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Paul,Justin vs Bora,Safal

2025.05.25 · game 1

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[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.25"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Paul,Justin"]
[Black "Bora,Safal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2313"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[ECO "C72"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "modern Steinitz defence, 5.O-O"]
[WhiteFideId "2086581"]
[BlackFideId "2066149"]
[EventDate "2025.05.22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Na5 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4
Bb7 9. c4 c5 10. Nf5 g6 11. Ne3 Nf6 12. Nc3 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 b4 14. Ned5 Bg7 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. a3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Bxd5 19. cxd5 bxa3 20. c4 O-O 21. Qe3
Re8 22. f4 Qf6 23. Rxa3 Qb2 24. Rd3 a5 25. e5 dxe5 26. f5 e4 27. Rd2 Qg7 28. d6
g5 29. d7 Red8 30. f6 Qg6 31. Qxc5 a4 32. Qe7 e3 33. Qxe3 a3 34. Qe7 g4 35. c5
Qg5 36. Re2 Qd5 37. Qe3 Kh7 38. Rd2 Qc4 39. Rf4 Qc1+ 40. Rf1 Qc4 41. Rf4 Qc1+
42. Kf2 Rg8 43. Ra2 g3+ 44. hxg3 Qd1 45. Rd4 Qh5 46. c6 Qf5+ 47. Rf4 Qb5 48.
Qe4+ Kh8 49. Rf5 Qb3 50. Qe2 Qxg3+ 51. Kg1 Rab8 52. Rf1 Rb4 53. Qf2 Qc7 54. Rd1
Rbg4 55. Qe3 R4g6 56. Qf3 Qb6+ 57. Kh1 Qc7 58. Re2 a2 59. Rxa2 Kh7 60. Rad2 Rg4
61. Qf5+ R8g6 62. Rd6 Rh4+ 63. Kg1 Qb6+ 64. Kf1 Qe3 65. g4 Rh1+ 66. Kg2 Qh3+ 67.
Kf2 Rh2+ 68. Ke1 Qg3+ 69. Kf1 Qg2+ 70. Ke1 Qe2# 0-1

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