Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-18
White: Liu, Xiangyi
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2372
Black: Nalbandyan, Vahan
BlackElo: 2197
Result: 1-0
ECO: E05
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:21:25] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:16] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:51] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:41] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:16] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:58] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:42] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:16] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:23:06] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:34] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:21:46] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:23:40] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:14:01] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:44] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:12:18] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:04] } 9. Na3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:12:44] } 9... Bxa3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:25:10] } 10. bxa3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:12:16] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:37] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:56:30] } 11... Nd5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:14:34] } 12. a4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:45:30] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 1:05:24] } 13. e4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:44:37] } 13... Nb4 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 1:04:07] } 14. Qc3 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:42:35] } 14... c5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:01:40] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:36:19] } 15... Qxc5?? { [%eval 0.93] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:01] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:33:49] } 16... Qa5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:47:25] } 17. a3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:26:21] } 17... Nc6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:47:36] } 18. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:26:48] } 18... Ne5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:44:17] } 19. Qd4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:24:22] } 19... Ba6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:42:54] } 20. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:24:46] } 20... Nd3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:39:30] } 21. Rc6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:24:18] } 21... Bb7?? { [%eval 2.58] } { Blunder. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:46] } 22. Qc3 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:16:52] } 22... Qxc3 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:14:34] } 23. Rxc3 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:22:12] } 23... Nb2 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:14:59] } 24. Rxc7 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:16:46] } 24... Ba6 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:15:25] } 25. Rxa7 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:11:09] } 25... Bd3 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 0:15:22] } 26. e5 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:06:55] } 26... Rfd8 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 0:15:18] } 27. Bc5 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:06:21] } 27... Nc4 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:15:19] } 28. a5 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:04:25] } 28... Rb5 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:12:52] } 29. Bb4 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:03:30] } 29... Rxe5 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:11:32] } 30. a6 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:03:21] } 30... Red5 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:02:14] } 31. Rb7 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:02:57] } 31... Ne5 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:02:02] } 32. a7 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:02:37] } 32... Nc6 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:02:13] } 33. Rc1 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:02:03] } 33... Ba6?! { [%eval 6.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nxa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:22] } 34. Bxd5 { [%eval 6.08] [%clk 0:02:20] } 1-0