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Gajzner, Ryszard – Kirk, Ezra

Gajzner, Ryszard (1718)
Kirk, Ezra (2432)
Result: 0-1

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Date: December 16, 2022
Location: Katowice POL
Tournament: European Blitz 2022
Round: 1.89
Opening: B31 Sicilian, Nimzovich–Rossolimo Attack
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Published on: December 24, 2022

[Event "European Blitz 2022"]
[Site "Katowice POL"]
[Date "2022.12.16"]
[Round "1.89"]
[White "Gajzner, Ryszard"]
[Black "Kirk, Ezra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "1718"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)"]
[WhiteFideId "1188607"]
[BlackFideId "600067"]
[EventDate "2022.12.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 Nh6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 d6 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 c4 13. dxc4 Bf5 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Bc1 Qb4 18. a3 Qa5 19. b4 Qc7 20. Bb2 Rfd8 21. Ne4 Rab8 22. Nc5 Qb6 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Qxe5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Nd3 Be6 27. c5 Qa6 28. Re1 Qxa3 29. Nf4 Bf5 30. Qxe7 Rf8 31. h3 Qxb4 32. Nd3 Bxd3 33. cxd3 Qd4 34. Qe3 Qd5 35. Ra1 Qd7 36. d4 Re8 37. Qa3 Re7 38. Qb4 Qc7 39. Rb1 Rd7 40. Qb8+ Qxb8 41. Rxb8+ Kg7 42. Rb1 Rxd4 43. Ra1 Rc4 44. Rxa7 Rxc5 45. Rc7 Rc2 46. g4 Kf6 47. Kg2 Ke6 48. Kg3 h6 49. h4 c5 50. Rc8 c4 51. Kf3 Rc1 52. Rc6+ Kd7 53. Rc5 c3 54. Rc4 Ke7 55. Re4+ Kf6 56. Rf4+ Kg7 57. Rc4 c2 58. Rc7 Kf6 59. Rc6+ Ke5 60. Rc7 Kd4 61. Rd7+ Ke5 62. Rc7 Kd4 63. Rd7+ Kc3 64. Rc7+ Kd2 65. Rd7+ Ke1 66. Re7+ Kf1 67. Rc7 Kg1 68. h5 g5 69. Rc6 Kh2 70. Rc7 Kh3 71. Rc6 Ra1 72. Rxc2 Ra3+ 73. Ke2 Kxg4 74. Rc7 Rf3 75. Rc4+ Rf4 76. Rc7 Kxh5 77. Ke3 Kg6 78. Rc6+ Rf6 79. Rc4 h5 80. Rc8 h4 81. Rg8+ Kf5 82. f4 Rg6 83. Ra8 f6 84. Ra5+ Kg4 85. fxg5 fxg5 86. Ra4+ Kg3 87. Ke2 h3 88. Ra3+ Kg2 89. Ra4 g4 90. Ke1 h2 91. Ra2+ Kg1 0-1

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[Event "European Blitz 2022"]
[Site "Katowice POL"]
[Date "2022.12.16"]
[Round "1.89"]
[White "Gajzner, Ryszard"]
[Black "Kirk, Ezra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "1718"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)"]
[WhiteFideId "1188607"]
[BlackFideId "600067"]
[EventDate "2022.12.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 Nh6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 d6 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 c4 13. dxc4 Bf5 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Bc1 Qb4 18. a3 Qa5 19. b4 Qc7 20. Bb2 Rfd8 21. Ne4 Rab8 22. Nc5 Qb6 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Qxe5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Nd3 Be6 27. c5 Qa6 28. Re1 Qxa3 29. Nf4 Bf5 30. Qxe7 Rf8 31. h3 Qxb4 32. Nd3 Bxd3 33. cxd3 Qd4 34. Qe3 Qd5 35. Ra1 Qd7 36. d4 Re8 37. Qa3 Re7 38. Qb4 Qc7 39. Rb1 Rd7 40. Qb8+ Qxb8 41. Rxb8+ Kg7 42. Rb1 Rxd4 43. Ra1 Rc4 44. Rxa7 Rxc5 45. Rc7 Rc2 46. g4 Kf6 47. Kg2 Ke6 48. Kg3 h6 49. h4 c5 50. Rc8 c4 51. Kf3 Rc1 52. Rc6+ Kd7 53. Rc5 c3 54. Rc4 Ke7 55. Re4+ Kf6 56. Rf4+ Kg7 57. Rc4 c2 58. Rc7 Kf6 59. Rc6+ Ke5 60. Rc7 Kd4 61. Rd7+ Ke5 62. Rc7 Kd4 63. Rd7+ Kc3 64. Rc7+ Kd2 65. Rd7+ Ke1 66. Re7+ Kf1 67. Rc7 Kg1 68. h5 g5 69. Rc6 Kh2 70. Rc7 Kh3 71. Rc6 Ra1 72. Rxc2 Ra3+ 73. Ke2 Kxg4 74. Rc7 Rf3 75. Rc4+ Rf4 76. Rc7 Kxh5 77. Ke3 Kg6 78. Rc6+ Rf6 79. Rc4 h5 80. Rc8 h4 81. Rg8+ Kf5 82. f4 Rg6 83. Ra8 f6 84. Ra5+ Kg4 85. fxg5 fxg5 86. Ra4+ Kg3 87. Ke2 h3 88. Ra3+ Kg2 89. Ra4 g4 90. Ke1 h2 91. Ra2+ Kg1 0-1

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