
[Event "111th ch-GBR Major Open"]
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.02"]
[Round "1.32"]
[White "Sahoo, Shivam"]
[Black "Skettos, Nicolas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[BlackElo "1968"]
[ECO "D22"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense"]
[PlyCount "172"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Bxc4 Nf6 7.O-O e6 8.Nc3 Nbd7 9.Be2 c5 10.a3 Bd6 11.b3 O-O 12.Bb2 Qe7 13.Nd2 cxd4 14.exd4 Bxe2 15.Qxe2 Nb6 16.Nde4 Nbd5 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6 18.Ne4 Nd5 19.g3 Rac8 20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.Rac1 h6 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Qd2 Ne7 24.Rc1 Nc6 25.Qc3 Ne7 26.Qd2 Rd8 27.Qc3 Nf5 28.Qc7 b5 29.Qxd6 Rxd6 30.Kg2 Nxd4 31.Bxd4 Rxd4 32.Rc3 Rd6 33.Kf3 Kf8 34.Ke4 Ke7 35.f4 f5+ 36.Ke3 Kd7 37.g4 fxg4 38.hxg4 Rd1 39.b4 Rg1 40.Kf3 Rh1 41.Kg2 Rd1 42.Kf2 Rd2+ 43.Ke3 Rh2 44.Ke4 Re2+ 45.Kf3 Rh2 46.Kg3 Ra2 47.Kf3 g6 48.Kg3 Kd6 49.Rd3+ Kc6 50.Kf3 h5 51.Kg3 hxg4 52.Kxg4 Rg2+ 53.Kf3 Rg1 54.Ke4 g5 55.fxg5 Rxg5 56.Rf3 Rg1 57.Kd3 Kd5 58.Kc3 e5 59.Rf6 Rc1+ 60.Kd3 Rc6 61.Rf5 Rh6 62.Kc3 Ke4 63.Rf8 Rd6 64.Re8 Kf4 65.Rf8+ Ke3 66.Re8 Rc6+ 67.Kb3 e4 68.a4 bxa4+ 69.Kxa4 Kd3 70.b5 axb5+ 71.Kxb5 Rc1 72.Rd8+ Ke2 73.Kb4 e3 74.Kb3 Kf2 75.Rf8+ Ke1 76.Kb2 Rc7 77.Rd8 e2 78.Rf8 Rc5 79.Rf7 Kd2 80.Rd7+ Ke3 81.Re7+ Kf3 82.Kb3 Rc1 83.Rf7+ Kg4 84.Rg7+ Kh5 85.Rh7+ Kg6 86.Re7 e1=Q 0-1
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.02"]
[Round "1.32"]
[White "Sahoo, Shivam"]
[Black "Skettos, Nicolas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[BlackElo "1968"]
[ECO "D22"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense"]
[PlyCount "172"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Bxc4 Nf6 7.O-O e6 8.Nc3 Nbd7 9.Be2 c5 10.a3 Bd6 11.b3 O-O 12.Bb2 Qe7 13.Nd2 cxd4 14.exd4 Bxe2 15.Qxe2 Nb6 16.Nde4 Nbd5 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6 18.Ne4 Nd5 19.g3 Rac8 20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.Rac1 h6 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Qd2 Ne7 24.Rc1 Nc6 25.Qc3 Ne7 26.Qd2 Rd8 27.Qc3 Nf5 28.Qc7 b5 29.Qxd6 Rxd6 30.Kg2 Nxd4 31.Bxd4 Rxd4 32.Rc3 Rd6 33.Kf3 Kf8 34.Ke4 Ke7 35.f4 f5+ 36.Ke3 Kd7 37.g4 fxg4 38.hxg4 Rd1 39.b4 Rg1 40.Kf3 Rh1 41.Kg2 Rd1 42.Kf2 Rd2+ 43.Ke3 Rh2 44.Ke4 Re2+ 45.Kf3 Rh2 46.Kg3 Ra2 47.Kf3 g6 48.Kg3 Kd6 49.Rd3+ Kc6 50.Kf3 h5 51.Kg3 hxg4 52.Kxg4 Rg2+ 53.Kf3 Rg1 54.Ke4 g5 55.fxg5 Rxg5 56.Rf3 Rg1 57.Kd3 Kd5 58.Kc3 e5 59.Rf6 Rc1+ 60.Kd3 Rc6 61.Rf5 Rh6 62.Kc3 Ke4 63.Rf8 Rd6 64.Re8 Kf4 65.Rf8+ Ke3 66.Re8 Rc6+ 67.Kb3 e4 68.a4 bxa4+ 69.Kxa4 Kd3 70.b5 axb5+ 71.Kxb5 Rc1 72.Rd8+ Ke2 73.Kb4 e3 74.Kb3 Kf2 75.Rf8+ Ke1 76.Kb2 Rc7 77.Rd8 e2 78.Rf8 Rc5 79.Rf7 Kd2 80.Rd7+ Ke3 81.Re7+ Kf3 82.Kb3 Rc1 83.Rf7+ Kg4 84.Rg7+ Kh5 85.Rh7+ Kg6 86.Re7 e1=Q 0-1
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[Event "111th ch-GBR Major Open"]
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.02"]
[Round "1.32"]
[White "Sahoo, Shivam"]
[Black "Skettos, Nicolas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[BlackElo "1968"]
[ECO "D22"]
[Opening "QGA"]
[Variation "Alekhine defence"]
[EventDate "2025.07.02"]
[WhiteFideId "343419194"]
[BlackFideId "5900670"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Bxc4 Nf6 7. O-O e6 8.
Nc3 Nbd7 9. Be2 c5 10. a3 Bd6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Nd2 cxd4 14. exd4
Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nb6 16. Nde4 Nbd5 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. g3 Rac8 20.
Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Rac1 h6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qd2 Ne7 24. Rc1 Nc6 25. Qc3 Ne7 26.
Qd2 Rd8 27. Qc3 Nf5 28. Qc7 b5 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Kg2 Nxd4 31. Bxd4 Rxd4 32.
Rc3 Rd6 33. Kf3 Kf8 34. Ke4 Ke7 35. f4 f5+ 36. Ke3 Kd7 37. g4 fxg4 38. hxg4
Rd1 39. b4 Rg1 40. Kf3 Rh1 41. Kg2 Rd1 42. Kf2 Rd2+ 43. Ke3 Rh2 44. Ke4
Re2+ 45. Kf3 Rh2 46. Kg3 Ra2 47. Kf3 g6 48. Kg3 Kd6 49. Rd3+ Kc6 50. Kf3 h5
51. Kg3 hxg4 52. Kxg4 Rg2+ 53. Kf3 Rg1 54. Ke4 g5 55. fxg5 Rxg5 56. Rf3 Rg1
57. Kd3 Kd5 58. Kc3 e5 59. Rf6 Rc1+ 60. Kd3 Rc6 61. Rf5 Rh6 62. Kc3 Ke4 63.
Rf8 Rd6 64. Re8 Kf4 65. Rf8+ Ke3 66. Re8 Rc6+ 67. Kb3 e4 68. a4 bxa4+ 69.
Kxa4 Kd3 70. b5 axb5+ 71. Kxb5 Rc1 72. Rd8+ Ke2 73. Kb4 e3 74. Kb3 Kf2 75.
Rf8+ Ke1 76. Kb2 Rc7 77. Rd8 e2 78. Rf8 Rc5 79. Rf7 Kd2 80. Rd7+ Ke3 81.
Re7+ Kf3 82. Kb3 Rc1 83. Rf7+ Kg4 84. Rg7+ Kh5 85. Rh7+ Kg6 86. Re7 e1=Q
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