Event: Round 5: Luke J McShane - Nikita Vitiugov
Date: 2023-12-05
White: Luke J McShane
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2631
Black: Nikita Vitiugov
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2704
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B51
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:22] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:46] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:31] } 3... Nd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:19:29] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:04] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:49] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:23:32] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:14:58] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:12] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:53] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:22:21] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:13:54] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:12:26] } 9. Ne1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:09:36] } 9... d5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:10:08] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:04:15] } 10... b5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:07:56] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:01:31] } 11... d4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:59:05] } 12. Nd1 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:01:45] } 12... e5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:59:30] } 13. f4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:00:48] } 13... exf4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:57:52] } 14. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:01:14] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:57:22] } 15. Nf2 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:01:11] } 15... Re8 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:55:40] } 16. Nf3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:00:09] } 16... Nf8 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:55:10] } 17. Bb3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:56:54] } 17... Ng6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:53:40] } 18. Bd2 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:54:46] } 18... b4?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:27] } 19. Ba4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:53:14] } 19... Rf8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:43:43] } 20. Rae1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:43:49] } 20... Bd6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:43:30] } 21. Bg5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:33:48] } 21... Bf4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:42:24] } 22. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:26:35] } 22... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:42:44] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:27:01] } 23... Ng6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:42:26] } 24. e5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:20:11] } 24... Nd7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:41:45] } 25. Ne4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:19:20] } 25... Nb6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:36:42] } 26. Bd1 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:18:24] } 26... Nd7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:32:54] } 27. Ba4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:18:10] } 27... Nb6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:33:06] } 28. Bd1 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:18:36] } 28... Nd7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:28:48] } 29. Ba4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Neg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:00] } 1/2-1/2