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Mendonca,Leon Luke vs Nikitenko,M

2026.03.04 · game 1

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[Event "Aeroflot Open A 2026"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2026.03.04"]
[Round "7.11"]
[White "Mendonca,Leon Luke"]
[Black "Nikitenko,M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "4.Nf3"]
[WhiteFideId "35028561"]
[BlackFideId "13506862"]
[EventDate "2026.02.28"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Bb4 7. Qc2 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 c6 12. a3 Be7 13. e3 Kf8 14. Bd3 Kg7 15.
b4 a6 16. Na4 Nf6 17. Nc5 Bd6 18. Bf5 Qe7 19. Bxc8 Raxc8 20. Qf5 b6 21. Ncb3 a5
22. bxa5 bxa5 23. a4 Bb4 24. O-O Qd7 25. Qxd7 Nxd7 26. Rfc1 g4 27. Rc2 h5 28.
Kf1 h4 29. gxh4 Rxh4 30. Ke2 Rh2 31. g3 Nb6 32. Nf1 Rh1 33. Nc1 Nc4 34. Nd3 Rb8
35. Rac1 Ba3 36. Rd1 Bb4 37. Rdc1 f6 38. Rxc4 dxc4 39. Rxc4 Rhh8 40. e4 Rbe8 41.
e5 c5 42. Ne3 cxd4 43. exf6+ Kxf6 44. Rxd4 Rb8 45. Nxg4+ Ke7 46. Ne3 Rhd8 47.
Re4+ Kf6 48. Rf4+ Ke6 49. Re4+ Kf6 50. Rf4+ Ke6 51. g4 Bd6 52. Re4+ Kf7 53. Nf5
Rb3 54. Nd4 Ra3 55. Nb5 Ra2+ 56. Ke3 Be7 57. f4 Rh2 58. Ne5+ Kg7 59. Rc4 Bf6 60.
Nd4 Re8 61. Nf3 Rb2 62. g5 Rb3+ 63. Ke4 Bxe5 64. Nxe5 Rb4 65. Kd4 Rf8 66. Nd3
Rd8+ 67. Kc3 Rxc4+ 68. Kxc4 Kg6 1/2-1/2

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