Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-06
White: Vitiugov, Nikita
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2671
Black: Adams, Michael
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2654
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C85
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:21] } 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6... dxc6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:32:42] } 7. d3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:32:33] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:45] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:52] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:26] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:34] } 10. Kh1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:03] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:08] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:29] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:23:50] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:47] } 12... Bf6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:19:42] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:25:44] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:10:44] } 14. Ne3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:11] } 14... Bg5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:09:51] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:30] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:08:00] } 16. Qe1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:21:08] } 16... b6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:08:15] } 17. f3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:10] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:07:17] } 18. Qf2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:19:40] } 18... c5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:06:51] } 19. Bc3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:18:33] } 19... Rf8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:02:03] } 20. b3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:12:37] } 20... Rae8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:01:56] } 21. Rae1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:09:14] } 21... h6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:59:02] } 22. Rg1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:05:27] } 22... Kh7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:58:28] } 23. Bb2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:00:04] } 23... Kg8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:54:59] } 24. Bc1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:59:10] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:28] } 25. g4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:54:03] } 25... Bh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:08] } 26. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:11] } 26... Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:58] } 27. Rgf1?! { [%eval -0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Qf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:03] } 27... g6 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:45:40] } 28. Qd2 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:43:19] } 1/2-1/2