Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-12
White: Girel, Joseph
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2494
Black: Kirtadze, Anastasia
BlackTitle: WFM
BlackElo: 2047
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:29] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:34] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4... d4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:01] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:07] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:33] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:07] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:43] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:30] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:01] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:03] } 9. Na3 { [%eval 0.15] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:31] } 10. Nb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:00] } 10... Qb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:29] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:55:03] } 12. Na3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:21] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:54:43] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 13... b5?! { [%eval 0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:54:06] } 14. Ncd2 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:28:15] } 14... Ra7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:48:15] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:22:34] } 15... Ngxe5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:46:03] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:18:45] } 16... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:38:02] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:18:50] } 17... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.4] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:58] } 18. Bf4 { [%eval 1.46] } 18... e5 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:16:31] } 19. Rac1 { [%eval 1.4] } 19... f6? { [%eval 3.16] } { Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:11] } 20. Qh5+ { [%eval 3.25] } 20... Kd8 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:06:30] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:49:03] } 21... Qb6 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:05:42] } 22. f4 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:48:45] } 22... Be8 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:-6:-47] } 23. Qh4 { [%eval 3.86] } 23... Be7 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:-8:-3] } 24. Qg4 { [%eval 3.61] } 24... g6?! { [%eval 5.22] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:-9:-19] } 25. Qe6 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:34:56] } 25... Bd7 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:-11:-3] } 26. Qd5?! { [%eval 3.29] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:44] } 26... Rc7?! { [%eval 5.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:-14:-33] } 27. fxe5 { [%eval 5.25] } 27... fxe5 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:-15:-41] } 28. Rf7 { [%eval 5.88] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 6.08] } 29. Nf6 { [%eval 4.87] } 29... Bxf6 { [%eval 4.78] } 1-0