
[Event "Titled Tue 29th Apr Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Serban, Cristian-Stefan"]
[Black "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2332"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[ECO "A57"]
[PlyCount "74"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 e6 6.dxe6 fxe6 7.Nf3 d5 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.a4 O-O 10.b3 Bb7 11.Bb2 e5 12.bxa6 Nxa6 13.Nb5 e4 14.Ng5 Qe7 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.Be2 h6 17.Nh3 Nb4 18.O-O Ba6 19.Nf4 Bxe2 20.Qxe2 g5 21.Ng6 Rfe8 22.h4 Nd3 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.f4 Nxb2 25.Qxb2 d4 26.fxg5 Ng4 27.Nf4 Nxe3 28.Nh5 Re5 29.Qf2 Rf5 30.Nf6+ Kg7 31.Qh4 Rh8 32.Rxf5 Nxf5 33.Nh5+ Rxh5 34.Qxh5 d3 35.a5 Qd4+ 36.Kh2 Qe5+ 37.Kh3 Qg3# 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Serban, Cristian-Stefan"]
[Black "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2332"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[ECO "A57"]
[PlyCount "74"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 e6 6.dxe6 fxe6 7.Nf3 d5 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.a4 O-O 10.b3 Bb7 11.Bb2 e5 12.bxa6 Nxa6 13.Nb5 e4 14.Ng5 Qe7 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.Be2 h6 17.Nh3 Nb4 18.O-O Ba6 19.Nf4 Bxe2 20.Qxe2 g5 21.Ng6 Rfe8 22.h4 Nd3 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.f4 Nxb2 25.Qxb2 d4 26.fxg5 Ng4 27.Nf4 Nxe3 28.Nh5 Re5 29.Qf2 Rf5 30.Nf6+ Kg7 31.Qh4 Rh8 32.Rxf5 Nxf5 33.Nh5+ Rxh5 34.Qxh5 d3 35.a5 Qd4+ 36.Kh2 Qe5+ 37.Kh3 Qg3# 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 29th Apr Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Serban, Cristian-Stefan"]
[Black "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2332"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[ECO "A57"]
[Opening "Benko gambit half accepted"]
[EventDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteFideId "1241443"]
[BlackFideId "24252026"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 e6 6. dxe6 fxe6 7. Nf3 d5 8.
Nc3 Bd6 9. a4 O-O 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 e5 12. bxa6 Nxa6 13. Nb5 e4 14. Ng5
Qe7 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Be2 h6 17. Nh3 Nb4 18. O-O Ba6 19. Nf4 Bxe2 20. Qxe2
g5 21. Ng6 Rfe8 22. h4 Nd3 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. f4 Nxb2 25. Qxb2 d4 26. fxg5
Ng4 27. Nf4 Nxe3 28. Nh5 Re5 29. Qf2 Rf5 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Qh4 Rh8 32. Rxf5
Nxf5 33. Nh5+ Rxh5 34. Qxh5 d3 35. a5 Qd4+ 36. Kh2 Qe5+ 37. Kh3 Qg3# 0-1