Event: Round 7: Xu, Xiangyu - Tahay, Alexis
Date: 2025-01-16
White: Xu, Xiangyu
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2611
Black: Tahay, Alexis
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2364
Result: 1-0
ECO: A46
Opening: Indian Defense: Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:49] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:07] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:22] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:05] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:14] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:02] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:21] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:32:59] } 7... d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:03] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:33:12] } 8... Be7?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:07] } 9. f4?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:33] } 9... exf4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:19:06] } 10. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:45] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:18:11] } 11. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:12] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:29] } 12. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:21:37] } 12... Qxd4+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:10:07] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:01] } 13... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:10:33] } 14. e3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:21] } 14... Ne4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:10:47] } 15. Nb3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:51:46] } 15... Bb6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:50:48] } 16. N1d2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:51:03] } 16... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:51:01] } 17. Nxd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:51:30] } 17... h6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:41:17] } 18. Nb3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:41:16] } 18... c5?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:54] } 19. a4 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:32:33] } 19... a5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:27:51] } 20. Bd6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:32:46] } 20... Be6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:24:49] } 21. Bxc5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:33:08] } 21... Bxc4?! { [%eval 1.82] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:59] } 22. Bxb6 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:33:30] } 22... Bxf1 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:21:19] } 23. Kxf1 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:33:44] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:21:45] } 24. Bxa5 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:34:10] } 24... Rxb3 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:22:11] } 25. Bc3 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:34:35] } 25... f6 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:21:36] } 26. Ke2 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:32:06] } 26... Kd7 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:21:22] } 27. Kd3 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:32:33] } 27... Rc8 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:17:05] } 28. a5 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:32:43] } 28... Rbb8 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:16:08] } 29. a6 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:32:15] } 29... Kc6?! { [%eval 3.07] } { Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:01] } 30. b4 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:30:48] } 30... Ra8?! { [%eval 3.98] } { Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:49] } 31. Ra5 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:30:57] } 31... Rab8 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:11:18] } 32. Kc4 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:31:10] } 32... Kb6+ { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:10:47] } 33. Kb3 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:31:36] } 33... Ka7 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:11:07] } 34. Bd4+ { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:32:02] } 34... Ka8 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:11:34] } 35. Rc5 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:32:20] } 35... Rxc5 { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:07:29] } 36. Bxc5 { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 0:32:46] } 36... Rc8 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:07:57] } 37. Kc4 { [%eval 6.59] [%clk 0:33:05] } 37... Kb8 { [%eval 6.56] [%clk 0:08:26] } 38. b5 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:33:18] } 38... Rd8?! { [%eval 9.59] } { Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:47] } 39. b6 { [%eval 8.96] [%clk 0:33:40] } 1-0