Event: Round 8: Siva Mahadevan - Vitiugov, Nikita
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--championship/round-8/VusUGFvO/piYRZYPs
White: Siva Mahadevan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2416
Black: Vitiugov, Nikita
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2676
Result: 0-1
ECO: C95
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:09] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:06] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:34] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:50] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:07] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:28] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:54] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:47] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:16] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:08] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:27] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:11] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:48] } 9... Nb8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:26] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:36] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:50] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:22] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:05] } 12. Nf1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:25:36] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:03] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:09] } 13... Bf8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:09] } 14. a4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:17:31] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:07] } 15. d5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:16:57] } 15... c4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:08] } 16. Bc2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:17:19] } 16... g6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:01] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:17:26] } 17... Be7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:32:24] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:16:50] } 18... Nc5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:28] } 19. Ra3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:16:28] } 19... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:47] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:16:38] } 20... Bf8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:23:44] } 21. Rea1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:06:48] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:21:13] } 22. Qc1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:00:51] } 22... Rab8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:14:12] } 23. Nd2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:54:01] } 23... Bc8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:09:54] } 24. axb5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:51:46] } 24... axb5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:06:14] } 25. Ra5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:51:59] } 25... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:00:07] } 26. R1a3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:49:31] } 26... Bd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:55:34] } 27. Qa1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:48:40] } 27... h5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:53:02] } 28. Ne2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:42:25] } 28... Qc8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:50:04] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:38:04] } 29... Be7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:48:32] } 30. Nc1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:34:02] } 30... Nh7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:42:18] } 31. Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:33] } 31... Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:26] } 32. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:45] } 32... Nxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:43] } 33. h4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:22:40] } 33... Nh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:29] } 34. b4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:22:36] } 34... cxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:47] } 35. Ncxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:55] } 35... Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:45] } 36. c4?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:47] } 36... bxc4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:17:03] } 37. Na5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:12:10] } 37... Nb6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:17] } 38. Rf3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:11:54] } 38... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:31] } 39. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:08:05] } 39... Qxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:57] } 40. Qa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:29] } 40... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:46] } 41. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:29] } 41... Qd8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:27:03] } 42. Ndxc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:21:27] } 42... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:25:28] } 43. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:21:51] } 43... Qxh4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:51] } 44. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:17] } 44... Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:31] } 45. Nxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:14] } 45... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:47] } 46. Rc7?? { [%eval -4.18] } { Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:02] } 46... Rxd6 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:21:45] } 47. Qxd6? { [%eval -6.76] } { Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:17] } 47... Bf3 { [%eval -6.06] [%clk 0:21:05] } 0-1