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Smith,Ro vs Xie,Felix

2026.01.11 · game 1

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[Event "133rd ch-NZL Rapid 2026"]
[Site "Invercargill NZL"]
[Date "2026.01.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Smith,Ro"]
[Black "Xie,Felix"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2136"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack"]
[WhiteFideId "4300190"]
[BlackFideId "4308174"]
[EventDate "2026.01.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. f3 Nc6 12. Bf2 Ne5 13. Qd2 b5 14. a3 Qc7 15. Be2
Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. cxd3 e6 19. O-O Nd7 20. Nde2 Bb7 21. Rac1 Ke7
22. Bd4 f6 23. Rfd1 Rhc8 24. f4 gxf4 25. Nxf4 Nc5 26. Be3 Na4 27. Nxa4 bxa4 28.
Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rc1 f5 30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. Bc1 fxe4 32. dxe4 Bb7 33. e5 dxe5 34. Nh5
Bf8 35. g4 Be4 36. Be3 Kd6 37. Kf2 Bg6 38. Ng3 Bg7 39. Bc1 Kd5 40. h4 Kd4 41. h5
Be8 42. g5 hxg5 43. Bxg5 Kd3 44. h6 Bh8 45. Be3 Bg6 46. Bc5 Bf6 47. Nf1 Bg5 48.
Be3 Bh4+ 49. Kg2 Bf6 50. Bc5 Bg5 51. Bd6 e4 52. Bf8 e3 53. Nh2 Be4+ 54. Kg3 e2
55. Bb4 Bxh6 56. Ng4 Bc1 57. Nf2+ Kd4 58. Nxe4 Kxe4 59. Kf2 Kd3 60. Ke1 Bg5 0-1

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