Event: Round 2: Royal, Shreyas - Gavrilescu, David
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--open/round-2/03z5zSgm/1h8F5jyr
Date: 2025-10-06
White: Royal, Shreyas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2501
Black: Gavrilescu, David
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2535
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:03] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:15] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:26] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:02] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:10] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:39] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:56] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:54] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:26] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:27:31] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:47] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:27:39] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:03] } 9... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:33] } 10. Rb1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:25] } 10... Qa3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:27:54] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:32] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:57] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:56] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:28:04] } 13. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:30] } 13... Bxd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:25] } 14. Rb3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:57] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:37] } 15. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:22] } 15... Qd8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:27] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:53] } 16... Qc8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:27:05] } 17. Rb3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:54] } 17... Bc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:24] } 18. Rf2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:56] } 18... Qc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:14] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:37] } 19... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:14] } 20. Rff3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:28:04] } 20... Rab8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:05:53] } 21. Rfc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:22] } 21... Rxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:08] } 22. cxb3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:46] } 22... Bb4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:52:38] } 23. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:11] } 23... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:53:01] } 24. Rc2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:37] } 24... Ba5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:53:11] } 25. Kf2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:46] } 25... f6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:46:41] } 26. Ke3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:18:11] } 26... Kf7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:42:18] } 27. Nc1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:14:48] } 27... Rb8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:39:21] } 28. Nd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:04:57] } 28... Bb5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:36:42] } 29. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:05] } 29... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:03] } 30. exf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:27] } 30... gxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:24] } 31. g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:52] } 31... Bd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:27] } 32. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:31] } 32... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:29] } 33. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:42] } 33... fxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:55] } 34. Rf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:16] } 34... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:26] } 35. Bc5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:41:42] } 35... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:46] } 36. Kxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:10] } 36... g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:15] } 37. Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:41] } 37... Rb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:47] } 38. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:59] } 38... Bxh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:01] } 39. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:24] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:00:38] } 40. Rf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:16] } 40... Bg5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:00:38] } 41. Kxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:11] } 41... h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:24] } 42. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:39] } 42... h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:53] } 43. e6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:37:59] } 43... g3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:12:02] } 44. Kf3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:35:19] } 44... g2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:12:17] } 45. Rd1?? { [%eval -4.06] } { Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:39] } 45... Be7 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:10:34] } 46. Kg3? { [%eval -8.38] } { Mistake. Bd4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:29:08] } 46... Rxc5 { [%eval -8.34] [%clk 0:10:05] } 47. bxc5 { [%eval -7.55] [%clk 0:27:53] } 47... Bxc5 { [%eval -7.8] [%clk 0:10:34] } 48. Kh2 { [%eval -7.71] [%clk 0:28:02] } 48... Kf6 { [%eval -6.32] [%clk 0:10:52] } 49. Re1 { [%eval -6.23] [%clk 0:28:27] } 49... Ke7 { [%eval -6.13] [%clk 0:11:15] } 50. Rc1 { [%eval -6.4] [%clk 0:25:33] } 50... Bf2 { [%eval -6.33] [%clk 0:10:58] } 51. a4?! { [%eval -9.37] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:59] } 51... Kxe6 { [%eval -6.43] [%clk 0:11:08] } 52. a5 { [%eval -6.65] [%clk 0:26:24] } 52... Bd4 { [%eval -6.56] [%clk 0:10:53] } 53. Rd1 { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 0:26:47] } 53... Kd5 { [%eval -56.7] [%clk 0:11:17] } 54. Rc1 { [%eval -50.21] [%clk 0:27:13] } 54... g1=Q+ { [%eval -83.1] [%clk 0:10:53] } 55. Rxg1 { [%eval -51.85] [%clk 0:27:40] } 55... Bxg1+ { [%eval -66.19] [%clk 0:11:16] } 56. Kxg1 { [%eval -31.25] [%clk 0:28:08] } 56... Kc5 { [%eval -18.41] [%clk 0:11:38] } 57. Kh2 { [%eval -77.59] [%clk 0:28:36] } 57... Kb5 { [%eval -81.85] [%clk 0:12:02] } 58. Kxh3?! { [%eval #-20] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:04] } 58... Kxa5 { [%eval -59.0] [%clk 0:12:25] } 59. Kg4 { [%eval -83.08] [%clk 0:29:33] } 59... Kb4 { [%eval -43.64] [%clk 0:12:48] } 60. Kf3 { [%eval -41.47] [%clk 0:30:01] } 60... Kb3 { [%eval -73.75] [%clk 0:13:11] } 0-1