Event: Round 4: Royal, Shreyas - Saric, Ivan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/croatian-team-championship-2025/round-4/8jaPVFz6/bk4ggoRo
Date: 2025-11-15
White: Royal, Shreyas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2495
Black: Saric, Ivan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2660
Result: 0-1
ECO: E73
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:23] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:49] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:16] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:27:43] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. h4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:10] } 6... h5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:45] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:06] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:28:04] } 8. Ng5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:22:56] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:27:40] } 9. d5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:21:15] } 9... Ne5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:27:34] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:19:32] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:26:11] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:15:54] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:22:00] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:16:14] } 12... e6?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:57] } 13. O-O?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. dxe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:28] } 13... exd5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:07:50] } 14. cxd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:06:27] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:03:09] } 15. Re1 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:02:45] } 15... Nh7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:00:06] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:01:38] } 16... c5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:56:34] } 17. Bf2 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:51:20] } 17... Nxg5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:52:53] } 18. hxg5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:50:29] } 18... f6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:53:11] } 19. Bh4?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:10] } 19... fxg5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:48:39] } 20. Bxg5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:36:34] } 20... Bf6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:49:06] } 21. Bh6 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:34:40] } 21... Bh4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:58] } 22. Rf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:23] } 22... Rf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:29] } 23. Kh2? { [%eval -1.61] } { Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:26] } 23... Rh7 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:32:20] } 24. Be3 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:24:01] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:25:19] } 25. g3 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:23:46] } 25... Bf6 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:21:53] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:24:15] } 26... h4 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:21:53] } 27. Rh1? { [%eval -3.13] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:39] } 27... h3+ { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:21:28] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:21:47] } 28... Nxf3+ { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:21:23] } 29. Bxf3 { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:22:14] } 29... Bxc3 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:21:49] } 30. bxc3 { [%eval -3.3] [%clk 0:20:36] } 30... Rxf3 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:22:11] } 31. Bf4 { [%eval -3.3] [%clk 0:20:31] } 31... Rf7 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:19:43] } 32. Rhf1 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:18:44] } 32... Rxf1 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:19:38] } 33. Rxf1 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:19:08] } 33... Qxe4 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:19:54] } 34. Re1 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:19:14] } 34... Qf5 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:17:50] } 35. Re2 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:15:08] } 35... Bxa4 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:15:27] } 36. Bxd6 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:15:05] } 36... Bb5 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:13:44] } 37. Re7?? { [%eval -4.96] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:09] } 37... Rxe7 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:13:44] } 38. Bxe7 { [%eval -6.75] [%clk 0:07:37] } 38... Qe4 { [%eval -6.65] [%clk 0:14:04] } 39. c4 { [%eval -6.85] [%clk 0:04:06] } 39... Bxc4 { [%eval -6.54] [%clk 0:14:18] } 40. d6 { [%eval -8.72] [%clk 0:34:32] } 40... Be2 { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:43:47] } 41. Qa2+ { [%eval #-15] [%clk 0:34:59] } 41... c4 { [%eval -14.06] [%clk 0:44:05] } 42. Kxh3?! { [%eval #-1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:26] } 42... Qh1# { [%clk 0:44:31] } 0-1