
[Event "English Open 2025"]
[Site "Kenilworth ENG"]
[Date "2025.07.19"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Royal, Shreyas"]
[Black "Vitiugov, N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[ECO "E46"]
[PlyCount "148"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd2 d5 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 Be7 8.Qc2 h6 9.a3 Re8 10.b4 a5 11.Qb2 axb4 12.axb4 c6 13.Bd3 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Bd6 15.O-O e5 16.Qb3 Qe7 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Rfd1 Rd8 20.Be1 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Bf5 22.Ne2 Be6 23.Bc3 Bxc4 24.Qxc4 Rd8 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8 26.Bd4 Bxd4 27.Nxd4 Qa8 28.g3 Qa1+ 29.Kg2 Qb2 30.Nc2 Nd7 31.Qe4 Nf6 32.Qc4 Qe5 33.Ne1 Qd6 34.Nd3 b5 35.Qc2 Qd5+ 36.f3 Ng4 37.Qe2 Ne5 38.Nxe5 Qxe5 39.Qd2 c5 40.Qd8+ Kh7 41.Qd3+ g6 42.bxc5 Qxc5 43.Kf2 Qb4 44.Ke2 Kg7 45.Qd5 Qb2+ 46.Kd3 Qa3+ 47.Kd2 b4 48.Qc4 Qb2+ 49.Qc2 Qa3 50.Qc4 b3 51.Qc3+ Kh7 52.Qc4 Qa5+ 53.Ke2 Qa2+ 54.Kd3 Qb1+ 55.Kd2 Qf5 56.Qxb3 Qxf3 57.Qc4 h5 58.Qe2 Qd5+ 59.Ke1 Qh1+ 60.Kd2 Kg7 61.Qf2 Qe4 62.Ke2 g5 63.Kf1 Qh1+ 64.Ke2 Qe4 65.Kf1 Qh1+ 66.Ke2 Kg6 67.h4 gxh4 68.gxh4 Qe4 69.Qg3+ Qg4+ 70.Kf2 Kf5 71.Qf3+ Qxf3+ 72.Kxf3 Ke5 73.e4 f5 74.exf5 Kxf5 1/2-1/2
[Site "Kenilworth ENG"]
[Date "2025.07.19"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Royal, Shreyas"]
[Black "Vitiugov, N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[ECO "E46"]
[PlyCount "148"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd2 d5 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 Be7 8.Qc2 h6 9.a3 Re8 10.b4 a5 11.Qb2 axb4 12.axb4 c6 13.Bd3 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Bd6 15.O-O e5 16.Qb3 Qe7 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Rfd1 Rd8 20.Be1 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Bf5 22.Ne2 Be6 23.Bc3 Bxc4 24.Qxc4 Rd8 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8 26.Bd4 Bxd4 27.Nxd4 Qa8 28.g3 Qa1+ 29.Kg2 Qb2 30.Nc2 Nd7 31.Qe4 Nf6 32.Qc4 Qe5 33.Ne1 Qd6 34.Nd3 b5 35.Qc2 Qd5+ 36.f3 Ng4 37.Qe2 Ne5 38.Nxe5 Qxe5 39.Qd2 c5 40.Qd8+ Kh7 41.Qd3+ g6 42.bxc5 Qxc5 43.Kf2 Qb4 44.Ke2 Kg7 45.Qd5 Qb2+ 46.Kd3 Qa3+ 47.Kd2 b4 48.Qc4 Qb2+ 49.Qc2 Qa3 50.Qc4 b3 51.Qc3+ Kh7 52.Qc4 Qa5+ 53.Ke2 Qa2+ 54.Kd3 Qb1+ 55.Kd2 Qf5 56.Qxb3 Qxf3 57.Qc4 h5 58.Qe2 Qd5+ 59.Ke1 Qh1+ 60.Kd2 Kg7 61.Qf2 Qe4 62.Ke2 g5 63.Kf1 Qh1+ 64.Ke2 Qe4 65.Kf1 Qh1+ 66.Ke2 Kg6 67.h4 gxh4 68.gxh4 Qe4 69.Qg3+ Qg4+ 70.Kf2 Kf5 71.Qf3+ Qxf3+ 72.Kxf3 Ke5 73.e4 f5 74.exf5 Kxf5 1/2-1/2
[Event "English Open 2025"]
[Site "Kenilworth ENG"]
[Date "2025.07.19"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Royal, Shreyas"]
[Black "Vitiugov, N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[ECO "E46"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "4.e3 O-O"]
[EventDate "2025.07.18"]
[WhiteFideId "448869"]
[BlackFideId "4152956"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 Be7 8.
Qc2 h6 9. a3 Re8 10. b4 a5 11. Qb2 axb4 12. axb4 c6 13. Bd3 dxc4 14. Bxc4
Bd6 15. O-O e5 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rfd1 Rd8 20. Be1
Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Bf5 22. Ne2 Be6 23. Bc3 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26.
Bd4 Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Qa8 28. g3 Qa1+ 29. Kg2 Qb2 30. Nc2 Nd7 31. Qe4 Nf6 32.
Qc4 Qe5 33. Ne1 Qd6 34. Nd3 b5 35. Qc2 Qd5+ 36. f3 Ng4 37. Qe2 Ne5 38. Nxe5
Qxe5 39. Qd2 c5 40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Qd3+ g6 42. bxc5 Qxc5 43. Kf2 Qb4 44. Ke2
Kg7 45. Qd5 Qb2+ 46. Kd3 Qa3+ 47. Kd2 b4 48. Qc4 Qb2+ 49. Qc2 Qa3 50. Qc4
b3 51. Qc3+ Kh7 52. Qc4 Qa5+ 53. Ke2 Qa2+ 54. Kd3 Qb1+ 55. Kd2 Qf5 56. Qxb3
Qxf3 57. Qc4 h5 58. Qe2 Qd5+ 59. Ke1 Qh1+ 60. Kd2 Kg7 61. Qf2 Qe4 62. Ke2
g5 63. Kf1 Qh1+ 64. Ke2 Qe4 65. Kf1 Qh1+ 66. Ke2 Kg6 67. h4 gxh4 68. gxh4
Qe4 69. Qg3+ Qg4+ 70. Kf2 Kf5 71. Qf3+ Qxf3+ 72. Kxf3 Ke5 73. e4 f5 74.
exf5 Kxf5 1/2-1/2