[Event "15th London Classic Elite"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.11.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "Mishra, Abhimanyu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[GameId "2249149957353769"]
[EventDate "2025.11.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 $1 {[#]} 10. a5 $1 {C78: Ruy Lopez: Archangelsk and Möller Defences.} Ba7 11. h3 {Against Bg4} Bb7 12. Re1 {[%eval 32,25] [%wdl 82,909,9]} (12. Be3 $1 $16 {[%eval 80,21] [%wdl 328,670,2]}) 12... O-O $14 13. Be3 exd4 (13... Nxe4 14. d5 $16) 14. cxd4 Nb4 (14... Nxe4 $2 15. d5 $18) 15. Bg5 {[%eval 0,26] [%wdl 23,954,23]} (15. d5 $14 {[%eval 38,25] [%wdl 88,906,6] feels stronger.} Bxe3 16. Rxe3) 15... h6 $11 (15... Bxe4 $2 16. Rxe4 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nc3 $18) 16. Bh4 c5 (16... Bxe4 17. Rxe4 g5 18. Nc3 $16) 17. Nc3 Re8 $1 18. Re3 c4 (18... Bxe4 $2 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Rxe4 $18) 19. Bc2 Nxc2 20. Qxc2 {[#] According to the engine, black has equalised. The pinned knight is a little awkward but black has trumps of his own like the two bishops. What follows is a misjudgement that costs black the game.} b4 {[%eval 71,23] [%wdl 222,777,1]} (20... Re6 $11 {[%eval 0,23] [%wdl 13,974,13] is equal, the rook looks wrong here but the timing is OK for black.} 21. d5 Re8 22. Rf1 Bxe3 23. fxe3 b4 {is double edged.}) (20... Rc8 {This looks the most solid.} 21. Rae1 b4 {was better timing.}) 21. Nd5 $1 $16 {[%csl Oc4][%mdl 64] The only move.} g5 $2 {[%eval 188,23] [%wdl 979,21,0] I can only think black misevaluated the sacrifice.} (21... Bxd5 $16 {[%eval 101,23] [%wdl 508,492,0]} 22. exd5 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Rc8 {I can certainly understand why black didn't want this but it's the best available and maybe it isn't so much for white.}) 22. Nxg5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] Abdusattorov rarely needs an invitation to attack.} hxg5 23. Bxg5 Bxd5 (23... Bxd4 $2 24. Rg3 Nh5 (24... Kh8 $2 25. Qd2 $18) 25. Bxd8+ $18) 24. exd5 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Qe8 26. Bxf6 Qxe3+ 27. Qf2 Qxf2+ {[%eval 206,27] [%wdl 998,2,0]} (27... Re8 $16 {[%eval 87,22] [%wdl 325,675,0]}) 28. Kxf2 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB. White is a pawn up.} Rb5 {[%eval 185,25] [%wdl 992,8,0]} (28... Kh7 $16 {[%eval 116,23] [%wdl 717,283,0]} 29. g4 Kg6) 29. Ke3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 29. Rc1 Rxd5 30. Rxc4 Rf5+ 31. Ke3 Rxf6 32. Rc7 Bxd4+ 33. Kxd4 Rf5 34. Rb7 Rxa5 35. Rxb4 {½-½ Grischuk,A (2682)-Lazavik,D (2577) RUS-chT 32nd Sochi 2025 (1.1)}) 29... Rxd5 30. g4 {Inhibits Rf5.} Rb5 31. Ke4 Kh7 32. h4 {[%cal Bh3h4,Bh4h5][%mdl 32]} Kg6 33. Rf1 d5+ 34. Ke3 Bb8 {[%cal Ob4b3]} (34... Rxa5 $2 {too greedy.} 35. h5+ (35. Be5 c3 $18) 35... Kh6 36. Be5 $18) 35. h5+ Kh7 36. g5 {Strongly threatening Rg1.} Bd6 $2 {[%eval 690,21] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [#] This costs Black the game.} (36... b3 $16 {[%eval 158,20] [%wdl 966,34,0]} 37. Rg1 Kg8) 37. Be7 $1 {[%csl Of7][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack, Decoy} Bxe7 (37... Bc5 38. dxc5) 38. Rxf7+ Kg8 39. Rxe7 {KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} c3 40. b3 Rb8 41. Rc7 {Dodges Rc8} Rf8 42. h6 Rf7 {Wards off g6} 43. Rc6 {[%cal Og5g6] White threatens g6! and mate.} Re7+ 44. Kf4 {White mates.} Kh7 45. Kg4 (45. Rxa6 Rc7 46. Re6 c2 $19) 45... Rd7 46. Kh5 Kg8 47. g6 Rd8 48. Rc7 Kh8 49. h7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless) /Black=0.49 Loses game:   	---    	Black=1   Mistake:    	White=2   	Black=4   Inaccurate:   	White=1   	Black=1   OK:     	White=13  	Black=12   Best:    	White=3   	Black=6   Strong:    	White=1   	Black=1   Brilliant:   	White=1   	---} 1-0

[Event "15th London Classic Elite"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.11.27"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Theodorou, Nikolas"]
[Black "Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "2249155368624846"]
[EventDate "2025.11.26"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 a6 {The QGD Janowski Variation is not so rare these days. It's perhaps a little more respectable to play a6 after Nc3 and Nf6 have also been included.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 {White is slightly better.} c6 9. Bh4 $5 {[%mdl 4] A really rare try.} h6 {Black has to be very precise otherwise his tangled pieces, particularly the e6 bishop, can become a target.} (9... Bd6 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. Nd2 Bh5 12. O-O Bg6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Ndxe4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rfe1+ Kf8 18. Rad1 Qd6 19. d5 c5 20. g3 Bd4 21. a4 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Rd8 23. Qc4 h5 24. Ne4 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. Nxc5 Rh6 27. b4 Rhd6 28. Nxb7 Rd7 29. Nc5 Bxc5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. bxc5 Rxc5 32. Re4 g5 33. g4 h4 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. h3 Kf6 36. f4 Rc2+ 37. Kg1 Ra2 38. fxg5+ Kxg5 39. Rc4 f6 40. Rd4 a5 41. Rc4 Rb2 42. Kf1 Ra2 43. Kg1 Kg6 44. Rf4 Ra1+ 45. Kf2 Ra2+ 46. Kg1 Ra1+ 47. Kf2 Ra2+ 48. Kg1 {½-½ Radjabov,T (2765)-Carlsen,M (2847) FTX Crypto Cup KO chess24.com INT rapid 2021 (2.12)}) (9... Be7 {May well be the best.}) 10. Nd2 Bd6 11. O-O g5 $2 {[%eval 70,21] [%wdl 243,755,2]} (11... Qc7 {[%eval 32,22] [%wdl 74,919,7] is the best move although even here sharp play results.} 12. f4 Bg4 13. Qe1 g5) 12. Bg3 $14 Bxg3 (12... Qc7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc2 Nh5 {already looks very ugly.}) 13. fxg3 g4 $2 $146 {[%eval 134,21] [%wdl 812,188,0]} ({Black should try} 13... Qe7 $14 {[%eval 66,21] [%wdl 187,812,1]}) ({Predecessor:} 13... Qe7 14. Rb1 O-O-O 15. b4 Bg4 16. Qe1 Rhe8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Ndxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 f5 {0-1 Drygalov,S (2547)-Andreikin,D (2729) Titled Tuesday intern op 09th Aug Early Chess.com INT blitz 2022 (10)}) 14. Ne2 $16 {White has more active pieces.} Qb6 {[#]} 15. b4 {[%eval 95,21] [%wdl 442,558,0]} h5 {[%eval 157,23] [%wdl 923,77,0]} (15... Qxb4 $142 {[%eval 95,21] [%wdl 442,558,0]} 16. Rb1 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} Qd6 (16... Qa3 17. Rb3 $14)) 16. Qe1 Qxb4 17. Rb1 {White sacrificed a pawn. White has strong rooks and is better} Qa3 18. Rb3 Qxa2 {[%eval 273,19] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [#]} (18... Qd6 {[%eval 178,22] [%wdl 970,30,0]}) 19. Qc1 $1 $18 Qa5 20. Rxb7 Rc8 {[%eval 446,19] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (20... Qd8 $142 {[%eval 280,18] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 21. e4 (21. Qxc6 O-O $16) 21... Rb8) 21. e4 {[%cal Be3e4,Be4e5][%mdl 32]} c5 {[%eval 472,18] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (21... Qd8 {[%eval 325,20] [%wdl 1000,0,0] is a better defense.} 22. e5 (22. Bxa6 Rc7 $18) 22... Nh7) 22. e5 Ng8 23. Nb3 Qd8 24. Nxc5 Ne7 25. Nf4 Nxc5 26. dxc5 {[%cal Of4e6] and Nxe6! should not be overlooked} Rc6 {[%eval 797,18] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (26... Rb8 $142 {[%eval 497,19] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 27. Qb1 (27. Bxa6 Rxb7 28. Bxb7 Bf5 $18) 27... Rxb7 28. Qxb7 Bc8) 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Qg5 Qc8 {[#]} 29. c6 {[%mdl 512] Black is weak on the dark squares} Rf8 (29... h4 30. gxh4) 30. Bxa6 {[%cal Ob7e7] White threatens Rxe7+! and mate.} Nxc6 {[#]} 31. Rfxf7 $1 Rxf7 32. Rxf7 {[%cal Rg5g8]} ({Less strong is} 32. Qxh5 Nxe5 33. Rxf7 (33. Bb5+ Nd7 $14) 33... Qc5+ 34. Rf2+ Ke7 $16) 32... Qxa6 33. Qg8# {Ingenious play by Theodorou!  Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.89 Mistake:    	White=1   	Black=7   Inaccurate:   	White=1   	Black=1   OK:     	White=11  	Black=6   Best:    	White=2   	---    Strong:    	White=1   	---} 1-0

