Event: Round 7: Xu, Yi - Zhang, Pengxiang
Date: 2025-06-13
White: Xu, Yi
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2394
Black: Zhang, Pengxiang
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2504
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 25+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:25:06] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:25:10] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:24:59] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:07] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:25:07] } 4... Nd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:25:16] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:03] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:25:06] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:01] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:51] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:25:08] } 7... Nc7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:21:55] } 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:24:22] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:21:56] } 9. Qc3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:24:28] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:15:39] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:21:33] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:15:27] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:21:36] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:15:28] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:20:52] } 12... g6?! { [%eval 1.98] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:40] } 13. Nc3?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:28] } 13... Bd7?! { [%eval 2.18] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:51] } 14. Bh6 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:19:14] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:11:01] } 15. Rad1 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:18:57] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:11:02] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:17:06] } 16... Na5?! { [%eval 3.33] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:39] } 17. b4 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:16:49] } 17... Nc6 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:10:16] } 18. Qf4 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:16:12] } 18... Bf8?! { [%eval 4.24] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:03] } 19. Rfe1?! { [%eval 3.05] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:16] } 19... Bg7 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:05:14] } 20. Bg5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:11:57] } 20... Ne7 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:05:21] } 21. Qh4 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:11:39] } 21... b6 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:03:48] } 22. b5 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:10:24] } 22... Bf8 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:03:30] } 23. a4 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:10:15] } 23... dxc4?! { [%eval 4.66] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:10] } 24. Bxc4 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:09:44] } 24... Ncd5?! { [%eval 5.65] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:20] } 25. Nxd5 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:09:22] } 25... exd5 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:03:26] } 26. Bxd5 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:09:30] } 26... Qc7? { [%eval 13.45] } { Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:32] } 27. Bxf7+ { [%eval 14.5] [%clk 0:08:15] } 27... Kxf7?! { [%eval #14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:37] } 28. Rxd7?? { [%eval 6.9] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:07:26] } 28... Qxd7 { [%eval 7.75] [%clk 0:03:24] } 29. e6+ { [%eval 7.57] [%clk 0:07:33] } 1-0