
[Event "111th ch-GBR Major Open"]
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.06"]
[Round "5.30"]
[White "Ruane, Brendan J"]
[Black "Xian, Junhao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1848"]
[BlackElo "2159"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"]
[PlyCount "87"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.Qe2 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.e5 Nd7 9.Re1 b5 10.Nbd2 a5 11.Nf1 a4 12.a3 Bb7 13.h4 Qb6 14.N1h2 Rfc8 15.Bf4 Qd8 16.h5 h6 17.Qd2 Nf8 18.Ng4 Nd4 19.Be3 Nxf3+ 20.Bxf3 b4 21.Bg2 bxa3 22.bxa3 c4 23.d4 c3 24.Qe2 Bc6 25.Nxh6+ gxh6 26.Qg4+ Kh7 27.Bf1 Nd7 28.Bd3+ Kh8 29.Bxh6 Qg8 30.Qf4 Rab8 31.Rab1 Rxb1 32.Rxb1 Rb8 33.Rxb8 Nxb8 34.g4 Nd7 35.g5 f5 36.g6 Qe8 37.Bg5 Kg7 38.Qh4 Bxa3 39.Bf6+ Kg8 40.Qg5 Qb8 41.Qh6 Qb1+ 42.Kg2 Nxf6 43.exf6 Qd1 44.f7# 1-0
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.06"]
[Round "5.30"]
[White "Ruane, Brendan J"]
[Black "Xian, Junhao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1848"]
[BlackElo "2159"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"]
[PlyCount "87"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.Qe2 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.e5 Nd7 9.Re1 b5 10.Nbd2 a5 11.Nf1 a4 12.a3 Bb7 13.h4 Qb6 14.N1h2 Rfc8 15.Bf4 Qd8 16.h5 h6 17.Qd2 Nf8 18.Ng4 Nd4 19.Be3 Nxf3+ 20.Bxf3 b4 21.Bg2 bxa3 22.bxa3 c4 23.d4 c3 24.Qe2 Bc6 25.Nxh6+ gxh6 26.Qg4+ Kh7 27.Bf1 Nd7 28.Bd3+ Kh8 29.Bxh6 Qg8 30.Qf4 Rab8 31.Rab1 Rxb1 32.Rxb1 Rb8 33.Rxb8 Nxb8 34.g4 Nd7 35.g5 f5 36.g6 Qe8 37.Bg5 Kg7 38.Qh4 Bxa3 39.Bf6+ Kg8 40.Qg5 Qb8 41.Qh6 Qb1+ 42.Kg2 Nxf6 43.exf6 Qd1 44.f7# 1-0
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[Event "111th ch-GBR Major Open"]
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.06"]
[Round "5.30"]
[White "Ruane, Brendan J"]
[Black "Xian, Junhao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1848"]
[BlackElo "2159"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[EventDate "2025.07.02"]
[WhiteFideId "430218"]
[BlackFideId "8607621"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Qe2 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
e5 Nd7 9. Re1 b5 10. Nbd2 a5 11. Nf1 a4 12. a3 Bb7 13. h4 Qb6 14. N1h2 Rfc8
15. Bf4 Qd8 16. h5 h6 17. Qd2 Nf8 18. Ng4 Nd4 19. Be3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 b4 21.
Bg2 bxa3 22. bxa3 c4 23. d4 c3 24. Qe2 Bc6 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. Qg4+ Kh7 27.
Bf1 Nd7 28. Bd3+ Kh8 29. Bxh6 Qg8 30. Qf4 Rab8 31. Rab1 Rxb1 32. Rxb1 Rb8
33. Rxb8 Nxb8 34. g4 Nd7 35. g5 f5 36. g6 Qe8 37. Bg5 Kg7 38. Qh4 Bxa3 39.
Bf6+ Kg8 40. Qg5 Qb8 41. Qh6 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Nxf6 43. exf6 Qd1 44. f7# 1-0