Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-16
White: Aryan Mehta
WhiteElo: 1762
Black: Sofronie, Vladimir
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2083
Result: 0-1
ECO: A67
Opening: Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:26] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:15] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:32:54] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:33:13] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:32:36] } 8. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:33:36] } 8... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:33:01] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:33:55] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:31:49] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:34:17] } 10... Na6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:31:04] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:34:10] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:30:23] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:28:25] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:29:38] } 13. Bc4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:28:27] } 13... Rb8?! { [%eval 1.64] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:56] } 14. Qd2?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:51] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:19:13] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:59:07] } 15... Nb6?! { [%eval 1.37] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:35] } 16. Be2?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:00] } 16... h6 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:13:56] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:52:32] } 17... Bg4 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:11:50] } 18. h3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:43:14] } 18... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:12:13] } 19. Rxf3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:43:34] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:11:06] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:39:42] } 20... Kh7?! { [%eval 1.51] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:57] } 21. Bd3?? { [%eval -0.29] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:03] } 21... Nxd3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:06:27] } 22. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:36:30] } 22... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:33] } 23. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:29] } 23... axb5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:04:56] } 24. Bf2?! { [%eval -0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:05] } 24... Qa5 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:00:56] } 25. h4?! { [%eval -1.32] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:21] } 25... b4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:01:04] } 26. Ne2?! { [%eval -1.9] } { Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:21] } 26... Qb5 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 1:00:40] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:25:10] } 27... Nf6 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:53:04] } 28. e5 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:24:00] } 28... dxe5 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:53:15] } 29. f5 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:23:41] } 29... e4 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:47:28] } 30. fxg6+ { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 0:23:15] } 30... fxg6 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:47:55] } 31. Rg3 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:23:16] } 31... e3 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:34:47] } 32. Rxe3 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:23:24] } 32... Ne4 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:35:09] } 33. Qd3?! { [%eval -3.41] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:27] } 33... c4 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:32:22] } 34. Qb1?? { [%eval -6.6] } { Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:53] } 34... Nxf2 { [%eval -6.45] [%clk 0:31:59] } 35. Kxf2 { [%eval -7.57] [%clk 0:17:27] } 35... Qc5 { [%eval -7.54] [%clk 0:32:20] } 36. Qc1 { [%eval -7.32] [%clk 0:17:35] } 36... Rxe3 { [%eval -7.36] [%clk 0:32:31] } 37. Qxe3 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:17:43] } 37... Rf8+ { [%eval -6.06] [%clk 0:32:56] } 38. Nf4 { [%eval -6.23] [%clk 0:18:04] } 38... Rxf4+ { [%eval -5.99] [%clk 0:33:16] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval -5.88] [%clk 0:18:29] } 39... Qxe3+ { [%eval -6.11] [%clk 0:33:12] } 40. Kxe3 { [%eval -5.91] [%clk 0:48:57] } 40... Rf8 { [%eval -5.62] [%clk 1:03:25] } 41. Ke4?! { [%eval -7.97] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:15] } 41... Bxb2 { [%eval -7.26] [%clk 1:03:47] } 42. d6 { [%eval -8.88] [%clk 0:49:35] } 42... c3 { [%eval -8.28] [%clk 1:04:04] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval -9.52] [%clk 0:49:54] } 43... b3 { [%eval -8.78] [%clk 1:04:17] } 44. Kd4? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:35] } 0-1