Event: Round 3: John Ligotti - Nikola Mitkov
Date: 2023-10-14
White: John Ligotti
Black: Nikola Mitkov
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D02
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:11] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:25] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:13] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:35] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:38] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:38] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:55] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:35] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:13] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:55] } 8. c5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:29:58] } 8... Qxb3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:09:08] } 9. axb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:21] } 9... Be7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:09:37] } 10. b4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:23:14] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:09:43] } 11. h3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:22:07] } 11... Na6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:53:45] } 12. b5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:16:39] } 12... cxb5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:50:52] } 13. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:08:19] } 13... Nb4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:50:04] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:45] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:52] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:01:45] } 15... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:40:45] } 16. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:47] } 16... Bh7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:41:11] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:57:30] } 17... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:39:18] } 18. e3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:50:42] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:34:58] } 19. Na4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:41:00] } 19... Bd8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:33:32] } 20. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:40:20] } 20... b6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:22:28] } 21. Bf1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:31:02] } 21... bxc5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:19:29] } 22. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:30:32] } 22... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:19:51] } 23. Rxc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:26:51] } 23... Nb4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:08:43] } 24. Rac1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:16:20] } 24... Rxc5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:09:01] } 25. dxc5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:14:19] } 25... Nd3?! { [%eval 1.1] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:31] } 26. Bxd3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:14:05] } 26... Bxd3 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:06:59] } 27. Bd6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:12:02] } 27... Rc8 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:03:22] } 28. Rc3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:09:58] } 28... Bb5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:02:12] } 29. Nd4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:09:42] } 29... Bc4 { [%eval 0.91] } 30. b3 { [%eval 0.57] } 30... Ba5 { [%eval 0.79] } 31. Rc2 { [%eval 0.4] } 31... Bd3 { [%eval 0.48] } 32. Ra2 { [%eval 0.03] } 32... Bc4?? { [%eval 5.82] } { Blunder. Bc3 was best. } 1/2-1/2