Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-13
White: Ivanchuk, Vasyl
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2630
Black: Sikkam Sai Vishnu
BlackElo: 1653
Result: 1-0
ECO: A35
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:00] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:17] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:12] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:40] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:09] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:07] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:28:30] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:52] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:28:48] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:30:08] } 8... h5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:28:57] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:28:53] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:29:12] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:28:26] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:25:57] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:28:01] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:24:11] } 12. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:26:45] } 12... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:10:23] } 13. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:26:10] } 13... Bc6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:08:48] } 14. b4 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:25:57] } 14... b6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:01:37] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:25:47] } 15... e6?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:57] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 1:22:13] } 16... Ne8 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:46:00] } 17. c5?! { [%eval 1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:52] } 17... bxc5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:44:09] } 18. bxc5 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:22:20] } 18... d5?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:23] } 19. exd5 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 1:22:21] } 19... exd5 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:30:59] } 20. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:22:03] } 20... Nc7 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:26:39] } 21. Bc4 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 1:20:05] } 21... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:21:02] } 22. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 1:19:54] } 22... Bxd5 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:18:28] } 23. Qxd5 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 1:20:13] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:17:51] } 24. Qc4 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 1:14:26] } 24... Be5?! { [%eval 2.84] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:53] } 25. f4 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 1:14:25] } 25... Bf6?! { [%eval 3.47] } { Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:08] } 26. Rd6 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 1:14:24] } 26... Qe7 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:14:33] } 27. Bf2 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 1:13:28] } 27... Kg7? { [%eval 6.19] } { Mistake. Rfc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:09] } 28. Rxf6 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 1:11:41] } 28... Rh8?! { [%eval 9.49] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:30] } 1-0