Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-13
White: Hess, Max
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2385
Black: Sijpkens, Michiel
BlackElo: 2120
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal 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 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4... h5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:11] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:12] } 6. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:19] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7... Qa6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:57] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:50] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:34] } 9... Qa4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:37] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:23] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:16] } 11. bxa5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:25] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:18:03] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:27:53] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:23:03] } 13. Be3?! { [%eval -0.15] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:12] } 13... Nge7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:21:44] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:18:44] } 14... Nf5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:05:11] } 15. Rfb1 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:10:39] } 15... cxd4?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:44] } 16. cxd4?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:25] } 16... Bb4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:06:32] } 17. Nb3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:40:51] } 17... Nxh4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:01:58] } 18. Qh3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:46:43] } 18... Nf5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:00:32] } 19. Bg5 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:42:36] } 19... Bxa5 { [%eval -0.89] } 20. Nf4?! { [%eval -1.56] } { Inaccuracy. Nxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:46] } 20... Bd8 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:19:11] } 21. Nxh5?! { [%eval -2.1] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:20] } 21... Kf8 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:14:11] } 22. Bxd8 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:25:23] } 22... Nxd8 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:09:16] } 23. Qg4 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:20:26] } 23... b6?! { [%eval -0.52] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:09] } 24. Qg5 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:14:43] } 24... g6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:54] } 25. Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:28] } 25... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:57] } 26. Qf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:20] } 26... Rh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:56] } 27. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:16] } 27... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:19] } 28. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:17] } 28... Qc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:23] } 29. Qg5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:05:39] } 29... Rh7?? { [%eval 3.6] } { Blunder. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:35] } 30. Qf6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rac1 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:02] } 30... Rh6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:04:36] } 31. Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:28] } 31... Rh7?? { [%eval 3.65] } { Blunder. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:06] } 32. Rac1 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:04:07] } 32... Qe7 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:04:56] } 33. Qxe7+ { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:04:15] } 33... Kxe7 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:05:22] } 34. Nxg6+ { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:04:40] } 34... Ke8 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:05:15] } 35. Rc7 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:05:04] } 35... fxg6?! { [%eval 4.8] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:48] } 36. Rxh7 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:05:29] } 36... Nf7 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:04:52] } 37. Rc1 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:05:12] } 37... Ra7 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:02:16] } 38. Rc6 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:04:00] } 38... Nd8 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:02:19] } 39. Rxe6+ { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:03:16] } 39... Nxe6 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:02:41] } 40. Rxa7 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:33:42] } 1-0