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Freeman,Luke vs Balzer,L

2025.12.30 · game 1

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[Event "Hastings Masters 2025-26"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2025.12.30"]
[Round "5.39"]
[White "Freeman,Luke"]
[Black "Balzer,L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1867"]
[BlackElo "2026"]
[ECO "B28"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "O'Kelly variation"]
[WhiteFideId "343411959"]
[BlackFideId "4646452"]
[EventDate "2025.12.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d6 4. d4 Qc7 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 e5 8. Be3 Nf6
9. a4 O-O 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Qe2 Re8 12. d5 Nh5 13. Nc4 Nd7 14. Qd2 Bf8 15. Nh2
Ndf6 16. g4 Ng7 17. f3 Bd7 18. Bg5 Be7 19. f4 b5 20. Na3 c4 21. Bc2 Qd8 22. Rf2
Rf8 23. fxe5 Nxd5 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. exd6 Nc6 26. axb5 axb5 27. Raf1 Ne6 28. Rf6
Qb6+ 29. Qf2 Qxf2+ 30. R6xf2 Ne5 31. Nf3 Nxf3+ 32. Rxf3 Ng5 33. Re3 Ra6 34. Rd1
Nxh3+ 35. Rxh3 Bxg4 36. d7 Rd8 37. Rh2 Bxd1 38. Bxd1 Rxd7 39. Be2 Rb6 40. Bf1
Rd1 41. Rf2 Kf8 42. Kh2 Ke7 43. Bg2 f6 44. Nc2 Ke6 45. Ne3 Rb1 46. Nd5 Rb7 47.
Rxf6+ Ke5 48. Rf2 Ra7 49. Nb4 Rd7 50. Nc6+ Kd6 51. e5+ Kc7 52. e6 Rdd1 53. e7
Re1 54. Rf8 Rxb2 55. e8=Q Rxe8 56. Rxe8 Kd6 57. Nb4 Rb3 58. Nd5 Rb2 59. Kg3 Rd2
60. Rb8 Kc5 61. Nb4 Re2 62. Rc8+ Kd6 63. Rd8+ Ke7 64. Nc6+ Kf6 65. Rf8+ Kg5 66.
Nd4 Re3+ 67. Rf3 Re5 68. Kf2 Kh6 69. Re3 Rc5 70. Bc6 g5 71. Bxb5 Kh5 72. Be8+
Kh4 73. Nf3+ Kg4 74. Re5 Rc7 75. Rxg5+ Kf4 76. Rd5 h6 77. Bd7 Ke4 78. Rd4# 1-0

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