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Kovchan,A vs Hobson,Kenneth

2025.12.29 · game 1

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[Event "Hastings Masters 2025-26"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2025.12.29"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Kovchan,A"]
[Black "Hobson,Kenneth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2264"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "5.O-O"]
[WhiteFideId "14103052"]
[BlackFideId "480819"]
[EventDate "2025.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6
9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Qe1 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15.
cxd4 Re8 16. f3 Be6 17. Rc1 Bxb3 18. Nxb3 Qd7 19. Qc3 Rbc8 20. Qc6 Qe6 21. Rc3
b4 22. Rd3 d5 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Bf2 e5 26. dxe5 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2
Rxe5 28. Re1 Rce8 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Rd4 g5 31. Re4 Rf5 32. g4 Rf6 33. Re5 Nf4
34. Rxg5+ Kf7 35. Ke3 Ng2+ 36. Ke2 Nf4+ 37. Kd2 Rd6+ 38. Kc2 Nd3 39. Nc5 Ne1+
40. Kb3 Rd2 41. Nxa6 Nd3 42. Nxb4 Rxb2+ 43. Kc3 Rxb4 44. Kxd3 Ra4 45. Rc5 c6 46.
h4 Kg7 47. h5 h6 48. Ke3 Kh7 49. f4 Kg7 50. Kf3 Kh7 51. Kg3 Kg7 52. g5 hxg5 53.
fxg5 Kh7 54. Rxc6 Rxa5 55. Kg4 Kg7 56. Rc7+ Kg8 57. g6 Rb5 58. h6 Rb4+ 59. Kf5
Rb5+ 60. Ke4 Rb8 61. Kd5 Ra8 62. Kc5 Kh8 63. Kb6 Rg8 64. Rh7# 1-0

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