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: Magini, Luca
BlackElo: 2211
Result: 0-1
ECO: A08
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 600+5

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:08] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:10:09] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:10:12] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:10:11] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:10:16] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:10:15] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:19] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:10:19] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:10:23] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:10:20] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:26] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:09:51] } 7. Bb2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:10:27] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:09:55] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.1] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:09:46] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:10:30] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:09:58] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:10:30] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:09:23] } 11. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:10:08] } 11... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:16] } 12. Rc1?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:07] } 12... Ne4?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:03] } 13. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:10:03] } 13... dxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:09:02] } 14. dxc5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:09:55] } 14... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:09:10] } 15. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:55] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:08:59] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:09:52] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:08:48] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:09:51] } 17... Rxd1+ { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:08:56] } 18. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:09:55] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:08:52] } 19. Bf1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:09:11] } 19... Rd7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:08:00] } 20. a3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:08:55] } 20... a5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:07:56] } 21. Rxd7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:08:14] } 21... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:08:06] } 22. Qe1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:08:17] } 22... Qd6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:08:01] } 23. Qc3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:08:15] } 23... Qd7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:07:12] } 24. b4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:08:08] } 24... axb4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:07:14] } 25. axb4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:08:11] } 25... Bf8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:07:02] } 26. Qc4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:05:43] } 26... Qd5?? { [%eval 2.33] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:05] } 27. b5 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:05:22] } 27... Bd7 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:03:05] } 28. Bd4?! { [%eval 1.42] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:12] } 28... Qb7 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:02:27] } 29. Qc3 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:01:44] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:02:18] } 30. Qa1 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:01:21] } 30... Qc7 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:01:14] } 31. c4?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 31... Bc8?! { [%eval 1.65] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:13] } 32. Be5?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 32... Qb7?! { [%eval 2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 33. Qd4 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:01:03] } 33... Bc5?? { [%eval 4.05] } { Blunder. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:26] } 34. Qd8 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:01:05] } 34... Qd7?! { [%eval 5.3] } { Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 35. Qh8 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:00:41] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:00:09] } 36. h4 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:00:19] } 36... Kh6 { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 0:00:09] } 37. Be2 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:00:10] } 37... Bb7 { [%eval 7.89] [%clk 0:00:07] } 38. Bf4+ { [%eval 7.72] [%clk 0:00:06] } 38... Kg6 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:00:06] } 39. Be5? { [%eval 4.19] } { Mistake. h5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 39... Bd6 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:00:08] } 40. h5+ { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:00:11] } 40... Kh6 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:00:12] } 41. Bd4 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:00:10] } 41... e5?! { [%eval 3.94] } { Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } 42. Bc3?? { [%eval -0.13] } { Blunder. Bxb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 42... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.63] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 43. Qg8 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:00:12] } 43... f4?? { [%eval 5.09] } { Blunder. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 44. exf4 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:00:13] } 44... exf4 { [%eval 4.7] } 45. Bf1?? { [%eval -1.79] } { Blunder. Bxg7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:02] } 45... e3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:00:25] } 46. fxe3?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 46... Qxe3+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:00:27] } 0-1