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Howell,D vs Grot,Blazej

2025.08.05 · game 1

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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Howell,D"]
[Black "Grot,Blazej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2207"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Benko's opening"]
[WhiteFideId "410608"]
[BlackFideId "21835845"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 e6 3. e4 d5 4. d3 c5 5. Nd2 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Be7 7. O-O b5 8. exd5
exd5 9. Re1 O-O 10. a4 b4 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 Bb7 13. Re2 Qd7 14. Nb3 Bd6 15.
Bg5 Ng4 16. h3 h6 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. d4 c4 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 a5 21. Be3 Rae8
22. Bd4 Ne4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Bxe4 Qxh3 26. Qd4+ f6 27. Bg2 Qe6
28. Rd1 Rd8 29. c3 Bc6 30. Bf3 Qe5 31. Qd2 Bxa4 32. Ra1 Be8 33. Rxa5 d4 34. cxb4
d3 35. c6 Qd6 36. Ra7+ Bf7 37. Bh5 Rf8 38. b5 Qc5 39. Rxf7+ Rxf7 40. Bxf7 Kxf7
41. Qa5 Qd4 42. Qd2 Qc5 43. Qxh6 Qd5 44. Qd2 Qxb5 45. c7 Qc6 46. Qf4 d2 47. Qxd2
Qxc7 48. Qc3 Qc5 49. b3 Qd5 50. Qxc4 Qxc4 51. bxc4 1-0

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