Event: Round 1: Vavulin, Maxim - Costello, Colin A
Date: 2025-05-28
White: Vavulin, Maxim
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2542
Black: Costello, Colin A
BlackElo: 1894
Result: 1-0
ECO: A01
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation
Variant: Standard

1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:33] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:26] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:56] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:29] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:03] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:45] } 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:52] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:27:33] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:31:06] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:26:15] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:28:38] } 8... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:57] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:00] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:08:52] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:40] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:08:35] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:26:52] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:07:24] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:55] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:06:28] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:23:41] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:03:52] } 14. a4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:21:59] } 14... b4?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:10] } 15. Nd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:22:17] } 15... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:02:21] } 16. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:22:45] } 16... Qe6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:58:51] } 17. Bc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:18:55] } 17... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:56:41] } 18. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:19:16] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:49:20] } 19. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:19:25] } 19... Ne7?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:09] } 20. Bc4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:19:33] } 20... Ng6 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:40:57] } 21. Ng5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:15:04] } 21... Nh8 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:40:17] } 22. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:09:58] } 22... h6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:39:10] } 23. Nf3 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:09:02] } 23... Bc6?! { [%eval 1.59] } { Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:56] } 24. e5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 1:09:09] } 24... Bxf3?! { [%eval 2.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:57] } 25. gxf3 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 1:09:32] } 25... a5 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:34:42] } 26. e6?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:00] } 26... fxe6?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:33] } 27. Bxe6+ { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 1:07:18] } 27... Kh7?! { [%eval 3.33] } { Inaccuracy. Nf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:15] } 28. f4 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 1:06:55] } 28... Be7? { [%eval 5.11] } { Mistake. Rbd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:48] } 29. Bd7 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 1:06:37] } 1-0