05] } 31... Qxg3 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:28:31] } 32. Rg1 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:13:19] } 32... Ne5 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:27:25] } 33. Qc3 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:11:39] } 33... Qf4 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:20:00] } 34. Rc7+ { [%eval 6.13] [%clk 0:10:23] } 34... Kd8?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:22] } 35. Rc8+?? { [%eval 5.79] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:12] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:16:45] } 36. Re1 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:09:47] } 1-0