Event: Round 2: Yoon, Jacob D - Vitiugov, Nikita
Date: 2025-03-01
White: Yoon, Jacob D
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1980
Black: Vitiugov, Nikita
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2586
Result: 0-1
ECO: E43
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:32] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:33] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:40] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:33] } 5. a3?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:47] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:15:35] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:15:56] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:15:12] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:37] } 7... c5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:15:19] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:15:45] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:15:14] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:53] } 9... Na5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:14:48] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:27] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:14:42] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:14:24] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:14:28] } 12. d5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:13:16] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:14:35] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:13:07] } 13... h5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:13:44] } 14. h4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:13:12] } 14... Rde8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:13:17] } 15. dxe6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:11:16] } 15... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:12:58] } 16. Nf5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:11:23] } 16... g6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:49] } 17. Ne3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:11:32] } 17... Qd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:31] } 18. Nd5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:11:26] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:36] } 19. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:09] } 19... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:38] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:02] } 20... g5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:11:50] } 21. Bg3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:10:11] } 21... Ne5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:11:43] } 22. hxg5?! { [%eval -0.79] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:23] } 22... fxg5 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:11:44] } 23. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:09:24] } 23... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:10:50] } 24. f4 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:09:33] } 24... gxf4 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:10:57] } 25. Rxf4 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:09:41] } 25... Rg5 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:10:19] } 26. Qf3?! { [%eval -1.79] } { Inaccuracy. Qf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:43] } 26... Nc6 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:10:21] } 27. a4 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:06:49] } 27... Rhg8 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:09:15] } 28. Ra2 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:06:49] } 28... Ne5 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:08:49] } 29. Qd1?! { [%eval -2.83] } { Inaccuracy. Qf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:56] } 29... Rg4 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:08:28] } 30. Rff2?! { [%eval -3.04] } { Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:23] } 30... Rg3 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:08:07] } 31. Bf1?! { [%eval -4.74] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:51] } 31... Ng4?? { [%eval -1.55] } { Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:05] } 32. Rf4?? { [%eval -5.72] } { Blunder. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:20] } 32... Qh4 { [%eval -5.75] [%clk 0:06:51] } 33. Rxg4 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:02:28] } 33... R3xg4? { [%eval -2.92] } { Mistake. hxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:20] } 34. a5? { [%eval -5.38] } { Mistake. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:07] } 34... bxa5?? { [%eval -2.6] } { Blunder. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:34] } 35. Rf2 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:00:28] } 35... Rg3 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:03:42] } 36. Rf3?! { [%eval -3.86] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 36... Kb8 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:03:10] } 37. Ne3?? { [%eval -7.09] } { Blunder. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 37... Rxf3 { [%eval -6.68] [%clk 0:03:09] } 0-1