Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-19
White: Savitha Shri B
WhiteTitle: WGM
WhiteElo: 2329
Black: Merkel, Luis
BlackElo: 2056
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 1:29:44] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:08] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:34] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:22] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:22] } 6. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:46] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:07] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:08] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:04] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:22] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:45] } 9. a4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:32:46] } 9... Nxd5?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:37] } 10. exd5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:33:07] } 10... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:24:30] } 11. axb5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:33:31] } 11... axb5 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:21:25] } 12. Rxa8 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:33:52] } 12... Bxa8 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:21:40] } 13. Nxb5 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 1:34:16] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 1:04:55] } 14. Qa3 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:32:12] } 14... Bxg2 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:57:01] } 15. Rg1 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 1:32:29] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:56:09] } 16. b4 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 1:19:58] } 16... Ne6 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:55:00] } 17. Be3? { [%eval 0.68] } { Mistake. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:09] } 17... Bd7?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:08] } 18. f4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:04:59] } 18... Qb8? { [%eval 2.8] } { Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:36] } 19. c4?? { [%eval 0.52] } { Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:31] } 19... g6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:35:44] } 20. f5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:53:51] } 20... Nc7 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:34:47] } 21. Qa1 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:49:31] } 21... Rg8?! { [%eval 2.45] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:23] } 22. Qa5 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:49:42] } 22... Nxb5 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:32:04] } 23. cxb5 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:50:06] } 23... Bg7 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:32:07] } 24. b6 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:47:36] } 24... Bc3+ { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:31:41] } 25. Kf1 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:41:08] } 25... Bc6?? { [%eval 4.65] } { Blunder. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:49] } 26. Rg4 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:39:01] } 26... Kd7 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:20:01] } 27. Rc4 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:37:30] } 27... d5?! { [%eval 9.25] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:32] } 28. Rxc6 { [%eval 10.55] [%clk 0:35:03] } 28... Kxc6?! { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:12] } 29. Qc5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:35:17] } 29... Kd7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:09:04] } 30. Bb5+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:35:33] } 1-0