Event: Malta Rapid Challenge 2025 - part of the World Chess Festival 2024-25
Site: Qormi, Malta
Date: 2025-06-07
White: Vila Gazquez, Xavier
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2414
Black: Schock, Kai
BlackElo: 1900
Result: 1-0
ECO: A08
Opening: King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 600+5

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:09] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:09:53] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:10:11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:09:35] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:14] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:09:37] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:17] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:09:29] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:10:18] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:09:26] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:21] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:09:16] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:10:23] } 7... dxe4?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:04] } 8. dxe4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:10:26] } 8... Bc6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:09:09] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:09:29] } 9... Bb5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:08:42] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:09:17] } 10... Ba6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:08:00] } 11. Qa4+?! { [%eval 0.34] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:32] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:07:58] } 12. Ndf3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:08:34] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:07:57] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:08:35] } 13... Qc8?? { [%eval 4.33] } { Blunder. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:39] } 14. Nxd7 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:08:35] } 14... Nxd7 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:07:43] } 15. Qxd7 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:08:24] } 1-0