
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Itkis, B"]
[Black "Gustafsson, J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line"]
[PlyCount "178"]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 O-O 6.Nd5 Re8 7.Ng5 g6 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6 9.Ne4 Qd8 10.a3 Bf8 11.h4 f5 12.Nc3 d6 13.d3 Bg7 14.Bd2 Be6 15.h5 g5 16.O-O-O h6 17.Be2 Ne7 18.Bf3 c6 19.Kb1 d5 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Rhe1 Rc8 22.d4 e4 23.Be2 a6 24.Qb3 b5 25.Na2 Qd7 26.Rc1 Rc4 27.Bxc4 dxc4 28.Qc2 Rc8 29.Bb4 Nd5 30.Bc5 a5 31.Nc3 Rxc5 32.dxc5 Nxc3+ 33.bxc3 Qc7 34.Red1 Qxc5 35.Qb2 Bf8 36.Rd8 Kf7 37.Rcd1 Be7 38.R8d2 Qxa3 39.Qxa3 Bxa3 40.Rd7+ Bxd7 41.Rxd7+ Ke6 42.Rh7 Bf8 43.Rb7 b4 44.Kc2 b3+ 45.Kb1 a4 46.Rb8 Bg7 47.Kb2 a3+ 48.Kxa3 Bxc3 49.Rc8 Kd5 50.Rd8+ Kc5 51.Rc8+ Kb5 52.Rb8+ Kc5 53.Rc8+ Kd5 54.Rd8+ Ke6 55.Rc8 Be1 56.Rxc4 Bxf2 57.Rc3 f4 58.exf4 gxf4 59.Kxb3 Kf5 60.Kc2 Kg5 61.Rc4 f3 62.gxf3 exf3 63.Kd3 Bb6 64.Rb4 Ba7 65.Ke4 f2 66.Rb1 Kg4 67.Rf1 Kg3 68.Kf5 Kg2 69.Rxf2+ Kxf2 70.Kg4 Kg2 71.Kh4 Bf2+ 72.Kg4 Bg3 73.Kf5 Kf3 74.Kg6 Bf4 75.Kf5 Be3 76.Ke5 Bf4+ 77.Kf5 Bc1 78.Ke5 Bd2 79.Kf5 Bf4 80.Kg6 Kg4 81.Kf6 Kxh5 82.Kf5 Bb8 83.Ke4 Kg4 84.Ke3 Kg3 85.Ke2 Kg2 86.Ke3 h5 87.Kd4 h4 88.Kc5 h3 89.Kc6 h2 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Itkis, B"]
[Black "Gustafsson, J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line"]
[PlyCount "178"]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 O-O 6.Nd5 Re8 7.Ng5 g6 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6 9.Ne4 Qd8 10.a3 Bf8 11.h4 f5 12.Nc3 d6 13.d3 Bg7 14.Bd2 Be6 15.h5 g5 16.O-O-O h6 17.Be2 Ne7 18.Bf3 c6 19.Kb1 d5 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Rhe1 Rc8 22.d4 e4 23.Be2 a6 24.Qb3 b5 25.Na2 Qd7 26.Rc1 Rc4 27.Bxc4 dxc4 28.Qc2 Rc8 29.Bb4 Nd5 30.Bc5 a5 31.Nc3 Rxc5 32.dxc5 Nxc3+ 33.bxc3 Qc7 34.Red1 Qxc5 35.Qb2 Bf8 36.Rd8 Kf7 37.Rcd1 Be7 38.R8d2 Qxa3 39.Qxa3 Bxa3 40.Rd7+ Bxd7 41.Rxd7+ Ke6 42.Rh7 Bf8 43.Rb7 b4 44.Kc2 b3+ 45.Kb1 a4 46.Rb8 Bg7 47.Kb2 a3+ 48.Kxa3 Bxc3 49.Rc8 Kd5 50.Rd8+ Kc5 51.Rc8+ Kb5 52.Rb8+ Kc5 53.Rc8+ Kd5 54.Rd8+ Ke6 55.Rc8 Be1 56.Rxc4 Bxf2 57.Rc3 f4 58.exf4 gxf4 59.Kxb3 Kf5 60.Kc2 Kg5 61.Rc4 f3 62.gxf3 exf3 63.Kd3 Bb6 64.Rb4 Ba7 65.Ke4 f2 66.Rb1 Kg4 67.Rf1 Kg3 68.Kf5 Kg2 69.Rxf2+ Kxf2 70.Kg4 Kg2 71.Kh4 Bf2+ 72.Kg4 Bg3 73.Kf5 Kf3 74.Kg6 Bf4 75.Kf5 Be3 76.Ke5 Bf4+ 77.Kf5 Bc1 78.Ke5 Bd2 79.Kf5 Bf4 80.Kg6 Kg4 81.Kf6 Kxh5 82.Kf5 Bb8 83.Ke4 Kg4 84.Ke3 Kg3 85.Ke2 Kg2 86.Ke3 h5 87.Kd4 h4 88.Kc5 h3 89.Kc6 h2 0-1
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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Itkis, B"]
[Black "Gustafsson, J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "four knights, 4.e3"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]
[WhiteFideId "1209167"]
[BlackFideId "4625498"]
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Nd5 Re8 7. Ng5 g6 8.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Ne4 Qd8 10. a3 Bf8 11. h4 f5 12. Nc3 d6 13. d3 Bg7 14. Bd2
Be6 15. h5 g5 16. O-O-O h6 17. Be2 Ne7 18. Bf3 c6 19. Kb1 d5 20. cxd5 cxd5
21. Rhe1 Rc8 22. d4 e4 23. Be2 a6 24. Qb3 b5 25. Na2 Qd7 26. Rc1 Rc4 27.
Bxc4 dxc4 28. Qc2 Rc8 29. Bb4 Nd5 30. Bc5 a5 31. Nc3 Rxc5 32. dxc5 Nxc3+
33. bxc3 Qc7 34. Red1 Qxc5 35. Qb2 Bf8 36. Rd8 Kf7 37. Rcd1 Be7 38. R8d2
Qxa3 39. Qxa3 Bxa3 40. Rd7+ Bxd7 41. Rxd7+ Ke6 42. Rh7 Bf8 43. Rb7 b4 44.
Kc2 b3+ 45. Kb1 a4 46. Rb8 Bg7 47. Kb2 a3+ 48. Kxa3 Bxc3 49. Rc8 Kd5 50.
Rd8+ Kc5 51. Rc8+ Kb5 52. Rb8+ Kc5 53. Rc8+ Kd5 54. Rd8+ Ke6 55. Rc8 Be1
56. Rxc4 Bxf2 57. Rc3 f4 58. exf4 gxf4 59. Kxb3 Kf5 60. Kc2 Kg5 61. Rc4 f3
62. gxf3 exf3 63. Kd3 Bb6 64. Rb4 Ba7 65. Ke4 f2 66. Rb1 Kg4 67. Rf1 Kg3
68. Kf5 Kg2 69. Rxf2+ Kxf2 70. Kg4 Kg2 71. Kh4 Bf2+ 72. Kg4 Bg3 73. Kf5 Kf3
74. Kg6 Bf4 75. Kf5 Be3 76. Ke5 Bf4+ 77. Kf5 Bc1 78. Ke5 Bd2 79. Kf5 Bf4
80. Kg6 Kg4 81. Kf6 Kxh5 82. Kf5 Bb8 83. Ke4 Kg4 84. Ke3 Kg3 85. Ke2 Kg2
86. Ke3 h5 87. Kd4 h4 88. Kc5 h3 89. Kc6 h2 0-1