
[Event "Royal City Masters 2025"]
[Site "Guelph CAN"]
[Date "2025.08.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Song, Edward"]
[Black "Kantans, T"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[ECO "B44"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Bf4 d6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 e5 8.Be3 Nf6 9.c4 Be7 10.Nc3 O-O 11.O-O a5 12.b3 Be6 13.Qe2 Qc7 14.Rac1 Qb7 15.h3 Nd7 16.Bc2 Rfd8 17.Rb1 h6 18.Rfd1 Nf8 19.Na4 Bg5 20.c5 Qb5 21.Bd3 Qb7 22.Bc2 Qb5 23.Bd3 Qb4 24.cxd6 Bxe3 25.Qxe3 Rxd6 26.Bf1 Rad8 27.Rxd6 Rxd6 28.Rc1 Rd4 29.Nc5 Bc8 30.Bc4 Ng6 31.Nd3 Qd6 32.Qf3 Qe7 33.Kh2 Rd6 34.Qe3 Kh7 35.Rc2 Rd4 36.Rd2 c5 37.Rc2 f5 38.exf5 Bxf5 39.Re2 Qd6 40.Nb2 Nf4 41.Re1 Re4 42.Qc1 Qd4 43.Re3 Bg6 44.Na4 Nh5 45.Bd3 Rxe3 46.Bxg6+ Kxg6 47.Qxe3 c4 48.Qxd4 exd4 49.bxc4 Kf6 50.Nc5 Nf4 51.g3 Ne2 52.Kg2 Ke5 53.Kf3 Nc1 54.a3 g6 55.h4 h5 56.Nb7 Nb3 57.Ke2 a4 58.f3 Nc1+ 59.Kd2 Nb3+ 60.Kd3 Nc1+ 61.Kd2 Nb3+ 62.Kd3 Nc1+ 63.Kd2 1/2-1/2
[Site "Guelph CAN"]
[Date "2025.08.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Song, Edward"]
[Black "Kantans, T"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[ECO "B44"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Bf4 d6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 e5 8.Be3 Nf6 9.c4 Be7 10.Nc3 O-O 11.O-O a5 12.b3 Be6 13.Qe2 Qc7 14.Rac1 Qb7 15.h3 Nd7 16.Bc2 Rfd8 17.Rb1 h6 18.Rfd1 Nf8 19.Na4 Bg5 20.c5 Qb5 21.Bd3 Qb7 22.Bc2 Qb5 23.Bd3 Qb4 24.cxd6 Bxe3 25.Qxe3 Rxd6 26.Bf1 Rad8 27.Rxd6 Rxd6 28.Rc1 Rd4 29.Nc5 Bc8 30.Bc4 Ng6 31.Nd3 Qd6 32.Qf3 Qe7 33.Kh2 Rd6 34.Qe3 Kh7 35.Rc2 Rd4 36.Rd2 c5 37.Rc2 f5 38.exf5 Bxf5 39.Re2 Qd6 40.Nb2 Nf4 41.Re1 Re4 42.Qc1 Qd4 43.Re3 Bg6 44.Na4 Nh5 45.Bd3 Rxe3 46.Bxg6+ Kxg6 47.Qxe3 c4 48.Qxd4 exd4 49.bxc4 Kf6 50.Nc5 Nf4 51.g3 Ne2 52.Kg2 Ke5 53.Kf3 Nc1 54.a3 g6 55.h4 h5 56.Nb7 Nb3 57.Ke2 a4 58.f3 Nc1+ 59.Kd2 Nb3+ 60.Kd3 Nc1+ 61.Kd2 Nb3+ 62.Kd3 Nc1+ 63.Kd2 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Royal City Masters 2025"]
[Site "Guelph CAN"]
[Date "2025.08.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Song, Edward"]
[Black "Kantans, T"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[ECO "B44"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[EventDate "2025.08.01"]
[WhiteFideId "2051192"]
[BlackFideId "11602945"]
[EventType "swiss"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Bf4 d6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 e5
8. Be3 Nf6 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. b3 Be6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rac1
Qb7 15. h3 Nd7 16. Bc2 Rfd8 17. Rb1 h6 18. Rfd1 Nf8 19. Na4 Bg5 20. c5 Qb5
21. Bd3 Qb7 22. Bc2 Qb5 23. Bd3 Qb4 24. cxd6 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Rxd6 26. Bf1
Rad8 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Rc1 Rd4 29. Nc5 Bc8 30. Bc4 Ng6 31. Nd3 Qd6 32. Qf3
Qe7 33. Kh2 Rd6 34. Qe3 Kh7 35. Rc2 Rd4 36. Rd2 c5 37. Rc2 f5 38. exf5 Bxf5
39. Re2 Qd6 40. Nb2 Nf4 41. Re1 Re4 42. Qc1 Qd4 43. Re3 Bg6 44. Na4 Nh5 45.
Bd3 Rxe3 46. Bxg6+ Kxg6 47. Qxe3 c4 48. Qxd4 exd4 49. bxc4 Kf6 50. Nc5 Nf4
51. g3 Ne2 52. Kg2 Ke5 53. Kf3 Nc1 54. a3 g6 55. h4 h5 56. Nb7 Nb3 57. Ke2
a4 58. f3 Nc1+ 59. Kd2 Nb3+ 60. Kd3 Nc1+ 61. Kd2 Nb3+ 62. Kd3 Nc1+ 63. Kd2
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