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Livaic,Leon – Menezes,Chr

Livaic,Leon (2492)
Menezes,Chr (2394)
Result: 1-0

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Date: February 18, 2020
Location: Graz AUT
Tournament: Graz Open A 2020
Round:
Opening: D38 Queen's Gambit Declined Ragozin
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Published on: March 10, 2020

[Event "Graz Open A 2020"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2020.02.18"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Livaic,Leon"]
[Black "Menezes,Chr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Ragozin variation"]
[WhiteFideId "14531534"]
[BlackFideId "1617001"]
[EventDate "2020.02.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. a3 Ba5 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc5 Rd8 15. Qh5 Bd7 16. g4 f6 17. Rfd1 Be8 18. Qc5 Kf7 19. Rd6 Rxd6 20. Nxd6+ Kf8 21. Nxb7 Bb6 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. Ba6 Nb8 24. Be2 a5 25. Nc5 a4 26. Nd4 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Ra7 28. Bb5 Bd7 29. Bxd7 Kxd7 30. Rb5 Nc6 31. Nxc6 Kxc6 32. Rb4 g5 33. Kf1 Kd5 34. Ke2 Kc5 35. f3 f5 36. Kd3 Rd7+ 37. Kc3 Ra7 38. h3 Ra8 39. Rb7 Rc8 40. Rb4 Ra8 41. Kd3 Rd8+ 42. Ke2 Ra8 43. f4 Ra5 44. Kf3 Ra6 45. e4 fxg4+ 46. Kxg4 gxf4 47. Kxf4 Kd6 48. Kg4 Ra5 49. h4 Ke7 50. e5 Rxe5 51. Rxa4 h5+ 52. Kf4 Kf6 53. b4 Rd5 54. Ke4 Rd1 55. b5 Rh1 56. Ra8 Rxh4+ 57. Kd3 Rh1 58. a4 Rb1 59. Kc4 h4 60. Rh8 Kg5 61. a5 e5 62. a6 Ra1 63. Kd5 Ra5 64. Ke4 Kg4 65. Rg8+ Kh3 66. b6 Rxa6 67. b7 Rb6 68. b8=Q Rxb8 69. Rxb8 Kg3 70. Ke3 Kh2 71. Kf2 1-0

FEN image of position

[Event "Graz Open A 2020"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2020.02.18"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Livaic,Leon"]
[Black "Menezes,Chr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Ragozin variation"]
[WhiteFideId "14531534"]
[BlackFideId "1617001"]
[EventDate "2020.02.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. a3 Ba5 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc5 Rd8 15. Qh5 Bd7 16. g4 f6 17. Rfd1 Be8 18. Qc5 Kf7 19. Rd6 Rxd6 20. Nxd6+ Kf8 21. Nxb7 Bb6 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. Ba6 Nb8 24. Be2 a5 25. Nc5 a4 26. Nd4 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Ra7 28. Bb5 Bd7 29. Bxd7 Kxd7 30. Rb5 Nc6 31. Nxc6 Kxc6 32. Rb4 g5 33. Kf1 Kd5 34. Ke2 Kc5 35. f3 f5 36. Kd3 Rd7+ 37. Kc3 Ra7 38. h3 Ra8 39. Rb7 Rc8 40. Rb4 Ra8 41. Kd3 Rd8+ 42. Ke2 Ra8 43. f4 Ra5 44. Kf3 Ra6 45. e4 fxg4+ 46. Kxg4 gxf4 47. Kxf4 Kd6 48. Kg4 Ra5 49. h4 Ke7 50. e5 Rxe5 51. Rxa4 h5+ 52. Kf4 Kf6 53. b4 Rd5 54. Ke4 Rd1 55. b5 Rh1 56. Ra8 Rxh4+ 57. Kd3 Rh1 58. a4 Rb1 59. Kc4 h4 60. Rh8 Kg5 61. a5 e5 62. a6 Ra1 63. Kd5 Ra5 64. Ke4 Kg4 65. Rg8+ Kh3 66. b6 Rxa6 67. b7 Rb6 68. b8=Q Rxb8 69. Rxb8 Kg3 70. Ke3 Kh2 71. Kf2 1-0

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