Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-18
White: Alekseenko, Kirill
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2673
Black: Esplugas Esteve, Vicenc
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2277
Result: 1-0
ECO: C03
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:04] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:03] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:29] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:45] } 4. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:50] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:29:05] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:31:05] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:30] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:10] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:41] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:41] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:23:51] } 8. Bg5?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:37] } 8... Nc6?! { [%eval 0.42] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:18:08] } 9. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:14:44] } 9... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:18:11] } 10. c3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:09:10] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:11:35] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:08] } 11... Na7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:06:37] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:08:14] } 12... a4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:02:47] } 13. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:59:15] } 13... a3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:58:13] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:58:04] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:55:38] } 15. h5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:58:02] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:50:39] } 16. Rh3?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:16] } 16... f6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:45:26] } 17. Bb5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:45:45] } 17... fxe5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:43:09] } 18. dxe5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:45:55] } 18... O-O { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:43:01] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:45:18] } 19... Rf5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:36:55] } 20. Bd3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:43:54] } 20... Rf4 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:37:11] } 21. O-O-O?! { [%eval -1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:18] } 21... Raf8?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:29] } 22. g3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:35:39] } 22... R4f7 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:36:05] } 23. Bc2 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:23:05] } 23... c4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:36:10] } 24. bxc4?? { [%eval -3.1] } { Blunder. Rh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:01] } 24... Nb4 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:33:47] } 25. Bb1 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:06:40] } 25... dxc4 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:29:24] } 26. g4 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:06:33] } 26... Nd3+ { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:24:56] } 27. Bxd3 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:06:57] } 27... cxd3 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:25:21] } 28. Qxd3 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:07:04] } 28... Nc5 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:24:43] } 29. Qe3 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:06:21] } 29... Qe8 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:23:19] } 30. c4 { [%eval -2.95] [%clk 0:05:11] } 30... Qa4 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:22:08] } 31. Nd4?! { [%eval -3.54] } { Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:52] } 31... Rd7 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:14:53] } 32. Qc3?! { [%eval -4.91] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:58] } 32... Rfd8 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:13:05] } 33. N2b3 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:02:53] } 33... Ne4 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:12:21] } 34. Qc2 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:01:30] } 34... Rc8 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:12:04] } 35. c5 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:00:36] } 35... Nxc5 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:10:07] } 36. Rc3 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:01:04] } 36... Be4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:33] } 37. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:41] } 37... Qb4?? { [%eval 4.99] } { Blunder. Qxc2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 38. Nxe4 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:00:48] } 38... Rdd8? { [%eval 9.7] } { Mistake. Rxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:-18] } 1-0