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Menezes,Chr – Dragnev,Valentin

Menezes,Chr (2394)
Dragnev,Valentin (2549)
Result: 1-0

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Date: February 17, 2020
Location: Graz AUT
Tournament: Graz Open A 2020
Round:
Opening: A37 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3), Symmetrical
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Published on: March 10, 2020

[Event "Graz Open A 2020"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2020.02.17"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Menezes,Chr"]
[Black "Dragnev,Valentin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "A37"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical variation"]
[WhiteFideId "1617001"]
[BlackFideId "1634852"]
[EventDate "2020.02.14"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Rb8 7. a3 a6 8. Rb1 b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 Nf6 12. d4 Bf5 13. Nh4 Bd7 14. e3 O-O 15. f4 e5 16. d5 Ne7 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. e4 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Rbc8 20. Qe1 Rc4 21. Be3 Qd6 22. Bc5 Rxc5 23. bxc5 Qxc5 24. Na2 Nc8 25. Qb4 Qxb4 26. Nxb4 Nd6 27. Nc6 Re8 28. Rfe1 h5 29. Rb4 Ng4 30. Bf1 Ra8 31. Rb2 Ra3 32. Bxb5 Nxb5 33. Rxb5 Ra2 34. Rb7 Rxh2+ 35. Kg1 Bf8 36. Rc1 Bh6 37. Re1 Bd2 38. Nf3 Bxe1 39. Nxh2 Nf6 40. Nxe5 Bh3 41. d6 Nxe4 42. Nhf3 Bxg3 43. d7 Bxd7 44. Rxd7 Bxe5 45. Nxe5 Ng5 46. Kg2 Kg7 47. Kg3 Kf6 48. Nf3 Ne6 49. Nd4 Nc5 50. Rd5 Ne4+ 51. Kf4 Nf2 52. Nf3 Ng4 53. Ra5 Nf2 54. Ra6+ Kg7 55. Ng5 Nd3+ 56. Ke3 Ne5 57. Ke4 Kh6 58. Nf3 Nd7 59. Ra7 f5+ 60. Kf4 Nc5 61. Re7 Nd3+ 62. Kg3 Nc5 63. Kh4 Ne4 64. Re6 Kg7 65. Ne5 Nf6 66. Re7+ Kh6 67. Nf7+ 1-0

FEN image of position

[Event "Graz Open A 2020"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2020.02.17"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Menezes,Chr"]
[Black "Dragnev,Valentin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "A37"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical variation"]
[WhiteFideId "1617001"]
[BlackFideId "1634852"]
[EventDate "2020.02.14"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Rb8 7. a3 a6 8. Rb1 b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 Nf6 12. d4 Bf5 13. Nh4 Bd7 14. e3 O-O 15. f4 e5 16. d5 Ne7 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. e4 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Rbc8 20. Qe1 Rc4 21. Be3 Qd6 22. Bc5 Rxc5 23. bxc5 Qxc5 24. Na2 Nc8 25. Qb4 Qxb4 26. Nxb4 Nd6 27. Nc6 Re8 28. Rfe1 h5 29. Rb4 Ng4 30. Bf1 Ra8 31. Rb2 Ra3 32. Bxb5 Nxb5 33. Rxb5 Ra2 34. Rb7 Rxh2+ 35. Kg1 Bf8 36. Rc1 Bh6 37. Re1 Bd2 38. Nf3 Bxe1 39. Nxh2 Nf6 40. Nxe5 Bh3 41. d6 Nxe4 42. Nhf3 Bxg3 43. d7 Bxd7 44. Rxd7 Bxe5 45. Nxe5 Ng5 46. Kg2 Kg7 47. Kg3 Kf6 48. Nf3 Ne6 49. Nd4 Nc5 50. Rd5 Ne4+ 51. Kf4 Nf2 52. Nf3 Ng4 53. Ra5 Nf2 54. Ra6+ Kg7 55. Ng5 Nd3+ 56. Ke3 Ne5 57. Ke4 Kh6 58. Nf3 Nd7 59. Ra7 f5+ 60. Kf4 Nc5 61. Re7 Nd3+ 62. Kg3 Nc5 63. Kh4 Ne4 64. Re6 Kg7 65. Ne5 Nf6 66. Re7+ Kh6 67. Nf7+ 1-0

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