
[Event "4th Bella Italia Master"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro ITA"]
[Date "2025.08.17"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Valsecchi, A"]
[Black "Costache, Andrei Eugeniu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2068"]
[ECO "A36"]
[Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation"]
[PlyCount "159"]
1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 e5 6.e3 Nge7 7.Nge2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.a3 a5 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.Bd2 Be6 12.Nd5 b5 13.cxb5 Bxd5 14.Bxd5 Nxd5 15.bxc6 Qb6 16.Qa4 Ra8 17.Rfc1 Rfc8 18.Nc3 Ne7 19.Qh4 Nf5 20.Qe4 Ne7 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 Qxc6 23.Qxc6 Rxc6 24.b5 Rb6 25.Ra1 Rab8 26.e4 Nc8 27.Rcb1 R6b7 28.Ra6 Nb6 29.Be3 f5 30.f3 f4 31.Bf2 fxg3 32.hxg3 Bh6 33.Rb2 Kf7 34.Kf1 Ke6 35.Ke2 Bg5 36.Rba2 h5 37.Ra7 Bc1 38.R7a6 Bg5 39.Ra1 Bh6 40.Rg1 Na8 41.Bxc5 Bf8 42.Ba7 Rc8 43.Rc1 Rxb5 44.Nxb5 Rxc1 45.Bb8 Rb1 46.Bxd6 Bxd6 47.Rxd6+ Ke7 48.Rd5 Kf6 49.Ke3 g5 50.Nc3 Rb3 51.Rc5 Nb6 52.Rc6+ Kf7 53.Nd5 Nd7 54.f4 gxf4+ 55.gxf4 exf4+ 56.Nxf4 Ne5 57.Rc7+ Kg8 58.Rc5 Ng4+ 59.Kd4 Nf2 60.Rxh5 Kg7 61.Rg5+ Kf7 62.Rg1 Ke7 63.Ke3 Rb2 64.Ne2 Nxe4 65.dxe4 Kf6 66.Rf1+ Ke5 67.Rf5+ Kd6 68.Nd4 Ra2 69.Rd5+ Ke7 70.e5 Ra3+ 71.Ke4 Ra1 72.Rb5 Ra6 73.Kd5 Kd8 74.Rb7 Kc8 75.Rh7 Kd8 76.e6 Ke8 77.Rh8+ Ke7 78.Nc6+ Kf6 79.Rf8+ Kg7 80.e7 1-0
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro ITA"]
[Date "2025.08.17"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Valsecchi, A"]
[Black "Costache, Andrei Eugeniu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2068"]
[ECO "A36"]
[Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation"]
[PlyCount "159"]
1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 e5 6.e3 Nge7 7.Nge2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.a3 a5 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.Bd2 Be6 12.Nd5 b5 13.cxb5 Bxd5 14.Bxd5 Nxd5 15.bxc6 Qb6 16.Qa4 Ra8 17.Rfc1 Rfc8 18.Nc3 Ne7 19.Qh4 Nf5 20.Qe4 Ne7 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 Qxc6 23.Qxc6 Rxc6 24.b5 Rb6 25.Ra1 Rab8 26.e4 Nc8 27.Rcb1 R6b7 28.Ra6 Nb6 29.Be3 f5 30.f3 f4 31.Bf2 fxg3 32.hxg3 Bh6 33.Rb2 Kf7 34.Kf1 Ke6 35.Ke2 Bg5 36.Rba2 h5 37.Ra7 Bc1 38.R7a6 Bg5 39.Ra1 Bh6 40.Rg1 Na8 41.Bxc5 Bf8 42.Ba7 Rc8 43.Rc1 Rxb5 44.Nxb5 Rxc1 45.Bb8 Rb1 46.Bxd6 Bxd6 47.Rxd6+ Ke7 48.Rd5 Kf6 49.Ke3 g5 50.Nc3 Rb3 51.Rc5 Nb6 52.Rc6+ Kf7 53.Nd5 Nd7 54.f4 gxf4+ 55.gxf4 exf4+ 56.Nxf4 Ne5 57.Rc7+ Kg8 58.Rc5 Ng4+ 59.Kd4 Nf2 60.Rxh5 Kg7 61.Rg5+ Kf7 62.Rg1 Ke7 63.Ke3 Rb2 64.Ne2 Nxe4 65.dxe4 Kf6 66.Rf1+ Ke5 67.Rf5+ Kd6 68.Nd4 Ra2 69.Rd5+ Ke7 70.e5 Ra3+ 71.Ke4 Ra1 72.Rb5 Ra6 73.Kd5 Kd8 74.Rb7 Kc8 75.Rh7 Kd8 76.e6 Ke8 77.Rh8+ Ke7 78.Nc6+ Kf6 79.Rf8+ Kg7 80.e7 1-0
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[Event "4th Bella Italia Master"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro ITA"]
[Date "2025.08.17"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Valsecchi, A"]
[Black "Costache, Andrei Eugeniu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2068"]
[ECO "A36"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "ultra-symmetrical variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.17"]
[WhiteFideId "818860"]
[BlackFideId "42206057"]
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e5 6. e3 Nge7 7. Nge2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. a3 a5 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Nd5 b5 13. cxb5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5
Nxd5 15. bxc6 Qb6 16. Qa4 Ra8 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Nc3 Ne7 19. Qh4 Nf5 20. Qe4
Ne7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Qxc6 23. Qxc6 Rxc6 24. b5 Rb6 25. Ra1 Rab8 26. e4
Nc8 27. Rcb1 R6b7 28. Ra6 Nb6 29. Be3 f5 30. f3 f4 31. Bf2 fxg3 32. hxg3
Bh6 33. Rb2 Kf7 34. Kf1 Ke6 35. Ke2 Bg5 36. Rba2 h5 37. Ra7 Bc1 38. R7a6
Bg5 39. Ra1 Bh6 40. Rg1 Na8 41. Bxc5 Bf8 42. Ba7 Rc8 43. Rc1 Rxb5 44. Nxb5
Rxc1 45. Bb8 Rb1 46. Bxd6 Bxd6 47. Rxd6+ Ke7 48. Rd5 Kf6 49. Ke3 g5 50. Nc3
Rb3 51. Rc5 Nb6 52. Rc6+ Kf7 53. Nd5 Nd7 54. f4 gxf4+ 55. gxf4 exf4+ 56.
Nxf4 Ne5 57. Rc7+ Kg8 58. Rc5 Ng4+ 59. Kd4 Nf2 60. Rxh5 Kg7 61. Rg5+ Kf7
62. Rg1 Ke7 63. Ke3 Rb2 64. Ne2 Nxe4 65. dxe4 Kf6 66. Rf1+ Ke5 67. Rf5+ Kd6
68. Nd4 Ra2 69. Rd5+ Ke7 70. e5 Ra3+ 71. Ke4 Ra1 72. Rb5 Ra6 73. Kd5 Kd8
74. Rb7 Kc8 75. Rh7 Kd8 76. e6 Ke8 77. Rh8+ Ke7 78. Nc6+ Kf6 79. Rf8+ Kg7
80. e7 1-0