Event: Round 8: Santos Ruiz, Miguel - Jovanovic, Zoran
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-rapid--blitz-chess-championships-2025--rapid/round-8/K1mLZwfE/JDcvJfEp
Date: 2025-11-29
White: Santos Ruiz, Miguel
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2486
Black: Jovanovic, Zoran
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2538
Result: 0-1
ECO: B00
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:15:28] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:37] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:15:35] } 4. Nge2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:15:40] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:28] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:43] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:27] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:49] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:14:36] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:15:44] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:14:32] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:14:24] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:14:25] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:13:26] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:14:34] } 10. d5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:11:40] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:14:27] } 11. dxc6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:11:32] } 11... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:14:35] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:11:41] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:12:20] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:10:53] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:11:48] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:09:31] } 14... Nc5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:08:53] } 15. Nxe7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nec3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:14] } 15... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:08:57] } 16. f3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:06:23] } 16... h4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:08:10] } 17. g4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:06:29] } 17... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:05:48] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:06:17] } 18... g5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:05:20] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:06:03] } 19... O-O?! { [%eval 1.21] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:02] } 20. Rf2 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:06:07] } 20... Rfd8 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:05:02] } 21. Rd2 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:06:11] } 21... Nf8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:04:39] } 22. b4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:04:32] } 22... Ncd7?! { [%eval 1.49] } { Inaccuracy. Nce6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:48] } 23. Bf1 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:04:24] } 23... Ne6 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:04:35] } 24. Nd5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:03:22] } 24... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:04:26] } 25. cxd5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:03:28] } 25... Nd4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:04:28] } 26. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:03:23] } 26... Rc3 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:04:37] } 27. Rd3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:03:21] } 27... Rc7 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:04:26] } 28. Bb5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:02:13] } 28... Nxb5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:03:14] } 29. axb5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:02:22] } 29... Rdc8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:03:13] } 30. Rda3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:02:28] } 30... Rc4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:03:14] } 31. Ra8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:02:25] } 31... Rxa8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:02:04] } 32. Rxa8+ { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:02:34] } 32... Kg7?? { [%eval 2.87] } { Blunder. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:13] } 33. Qb3 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:01:47] } 33... Rc7 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:02:12] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:01:53] } 34... Nf8 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:01:58] } 35. Bxb6 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:01:56] } 35... Rb7?? { [%eval 5.2] } { Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:04] } 36. Bd8 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:01:45] } 36... Qd7 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:02:13] } 37. Qe3 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:01:31] } 37... Qxb5 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:02:13] } 38. Qxg5+ { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:01:37] } 38... Kh7 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:02:09] } 39. Qxh4+ { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:01:46] } 39... Kg6?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:16] } 40. Qh5+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:01:28] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:02:24] } 41. Qg5+?? { [%eval 5.68] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:32] } 41... Kh7 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:02:34] } 42. Qh5+ { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:01:27] } 42... Kg7?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:43] } 43. Bh4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 43... Qe2+?? { [%eval 5.57] } { Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 44. Bf2 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:00:54] } 44... Ng6 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:02:59] } 45. Qg5?? { [%eval -8.2] } { Blunder. Kg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 45... Rxb4 { [%eval -7.43] [%clk 0:02:50] } 46. Kg3? { [%eval #-14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:29] } 46... Rb3 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:02:29] } 47. Qf5 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:00:22] } 47... Rb2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:02:38] } 0-1