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Zhao,Kevin vs Putnam,Liam

2025.12.19 · game 1

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[Event "109th Edward Lasker Mem"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2025.12.19"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Zhao,Kevin"]
[Black "Putnam,Liam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2177"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[ECO "C79"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Steinitz defence deferred (Russian defence)"]
[WhiteFideId "39912795"]
[BlackFideId "30938279"]
[EventDate "2025.12.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8.
Nxd4 c5 9. Nc6 Qd7 10. Na5 Qa4 11. Qe1 Be7 12. c4 O-O 13. Bd2 Re8 14. f3 Qd7 15.
Nc3 c6 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Ne2 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nc4 Be6 21. b3 Bf6
22. Qg3 Qxg3 23. hxg3 Bf5 24. Nf4 Bd4+ 25. Kh2 Nxf4 26. Bxf4 Re2 27. Rd2 Rxd2
28. Bxd2 h6 29. Re1 Be6 30. Ba5 Bxc4 31. bxc4 Rb8 32. Re2 Rb1 33. Bc7 Kh7 34.
Bf4 Rb4 35. Rc2 g5 36. Bc1 f5 37. g4 fxg4 38. fxg4 Be5+ 39. Kg1 Bf4 40. Bxf4
gxf4 41. Kf2 Kg6 42. Kf3 Kg5 43. g3 fxg3 44. Kxg3 Ra4 45. Rc3 Rb4 46. Rd3 Rxc4
47. Rd5+ Kf6 48. Rd6+ Ke5 49. Rxa6 Rc3+ 50. Kf2 c4 51. Rxh6 Ra3 52. g5 Rxa2+ 53.
Ke3 Ra3+ 54. Kd2 Rg3 55. Rc6 Kd4 56. Rd6+ Kc5 57. Rd8 Rxg5 58. Rc8+ Kb4 59. Rb8+
Rb5 60. Rxb5+ Kxb5 61. Kc3 Kc5 62. Kc2 Kd6 63. Kc3 Kd5 64. Kc2 Kd4 65. Kd2 c3+
66. Kc2 Kc4 67. Kc1 Kb4 68. Kc2 Kc4 69. Kc1 Kd3 70. Kd1 c2+ 71. Kc1 Kc3 1/2-1/2

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