Event: Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2023
Site: St. Benedict School, Choi Hung, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Date: 2023-12-24
White: Escobar Medina, Andres F
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2293
Black: Siddharth, Sai
BlackElo: 1603
Result: 0-1
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kramnik Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.08] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.55] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.6] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.43] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.81] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.61] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.72] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.81] } 9. Rc1 { [%eval 0.67] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.75] } 10. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.72] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.74] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.73] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.64] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.82] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.84] } 13. f4 { [%eval 0.54] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.67] } 14. Qe1 { [%eval 0.62] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 0.67] } 15. Rf3?! { [%eval 0.09] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } 15... Nc5?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } 16. Qg3 { [%eval 0.5] } 16... f6?! { [%eval 1.39] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } 17. Bc2 { [%eval 1.26] } 17... e5 { [%eval 1.39] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 1.31] } 18... f5 { [%eval 1.33] } 19. exf5 { [%eval 0.85] } 19... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.11] } 20. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.18] } 20... Bf6 { [%eval 1.63] } 21. Nd5 { [%eval 1.46] } 21... Qa7? { [%eval 2.96] } { Mistake. Qd8 was best. } 22. b4?? { [%eval 1.08] } { Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 1.04] } 23. fxe5 { [%eval 1.03] } 23... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.05] } 24. Qe4 { [%eval 0.83] } 24... Rae8 { [%eval 1.24] } 25. Bxb6 { [%eval 1.28] } 25... Qb8 { [%eval 1.79] } 26. Ba4?? { [%eval -1.16] } { Blunder. c5 was best. } 26... Nd7 { [%eval -1.16] } 27. Qxe8?? { [%eval -4.13] } { Blunder. Qd3 was best. } 27... Qxe8 { [%eval -4.34] } 28. Bf2 { [%eval -4.31] } 28... Qf7 { [%eval -4.33] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval -4.75] } 29... Be5 { [%eval -4.63] } 30. c5 { [%eval -4.58] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval -4.67] } 31. c6 { [%eval -4.85] } 31... Qxf5 { [%eval -5.03] } 32. Ba7?? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be3 was best. } 32... Qh5?? { [%eval -4.89] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:21] } 33. h3 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:53:41] } 33... Qh4 { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:12:43] } 34. Ne3?? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:21] } 34... Qf2+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:10:34] } 35. Kh1 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:50:43] } 35... Nc5 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:08:10] } 0-1