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Popov,Tikhon vs Kataev,Aleksandr

2025.07.02 · game 1

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[Event "77th ch-RUS HL 2025"]
[Site "Lipetsk RUS"]
[Date "2025.07.02"]
[Round "6.15"]
[White "Popov,Tikhon"]
[Black "Kataev,Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2173"]
[BlackElo "2302"]
[ECO "B34"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "accelerated fianchetto, modern variation"]
[WhiteFideId "24252026"]
[BlackFideId "34171972"]
[EventDate "2025.06.26"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
e5 Ng8 9. Bd4 Qa5 10. f4 Nh6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Nf5 13. Bf2 d6 14. g4 Nh6 15.
exd6 Bxg4 16. dxe7 Rfe8 17. Re1 Nf5 18. Rg1 Bf3 19. Bc4 Nxe7 20. Rg5 Nd5 21.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. a3 1/2-1/2

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