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Valeanu,E – Lim,Z

Valeanu,E (2427)
Lim,Z (2296)
Result: 0-1

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Date: February 18, 2020
Location: Graz AUT
Tournament: Graz Open A 2020
Round:
Opening: B23 Sicilian Closed, 2.Nc3 (without 2...a6 3.Nf3 (B28), 2...d6 3.Nf3 (B50), 2...Nc6 3.g3 (B24–B26))
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Published on: March 10, 2020

[Event "Graz Open A 2020"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2020.02.18"]
[Round "6.29"]
[White "Valeanu,E"]
[Black "Lim,Z"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2296"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed"]
[WhiteFideId "1212168"]
[BlackFideId "5702488"]
[EventDate "2020.02.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2 g6 6. b3 Bh6 7. f4 Nf6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Kb1 b5 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. Nge2 Nb4 13. h3 Bd7 14. g4 Bg7 15. e5 Ne8 16. Be4 Rc8 17. a3 Nc6 18. Nd5 dxe5 19. f5 Nd6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Rfd8 23. Rhd1 Be8 24. f6 Bxf6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27. Nf4 Nc6 28. Nd3 a5 29. Bxc6 Bxc6 30. Bxe5 Be7 31. Kb2 f6 32. Bc7 a4 33. b4 Kf7 34. Kc3 g5 35. Kd4 Bg2 36. Nf2 Bf1 37. c3 Ke6 38. Ke4 Bf8 39. Kf3 f5 40. Bd8 h6 41. h4 fxg4+ 42. Nxg4 h5 43. Ne3 g4+ 44. Ke4 Be2 45. Nf5 Bf3+ 46. Kf4 Bd6+ 47. Kg5 Be5 48. Bb6 Bf6+ 49. Kf4 Bxc3 50. Bd4 Bd2+ 51. Be3 Bxe3+ 52. Nxe3 Bc6 53. Nf5 Kd5 54. Ng7 Kc4 55. Nxh5 Be8 56. Nf6 g3 57. Kxg3 Bg6 58. Kf4 Kb3 59. h5 Bxh5 60. Nxh5 Kxa3 61. Ke3 Kb2 62. Nf4 a3 63. Nd3+ Kb1 64. Kd4 a2 65. Kc5 Kc2 66. Ne1+ Kb3 67. Nf3 a1=Q 68. Nd4+ Ka4 0-1

FEN image of position

[Event "Graz Open A 2020"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2020.02.18"]
[Round "6.29"]
[White "Valeanu,E"]
[Black "Lim,Z"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2296"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed"]
[WhiteFideId "1212168"]
[BlackFideId "5702488"]
[EventDate "2020.02.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2 g6 6. b3 Bh6 7. f4 Nf6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Kb1 b5 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. Nge2 Nb4 13. h3 Bd7 14. g4 Bg7 15. e5 Ne8 16. Be4 Rc8 17. a3 Nc6 18. Nd5 dxe5 19. f5 Nd6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Rfd8 23. Rhd1 Be8 24. f6 Bxf6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27. Nf4 Nc6 28. Nd3 a5 29. Bxc6 Bxc6 30. Bxe5 Be7 31. Kb2 f6 32. Bc7 a4 33. b4 Kf7 34. Kc3 g5 35. Kd4 Bg2 36. Nf2 Bf1 37. c3 Ke6 38. Ke4 Bf8 39. Kf3 f5 40. Bd8 h6 41. h4 fxg4+ 42. Nxg4 h5 43. Ne3 g4+ 44. Ke4 Be2 45. Nf5 Bf3+ 46. Kf4 Bd6+ 47. Kg5 Be5 48. Bb6 Bf6+ 49. Kf4 Bxc3 50. Bd4 Bd2+ 51. Be3 Bxe3+ 52. Nxe3 Bc6 53. Nf5 Kd5 54. Ng7 Kc4 55. Nxh5 Be8 56. Nf6 g3 57. Kxg3 Bg6 58. Kf4 Kb3 59. h5 Bxh5 60. Nxh5 Kxa3 61. Ke3 Kb2 62. Nf4 a3 63. Nd3+ Kb1 64. Kd4 a2 65. Kc5 Kc2 66. Ne1+ Kb3 67. Nf3 a1=Q 68. Nd4+ Ka4 0-1

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