Event: Round 1: Xu, Yi - Vasilkov, Nikolay
Date: 2025-05-07
White: Xu, Yi
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2481
Black: Vasilkov, Nikolay
BlackElo: 2201
Result: 1-0
ECO: B95
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.23] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval -0.04] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.25] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 9... e5 { [%eval 0.38] } 10. Nf5 { [%eval 0.24] } 10... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.17] } 11. exf5 { [%eval 0.21] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.39] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.42] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.51] } 13. g3 { [%eval 0.18] } 13... b5 { [%eval -0.02] } 14. Bg2 { [%eval -0.16] } 14... Nd4 { [%eval -0.15] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval 0.01] } 16... Rc5?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } 17. Be3 { [%eval 0.79] } 17... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.86] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } 18. Ne2 { [%eval 2.0] } 18... Ng4?! { [%eval 3.02] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } 19. Nxd4 { [%eval 2.93] } 19... exd4 { [%eval 2.95] } 20. Bxd4 { [%eval 2.76] } 1-0