Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-12
White: Gormally, Daniel W
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2424
Black: Gajdzica, Maciej
BlackElo: 2035
Result: 1-0
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:45] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:24] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:31] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:03] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:38] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:54] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:16] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:23] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:56] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:32] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:29:15] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:25:03] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:27:36] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:23:56] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:23:08] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:21:47] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:23:01] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:17:35] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:22:41] } 13. Bg3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:07:33] } 13... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:11:01] } 14. Nxg3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:07:21] } 14... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:08:06] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:56:38] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:58:00] } 16. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:18:06] } 16... dxe4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:58:25] } 17. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:18:29] } 17... Bxa2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:58:48] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:10:00] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:46:22] } 19. Bh7+ { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:05:49] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:45:02] } 20. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:02:57] } 20... Bb3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:43:27] } 21. Qc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:53:36] } 21... Bd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:42:32] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:48:03] } 22... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:38:39] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:46:00] } 23... Ne4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:34:54] } 24. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:57:44] } 24... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:33:20] } 25. Nb3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:48:10] } 25... Qc7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:24:03] } 26. Nc5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:46:48] } 26... Rad8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:21:22] } 27. Rf1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:42:14] } 27... Bd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:16:29] } 28. f3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:53:45] } 28... f5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:35] } 29. Rce1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:51:36] } 29... Qf7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:11:34] } 30. Rf2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:48:26] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:04:30] } 31. Qb4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:45:48] } 31... Rb8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:17:28] } 32. Nd3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:44:21] } 32... b6? { [%eval 2.34] } { Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:07] } 33. Ne5?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:24] } 33... Qe8?? { [%eval 3.47] } { Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:00] } 34. Qxf8+ { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:38:56] } 34... Qxf8 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:17:11] } 35. Ng6+ { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:39:23] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:17:30] } 36. Nxf8 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:38:42] } 36... Rxf8 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:16:58] } 37. e4 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:37:45] } 37... fxe4 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:17:15] } 38. fxe4 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:39:51] } 38... Re8 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:15:37] } 39. Rf4 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:32:55] } 39... a5 { [%eval 3.48] } 40. Kf2 { [%eval 3.5] } 40... Bc4 { [%eval 3.51] } 41. Ke3 { [%eval 3.34] } 41... b5 { [%eval 3.56] } 42. Rf5 { [%eval 3.54] } 42... a4 { [%eval 3.46] } 43. Rc5 { [%eval 3.42] } 43... Re6 { [%eval 3.26] } 44. g4 { [%eval 3.54] } 44... Rd6 { [%eval 4.03] } 45. Rc1 { [%eval 3.82] } 45... Kf7 { [%eval 4.72] } 46. R1xc4 { [%eval 4.67] } 46... bxc4 { [%eval 4.73] } 47. Rxc4 { [%eval 4.65] } 47... Kg6 { [%eval 5.29] } 48. h4 { [%eval 5.23] } 48... Rf6 { [%eval 5.5] } 49. e5 { [%eval 5.47] } 49... Re6 { [%eval 5.53] } 50. Kf4 { [%eval 5.51] } 50... Kf7 { [%eval 5.48] } 51. Rxa4 { [%eval 5.42] } 51... g5+ { [%eval 6.04] } 52. hxg5 { [%eval 6.03] } 52... hxg5+ { [%eval 5.87] } 53. Kxg5 { [%eval 5.78] } 53... c5?! { [%eval 8.13] } { Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } 54. Kf5 { [%eval 13.06] } 54... Rb6?! { [%eval #27] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. cxd4 was best. } 55. Ra7+ { [%eval #38] } 55... Ke8 { [%eval 10.07] } 56. d5 { [%eval 9.41] } 1-0