Event: Round 7: Xu, Yi - Xie, Felix
Date: 2025-05-13
White: Xu, Yi
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2481
Black: Xie, Felix
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2345
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.31] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.42] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.41] } 8. Ne4 { [%eval 0.48] } 8... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.65] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.48] } 9... Ba6 { [%eval 0.38] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.36] } 10... f5 { [%eval 0.46] } 11. exf6 { [%eval 0.36] } 11... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.41] } 12. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.4] } 12... gxf6 { [%eval 0.45] } 13. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.09] } 13... Qxa6 { [%eval 0.11] } 14. Qh5+ { [%eval 0.05] } 14... Ke7 { [%eval 0.06] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:50] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:01:10] } 16. O-O-O { [%eval 0.15] } 16... d5? { [%eval 1.81] } { Mistake. Rb7 was best. } 17. Kb1 { [%eval 1.85] } 17... Qb5 { [%eval 2.27] } 18. Rd2 { [%eval 2.25] } 18... Kd7 { [%eval 2.6] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval 2.56] } 19... Qc4 { [%eval 2.57] } 20. Rd4 { [%eval 2.65] } 20... Qb5 { [%eval 2.68] } 21. Rd2 { [%eval 2.58] } 21... Qc4 { [%eval 2.75] } 22. Rd4 { [%eval 2.57] } 22... Qb5 { [%eval 2.64] } 23. b3 { [%eval 2.76] } 23... Be7 { [%eval 2.58] } 24. c4 { [%eval 2.67] } 24... Qa5?! { [%eval 3.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } 25. cxd5 { [%eval 3.51] } 25... cxd5 { [%eval 3.55] } 26. Rdc4 { [%eval 3.45] } 26... Rb7 { [%eval 3.05] } 27. Bf4 { [%eval 2.71] } 27... Qa6? { [%eval 4.97] } { Mistake. Qb6 was best. } 28. R4c3 { [%eval 4.84] } 28... Re8?! { [%eval 6.36] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } 29. Qf7 Qb5 30. Ka1 a5 31. Rc7+ Rxc7 32. Rxc7+ Kd8 33. Qxe6 1-0