Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-15
White: Van Zyl-Rudd, Jack
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2268
Black: Gormally, Daniel W
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2424
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:48] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:01] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:15] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:21] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:12] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:25] } 4. fxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:22:35] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:29] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:58] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:54] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:56] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:23:07] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:10] } 7... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Ngf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:41] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:21:42] } 8... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:16:13] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:14:12] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:14:06] } 10. Nh4?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:25] } 10... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:11:25] } 11. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:03:53] } 11... g6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:11:48] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:59:08] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:09:32] } 13. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:34:50] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:09:01] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:35:19] } 14... Nfd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:07:06] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:20] } 15... Qb6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:42] } 16. Be3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:32:42] } 16... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:07] } 17. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:32:16] } 17... Qxc5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:29] } 18. Qf2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:25:31] } 18... Qxf2+ { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:59:00] } 19. Rxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:59] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:20] } 20. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:14] } 20... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:34] } 21. gxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:30] } 1/2-1/2