
[Event "Titled Tue 29th Apr Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Howell, D"]
[Black "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "131"]
1.c3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Bf5 4.Qb3 Qc8 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 e6 7.c4 Ne4 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Qxd5 Ndf6 10.Bxf6 Nxf6 11.Qe5+ Be7 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.Be2 O-O 14.O-O Bd6 15.Qb5 c6 16.Qb3 Ne4 17.Rfd1 Rae8 18.Nd2 Nxd2 19.Rxd2 Re6 20.Qd1 Rh6 21.g3 Bb4 22.Bf3 Bg6 23.Qf1 Re8 24.a3 Ba5 25.b4 Bc7 26.Ne2 Bf5 27.Rc1 Bh3 28.Bg2 Bg4 29.d5 cxd5 30.Rxd5 Bd6 31.Nd4 a6 32.h3 Be6 33.Nxe6 Qxe6 34.Qd3 Rf6 35.h4 g6 36.h5 Kg7 37.Rc2 b6 38.Qxa6 Bxg3 39.fxg3 Qxe3+ 40.Kh2 Qe1 41.Qd3 Re3 42.h6+ Kxh6 43.Qd2 Qxg3+ 44.Kg1 Kg7 45.Rc1 Rfe6 46.Rf1 Re2 47.Qd4+ f6 48.Rd7+ Kg8 49.Rd8+ Kg7 50.Rd7+ Kh6 51.Qf4+ Qxf4 52.Rxf4 Ra2 53.Rf3 Re1+ 54.Kh2 Kg5 55.Rxh7 f5 56.Rg3+ Kf6 57.Rh6 Ree2 58.Rgxg6+ Ke5 59.Rg8 Kd4 60.Rxb6 f4 61.Rf6 Ke3 62.Re6+ Kf2 63.Rxe2+ Rxe2 64.Rf8 Ke3 65.Re8+ Kd4 66.Rxe2 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Howell, D"]
[Black "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "131"]
1.c3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Bf5 4.Qb3 Qc8 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 e6 7.c4 Ne4 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Qxd5 Ndf6 10.Bxf6 Nxf6 11.Qe5+ Be7 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.Be2 O-O 14.O-O Bd6 15.Qb5 c6 16.Qb3 Ne4 17.Rfd1 Rae8 18.Nd2 Nxd2 19.Rxd2 Re6 20.Qd1 Rh6 21.g3 Bb4 22.Bf3 Bg6 23.Qf1 Re8 24.a3 Ba5 25.b4 Bc7 26.Ne2 Bf5 27.Rc1 Bh3 28.Bg2 Bg4 29.d5 cxd5 30.Rxd5 Bd6 31.Nd4 a6 32.h3 Be6 33.Nxe6 Qxe6 34.Qd3 Rf6 35.h4 g6 36.h5 Kg7 37.Rc2 b6 38.Qxa6 Bxg3 39.fxg3 Qxe3+ 40.Kh2 Qe1 41.Qd3 Re3 42.h6+ Kxh6 43.Qd2 Qxg3+ 44.Kg1 Kg7 45.Rc1 Rfe6 46.Rf1 Re2 47.Qd4+ f6 48.Rd7+ Kg8 49.Rd8+ Kg7 50.Rd7+ Kh6 51.Qf4+ Qxf4 52.Rxf4 Ra2 53.Rf3 Re1+ 54.Kh2 Kg5 55.Rxh7 f5 56.Rg3+ Kf6 57.Rh6 Ree2 58.Rgxg6+ Ke5 59.Rg8 Kd4 60.Rxb6 f4 61.Rf6 Ke3 62.Re6+ Kf2 63.Rxe2+ Rxe2 64.Rf8 Ke3 65.Re8+ Kd4 66.Rxe2 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 29th Apr Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Howell, D"]
[Black "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Saragossa opening"]
[EventDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteFideId "410608"]
[BlackFideId "24252026"]
1. c3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 e6 7. c4 Ne4 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Qxd5 Ndf6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qe5+ Be7 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. Be2 O-O
14. O-O Bd6 15. Qb5 c6 16. Qb3 Ne4 17. Rfd1 Rae8 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Re6
20. Qd1 Rh6 21. g3 Bb4 22. Bf3 Bg6 23. Qf1 Re8 24. a3 Ba5 25. b4 Bc7 26.
Ne2 Bf5 27. Rc1 Bh3 28. Bg2 Bg4 29. d5 cxd5 30. Rxd5 Bd6 31. Nd4 a6 32. h3
Be6 33. Nxe6 Qxe6 34. Qd3 Rf6 35. h4 g6 36. h5 Kg7 37. Rc2 b6 38. Qxa6 Bxg3
39. fxg3 Qxe3+ 40. Kh2 Qe1 41. Qd3 Re3 42. h6+ Kxh6 43. Qd2 Qxg3+ 44. Kg1
Kg7 45. Rc1 Rfe6 46. Rf1 Re2 47. Qd4+ f6 48. Rd7+ Kg8 49. Rd8+ Kg7 50. Rd7+
Kh6 51. Qf4+ Qxf4 52. Rxf4 Ra2 53. Rf3 Re1+ 54. Kh2 Kg5 55. Rxh7 f5 56.
Rg3+ Kf6 57. Rh6 Ree2 58. Rgxg6+ Ke5 59. Rg8 Kd4 60. Rxb6 f4 61. Rf6 Ke3
62. Re6+ Kf2 63. Rxe2+ Rxe2 64. Rf8 Ke3 65. Re8+ Kd4 66. Rxe2 1-0