Event: Round 8: Xu, Ziyuan - Vasilkov, Nikolay
Date: 2025-07-22
White: Xu, Ziyuan
WhiteElo: 2179
Black: Vasilkov, Nikolay
BlackElo: 2288
Result: 0-1
ECO: B50
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:51] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:16] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:43] } 5. O-O { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:00] } 6. c3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:32:38] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:19] } 7. d3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:31:56] } 7... h6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:27:20] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:56] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:25:41] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:11] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:43] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:30] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:04] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:26:03] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:25:10] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:26:11] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:23:11] } 13. a4?! { [%eval -0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:41] } 13... cxb4 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:15:51] } 14. cxb4 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 1:15:54] } 14... d5 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:16:18] } 15. b5 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:15:32] } 15... d4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 1:16:44] } 16. Bxh6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:14:37] } 16... Bxh6 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 1:17:06] } 17. bxc6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:15:05] } 17... Nxc6 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:13:42] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:12:22] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:17:50] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 1:11:27] } 19... Bg7? { [%eval 0.45] } { Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:32] } 20. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:05:19] } 20... Nb4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:01:55] } 21. Qd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:05:35] } 21... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:02:18] } 22. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:05:48] } 22... Qa5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:59:04] } 23. h4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:05:30] } 23... Rc2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:51:23] } 24. Qxc2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:05:37] } 24... Qxb4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:51:50] } 25. Qc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:55:55] } 25... a5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:52:08] } 26. Ng5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:56:13] } 26... Bb3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:51:47] } 27. h5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:53:53] } 27... Bxa4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:51:24] } 28. Qd5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:54:06] } 28... Bb3 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:50:45] } 29. Qd7 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:54:00] } 29... Bf6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:45:08] } 30. Qg4? { [%eval -2.04] } { Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:11] } 30... Qe7 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:31:18] } 31. f4?! { [%eval -2.72] } { Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:35] } 31... exf4?? { [%eval -0.16] } { Blunder. Bxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:38] } 32. gxf4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:43:59] } 32... Bxg5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:19:13] } 33. fxg5 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:44:21] } 33... Qe5?! { [%eval -0.11] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:15] } 34. Rf6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:43:49] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:57] } 35. Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:03] } 35... gxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:04] } 36. Rf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:31] } 36... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:18] } 37. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:47] } 37... Bxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:37] } 38. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:47] } 38... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:03] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:33] } 39... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:03] } 40. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:22] } 40... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:24] } 41. Bf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:16] } 41... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:14] } 42. Ra4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:13:04] } 42... Kg6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:06:12] } 43. e5?? { [%eval -7.2] } { Blunder. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:26] } 43... Kxg5 { [%eval -7.05] [%clk 0:04:41] } 44. Rxd4 { [%eval -6.97] [%clk 0:12:17] } 44... Bg4 { [%eval -6.29] [%clk 0:05:06] } 0-1