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Katz,Alexander vs Popilski,G

2025.05.25 · game 1

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[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.25"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Katz,Alexander"]
[Black "Popilski,G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2373"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Burn variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2039796"]
[BlackFideId "2809060"]
[EventDate "2025.05.22"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 c5 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nf3 Qa5+ 10. c3 Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. O-O Rd8 13. Rad1 Bd7 14. Rfe1
Be8 15. Ne5 Rac8 16. Qf3 Rd5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ng4 Bg5 19. h4 Bxh4 20. Qh3 Rh5
21. b4 Qg5 22. g3 Bc6 23. f4 Qd8 24. gxh4 Rxh4 25. Qg3 f5 26. Bxf5 Qb6+ 27. Ne3
Rh1+ 28. Kf2 exf5 29. Rxh1 Bxh1 30. Rxh1 Rxc3 31. Re1 h6 32. Qf3 Rd3 33. Rd1
Rxd1 34. Qxd1 Qxb4 35. Qd5+ Kh8 36. Qxf5 Qd2+ 37. Kf3 Qxa2 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qxb7
Qa1 40. Qe4+ Kh8 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qe4+ Kh8 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. f5 a5 45. Qg6+ Kh8
46. Qe8+ Kh7 47. Qg6+ Kh8 48. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

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