
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kovalenko, I"]
[Black "Arabidze, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "99"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cxb4 4.a3 Nc6 5.d4 d5 6.e5 Nh6 7.Bd3 Nf5 8.Bb2 h5 9.O-O h4 10.axb4 Bxb4 11.c3 Be7 12.Na3 h3 13.g3 g6 14.Nc2 Bd7 15.Kh1 a6 16.Ne3 Qc7 17.Ng4 Na7 18.Ba3 Bb5 19.Bxe7 Kxe7 20.Rc1 Bc4 21.Qd2 Raf8 22.Nf6 Kd8 23.Bxc4 Qxc4 24.g4 Ne7 25.Ng5 Nb5 26.Nfh7 Kc8 27.Nxf8 Rxf8 28.Nxh3 Nc6 29.Ng5 a5 30.Kg2 a4 31.Rc2 a3 32.Ra1 Kc7 33.h4 Kb6 34.Kg3 Na5 35.Raa2 Nb3 36.Qe1 Na5 37.f3 Qb3 38.Qc1 Nc4 39.Ra1 Qa4 40.Rca2 Kc6 41.h5 Qa5 42.h6 Qxc3 43.Qxc3 Nxc3 44.Rxa3 Nxa3 45.Rxa3 Nb5 46.Rd3 Kd7 47.h7 Ke7 48.Rb3 Nxd4 49.Rxb7+ Ke8 50.Rb8+ 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kovalenko, I"]
[Black "Arabidze, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "99"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cxb4 4.a3 Nc6 5.d4 d5 6.e5 Nh6 7.Bd3 Nf5 8.Bb2 h5 9.O-O h4 10.axb4 Bxb4 11.c3 Be7 12.Na3 h3 13.g3 g6 14.Nc2 Bd7 15.Kh1 a6 16.Ne3 Qc7 17.Ng4 Na7 18.Ba3 Bb5 19.Bxe7 Kxe7 20.Rc1 Bc4 21.Qd2 Raf8 22.Nf6 Kd8 23.Bxc4 Qxc4 24.g4 Ne7 25.Ng5 Nb5 26.Nfh7 Kc8 27.Nxf8 Rxf8 28.Nxh3 Nc6 29.Ng5 a5 30.Kg2 a4 31.Rc2 a3 32.Ra1 Kc7 33.h4 Kb6 34.Kg3 Na5 35.Raa2 Nb3 36.Qe1 Na5 37.f3 Qb3 38.Qc1 Nc4 39.Ra1 Qa4 40.Rca2 Kc6 41.h5 Qa5 42.h6 Qxc3 43.Qxc3 Nxc3 44.Rxa3 Nxa3 45.Rxa3 Nb5 46.Rd3 Kd7 47.h7 Ke7 48.Rb3 Nxd4 49.Rxb7+ Ke8 50.Rb8+ 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kovalenko, I"]
[Black "Arabidze, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[EventDate "2025.03.18"]
[WhiteFideId "14117908"]
[BlackFideId "13604040"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b4 cxb4 4. a3 Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. e5 Nh6 7. Bd3 Nf5 8.
Bb2 h5 9. O-O h4 10. axb4 Bxb4 11. c3 Be7 12. Na3 h3 13. g3 g6 14. Nc2 Bd7
15. Kh1 a6 16. Ne3 Qc7 17. Ng4 Na7 18. Ba3 Bb5 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Rc1 Bc4
21. Qd2 Raf8 22. Nf6 Kd8 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. g4 Ne7 25. Ng5 Nb5 26. Nfh7 Kc8
27. Nxf8 Rxf8 28. Nxh3 Nc6 29. Ng5 a5 30. Kg2 a4 31. Rc2 a3 32. Ra1 Kc7 33.
h4 Kb6 34. Kg3 Na5 35. Raa2 Nb3 36. Qe1 Na5 37. f3 Qb3 38. Qc1 Nc4 39. Ra1
Qa4 40. Rca2 Kc6 41. h5 Qa5 42. h6 Qxc3 43. Qxc3 Nxc3 44. Rxa3 Nxa3 45.
Rxa3 Nb5 46. Rd3 Kd7 47. h7 Ke7 48. Rb3 Nxd4 49. Rxb7+ Ke8 50. Rb8+ 1-0