Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group B
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-16
White: Badenhorst, Daniel
WhiteElo: 1663
Black: Niklesh Kumar Jain
BlackElo: 1999
Result: 0-1
ECO: B01
Opening: Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] } 2... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.56] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.52] } 3... Qd8 { [%eval 0.66] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.57] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.52] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.41] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.65] } 6. Be3?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.52] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.46] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.5] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.43] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.52] } 9. g4 { [%eval 0.44] } 9... Bg6 { [%eval 0.45] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.51] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.47] } 11. Nf4 { [%eval 0.53] } 11... Nd5?! { [%eval 1.27] } { Inaccuracy. Bh7 was best. } 12. Ncxd5 { [%eval 1.21] } 12... exd5?! { [%eval 2.35] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } 13. Nxg6 { [%eval 2.35] } 13... fxg6 { [%eval 2.18] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 2.32] } 14... Qf6 { [%eval 2.38] } 15. Qe2 { [%eval 2.37] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 2.37] } 16. O-O-O { [%eval 2.19] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 2.07] } 17. Rde1?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } 17... O-O-O { [%eval 1.29] } 18. c3?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } 18... Bd6 { [%eval 0.31] } 19. g5 { [%eval 0.25] } 19... hxg5 { [%eval 0.26] } 20. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.33] } 20... Bf4+ { [%eval 0.41] } 21. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Qxf4+ { [%eval 0.04] } 22. Kc2 { [%eval 0.09] } 22... Rde8?? { [%eval 2.36] } { Blunder. Rxh4 was best. } 23. Qxe8+ { [%eval 2.27] } 23... Rxe8 { [%eval 2.11] } 24. Rxe8+ { [%eval 2.06] } 24... Kc7 { [%eval 2.1] } 25. Re2?? { [%eval 0.1] } { Blunder. Rhe1 was best. } 25... Qxf3 { [%eval 0.53] } 26. Rhh2 { [%eval 0.03] } 26... Nf6 { [%eval 0.02] } 27. Re7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Kb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Rxg7 { [%eval -0.14] } 28... Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Rd2 { [%eval -0.01] } 29... Ne3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Kb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... dxc4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Kxc4?? { [%eval -3.45] } { Blunder. Kc2 was best. } 32... Qd5+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qf8 was best. } 33. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Qf5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Qh1+ { [%eval 0.32] } 36. Kc2 { [%eval 0.3] } 36... Qxh4 { [%eval 0.69] } 37. Rf7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } 37... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Qe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Rdf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Qxa2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. R7f6 { [%eval -0.02] } 40... Qg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... g5 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Rf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Rf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Qg5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Qg6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Ka1 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Rfxg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Qe1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Ka2 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Qd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Rg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Qa4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... a5 { [%eval 0.01] } 51. Rg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. R6g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Ka6 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Qf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Rgd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Qd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] } 57... Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] } 58... Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Qf5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 60. Re4 { [%eval 0.0] } 60... b6 { [%eval 0.0] } 61. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Qf2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 62. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] } 62... Qf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 63. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 64. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Qf1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Qg2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... Qxe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 67. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 67... Kxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 68. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 68... b5 { [%eval -0.18] } 69. Kd2?? { [%eval -11.23] } { Blunder. Kb1 was best. } 69... b4 { [%eval -10.45] } 70. Kc2 { [%eval -8.02] } 70... Ke3 { [%eval -5.48] } 71. d5?? { [%eval #-12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. cxb4 was best. } 71... b3+ { [%eval #-11] } 72. Kd1 { [%eval #-9] } 72... cxd5 { [%eval #-8] } 73. Ke1 { [%eval #-6] } 73... a3 { [%eval #-5] } 0-1