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Nicholls,Leighton vs Smith,Ro

2026.01.10 · game 1

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[Event "133rd ch-NZL Open 2026"]
[Site "Invercargill NZL"]
[Date "2026.01.10"]
[Round "9.10"]
[White "Nicholls,Leighton"]
[Black "Smith,Ro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "1882"]
[BlackElo "2136"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Opening "Robatsch defence"]
[Variation "Pseudo-Austrian attack"]
[WhiteFideId "4303776"]
[BlackFideId "4300190"]
[EventDate "2026.01.02"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Qd2 Bxf3 8. gxf3
Nd7 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 a6 11. e5 d5 12. h4 h5 13. e6 fxe6 14. Bd3 Nf8 15. Rhg1
Bf6 16. Bxg6+ Nxg6 17. Rxg6 Nh6 18. Rdg1 O-O-O 19. Bf2 Nf5 20. Ne4 Qxd2 21. Nxd2
Kd7 22. Nb3 b6 23. a4 a5 24. Nc1 Bxh4 25. Bxh4 Nxh4 26. R6g3 Nf5 27. Rh3 Nxd4
28. Nd3 Kc7 29. Ne5 Rhg8 30. Re1 Rdf8 31. c3 Nb3 32. Nd3 Kd6 33. Rxh5 Nd2+ 34.
Ka2 Rg2 35. Rhe5 Rf6 36. R5e3 Nc4 37. R3e2 Rxe2 38. Rxe2 b5 39. axb5 cxb5 40. b4
a4 41. Nc5 e5 42. fxe5+ Nxe5 43. Nb7+ Ke6 44. Nc5+ Kf5 45. Rd2 e6 46. Nb7 Nc4
47. Rd4 Ke5 48. Rd3 Kf4 49. Nd8 Rh6 50. Nc6 Rh2+ 51. Ka1 Re2 52. Nd4 Re1+ 53.
Ka2 Nd6 54. Kb2 Kg5 55. Ka2 Kf6 56. Nc6 Kf7 57. Nb8 Ke7 58. Na6 Kd7 59. Nc5+ Kc6
60. Kb2 Re2+ 61. Ka1 Nb7 62. Na6 Kd6 63. f4 Rf2 64. Rd4 Nd8 65. c4 bxc4 66. Nc5
Rf1+ 67. Kb2 Nc6 68. Rd2 Nxb4 69. Nxa4 Rxf4 70. Nc3 Nd3+ 71. Kc2 Rf2 72. Kd1
Rxd2+ 73. Kxd2 e5 0-1

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