[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss 2025"] [White "Bluebaum,Matthias"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Round "5.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.09.08"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2785"] [PlyCount "109"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,109,30,30,31,27,28,34,17,18,22,16,4,50,48,34,24,30,17,30,26,26,17,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,2,2,4,12,-22,-8,-41,-11,-21,-10,-27,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-6,0,-33,46,42,156,148,136,160,132,153,193,183,200,205,206,191,194,189,213,210,183,195,204,194,205,174,172,140,221,206,820,860,718,737,562,539,12770,6532,12797,12797,7030,7030]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 6. Qg4 {[%emt 0:0:0][%csl LRe4,LRg7] A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4.} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 7. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:3:33]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:1:14] White is slightly better.} b6 {[%emt 0:13:16]} 9. Nf3 $146 {[%emt 0:5:25]} (9. Bd3 Bb7 10. f3 e5 11. Ne2 Nc6 12. O-O O-O-O 13. c5 exd4 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Nxd4 {0-1 Grozdanovic,A (2087)-Bryakin,M (2427) Pozarevac Rudar IM 02 2025 (5.5)} )Bb7 {[%emt 0:11:52]} 10. Be2 {[%emt 0:1:2]} d6 {[%emt 0:2:52]} (10... Be4 $11 {deserves consideration.} 11. Qd2 O-O )11. O-O $14 {[%emt 0:3:23]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 12. Be3 {[%emt 0:4:41]} O-O {[%emt 0:8:47]} 13. Nd2 {[%emt 0:7:57]} e5 {[%emt 0:2:17]} 14. Rae1 {[%emt 0:4:16]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 15. Bd1 {[%emt 0:8:6]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:5:13]} 16. f4 {[%emt 0:10:7]} exf4 {[%emt 0:12:50]} 17. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:1:38]} 18. Rff1 {[%emt 0:1:5]} Re7 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 19. Qd3 {[%emt 0:4:44]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:5:51]} 20. Bf2 {[%emt 0:3:17]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:4:1]} 21. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:1:49]} 22. Bxe1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:0:43] Not much happening anymore} 23. Qe3 {[%emt 0:5:53]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:1:20]} 24. Bg3 {[%emt 0:1:50]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:4:18]} 25. h3 {[%emt 0:5:57]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:5:13]} 26. d5 {[%emt 0:4:39]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:3:52]} 27. a3 {[%emt 0:7:14]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:8:40]} 28. Be2 {[%emt 0:5:50]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:2:13]} 29. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:2:21]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} (29... Qxe5 {simplifies} 30. Qxe5 dxe5 31. Nf3 Nd7 )30. Nf3 {[%emt 0:4:6]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:2:24]} 31. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:1:24]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 32. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Nxc3 $11 {[%emt 0:0:5][%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 33. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 34. c5 {[%emt 0:3:54]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 35. Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:28]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:3:52]} (35... Nf4 $15 36. Bc2 Kf7 )36. Nxa7 $14 {[%emt 0:0:39]} (36. Bxb5 a6 37. Ba4 Kf8 $15 )c6 {[%emt 0:0:22] [#]} ({Better is} 36... Nf4 $14 37. Bb1 (37. Bxb5 Bxg2 38. a4 Bd5 $11 )Bxg2 )37. Be4 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:0:47] White is more active.} Nc3 {[%emt 0:1:37]} 38. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 39. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:0:3] KN-KN. White is a pawn up.} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 40. Nd4 {[%emt 0:1:54]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 41. c6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 42. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({Weaker is} 42. Nf5+ Kd8 $15 )Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 43. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} g6 {[%emt 0:6:47]} 44. h4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h6 {[%emt 0:4:33]} 45. Kg4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:3:40]} 46. Nxb5+ {[%emt 0:6:53]} Kxc6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 47. Nd4+ {[%emt 0:0:59]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:2:18]} 48. Nc2 {[%emt 0:1:35]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:3:7]} (48... Nc3 $16 {was necessary.} 49. h5 gxh5+ 50. Kxh5 Kc4 )49. Kf3 $18 {[%emt 0:2:39] and Ne3+ should not be overlooked} Kb3 $2 {[%emt 0:1:45]} (49... Nc3 50. Ne3+ Kd4 )50. Ne3 {[%emt 0:1:53] White is clearly winning.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:6:37]} 51. Ng4 {[%emt 0:3:0]} Ng8 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 52. Ke4 {[%emt 0:1:33]} Kxa3 {[%emt 0:1:31]} 53. Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:49]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:34][%cal Bh6h5,Bh5g4][%mdl 32] [#]} 54. Ke6 $1 {[%emt 0:4:32][%cal Oe6f7] Intending Kf7! and mate.} hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 55. Kf7 $1 {[%emt 0:0:3][%csl LRg6,LRg8] Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.46 Mistake: --- Black=5 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=3 OK: White=18 Black=17 Best: White=6 Black=2 Strong: White=1 ---} 1-0