[Event "Navara - Blohberger Match"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "2026.06.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Crowther,Mark"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[GameId "2320909376790975"]
[EventDate "2026.06.08"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 $6 ({Theory prefers} 7. cxd5 $1) ({Or} 7. Nd2 $1) 7... Nxf6 8. a3 Ne4 9. Rc1 Be7 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Qd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Rxc3 Rd8 14. Qc2 c5 15. dxc5 $1 Bf6 16. Nd4 $1 Qxc5 17. Bxe6 $1 Qa5 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. O-O Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3 21. bxc3 Rc8 22. Ne2 Rc7 23. Rc1 Kf8 24. Kf1 b5 25. Ke1 Rc4 26. Nd4 a6 27. Kd2 Be7 28. Nc2 Ke8 29. Nb4 a5 30. Nc2 b4 31. cxb4 axb4 32. axb4 Bxb4+ 33. Kd1 $1 Bd6 34. h3 h5 35. Nd4 Rxc1+ 36. Kxc1 g6 37. Kd2 Kf8 $2 {It seems the endgame can't be held in this way.} (37... Bb4+ 38. Kd3 Be1 39. f3 (39. Ke2 Bc3 40. Nf3 Ke7) 39... Kd7 $11) 38. e4 Bc5 39. Kd3 Bd6 40. Kc4 Bh2 41. Kd5 Kg7 $2 {[%eval 346,12]} (41... Bf4 {[%eval 185,18] Stockfish 18:}) 42. e5 Bf4 43. Ke4 Bd2 44. f4 Bc3 45. Nf3 Ba5 46. f5 {Passive defence breaks down.} gxf5+ 47. Kxf5 Bd8 48. Ng5 Bb6 49. Ne4 Bd8 $1 50. Nf6 Kh6 51. Nd5 Kg7 52. Nb4 Be7 53. Nd3 Kh6 54. Nf4 Bd8 55. Ne2 Kg7 56. Nd4 Bh4 57. Nc6 Kh6 58. g3 $1 Bxg3 59. Kf6 Bf2 $2 {[%eval 737,14]} (59... Bf4 {[%eval 342,17] Stockfish 18:} 60. Nd4) 60. Ne7 $1 h4 61. Nf5+ $1 Kh5 62. Ng7+ Kh6 63. Nf5+ $1 Kh5 64. Nd6 $1 Bd4 65. Nxf7 Bb2 66. Kf5 Ba3 67. e6 Bc5 68. Ne5 Kh6 69. Kf6 Kh5 70. Nf3 Bf8 71. e7 Bg7+ 72. Kf5 $1 1-0

[Event "Navara - Blohberger Match"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "2026.06.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Crowther,Mark"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[GameId "2320910262252195"]
[EventDate "2026.06.08"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 d4 9. exd4 cxd4 10. Re1 Re8 11. a3 $6 ({Theory prefers} 11. d3 $1) 11... a5 12. d3 Bd6 13. Nbd2 $2 {[%eval -60,13] After this black is a bit better but it get exciting.} (13. Nxd4 {[%eval 58,15] Stockfish 18:} Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxg3 15. hxg3 Qxd4 16. Nd2 e5 17. Nf3 Qd6 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. c5 Qc7) 13... e5 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf8 17. g4 Ne7 $1 18. Bc1 Ng6 19. g5 hxg5 $6 {White is rewarded for his aggression and is at least equal now.} (19... Nh4 $1) 20. Qh5 Be7 21. Nxg5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Qd7 (22... Qb6) 23. b4 Ra6 24. b5 Rae6 (24... Rd6 $1) 25. Bh3 (25. Be4 $1) 25... b6 26. Re4 {Missing a chance.} (26. Bf5 $1) 26... Bb7 27. Rae1 $6 (27. f3) 27... Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Qd6 29. Bf5 Qxa3 30. h3 $1 Nf8 $2 {[%eval 163,15] White is better again.} (30... Qd6 $1 {[%eval -117,18] Stockfish 18:} 31. Rg4) 31. Rh4 f6 32. Bd2 $2 {[%eval 0,19] Stockfish 18:} (32. Bh6 $1 {[%eval 111,15] Stockfish 18:} R8e7 33. Bd2 {It's funny how this works.} e4 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Rg4 e3 36. Rxg7+ Ke8 37. Rg8) 32... Qb2 $11 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Bh6 $1 gxh6 35. Rg4 $1 Ke7 36. Rg8 $2 (36. Qg7+ Kd6 37. Qf7 h5 38. Rg7) 36... a4 $2 {[%eval 0,22] Stockfish 18:} (36... e4 $1 {[%eval -138,16] Stockfish 18:} 37. dxe4 d3 38. Bxe6 Kxe6 39. Rxf8 Qa1+ 40. Kg2 Rxf8 41. Qxf8 Qd4 42. Qe8+ Kd6 43. Qc6+ Ke7) 37. Qg7+ $2 {[%eval -197,16] Stockfish 18:} (37. Bxe6 {[%eval 0,22] Stockfish 18:} Kxe6 38. Rxf8 Qc1+ 39. Kg2 Qg5+ 40. Kf1 Rxf8 41. Qxf8 Qc1+ 42. Kg2 Qg5+) 37... Kd6 38. Qb7 Kc5 39. Bxe6 Rxe6 $2 {[%eval -43,16] Stockfish 18:} (39... Kb4 $1 {[%eval -217,17] Stockfish 18:} 40. Rxf8 Rxe6 41. Qd5 e4 42. Qxe6 exd3 43. Qe7+ Kc3 44. Rxf6 a3 45. Kh2 a2 46. c5 Kc2 47. cxb6 a1=Q 48. Qc5+ Qc3) 40. Qc8+ Kb4 41. Qxf8+ Kc3 42. Qf7 a3 (42... e4 $5 43. Qxe6 exd3 44. Kh2 a3) 43. Qxe6 a2 44. Ra8 a1=Q+ 45. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 46. Kg2 Kxd3 47. c5 $1 bxc5 48. Qa6 $1 Qb1 49. b6+ c4 50. b7 Kd2 51. Qa8 $1 c3 52. b8=Q c2 53. Qh8 c1=Q 54. Qxh6+ Kc3 {[%eval 0,35]} (54... Ke2 {[%eval -148,16] Stockfish 18:} 55. Qf3+ Ke1 56. Qhxf6 e4 57. Qe6 Qg5+ 58. Kh2 Kd2 59. Qfg4 Qxg4 60. hxg4 e3 61. fxe3 d3 62. g5 Ke1 63. Qe5 Qa2+ 64. Kh3) 55. Qc6+ Kb2 56. Qb5+ Ka2 57. Qd5+ Kb2 58. Qb5+ Ka2 59. Qd5+ Kb2 1/2-1/2


