Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-18
White: Velten, Paul
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2501
Black: Swara Lakshmi S Nair
BlackTitle: WCM
BlackElo: 1976
Result: 1-0
ECO: A15
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Anti-Grünfeld
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:29] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:13] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:18] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:30] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:09] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:17:46] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:19] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:17:47] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:23:02] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:18:09] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:21:29] } 6... Re8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:04:34] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:05:44] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:55:10] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:16:17] } 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:52:30] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:09:09] } 9... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:51:03] } 10. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:04:57] } 10... Bxc3+?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:09:30] } 11... f5 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:21:56] } 12. e5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 1:07:35] } 12... c5 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:19:10] } 13. d4 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 1:06:32] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:15:39] } 14. Bb5 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:05:48] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:15:01] } 15. O-O { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 1:06:02] } 15... Bd5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:15:25] } 16. dxc5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:03:51] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:07:59] } 17. Re1 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 1:02:38] } 17... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:03:36] } 18. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:02:45] } 18... Rxe5 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:03:09] } 19. Rxe5 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 1:00:18] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:03:37] } 20. Qxb7 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:00:29] } 20... Rxc5 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:02:07] } 21. Be2?! { [%eval 0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:10] } 21... Rxc3?? { [%eval 2.59] } { Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 22. Qxa7 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:58:24] } 22... Rc7 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:01:09] } 23. Qe3 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:57:51] } 23... Re7 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:00:52] } 24. a4 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:57:14] } 24... Qa5 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:00:45] } 25. h3 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:57:17] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:00:34] } 26. Qb3+ { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:54:59] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:01:01] } 27. Bf1 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:54:57] } 27... Nd4 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:00:35] } 28. Qb8+ { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:54:52] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:01:03] } 29. Qd6?! { [%eval 2.33] } { Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:12] } 29... Re4? { [%eval 4.15] } { Mistake. Qe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 30. Rb1 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:48:09] } 30... Qa7 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:00:35] } 31. Bd3 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:45:11] } 31... Re7?! { [%eval 4.44] } { Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 32. a5 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:45:06] } 32... f4?! { [%eval 5.47] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 33. a6 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:44:42] } 33... f3 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:01:02] } 34. Qxe7+ { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 0:40:27] } 34... Qxe7 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:01:29] } 35. Rb7 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:40:51] } 35... Qxb7 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:01:54] } 36. axb7 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:41:17] } 36... Nc6 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:02:19] } 37. Bb5 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:37:58] } 37... Nb8 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:02:42] } 38. g4 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:38:12] } 38... h5?! { [%eval 7.77] } { Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:19] } 39. g5 { [%eval 7.6] [%clk 0:38:26] } 39... h4 { [%eval 8.58] [%clk 0:02:40] } 40. Bd3 { [%eval 7.85] [%clk 1:08:32] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval 9.37] [%clk 0:32:21] } 41. Kf1 { [%eval 9.32] [%clk 1:08:51] } 41... Nd7 { [%eval 10.3] [%clk 0:32:01] } 42. Ke1 { [%eval 9.39] [%clk 1:09:10] } 42... Ke7 { [%eval 9.51] [%clk 0:30:21] } 43. Bxg6 { [%eval 8.68] [%clk 1:09:18] } 43... Kd6? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:48] } 44. Be8 { [%eval #12] [%clk 1:09:31] } 44... Nb8 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:31:04] } 45. g6 { [%eval #11] [%clk 1:09:47] } 45... Kd5 { [%clk 0:30:55] } 1-0