
[Event "Royal City Masters 2025"]
[Site "Guelph CAN"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Sai, KG"]
[Black "Golubka, P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2329"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack"]
[PlyCount "189"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Nc6 7.Bf4 Be7 8.Qd3 Be6 9.Be2 Qd7 10.Ng5 Bxg5 11.Bxg5 f6 12.Bf4 O-O-O 13.O-O h5 14.b4 Bg4 15.f3 Bf5 16.Qd2 Rhe8 17.h4 d5 18.Rfd1 d4 19.b5 Ne7 20.Bf1 d3 21.cxd3 Qxb5 22.c4 Qa4 23.d4 c5 24.d5 Ng6 25.Bh2 Ne5 26.Re1 b6 27.Bxe5 fxe5 28.Qg5 g6 29.Re3 e4 30.g4 hxg4 31.fxg4 Bd7 32.Rae1 Qxa2 33.Rxe4 Rf8 34.R1e2 Qa1 35.Re1 Qb2 36.R1e2 Qc3 37.Qe5 Qxe5 38.Rxe5 Bxg4 39.Ra2 a5 40.Rg5 Bh5 41.Re5 Rde8 42.Bh3+ Kc7 43.d6+ Kxd6 44.Rd5+ Kc7 45.Rd7+ Kb8 46.Rd6 Ka7 47.Bg2 Bf3 48.Bxf3 Rxf3 49.Rxg6 Rf4 50.Rb2 Rb8 51.h5 Rxc4 52.h6 Rh4 53.Kg2 Ka6 54.Kg3 Rh1 55.Kg2 Rh5 56.Kg3 a4 57.Rb1 Rb7 58.Kg4 Rh2 59.Kg3 Rd2 60.h7 Rd8 61.Rh6 Rh8 62.Rbh1 a3 63.Kf4 a2 64.R6h2 Rbxh7 65.Rxa2+ Kb7 66.Rg1 Rh4+ 67.Ke3 Re8+ 68.Kf3 Rb4 69.Rg7+ Kc6 70.Rg6+ Kb5 71.Rh6 Rb3+ 72.Kf4 c4 73.Ra7 Rb1 74.Rb7 Ka6 75.Rc7 Rf1+ 76.Kg3 Rg8+ 77.Kh2 Rc1 78.Rcc6 Rb8 79.Kg3 Ka5 80.Kf3 b5 81.Ke2 Rd8 82.Rh5 Rc2+ 83.Ke3 Rb8 84.Rcc5 Ka4 85.Rc7 b4 86.Kd4 Kb3 87.Rh3+ c3 88.Kc5 Kb2 89.Kc4 b3 90.Rg3 Rd2 91.Rxc3 Rc2 92.Kd3 Rxc3+ 93.Rxc3 Rd8+ 94.Kc4 Rc8+ 95.Kd4 0-1
[Site "Guelph CAN"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Sai, KG"]
[Black "Golubka, P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2329"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack"]
[PlyCount "189"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Nc6 7.Bf4 Be7 8.Qd3 Be6 9.Be2 Qd7 10.Ng5 Bxg5 11.Bxg5 f6 12.Bf4 O-O-O 13.O-O h5 14.b4 Bg4 15.f3 Bf5 16.Qd2 Rhe8 17.h4 d5 18.Rfd1 d4 19.b5 Ne7 20.Bf1 d3 21.cxd3 Qxb5 22.c4 Qa4 23.d4 c5 24.d5 Ng6 25.Bh2 Ne5 26.Re1 b6 27.Bxe5 fxe5 28.Qg5 g6 29.Re3 e4 30.g4 hxg4 31.fxg4 Bd7 32.Rae1 Qxa2 33.Rxe4 Rf8 34.R1e2 Qa1 35.Re1 Qb2 36.R1e2 Qc3 37.Qe5 Qxe5 38.Rxe5 Bxg4 39.Ra2 a5 40.Rg5 Bh5 41.Re5 Rde8 42.Bh3+ Kc7 43.d6+ Kxd6 44.Rd5+ Kc7 45.Rd7+ Kb8 46.Rd6 Ka7 47.Bg2 Bf3 48.Bxf3 Rxf3 49.Rxg6 Rf4 50.Rb2 Rb8 51.h5 Rxc4 52.h6 Rh4 53.Kg2 Ka6 54.Kg3 Rh1 55.Kg2 Rh5 56.Kg3 a4 57.Rb1 Rb7 58.Kg4 Rh2 59.Kg3 Rd2 60.h7 Rd8 61.Rh6 Rh8 62.Rbh1 a3 63.Kf4 a2 64.R6h2 Rbxh7 65.Rxa2+ Kb7 66.Rg1 Rh4+ 67.Ke3 Re8+ 68.Kf3 Rb4 69.Rg7+ Kc6 70.Rg6+ Kb5 71.Rh6 Rb3+ 72.Kf4 c4 73.Ra7 Rb1 74.Rb7 Ka6 75.Rc7 Rf1+ 76.Kg3 Rg8+ 77.Kh2 Rc1 78.Rcc6 Rb8 79.Kg3 Ka5 80.Kf3 b5 81.Ke2 Rd8 82.Rh5 Rc2+ 83.Ke3 Rb8 84.Rcc5 Ka4 85.Rc7 b4 86.Kd4 Kb3 87.Rh3+ c3 88.Kc5 Kb2 89.Kc4 b3 90.Rg3 Rd2 91.Rxc3 Rc2 92.Kd3 Rxc3+ 93.Rxc3 Rd8+ 94.Kc4 Rc8+ 95.Kd4 0-1
Lichess
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[Event "Royal City Masters 2025"]
[Site "Guelph CAN"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Sai, KG"]
[Black "Golubka, P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2329"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Petrov"]
[Variation "Nimzovich attack"]
[EventDate "2025.08.01"]
[WhiteFideId "5028280"]
[BlackFideId "14114224"]
[EventType "swiss"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Nc6 7. Bf4
Be7 8. Qd3 Be6 9. Be2 Qd7 10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Bxg5 f6 12. Bf4 O-O-O 13. O-O h5
14. b4 Bg4 15. f3 Bf5 16. Qd2 Rhe8 17. h4 d5 18. Rfd1 d4 19. b5 Ne7 20. Bf1
d3 21. cxd3 Qxb5 22. c4 Qa4 23. d4 c5 24. d5 Ng6 25. Bh2 Ne5 26. Re1 b6 27.
Bxe5 fxe5 28. Qg5 g6 29. Re3 e4 30. g4 hxg4 31. fxg4 Bd7 32. Rae1 Qxa2 33.
Rxe4 Rf8 34. R1e2 Qa1 35. Re1 Qb2 36. R1e2 Qc3 37. Qe5 Qxe5 38. Rxe5 Bxg4
39. Ra2 a5 40. Rg5 Bh5 41. Re5 Rde8 42. Bh3+ Kc7 43. d6+ Kxd6 44. Rd5+ Kc7
45. Rd7+ Kb8 46. Rd6 Ka7 47. Bg2 Bf3 48. Bxf3 Rxf3 49. Rxg6 Rf4 50. Rb2 Rb8
51. h5 Rxc4 52. h6 Rh4 53. Kg2 Ka6 54. Kg3 Rh1 55. Kg2 Rh5 56. Kg3 a4 57.
Rb1 Rb7 58. Kg4 Rh2 59. Kg3 Rd2 60. h7 Rd8 61. Rh6 Rh8 62. Rbh1 a3 63. Kf4
a2 64. R6h2 Rbxh7 65. Rxa2+ Kb7 66. Rg1 Rh4+ 67. Ke3 Re8+ 68. Kf3 Rb4 69.
Rg7+ Kc6 70. Rg6+ Kb5 71. Rh6 Rb3+ 72. Kf4 c4 73. Ra7 Rb1 74. Rb7 Ka6 75.
Rc7 Rf1+ 76. Kg3 Rg8+ 77. Kh2 Rc1 78. Rcc6 Rb8 79. Kg3 Ka5 80. Kf3 b5 81.
Ke2 Rd8 82. Rh5 Rc2+ 83. Ke3 Rb8 84. Rcc5 Ka4 85. Rc7 b4 86. Kd4 Kb3 87.
Rh3+ c3 88. Kc5 Kb2 89. Kc4 b3 90. Rg3 Rd2 91. Rxc3 Rc2 92. Kd3 Rxc3+ 93.
Rxc3 Rd8+ 94. Kc4 Rc8+ 95. Kd4 0-1