Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-21
White: Esplugas Esteve, Vicenc
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2277
Black: Aloma Vidal, Robert
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2398
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A57
Opening: Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:38] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:25:04] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:25:28] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4... b4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:25:51] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:26] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:25:54] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:21:56] } 6... bxa3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:18:29] } 7. Rxa3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:20:49] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:18:45] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:19:00] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:17:53] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:14:25] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:13:18] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:14:42] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:09:45] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:14:23] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:09:38] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:13:05] } 12... Ne8 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:00:33] } 13. h3 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:09:53] } 13... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:59:32] } 14. Bxf3 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:10:12] } 14... Nc7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:58:28] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:06:07] } 15... a6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:58:04] } 16. Be2 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:03:03] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:57:35] } 17. h4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:03:05] } 17... Rb4 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:57:02] } 18. h5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:58:14] } 18... Ne5?! { [%eval 1.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:59] } 19. b3 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:55:42] } 19... e6?! { [%eval 2.47] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:08] } 20. Bg5 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:52:43] } 20... Bf6?! { [%eval 3.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:17] } 21. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:51:07] } 21... Qxf6 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:42:44] } 22. f4 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:50:59] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:41:21] } 23. e5 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:51:10] } 23... dxe5 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:40:04] } 24. Ne4 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:49:48] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:34:12] } 25. dxe6 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:43:18] } 25... fxe6 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:31:04] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:42:04] } 26... Nd5 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:28:36] } 27. Bg4 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:38:23] } 27... Qe7 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:15:41] } 28. Bxe6+?! { [%eval 2.76] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:31] } 28... Qxe6 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:15:31] } 29. Ng5?! { [%eval 1.89] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:32] } 29... Qc6 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:14:48] } 30. Qxd5+ { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:27:37] } 30... Qxd5 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:15:12] } 31. Rxd5 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:27:58] } 31... Nf6 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:13:41] } 32. Rxc5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:25:59] } 32... exf4?! { [%eval 2.37] } { Inaccuracy. gxh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:11] } 33. hxg6 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:24:20] } 33... hxg6 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:12:35] } 34. Rc6 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:24:14] } 34... a5 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:12:00] } 35. Ra6 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:20:46] } 35... Kh8 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:09:09] } 36. Kf1 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:18:16] } 36... Rbb8?! { [%eval 2.29] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:46] } 37. Ne6 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:16:43] } 37... Rf7 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:04:26] } 38. Ng5 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:13:51] } 38... Rff8 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:04:47] } 39. R6xa5 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:13:55] } 39... Ng4 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:05:01] } 40. Ra7 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:42:09] } 40... Rf5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:33:58] } 41. Ra8 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:38:27] } 41... Rxa8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:31:19] } 42. Rxa8+ { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:38:52] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:31:44] } 43. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ra7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:37:39] } 43... f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:59] } 44. gxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:44] } 44... Rxf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:18] } 45. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:45] } 45... Rxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:43] } 46. c5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:29:36] } 46... Ne3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:56] } 47. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:53] } 47... Nd5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:46] } 48. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:52] } 48... Rb2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:52] } 49. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:57] } 49... Rb3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:58] } 50. Kf2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:23:37] } 50... Rb2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:21] } 51. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:17] } 1/2-1/2