Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-18
White: Ivanchuk, Vasyl
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2630
Black: Gormally, Daniel W
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2424
Result: 1-0
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Open
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:49] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:10] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:39] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:22] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:29:20] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:36] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:25:45] } 7. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:21] } 7... dxc6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:20:41] } 8. Qxd8+ { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:23:41] } 8... Kxd8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:21:07] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:16:37] } 9... Ng4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:09:47] } 10. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:20] } 10... f5? { [%eval 1.67] } { Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:25] } 11. h3 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:49:11] } 11... Ne5 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:56:37] } 12. Ba2 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:49:35] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:48:11] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:48:51] } 13... Kc7 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:48:34] } 14. exf5 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:21:25] } 14... gxf5 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:48:44] } 15. g4 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:21:53] } 15... Ne5?? { [%eval 3.69] } { Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:41] } 16. Rhe1 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:17:38] } 16... Ng6 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:42:13] } 17. h4 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:17:48] } 17... e5 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:37:38] } 18. h5 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:17:37] } 18... Nh4 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:38:03] } 19. Bg5 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:04:35] } 19... Nf3 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:35:06] } 20. h6 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:05:03] } 20... Bf8 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:34:22] } 21. Bd8+ { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:05:27] } 21... Kb8 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:34:35] } 22. g5 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:05:55] } 22... Bc5 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:30:24] } 23. Bf6 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:05:37] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:29:47] } 24. g6 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:04:54] } 24... hxg6 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:30:10] } 25. h7 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:05:02] } 1-0