Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-16
White: Nalbandyan, Vahan
WhiteElo: 2197
Black: Safin Safarullakhan
BlackElo: 1824
Result: 1-0
ECO: D01
Opening: Rapport-Jobava System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:19] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:30:12] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3. Bf4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:30:26] } 3... e6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:30:44] } 4. Nb5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:30:32] } 4... Na6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:55] } 5. e3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:30:51] } 5... Be7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:30:52] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:30:59] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:46] } 7. h4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:28:55] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:48] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:24:59] } 8... f5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:27:24] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:47] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:26:44] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:21:57] } 10... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:14:38] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:22:15] } 11... Qa5?! { [%eval 1.81] } { Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:52] } 12. Kf1?! { [%eval 1.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:01] } 12... Bf6 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:13:45] } 13. Rh3 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:12:03] } 13... Qxc3?! { [%eval 2.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:50] } 14. Bxa6 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:07:53] } 14... bxa6 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:07:02] } 15. Rb1 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 1:08:07] } 15... c5 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:53:03] } 16. Kg1 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:06:12] } 16... Bxe5? { [%eval 3.51] } { Mistake. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:51] } 17. Bxe5 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 1:05:49] } 17... Rf7 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:48:38] } 18. Rg3 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 1:05:16] } 18... Bd7? { [%eval 5.4] } { Mistake. Qa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:30] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:45:02] } 19... Bb5?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:55] } 20. Qh6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:44:16] } 20... Kf8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:24:01] } 21. Rxg7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:44:29] } 21... cxd4 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:23:53] } 22. Bd6+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:44:40] } 22... Ke8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:24:08] } 23. Qxe6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:45:04] } 23... Kd8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:24:17] } 24. Rg8+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:45:27] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:24:35] } 25. Rxf8+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:45:50] } 25... Be8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:24:55] } 26. Rxe8# { [%clk 0:46:10] } 1-0