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Nicholls,Leighton vs Smith,Ro

2026.01.12 · game 1

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[Event "133rd ch-NZL Rapid 2026"]
[Site "Invercargill NZL"]
[Date "2026.01.12"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Nicholls,Leighton"]
[Black "Smith,Ro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "1882"]
[BlackElo "2136"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[WhiteFideId "4303776"]
[BlackFideId "4300190"]
[EventDate "2026.01.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 e6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 d6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 Be7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Bf6 16. Re3 g6 17. Qg4 Rc8 18. Rc1 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Rc5 20. h4 h5 21. Qf4
Kg7 22. Be2 Rh8 23. Rd1 Qe7 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 Rhc8 26. Qf6+ Qxf6 27. exf6+
Kf8 28. Rd7 R5c7 29. Rfd3 Ke8 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Kf1 Rc4 32. g3 Ra4 33. Rd2 Ra3
34. Rc2 Kd7 35. Rd2+ Kc7 36. Rc2 e5 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. Ke3 Ke6 39. f4 exf4+ 40.
Kxf4 Kxf6 41. c4 Ra5 42. Rf2 Rf5+ 43. Ke3 Rxf2 44. Kxf2 Ke5 45. Ke3 f6 46. Kd3
g5 47. a4 a5 48. Ke3 gxh4 49. gxh4 f5 50. Kf3 f4 51. Kf2 Ke4 52. Ke2 f3+ 53. Kf2
Kf4 54. Kf1 Kg3 55. Kg1 Kxh4 56. Kf2 Kg4 0-1

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