Event: Round 8: Kazakouski, Valery - Vitiugov, Nikita
Date: 2025-04-21
White: Kazakouski, Valery
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2563
Black: Vitiugov, Nikita
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2670
Result: 1-0
ECO: A01
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:27] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:29] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:44] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:03] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:08] } 4... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:21] } 5. Nd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:54] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:28] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:45] } 6... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:19:18] } 7. exd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:27:01] } 7... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:19:32] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:22] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:18:55] } 9. dxe4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:22:26] } 9... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:19:20] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:21:51] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:18:33] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:22:01] } 11... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:17:06] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:22:14] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:15:51] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:26] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:11:41] } 14. dxc5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:19:20] } 14... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:11:59] } 15. c4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:19:29] } 15... dxc4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:02:58] } 16. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:18:20] } 16... h6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:02:51] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:13:59] } 17... Qd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:01:29] } 18. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:07:22] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:01:23] } 19. Be4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:07:41] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:54:05] } 20. Bf3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:02:20] } 20... Be6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:50:01] } 21. Na5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:56:27] } 21... Bb4 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:48:27] } 22. Nxb7 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:55:40] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:48:52] } 23. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:49:55] } 23... Rc2 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:46:43] } 24. Bd4?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:46] } 24... a6? { [%eval 2.25] } { Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:29] } 25. Be5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:37:31] } 25... Rfc8 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:38:10] } 26. a3 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:34:41] } 26... Bc3?! { [%eval 2.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:57] } 27. Bxc3 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:35:03] } 27... R8xc3 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:31:58] } 28. b4 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:33:54] } 28... Ba2 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:28:03] } 29. a4 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:28:43] } 29... Rb2 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:26:00] } 30. Rd4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:27:18] } 30... Rcc2?! { [%eval 3.51] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:07] } 31. Nc5 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:26:09] } 31... Bc4?! { [%eval 4.64] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:10] } 32. Ne4 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:25:10] } 1-0