Event: Round 9: Dardha, Daniel - Saric, Ivan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--open/round-9/gdlWcMHi/szIrgTpQ
Date: 2025-10-14
White: Dardha, Daniel
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2605
Black: Saric, Ivan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2661
Result: 0-1
ECO: B91
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:30] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:13] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:07] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:01] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:26:57] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:23] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:27:06] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:57] } 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:26:52] } 9... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:22] } 10. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:04] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:28:45] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:56] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:28:44] } 12. f4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:26:04] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:27:42] } 13. f5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:22:40] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:18:05] } 14. Be2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:22:22] } 14... h5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:15:22] } 15. h3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:21:43] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:03:43] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:20:39] } 16... h4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:56:49] } 17. g4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:16:19] } 17... Rxc3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:56:35] } 18. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:12:06] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:56:19] } 19. Qe3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:11:22] } 19... Ng3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:54:51] } 20. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:11:14] } 20... O-O? { [%eval 1.71] } { Mistake. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:10] } 21. Bf3 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 1:03:44] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:48:23] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:53:04] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:46:39] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:49:33] } 23... Qxc2+ { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:38:53] } 24. Ka1 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:49:56] } 24... Bc6 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:38:01] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:38:18] } 25... Qa4 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:36:03] } 26. Nc3?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:27] } 26... Qa5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:26:52] } 27. Nd5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:32:13] } 27... Qd8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:26:41] } 28. Nxe7+ { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:29:42] } 28... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:27:03] } 29. Qd3?? { [%eval -0.93] } { Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:24] } 29... d5 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:22:12] } 30. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:15:51] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:22:30] } 31. f6?? { [%eval -3.39] } { Blunder. Rxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:06] } 31... Qxf6 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:22:11] } 32. Rc5 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:11:59] } 32... Qd6 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:19:29] } 33. Qc2?! { [%eval -5.08] } { Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:23] } 33... Bxd5 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:18:11] } 34. Rd1 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:10:50] } 34... e4 { [%eval -4.78] [%clk 0:17:28] } 35. Rcxd5 { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:11:13] } 35... Qxd5 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:17:54] } 36. Rxd5 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:11:39] } 36... Rxd5 { [%eval -5.47] [%clk 0:18:21] } 37. Qc8+ { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:08:39] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval -6.28] [%clk 0:18:46] } 38. Qc2 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:08:49] } 38... f5 { [%eval -5.91] [%clk 0:15:23] } 39. gxf5 { [%eval -5.66] [%clk 0:08:51] } 39... Rxf5 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:15:37] } 40. a3 { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:09:13] } 40... e3 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:13:40] } 41. Qc3?! { [%eval -8.06] } { Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:32] } 41... e2 { [%eval -7.99] [%clk 0:13:39] } 42. Ka2 { [%eval -8.0] [%clk 0:02:59] } 42... Rf4 { [%eval -7.31] [%clk 0:11:29] } 0-1