Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-20
White: Liu, Xiangyi
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2372
Black: Siddharth, Jagadeesh
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2510
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C47
Opening: Four Knights Game
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:15:46] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:15:02] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:15:18] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:40] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:23:13] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:53:36] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:19:53] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:54:02] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:15] } 7. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:54:20] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:20:37] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:54:39] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:15:26] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:54:50] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:14:18] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:47:51] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:13:26] } 11. Re3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:38:34] } 11... Bxc3?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:39] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:38:58] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:08:58] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:31:34] } 13... Qh4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:04:02] } 14. Rg3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:22:37] } 14... Ne5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:55:50] } 15. Qe1 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:22:16] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:41:14] } 16. f4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:15:52] } 16... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:29:54] } 17. cxd3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:16:15] } 17... d5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:28:08] } 18. e5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:05:46] } 18... Bf5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:27:49] } 19. Rb7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:05:17] } 19... Rec8 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:23:16] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:04:19] } 20... c5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:23:27] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:04:21] } 21... c4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:14:16] } 22. dxc4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:03:44] } 22... dxc4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:14:40] } 23. Qc5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:03:36] } 23... Be6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:14:00] } 24. Rxc7 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:02:51] } 24... Rxc7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:14:25] } 25. Qxc7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:03:19] } 25... Qh5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:14:07] } 26. Be3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:03:03] } 26... Qf5?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:49] } 27. a4? { [%eval 0.31] } { Mistake. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:18] } 27... a5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:13:58] } 28. Qb7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:02:16] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:14:18] } 29. Qe7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:42] } 29... Rb8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:14:13] } 30. Qc7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:02:13] } 30... Rb1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:12:51] } 1/2-1/2