Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-15
White: Dhruva Thota
WhiteElo: 2351
Black: Sijpkens, Michiel
BlackElo: 2120
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short 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 1:30:49] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:21:41] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:22:08] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:22:21] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:47] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:22:41] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:25] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:22:36] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:14] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:28] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:15] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:17:32] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:26] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:10:44] } 9. Nc2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:28:37] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:09:52] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:17:28] } 10... Nc6?! { [%eval 1.39] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:52] } 11. b4 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:08:35] } 11... Qc7?! { [%eval 2.14] } { Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:50] } 12. Ncd4 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 1:00:18] } 12... Bg4 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:55:52] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:56:25] } 13... g5 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:54:02] } 14. Bg3 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:48:54] } 14... Bxf3 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:53:47] } 15. Bxf3 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:48:44] } 15... Bg7 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:48:33] } 16. Bg4 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:27:50] } 16... Nf8?! { [%eval 3.44] } { Inaccuracy. Ndxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:22] } 17. Nxc6?! { [%eval 2.1] } { Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:58] } 17... bxc6 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:36:36] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:20:40] } 18... Nd7? { [%eval 3.14] } { Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:24] } 19. Rae1 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:19:30] } 19... a5 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:33:47] } 20. f4 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:17:01] } 20... axb4 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:31:36] } 21. cxb4 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:17:21] } 21... gxf4 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:30:41] } 22. Bxf4 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:17:17] } 22... Rf8?! { [%eval 4.3] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:54] } 23. Bh5 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:15:51] } 23... O-O-O { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:24:57] } 24. Bg3 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:15:44] } 24... Nb8?! { [%eval 5.53] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:38] } 25. Qg4 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:11:46] } 25... Bh8 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:23:52] } 26. Qd4 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:11:42] } 26... Qa7 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:22:38] } 27. a4 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:10:47] } 27... Rd7 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:20:56] } 28. b5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:10:32] } 28... Rb7 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:20:09] } 29. Rb1 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:10:08] } 29... Qa5 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:18:44] } 30. b6 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:09:19] } 30... Nd7 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:18:05] } 31. Rbc1 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:06:52] } 31... f6 { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:18:04] } 32. exf6 { [%eval 6.73] [%clk 0:05:50] } 32... Rxf6 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:18:00] } 33. Qg4 { [%eval 6.71] [%clk 0:05:23] } 33... Qd2?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:31] } 34. Qg8+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:04:21] } 34... Nf8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:16:48] } 35. Qxh8?! { [%eval 10.01] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:32] } 35... Qd4+ { [%eval 9.62] [%clk 0:16:40] } 36. Bf2 { [%eval 9.09] [%clk 0:03:58] } 36... Qf4 { [%eval 9.94] [%clk 0:15:18] } 37. Bg3 { [%eval 10.39] [%clk 0:03:39] } 37... Qd4+ { [%eval 9.85] [%clk 0:13:40] } 38. Rf2 { [%eval 9.66] [%clk 0:04:00] } 38... Qe3 { [%eval #21] [%clk 0:13:18] } 39. Qxf6 { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:03:47] } 39... Qxc1+ { [%eval 16.86] [%clk 0:13:42] } 40. Rf1 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:34:14] } 40... Qxc5+ { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:43:31] } 41. Kh1 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:34:41] } 41... Rxb6 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:41:17] } 42. Bf2? { [%eval 8.2] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:18] } 42... Nd7 { [%eval 8.21] [%clk 0:39:34] } 43. Qh8+ { [%eval 7.92] [%clk 0:34:32] } 1-0