
[Event "Southend Masters IM 2025"]
[Site "Southend ENG"]
[Date "2025.04.19"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Bezuidenhout, Roland"]
[Black "Hobson, Kenneth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[ECO "A14"]
[PlyCount "148"]
1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 a5 7.Nc3 c6 8.e4 Na6 9.e5 Nd7 10.Qe2 Rb8 11.Bf4 b5 12.cxb5 cxb5 13.Nd4 Qb6 14.Ncxb5 Bc5 15.Be3 Nc7 16.a4 Nxb5 17.Nxb5 Bxe3 18.fxe3 Nxe5 19.d4 Nd7 20.Rfc1 Ba6 21.Bf1 Nf6 22.Rc2 Bb7 23.Rac1 e5 24.dxe5 Nd7 25.Nd4 Nxe5 26.Qh5 Rfe8 27.Bb5 g6 28.Qh4 Rec8 29.Rxc8+ Rxc8 30.Rxc8+ Bxc8 31.Qe7 Be6 32.b4 Nf3+ 33.Kf1 Nxd4 34.bxa5 Qxa5 35.exd4 Qd2 36.Qh4 Bf5 37.Be2 Be4 38.Qf6 Qb4 39.Qe5 Qxa4 40.Qb8+ Kg7 41.Qe5+ Kf8 42.Qd6+ Ke8 43.Qc5 Qa1+ 44.Kf2 Qb2 45.Qc8+ Ke7 46.Qc7+ Kf8 47.Qe5 Qb6 48.Qh8+ Ke7 49.Ke3 Qe6 50.Bb5 Bf5+ 51.Kf2 Bh3 52.Qe8+ Kf6 53.Qh8+ Kg5 54.Qxh7 Qf5+ 55.Ke1 Qb1+ 56.Kd2 Qb2+ 57.Ke3 Qc1+ 58.Kf2 Qd2+ 59.Be2 Qxd4+ 60.Ke1 Be6 61.h4+ Kf5 62.h5 Qb4+ 63.Kf2 Qc5+ 64.Ke1 Qc3+ 65.Kf2 d4 66.hxg6 Qe3+ 67.Kf1 fxg6 68.Qh3+ Kf6 69.Qh4+ Kg7 70.Qe7+ Bf7 71.Qxe3 dxe3 72.Bd3 Kf6 73.Ke2 Kg5 74.Kxe3 Kg4 1/2-1/2
[Site "Southend ENG"]
[Date "2025.04.19"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Bezuidenhout, Roland"]
[Black "Hobson, Kenneth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[ECO "A14"]
[PlyCount "148"]
1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 a5 7.Nc3 c6 8.e4 Na6 9.e5 Nd7 10.Qe2 Rb8 11.Bf4 b5 12.cxb5 cxb5 13.Nd4 Qb6 14.Ncxb5 Bc5 15.Be3 Nc7 16.a4 Nxb5 17.Nxb5 Bxe3 18.fxe3 Nxe5 19.d4 Nd7 20.Rfc1 Ba6 21.Bf1 Nf6 22.Rc2 Bb7 23.Rac1 e5 24.dxe5 Nd7 25.Nd4 Nxe5 26.Qh5 Rfe8 27.Bb5 g6 28.Qh4 Rec8 29.Rxc8+ Rxc8 30.Rxc8+ Bxc8 31.Qe7 Be6 32.b4 Nf3+ 33.Kf1 Nxd4 34.bxa5 Qxa5 35.exd4 Qd2 36.Qh4 Bf5 37.Be2 Be4 38.Qf6 Qb4 39.Qe5 Qxa4 40.Qb8+ Kg7 41.Qe5+ Kf8 42.Qd6+ Ke8 43.Qc5 Qa1+ 44.Kf2 Qb2 45.Qc8+ Ke7 46.Qc7+ Kf8 47.Qe5 Qb6 48.Qh8+ Ke7 49.Ke3 Qe6 50.Bb5 Bf5+ 51.Kf2 Bh3 52.Qe8+ Kf6 53.Qh8+ Kg5 54.Qxh7 Qf5+ 55.Ke1 Qb1+ 56.Kd2 Qb2+ 57.Ke3 Qc1+ 58.Kf2 Qd2+ 59.Be2 Qxd4+ 60.Ke1 Be6 61.h4+ Kf5 62.h5 Qb4+ 63.Kf2 Qc5+ 64.Ke1 Qc3+ 65.Kf2 d4 66.hxg6 Qe3+ 67.Kf1 fxg6 68.Qh3+ Kf6 69.Qh4+ Kg7 70.Qe7+ Bf7 71.Qxe3 dxe3 72.Bd3 Kf6 73.Ke2 Kg5 74.Kxe3 Kg4 1/2-1/2
[Event "Southend Masters IM 2025"]
[Site "Southend ENG"]
[Date "2025.04.19"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Bezuidenhout, Roland"]
[Black "Hobson, Kenneth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "Neo-Catalan declined"]
[EventDate "2025.04.17"]
[WhiteFideId "14304562"]
[BlackFideId "480819"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 a5 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4
Na6 9. e5 Nd7 10. Qe2 Rb8 11. Bf4 b5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Nd4 Qb6 14. Ncxb5
Bc5 15. Be3 Nc7 16. a4 Nxb5 17. Nxb5 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Nxe5 19. d4 Nd7 20. Rfc1
Ba6 21. Bf1 Nf6 22. Rc2 Bb7 23. Rac1 e5 24. dxe5 Nd7 25. Nd4 Nxe5 26. Qh5
Rfe8 27. Bb5 g6 28. Qh4 Rec8 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Bxc8 31. Qe7 Be6 32.
b4 Nf3+ 33. Kf1 Nxd4 34. bxa5 Qxa5 35. exd4 Qd2 36. Qh4 Bf5 37. Be2 Be4 38.
Qf6 Qb4 39. Qe5 Qxa4 40. Qb8+ Kg7 41. Qe5+ Kf8 42. Qd6+ Ke8 43. Qc5 Qa1+
44. Kf2 Qb2 45. Qc8+ Ke7 46. Qc7+ Kf8 47. Qe5 Qb6 48. Qh8+ Ke7 49. Ke3 Qe6
50. Bb5 Bf5+ 51. Kf2 Bh3 52. Qe8+ Kf6 53. Qh8+ Kg5 54. Qxh7 Qf5+ 55. Ke1
Qb1+ 56. Kd2 Qb2+ 57. Ke3 Qc1+ 58. Kf2 Qd2+ 59. Be2 Qxd4+ 60. Ke1 Be6 61.
h4+ Kf5 62. h5 Qb4+ 63. Kf2 Qc5+ 64. Ke1 Qc3+ 65. Kf2 d4 66. hxg6 Qe3+ 67.
Kf1 fxg6 68. Qh3+ Kf6 69. Qh4+ Kg7 70. Qe7+ Bf7 71. Qxe3 dxe3 72. Bd3 Kf6
73. Ke2 Kg5 74. Kxe3 Kg4 1/2-1/2