[Event "GCT Superbet Classic Romania 2026"] [White "Deac,Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Giri,Anish"] [Site "Bucharest"] [Round "8.1"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2767"] [PlyCount "108"] {[%evp 0,82,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,2,20,32767,13,16,8,22,15,27,13,14,16,2,0,32767,36,32767,12,32767,13,32767,32767,10,18,32767,10,32767,32767,14,26,32767,25,0,19,-17,0,0,-4,-20,-9,-10,-3,0,10,32767,0,32767,-8,32767,13,32767,0,14,17,-2,14,32767,32767,12,6,32767,32767,0,0,0,32767,16,32767,32767,32767,32767,194]} {} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 5. b3 {[%emt 0:2:52]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:0:46]} 6. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:31]} d5 {[%emt 0:1:45]} 8. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 9. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:6]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:35] E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations.} 11. Rc1 {[%emt 0:2:48]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:2:59]} 12. Rc2 {[%emt 0:6:33]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 13. Re1 {[%emt 0:5:43]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:9:7]} 14. Bc1 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:10:31]} 15. Bb2 {[%emt 0:1:53]} c6 {[%emt 0:6:15]} 16. Qc1 {[%emt 0:4:34]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:16:18]} 17. Rd1 {[%emt 0:6:56]} a5 {[%emt 0:1:24]} 18. e3 {[%emt 0:2:25]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:4:47]} 19. Nd2 {[%emt 0:8:20]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:6:8]} 20. a3 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:2:33]} 21. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:5:23]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:2:50]} 22. Nf3 {[%emt 0:7:43]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:1:22]} 23. Qb2 {[%emt 0:7:42]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:2:46]} 24. a4 {[%emt 0:9:3]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 25. Be1 {[%emt 0:1:55]} h5 {[%emt 0:2:14]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:3:7]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:1:36]} 27. Rcc1 {[%emt 0:3:50]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:8:43]} 28. Qc2 {[%emt 0:1:25]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:2:42]} 29. b4 {[%emt 0:2:5]} axb4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 30. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rcc8 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 31. Be1 {[%emt 0:4:55]} c5 {[%emt 0:3:28]} 32. Qb2 {[%emt 0:0:44]} c4 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 33. Bc3 {[%emt 0:4:8]} (33. Ne5 $0 $14 )Rcd8 {[%emt 0:4:47]} 34. Rb1 {[%emt 0:1:28]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:5:41]} 35. Ne5 {[%emt 0:2:23]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 36. dxe5 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:1:25]} 37. a5 {[%emt 0:2:3]} ({ Much weaker is} 37. Qxb6 Qxb6 38. Rxb6 Nxa4 39. Rxb7 Nxc3 )bxa5 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 38. Qb5 {[%emt 0:1:56]} d4 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 39. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:2:11]} (39. Bxb7 dxc3 40. Rdc1 (40. Qxc5 $2 { is the wrong capture.} c2 $0 $19 )Nxb7 (40... Qxe5 $2 41. Bc6 $0 $19 )41. Qxb7 Qxe5 $0 $17 )Rb8 {[%emt 0:2:37]} 40. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({ And not} 40. Qxc5 Bxg2 41. Kxg2 (41. Rxb8 $2 Qh3 $0 $19 )Rxb1 $0 $11 )Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Rd6 {[%emt 0:3:16]} (41. Rxc4 $2 { perishes.} Ba6 42. Qa4 Qxc4 $0 $19 )Qc8 {[%emt 0:5:24]} 42. e6 {[%emt 0:10:38]} ({ Inferior is} 42. Bxa5 Bxe4 $0 $17 )Rxe6 {[%emt 0:1:36]} 43. Qg5 {[%emt 0:0:49]} f6 {[%emt 0:4:58]} 44. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:1:30]} (44. Qxh5 $2 { is the wrong capture.} Rxd6 45. Re1 Qc6 $0 $19 )Rxf6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 45. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:2:17]} 46. e5 {[%emt 0:11:51]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:3:15]} 47. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:0:10]} c3 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 48. Qg6 {[%emt 0:2:21]} Qd5+ {[%emt 0:10:47]} 49. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:36]} c2 {[%emt 0:1:7]} 50. Qxc2 {[%emt 0:0:23]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 51. Qg6+ {[%emt 0:0:37]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 52. exf6 {[%emt 0:0:53]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:4:40]} 53. Qh6+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 54. Re1+ {[%emt 0:0:42]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 1-0