
[Event "111th ch-GBR Major Open"]
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "4.22"]
[White "Skettos, Nicolas"]
[Black "Kendall, Arthur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1968"]
[BlackElo "1826"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French Defense: Schlechter Variation"]
[PlyCount "119"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bf3 c5 6.Ne2 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Ne5 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Qe2 Nxf3+ 11.Nxf3 O-O 12.Bd4 Qa5 13.O-O-O b6 14.Ne5 Bb7 15.f3 Rac8 16.Kb1 Rc7 17.Qb5 Qa6 18.Rd2 Rfc8 19.Rhd1 Kf8 20.Qb3 Rd8 21.a3 Rcc8 22.Re1 Nd5 23.Nb5 Bf6 24.c4 Ne7 25.Red1 Nc6 26.Nxc6 Bxc6 27.Bxf6 Rxd2 28.Bxg7+ Kxg7 29.Rxd2 Bxb5 30.Qxb5 Qxb5 31.cxb5 Rc7 32.a4 Kf6 33.Rd4 Ke5 34.Rh4 f5 35.b3 Kd5 36.Kb2 e5 37.Rh5 f4 38.Rf5 Rg7 39.g3 fxg3 40.hxg3 Kd4 41.g4 e4 42.Rf4 Ke3 43.Rxe4+ Kxf3 44.Rc4 Rxg4 45.Rc7 h5 46.Rxa7 h4 47.Rh7 Kg3 48.Kc3 h3 49.Rxh3+ Kxh3 50.b4 Kg3 51.a5 Kf4 52.Kd4 Kf5+ 53.Kd5 Rxb4 54.axb6 Rxb5+ 55.Kc6 Rb1 56.b7 Ke6 57.Kc7 Rc1+ 58.Kd8 Rb1 59.Kc7 Rxb7+ 60.Kxb7 1/2-1/2
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "4.22"]
[White "Skettos, Nicolas"]
[Black "Kendall, Arthur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1968"]
[BlackElo "1826"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French Defense: Schlechter Variation"]
[PlyCount "119"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bf3 c5 6.Ne2 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Ne5 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Qe2 Nxf3+ 11.Nxf3 O-O 12.Bd4 Qa5 13.O-O-O b6 14.Ne5 Bb7 15.f3 Rac8 16.Kb1 Rc7 17.Qb5 Qa6 18.Rd2 Rfc8 19.Rhd1 Kf8 20.Qb3 Rd8 21.a3 Rcc8 22.Re1 Nd5 23.Nb5 Bf6 24.c4 Ne7 25.Red1 Nc6 26.Nxc6 Bxc6 27.Bxf6 Rxd2 28.Bxg7+ Kxg7 29.Rxd2 Bxb5 30.Qxb5 Qxb5 31.cxb5 Rc7 32.a4 Kf6 33.Rd4 Ke5 34.Rh4 f5 35.b3 Kd5 36.Kb2 e5 37.Rh5 f4 38.Rf5 Rg7 39.g3 fxg3 40.hxg3 Kd4 41.g4 e4 42.Rf4 Ke3 43.Rxe4+ Kxf3 44.Rc4 Rxg4 45.Rc7 h5 46.Rxa7 h4 47.Rh7 Kg3 48.Kc3 h3 49.Rxh3+ Kxh3 50.b4 Kg3 51.a5 Kf4 52.Kd4 Kf5+ 53.Kd5 Rxb4 54.axb6 Rxb5+ 55.Kc6 Rb1 56.b7 Ke6 57.Kc7 Rc1+ 58.Kd8 Rb1 59.Kc7 Rxb7+ 60.Kxb7 1/2-1/2
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[Event "111th ch-GBR Major Open"]
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "4.22"]
[White "Skettos, Nicolas"]
[Black "Kendall, Arthur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1968"]
[BlackElo "1826"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Schlechter variation"]
[EventDate "2025.07.02"]
[WhiteFideId "5900670"]
[BlackFideId "343410960"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 c5 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4
8. Nxd4 Ne5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qe2 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 O-O 12. Bd4 Qa5 13. O-O-O b6
14. Ne5 Bb7 15. f3 Rac8 16. Kb1 Rc7 17. Qb5 Qa6 18. Rd2 Rfc8 19. Rhd1 Kf8
20. Qb3 Rd8 21. a3 Rcc8 22. Re1 Nd5 23. Nb5 Bf6 24. c4 Ne7 25. Red1 Nc6 26.
Nxc6 Bxc6 27. Bxf6 Rxd2 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rxd2 Bxb5 30. Qxb5 Qxb5 31. cxb5
Rc7 32. a4 Kf6 33. Rd4 Ke5 34. Rh4 f5 35. b3 Kd5 36. Kb2 e5 37. Rh5 f4 38.
Rf5 Rg7 39. g3 fxg3 40. hxg3 Kd4 41. g4 e4 42. Rf4 Ke3 43. Rxe4+ Kxf3 44.
Rc4 Rxg4 45. Rc7 h5 46. Rxa7 h4 47. Rh7 Kg3 48. Kc3 h3 49. Rxh3+ Kxh3 50.
b4 Kg3 51. a5 Kf4 52. Kd4 Kf5+ 53. Kd5 Rxb4 54. axb6 Rxb5+ 55. Kc6 Rb1 56.
b7 Ke6 57. Kc7 Rc1+ 58. Kd8 Rb1 59. Kc7 Rxb7+ 60. Kxb7 1/2-1/2