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Firouzja,Alireza – Xiong,Jeffery

Firouzja,Alireza (2723)
Xiong,Jeffery (2712)
Result: 1-0

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Date: January 18, 2020
Location: Wijk aan Zee NED
Tournament: 82nd Tata Steel GpA
Round:
Opening: C65 Spanish - Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence, including Mortimer Trap
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Published on: February 6, 2021

[Event "82nd Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2020.01.18"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Firouzja,Alireza"]
[Black "Xiong,Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Berlin defence"]
[WhiteFideId "12573981"]
[BlackFideId "2047640"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.O-O Nd7 7.c3 O-O 8.d4 Bd6 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 Qe8 11.Re1 Nb6 12.Bg3 Bg4 13.Nbd2 Kh8 14.Qc2 Rd8 15.h3 Bh5 16.Nh4 exd4 17.Bxd6 d3 18.Qxd3 cxd6 19.f4 Bf7 20.Ndf3 Bg8 21.Nd4 c5 22.Ndf5 Qd7 23.b3 d5 24.e5 Be6 25.Ng3 f5 26.Nf3 h6 27.b4 d4 28.bxc5 dxc3 29.Qxc3 Nd5 30.Qd2 Qa4 31.Ne2 Nb4 32.Ned4 Nc6 33.Rad1 Bxa2 34.Qc3 Rd5 35.e6 Re8 36.Rd2 Qc4 37.Qxc4 Bxc4 38.Nxc6 bxc6 39.Rd4 Bb3 40.Re3 Ba2 41.e7 Kg8 42.Ra3 Rxd4 43.Nxd4 Bd5 44.Nxf5 g6 45.Nxh6+ Kg7 46.Ng4 Rxe7 47.Ne3 Be4 48.Kf2 Rd7 49.Nc4 Rb7 50.g4 Bd5 51.Ne3 Rb2+ 52.Kg3 Rb3 53.Rxa7+ Kf6 54.Kf2 Rb2+ 55.Kf1 Be4 56.Rd7 Rh2 57.Rd4 Bf3 58.Rd6+ Kg7 59.f5 gxf5 60.Nxf5+ Kf7 61.g5 Bh5 62.Rf6+ Kg8 63.g6 Rxh3 64.Ne7+ Kh8 65.Rf8+ Kg7 66.Rf7+ Kh6 67.Rh7+ Kg5 68.g7 1-0

FEN image of position

[Event "82nd Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2020.01.18"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Firouzja,Alireza"]
[Black "Xiong,Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Berlin defence"]
[WhiteFideId "12573981"]
[BlackFideId "2047640"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.O-O Nd7 7.c3 O-O 8.d4 Bd6 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 Qe8 11.Re1 Nb6 12.Bg3 Bg4 13.Nbd2 Kh8 14.Qc2 Rd8 15.h3 Bh5 16.Nh4 exd4 17.Bxd6 d3 18.Qxd3 cxd6 19.f4 Bf7 20.Ndf3 Bg8 21.Nd4 c5 22.Ndf5 Qd7 23.b3 d5 24.e5 Be6 25.Ng3 f5 26.Nf3 h6 27.b4 d4 28.bxc5 dxc3 29.Qxc3 Nd5 30.Qd2 Qa4 31.Ne2 Nb4 32.Ned4 Nc6 33.Rad1 Bxa2 34.Qc3 Rd5 35.e6 Re8 36.Rd2 Qc4 37.Qxc4 Bxc4 38.Nxc6 bxc6 39.Rd4 Bb3 40.Re3 Ba2 41.e7 Kg8 42.Ra3 Rxd4 43.Nxd4 Bd5 44.Nxf5 g6 45.Nxh6+ Kg7 46.Ng4 Rxe7 47.Ne3 Be4 48.Kf2 Rd7 49.Nc4 Rb7 50.g4 Bd5 51.Ne3 Rb2+ 52.Kg3 Rb3 53.Rxa7+ Kf6 54.Kf2 Rb2+ 55.Kf1 Be4 56.Rd7 Rh2 57.Rd4 Bf3 58.Rd6+ Kg7 59.f5 gxf5 60.Nxf5+ Kf7 61.g5 Bh5 62.Rf6+ Kg8 63.g6 Rxh3 64.Ne7+ Kh8 65.Rf8+ Kg7 66.Rf7+ Kh6 67.Rh7+ Kg5 68.g7 1-0

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