Sole, Michael D – Zhang, Kendrick Botong Sole, Michael D (1890) Zhang, Kendrick Botong (1889) Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: January 9, 2023 Location: Wellington NZL Tournament: 130th ch-NZL Open 2023 Round: 8.12 Opening: B48 Sicilian Taimanov Variation Submitted by: Published on: January 15, 2023 [Event "130th ch-NZL Open 2023"] [Site "Wellington NZL"] [Date "2023.01.09"] [Round "8.12"] [White "Sole, Michael D"] [Black "Zhang, Kendrick Botong"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [WhiteElo "1890"] [BlackElo "1889"] [ECO "B48"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Taimanov variation"] [WhiteFideId "4309030"] [BlackFideId "4307704"] [EventDate "2023.01.02"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 bxc6 10. Qd2 Nf6 11. g5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. Be2 d6 14. Rd1 Ke7 15. Bg3 Rd8 16. f4 Ng6 17. O-O Bb7 18. f5 exf5 19. exf5 Ne5 20. f6+ Kf8 21. Qf4 Qb6+ 22. Rf2 c5 23. fxg7+ Kg8 24. g6 fxg6 25. Bg4 Re8 26. Be6+ Kxg7 27. Qf6+ Kh6 28. Bf4+ Kh5 29. Qg5# 1-0 [Event "130th ch-NZL Open 2023"] [Site "Wellington NZL"] [Date "2023.01.09"] [Round "8.12"] [White "Sole, Michael D"] [Black "Zhang, Kendrick Botong"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [WhiteElo "1890"] [BlackElo "1889"] [ECO "B48"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Taimanov variation"] [WhiteFideId "4309030"] [BlackFideId "4307704"] [EventDate "2023.01.02"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 bxc6 10. Qd2 Nf6 11. g5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. Be2 d6 14. Rd1 Ke7 15. Bg3 Rd8 16. f4 Ng6 17. O-O Bb7 18. f5 exf5 19. exf5 Ne5 20. f6+ Kf8 21. Qf4 Qb6+ 22. Rf2 c5 23. fxg7+ Kg8 24. g6 fxg6 25. Bg4 Re8 26. Be6+ Kxg7 27. Qf6+ Kh6 28. Bf4+ Kh5 29. Qg5# 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.