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Ratcliffe,James vs Butt,Laurence

2025.12.30 · game 1

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[Event "Hastings Masters 2025-26"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2025.12.30"]
[Round "5.49"]
[White "Ratcliffe,James"]
[Black "Butt,Laurence"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1845"]
[BlackElo "1790"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed"]
[WhiteFideId "343432840"]
[BlackFideId "440884"]
[EventDate "2025.12.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 f5 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Bg5 11. f4 Bh6 12. c3 Kh8 13. Qd2 Ne7 14. Ne3 Rb8 15.
a4 Bd7 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. b4 Be6 18. Ne3 fxe4 19. dxe4 g6 20. b5 b6 21. c4 Bg7 22.
Ra3 Bg8 23. f5 gxf5 24. exf5 Bh6 25. f6 Ng6 26. Bd5 Bf7 27. Nc3 e4 28. Qf2 Rfe8
29. a5 Ne5 30. Bxe4 Bxc4 31. Rfa1 Nd3 32. axb6 axb6 33. Qe2 Bxe3+ 34. Qxe3 d5
35. Ra7 Rb7 36. Ra8 Reb8 37. Bxd3 d4 38. Qf3 Bxd3 39. f7 Kg7 40. f8=Q+ Rxf8 41.
Qxf8+ Kg6 42. Nd5 Qe5 43. Nf4+ Kg5 44. Nxd3 Qe3+ 45. Nf2 Re7 46. Rd8 c4 47. h4+
Kg6 48. Rd6+ 1-0

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