[Event "111th ch-GBR 2025"] [Site "Liverpool ENG"] [Date "2025.08.10"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Vitiugov, N."] [Black "Conquest, S."] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Qfl2bB1o"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2511"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.69] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.63] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation } 3... Nce7 { [%eval 0.64] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.55] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.55] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.46] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.61] } 6. h5 { [%eval 0.18] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Be3?! { (0.00 → -1.06) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.06] } (8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Bc4 cxd5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. exd5 e4) 8... Ng4?! { (-1.06 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (8... cxd5 9. exd5 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nf5 11. Bf2 Be7 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. O-O-O e4 14. g4) 9. Bd2 { [%eval -0.03] } 9... exf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 10. Bxf4?! { (0.00 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (10. Be2 Ne3 11. Bxe3 fxe3 12. Nf3 Qb6 13. O-O g5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Qxd6 Ng6) 10... g5 { [%eval -0.76] } 11. Bg3?! { (-0.76 → -1.55) Inaccuracy. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (11. hxg6 Nxg6 12. Nh3 Nxf4 13. Nxf4 Be7 14. Qf3 Bg5 15. O-O-O Ne5 16. Qe3 Qb6) 11... Qb6 { [%eval -1.32] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval -1.3] } 12... Bg7 { [%eval -1.47] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval -1.5] } 13... cxd5 { [%eval -1.28] } 14. Bb5+ { [%eval -1.54] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval -1.17] } 15. Bxd7+ { [%eval -1.09] } 15... Kxd7 { [%eval -1.25] } 16. Nge2 { [%eval -1.25] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval -1.21] } 17. exd5?! { (-1.21 → -1.84) Inaccuracy. Rhe1 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (17. Rhe1 Rhe8 18. Nd4 Rc4 19. Ncb5 Nc6 20. c3 Rxd4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Rxe4) 17... f5 { [%eval -1.77] } 18. Qd3?! { (-1.77 → -2.47) Inaccuracy. Bh2 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (18. Bh2 Nxh2 19. Rxh2 f4 20. Qd3 Rhf8 21. Nb5 Nf5 22. Nbd4 Ne3 23. Rd2 Nc4) 18... f4 { [%eval -2.59] } 19. Be1 { [%eval -2.36] } 19... Qe3+ { [%eval -2.35] } 20. Kb1 { [%eval -2.92] } 20... Qxd3 { [%eval -2.96] } 21. Rxd3 { [%eval -3.01] } 21... Nf5 { [%eval -3.04] } 22. g3 { [%eval -3.16] } 22... Ne5 { [%eval -3.38] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval -3.74] } 23... f3 { [%eval -3.53] } 24. Nd4 { [%eval -3.46] } 24... Nxd4 { [%eval -3.44] } 25. Rxd4 { [%eval -3.28] } 25... Rhf8?! { (-3.28 → -2.49) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -2.49] } (25... Nc4 26. Rd3 g4 27. Nd1 Rhe8 28. Kc1 Re2 29. Bc3 Be5 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31. Nc3) 26. Rf1? { (-2.49 → -4.41) Mistake. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval -4.41] } (26. Nd1 Nc4 27. Rd3 Rce8 28. b3 Na3+ 29. Kc1 Re2 30. Rd2 b5 31. g4 Rfe8) 26... Nc4 { [%eval -4.17] } 27. Rd3 { [%eval -3.71] } 27... Rce8 { [%eval -3.46] } 28. Nd1 { [%eval -3.74] } 28... Re2 { [%eval -3.72] } 29. Kc1 { [%eval -4.05] } 29... g4 { [%eval -3.88] } 30. b3 { [%eval -3.46] } 30... Ne5?! { (-3.46 → -2.42) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval -2.42] } (30... Rfe8 31. Bf2 Na3 32. Ne3 Re4 33. Bg1 Bf6 34. Nxg4 Rxg4 35. Rfxf3 Bg5+ 36. Be3) 31. Rd2 { [%eval -2.99] } 31... Bf6 { [%eval -2.84] } 32. Nc3 { [%eval -2.87] } 32... Rg2 { [%eval -2.87] } 33. Ne4 { [%eval -2.88] } 33... Bd8 { [%eval -2.76] } 34. Bf2 { [%eval -3.03] } 34... Rf5 { [%eval -2.88] } 35. Rh1?! { (-2.88 → -3.86) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -3.86] } (35. a4 Rxh5 36. Bxa7 Rhh2 37. Bf2 h5 38. c3 h4 39. gxh4 Bxh4 40. Bxh4 Rxh4) 35... Ba5?! { (-3.86 → -2.87) Inaccuracy. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval -2.87] } (35... Nf7 36. Bxa7 b6 37. Rf1 Kc8 38. Rd4 Kb7 39. Bxb6 Bxb6 40. Rb4 Kc7 41. Rc4+) 36. c3?! { (-2.87 → -3.71) Inaccuracy. Rdd1 was best. } { [%eval -3.71] } (36. Rdd1 Bd8 37. Bd4 Nf7 38. c4 Ng5 39. Nf2 Rxg3 40. Rh4 Rf4 41. Be3 Re4) 36... Bb6? { (-3.71 → -1.77) Mistake. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.77] } (36... Bxc3 37. Rdd1 Ba5 38. Rhf1 Bd8 39. Kb1 Rxh5 40. Bxa7 Re2 41. Nc3 Rhh2 42. Bg1) 37. Kc2 { [%eval -1.6] } 37... Bxf2 { [%eval -1.56] } 38. Rxf2 { [%eval -1.32] } 38... b5 { [%eval -1.45] } 39. Kd2 { [%eval -1.45] } 39... Nf7 { [%eval -1.34] } 40. Rxg2 { [%eval -1.33] } 40... fxg2 { [%eval -1.41] } 41. Rg1 { [%eval -1.32] } 41... Rxd5+ { [%eval -1.44] } 42. Ke3 { [%eval -1.4] } 42... Re5?! { (-1.40 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval -0.7] } (42... Ke6 43. Rxg2 Rxh5 44. Rf2 Re5 45. Kd3 Ng5 46. Nxg5+ Rxg5 47. Rf8 Rf5 48. Rh8) 43. Kd3?! { (-0.70 → -1.67) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (43. Kf4 d5 44. Nc5+ Kd6 45. Nd3 Re2 46. Kf5 Re3 47. Nf4 Rxg3 48. Rxg2 Rxg2) 43... Rf5 { [%eval -1.3] } 44. Rxg2 { [%eval -1.22] } 44... d5 { [%eval -1.17] } 45. Nc5+ { [%eval -1.1] } 45... Kd6 { [%eval -1.33] } 46. Kd4?? { (-1.33 → -4.44) Blunder. Nb7+ was best. } { [%eval -4.44] } (46. Nb7+ Kc7 47. Nc5 Ne5+ 48. Kd4 Rxh5 49. Re2 Nf3+ 50. Kd3 Re5 51. Rxe5 Nxe5+) 46... Nd8 { [%eval -4.21] } 47. Nd3?! { (-4.21 → -5.32) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -5.32] } (47. b4 Rf3 48. Ne4+ dxe4 49. Kxe4 Nf7 50. a4 Ke6 51. Re2 bxa4 52. Kd4+ Kf5) 47... Rf3 { [%eval -5.39] } { Black wins. } 0-1