Event: Round 5: Bu, Xiangzhi - Xu, Minghui
Date: 2025-06-12
White: Bu, Xiangzhi
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2577
Black: Xu, Minghui
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2335
Result: 1-0
ECO: B42
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 25+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:24:29] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:24:34] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:25:19] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:24:38] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:25:27] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:24:44] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:25:22] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:24:52] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:25:29] } 6... Ba7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:25:00] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:25:27] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:25:03] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:25:24] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:24:56] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:24:38] } 9... Nge7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:24:21] } 10. N1d2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:24:00] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:24:13] } 11. Rad1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:21:32] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:24:01] } 12. Bxa7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:19:52] } 12... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:24:08] } 13. a4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:19:59] } 13... Ra8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:14:57] } 14. c3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:19:12] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:12:18] } 15. g3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:19:14] } 15... Bh3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:12:06] } 16. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:19:23] } 16... Qg5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:10:57] } 17. Qe3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:17:40] } 17... h6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:10:40] } 18. Bf1 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:17:24] } 18... Bg4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:09:56] } 19. Qxg5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:16:59] } 19... hxg5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:10:04] } 20. Be2 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:15:59] } 20... Be6 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:10:03] } 21. Bc4 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:15:59] } 21... Rfe8 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:08:21] } 22. Bxe6 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:15:58] } 22... Rxe6 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:08:30] } 23. Nc4 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:16:03] } 23... Rd8 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:08:38] } 24. Rd2 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:15:32] } 24... b5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:06:39] } 25. axb5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:15:40] } 25... axb5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:06:47] } 26. Ne3 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:15:48] } 26... Nge7 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:06:25] } 27. Red1 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:15:21] } 27... g6 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:02:32] } 28. Nd5 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:13:49] } 28... f5?! { [%eval 2.57] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:20] } 29. Nc7 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:12:50] } 29... Rf6 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:00:28] } 30. Nxb5?! { [%eval 1.7] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:58] } 30... Rb8 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:00:18] } 31. c4 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:13:08] } 31... Nc8 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:00:17] } 32. Rd3 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:09:07] } 32... Nb6? { [%eval 3.02] } { Mistake. fxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:21] } 33. Rxd6 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:08:42] } 33... Rxd6 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:00:25] } 34. Rxd6 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:08:50] } 34... Nxc4?! { [%eval 4.58] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 35. Rxg6+ { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:08:55] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:00:25] } 36. Rxc6 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:09:03] } 36... Rxb5 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:00:28] } 37. Rxc4 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:09:10] } 37... Rxb3 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:00:36] } 38. exf5 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:09:19] } 38... Rxb2 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:00:24] } 39. Rc6 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:09:28] } 39... Rb4 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:00:23] } 40. Re6 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:09:30] } 40... e4 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:00:13] } 41. h3 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:09:35] } 1-0