Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group B
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-20
White: Karpukhin, Andrei
WhiteElo: 1856
Black: Niklesh Kumar Jain
BlackElo: 1999
Result: 0-1
ECO: D05
Opening: Rubinstein Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:31] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:34] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:53] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:29:13] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5... b6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:21] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:20] } 7. Bb2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:55] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:30] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:38] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:33] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:46] } 9... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:18:11] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:24:10] } 10... Nd7?! { [%eval 1.2] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:41] } 11. f4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:08:07] } 11... g6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:10:25] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:45:02] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:10:05] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:39:02] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:06:03] } 14. cxd5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:41:19] } 14... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:05:03] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:38:06] } 15... Rhg8 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 1:03:39] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:27:18] } 16... Bc6 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:55:02] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:16:36] } 17... Kb8 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:53:12] } 18. Be4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:12:48] } 18... f5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:41:56] } 19. Bxc6?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:09] } 19... Qxc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:42:25] } 20. Nb5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:08:12] } 20... g5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:37:50] } 21. a4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:07:17] } 21... gxf4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:36:52] } 22. exf4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:07:39] } 22... Rg4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:36:34] } 23. Bc1 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:01:44] } 23... Rdg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:35] } 24. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:00] } 24... h5?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. Rxg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:36:21] } 25. Nd4?? { [%eval -4.56] } { Blunder. Qg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 25... cxd4 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:36:10] } 26. Rd3 { [%eval -5.05] [%clk 0:00:33] } 26... h4 { [%eval -5.08] [%clk 0:35:08] } 27. Bd2 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:00:31] } 27... hxg3 { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 0:35:26] } 28. h3 { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 0:00:47] } 28... Rh4 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:35:25] } 29. Qg2 { [%eval -5.55] [%clk 0:00:47] } 29... Qe4 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:34:20] } 30. Qxe4?! { [%eval -6.66] } { Inaccuracy. Rxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 30... fxe4 { [%eval -6.59] [%clk 0:34:48] } 31. Rxd4 { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 0:01:00] } 31... Bc5 { [%eval -6.18] [%clk 0:35:17] } 32. Bc1 { [%eval -8.06] [%clk 0:00:56] } 0-1