Event: Round 2: Nikitenko, Mihail - Azarov, Sergei
Date: 2025-05-18
White: Nikitenko, Mihail
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2516
Black: Azarov, Sergei
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2596
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C78
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:55] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:04] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:30] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:57] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:40] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:42] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:42] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:41] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:08] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:11:56] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:48] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:06:07] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:03] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:01:58] } 13. cxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:42] } 13... Na5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:01:30] } 14. Bc2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:39] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:01:32] } 15. Qb1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:12:06] } 15... Nc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:55:02] } 16. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:12:20] } 16... bxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:55:27] } 17. d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:12:28] } 17... c6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:44:18] } 18. Ba4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:11:07] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:42:05] } 19. Nd2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:02:40] } 19... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:40:59] } 20. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:03:03] } 20... Re7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:40:48] } 21. dxc6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:02:33] } 21... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:41:03] } 22. Qc2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:02:01] } 22... Bxa4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:37:38] } 23. Qxa4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:02:27] } 23... d5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:37:15] } 24. Qxa6?! { [%eval -1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:10] } 24... Re6 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:29:47] } 25. Qa4 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:48:26] } 25... Nxe4? { [%eval 0.07] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:36] } 1/2-1/2