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Kulik,Nicolas vs Wadsworth,Matthew J

2026.04.02 · game 1

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[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 2nd Apr 2026"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2026.04.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kulik,Nicolas"]
[Black "Wadsworth,Matthew J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation"]
[WhiteFideId "3009530"]
[BlackFideId "415804"]
[EventDate "2026.04.02"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 b6 10. Bd2 c4 11. b4 Nxb4 12. cxb4 Bxb4 13. Qc2 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 b5 15.
Nc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 b4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 b3+ 19. Qd2 b2 20. Nxb2 Qxc5 21. Rc1
Qb5 22. Nc4 O-O 23. Nd6 Qb6 24. Qf2 Qa5+ 25. Qd2 Qb6 26. Qf2 Ba6 27. Qxb6 axb6
28. Rb1 f6 29. Rxb6 fxe5 30. fxe5 Bd3 31. Rb2 Ra5 32. Rd2 Rxe5+ 33. Kd1 Rb8 34.
Rxd3 Rb1+ 35. Kc2 Rxh1 36. a4 Ra1 37. Rc3 h6 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Rh8+ Kxh8 40. Nf7+
Kh7 41. Nxe5 Rxa4 42. Nf3 Ra2+ 43. Kd3 Rxg2 44. Ke4 g5 45. Ne5 Rxh2 46. Nd7 Re2+
47. Kf3 Rd2 48. Nf8+ Kg7 49. Nxe6+ Kf6 50. Nc7 Rd6 51. Nb5 Rd3+ 52. Ke4 Rb3 53.
Nd4 Rb4 54. Kd5 Rxd4+ 55. Kc6 Kf5 56. Kc7 Kf4 57. Kc8 g4 58. Kc7 g3 59. Kb7 g2
60. Kb8 g1=Q 61. Ka7 Qc1 62. Ka8 Rd2 63. Kb8 Rb2+ 64. Ka7 Qa1# 0-1

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