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Byrne,Colin vs Cowan,Xavier

2025.08.06 · game 1

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[Event "111th ch-GBR Major Open"]
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.06"]
[Round "5.40"]
[White "Byrne,Colin"]
[Black "Cowan,Xavier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1716"]
[BlackElo "1854"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Opening "English, Keres variation"]
[WhiteFideId "343459838"]
[BlackFideId "458465"]
[EventDate "2025.07.02"]

1. c4 d6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Be6 5. b3 Be7 6. Nf3 f5 7. Bb2 Nd7 8. Qc2 Nh6
9. d3 g5 10. O-O-O g4 11. Ng1 d5 12. e3 b5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Kb1 Rc8 15. Qe2 Nf6
16. Nxb5 Qa5 17. d4 e4 18. Rc1 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 a6 20. Bf1 axb5 21. Qxb5+ Qxb5 22.
Bxb5+ Bd7 23. Bxd7+ Kxd7 24. Ne2 Nf7 25. Nf4 Ng5 26. h4 gxh3 27. Nxh3 Nxh3 28.
Rxh3 Ng4 29. Rh1 Ke6 30. Rf1 h5 31. Kb2 h4 32. gxh4 Bxh4 33. f4 Bf2 34. a4 Bxe3
35. Bxe3 Nxe3 36. Ra1 Rh2+ 37. Kc3 Rc2+ 38. Kb4 Rc8 39. Kb5 Nc2 40. Rd1 e3 41.
Kb6 e2 42. Rh1 e1=Q 43. Rxe1+ Nxe1 44. a5 Rb8+ 45. Kc7 Rxb3 46. a6 Ra3 47. Kb7
Nf3 48. a7 Nxd4 49. a8=Q Rxa8 50. Kxa8 Nb5 0-1

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