[Event "40th European Club Cup 2025"] [White "Warmerdam,Max"] [Black "Gukesh D"] [Site "Rhodes"] [Round "4.19"] [Annotator ""] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.10.22"] [WhiteElo "2582"] [BlackElo "2752"] [PlyCount "128"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:26]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:48]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:1:38]} 5. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:3:22] E01: Catalan: Early deviations.} a4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:1:20]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:5:6]White is slightly better.} O-O {[%emt 0:0:26]} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:5:56]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 10. e3 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:10:34]} (10. a3 Bd7 11. e4 Na5 12. Ne5 dxc4 13. Nexc4 Nb3 14. Nxb3 axb3 15. Qd3 Bb5 16. Qc3 )Nb4 {[%emt 0:17:54]} 11. Qc3 {[%emt 0:3:38]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:3:14]} (11... Ne4 $0 $11 12. Nxe4 dxe4 )12. a3 $0 $14 {[%emt 0:4:36]} Nfd5 {[%emt 0:5:58]} 13. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:0:31]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:11:55]} 14. Qc3 {[%emt 0:4:9]} (14. Qe2 $0 $14 Nc6 15. Nc4 )Nc6 {[%emt 0:2:38]} 15. Qc2 {[%emt 0:5:44]} Na5 {[%emt 0:9:26]} 16. Rb1 {[%emt 0:1:37]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:2:16]} 17. Ne5 {[%emt 0:2:9] Prevents Bc6} Be8 {[%emt 0:6:27]} 18. Ne4 {[%emt 0:1:54]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:10:30]} 19. Nc5 {[%emt 0:9:37]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 20. dxc5 {[%emt 0:0:27] Hoping for e4.} Qc8 {[%emt 0:1:21]} 21. Bd2 {[%emt 0:1:23]} f6 {[%emt 0:1:51]} 22. Bxa5 $1 {[%emt 0:3:54]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 23. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:7:55]} 24. Qc4 {[%emt 0:4:57]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:2:53]} 25. Qc3 {[%emt 0:6:21]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:5:58]} 26. Nb4 {[%emt 0:7:58]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 27. Rd6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 28. Rd3 {[%emt 0:0:42]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 29. Rbd1 {[%emt 0:1:44]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 30. Nc2 {[%emt 0:1:16]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:2:41]} 31. e4 {[%emt 0:1:14]} (31. Bh3 $5 )Nh6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 32. Ne3 {[%emt 0:3:14]} Qa5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 33. Qc1 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:1:14]} 34. Nf5 {[%emt 0:2:33]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:2:29]} 35. Nd6 {[%emt 0:3:0]} Nxd6 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 36. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:1:48]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 37. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 38. cxd6 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 39. Kg2 {[%emt 0:2:37]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 40. Rd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Be2 {[%emt 0:6:45]} Be6 {[%emt 0:1:24]} 42. h3 {[%emt 0:5:9]} c5 {[%emt 0:14:56]} 43. Bg4 {[%emt 0:3:57]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 44. h4 {[%emt 0:10:54]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 45. Qc3 {[%emt 0:4:27]} b6 {[%emt 0:1:55]} 46. f4 {[%emt 0:0:23]} exf4 {[%emt 0:5:26]} 47. e5 {[%emt 0:1:11]} c4 {[%emt 0:1:45]} (47... fxe5 $0 $15 48. Qxe5 Re8 (48... Qxd3 49. Qe7+ Kg8 50. Qxd8+ ))48. Rd2 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:1:55]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:1:3][#] White must now prevent ...Qc6+.} (48... Qxe5 49. Qxe5 fxe5 50. gxf4 exf4 51. Kf3 $0 $16 )49. gxf4 {[%emt 0:0:36]} exf4 {[%emt 0:4:1]} 50. Qd4 {[%emt 0:0:25]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 51. Bf3 {[%emt 0:0:42]} (51. Bh3 $0 $11 )Qf5 $0 $15 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 52. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:0:57]} Qf6 $0 $36 {[%emt 0:1:13] Black has good play.} 53. Qf2 {[%emt 0:1:7][#]} (53. Rd4 $0 $15 )Kg8 $1 $17 {[%emt 0:4:3]} (53... Rxd6 $2 54. Qc5 Kg8 (54... Qg6+ $2 55. Kf1 $0 $18 )55. Qxd6 $0 $18 )54. d7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 55. Bxh5 {[%emt 0:1:12]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:0:29]} (55... Bxd7 56. Kg1 $0 $17 )56. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bxd7 $0 $19 {[%emt 0:0:2]Endgame KQB-KQB. Black is a pawn up.} 57. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:44]} (57. Bd1 $0 $0 $142 )Qf5 {[%emt 0:1:56]} (57... Bc6 $0 $0 $142 58. Bg4 f3 )58. Be2 $2 {[%emt 0:0:31]} (58. Bf3 { nothing else works.} )Qh3+ {[%emt 0:0:56]} 59. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} ({ Not} 59... Qe6 60. Kf1 $0 $17 )60. Qh2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Qe3+ {[%emt 0:0:17]} 61. Qf2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 62. Qh2 {[%emt 0:1:7] Prevents Qh1+.} f3 {[%emt 0:0:7]Black mates.} 63. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Qg4+ {[%emt 0:0:18]} 64. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:0:6] Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.11 (very precise) Mistake: White=5 Black=4 Inaccurate: White=7 Black=3 OK: White=15 Black=19 Best: White=2 Black=7 Strong: White=2 Black=2 } 0-1