Event: Qatar Masters 2024
Site: Doha, Qatar
Date: 2024-12-12
White: Xu, Zhihang
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2511
Black: Nazari, Arad
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2401
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D79
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:41] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:59] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:22] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:49] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:45] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:15] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:07] } 7... cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:40] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:32] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:05] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:33] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:30] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:10] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:59] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:34] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:43] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:33:59] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:02] } 13. Na4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:34] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:29:11] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:42] } 14... h5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:28:07] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:45] } 15... Bf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:44] } 16. Nc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:23:35] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:21:08] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:09:39] } 17... Ra8 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:13:58] } 18. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:06:06] } 18... Bxd7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:14:15] } 19. Rc5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:06:26] } 19... h4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:02:54] } 20. a3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:06:06] } 20... Kg7?! { [%eval 1.28] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:03] } 21. h3?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Rfc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:56] } 21... hxg3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:58:19] } 22. fxg3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:04:20] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:54:54] } 23. h4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:02:47] } 23... Bg4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:51:01] } 24. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:52:54] } 24... Qa6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:49:02] } 25. e3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:47:25] } 25... Qxa3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:47:05] } 26. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:47:50] } 26... Rad8 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:38:13] } 27. Qc3? { [%eval 0.1] } { Mistake. Bc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:35] } 27... Qxc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:34:51] } 28. R1xc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:37:02] } 28... Be2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:35:05] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:23:47] } 29... Bc4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:33:56] } 30. Ra3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:23:53] } 30... e5?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:06] } 31. Rxf6 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:15:13] } 31... exf4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:32:05] } 32. gxf4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:15:11] } 32... Re7 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:32:03] } 1/2-1/2