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Xu,Leon vs Blair,Michael

2025.04.19 · game 1

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[Event "Canadian Closed 2025"]
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2025.04.19"]
[Round "4.23"]
[White "Xu,Leon"]
[Black "Blair,Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "1840"]
[ECO "B49"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Taimanov variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2638835"]
[BlackFideId "2652056"]
[EventDate "2025.04.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. a3
b5 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qe2 c5 14. e5 Nd5 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. c3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Rd7 19. Bf2 Rfd8 20. e6 fxe6 21.
Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Qxa6 b4 23. axb4 cxb4 24. Bd4 bxc3 25. bxc3 Bc5 26. f5 Bxd4+ 27.
cxd4 Rd6 28. Qe2 Qf7 29. Qe5 Qf6 30. g4 h6 31. Rfe1 Kh7 32. Qg3 g6 33. fxg6+
Qxg6 34. Re7+ Kg8 35. Rde1 Rb6 36. h3 Rb1 37. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 38. Re1 Qb8 39. Qxb8
Rxb8 40. Re5 Rb5 41. Kg2 Kg7 42. h4 Ra5 43. Kf3 Kf6 44. Kf4 Ra1 45. Rxd5 Rf1+
46. Ke3 Re1+ 47. Kf2 Rd1 48. Rd6+ Kg7 49. h5 Rd3 50. Ke2 Rg3 51. Rg6+ Kf7 52.
Kf2 Rd3 53. Rxh6 Rxd4 54. Kg3 Kg7 55. Rg6+ Kh7 56. Kh4 Ra4 57. Rf6 Kg7 58. Rf5
Ra1 59. Kg5 Ra6 60. h6+ Kh7 61. Rf7+ Kg8 62. Rf6 Ra4 63. Rb6 Rc4 64. Rb7 Ra4 65.
Kh5 Ra5+ 66. g5 Rc5 67. Kg4 Rc4+ 68. Kf3 Rc6 69. Re7 Rg6 70. Kf4 Ra6 71. Kf5 Ra1
72. g6 Rf1+ 73. Ke6 Re1+ 74. Kd6 Rd1+ 75. Kc5 Rc1+ 76. Kd4 Rd1+ 77. Kc3 Rc1+ 78.
Kd2 Rc8 79. Kd3 Ra8 80. Kc4 Rc8+ 81. Kb5 Rf8 82. h7+ 1-0

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