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Kretainis,K – Meshkovs,Nikita

Kretainis,K (2259)
Meshkovs,Nikita (2566)
Result: 1-0

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Date: February 29, 2020
Location: Riga LAT
Tournament: III Pullman Riga Old Town
Round:
Opening: A06 Réti (1.Nf3 d5), Zukertort
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Published on: March 9, 2020

[Event "III Pullman Riga Old Town"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2020.02.29"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Kretainis,K"]
[Black "Meshkovs,Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2259"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"]
[WhiteFideId "11602163"]
[BlackFideId "11602740"]
[EventDate "2020.02.29"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. c4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 a5 7. O-O a4 8. Qc1 c6 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. Rb1 Bf5 11. d3 axb3 12. axb3 Qb4 13. Nd4 Nbd7 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. d4 Rfc8 17. Qe1 e6 18. Nb5 Qxe1 19. Rfxe1 Bf8 20. Rec1 Rc6 21. Nc3 Rac8 22. Na4 Bb4 23. Bb5 Rc2 24. Bd3 R2c7 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Ne4 28. Kf1 Nd6 29. Bb2 Nb8 30. Nc5 Nc6 31. Ke2 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Ne4 33. Ba3 Ne5 34. f3 Nf6 35. Bb5 Nc6 36. b4 Kf8 37. Ba4 Ke8 38. b5 Na5 39. Bb4 Nc4 40. Bb3 Ne5 41. Bc3 Nfd7 42. Bd4 Kd8 43. f4 Ng6 44. Ba4 Kc8 45. h3 h5 46. g3 Kc7 47. b6+ Kc8 48. c6 Nb8 49. c7 Nc6 50. Bc5 Kd7 51. Kd3 Kc8 52. Kc3 Kd7 53. Bd4 Ne7 54. Bc5 Nc8 55. Kd3 f6 56. Kc3 e5 57. Bc2 Ke6 58. Bb3 Na5 59. Ba2 Nc6 60. Bb3 N6e7 61. Ba4 Nd6 62. Kb4 Nec8 63. Bb3 Ne4 64. Ba4 Nf2 65. Bb5 Ne4 66. Bc6 Ned6 67. Bxd6 Nxd6 68. Bxb7 Kd7 69. Bxd5 h4 70. gxh4 Ne8 71. Be6+ 1-0

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[Event "III Pullman Riga Old Town"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2020.02.29"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Kretainis,K"]
[Black "Meshkovs,Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2259"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"]
[WhiteFideId "11602163"]
[BlackFideId "11602740"]
[EventDate "2020.02.29"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. c4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 a5 7. O-O a4 8. Qc1 c6 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. Rb1 Bf5 11. d3 axb3 12. axb3 Qb4 13. Nd4 Nbd7 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. d4 Rfc8 17. Qe1 e6 18. Nb5 Qxe1 19. Rfxe1 Bf8 20. Rec1 Rc6 21. Nc3 Rac8 22. Na4 Bb4 23. Bb5 Rc2 24. Bd3 R2c7 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Ne4 28. Kf1 Nd6 29. Bb2 Nb8 30. Nc5 Nc6 31. Ke2 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Ne4 33. Ba3 Ne5 34. f3 Nf6 35. Bb5 Nc6 36. b4 Kf8 37. Ba4 Ke8 38. b5 Na5 39. Bb4 Nc4 40. Bb3 Ne5 41. Bc3 Nfd7 42. Bd4 Kd8 43. f4 Ng6 44. Ba4 Kc8 45. h3 h5 46. g3 Kc7 47. b6+ Kc8 48. c6 Nb8 49. c7 Nc6 50. Bc5 Kd7 51. Kd3 Kc8 52. Kc3 Kd7 53. Bd4 Ne7 54. Bc5 Nc8 55. Kd3 f6 56. Kc3 e5 57. Bc2 Ke6 58. Bb3 Na5 59. Ba2 Nc6 60. Bb3 N6e7 61. Ba4 Nd6 62. Kb4 Nec8 63. Bb3 Ne4 64. Ba4 Nf2 65. Bb5 Ne4 66. Bc6 Ned6 67. Bxd6 Nxd6 68. Bxb7 Kd7 69. Bxd5 h4 70. gxh4 Ne8 71. Be6+ 1-0

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