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Kazantzoglou,Stefanos vs Merkos,Thomas

2026.02.21 · game 1

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[Event "9th Vardaris Open 2026"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2026.02.21"]
[Round "3.14"]
[White "Kazantzoglou,Stefanos"]
[Black "Merkos,Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2058"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "Neo-Catalan declined"]
[WhiteFideId "25865099"]
[BlackFideId "25806483"]
[EventDate "2026.02.19"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bg5
Bb7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Qb3 c6 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. a4 Nd6 15.
e3 Rfe8 16. Ne2 a5 17. Nf4 Ba6 18. Bh3 f5 19. Ne5 Bc4 20. Nxc4 dxc4 21. Rxc4
Nxc4 22. Qxc4+ Kh8 23. Bxf5 Rf8 24. Bh3 Qd6 25. Rc1 c5 26. Qe6 Qxe6 27. Bxe6
Rcd8 28. Bh3 Rf7 29. Ne6 Rb8 30. Ng5 Re7 31. d5 Ne5 32. Rd1 h6 33. d6 Ra7 34.
Ne6 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Ng5 36. Nxg5 hxg5 37. d7 Rd8 38. Rd6 Rb7 39. Rc6 Kg8 40. Rg6
Kf7 41. Rc6 Ke7 42. Bg4 Rh8 43. Rg6 Kf7 44. Rxg5 Rbb8 45. h4 Rh6 46. e4 Rc6 47.
e5 c4 48. e6+ Rxe6 49. Bxe6+ Kxe6 50. Rxg7 b5 51. axb5 a4 52. h5 Rd8 53. h6 a3
54. bxa3 c3 55. Rg6+ Kd5 56. Rc6 1-0

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