Event: Round 8: Ivanchuk, Vasyl - Saraci, Nderim
Date: 2024-11-16
White: Ivanchuk, Vasyl
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2640
Black: Saraci, Nderim
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2439
Result: 1-0
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with Nf6
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:14] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:37] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:27:26] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:20] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:25] } 6. Ng5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:20:57] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:49] } 7... Na5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:54:20] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:32:24] } 8... Nxc4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:52:05] } 9. dxc4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:32:45] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:42:31] } 10. f5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:32:36] } 10... a6 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:38:05] } 11. a4 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:29:16] } 11... b6?! { [%eval 2.16] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:12] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:11:59] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:34:29] } 13. O-O { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:03:45] } 13... b5 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:29:58] } 14. b3 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:57:43] } 14... bxc4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:26:52] } 15. bxc4 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:58:11] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:26:53] } 16. g4 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:56:27] } 16... h6 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:20:33] } 17. Nh3 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:56:53] } 17... Nh7 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:17:54] } 18. g5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:56:44] } 18... hxg5 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:17:56] } 19. Kh2 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:57:12] } 19... gxh4 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:16:06] } 20. Rg1 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:57:32] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:14:43] } 21. Qh5 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:54:57] } 21... Qe8?! { [%eval 1.96] } { Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:57] } 22. Rg6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:46:12] } 22... Kg8? { [%eval 2.72] } { Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:41] } 23. Rg4 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:33:38] } 23... Nf6?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:20] } 24. Rxg7+ { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:29:46] } 24... Kxg7 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:09:44] } 25. Bh6+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:30:14] } 25... Kh7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:08:29] } 26. Ng5+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:29:42] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:06:10] } 27. Bg7+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:29:09] } 1-0