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Katz,Alexander vs Semenov,Va

2025.05.24 · game 1

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[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.24"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Katz,Alexander"]
[Black "Semenov,Va"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2373"]
[BlackElo "2155"]
[ECO "B36"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "accelerated fianchetto, Maroczy bind"]
[WhiteFideId "2039796"]
[BlackFideId "14101319"]
[EventDate "2025.05.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. f3 a4 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Kf2 Bd7 14. g4 Bc6 15.
Nd5 Qd8 16. Bb6 Qd7 17. Rhd1 Rfc8 18. Be3 Bxd5 19. cxd5 e6 20. dxe6 Qxe6 21.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Qxd6 Qxa2 23. e5 Ne8 24. Qd7 Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Bd4 Rc2 27.
Ke3 Nc7 28. Kd3 Rc6 29. Ke4 Bf8 30. f4 Kf7 31. f5 gxf5+ 32. gxf5 exf5+ 33. Kxf5
Ne6 34. Be3 Bc5 35. Bxc5 Nxc5 36. Bc4+ Ke7 37. Rg1 Rh6 38. Rg7+ Kd8 39. Rg8+ Kc7
40. Rg7+ Kc6 41. e6 Nxe6 42. Bxe6 Rxh2 43. Bd7+ Kc5 44. Bxa4 b5 45. Rc7+ Kb4 46.
Bc2 h5 47. Ke4 h4 48. Kd3 Rg2 49. Rh7 Rg4 50. Rh5 Rg3+ 51. Kd2 h3 52. Rh4+ Kc5
53. b4+ Kb6 54. Rh6+ Kc7 55. Bd3 Rg2+ 56. Kc3 h2 57. Bxb5 Rg3+ 58. Bd3 Rg2 59.
b5 Rf2 60. b6+ Kb8 61. Be4 1-0

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