Event: Round 9: Xie, Felix - Efimov, Leonid
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fujairah-global-2025--masters--boards-1-100/round-9/9BqpkOvy/DEqm2CUI
Date: 2025-09-01
White: Xie, Felix
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2383
Black: Efimov, Leonid
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2294
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A13
Opening: English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:38] } 6. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:05] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:05] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:25] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:21] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:49] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:24] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:34:13] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:42] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:34:38] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:45] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:35:04] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:34:12] } 12. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:35:31] } 12... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:34:38] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:35:56] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:35:00] } 14. e4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:36:23] } 14... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:35:25] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:36:49] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:35:51] } 16. Rac1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:37:12] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:36:16] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:37:18] } 17... Qb8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:00] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:37:31] } 18... h6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:14:14] } 19. a4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:23:17] } 19... g5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:05:33] } 20. h4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:05:48] } 20... gxh4? { [%eval 1.86] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:21] } 21. e5 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 1:02:57] } 21... Bxg2? { [%eval 3.17] } { Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:27] } 22. exf6 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 1:03:19] } 22... Bh3? { [%eval 5.42] } { Mistake. Nxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:01] } 23. Kh2?? { [%eval 2.68] } { Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:15] } 23... Bf5 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:58:30] } 24. Nc6 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:42:22] } 24... Qa8 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:57:37] } 25. Nxd8?? { [%eval 0.41] } { Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:49] } 25... Nxf6? { [%eval 1.81] } { Mistake. Rxd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:31] } 26. Nxf7? { [%eval 0.49] } { Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:30] } 26... Rxf7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:48:23] } 27. Rd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:22:40] } 27... hxg3+ { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:47:39] } 28. fxg3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:23:09] } 28... Kh7?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Rg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:33] } 29. Rf1? { [%eval 0.16] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:22] } 29... Rg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:37:20] } 30. Qf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:19:44] } 30... Qc8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:35:55] } 31. Rf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:57] } 31... Ng4+ { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:31:19] } 1/2-1/2