Event: Round 5: Basey, Matthew - Saglam, Buelent
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/baltic-chess-open-2025--a/round-5/EMLf8Zof/z8UNfwHg
Date: 2025-11-01
White: Basey, Matthew
WhiteElo: 1976
Black: Saglam, Buelent
BlackElo: 2109
Result: 0-1
ECO: D85
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:35] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:16:09] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:16:28] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:13:16] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:38] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:13:38] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:57] } 6... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:13:54] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:23] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:13:24] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:19] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:12:04] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:29:43] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:08:43] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:20] } 10... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:08:44] } 11. Qd2?! { [%eval -0.02] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:53] } 11... Qxd2+ { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:08:19] } 12. Kxd2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:24:58] } 12... Rd8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:05:23] } 13. Rhd1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:06:04] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:03:31] } 14. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:12] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:45:37] } 15. Rdc1?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:01] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:42:40] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:56:04] } 16... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:08] } 17. e5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:45:33] } 17... Be6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:34:37] } 18. Rdb1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:38:26] } 18... Bd5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:33:21] } 19. Rd1 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:32:22] } 19... Nb4 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:26:15] } 20. Rd2 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:29:48] } 20... Rdc8 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:21:09] } 21. Bd3? { [%eval -2.19] } { Mistake. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:04] } 21... Rc3 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:21:14] } 22. Bb1 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:27:49] } 22... Ra3 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:08:49] } 23. Rb2 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:25:38] } 23... a5 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:09:14] } 24. Bd2 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:23:50] } 24... Nc6 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:09:25] } 25. Be3 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:23:09] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:02:07] } 26. Rb5 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:22:10] } 26... e6 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:02:26] } 27. Nd2 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:19:22] } 27... Nxe5 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 0:02:06] } 28. Be4 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:14:24] } 28... Bxe4 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:00:37] } 29. Nxe4 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:14:27] } 29... Ng4 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:00:43] } 30. Nd6?! { [%eval -4.05] } { Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:54] } 30... Nxe3 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:00:47] } 31. fxe3 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:10:09] } 31... Rxe3+ { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:01:12] } 32. Kd2 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:06:56] } 32... Bh6 { [%eval -3.99] [%clk 0:01:41] } 33. Rxb7 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:04:37] } 33... Rg3+ { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:01:38] } 34. Ke1 { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:02:59] } 34... Rxg2 { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:02:03] } 35. Kf1?! { [%eval -5.94] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:36] } 35... Rxh2 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:02:30] } 36. Kg1 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:02:24] } 36... Rcc2 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:02:42] } 37. Rb8+ { [%eval -5.48] [%clk 0:02:20] } 37... Bf8 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:02:53] } 38. Nxf7 { [%eval -6.73] [%clk 0:01:34] } 38... Rcg2+ { [%eval -6.56] [%clk 0:03:06] } 39. Kf1 { [%eval -6.55] [%clk 0:01:48] } 39... Kxf7 { [%eval -6.46] [%clk 0:03:28] } 40. Ke1?? { [%eval #-1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:16] } 0-1