The chess games of Nikita Vitiugov

Nikita Vitiugov
Number of games in database: 587
Years covered: 2001 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2718
Highest rating achieved in database: 2733
Overall record: +172 -73 =270 (59.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      72 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Slav (45)
    D10 D17 D15 D11 D16
Nimzo Indian (39)
    E32 E21 E55 E47 E34
Queen's Gambit Declined (29)
    D31 D35 D37 D38 D39
King's Indian (25)
    E81 E83 E97 E94 E73
Queen's Pawn Game (22)
    A45 D02 E00 A40 A41
Queen's Indian (19)
    E12 E17 E13

With the Black pieces:

Sicilian (61)
    B48 B40 B42 B47 B22
French Defense (51)
    C11 C07 C18 C03 C02
Queen's Gambit Declined (31)
    D38 D31 D30 D39 D35
Queen's Pawn Game (25)
    E00 A46 E10 A40 D04
Slav (23)
    D12 D10 D17 D16 D13
French (22)
    C11 C00 C10 C12

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   N Vitiugov vs Ding Liren, 2012 1-0
   A Timofeev vs N Vitiugov, 2007 0-1
   B Esen vs N Vitiugov, 2010 0-1
   N Vitiugov vs Morozevich, 2012 1-0
   N Vitiugov vs A Timofeev, 2009 1-0
   N Vitiugov vs M Rodshtein, 2010 1-0
   N Vitiugov vs Short, 2013 1-0
   N Vitiugov vs Kiril Georgiev, 2013 1-0
   N Vitiugov vs N Pert, 2007 1-0
   Morozevich vs N Vitiugov, 2007 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   World Junior Championship (2006)
   European Individual Championship (2008)
   World Cup (2009)
   62nd Russian Championship Higher League (2009)
   World Team Championship (2010)
   Russian Team Championships (2011)
   European Club Cup (2011)
   12th European Individual Championship (2011)
   Aeroflot Open (2011)
   13th European Individual Championship (2012)
   Russian Chess Championships Higher League (2012)
   Tradewise Gibraltar (2013)

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NIKITA VITIUGOV
(born Feb-04-1987) Russia

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Born in St Petersburg, Vitiugov became a Grandmaster in 2006 and is one of Russia's rising young stars. He came second in the World Youth Championships in 2006 in Herceg Novi and was a member of the gold-medal-winning Russian team at the World Team Championship (2010) in Bursa, winning individual gold for second reserve, scoring 5.5/6 for a TPR of 2940. He also won individual gold playing reserve for the Russian team in the World Chess Team Championship (2011), scoring 4/6 (TPR 2729).

He was U18 European Vice-Champion (2005), U18 Russian Champion (2005), U20 Russian Vice-Champion (2006, 2007), came in at 11th in the Russian Championship Superfinal (2006), was =4th in the Russian Superfinals (2007), won the Russian Championship Higher League (2007) on tiebreak, was fourth in the Russian Superfinals (2008), placed third in Russian Championship Superfinal (2009) behind Alexander Grischuk and Peter Svidler, was knocked out of the first round of the World Chess Cup (2007) but made it to round 4 of the World Cup (2009), before losing to Sergey Karjakin. He also played board 3 for Russia 2 in the Chess Olympiad (2010) scoring 6/9 without losing a game, and scored 5.5/11 coming in 5th at the Russian Championship Superfinal (2010). He came second on count back to Le Quang Liem at the Aeroflot Open (2011), when he scored 6.5/9 (+5 -1 =3), and was =5th (10th on tiebreak) with 8/11, a half point from the lead, in the 12th European Individual Championship (2011), a result that qualified him for participation in the World Cup (2011) where he beat compatriot Alexei Bezgodov and Ukrainian GM Anton Korobov in rounds one and two before losing in a minor upset in the third round to Vladimir Potkin. A poor result (3/10) in the Reggio Emilia (2011) reduced his rating by 17 in the bimonthly rating period to 1 March 2012. Mediocre results in the 2011-12 Bundesliga and in the Russian Team Championships (2012) were only partially offset by his solid 7.5/11 in the 13th European Individual Championship (2012). However, he regained form to place =1st (3rd on tiebreak) in the Russian Chess Championships Higher League (2012) to qualify for the Russian Superfinals (2012), in which he scored 4/9 to finish a point off the lead in a low scoring event. His good form continued into 2013 when he placed =1st at Tradewise Gibraltar (2013) with 8/10, and then won the Tradewise Gibraltar (Tiebreaks) (2013) to win first prize.

In October 2012, Vitiugov helped his team Saint-Petersburg Chess Federation to a silver medal in the 28th European Club Cup (2012). In April 2013, playing board 2 he helped his St Petersburg team to a gold medal at the Russian Team Championships (2013).

Vitiugov entered the top 100 in October 2008.

live rating: http://www.2700chess.com/; Photo: http://www.bidmonfa.com/vitiugov_ni...; and Wikipedia article: Nikita Vitiugov

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. S Zavgorodniy vs N Vitiugov	½-½	49	2001	EYCC B14	B40 Sicilian
2. P Kostenko vs N Vitiugov	1-0	42	2001	Chigorin mem open	B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
3. J Zorko vs N Vitiugov	0-1	31	2001	EYCC B14	B83 Sicilian
4. N Vitiugov vs Balashov	½-½	22	2001	Chigorin mem open	C77 Ruy Lopez
5. M Luch vs N Vitiugov	½-½	27	2001	EYCC B14	B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
6. N Vitiugov vs A Rychagov	0-1	48	2001	Chigorin mem open	A80 Dutch
7. N Vitiugov vs S Stajner	1-0	21	2001	EYCC B14	D85 Grunfeld
8. E Vorobiov vs N Vitiugov	½-½	24	2001	Chigorin mem open	B83 Sicilian
9. N Vitiugov vs E Lo Curto	1-0	40	2001	EYCC B14	E97 King's Indian
10. A Korotylev vs N Vitiugov	½-½	27	2001	Chigorin mem open	D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
11. V Aanestad vs N Vitiugov	0-1	28	2001	EYCC B14	D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. N Vitiugov vs J Razuvajeva	1-0	41	2001	Chigorin mem open	D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. V Papin vs N Vitiugov	1-0	41	2001	EYCC B14	B83 Sicilian
14. N Vitiugov vs Potkin	1-0	45	2001	Chigorin mem open	D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
15. B Dribinsky vs N Vitiugov	½-½	64	2001	Chigorin mem open	D30 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. N Vitiugov vs R Wojtaszek	0-1	34	2001	EYCC B14	E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
17. N Pushkov vs N Vitiugov	0-1	41	2001	Chigorin mem open	D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
18. N Vitiugov vs M Sorokin	½-½	43	2003	It (open) St. Petersburg 300	D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
19. N Vitiugov vs A Kornev	½-½	71	2003	It (open) St. Petersburg 300	D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
20. N Vitiugov vs B Savchenko	½-½	33	2003	RUS Spartakiad U18	A40 Queen's Pawn Game
21. P Kotsur vs N Vitiugov	½-½	51	2003	It (open) St. Petersburg 300	A13 English
22. A Lyubimtsev vs N Vitiugov	0-1	42	2003	It (open) St. Petersburg 300	B40 Sicilian
23. N Vitiugov vs P Sinkevich	1-0	48	2003	It (open) St. Petersburg 300	C77 Ruy Lopez
24. N Vitiugov vs E Mukhametov	1-0	22	2003	St Petersburg vs. Moscow	D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
25. A Zontakh vs N Vitiugov	1-0	26	2003	It (open) St. Petersburg 300	B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation


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Nov-29-09		Plato: <rotk>, <td> I was impressed with him back in 2006 when he narrowly missed winning the World Junior Championship (losing the last game when he needed just a draw to secure first place). Here were my comments on his games: N Vitiugov vs Stellwagen, 2006 <What an incredible display of endgame technique by young Vitiugov!> N Vitiugov vs Z Andriasian, 2006 <I think Vitiugov just choked. He only needed half a point to secure first place, and it seems like the excitement got to him when the draw was so close at hand. At the critical moment he cracked, unable to withstand the psychological pressure. Overall, though, I think he established himself as the most talented player in the competition, and if he is able to steady himself mentally, N. Vitiugov is another strong grandmaster in the making.>

Nov-29-09		Plato: Still, I think Karjakin is a notch above and will emerge victorious, but I'd be pleasantly surprised if Vitiugov proves me wrong!

Nov-29-09		technical draw: <Plato> I saw the Andriasian game and I think you're right about him choking. I call it the "olympic freeze" it's when you're need to make a simple action and you miss it. Let's see how he does with real, high level competition in a must win situation.

Dec-22-09		DCP23: Latest photo of Vitiugov: http://tal.russiachess.org/images/s...

Jan-14-10		Troller: Congrats on a fine performance in the Team WC. Starting out with a meagre draw in the disastrous match against Greece, Vitiugov scored 5/5 in the rest of the tournament. This is after a very respectable 3rd place in the Russian Championship (TPR 2733). If he wasn't Russian he'd probably get some high-caliber invitations in 2010; being Russian you have to be 2720+ before getting such invitations it seems.

Feb-07-10		wolfmaster: I'd really like to see this guy get invited to a tournament like the Tal Memorial.

Feb-16-11		weisyschwarz: Finished well today at the Aeroflot Open, with a powerful win vs. Cheparinov.

Feb-16-11		Don Cossacks: Congratulations for co-winning Aeroflot 2011!

Apr-25-11		falso contacto: vitiugov has officially no fans.

Jun-16-11		plimko: What a game! [Event "64th Russian Championships Men - Higher "] [Site "Taganrog/Russia"] [Date "2011.06.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Vitiugov, Nikita"] [Black "Chadaev, Nikolai"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D44"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Bg5 Qa5 8. Bd2 c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Ba2 Rd8 14. Nc2 Nc6 15. Nxb4 Qxb4 16. Nd5 Qxb2 17. Rfb1 Qe5 18. Bc3 Qg5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rb3 e5 21. Bb2 Bg4 22. Qf1 Kh8 23. Rxb7 Rab8 24. f4 exf4 25. Qb5 Qxb5 26. Bxf6+ Kg8 27. axb5 Nb4 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Rbxa7 Rd7 30. Bc4 Rc8 31. Ra8 1-0

Oct-22-11		Karpova: His performance (and forfeits in the last two rounds) of the Governor's Cup (2011) explained: <Sadly one player left before the end, and that was Vitiugov. He had started the tournament ill, and possibly hoping to shake it off over the course of the two week event, persisted, but instead his health deteriorated, and after the ninth round was forced to drop out.> Source: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Dec-27-11		waustad: He's playing in Reggio Emilia, but his name is transliterated differently, with a 'j' instead of 'i'.

Dec-27-11		King Death: <waustad> That's something that you'll often see in Europe especially in German speaking countries. Who knows why in Italy though?

Dec-27-11		AlphaMale: So in Germany's he known as Njkjta Vjtjugov?

Dec-27-11		HolyKnight: With 10 games in this data base with the French Tarrasch Defense he is 9 draws and 1 win. Now many of his opponents were lower rated then him. But I still found that very interesting.

Jan-02-12		Whitehat1963: Perhaps he's not quite ready for primetime. Perhaps he never will be.

Jan-02-12		tamar: Reggio killed the Vitiugov star...

Jan-02-12		SteinitzLives: In his mind, and in his car.

Jan-02-12		tamar: He can't rewind, he's gone too far. O, A, Hikaru, O Reggio killed the Vitiugov star Reggio killed the Vitiugov star

Jan-17-12		LIFE Master AJ: WHAT???!?!?!? No picture of this player? https://www.google.com/search?tbm=i...

Feb-04-12		Penguincw: Happy Birthday Vitiugov! He won a couple of games at Reggio Emilia (2011). N Vitiugov vs Morozevich, 2012 N Vitiugov vs Ivanchuk, 2012

Jul-02-12		blade2012: In the first round of the Russia-China Match, Nikita crushes Ding Liren: [Event "RUS - CHN Summit 8th Classic"] [Site "Saint-Petersburg"] [Date "2012.07.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Vitiugov, Nikita"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2703"] [BlackElo "2680"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 b6 8. d5 e6 9. Nf4 exd5 10. Nfxd5 Nc6 11. Qd2 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Be6 13. Bd3 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Nd4 15. O-O b5 16. Kh1 Qd7 17. Rae1 b4 18. f4 h5 19. f5 Be5 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. e5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 dxe5 23. f6 Kh7 24. Rf5 1-0

Feb-03-13		Whitehat1963: Time to lengthen and update his bio.

Apr-09-13		fisayo123: Nikita has been playing well recently. Good luck in the Alekhine memorial.

Apr-21-13		chancho: Little Nikita: http://en.chessbase.com/portals/4/f...

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