Event: XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A
Site: Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2024-12-20
White: Ivanchuk, Vasyl
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2630
Black: Song, Edward
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2363
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E04
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min/rest + 30 sec. incr. per move starting move 1

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:36] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:01] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:24] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:33] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:52] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:44] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:17] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:29] } 7... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:56] } 8. Nbxd2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:24] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:26:49] } 9. a4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:31:50] } 9... c6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:26:50] } 10. b3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:32:16] } 10... cxb3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:26:07] } 11. Nxb3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:32:41] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:15:59] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:33:00] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:14:39] } 13. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:25:34] } 13... bxa4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:04:34] } 14. Rxa4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:24:37] } 14... Bb5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:04:58] } 15. Ra3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:25:04] } 15... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:03:45] } 16. e3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:25:24] } 16... a4 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:00:01] } 17. Nc5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:25:53] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:58:23] } 18. Ng5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:26:10] } 18... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:54:08] } 19. Qxc5 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:26:33] } 19... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:54:29] } 20. Rxc5 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:27:02] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:46:38] } 21. Ne4 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:26:51] } 21... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:45:56] } 22. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:26:41] } 22... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:46:00] } 23. f4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:27:06] } 23... h6 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:46:11] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:27:32] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:46:37] } 25. Ke1 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:27:58] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:47:01] } 26. Kd2 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:28:21] } 26... Rd7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:46:49] } 27. Bf3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:28:41] } 27... Rdd8 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:47:11] } 28. Be4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:29:07] } 28... Rd7 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:47:38] } 29. Bf3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:29:32] } 29... Rdd8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:05] } 30. Be4 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 1:29:57] } 30... Rd7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:32] } 1/2-1/2