Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-15
White: Ivanchuk, Vasyl
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2630
Black: Coles, Ruben
BlackElo: 2155
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky 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 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:16] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:40] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:41] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:06] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:09] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:30] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:33:35] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:55] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:34:02] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:13] } 9... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:34:22] } 10. Rb1 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:40] } 10... Qa3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:34:46] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:04] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:35:00] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:28] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:35:14] } 13. Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:40] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:34:41] } 14. Ba4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:04] } 14... b5?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:34:38] } 15. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:27:57] } 15... axb5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:34:58] } 16. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:28:23] } 16... Qd8 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:28:30] } 17. Qc3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:22:46] } 17... Qa5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:23:14] } 18. Nc7+ { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:23:08] } 18... Kd8 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:22:19] } 19. Nxa8 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:23:31] } 19... Qxa8 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:22:20] } 20. Kd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:03:23] } 20... Qa4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:06:36] } 21. Rhb1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:57:03] } 21... Ba6?? { [%eval 2.99] } { Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:51] } 22. Rb7 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:39:32] } 22... Bxb7 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:41:10] } 23. Rxb7 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:39:50] } 23... Qc4? { [%eval 4.98] } { Mistake. Ba3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:25] } 24. Qa5+ { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:37:05] } 24... Ke8 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:35:03] } 25. Qa8+ { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:32:45] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:35:22] } 26. Qa7 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:33:09] } 26... Qc8 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:33:57] } 27. Rc7 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:31:07] } 27... Qd8 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:34:03] } 28. Qb7 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:30:42] } 28... Ke8 { [%clk 0:32:18] } 1-0