
[Event "7th SKG Open 2025"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2025.08.11"]
[Round "5.25"]
[White "Balafoutas, Alexandros"]
[Black "Vardakas, Grigorios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1898"]
[BlackElo "2047"]
[ECO "B94"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation"]
[PlyCount "93"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.f4 e5 8.Nf5 Qb6 9.Nd5 Nxd5 10.Qxd5 Nf6 11.Bxf6 Be6 12.Qd2 gxf6 13.Ne3 exf4 14.Nd5 Qxb2 15.Rd1 Bxd5 16.Qxd5 Qb4+ 17.Kf2 Qb6+ 18.Qd4 Qxd4+ 19.Rxd4 Rc8 20.Bd3 Rc7 21.Kf3 Rg8 22.Rd5 Rg5 23.Rb1 Kd7 24.Rb6 Ke6 25.Rf5 Rxf5 26.exf5+ Ke5 27.Rb4 d5 28.Rxf4 Rc5 29.Rh4 h6 30.Rb4 b5 31.Rg4 Kd6 32.Rg8 Ke7 33.Ke3 Rc3 34.Kd4 Ra3 35.Kxd5 Rxa2 36.Kc6 Ra3 37.Kd5 Rc3 38.Kd4 Rc7 39.c4 Rd7+ 40.Ke3 b4 41.Bc2 Rd8 42.c5 Kd7 43.Kd3 Bxc5 44.Ba4+ Kc7+ 45.Rxd8 Kxd8 46.Kc4 Bd6 47.h3 1/2-1/2
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2025.08.11"]
[Round "5.25"]
[White "Balafoutas, Alexandros"]
[Black "Vardakas, Grigorios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1898"]
[BlackElo "2047"]
[ECO "B94"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation"]
[PlyCount "93"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.f4 e5 8.Nf5 Qb6 9.Nd5 Nxd5 10.Qxd5 Nf6 11.Bxf6 Be6 12.Qd2 gxf6 13.Ne3 exf4 14.Nd5 Qxb2 15.Rd1 Bxd5 16.Qxd5 Qb4+ 17.Kf2 Qb6+ 18.Qd4 Qxd4+ 19.Rxd4 Rc8 20.Bd3 Rc7 21.Kf3 Rg8 22.Rd5 Rg5 23.Rb1 Kd7 24.Rb6 Ke6 25.Rf5 Rxf5 26.exf5+ Ke5 27.Rb4 d5 28.Rxf4 Rc5 29.Rh4 h6 30.Rb4 b5 31.Rg4 Kd6 32.Rg8 Ke7 33.Ke3 Rc3 34.Kd4 Ra3 35.Kxd5 Rxa2 36.Kc6 Ra3 37.Kd5 Rc3 38.Kd4 Rc7 39.c4 Rd7+ 40.Ke3 b4 41.Bc2 Rd8 42.c5 Kd7 43.Kd3 Bxc5 44.Ba4+ Kc7+ 45.Rxd8 Kxd8 46.Kc4 Bd6 47.h3 1/2-1/2
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[Event "7th SKG Open 2025"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2025.08.11"]
[Round "5.25"]
[White "Balafoutas, Alexandros"]
[Black "Vardakas, Grigorios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1898"]
[BlackElo "2047"]
[ECO "B94"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, 6.Bg5"]
[EventDate "2025.08.08"]
[WhiteFideId "25847945"]
[BlackFideId "4264843"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. f4 e5 8.
Nf5 Qb6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Nf6 11. Bxf6 Be6 12. Qd2 gxf6 13. Ne3 exf4 14.
Nd5 Qxb2 15. Rd1 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qb4+ 17. Kf2 Qb6+ 18. Qd4 Qxd4+ 19. Rxd4 Rc8
20. Bd3 Rc7 21. Kf3 Rg8 22. Rd5 Rg5 23. Rb1 Kd7 24. Rb6 Ke6 25. Rf5 Rxf5
26. exf5+ Ke5 27. Rb4 d5 28. Rxf4 Rc5 29. Rh4 h6 30. Rb4 b5 31. Rg4 Kd6 32.
Rg8 Ke7 33. Ke3 Rc3 34. Kd4 Ra3 35. Kxd5 Rxa2 36. Kc6 Ra3 37. Kd5 Rc3 38.
Kd4 Rc7 39. c4 Rd7+ 40. Ke3 b4 41. Bc2 Rd8 42. c5 Kd7 43. Kd3 Bxc5 44. Ba4+
Kc7+ 45. Rxd8 Kxd8 46. Kc4 Bd6 47. h3 1/2-1/2