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Balacek,T – Simonian,T

Balacek,T (2252)
Simonian,T (2420)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: January 15, 2012
Location: Prague CZE
Tournament: 11th Prague Open A
Round:
Opening: E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
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Published on: May 13, 2020

[Event "11th Prague Open A"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2012.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Balacek,T"]
[Black "Simonian,T"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2252"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[ECO "E04"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.Bg5 Nc6 9.e3 cxd4 10.exd4 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Qa5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qc1 Ne7 14.Nd2 Nd5 15.Nxc4 Qxc3 16.Bxd5 Qxc1 17.Rfxc1 exd5 18.Ne3 Be6 19.Rc7 b6 20.f4 f5 21.Rac1 h5 22.R1c6 Rfd8 23.Kf2 Kf8 24.Ke2 Ke8 25.Kd2 Rd7 26.Rc8+ Rd8 27.R8c7 Rd7 28.Rc8+ Rxc8 29.Rxc8+ Rd8 30.Rc7 Ra8 31.Kc2 Kd8 32.Rc3 Kd7 33.Kb3 Kd6 34.a3 Bd7 35.Ng2 a6 36.Re3 Rc8 37.Kb2 Be6 38.Rc3 Rb8 39.Kb3 a5 40.Rc1 Bd7 41.Kc3 Re8 42.Rb1 b5 43.Re1 Rc8+ 44.Kd3 Rc4 45.Ne3 Ra4 46.Nc2 Be6 47.Rb1 Kc6 48.Rb3 Kb6 49.Ne3 Rc4 50.Rb1 Rc8 51.Kd2 Rh8 52.Ng2 Rb8 53.Ne3 Ka6 54.Kc3 Rh8 55.Ng2 Bd7 56.Ne3 Be6 57.Ng2 Rc8+ 58.Kd3 Rc7 59.Ne3 Rb7 60.Kc3 Rb8 61.Ng2 Kb6 62.Kd3 Kc6 63.Kc3 Kd6 64.Ne3 Bd7 65.Ng2 Re8 66.Re1 Rc8+ 67.Kd3 b4 68.axb4 axb4 69.Ne3 Rc3+ 70.Kd2 Ra3 71.Rb1 Ra2+ 72.Ke1 Rxh2 73.Rxb4 Be6 74.Rb6+ Kc7 75.Rb5 Kc6 76.Rc5+ Kd6 77.Rc2 Rh1+ 78.Ke2 Ra1 79.Rc5 Ra3 80.Rb5 Ra2+ 81.Kd3 Rf2 82.Rb6+ Ke7 83.Rb5 Rf3 84.Ke2 Rxg3 85.Nxd5+ Kd6 86.Ne3 h4 87.Nxf5+ Bxf5 88.Rxf5 Ke6 89.Rh5 h3 90.Kf2 Rd3 91.Kg1 Rxd4 92.Rxh3 Kf5 93.Kf2 Rxf4+ 94.Ke2 f6 95.Ra3 Kg4 96.Rb3 f5 97.Ra3 Rb4 98.Kf2 Rb2+ 99.Kf1 f4 100.Rc3 Rh2 101.Kg1 Re2 102.Kf1 Re4 103.Kf2 Ra4 104.Rb3 f3 105.Rb8 Ra2+ 106.Kf1 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "11th Prague Open A"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2012.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Balacek,T"]
[Black "Simonian,T"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2252"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[ECO "E04"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.Bg5 Nc6 9.e3 cxd4 10.exd4 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Qa5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qc1 Ne7 14.Nd2 Nd5 15.Nxc4 Qxc3 16.Bxd5 Qxc1 17.Rfxc1 exd5 18.Ne3 Be6 19.Rc7 b6 20.f4 f5 21.Rac1 h5 22.R1c6 Rfd8 23.Kf2 Kf8 24.Ke2 Ke8 25.Kd2 Rd7 26.Rc8+ Rd8 27.R8c7 Rd7 28.Rc8+ Rxc8 29.Rxc8+ Rd8 30.Rc7 Ra8 31.Kc2 Kd8 32.Rc3 Kd7 33.Kb3 Kd6 34.a3 Bd7 35.Ng2 a6 36.Re3 Rc8 37.Kb2 Be6 38.Rc3 Rb8 39.Kb3 a5 40.Rc1 Bd7 41.Kc3 Re8 42.Rb1 b5 43.Re1 Rc8+ 44.Kd3 Rc4 45.Ne3 Ra4 46.Nc2 Be6 47.Rb1 Kc6 48.Rb3 Kb6 49.Ne3 Rc4 50.Rb1 Rc8 51.Kd2 Rh8 52.Ng2 Rb8 53.Ne3 Ka6 54.Kc3 Rh8 55.Ng2 Bd7 56.Ne3 Be6 57.Ng2 Rc8+ 58.Kd3 Rc7 59.Ne3 Rb7 60.Kc3 Rb8 61.Ng2 Kb6 62.Kd3 Kc6 63.Kc3 Kd6 64.Ne3 Bd7 65.Ng2 Re8 66.Re1 Rc8+ 67.Kd3 b4 68.axb4 axb4 69.Ne3 Rc3+ 70.Kd2 Ra3 71.Rb1 Ra2+ 72.Ke1 Rxh2 73.Rxb4 Be6 74.Rb6+ Kc7 75.Rb5 Kc6 76.Rc5+ Kd6 77.Rc2 Rh1+ 78.Ke2 Ra1 79.Rc5 Ra3 80.Rb5 Ra2+ 81.Kd3 Rf2 82.Rb6+ Ke7 83.Rb5 Rf3 84.Ke2 Rxg3 85.Nxd5+ Kd6 86.Ne3 h4 87.Nxf5+ Bxf5 88.Rxf5 Ke6 89.Rh5 h3 90.Kf2 Rd3 91.Kg1 Rxd4 92.Rxh3 Kf5 93.Kf2 Rxf4+ 94.Ke2 f6 95.Ra3 Kg4 96.Rb3 f5 97.Ra3 Rb4 98.Kf2 Rb2+ 99.Kf1 f4 100.Rc3 Rh2 101.Kg1 Re2 102.Kf1 Re4 103.Kf2 Ra4 104.Rb3 f3 105.Rb8 Ra2+ 106.Kf1 1/2-1/2

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