[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss 2025"] [Site "Samarkand UZB"] [Date "2025.09.07"] [Round "4.19"] [White "Aditya Mittal"] [Black "Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2642"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2227779677913132"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] {[%evp 0,84,19,-12,7,-3,4,4,44,66,71,71,73,80,98,76,62,35,44,46,46,29,56,50,60,47,47,30,15,26,23,16,17,48,31,29,27,39,24,18,22,3,24,-21,-21,10,7,-3,20,0,-6,12,10,10,65,69,47,55,70,40,29,-21,-41,-16,35,-49,-16,-79,52,-105,-36,-107,-48,-112,-117,-117,1305,-29991,-29992,-29993,-29994,-29995,-29996,-29997,-29998,-29999,-29999]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxc4 {At this point this is not a very usual move.} 4. e4 {The sharpest reaction.} c5 5. d5 exd5 6. exd5 Bd6 7. Bxc4 Ne7 8. h3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. b3 Nxc4 12. bxc4 Ng6 13. Ne4 Bf5 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Qb3 b6 16. a4 a5 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. Be3 h6 19. Ra2 {Considering what happens during the next moves, White would have been better off leaving his rook on a1.} Be4 20. Nd2 {After this obvious move White will get into some trouble.} Nh4 {This poses a difficult problem for White.} 21. Bxc5 ({After} 21. Nxe4 {(probably White's intention at his previous move)} Rxe4 {White will gain a dangerous attack with moves such as Rae8, f7-f5-f4 and Qg6.}) 21... Qg6 22. g3 Bg2 {A cute and strong move.} 23. Be7 {Now this is White's only playable move.} Bxh3 24. Kh2 Ng2 {Black seems to have a love affair with the square g2, but with his latest move he gives White a chance to restore equilibrium.} ({After} 24... Bd7 {Black would have some advantage, as after} 25. gxh4 {he would have} Rxe7 26. Rxe7 Qd6+) 25. Re5 f6 26. Qxb6 {A true witches' cauldron. Pieces of both White and Black are in danger.} Nf4 27. Re4 {It's far from obvious at this point, but now Black will obtain a distinct advantage.} (27. gxf4 Qg2# {mate would prematurely end this exciting game, but after}) (27. Re3 {Black should aim for a draw with} Qh5 28. gxf4 Bf5+ 29. Kg2 Rxe7 30. Rxe7 Qg4+ 31. Kf1 Qd1+ {and draw by perpetual.}) 27... Qh5 28. Rxf4 ({With White's rook on e4} 28. gxf4 {is not good. After} Bf5+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+ 30. Kh2 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Bxe4 {Black will be an exchange up..}) 28... Bg4+ 29. Kg1 Rxe7 {White is a pawn up, but his king is in serious danger.} 30. Ra1 Rae8 31. Rf1 Bh3 ({Much better was} 31... Re1 {which would give Black a decisive advantage.}) 32. d6 {Not a bad move, but best would have been} (32. Rh4 Qf5 33. Qb1 {(a beautiful computer move)} Qd7 34. Rc1 {with better chances for White.}) 32... Re2 33. Rh4 Qf5 34. Qb5 ({Best would have been} 34. Rxh3 {as after} Qxh3 35. Nf3 {White would have at least equal chances.}) 34... R8e5 35. d7 {The first serious mistake in this extremely difficult skirmish.} ({The only way for White to stay afloat was} 35. Qb8+ Kh7 {and now the elegant tactical retreat} 36. Qb1) 35... Rxd2 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. d8=Q Qxf2+ {Beautiful calculation by Erdogmus. He sees a mate in five. This wonderful move must have been an unpleasant surprise for White, who must have been expecting} (37... Rxd8 38. Qxd8 Bxf1 39. Kxf1 {which by the way after} g5 {would have been no fun for White either.}) 38. Rxf2 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Rxf2+ 40. Kxh3 Rh1+ 41. Kg4 f5+ 42. Kh5 g6# {A beautiful final position. With an advantage of two queens for only a rook, White is mated deep in the field.} 0-1