Event: Round 8: Xu, Minghui - Li, Di
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Xu, Minghui
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2405
Black: Li, Di
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2552
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D41
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:29] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:27:44] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:41] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:51] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:46] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:54] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:13] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:29] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:38] } 6. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:12] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:01] } 7. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:25:32] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:29] } 8. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:18] } 8... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:37] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:23:35] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:01] } 10. Qd1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:49] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:52] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:46] } 11... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:15] } 12. Nxd2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:23:50] } 12... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:04] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:40] } 13... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:04] } 14. Rxc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:24:01] } 14... Qxa2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:26:31] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:21:10] } 15... Rd8? { [%eval 1.44] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:28] } 16. Qc1?? { [%eval -0.5] } { Blunder. Nd6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:49:19] } 16... Be6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:12:12] } 17. e3 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:49:43] } 17... Qa4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:11:14] } 18. Be2? { [%eval -2.27] } { Mistake. Ra3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:06] } 18... O-O?? { [%eval -0.14] } { Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:49] } 19. O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:50:18] } 19... g6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:58:11] } 20. Qa1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:49:50] } 20... Qxa1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:36] } 21. Rd1?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxa1 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:47] } 21... Qb1?? { [%eval -0.04] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxd1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:53:36] } 22. Rxb1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:50:18] } 22... Rd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:51:58] } 23. Ra1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:49:00] } 23... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:47:24] } 24. f4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:49:00] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:40] } 25. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:40] } 25... Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:59] } 26. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:48] } 26... Rxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:17] } 27. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:56] } 27... bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:42] } 28. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:18] } 28... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:36] } 29. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:49] } 29... Rxb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:03] } 30. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:58] } 30... c4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:51:27] } 31. e4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:45:45] } 31... Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:50] } 32. f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:45] } 32... gxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:17] } 33. exf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:11] } 33... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:44] } 34. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:31] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:06] } 35. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:12] } 1/2-1/2