Event: Round 1: Royal, Shreyas - Dignam, Matthew
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--fide-open/round-1/blZBAVFl/CnIpteAQ
Date: 2025-11-27
White: Royal, Shreyas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2495
Black: Dignam, Matthew
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2214
Result: 1-0
ECO: C41
Opening: Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:08] } 5. Rg1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:17:03] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:30:24] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:15:06] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:29] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:14:08] } 8. g4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:28:21] } 8... Nc5?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:31] } 9. f3 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:28:37] } 9... h5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:45:16] } 10. h3 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:18:20] } 10... hxg4 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:40:16] } 11. hxg4 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:17:20] } 11... Rh2 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:35:58] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:16:35] } 12... Rh7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:32:05] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:14:37] } 13... Ne6?! { [%eval 2.2] } { Inaccuracy. Nfd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:22] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:14:44] } 14... Nxd4 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:22:06] } 15. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 1:15:07] } 15... Be6 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:20:16] } 16. O-O-O { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 1:13:41] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:12:37] } 17. Bb5?! { [%eval 1.82] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:22] } 17... c6 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:12:58] } 18. Be2 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:09:47] } 18... Rd8?! { [%eval 2.41] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:09:13] } 19. Rh1 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 1:09:47] } 19... Rxh1 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:07:36] } 20. Rxh1 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:10:15] } 20... Kf8 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:05:10] } 21. Rh4?! { [%eval 1.4] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:01] } 21... c5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:04:08] } 22. Be3 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 1:05:17] } 22... Ng8 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:04:07] } 23. f4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:05:12] } 23... b5?! { [%eval 2.03] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:30] } 24. Nxb5 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:03:38] } 24... Qb7? { [%eval 3.57] } { Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 25. Bxc5?! { [%eval 2.46] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:43] } 25... Ne7? { [%eval 4.67] } { Mistake. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:39] } 26. e5 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:57:57] } 26... g5 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:01:39] } 27. Rh7 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:51:10] } 27... Kg8 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:01:24] } 28. Rxg7+ { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:48:36] } 28... Kxg7 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:01:48] } 29. f5 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:49:05] } 29... Qh1+ { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:01:19] } 30. Bd1 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:49:31] } 30... Bd5?! { [%eval 6.67] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 31. f6+ { [%eval 7.88] [%clk 0:49:23] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval 7.89] [%clk 0:00:34] } 32. Bxd6 { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 0:49:30] } 32... Rxd6 { [%eval 8.92] [%clk 0:00:52] } 33. fxe7+ { [%eval 8.42] [%clk 0:49:55] } 1-0