
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovalenko, I"]
[Black "Howell, D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "109"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 Bd6 6.b4 Nf6 7.Bd3 Qe7+ 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Qe2 O-O 10.O-O Re8 11.Re1 Nxe3 12.fxe3 Bd7 13.Nbd2 Rad8 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Bf4 16.g3 Bh6 17.Qf2 Qf8 18.Nc5 Bc8 19.Be4 Qd6 20.b5 Na5 21.Ne5 Re7 22.Bf5 Qf6 23.Bxc8 Qxf2+ 24.Kxf2 Rxc8 25.Ng4 Bg5 26.Ne4 h5 27.Nxg5 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 hxg4 29.Re7 c6 30.bxc6 Nxc6 31.Rxb7 Nd8 32.Rxa7 f6 33.Ne4 Ne6 34.Re7 Nc7 35.Nd6 Rd8 36.Rxc7 Rxd6 37.a4 Ra6 38.Rc4 Kf7 39.Ke3 Ke6 40.Rb4 g5 41.c4 Ra8 42.Rb6+ Kf5 43.Rb5+ Kg6 44.a5 Rh8 45.a6 Rxh2 46.Ra5 Rh8 47.a7 Re8+ 48.Kf2 Ra8 49.c5 Kf5 50.c6+ Ke6 51.d5+ Kd6 52.Ke3 f5 53.Ra6 Kxd5 54.c7 Re8+ 55.Kf2 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovalenko, I"]
[Black "Howell, D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "109"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 Bd6 6.b4 Nf6 7.Bd3 Qe7+ 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Qe2 O-O 10.O-O Re8 11.Re1 Nxe3 12.fxe3 Bd7 13.Nbd2 Rad8 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Bf4 16.g3 Bh6 17.Qf2 Qf8 18.Nc5 Bc8 19.Be4 Qd6 20.b5 Na5 21.Ne5 Re7 22.Bf5 Qf6 23.Bxc8 Qxf2+ 24.Kxf2 Rxc8 25.Ng4 Bg5 26.Ne4 h5 27.Nxg5 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 hxg4 29.Re7 c6 30.bxc6 Nxc6 31.Rxb7 Nd8 32.Rxa7 f6 33.Ne4 Ne6 34.Re7 Nc7 35.Nd6 Rd8 36.Rxc7 Rxd6 37.a4 Ra6 38.Rc4 Kf7 39.Ke3 Ke6 40.Rb4 g5 41.c4 Ra8 42.Rb6+ Kf5 43.Rb5+ Kg6 44.a5 Rh8 45.a6 Rxh2 46.Ra5 Rh8 47.a7 Re8+ 48.Kf2 Ra8 49.c5 Kf5 50.c6+ Ke6 51.d5+ Kd6 52.Ke3 f5 53.Ra6 Kxd5 54.c7 Re8+ 55.Kf2 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovalenko, I"]
[Black "Howell, D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "exchange variation"]
[EventDate "2025.03.18"]
[WhiteFideId "14117908"]
[BlackFideId "410608"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Bd6 6. b4 Nf6 7. Bd3 Qe7+
8. Be3 Ng4 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 Rad8
14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Bf4 16. g3 Bh6 17. Qf2 Qf8 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. Be4 Qd6 20.
b5 Na5 21. Ne5 Re7 22. Bf5 Qf6 23. Bxc8 Qxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Rxc8 25. Ng4 Bg5 26.
Ne4 h5 27. Nxg5 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 hxg4 29. Re7 c6 30. bxc6 Nxc6 31. Rxb7 Nd8
32. Rxa7 f6 33. Ne4 Ne6 34. Re7 Nc7 35. Nd6 Rd8 36. Rxc7 Rxd6 37. a4 Ra6
38. Rc4 Kf7 39. Ke3 Ke6 40. Rb4 g5 41. c4 Ra8 42. Rb6+ Kf5 43. Rb5+ Kg6 44.
a5 Rh8 45. a6 Rxh2 46. Ra5 Rh8 47. a7 Re8+ 48. Kf2 Ra8 49. c5 Kf5 50. c6+
Ke6 51. d5+ Kd6 52. Ke3 f5 53. Ra6 Kxd5 54. c7 Re8+ 55. Kf2 1-0