Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-19
White: Li, Di
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2552
Black: Alexiadis, Hristos
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2341
Result: 1-0
ECO: A36
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:10] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:06] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:36] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... g6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:25:38] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:01] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:49] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:35] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:22] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:53] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:02] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:33:00] } 8... Qd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:20:14] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:21] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:18:08] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:16] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:16:56] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:25:49] } 11... Rac8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:09:03] } 12. a3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:23:49] } 12... e6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:08:11] } 13. b4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:19:53] } 13... Ne8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:32] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:06:02] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:33:41] } 15. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:52:29] } 15... Ba8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:29:26] } 16. Nb5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:51:01] } 16... h5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:26:00] } 17. f4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:44:42] } 17... d5?! { [%eval 0.99] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:49] } 18. exd5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:42:04] } 18... exd5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:15:11] } 19. Nec3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:39:33] } 19... d4 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:11:34] } 20. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:38:08] } 20... Bxd4+ { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:11:58] } 21. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:38:29] } 21... Qf6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:12:08] } 22. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:20:18] } 22... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:12:32] } 23. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:20:46] } 23... Rxc6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:12:09] } 24. Re5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:19:42] } 24... Re6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:11:16] } 25. Nd5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:19:50] } 25... Qd8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:11:12] } 26. Rbe1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:19:04] } 26... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:08:26] } 27. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:19:29] } 27... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:08:44] } 28. Qc6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:09:55] } 28... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:08:36] } 29. cxd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:10:22] } 29... cxb4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:08:57] } 30. axb4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:10:50] } 30... Qb8?? { [%eval 5.32] } { Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:37] } 31. d6 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:08:57] } 31... Rc8 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:07:40] } 32. d7 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:08:55] } 1-0