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Zilbert,O – Skatchkov,Valery

Zilbert,O (2166)
Skatchkov,Valery (2293)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: February 23, 2020
Location: Moscow RUS
Tournament: Aeroflot Open B 2020
Round:
Opening: C48 Four Knights, Spanish Variation
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Published on: March 9, 2020

[Event "Aeroflot Open B 2020"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2020.02.23"]
[Round "5.51"]
[White "Zilbert,O"]
[Black "Skatchkov,Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2166"]
[BlackElo "2293"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Opening "Four knights"]
[Variation "Rubinstein counter-gambit, exchange variation"]
[WhiteFideId "4165950"]
[BlackFideId "24195812"]
[EventDate "2020.02.19"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. bxc3 c6 9. Bd3 d5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Re1+ Be6 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 Bf4 15. Qh3 O-O 16. Qf3 Qg5 17. h4 Qh6 18. Re2 c5 19. g3 c4 20. Qxf4 Qxf4 21. gxf4 cxd3 22. cxd3 Bf5 23. Re3 d4 24. cxd4 Rfd8 25. Bb2 h5 26. Bc3 b5 27. a3 Rd5 28. Kf1 a6 29. Ke2 Bg4+ 30. f3 Bf5 31. Re5 Rbd8 32. Bb2 f6 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Rc1 Rd6 35. d5 Rxd5 36. d4 Rd6 37. d3 Kf7 38. Ke3 Ke6 39. Rc7 Rd7 40. Rxd7 Kxd7 41. d5 Kd6 42. Kd4 a5 43. Bc3 b4 44. axb4 axb4 45. Bxb4+ Kd7 46. Kc4 Bh3 47. Bc3 Bf5 48. Bxf6 Bh3 49. Kd4 Bf5 50. Bg5 Kc7 51. Be7 Kc8 52. Kc4 Kd7 53. Bb4 Bh3 54. Kd4 Bf5 55. Ba3 Bh3 56. Ke5 Bf5 57. d4 Bb1 58. d6 Bf5 59. d5 Kc8 60. Bb4 Kd7 61. Kf6 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "Aeroflot Open B 2020"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2020.02.23"]
[Round "5.51"]
[White "Zilbert,O"]
[Black "Skatchkov,Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2166"]
[BlackElo "2293"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Opening "Four knights"]
[Variation "Rubinstein counter-gambit, exchange variation"]
[WhiteFideId "4165950"]
[BlackFideId "24195812"]
[EventDate "2020.02.19"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. bxc3 c6 9. Bd3 d5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Re1+ Be6 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 Bf4 15. Qh3 O-O 16. Qf3 Qg5 17. h4 Qh6 18. Re2 c5 19. g3 c4 20. Qxf4 Qxf4 21. gxf4 cxd3 22. cxd3 Bf5 23. Re3 d4 24. cxd4 Rfd8 25. Bb2 h5 26. Bc3 b5 27. a3 Rd5 28. Kf1 a6 29. Ke2 Bg4+ 30. f3 Bf5 31. Re5 Rbd8 32. Bb2 f6 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Rc1 Rd6 35. d5 Rxd5 36. d4 Rd6 37. d3 Kf7 38. Ke3 Ke6 39. Rc7 Rd7 40. Rxd7 Kxd7 41. d5 Kd6 42. Kd4 a5 43. Bc3 b4 44. axb4 axb4 45. Bxb4+ Kd7 46. Kc4 Bh3 47. Bc3 Bf5 48. Bxf6 Bh3 49. Kd4 Bf5 50. Bg5 Kc7 51. Be7 Kc8 52. Kc4 Kd7 53. Bb4 Bh3 54. Kd4 Bf5 55. Ba3 Bh3 56. Ke5 Bf5 57. d4 Bb1 58. d6 Bf5 59. d5 Kc8 60. Bb4 Kd7 61. Kf6 1/2-1/2

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