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So,W – Bu Xiangzhi

So,W (2762)
Bu Xiangzhi (2691)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: December 29, 2014
Location: Las Vegas USA
Tournament: 24th North American Open
Round:
Opening: B36 Sicilian Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 (without 5...Bg7 (B37–B39))
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "24th North American Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2014.12.29"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "So,W"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[ECO "B36"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6 8.f3 Bg7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Be6 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.b3 Rfc8 13.Bd3 a6 14.Na4 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Nd7 16.f4 f5 17.Rhe1 Rf8 18.g3 Nf6 19.Bd4 Rae8 20.c5 fxe4 21.Bxe4 Nxe4+ 22.Rxe4 Bd5 23.Bxg7 Bxe4 24.Bxf8 Kxf8 25.cxd6 exd6 26.Rc7 Re7 27.Rxe7 Kxe7 28.Nc3 Bc6 29.Nd1 Ke6 30.Ne3 h5 31.Kc3 Be4 32.Kd4 Bc6 33.b4 Bf3 34.h3 Bc6 35.g4 hxg4 36.hxg4 Bf3 37.a3 Kf7 38.Kd3 Kf6 39.Kd2 Ke6 40.Kc3 Ke7 41.Kc4 Ke6 42.a4 Bc6 43.b5 axb5+ 44.axb5 Bf3 45.Kd4 Be2 46.b6 Bf3 47.g5 Bc6 48.Nc2 Ba4 49.Nb4 Bb5 50.Ke4 Ba4 51.Ke3 Bd7 52.Kd4 Bb5 53.Nd5 Bc6 54.Nc3 Kf5 55.Ke3 Ke6 56.Kd4 Kf5 57.Nd5 Ke6 58.Ne3 Bf3 59.Nc4 Bc6 60.Ke3 Bd5 61.Na3 Bc6 62.Nc2 Bd7 63.Ke4 Bc6+ 64.Kd3 Bb5+ 65.Kd4 Bc6 66.Kc4 Bd5+ 67.Kd3 Bg2 68.Ke3 Kd5 69.f5 gxf5 70.Kf4 Be4 71.Ne3+ Ke6 72.Nc4 Bd5 73.Ne3 Be4 74.Nc4 Bd5 75.Nd2 Kd7 76.Kxf5 Kc6 77.Ne4 Kxb6 78.Nxd6 Kc6 79.Ke5 Ba2 80.g6 Kd7 81.Nxb7 Ke7 82.g7 Kf7 1/2-1/2

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[Event "24th North American Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2014.12.29"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "So,W"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[ECO "B36"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6 8.f3 Bg7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Be6 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.b3 Rfc8 13.Bd3 a6 14.Na4 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Nd7 16.f4 f5 17.Rhe1 Rf8 18.g3 Nf6 19.Bd4 Rae8 20.c5 fxe4 21.Bxe4 Nxe4+ 22.Rxe4 Bd5 23.Bxg7 Bxe4 24.Bxf8 Kxf8 25.cxd6 exd6 26.Rc7 Re7 27.Rxe7 Kxe7 28.Nc3 Bc6 29.Nd1 Ke6 30.Ne3 h5 31.Kc3 Be4 32.Kd4 Bc6 33.b4 Bf3 34.h3 Bc6 35.g4 hxg4 36.hxg4 Bf3 37.a3 Kf7 38.Kd3 Kf6 39.Kd2 Ke6 40.Kc3 Ke7 41.Kc4 Ke6 42.a4 Bc6 43.b5 axb5+ 44.axb5 Bf3 45.Kd4 Be2 46.b6 Bf3 47.g5 Bc6 48.Nc2 Ba4 49.Nb4 Bb5 50.Ke4 Ba4 51.Ke3 Bd7 52.Kd4 Bb5 53.Nd5 Bc6 54.Nc3 Kf5 55.Ke3 Ke6 56.Kd4 Kf5 57.Nd5 Ke6 58.Ne3 Bf3 59.Nc4 Bc6 60.Ke3 Bd5 61.Na3 Bc6 62.Nc2 Bd7 63.Ke4 Bc6+ 64.Kd3 Bb5+ 65.Kd4 Bc6 66.Kc4 Bd5+ 67.Kd3 Bg2 68.Ke3 Kd5 69.f5 gxf5 70.Kf4 Be4 71.Ne3+ Ke6 72.Nc4 Bd5 73.Ne3 Be4 74.Nc4 Bd5 75.Nd2 Kd7 76.Kxf5 Kc6 77.Ne4 Kxb6 78.Nxd6 Kc6 79.Ke5 Ba2 80.g6 Kd7 81.Nxb7 Ke7 82.g7 Kf7 1/2-1/2

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