
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Itkis, B"]
[Black "Becking, S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line"]
[PlyCount "116"]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 d6 6.a3 Bxc3 7.Qxc3 Bg4 8.Be2 O-O 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Qc2 Qd6 13.O-O Nf6 14.d3 Rfd8 15.Rd1 Rab8 16.b4 Ne7 17.Bb2 Ng6 18.g3 c6 19.Rac1 a6 20.Kg2 Qe6 21.Qc4 Qe7 22.h4 h5 23.Qc5 Qe6 24.Qc4 Qe7 25.Be4 Nxe4 26.dxe4 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Rd8 28.Qe2 Nf8 29.Qxh5 f6 30.Qe2 Rd6 31.Rd2 Qd7 32.Bc3 Ne6 33.Qd1 Rxd2 34.Qxd2 Qxd2 35.Bxd2 c5 36.bxc5 Nxc5 37.f3 Kf7 38.Kf2 Ke6 39.Ke2 b5 40.Bb4 Nb7 41.h5 a5 42.Bc3 a4 43.Bb4 Nd8 44.Kd3 Nc6 45.Kc3 Kf7 46.g4 Ke6 47.f4 Kf7 48.g5 fxg5 49.fxg5 Ke6 50.Bc5 Kf7 51.Bb4 Ke6 52.h6 gxh6 53.gxh6 Kf6 54.Bf8 Kg6 55.Bg7 Kh7 56.Bf8 Kg6 57.Bg7 Kh7 58.Bf8 Kg6 1/2-1/2
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Itkis, B"]
[Black "Becking, S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line"]
[PlyCount "116"]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 d6 6.a3 Bxc3 7.Qxc3 Bg4 8.Be2 O-O 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Qc2 Qd6 13.O-O Nf6 14.d3 Rfd8 15.Rd1 Rab8 16.b4 Ne7 17.Bb2 Ng6 18.g3 c6 19.Rac1 a6 20.Kg2 Qe6 21.Qc4 Qe7 22.h4 h5 23.Qc5 Qe6 24.Qc4 Qe7 25.Be4 Nxe4 26.dxe4 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Rd8 28.Qe2 Nf8 29.Qxh5 f6 30.Qe2 Rd6 31.Rd2 Qd7 32.Bc3 Ne6 33.Qd1 Rxd2 34.Qxd2 Qxd2 35.Bxd2 c5 36.bxc5 Nxc5 37.f3 Kf7 38.Kf2 Ke6 39.Ke2 b5 40.Bb4 Nb7 41.h5 a5 42.Bc3 a4 43.Bb4 Nd8 44.Kd3 Nc6 45.Kc3 Kf7 46.g4 Ke6 47.f4 Kf7 48.g5 fxg5 49.fxg5 Ke6 50.Bc5 Kf7 51.Bb4 Ke6 52.h6 gxh6 53.gxh6 Kf6 54.Bf8 Kg6 55.Bg7 Kh7 56.Bf8 Kg6 57.Bg7 Kh7 58.Bf8 Kg6 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Itkis, B"]
[Black "Becking, S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "four knights, 4.e3"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]
[WhiteFideId "1209167"]
[BlackFideId "4632478"]
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 d6 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Qxc3 Bg4
8. Be2 O-O 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qc2 Qd6 13. O-O Nf6 14.
d3 Rfd8 15. Rd1 Rab8 16. b4 Ne7 17. Bb2 Ng6 18. g3 c6 19. Rac1 a6 20. Kg2
Qe6 21. Qc4 Qe7 22. h4 h5 23. Qc5 Qe6 24. Qc4 Qe7 25. Be4 Nxe4 26. dxe4
Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Qe2 Nf8 29. Qxh5 f6 30. Qe2 Rd6 31. Rd2 Qd7 32. Bc3
Ne6 33. Qd1 Rxd2 34. Qxd2 Qxd2 35. Bxd2 c5 36. bxc5 Nxc5 37. f3 Kf7 38. Kf2
Ke6 39. Ke2 b5 40. Bb4 Nb7 41. h5 a5 42. Bc3 a4 43. Bb4 Nd8 44. Kd3 Nc6 45.
Kc3 Kf7 46. g4 Ke6 47. f4 Kf7 48. g5 fxg5 49. fxg5 Ke6 50. Bc5 Kf7 51. Bb4
Ke6 52. h6 gxh6 53. gxh6 Kf6 54. Bf8 Kg6 55. Bg7 Kh7 56. Bf8 Kg6 57. Bg7
Kh7 58. Bf8 Kg6 1/2-1/2