Event: Round 2: Xu, Sinan - Zhao, Jun
Date: 2025-06-11
White: Xu, Sinan
Black: Zhao, Jun
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2596
Result: 0-1
ECO: B44
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 25+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:25:10] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:24:58] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:25:00] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:25:05] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:25:08] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:24:59] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:24:33] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:51] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:55] } 6... dxc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:23:45] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:22:13] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:22:19] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:21:34] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:22:22] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:20:43] } 9... e5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:19:15] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:20:27] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:19:10] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:19:34] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:19:18] } 12. Rad1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:19:19] } 12... Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:53] } 13. Bxg4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:19:02] } 13... Bxg4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:18:01] } 14. f3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:19:00] } 14... Be6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:18:08] } 15. Ne2?! { [%eval -1.14] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:48] } 15... b5 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:17:54] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:16:56] } 16... bxc4?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:17] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:13:45] } 17... Rab8 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:15:47] } 18. Kh1 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:13:08] } 18... h6 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:15:36] } 19. Nb1?! { [%eval -1.53] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:17] } 19... Qa5 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:15:13] } 20. a3?! { [%eval -2.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:48] } 20... Rfd8 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:13:05] } 21. Nd2? { [%eval -3.36] } { Mistake. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:51] } 21... Qa6 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:12:03] } 22. Rc1?! { [%eval -3.9] } { Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:23] } 22... Rd3 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:11:44] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:06:18] } 23... Rbd8 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:11:48] } 24. h3?! { [%eval -3.61] } { Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:20] } 24... Bh4 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:10:23] } 25. Re2?! { [%eval -4.04] } { Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:21] } 25... c3 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:10:09] } 26. bxc3 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:04:32] } 26... Qxa3 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:09:41] } 27. Nb1 { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:01:51] } 27... Qa6 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:09:25] } 28. Bf2 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:01:11] } 28... Bg5 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:09:11] } 29. Rf1?! { [%eval -6.09] } { Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:08] } 29... Bc4 { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:09:15] } 30. Ree1 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:01:06] } 30... R3d7 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:08:08] } 31. Rg1 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:01:04] } 31... Rd2 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:07:21] } 32. Nxd2 { [%eval -4.72] [%clk 0:01:04] } 32... Rxd2 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:07:29] } 0-1