
[Event "46th Ghent Open 2025"]
[Site "Ghent BEL"]
[Date "2025.07.20"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Smekens, R"]
[Black "Maerevoet, Sim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2033"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[ECO "B27"]
[PlyCount "174"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bc4 Bg7 4.O-O d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 O-O 7.Bb3 b5 8.d4 Bb7 9.Bc2 Nbd7 10.h3 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.a4 a6 13.axb5 axb5 14.Rxa8 Bxa8 15.Na3 Qb8 16.Qe2 c4 17.Bg5 Nc5 18.Nd2 Ne6 19.Be3 Nh5 20.b3 Nhf4 21.Qf1 cxb3 22.Bxb3 b4 23.cxb4 Qxb4 24.Nc2 Qc3 25.Qc4 Rc8 26.Qxc3 Rxc3 27.f3 Bf8 28.Ra1 Bc6 29.Ra5 Nc5 30.Bxf4 exf4 31.Nd4 Bd7 32.Bd5 Rc1+ 33.Kh2 Be7 34.N2b3 Nxb3 35.Nxb3 Rc7 36.Ra1 Kg7 37.Rc1 Ra7 38.Ra1 Rxa1 39.Nxa1 Bc5 40.Nb3 Bf2 41.Na5 Kf6 42.Nc4 Bc5 43.Kh1 h5 44.Kh2 Be8 45.Kh1 Ke7 46.Kh2 f6 47.g3 fxg3+ 48.Kxg3 h4+ 49.Kg2 Bd7 50.Kh2 Bf2 51.Kg2 Bg3 52.Bg8 Kf8 53.Bd5 Kg7 54.Ne3 Bf4 55.Ng4 Bb5 56.Be6 Bg5 57.Kf2 Kf8 58.Bb3 Ke7 59.Ba2 Bf4 60.Bd5 Bd7 61.Kg2 Bd2 62.Bc4 Bc6 63.Bb3 Bc3 64.Ne3 Bd4 65.Bd5 Bd7 66.Nc4 Be8 67.Bg8 Bc6 68.Bd5 Ba4 69.Bg8 Kf8 70.Bd5 Kg7 71.Be6 Kh6 72.f4 Bc2 73.Kf3 Bd1+ 74.Kg2 Be2 75.e5 Kg7 76.Bd5 Bd3 77.e6 Bc5 78.Nd2 Kf8 79.Nf3 Be3 80.Nxh4 Bxf4 81.Kf3 Bg5 82.Ng2 Ke7 83.h4 Bh6 84.Nf4 Bc2 85.Bc4 Bf5 86.Nd5+ Kxe6 87.Ne3+ Ke5 1/2-1/2
[Site "Ghent BEL"]
[Date "2025.07.20"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Smekens, R"]
[Black "Maerevoet, Sim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2033"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[ECO "B27"]
[PlyCount "174"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bc4 Bg7 4.O-O d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 O-O 7.Bb3 b5 8.d4 Bb7 9.Bc2 Nbd7 10.h3 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.a4 a6 13.axb5 axb5 14.Rxa8 Bxa8 15.Na3 Qb8 16.Qe2 c4 17.Bg5 Nc5 18.Nd2 Ne6 19.Be3 Nh5 20.b3 Nhf4 21.Qf1 cxb3 22.Bxb3 b4 23.cxb4 Qxb4 24.Nc2 Qc3 25.Qc4 Rc8 26.Qxc3 Rxc3 27.f3 Bf8 28.Ra1 Bc6 29.Ra5 Nc5 30.Bxf4 exf4 31.Nd4 Bd7 32.Bd5 Rc1+ 33.Kh2 Be7 34.N2b3 Nxb3 35.Nxb3 Rc7 36.Ra1 Kg7 37.Rc1 Ra7 38.Ra1 Rxa1 39.Nxa1 Bc5 40.Nb3 Bf2 41.Na5 Kf6 42.Nc4 Bc5 43.Kh1 h5 44.Kh2 Be8 45.Kh1 Ke7 46.Kh2 f6 47.g3 fxg3+ 48.Kxg3 h4+ 49.Kg2 Bd7 50.Kh2 Bf2 51.Kg2 Bg3 52.Bg8 Kf8 53.Bd5 Kg7 54.Ne3 Bf4 55.Ng4 Bb5 56.Be6 Bg5 57.Kf2 Kf8 58.Bb3 Ke7 59.Ba2 Bf4 60.Bd5 Bd7 61.Kg2 Bd2 62.Bc4 Bc6 63.Bb3 Bc3 64.Ne3 Bd4 65.Bd5 Bd7 66.Nc4 Be8 67.Bg8 Bc6 68.Bd5 Ba4 69.Bg8 Kf8 70.Bd5 Kg7 71.Be6 Kh6 72.f4 Bc2 73.Kf3 Bd1+ 74.Kg2 Be2 75.e5 Kg7 76.Bd5 Bd3 77.e6 Bc5 78.Nd2 Kf8 79.Nf3 Be3 80.Nxh4 Bxf4 81.Kf3 Bg5 82.Ng2 Ke7 83.h4 Bh6 84.Nf4 Bc2 85.Bc4 Bf5 86.Nd5+ Kxe6 87.Ne3+ Ke5 1/2-1/2
[Event "46th Ghent Open 2025"]
[Site "Ghent BEL"]
[Date "2025.07.20"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Smekens, R"]
[Black "Maerevoet, Sim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2033"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[ECO "B27"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Hungarian variation"]
[EventDate "2025.07.19"]
[WhiteFideId "210447"]
[BlackFideId "241725"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bc4 Bg7 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bb3 b5 8.
d4 Bb7 9. Bc2 Nbd7 10. h3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 a6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8
Bxa8 15. Na3 Qb8 16. Qe2 c4 17. Bg5 Nc5 18. Nd2 Ne6 19. Be3 Nh5 20. b3 Nhf4
21. Qf1 cxb3 22. Bxb3 b4 23. cxb4 Qxb4 24. Nc2 Qc3 25. Qc4 Rc8 26. Qxc3
Rxc3 27. f3 Bf8 28. Ra1 Bc6 29. Ra5 Nc5 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Nd4 Bd7 32. Bd5
Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Be7 34. N2b3 Nxb3 35. Nxb3 Rc7 36. Ra1 Kg7 37. Rc1 Ra7 38. Ra1
Rxa1 39. Nxa1 Bc5 40. Nb3 Bf2 41. Na5 Kf6 42. Nc4 Bc5 43. Kh1 h5 44. Kh2
Be8 45. Kh1 Ke7 46. Kh2 f6 47. g3 fxg3+ 48. Kxg3 h4+ 49. Kg2 Bd7 50. Kh2
Bf2 51. Kg2 Bg3 52. Bg8 Kf8 53. Bd5 Kg7 54. Ne3 Bf4 55. Ng4 Bb5 56. Be6 Bg5
57. Kf2 Kf8 58. Bb3 Ke7 59. Ba2 Bf4 60. Bd5 Bd7 61. Kg2 Bd2 62. Bc4 Bc6 63.
Bb3 Bc3 64. Ne3 Bd4 65. Bd5 Bd7 66. Nc4 Be8 67. Bg8 Bc6 68. Bd5 Ba4 69. Bg8
Kf8 70. Bd5 Kg7 71. Be6 Kh6 72. f4 Bc2 73. Kf3 Bd1+ 74. Kg2 Be2 75. e5 Kg7
76. Bd5 Bd3 77. e6 Bc5 78. Nd2 Kf8 79. Nf3 Be3 80. Nxh4 Bxf4 81. Kf3 Bg5
82. Ng2 Ke7 83. h4 Bh6 84. Nf4 Bc2 85. Bc4 Bf5 86. Nd5+ Kxe6 87. Ne3+ Ke5
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