Event: European individual senior chess championship 2025 - Open  65+, Rabac, Croatia
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-senior-championships-2025--open-s65/round-9/Yo8LkzDk/dhQJDLTF
Date: 2025-10-05
White: Sturua, Zurab
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2491
Black: Knaak, Rainer
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2429
Result: 1-0
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30 40

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:48] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:53] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:23] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:09] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:08] } 6. c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:27] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:33] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:27] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:37] } 8. cxb6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:25:14] } 8... axb6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:02] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:32] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:03] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:24:05] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:10:10] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:18:14] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:06:07] } 12. Bb1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:46] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:04:42] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:16:28] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:46:05] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:37] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:45:54] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:08:41] } 15... Bd6?? { [%eval 2.21] } { Blunder. Na6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:25] } 16. Bxd6? { [%eval 0.71] } { Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:55:47] } 16... Rxe1+? { [%eval 1.92] } { Mistake. Qxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:39] } 17. Qxe1 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:56:06] } 17... Qxd6 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:32:03] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:56:01] } 18... Rxa1 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:32:28] } 19. bxc5 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:56:22] } 19... bxc5 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:32:47] } 20. Bxh7+ { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:56:42] } 20... Kxh7 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:33:09] } 21. Qxa1 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:57:08] } 21... Ne4 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:32:14] } 22. Qa7 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:50:32] } 22... Qh6? { [%eval 3.32] } { Mistake. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:25] } 23. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:47:37] } 23... dxe4 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:19:51] } 24. Qxb7 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:48:01] } 24... Qc1+ { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:18:59] } 25. Kh2 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:48:24] } 25... Qf4+ { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:19:10] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:48:42] } 26... exf3 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:19:28] } 27. Qxf3 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:49:04] } 27... Qxd4 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:19:38] } 28. Qxf7 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:49:24] } 28... c4 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:19:52] } 29. f4 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:45:31] } 29... Qd3 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:15:46] } 30. Qh5+ { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:43:31] } 30... Kg8 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:16:11] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:43:49] } 31... Kf8?! { [%eval 3.78] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:32] } 32. Qe5 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:43:54] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:14:17] } 33. h4 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:40:11] } 1-0