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Soffer,R – Smirin,I

Soffer,R (2475)
Smirin,I (2685)
Result: 1-0

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Date: October 21, 2016
Location: St Petersburg RUS
Tournament: Chigorin Memorial 2016
Round:
Opening: B40 Sicilian, 2.Nf3 e6, Delayed Alapin variation
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Published on: March 30, 2020

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 2016"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.21"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Soffer,R"]
[Black "Smirin,I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[ECO "B40"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.g3 Be7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.exd6 Qxd6 10.Na3 Rd8 11.Qe2 Bf6 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Nce5 Bd7 15.c4 Be8 16.Rad1 Qb6 17.d3 Rd6 18.Rd2 Rad8 19.Rfd1 h6 20.Qe3 Ne7 21.g4 Bc6 22.d4 cxd4 23.Rxd4 Qc7 24.Rxd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6 Qxd6 26.Qd4 Qb8 27.Ne1 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 b6 29.N1d3 Qa8+ 30.f3 Qb8 31.b4 Qc7 32.b5 Ne8 33.c5 Nd5 34.Nc6 Qb7 35.a4 a6 36.Ncb4 Nxb4 37.Qxb4 Qd5 38.Qe4 Qa2+ 39.Kg3 axb5 40.cxb6 Qb1 41.Ne1 Qc1 42.Ng2 Qc8 43.a5 Nd6 44.Qe5 Qc6 45.a6 Qxb6 46.a7 Qxa7 47.Qxd6 Qb7 48.Qd8+ Kh7 49.Qd3+ Kg8 50.Qd8+ Kh7 51.Qd3+ Kg8 52.Ne3 Qb8+ 53.Kg2 b4 54.Qb3 Qe5 55.h4 g5 56.h5 Qd4 57.Nc4 Qc3 58.Qxc3 bxc3 59.Na3 Kg7 60.Kf2 Kf6 61.Ke3 Ke5 62.Nc2 f5 63.Nb4 Kf6 64.Nd3 e5 65.Nc5 c2 66.Nb3 e4 67.gxf5 exf3 68.Kxf3 c1=Q 69.Nxc1 Kxf5 70.Ne2 g4+ 71.Kg2 Kg5 72.Ng3 Kh4 73.Kh2 Kg5 74.Kg1 Kh4 75.Kg2 Kg5 76.Kf1 Kh4 77.Kg2 Kg5 78.Kf1 Kh4 79.Kf2 Kh3 80.Nf5 Kh2 81.Ne3 g3+ 82.Kf3 g2 83.Nxg2 Kh3 84.Ke4 1-0

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[Event "Chigorin Memorial 2016"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.21"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Soffer,R"]
[Black "Smirin,I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[ECO "B40"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.g3 Be7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.exd6 Qxd6 10.Na3 Rd8 11.Qe2 Bf6 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Nce5 Bd7 15.c4 Be8 16.Rad1 Qb6 17.d3 Rd6 18.Rd2 Rad8 19.Rfd1 h6 20.Qe3 Ne7 21.g4 Bc6 22.d4 cxd4 23.Rxd4 Qc7 24.Rxd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6 Qxd6 26.Qd4 Qb8 27.Ne1 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 b6 29.N1d3 Qa8+ 30.f3 Qb8 31.b4 Qc7 32.b5 Ne8 33.c5 Nd5 34.Nc6 Qb7 35.a4 a6 36.Ncb4 Nxb4 37.Qxb4 Qd5 38.Qe4 Qa2+ 39.Kg3 axb5 40.cxb6 Qb1 41.Ne1 Qc1 42.Ng2 Qc8 43.a5 Nd6 44.Qe5 Qc6 45.a6 Qxb6 46.a7 Qxa7 47.Qxd6 Qb7 48.Qd8+ Kh7 49.Qd3+ Kg8 50.Qd8+ Kh7 51.Qd3+ Kg8 52.Ne3 Qb8+ 53.Kg2 b4 54.Qb3 Qe5 55.h4 g5 56.h5 Qd4 57.Nc4 Qc3 58.Qxc3 bxc3 59.Na3 Kg7 60.Kf2 Kf6 61.Ke3 Ke5 62.Nc2 f5 63.Nb4 Kf6 64.Nd3 e5 65.Nc5 c2 66.Nb3 e4 67.gxf5 exf3 68.Kxf3 c1=Q 69.Nxc1 Kxf5 70.Ne2 g4+ 71.Kg2 Kg5 72.Ng3 Kh4 73.Kh2 Kg5 74.Kg1 Kh4 75.Kg2 Kg5 76.Kf1 Kh4 77.Kg2 Kg5 78.Kf1 Kh4 79.Kf2 Kh3 80.Nf5 Kh2 81.Ne3 g3+ 82.Kf3 g2 83.Nxg2 Kh3 84.Ke4 1-0

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