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Ashton,Matthew vs Zhou,Martin

2026.01.12 · game 1

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[Event "133rd ch-NZL Rapid 2026"]
[Site "Invercargill NZL"]
[Date "2026.01.12"]
[Round "8.12"]
[White "Ashton,Matthew"]
[Black "Zhou,Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1844"]
[BlackElo "1786"]
[ECO "B41"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Kan, Maroczy bind (Reti variation)"]
[WhiteFideId "4313003"]
[BlackFideId "4315006"]
[EventDate "2026.01.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Qc7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 Bb4 8. Qc2
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. f3 d6 13. Rab1 Nbd7 14. Qb3 Rfc8
15. Nc2 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Bd2 Nc5 18. Qb2 Na4 19. Qb3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Qxc3 21.
Qxc3 Rxc3 22. Nd4 h6 23. Nxb5 Rc2 24. Nd4 Rd2 25. Rfd1 Raxa2 26. Rxb7 Rxd1+ 27.
Bxd1 Ra1 28. Kf2 Rxd1 29. Ne2 d5 30. Nc3 Rd2+ 31. Ne2 dxe4 32. fxe4 Nxe4+ 33.
Ke3 Ra2 34. Rb4 Nf6 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. Rb7 Kg6 37. h3 Nd5+ 38. Kf3 Ra3+ 39. Kf2
Kf6 40. Ng3 Ra4 41. Nh5+ Kg6 42. Ng3 h5 43. Kf3 Rf4+ 44. Ke2 h4 45. Nh1 Ra4 46.
Nf2 f6 47. Ng4 Rb4 48. Ra7 Rb2+ 49. Kf3 Rb3+ 50. Ke2 Nf4+ 51. Kf2 e5 52. Ra6 Kf5
53. Ne3+ Ke4 54. Ra4+ Kd3 55. Nf5 g6 56. Nxh4 g5 57. Nf5 Rb2+ 58. Kf3 Nxg2 59.
Ra3+ Kc4 60. Ra4+ Kd5 61. Ra5+ Ke6 62. Ng7+ Kf7 63. Nf5 Nf4 64. Kg4 Rg2+ 65. Kf3
Rh2 66. Ra7+ Kg6 67. Ne7+ Kf7 68. Nd5+ Ke6 69. Nxf4+ gxf4 70. Ra6+ Kf5 71. Ra5
Rxh3+ 72. Kg2 Rb3 73. Kf2 Kg4 0-1

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