
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grandelius, N"]
[Black "Illingworth, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation"]
[PlyCount "175"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 h6 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.f3 d5 8.e3 O-O 9.Nh3 Re8 10.Nf4 c5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Bxd7 Qxd7 14.O-O c4 15.b3 cxb3 16.Qxb3 Nc6 17.Bd2 Ne7 18.Nd3 Ng6 19.Rfc1 Rac8 20.Rxc8 Rxc8 21.Ne5 Qf5 22.e4 Qe6 23.Nxg6 fxg6 24.Re1 Kh7 25.e5 Nd7 26.Qd3 Rc4 27.Bb4 Nb8 28.h4 Kg8 29.Bd2 Nc6 30.Be3 Ne7 31.Bf2 Nc6 32.Qd2 Na5 33.Qb2 Rc8 34.Qb5 Nc4 35.Qa6 Rc7 36.Qa4 Kh7 37.Qb3 Qf5 38.Qb5 Qe6 39.a4 Kg8 40.Qb1 Rf7 41.Qd3 Rc7 42.Qb1 Rf7 43.Rc1 Rc7 44.Qa2 Kf7 45.a5 bxa5 46.Rb1 Qc6 47.Rb8 Rb7 48.Rh8 Rb2 49.Qa1 Qb5 50.e6+ Ke7 51.Kh2 a4 52.Bg3 a3 53.Rc8 Qb6 54.Rc7+ Qxc7 55.Bxc7 a2 56.Bg3 Rc2 57.Be1 Ne3 58.Kg3 Rxg2+ 59.Kf4 Nc4 60.Bb4+ Kxe6 61.Qe1+ Kd7 62.Qe7+ Kc8 63.Qc5+ Kb8 64.Qb5+ Nb6 65.Bc3 Rc2 66.Ba1 Kb7 67.Qb3 Re2 68.Bb2 Kc6 69.Qxa2 Rc2 70.Qb3 Rc4 71.Bc3 Nd7 72.Qa3 a6 73.Kg3 Kb7 74.Bb2 Nb8 75.Qe7+ Rc7 76.Qd6 Rd7 77.Qxg6 Nc6 78.Qf5 Rd6 79.Bc3 a5 80.Qb1+ Ka6 81.Qd3+ Kb6 82.Qb1+ Ka6 83.Qb3 Rd7 84.Qa4 Rd6 85.Qa3 Rd7 86.Qc5 Rc7 87.Bxa5 Rc8 88.Qb6# 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grandelius, N"]
[Black "Illingworth, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation"]
[PlyCount "175"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 h6 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.f3 d5 8.e3 O-O 9.Nh3 Re8 10.Nf4 c5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Bxd7 Qxd7 14.O-O c4 15.b3 cxb3 16.Qxb3 Nc6 17.Bd2 Ne7 18.Nd3 Ng6 19.Rfc1 Rac8 20.Rxc8 Rxc8 21.Ne5 Qf5 22.e4 Qe6 23.Nxg6 fxg6 24.Re1 Kh7 25.e5 Nd7 26.Qd3 Rc4 27.Bb4 Nb8 28.h4 Kg8 29.Bd2 Nc6 30.Be3 Ne7 31.Bf2 Nc6 32.Qd2 Na5 33.Qb2 Rc8 34.Qb5 Nc4 35.Qa6 Rc7 36.Qa4 Kh7 37.Qb3 Qf5 38.Qb5 Qe6 39.a4 Kg8 40.Qb1 Rf7 41.Qd3 Rc7 42.Qb1 Rf7 43.Rc1 Rc7 44.Qa2 Kf7 45.a5 bxa5 46.Rb1 Qc6 47.Rb8 Rb7 48.Rh8 Rb2 49.Qa1 Qb5 50.e6+ Ke7 51.Kh2 a4 52.Bg3 a3 53.Rc8 Qb6 54.Rc7+ Qxc7 55.Bxc7 a2 56.Bg3 Rc2 57.Be1 Ne3 58.Kg3 Rxg2+ 59.Kf4 Nc4 60.Bb4+ Kxe6 61.Qe1+ Kd7 62.Qe7+ Kc8 63.Qc5+ Kb8 64.Qb5+ Nb6 65.Bc3 Rc2 66.Ba1 Kb7 67.Qb3 Re2 68.Bb2 Kc6 69.Qxa2 Rc2 70.Qb3 Rc4 71.Bc3 Nd7 72.Qa3 a6 73.Kg3 Kb7 74.Bb2 Nb8 75.Qe7+ Rc7 76.Qd6 Rd7 77.Qxg6 Nc6 78.Qf5 Rd6 79.Bc3 a5 80.Qb1+ Ka6 81.Qd3+ Kb6 82.Qb1+ Ka6 83.Qb3 Rd7 84.Qa4 Rd6 85.Qa3 Rd7 86.Qc5 Rc7 87.Bxa5 Rc8 88.Qb6# 1-0
Lichess
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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grandelius, N"]
[Black "Illingworth, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]
[WhiteFideId "1710400"]
[BlackFideId "3205207"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 h6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. f3 d5 8.
e3 O-O 9. Nh3 Re8 10. Nf4 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14.
O-O c4 15. b3 cxb3 16. Qxb3 Nc6 17. Bd2 Ne7 18. Nd3 Ng6 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20.
Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Ne5 Qf5 22. e4 Qe6 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Re1 Kh7 25. e5 Nd7 26.
Qd3 Rc4 27. Bb4 Nb8 28. h4 Kg8 29. Bd2 Nc6 30. Be3 Ne7 31. Bf2 Nc6 32. Qd2
Na5 33. Qb2 Rc8 34. Qb5 Nc4 35. Qa6 Rc7 36. Qa4 Kh7 37. Qb3 Qf5 38. Qb5 Qe6
39. a4 Kg8 40. Qb1 Rf7 41. Qd3 Rc7 42. Qb1 Rf7 43. Rc1 Rc7 44. Qa2 Kf7 45.
a5 bxa5 46. Rb1 Qc6 47. Rb8 Rb7 48. Rh8 Rb2 49. Qa1 Qb5 50. e6+ Ke7 51. Kh2
a4 52. Bg3 a3 53. Rc8 Qb6 54. Rc7+ Qxc7 55. Bxc7 a2 56. Bg3 Rc2 57. Be1 Ne3
58. Kg3 Rxg2+ 59. Kf4 Nc4 60. Bb4+ Kxe6 61. Qe1+ Kd7 62. Qe7+ Kc8 63. Qc5+
Kb8 64. Qb5+ Nb6 65. Bc3 Rc2 66. Ba1 Kb7 67. Qb3 Re2 68. Bb2 Kc6 69. Qxa2
Rc2 70. Qb3 Rc4 71. Bc3 Nd7 72. Qa3 a6 73. Kg3 Kb7 74. Bb2 Nb8 75. Qe7+ Rc7
76. Qd6 Rd7 77. Qxg6 Nc6 78. Qf5 Rd6 79. Bc3 a5 80. Qb1+ Ka6 81. Qd3+ Kb6
82. Qb1+ Ka6 83. Qb3 Rd7 84. Qa4 Rd6 85. Qa3 Rd7 86. Qc5 Rc7 87. Bxa5 Rc8
88. Qb6# 1-0