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Popov,Tikhon vs Smail,Benedict

2026.03.05 · game 1

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[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 5th Mar 2026"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2026.03.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Popov,Tikhon"]
[Black "Smail,Benedict"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2265"]
[BlackElo "2075"]
[ECO "E18"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian"]
[Variation "old main line, 7.Nc3"]
[WhiteFideId "24252026"]
[BlackFideId "2050480"]
[EventDate "2026.03.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
f5 9. Be1 Bf6 10. Ne5 d6 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bxe4 fxe4 13. Ng4 d5 14. Bc3 Nc6 15.
Rc1 Ne7 16. Bb4 h5 17. Ne3 Bg5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. cxd5 Bxe3 20. fxe3 exd5 21. Qb3
Rad8 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Rf1+ Kg8 24. Rf5 c6 25. Re5 Qf7 26. Qd1 Rf8 27. Qe1 g6
28. b4 Kg7 29. a4 Qf6 30. b5 c5 31. Rxd5 cxd4 32. Rxd4 Qf5 33. Rc4 Rf7 34. Rc1
Qg5 35. Qc3+ Kh7 36. Rf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Qf5+ 38. Kg2 Qd7 39. h3 Qb7 40. Qd4 Qe7
41. Qd5 Kh6 42. Qc6 Kh7 43. Qc3 Kh6 44. Qh8+ Qh7 45. Qf8+ Qg7 46. Qf4+ Kh7 47.
Qxe4 Qb2 48. Qc4 Qa3 49. e4 Qe3 50. Qc7+ Kh6 51. Qf4+ Qxf4 52. gxf4 Kg7 53. h4
Kf6 54. Kf3 Ke6 55. Ke3 Kd6 56. Kd4 Ke6 57. e5 1-0

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