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Sirigos,N vs Merkos,Thomas

2025.09.09 · game 1

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[Event "32nd Nikaia Open 2025"]
[Site "Nikaia GRE"]
[Date "2025.09.09"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Sirigos,N"]
[Black "Merkos,Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2041"]
[BlackElo "2043"]
[ECO "A36"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical, Botvinnik system"]
[WhiteFideId "4201523"]
[BlackFideId "25806483"]
[EventDate "2025.09.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nge2 e6 7. a3 Nge7 8. Rb1 a5
9. O-O O-O 10. d3 Nd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Nb5 Bd7 13. a4 Bxb5 14. axb5 Qb6 15. b3
Kh8 16. Ra1 Qc7 17. Bd2 e5 18. Qe1 b6 19. f4 f6 20. f5 gxf5 21. exf5 d5 22. Ra4
Qd7 23. g4 Rae8 24. Qh4 e4 25. dxe4 dxc4 26. bxc4 Nc8 27. Rf3 Rf7 28. Rd3 Bf8
29. g5 fxg5 30. Bxg5 Be7 31. f6 Bc5 32. Bf4 Nd6 33. e5 Qf5 34. Qg3 Rg8 35. Qf3
Ne4 36. Ra1 Nc3 37. Bg3 Qe6 38. Re1 a4 39. Qh5 Qxc4 40. Qf5 Be7 41. Bh4 Qd5 42.
Rg3 Rxg3 43. hxg3 Qc5 44. fxe7 d3+ 45. Kh2 Rxf5 46. e8=Q+ Rf8 47. Bf6+ Kg8 48.
Qe6+ Rf7 49. Qg4+ Kf8 50. Qf4 Ne2 51. Qe4 Rxf6 52. exf6 Qh5+ 53. Bh3 Qc5 54.
Qe7+ Qxe7 55. fxe7+ Ke8 56. Rd1 1-0

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