Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-16
White: Mannion, Stephen R
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2139
Black: Liu, Xiangyi
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2372
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C03
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch 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 1:30:30] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:27] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:54] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Ne7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:26:12] } 4. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:26:38] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:27:05] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:29] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:26:14] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:29:00] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:26:41] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:27:18] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:27:02] } 9. e5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:17:53] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:27:03] } 10. Nf1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:17:47] } 10... f6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:26:08] } 11. exf6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:14:22] } 11... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:26:34] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:00:05] } 12... Qf7 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:26:59] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:59:50] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:20:56] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:00:00] } 14... e5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:20:57] } 15. dxe5?! { [%eval -0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:59] } 15... Ndxe5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:20:48] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:49:21] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:14:27] } 17. Bc5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:44:00] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:12:15] } 18. Ng3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:36:38] } 18... Bg4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:54:28] } 19. f3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:30:02] } 19... b6 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:53:15] } 20. Ba3 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:27:20] } 20... Be6 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:52:10] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:19:45] } 21... h5 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:46:31] } 22. Nf1 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:26:52] } 22... Nxd3 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:35:18] } 23. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:27:16] } 23... Rac8 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:35:08] } 24. Rac1 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:21:35] } 24... Rxc1 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:27:44] } 25. Rxc1 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:22:00] } 25... h4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:27:51] } 26. Re1 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:17:28] } 26... Bf5 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:19:22] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:17:49] } 27... d4?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:57] } 28. Re7?! { [%eval -0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:55] } 28... Qf6 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:15:01] } 29. Rxa7 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:14:09] } 29... Re8?! { [%eval -0.06] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:27] } 30. Bb4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:13:41] } 30... Qe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:08] } 31. Qg5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:09:01] } 31... Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:19] } 32. Re7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:08:41] } 32... Rxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:37] } 33. Qxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:08] } 33... d3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:07:39] } 34. Qd8+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:06:15] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:08:04] } 35. Qc7+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:06:33] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:08:10] } 36. Qd8+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:06:57] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:08:36] } 37. Qc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:23] } 1/2-1/2