Event: Round 5: Sakalauskas, Vaidas - Novikov, Vitalij
Date: 2024-03-24
White: Sakalauskas, Vaidas
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2341
Black: Novikov, Vitalij
BlackElo: 2284
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E32
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:47] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:26] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:22:32] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:52] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:10:47] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:21:40] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:11:01] } 8. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:22:04] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:49:07] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:19:18] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:45:10] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:17:56] } 10... f5?! { [%eval 1.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:58] } 11. Ne5?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:01:28] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:35:58] } 12. dxe5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:00:54] } 12... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:36:22] } 13. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:00:18] } 13... c6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:35:38] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:58:58] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:35:53] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:51:36] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:23:34] } 16. Rab1 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:48:52] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:19:54] } 17. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:41:59] } 17... a6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:17:17] } 18. Qd4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:40:36] } 18... Rcd8?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:16] } 19. a4?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:39] } 19... Be8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:13:30] } 20. f4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:28:55] } 20... Bf7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:12:04] } 21. c5?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:12] } 21... Be8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:12:07] } 22. b5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:23:56] } 22... axb5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:12:11] } 23. axb5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:24:24] } 23... cxb5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:11:50] } 24. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:24:47] } 24... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:11:53] } 25. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:25:14] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:12:10] } 26. Qb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:20:30] } 26... Rc7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:11:42] } 27. Rb1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:15] } 27... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:11:55] } 28. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:40] } 28... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:12] } 29. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:08] } 29... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:35] } 30. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:31] } 30... Rxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:55] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:40] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:16] } 32. Rb8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:30] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:11:40] } 33. Rb7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:56] } 33... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:06] } 34. Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 1/2-1/2