Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-12
White: Freeland, Alex
WhiteElo: 2048
Black: Velten, Paul
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2501
Result: 0-1
ECO: E48
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:47] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:36] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:40] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:48] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:50] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:26] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:21:30] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:23:45] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:19:46] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:20:22] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:19:13] } 9... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:20:14] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:19:02] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:16:12] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:18:46] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:45] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:16:28] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:06:33] } 13. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:15:49] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:06:20] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:15:09] } 14... Qd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:57:37] } 15. f3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:04:55] } 15... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:17:28] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:04:40] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:13:18] } 17. f4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:59:00] } 17... Qf6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:02:13] } 18. Bb2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:55:13] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:54:45] } 19. Rf3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:54:46] } 19... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:52:39] } 20. Re1 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:38:42] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:00] } 21. Kh1?? { [%eval -2.87] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:14] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:47:50] } 22. Rg3?! { [%eval -4.68] } { Inaccuracy. Rff1 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:11] } 22... Be4 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:43:03] } 23. Rd1?! { [%eval -5.91] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:30] } 23... Bxd3 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:42:45] } 24. Rxd3 { [%eval -5.05] [%clk 0:33:13] } 24... Rxd3 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:47:04] } 25. Qxd3 { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 0:32:39] } 25... bxa4 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:44:24] } 26. Ba1?! { [%eval -7.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:24] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval -7.66] [%clk 0:42:29] } 27. Qf1 { [%eval -7.33] [%clk 0:31:17] } 27... Qb1 { [%eval -7.42] [%clk 0:42:12] } 28. Rf3 { [%eval -7.75] [%clk 0:31:11] } 28... Ne4 { [%eval -7.05] [%clk 0:41:10] } 29. g4 { [%eval -9.51] [%clk 0:27:23] } 29... Nd2 { [%eval -9.26] [%clk 0:40:51] } 0-1