Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-14
White: Maurizzi, Marc`Andria
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2576
Black: Dhruva Thota
BlackElo: 2351
Result: 1-0
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf 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 1:30:34] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:55] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:48] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:45] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:58] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:21] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:44] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:39] } 6. Qd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:19] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:31] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:03] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:56] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:26:09] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:26] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:29] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:24] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:44] } 10... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.21] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:05] } 11. g4?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:34] } 11... e5?! { [%eval 1.28] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:28] } 12. Nb3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:58:40] } 12... h6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:01:26] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 1:12:47] } 13... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:50:29] } 14. f5 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:04:40] } 14... Be7? { [%eval 3.24] } { Mistake. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:08] } 15. h4 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:50:36] } 15... Nb6 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:30:35] } 16. g5 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:49:04] } 16... hxg5 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:28:59] } 17. hxg5 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:47:23] } 17... Bxg5+ { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:26:52] } 18. Kb1 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:52:55] } 18... Rd8?! { [%eval 5.14] } { Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:25] } 19. fxg6 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:48:13] } 19... fxg6 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:13:15] } 20. Rdg1 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:48:27] } 20... Bf6?! { [%eval 7.27] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:51] } 21. Rxg6+ { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:48:32] } 21... Bg7 { [%eval 6.8] [%clk 0:13:13] } 22. Rhg1 { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:47:36] } 22... Rd7 { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:13:34] } 23. Nd5 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:48:01] } 23... Nxd5 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:13:14] } 24. Qxd5+ { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:48:26] } 24... Kh7?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:00] } 25. Rh6+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:46:19] } 25... Kxh6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:13:13] } 26. Qe6+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:46:47] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:13:24] } 27. Rh1+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:47:15] } 1-0