Event: Round 5: Vitiugov, Nikita - Shankland, Sam
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--elite/round-5/7kCKEwyV/jUO92Y52
Date: 2025-11-26
White: Vitiugov, Nikita
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2657
Black: Shankland, Sam
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2649
Result: 1-0
ECO: B13
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:18] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:48] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:38] } 8... exf4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:01] } 9. hxg4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:00] } 9... Qe7+ { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:29] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:22:10] } 10... O-O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:43] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:56] } 11... g6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:25:02] } 12. f3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:50] } 12... h5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:18] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:12:36] } 13... Bh6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:09] } 14. gxh5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:11:02] } 14... Nxh5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:24:33] } 15. Kb1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:10:26] } 15... Ng3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:16:18] } 16. Nxg3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:03:16] } 16... fxg3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:43] } 17. Qc2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:00:38] } 17... Bf4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:09:14] } 18. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:57:21] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:07:18] } 19. Nb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:57:21] } 19... Bd6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:04:20] } 20. a3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:51:16] } 20... Kb8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:00:26] } 21. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:40] } 21... dxc4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:58:49] } 22. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:45:47] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:53:00] } 23. Rc1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:42:10] } 23... Bf4?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:36] } 24. Rc2?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:27] } 24... Bd6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:33:30] } 25. Be4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:27:27] } 25... Rhe8?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:29] } 26. Rec1 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:23:28] } 26... Bf4 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:31:19] } 27. Rh1?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:34] } 27... f5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:28:34] } 28. Bd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:18:25] } 28... Qe7?? { [%eval 4.3] } { Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:43] } 29. Nc5 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:16:10] } 29... Red8 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:09:02] } 30. Na6+ { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:14:14] } 30... Ka8 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:07:05] } 31. Nb4 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:14:06] } 31... Nb8?! { [%eval 4.91] } { Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:26] } 32. Qxc8 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:13:47] } 32... Rxc8 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:04:52] } 33. Rxc8 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:14:15] } 33... a5 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:05:10] } 34. Nd3 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:13:03] } 34... Bd6 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:04:33] } 35. Nc5 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:12:04] } 35... Bxc5 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:04:13] } 36. dxc5 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:10:32] } 36... Ka7?! { [%eval 8.51] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:16] } 37. Rhh8 { [%eval 8.09] [%clk 0:10:17] } 37... Qe2 { [%eval 8.81] [%clk 0:02:21] } 38. Rhd8 { [%eval 8.03] [%clk 0:09:44] } 38... Ka6? { [%eval #16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:06] } 39. Rxb8 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:09:04] } 39... Kb5 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:01:33] } 40. Rxb7+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:09:10] } 40... Kxc5 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:01:57] } 41. Rc7+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:09:16] } 41... Kb6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:02:20] } 42. Rc6+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:09:37] } 42... Ka7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:02:47] } 43. Ra8+?! { [%eval 83.6] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:51] } 1-0