Event: Round 6: Karlusic, Luka - Saric, Ante
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/croatian-team-championship-2025/round-6/Vss8W9nL/cmddhj7j
Date: 2025-11-20
White: Karlusic, Luka
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2238
Black: Saric, Ante
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2457
Result: 0-1
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:30] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:21] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:48] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:23] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:09] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:19] } 8. Rd1 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:26:44] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:33] } 9. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:11:54] } 9... Nd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:22] } 10. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:10:28] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:22] } 11. Ne3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:09:49] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:35] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:07:33] } 12... c6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:25] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:59:46] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:19:29] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:55:28] } 14... N4d5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:45] } 15. Nexd5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:55:40] } 15... cxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:07:28] } 16. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:54:53] } 16... Ba6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:07:38] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:44:06] } 17... Bc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:07:07] } 18. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:42:22] } 18... a4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:06:40] } 19. Re1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:38:50] } 19... Qd7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:05:22] } 20. Qd1 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:37:07] } 20... dxe4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:57:53] } 21. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:32:00] } 21... Rac8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:53:46] } 22. Qh5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:28:40] } 22... Bd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:48:41] } 23. Bd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:25:26] } 23... Nc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:32:21] } 24. Bc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:20:58] } 24... Qc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:28:12] } 25. Re2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:19:07] } 25... h6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:25:38] } 26. Qh3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:16:23] } 26... Nxa3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:21:47] } 27. bxa3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:09:17] } 27... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:22:06] } 28. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:08:24] } 28... Qxc3 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:22:30] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:08:02] } 29... Qxa3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:20:54] } 30. d5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:07:26] } 30... Rcd8 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:14:46] } 31. Rd3?? { [%eval -2.5] } { Blunder. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:15] } 31... Qa1+ { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:12:50] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:07:40] } 32... f5 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:12:48] } 33. Bf3?! { [%eval -3.44] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:19] } 33... e5 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:13:11] } 34. Rdd2 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:03:44] } 34... e4 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:12:51] } 35. Bh5 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:03:53] } 35... Qf6 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:13:05] } 36. f3 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:02:52] } 36... a3 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:06:34] } 37. Rd1 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:01:48] } 37... Qe5?! { [%eval -3.1] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:51] } 38. fxe4 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:01:24] } 38... fxe4 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:04:20] } 39. Bg4 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:01:01] } 39... e3 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:04:04] } 40. Bf3 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:30:31] } 40... Rf6 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:31:40] } 41. Rd3? { [%eval -8.23] } { Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:04] } 41... Rxf3 { [%eval -7.83] [%clk 0:31:49] } 42. Kxf3? { [%eval #-12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:50] } 42... Rf8+ { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:32:14] } 0-1