
[Event "Titled Tue 25th Mar Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Katz, Alexander"]
[Black "Thake, Conrad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2377"]
[BlackElo "1846"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "129"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 O-O 13.h4 Bh6 14.Nce3 Ne7 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.g4 Bf4 18.Nxf4 exf4 19.Qd4 Re8 20.O-O-O Qe7 21.f3 Rd8 22.e5 Bb7 23.exd6 Qe3+ 24.Qxe3 fxe3 25.Be2 Rd7 26.Rd3 Rad8 27.Rxe3 Rxd6 28.Rd1 Rxd1+ 29.Bxd1 Kf8 30.Bc2 g6 31.g5 Re8 32.Rxe8+ Kxe8 33.f4 Bd5 34.a3 Ke7 35.Kd2 f6 36.Ke3 fxg5 37.hxg5 a5 38.Kd4 Kd6 39.Bd3 Bc6 40.c4 b4 41.c5+ Ke6 42.axb4 axb4 43.Kc4 b3 44.Kxb3 Kd5 45.f5 gxf5 46.Bxf5 Kxc5 47.Bxh7 Bd5+ 48.Kc3 Kd6 49.g6 Ke7 50.g7 Bf7 51.g8=Q Bxg8 52.Bxg8 Kd6 53.Kd4 Kc6 54.Bc4 Kb6 55.b4 Kc6 56.Ke5 Kc7 57.Kd5 Kb6 58.Kd6 Kb7 59.Kc5 Kc7 60.Bd5 Kb8 61.b5 Ka7 62.b6+ Kb8 63.Kb5 Kc8 64.Ka5 Kb8 65.Ka6 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Katz, Alexander"]
[Black "Thake, Conrad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2377"]
[BlackElo "1846"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "129"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 O-O 13.h4 Bh6 14.Nce3 Ne7 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.g4 Bf4 18.Nxf4 exf4 19.Qd4 Re8 20.O-O-O Qe7 21.f3 Rd8 22.e5 Bb7 23.exd6 Qe3+ 24.Qxe3 fxe3 25.Be2 Rd7 26.Rd3 Rad8 27.Rxe3 Rxd6 28.Rd1 Rxd1+ 29.Bxd1 Kf8 30.Bc2 g6 31.g5 Re8 32.Rxe8+ Kxe8 33.f4 Bd5 34.a3 Ke7 35.Kd2 f6 36.Ke3 fxg5 37.hxg5 a5 38.Kd4 Kd6 39.Bd3 Bc6 40.c4 b4 41.c5+ Ke6 42.axb4 axb4 43.Kc4 b3 44.Kxb3 Kd5 45.f5 gxf5 46.Bxf5 Kxc5 47.Bxh7 Bd5+ 48.Kc3 Kd6 49.g6 Ke7 50.g7 Bf7 51.g8=Q Bxg8 52.Bxg8 Kd6 53.Kd4 Kc6 54.Bc4 Kb6 55.b4 Kc6 56.Ke5 Kc7 57.Kd5 Kb6 58.Kd6 Kb7 59.Kc5 Kc7 60.Bd5 Kb8 61.b5 Ka7 62.b6+ Kb8 63.Kb5 Kc8 64.Ka5 Kb8 65.Ka6 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 25th Mar Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Katz, Alexander"]
[Black "Thake, Conrad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2377"]
[BlackElo "1846"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Pelikan, Chelyabinsk variation"]
[EventDate "2025.03.25"]
[WhiteFideId "2039796"]
[BlackFideId "5602947"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6
8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. h4 Bh6 14.
Nce3 Ne7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. g4 Bf4 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Qd4 Re8
20. O-O-O Qe7 21. f3 Rd8 22. e5 Bb7 23. exd6 Qe3+ 24. Qxe3 fxe3 25. Be2 Rd7
26. Rd3 Rad8 27. Rxe3 Rxd6 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Kf8 30. Bc2 g6 31. g5 Re8
32. Rxe8+ Kxe8 33. f4 Bd5 34. a3 Ke7 35. Kd2 f6 36. Ke3 fxg5 37. hxg5 a5
38. Kd4 Kd6 39. Bd3 Bc6 40. c4 b4 41. c5+ Ke6 42. axb4 axb4 43. Kc4 b3 44.
Kxb3 Kd5 45. f5 gxf5 46. Bxf5 Kxc5 47. Bxh7 Bd5+ 48. Kc3 Kd6 49. g6 Ke7 50.
g7 Bf7 51. g8=Q Bxg8 52. Bxg8 Kd6 53. Kd4 Kc6 54. Bc4 Kb6 55. b4 Kc6 56.
Ke5 Kc7 57. Kd5 Kb6 58. Kd6 Kb7 59. Kc5 Kc7 60. Bd5 Kb8 61. b5 Ka7 62. b6+
Kb8 63. Kb5 Kc8 64. Ka5 Kb8 65. Ka6 1-0