Event: Round 5: Vitiugov, Nikita - Costa, Leonardo
Date: 2025-04-19
White: Vitiugov, Nikita
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2670
Black: Costa, Leonardo
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2510
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C88
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:39] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:04] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:20] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:29] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:53] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:31] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:34:18] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:22] } 10... Qd7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:29:03] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:22] } 11... Nd8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:19:20] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:16:27] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:19:08] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:16:40] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:10:13] } 14. Nf5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:12:22] } 14... Rae8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:07:31] } 15. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:05:09] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:04:52] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:03:50] } 16... Bd8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:04:19] } 17. cxb5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:57:06] } 17... axb5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:04:46] } 18. a4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:57:26] } 18... g6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:01:10] } 19. Ng3?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:40] } 19... Ba6?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:00] } 20. axb5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:49:49] } 20... Bxb5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:58:26] } 21. Ba4?! { [%eval 0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:05] } 21... Bc7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:57:06] } 22. Bh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:41] } 22... Bxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:12] } 23. Qxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:44] } 23... Qxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:38] } 24. Rxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:07] } 24... Ra8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:45:05] } 25. Rea1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:41] } 25... Rxa4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:45:29] } 26. Rxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:08] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:43:38] } 27. Bc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:10] } 1/2-1/2