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#1367174
[Event "IV Kingston Inv 2025"]
[Site "Kingston Upon Thames ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.15"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Bezuidenhout, Roland"]
[Black "Maycock Bates, David Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2272"]
[BlackElo "2287"]
[ECO "E49"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.Nf3 Qc7 10.Be2 Nc6 11.O-O Rd8 12.Bb2 e5 13.Qc2 Bg4 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Bxe2 16.Qxe2 Qxe5 17.c4 Qe6 18.Rfd1 Ne4 19.Rac1 b6 20.f3 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Nd6 22.Rd5 Re8 23.e4 Nc8 24.Qd3 f6 25.h4 h6 26.Bc1 Ne7 27.Rd7 Qe5 28.Bd2 Nc6 29.Bc3 Nd4 30.Bxd4 cxd4 31.Qxd4 Qxd4+ 32.Rxd4 Re5 33.Rd8+ Kh7 34.Rd5 Re7 35.c5 Rc7 36.cxb6 axb6 37.Rd6 Ra7 38.Rxb6 Rxa3 39.Rb5 g6 40.Rb7+ Kg8 41.Kh2 h5 42.Rb2 Ra1 43.Kg3 Rh1 44.Rb7 Kf8 45.Rc7 Kg8 46.Rc5 Kf7 47.e5 fxe5 48.Rxe5 Kf6 49.Rc5 Ra1 50.Rc2 Ra4 51.Re2 Kf5 52.Re8 Rb4 53.Rf8+ Ke5 54.f4+ Ke6 55.f5+ gxf5 56.Rh8 Rb3+ 57.Kh2 Rb4 58.Rxh5 Kf6 59.g3 Rb2+ 60.Kh3 Rb3 61.Rh8 Kg7 62.Ra8 f4 63.Ra1 1/2-1/2
[Site "Kingston Upon Thames ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.15"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Bezuidenhout, Roland"]
[Black "Maycock Bates, David Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2272"]
[BlackElo "2287"]
[ECO "E49"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.Nf3 Qc7 10.Be2 Nc6 11.O-O Rd8 12.Bb2 e5 13.Qc2 Bg4 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Bxe2 16.Qxe2 Qxe5 17.c4 Qe6 18.Rfd1 Ne4 19.Rac1 b6 20.f3 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Nd6 22.Rd5 Re8 23.e4 Nc8 24.Qd3 f6 25.h4 h6 26.Bc1 Ne7 27.Rd7 Qe5 28.Bd2 Nc6 29.Bc3 Nd4 30.Bxd4 cxd4 31.Qxd4 Qxd4+ 32.Rxd4 Re5 33.Rd8+ Kh7 34.Rd5 Re7 35.c5 Rc7 36.cxb6 axb6 37.Rd6 Ra7 38.Rxb6 Rxa3 39.Rb5 g6 40.Rb7+ Kg8 41.Kh2 h5 42.Rb2 Ra1 43.Kg3 Rh1 44.Rb7 Kf8 45.Rc7 Kg8 46.Rc5 Kf7 47.e5 fxe5 48.Rxe5 Kf6 49.Rc5 Ra1 50.Rc2 Ra4 51.Re2 Kf5 52.Re8 Rb4 53.Rf8+ Ke5 54.f4+ Ke6 55.f5+ gxf5 56.Rh8 Rb3+ 57.Kh2 Rb4 58.Rxh5 Kf6 59.g3 Rb2+ 60.Kh3 Rb3 61.Rh8 Kg7 62.Ra8 f4 63.Ra1 1/2-1/2
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[Event "IV Kingston Inv 2025"]
[Site "Kingston Upon Thames ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.15"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Bezuidenhout, Roland"]
[Black "Maycock Bates, David Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2272"]
[BlackElo "2287"]
[ECO "E49"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "4.e3, Botvinnik system"]
[EventDate "2025.08.12"]
[WhiteFideId "14304562"]
[BlackFideId "5142547"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4
8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Rd8 12. Bb2 e5 13. Qc2 Bg4 14.
dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qxe5 17. c4 Qe6 18. Rfd1 Ne4 19. Rac1 b6
20. f3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Nd6 22. Rd5 Re8 23. e4 Nc8 24. Qd3 f6 25. h4 h6 26.
Bc1 Ne7 27. Rd7 Qe5 28. Bd2 Nc6 29. Bc3 Nd4 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Qxd4 Qxd4+
32. Rxd4 Re5 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rd5 Re7 35. c5 Rc7 36. cxb6 axb6 37. Rd6 Ra7
38. Rxb6 Rxa3 39. Rb5 g6 40. Rb7+ Kg8 41. Kh2 h5 42. Rb2 Ra1 43. Kg3 Rh1
44. Rb7 Kf8 45. Rc7 Kg8 46. Rc5 Kf7 47. e5 fxe5 48. Rxe5 Kf6 49. Rc5 Ra1
50. Rc2 Ra4 51. Re2 Kf5 52. Re8 Rb4 53. Rf8+ Ke5 54. f4+ Ke6 55. f5+ gxf5
56. Rh8 Rb3+ 57. Kh2 Rb4 58. Rxh5 Kf6 59. g3 Rb2+ 60. Kh3 Rb3 61. Rh8 Kg7
62. Ra8 f4 63. Ra1 1/2-1/2
