Event: Round 6: Vitiugov, Nikita - Royal, Shreyas
Date: 2024-12-05
White: Vitiugov, Nikita
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2668
Black: Royal, Shreyas
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2522
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:29] } 5. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:00] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:14] } 6. Qf4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:22] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:32] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:25] } 7... Nb4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:20] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:07] } 8... Nxd3+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:36] } 9. cxd3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:29] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:22] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:57] } 10... h5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:46] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:59] } 11... Nf5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:27:07] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:25:58] } 12... a5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:26:21] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:20:09] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:17:20] } 14. Nxf5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:12:05] } 14... exf5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:17:48] } 15. Qg3 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:12:10] } 15... g6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:18:13] } 16. O-O { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:10:15] } 16... O-O { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:16:59] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:06:13] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 1:16:52] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:58:18] } 18... d4 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:11:10] } 19. Bg5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:48:58] } 19... Bxg5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:09:09] } 20. Nxg5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:49:12] } 20... Qb6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:03:05] } 21. Qf4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:45:29] } 21... Be6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:40:46] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:39:32] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:37:30] } 23. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:30:42] } 23... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:31:33] } 24. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:31:10] } 24... Bxa2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:31:55] } 25. Nb5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:31:20] } 25... Ra6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:28:44] } 26. Rc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:29:56] } 26... Rc6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:26:18] } 27. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:26:47] } 27... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:26:47] } 28. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:04] } 28... Rxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:26] } 29. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:28] } 29... Bd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:19] } 30. Nd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:48] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:48] } 31. f3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:14:28] } 31... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:02] } 32. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:39] } 32... Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:52] } 33. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:53] } 33... Ra6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:16:09] } 34. Kg3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:08:46] } 34... b5?? { [%eval 1.78] } { Blunder. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:31] } 35. cxb6 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:08:50] } 35... Rxb6 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:16:00] } 36. Kf4 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:07:07] } 36... Bd5 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:12:10] } 37. Rc5 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:07:09] } 37... Be6 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:12:12] } 38. Rb5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:06:53] } 38... Rc6? { [%eval 3.24] } { Mistake. Rxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:43] } 39. Rb4?? { [%eval 0.12] } { Blunder. Kg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 39... Rc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:11:50] } 40. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:01:04] } 40... Bb3?? { [%eval 3.65] } { Blunder. Kh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:16] } 41. Kg5 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:21:55] } 41... Rg2?! { [%eval 4.88] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:33] } 42. Ne8+ { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:20:13] } 42... Kh7 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:36:43] } 43. Nf6+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:17:52] } 43... Kg7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:37:02] } 44. g4 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:16:35] } 44... fxg4 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:30:20] } 45. f4 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:15:50] } 1-0