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Tsaruk,Maksim – Smirnov,Va

Tsaruk,Maksim (2309)
Smirnov,Va (2261)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: February 23, 2020
Location: Minsk BLR
Tournament: Bronstein Memorial 2020
Round:
Opening: B22 Sicilian, Alapin Variation
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Published on: March 9, 2020

[Event "Bronstein Memorial 2020"]
[Site "Minsk BLR"]
[Date "2020.02.23"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Tsaruk,Maksim"]
[Black "Smirnov,Va"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2309"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[WhiteFideId "13511173"]
[BlackFideId "13500350"]
[EventDate "2020.02.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. h3 Qc7 7. Be3 b6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. d5 Nd8 11. c4 e5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Nc3 a6 14. Rfe1 Nd7 15. Bc2 Nc6 16. Rad1 Nde5 17. Nh2 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc6 20. Rd2 Nd4 21. Qd3 Bb7 22. Bb3 Rad8 23. Ne2 Nxb3 24. axb3 d5 25. Qe3 dxc4 26. Rc2 b5 27. bxc4 bxc4 28. Nf3 Qa5 29. Ng3 Rd3 30. Qe2 Qb5 31. Rec1 Rc8 32. h4 h6 33. Nf1 Kh7 34. N1d2 c3 35. bxc3 Rdxc3 36. Qxb5 axb5 37. Rxc3 Rxc3 38. Rb1 Bc6 39. e5 Rc2 40. Nd4 Rxd2 41. Nxc6 Rd5 42. f4 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. f5 Rc5 45. Nd4 exf5 46. Rxb5 Rxb5 47. Nxb5 Bxe5 48. Na3 Kg6 49. Nc4 Bd4+ 50. Kf1 Kh5 51. Nd2 Kg4 52. Nf3 Bb6 53. Ne5+ Kg3 54. Nf7 g4 55. Nd6 f4 56. Ne4+ Kh2 57. Nf6 Kg3 58. Ne4+ Kh4 59. g3+ fxg3 60. Kg2 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "Bronstein Memorial 2020"]
[Site "Minsk BLR"]
[Date "2020.02.23"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Tsaruk,Maksim"]
[Black "Smirnov,Va"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2309"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[WhiteFideId "13511173"]
[BlackFideId "13500350"]
[EventDate "2020.02.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. h3 Qc7 7. Be3 b6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. d5 Nd8 11. c4 e5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Nc3 a6 14. Rfe1 Nd7 15. Bc2 Nc6 16. Rad1 Nde5 17. Nh2 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc6 20. Rd2 Nd4 21. Qd3 Bb7 22. Bb3 Rad8 23. Ne2 Nxb3 24. axb3 d5 25. Qe3 dxc4 26. Rc2 b5 27. bxc4 bxc4 28. Nf3 Qa5 29. Ng3 Rd3 30. Qe2 Qb5 31. Rec1 Rc8 32. h4 h6 33. Nf1 Kh7 34. N1d2 c3 35. bxc3 Rdxc3 36. Qxb5 axb5 37. Rxc3 Rxc3 38. Rb1 Bc6 39. e5 Rc2 40. Nd4 Rxd2 41. Nxc6 Rd5 42. f4 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. f5 Rc5 45. Nd4 exf5 46. Rxb5 Rxb5 47. Nxb5 Bxe5 48. Na3 Kg6 49. Nc4 Bd4+ 50. Kf1 Kh5 51. Nd2 Kg4 52. Nf3 Bb6 53. Ne5+ Kg3 54. Nf7 g4 55. Nd6 f4 56. Ne4+ Kh2 57. Nf6 Kg3 58. Ne4+ Kh4 59. g3+ fxg3 60. Kg2 1/2-1/2

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