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Chapman,Matt – Yao,Lan

Chapman,Matt (1990)
Yao,Lan (2297)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: February 22, 2020
Location: Birmingham ENG
Tournament: BUCA 2020
Round:
Opening: B47 Sicilian Taimanov Variation
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Published on: March 10, 2020

[Event "BUCA 2020"]
[Site "Birmingham ENG"]
[Date "2020.02.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Chapman,Matt"]
[Black "Yao,Lan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "WIM"]
[WhiteElo "1990"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[ECO "B47"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation"]
[WhiteTeam "Southampton 1"]
[BlackTeam "UCL 1"]
[WhiteFideId "435848"]
[BlackFideId "8610835"]
[EventDate "2020.02.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 h6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Na4 Qc7 14. b3 b5 15. Nb2 Bb7 16. a4 O-O 17. axb5 axb5 18. h3 Nf6 19. c4 Qe5 20. Qe2 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 bxc4 22. Ra7 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. bxc4 d6 26. Rb7 Rc8 27. Kg2 Kf8 28. h4 Nc5 29. Rb6 Ke7 30. Nd1 Ra8 31. Nc3 Ra3 32. Nb5 Rd3 33. Rc6 Ne4 34. Rc7+ Kf6 35. Rd7 d5 36. cxd5 Rxd5 37. Rxd5 exd5 38. Kf3 Ke5 39. Ke3 Nf6 40. f4+ Kf5 41. Kf3 h5 42. Nd4+ Kg6 43. f5+ Kh7 44. Kf4 Kg8 45. Nf3 Kf8 46. Ng5 Ke7 47. Ke5 Ke8 48. Kd4 Kf8 49. Ke5 Ke7 50. Kd4 Kf8 51. Ke5 Ke7 52. Kd4 g6 53. fxg6 fxg6 54. Ke5 Ne4 55. Nxe4 dxe4 56. Kxe4 Ke6 57. Kf4 Kf6 58. g4 hxg4 59. Kxg4 Kf7 60. h5 gxh5+ 61. Kxh5 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "BUCA 2020"]
[Site "Birmingham ENG"]
[Date "2020.02.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Chapman,Matt"]
[Black "Yao,Lan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "WIM"]
[WhiteElo "1990"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[ECO "B47"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation"]
[WhiteTeam "Southampton 1"]
[BlackTeam "UCL 1"]
[WhiteFideId "435848"]
[BlackFideId "8610835"]
[EventDate "2020.02.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 h6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Na4 Qc7 14. b3 b5 15. Nb2 Bb7 16. a4 O-O 17. axb5 axb5 18. h3 Nf6 19. c4 Qe5 20. Qe2 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 bxc4 22. Ra7 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. bxc4 d6 26. Rb7 Rc8 27. Kg2 Kf8 28. h4 Nc5 29. Rb6 Ke7 30. Nd1 Ra8 31. Nc3 Ra3 32. Nb5 Rd3 33. Rc6 Ne4 34. Rc7+ Kf6 35. Rd7 d5 36. cxd5 Rxd5 37. Rxd5 exd5 38. Kf3 Ke5 39. Ke3 Nf6 40. f4+ Kf5 41. Kf3 h5 42. Nd4+ Kg6 43. f5+ Kh7 44. Kf4 Kg8 45. Nf3 Kf8 46. Ng5 Ke7 47. Ke5 Ke8 48. Kd4 Kf8 49. Ke5 Ke7 50. Kd4 Kf8 51. Ke5 Ke7 52. Kd4 g6 53. fxg6 fxg6 54. Ke5 Ne4 55. Nxe4 dxe4 56. Kxe4 Ke6 57. Kf4 Kf6 58. g4 hxg4 59. Kxg4 Kf7 60. h5 gxh5+ 61. Kxh5 1/2-1/2

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