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Ratcliffe,James vs Dignam,M

2026.02.16 · game 1

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[Event "Isle of Wight Masters"]
[Site "Ryde ENG"]
[Date "2026.02.16"]
[Round "1.40"]
[White "Ratcliffe,James"]
[Black "Dignam,M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1873"]
[BlackElo "2197"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed"]
[WhiteFideId "343432840"]
[BlackFideId "2501422"]
[EventDate "2026.02.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
b4 9. e5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 bxc3 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. bxc3 Be7 13. f4 O-O 14. Qf3 Nc6
15. Be3 Na5 16. Rab1 Rac8 17. Bf2 d5 18. Qd3 Nc4 19. Nb3 Na3 20. Bd4 Qg6 21.
Qxg6 hxg6 22. Rb2 Rb8 23. c4 dxc4 24. Na5 Rxb2 25. Bxb2 Nxc2 26. Rc1 Nb4 27.
Rxc4 Rd8 28. Bd4 Rd5 29. a3 Rxa5 30. axb4 Ra4 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Bc5 Ra2+ 33. Kh3
Bxc5 34. bxc5 Rc2 35. c6 a5 36. c7 a4 37. Ra8 Rxc7 38. Rxa4 f6 39. Re4 Re7 40.
g4 Kg8 41. Kg3 Kf7 42. h3 Rc7 43. Re3 Rc4 44. Kf3 Rd4 45. Kg3 Ke7 46. Rb3 g5 47.
fxg5 fxg5 48. Kf3 Kf6 49. Ke3 Rc4 50. Kf3 Ra4 51. Ke3 Ra1 52. Ke4 Rh1 53. Rc3
Rf1 54. Rb3 Rf4+ 55. Ke3 Ke5 56. Rb5+ Kf6 57. Rb3 g6 58. Ra3 Rc4 59. Rb3 Rc5 60.
Ke4 Ra5 61. Rf3+ Ke7 62. Rd3 Ra4+ 63. Ke5 Rc4 64. Ra3 Rc5+ 65. Ke4 Rc1 66. Ra7+
Kf6 67. Ra3 Rc6 68. Rf3+ Ke7 69. Rd3 Rc4+ 70. Ke5 Ra4 71. Rb3 Ra5+ 1/2-1/2

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