Event: Hong Kong International Open 2024
Site: Queen Elizabeth Stadium
Date: 2024-12-27
White: Meng, Yihan
WhiteElo: 2402
Black: Xia, Jinnan
BlackElo: 1979
Result: 1-0
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:32] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:28] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:33] } 7. Nde2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:36] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:41] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:40] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:22:27] } 9. f5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:22:26] } 9... Bc4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:22:45] } 10. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:22:40] } 10... Qxc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:10] } 11. Qd3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:22:42] } 11... Qc6?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:40] } 12. a4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:13] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:55] } 13. Qf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:16] } 13... Rd8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:19:32] } 14. g4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:00:24] } 14... Nc5?! { [%eval 1.03] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:49] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:59:47] } 15... d5?! { [%eval 1.97] } { Inaccuracy. Ncxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:37] } 16. exd5 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:47:45] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 1:09:40] } 17. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:48:02] } 17... gxf6 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 1:10:00] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:48:10] } 18... Qb4 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 1:06:52] } 19. Ng3 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:46:39] } 19... Rd6 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:02:02] } 20. Nce4 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:42:24] } 20... Rb6 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:54:00] } 21. Qc3 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:42:31] } 21... Qxc3 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:46:07] } 22. Nxc3 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:42:57] } 22... Rb4 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:45:57] } 23. Nh5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:33:38] } 23... Nd7?! { [%eval 2.53] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:19] } 24. h3 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:34:00] } 24... Bd6 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:45:24] } 25. Rhe1 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:33:07] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:45:42] } 26. Re4 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:31:36] } 26... Rxe4 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:41:33] } 27. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:32:06] } 27... h6 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:42:02] } 28. b3 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:28:48] } 28... Rg8?! { [%eval 4.05] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:20] } 29. Kb2 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:29:08] } 29... Rc8?! { [%eval 4.6] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:29] } 30. a5 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:25:17] } 30... Bb4 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:39:57] } 31. d6+ { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:25:41] } 31... Kd8 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:40:20] } 32. Rd5 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:26:00] } 32... Rc6 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:39:52] } 33. c3 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:26:05] } 33... Nc5?! { [%eval 7.41] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:51] } 34. Nhxf6 { [%eval 7.35] [%clk 0:26:10] } 34... Nxe4 { [%eval 7.58] [%clk 0:37:08] } 35. Nxe4 { [%eval 7.36] [%clk 0:26:35] } 35... Bxd6 { [%eval 8.88] [%clk 0:38:02] } 36. Rxd6+ { [%eval 8.66] [%clk 0:26:57] } 36... Kc7 { [%eval 8.91] } 37. Rxc6+ { [%eval 8.24] } 37... Kxc6 { [%eval 8.61] [%clk 0:38:31] } 38. c4 { [%eval 8.44] [%clk 0:27:46] } 38... b5 { [%eval 11.94] [%clk 0:38:55] } 39. axb6 { [%eval 10.78] [%clk 0:28:11] } 39... Kxb6 { [%eval 11.16] [%clk 0:39:22] } 40. b4 { [%eval 10.2] [%clk 0:28:36] } 40... a5?! { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:49] } 41. bxa5+ { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:29:00] } 41... Kxa5 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:40:19] } 42. Kc3 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:29:24] } 42... Ka4 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:40:41] } 43. h4 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:29:47] } 43... Ka5 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:40:54] } 44. g5 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:30:12] } 44... hxg5 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:41:23] } 45. hxg5 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:30:39] } 45... Kb6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:41:47] } 46. g6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:31:05] } 46... fxg6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:42:12] } 47. fxg6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:31:33] } 47... Kc6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:42:33] } 48. g7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:31:58] } 48... Kb6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:42:58] } 49. g8=Q { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:32:23] } 49... Kc6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:43:19] } 50. Qd5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:32:47] } 50... Kb6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:43:48] } 51. Qxe5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:33:08] } 51... Kc6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:44:05] } 52. Qd6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:33:33] } 52... Kb7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:44:32] } 53. Nc5+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:34:28] } 53... Ka7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:44:54] } 54. Qa6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:34:28] } 1-0