Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-15
White: Diaz Rosas, Julio Cesar
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2401
Black: Liu, Yi
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2261
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz 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 1:30:28] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:45] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:08] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:30] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:42] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:54] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:09] } 7. a3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:32:17] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:21:59] } 8. Nb5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:08:52] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:57:23] } 9. Nbxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:32] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:57:18] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:14] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:56:35] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:18:02] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:55:52] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:18:23] } 12... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:45:08] } 13. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:16:55] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:42:43] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:13:24] } 14... b5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:40:33] } 15. Qe2 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:11:20] } 15... a5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:37:21] } 16. c3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:10:42] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:40:16] } 17. Bxe4?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:03] } 17... dxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:40:43] } 18. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:03] } 18... Ra6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:31:01] } 19. Ng5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:57:17] } 19... Bxg5?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:47] } 20. fxg5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:51:01] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:26:48] } 21. Qf4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:45:06] } 21... Bd5?! { [%eval 1.57] } { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:15] } 22. Bc5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:43:53] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:20:01] } 23. h4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:52:43] } 23... axb4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:17:43] } 24. cxb4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:49:25] } 24... Qb7 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:19:42] } 25. Rf2?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:46] } 25... Rda8? { [%eval 2.62] } { Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:07] } 26. h5 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:46:44] } 26... Be4 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:10:42] } 27. Rd2 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:40:14] } 27... Bd5 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:06:04] } 28. h6 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:39:10] } 28... Rxa3 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:12:28] } 29. Rxa3 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:39:34] } 29... Rxa3 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:12:55] } 30. hxg7 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:38:56] } 30... Ra2?? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:28] } 31. Rxa2 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:38:32] } 31... Bxa2 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:10:57] } 32. g6 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:38:29] } 32... Bb1 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:10:44] } 33. Qh4 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:33:00] } 33... hxg6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:04:37] } 34. Qh8# { [%clk 0:34:45] } 1-0