Event: Round 2: Grant, Jonathan I M - Baltag, Iulian
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--open/round-2/03z5zSgm/RwkMcAUS
Date: 2025-10-06
White: Grant, Jonathan I M
WhiteElo: 2134
Black: Baltag, Iulian
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2394
Result: 0-1
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:37] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. Nd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:49] } 3... a5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:11] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:32] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:10] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:23] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:09] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:34] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:32] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:24:40] } 7... Ba7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:55] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:12:56] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:26] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:13:04] } 9... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:28:44] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:10:22] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:59] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:08:58] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:18] } 12. b4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:04:56] } 12... Re8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:29:35] } 13. Bf5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:52:04] } 13... g6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:27:15] } 14. Bxd7 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:48:09] } 14... Bxd7 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:26:55] } 15. c5 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:39:16] } 15... e4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:25:05] } 16. cxd6 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:36:33] } 16... Qxd6 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:25:29] } 17. Nd2?! { [%eval -1.9] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:08] } 17... Bb8 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 1:25:21] } 18. g3 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 0:33:02] } 18... Qe6 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 1:23:42] } 19. Nb3? { [%eval -3.79] } { Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:36] } 19... Qh3 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 1:21:47] } 20. f4 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:16:11] } 20... exf3 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 1:21:26] } 21. Rxf3 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:16:23] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 1:20:56] } 22. Rxf5 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:16:25] } 22... gxf5 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 1:20:28] } 23. Nxa5 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:09:02] } 23... f4 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 1:20:25] } 24. gxf4?! { [%eval -5.69] } { Inaccuracy. Qg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:53] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 1:20:01] } 25. Ne2 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:04:26] } 25... Bxf4 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 1:12:08] } 26. Nxf4 { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:00:56] } 26... Rg8+ { [%eval -5.95] [%clk 1:12:25] } 27. Ng2 { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 0:00:35] } 27... Rxg2+ { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 1:10:39] } 28. Qxg2 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 0:00:58] } 28... Rg8 { [%eval -5.62] [%clk 1:11:07] } 29. Ra2 { [%eval -5.63] [%clk 0:00:48] } 29... Qf3 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 1:10:04] } 30. Rf2?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 30... Rxg2+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 1:10:26] } 0-1