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McShane,L – Kantans,T

McShane,L (2677)
Kantans,T (2488)
Result: 1-0

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Date: February 29, 2020
Location: Daventry ENG
Tournament: 4NCL Div 1a 2019-20
Round:
Opening: B40 Sicilian, 2.Nf3 e6, Delayed Alapin variation
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Published on: March 9, 2020

[Event "4NCL Div 1a 2019-20"]
[Site "Daventry ENG"]
[Date "2020.02.29"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "McShane,L"]
[Black "Kantans,T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[WhiteTeam "Guildford"]
[BlackTeam "Celtic Tigers 1"]
[WhiteFideId "404853"]
[BlackFideId "11602945"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Qe2 Be7 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. e5 Nd7 9. c4 b5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. Nxb5 a6 13. Na3 Bg4 14. Nc2 Qd7 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Qf1 Bd8 17. Bf4 Bc7 18. Rad1 Na4 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Rb1 h6 21. h4 Rab8 22. Re2 Nb4 23. d4 c4 24. Ra1 Bb6 25. Rd2 Rec8 26. h5 Nd3 27. b3 Nab2 28. Rb1 Nxf4 29. gxf4 c3 30. Rc2 Bf5 31. Nxf5 Qxf5 32. Qe2 Qxf4 33. Qe3 Qe4 34. Qxe4 dxe4 35. Nh4 Bxd4 36. Nf5 Rd8 37. Bxe4 Nc4 38. Re1 Nd2 39. Ne7+ Kf8 40. Nc6 Rbc8 41. Nxd8 Rxd8 42. Kg2 Bxe5 43. Bc6 Bd4 44. b4 g6 45. hxg6 Rd6 46. Re8+ Kg7 47. gxf7 Kxf7 48. Rc8 Ke7 49. a4 Rf6 50. f3 Rg6+ 51. Kh3 Rg1 52. f4 Rb1 53. b5 axb5 54. axb5 Rb2 55. Rc1 Kd6 56. Be8 Nb3 57. Re1 Na5 58. Rd1 Rd2 59. Bh5 Nb3 60. Rc6+ Ke7 61. b6 Na5 62. Re1+ Kd7 63. Rxh6 Rd3+ 64. Kg2 Rd2+ 65. Kh3 Rd3+ 66. Kg2 Rd2+ 67. Kf3 c2 68. Bg4+ Kd8 69. Rd6# 1-0

FEN image of position

[Event "4NCL Div 1a 2019-20"]
[Site "Daventry ENG"]
[Date "2020.02.29"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "McShane,L"]
[Black "Kantans,T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[WhiteTeam "Guildford"]
[BlackTeam "Celtic Tigers 1"]
[WhiteFideId "404853"]
[BlackFideId "11602945"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Qe2 Be7 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. e5 Nd7 9. c4 b5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. Nxb5 a6 13. Na3 Bg4 14. Nc2 Qd7 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Qf1 Bd8 17. Bf4 Bc7 18. Rad1 Na4 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Rb1 h6 21. h4 Rab8 22. Re2 Nb4 23. d4 c4 24. Ra1 Bb6 25. Rd2 Rec8 26. h5 Nd3 27. b3 Nab2 28. Rb1 Nxf4 29. gxf4 c3 30. Rc2 Bf5 31. Nxf5 Qxf5 32. Qe2 Qxf4 33. Qe3 Qe4 34. Qxe4 dxe4 35. Nh4 Bxd4 36. Nf5 Rd8 37. Bxe4 Nc4 38. Re1 Nd2 39. Ne7+ Kf8 40. Nc6 Rbc8 41. Nxd8 Rxd8 42. Kg2 Bxe5 43. Bc6 Bd4 44. b4 g6 45. hxg6 Rd6 46. Re8+ Kg7 47. gxf7 Kxf7 48. Rc8 Ke7 49. a4 Rf6 50. f3 Rg6+ 51. Kh3 Rg1 52. f4 Rb1 53. b5 axb5 54. axb5 Rb2 55. Rc1 Kd6 56. Be8 Nb3 57. Re1 Na5 58. Rd1 Rd2 59. Bh5 Nb3 60. Rc6+ Ke7 61. b6 Na5 62. Re1+ Kd7 63. Rxh6 Rd3+ 64. Kg2 Rd2+ 65. Kh3 Rd3+ 66. Kg2 Rd2+ 67. Kf3 c2 68. Bg4+ Kd8 69. Rd6# 1-0

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