WORLDBASE
Game
#1220119
[Event "111th ch-GBR Major Open"]
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.03"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Nicholas, K"]
[Black "Rich, Aaron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2091"]
[BlackElo "1944"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"]
[PlyCount "120"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.Be2 a6 11.O-O cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bc5 14.Kh1 Bxd4 15.Qxd4 Qc5 16.Qd3 b5 17.f5 Nb6 18.Qg3 Rf8 19.Bd3 g6 20.fxg6 hxg6 21.Rf2 Nc4 22.Ne2 Bd7 23.Re1 Qe3 24.Rf3 Qxe5 25.Nf4 Qd6 26.Bxc4 bxc4 27.Qg5 Bc6 28.Nxg6 Rg8 29.Qf6 Ra7 30.Ne5 Rf8 31.Nxf7 Rfxf7 32.Rxe6+ Rae7 33.Qh8+ Kd7 34.Rxd6+ Kxd6 35.Qd8+ Kc5 36.Qa5+ Kd6 37.Qd8+ Kc5 38.Qa5+ Kd6 39.Qb4+ Kc7 40.Rxf7 Rxf7 41.Qe1 Rd7 42.Qe5+ Kb7 43.Qd4 Re7 44.h3 Re4 45.Qd2 Kb6 46.c3 Kc5 47.Qf2+ Kd6 48.Kh2 a5 49.a3 a4 50.g4 d4 51.cxd4 Kd5 52.g5 Rxd4 53.g6 Kc5 54.Qe3 Bd5 55.h4 c3 56.Qxc3+ Rc4 57.Qe3+ Kd6 58.Kg3 Be6 59.h5 Rg4+ 60.Kf2 Bd5 1-0
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.03"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Nicholas, K"]
[Black "Rich, Aaron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2091"]
[BlackElo "1944"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"]
[PlyCount "120"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.Be2 a6 11.O-O cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bc5 14.Kh1 Bxd4 15.Qxd4 Qc5 16.Qd3 b5 17.f5 Nb6 18.Qg3 Rf8 19.Bd3 g6 20.fxg6 hxg6 21.Rf2 Nc4 22.Ne2 Bd7 23.Re1 Qe3 24.Rf3 Qxe5 25.Nf4 Qd6 26.Bxc4 bxc4 27.Qg5 Bc6 28.Nxg6 Rg8 29.Qf6 Ra7 30.Ne5 Rf8 31.Nxf7 Rfxf7 32.Rxe6+ Rae7 33.Qh8+ Kd7 34.Rxd6+ Kxd6 35.Qd8+ Kc5 36.Qa5+ Kd6 37.Qd8+ Kc5 38.Qa5+ Kd6 39.Qb4+ Kc7 40.Rxf7 Rxf7 41.Qe1 Rd7 42.Qe5+ Kb7 43.Qd4 Re7 44.h3 Re4 45.Qd2 Kb6 46.c3 Kc5 47.Qf2+ Kd6 48.Kh2 a5 49.a3 a4 50.g4 d4 51.cxd4 Kd5 52.g5 Rxd4 53.g6 Kc5 54.Qe3 Bd5 55.h4 c3 56.Qxc3+ Rc4 57.Qe3+ Kd6 58.Kg3 Be6 59.h5 Rg4+ 60.Kf2 Bd5 1-0
Lichess
game
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[Event "111th ch-GBR Major Open"]
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.03"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Nicholas, K"]
[Black "Rich, Aaron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2091"]
[BlackElo "1944"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation"]
[EventDate "2025.07.02"]
[WhiteFideId "409820"]
[BlackFideId "499951"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8.
Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Be2 a6 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14.
Kh1 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qc5 16. Qd3 b5 17. f5 Nb6 18. Qg3 Rf8 19. Bd3 g6 20. fxg6
hxg6 21. Rf2 Nc4 22. Ne2 Bd7 23. Re1 Qe3 24. Rf3 Qxe5 25. Nf4 Qd6 26. Bxc4
bxc4 27. Qg5 Bc6 28. Nxg6 Rg8 29. Qf6 Ra7 30. Ne5 Rf8 31. Nxf7 Rfxf7 32.
Rxe6+ Rae7 33. Qh8+ Kd7 34. Rxd6+ Kxd6 35. Qd8+ Kc5 36. Qa5+ Kd6 37. Qd8+
Kc5 38. Qa5+ Kd6 39. Qb4+ Kc7 40. Rxf7 Rxf7 41. Qe1 Rd7 42. Qe5+ Kb7 43.
Qd4 Re7 44. h3 Re4 45. Qd2 Kb6 46. c3 Kc5 47. Qf2+ Kd6 48. Kh2 a5 49. a3 a4
50. g4 d4 51. cxd4 Kd5 52. g5 Rxd4 53. g6 Kc5 54. Qe3 Bd5 55. h4 c3 56.
Qxc3+ Rc4 57. Qe3+ Kd6 58. Kg3 Be6 59. h5 Rg4+ 60. Kf2 Bd5 1-0
