
[Event "Titled Tue 15th Jul Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Li, Eric 2007"]
[Black "Kulik, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2179"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "325"]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 d6 5.O-O Be7 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nf6 8.d5 Nb8 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 h6 11.Nc3 Nbd7 12.Rb1 Nb6 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.Be3 Rc8 15.a4 a6 16.Qb3 Na8 17.Qxb7 Rb8 18.Qxa6 Nc7 19.Qc4 Rc8 20.Qb3 Rb8 21.Qc2 Rc8 22.Rec1 Na8 23.Qe2 Qa5 24.b4 Qd8 25.a5 Qc7 26.Qa2 Nh5 27.b5 Nf4 28.Bxf4 exf4 29.b6 Qb8 30.b7 Rc7 31.a6 f5 32.a7 Qe8 33.b8=Q Qg6 34.exf5 Bxf5 35.Bxf5 Qxf5 36.Qbb3 Qg6 37.Qe2 Bf6 38.Qe6+ Kh8 39.Ne4 Re7 40.Nxf6 Rxe6 41.dxe6 Rxf6 42.Rc8+ Kh7 43.Rxa8 Rf5 44.Qc2 Qxe6 45.Nd4 Qg6 46.Qxf5 f3 47.g3 h5 48.Qxg6+ Kxg6 49.Ra1 h4 50.g4 d5 51.Rb8 Kg5 52.Kh2 g6 53.Rbb1 Kf4 54.Nxf3 g5 55.Nxh4 d4 56.Rd1 d3 57.Rxd3 Ke5 58.Rdd1 Kf4 59.Kg2 gxh4 60.Rh1 Kg5 61.a8=B Kf4 62.Bf3 Kg5 63.Be2 Kf4 64.Bf1 Ke5 65.Kf3 Kd4 66.Ke2 Kc3 67.Ke1 Kd4 68.f4 Ke4 69.f5 Kf3 70.Ra2 Kf4 71.Kf2 Ke4 72.Bg2+ Kf4 73.Ra4+ Kg5 74.Kf3 Kf6 75.Kf4 Kg7 76.Bf1 Kh7 77.g5 Kg7 78.Ke5 Kf8 79.Kf6 Kg8 80.Rg1 Kh7 81.Rg2 Kh8 82.Rf2 Kh7 83.Re4 Kh8 84.Be2 Kh7 85.Bd1 Kh8 86.Bc2 Kh7 87.Bd3 Kg8 88.Rf3 Kf8 89.Ree3 Kg8 90.Bf1 Kh7 91.Rf4 Kh8 92.Rg3 Kg8 93.Rf2 Kh7 94.Rh2 Kh8 95.g6 Kg8 96.Rg1 Kh8 97.Rhh1 Kg8 98.Kg5 Kg7 99.f6+ Kf8 100.Rh2 Kg8 101.Rgh1 Kf8 102.Rf2 Kg8 103.Re2 Kh8 104.Rd2 Kg8 105.Rd1 Kf8 106.Rc1 Ke8 107.Rh2 Kf8 108.Rd2 Kg8 109.Bd3 Kf8 110.Rc4 Kg8 111.Rg4 Kf8 112.Rgg2 Kg8 113.Bf5 Kf8 114.Bc8 Kg8 115.Bb7 Kf8 116.Bf3 Ke8 117.Kxh4 Kf8 118.Kg4 Kg8 119.Kf4 Kf8 120.Ke3 Ke8 121.Ke2 Kf8 122.Rd1 Ke8 123.Rh1 Kf8 124.Kd3 Ke8 125.Kc4 Kf8 126.Kb5 Ke8 127.Ka6 Kd7 128.Kb7 Ke6 129.f7 Kf5 130.Kc8 Ke5 131.Kd7 Kf6 132.Kc6 Kg7 133.h4 Kh6 134.Bd1 Kg7 135.Rf1 Kh6 136.Kc5 Kg7 137.Kd4 Kh6 138.Kc3 Kg7 139.f8=N Kh6 140.Nd7 Kg7 141.Be2 Kh6 142.Rff2 Kg7 143.Bf1 Kh6 144.Ne5 Kg7 145.Nf3 Kh8 146.Ng1 Kg7 147.Ra2 Kf6 148.Ra1 Ke5 149.Kd2 Kf4 150.Ke1 Ke5 151.g7 Kf4 152.Rh2 Kf5 153.Rh1 Kg4 154.Kf2 Kf4 155.Kg2 Kg4 156.Rb1 Kh5 157.Rb2 Kh6 158.g8=N+ Kh5 159.Ne7 Kg4 160.Nd5 Kf5 161.Nc3 Ke5 162.Nb1 Kd4 163.Ra2 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Li, Eric 2007"]
[Black "Kulik, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2179"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "325"]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 d6 5.O-O Be7 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nf6 8.d5 Nb8 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 h6 11.Nc3 Nbd7 12.Rb1 Nb6 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.Be3 Rc8 15.a4 a6 16.Qb3 Na8 17.Qxb7 Rb8 18.Qxa6 Nc7 19.Qc4 Rc8 20.Qb3 Rb8 21.Qc2 Rc8 22.Rec1 Na8 23.Qe2 Qa5 24.b4 Qd8 25.a5 Qc7 26.Qa2 Nh5 27.b5 Nf4 28.Bxf4 exf4 29.b6 Qb8 30.b7 Rc7 31.a6 f5 32.a7 Qe8 33.b8=Q Qg6 34.exf5 Bxf5 35.Bxf5 Qxf5 36.Qbb3 Qg6 37.Qe2 Bf6 38.Qe6+ Kh8 39.Ne4 Re7 40.Nxf6 Rxe6 41.dxe6 Rxf6 42.Rc8+ Kh7 43.Rxa8 Rf5 44.Qc2 Qxe6 45.Nd4 Qg6 46.Qxf5 f3 47.g3 h5 48.Qxg6+ Kxg6 49.Ra1 h4 50.g4 d5 51.Rb8 Kg5 52.Kh2 g6 53.Rbb1 Kf4 54.Nxf3 g5 55.Nxh4 d4 56.Rd1 d3 57.Rxd3 Ke5 58.Rdd1 Kf4 59.Kg2 gxh4 60.Rh1 Kg5 61.a8=B Kf4 62.Bf3 Kg5 63.Be2 Kf4 64.Bf1 Ke5 65.Kf3 Kd4 66.Ke2 Kc3 67.Ke1 Kd4 68.f4 Ke4 69.f5 Kf3 70.Ra2 Kf4 71.Kf2 Ke4 72.Bg2+ Kf4 73.Ra4+ Kg5 74.Kf3 Kf6 75.Kf4 Kg7 76.Bf1 Kh7 77.g5 Kg7 78.Ke5 Kf8 79.Kf6 Kg8 80.Rg1 Kh7 81.Rg2 Kh8 82.Rf2 Kh7 83.Re4 Kh8 84.Be2 Kh7 85.Bd1 Kh8 86.Bc2 Kh7 87.Bd3 Kg8 88.Rf3 Kf8 89.Ree3 Kg8 90.Bf1 Kh7 91.Rf4 Kh8 92.Rg3 Kg8 93.Rf2 Kh7 94.Rh2 Kh8 95.g6 Kg8 96.Rg1 Kh8 97.Rhh1 Kg8 98.Kg5 Kg7 99.f6+ Kf8 100.Rh2 Kg8 101.Rgh1 Kf8 102.Rf2 Kg8 103.Re2 Kh8 104.Rd2 Kg8 105.Rd1 Kf8 106.Rc1 Ke8 107.Rh2 Kf8 108.Rd2 Kg8 109.Bd3 Kf8 110.Rc4 Kg8 111.Rg4 Kf8 112.Rgg2 Kg8 113.Bf5 Kf8 114.Bc8 Kg8 115.Bb7 Kf8 116.Bf3 Ke8 117.Kxh4 Kf8 118.Kg4 Kg8 119.Kf4 Kf8 120.Ke3 Ke8 121.Ke2 Kf8 122.Rd1 Ke8 123.Rh1 Kf8 124.Kd3 Ke8 125.Kc4 Kf8 126.Kb5 Ke8 127.Ka6 Kd7 128.Kb7 Ke6 129.f7 Kf5 130.Kc8 Ke5 131.Kd7 Kf6 132.Kc6 Kg7 133.h4 Kh6 134.Bd1 Kg7 135.Rf1 Kh6 136.Kc5 Kg7 137.Kd4 Kh6 138.Kc3 Kg7 139.f8=N Kh6 140.Nd7 Kg7 141.Be2 Kh6 142.Rff2 Kg7 143.Bf1 Kh6 144.Ne5 Kg7 145.Nf3 Kh8 146.Ng1 Kg7 147.Ra2 Kf6 148.Ra1 Ke5 149.Kd2 Kf4 150.Ke1 Ke5 151.g7 Kf4 152.Rh2 Kf5 153.Rh1 Kg4 154.Kf2 Kf4 155.Kg2 Kg4 156.Rb1 Kh5 157.Rb2 Kh6 158.g8=N+ Kh5 159.Ne7 Kg4 160.Nd5 Kf5 161.Nc3 Ke5 162.Nb1 Kd4 163.Ra2 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 15th Jul Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Li, Eric 2007"]
[Black "Kulik, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2179"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[EventDate "2025.07.15"]
[WhiteFideId "30939941"]
[BlackFideId "3009530"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8.
d5 Nb8 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 h6 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Rb1 Nb6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Be3
Rc8 15. a4 a6 16. Qb3 Na8 17. Qxb7 Rb8 18. Qxa6 Nc7 19. Qc4 Rc8 20. Qb3 Rb8
21. Qc2 Rc8 22. Rec1 Na8 23. Qe2 Qa5 24. b4 Qd8 25. a5 Qc7 26. Qa2 Nh5 27.
b5 Nf4 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. b6 Qb8 30. b7 Rc7 31. a6 f5 32. a7 Qe8 33. b8=Q
Qg6 34. exf5 Bxf5 35. Bxf5 Qxf5 36. Qbb3 Qg6 37. Qe2 Bf6 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39.
Ne4 Re7 40. Nxf6 Rxe6 41. dxe6 Rxf6 42. Rc8+ Kh7 43. Rxa8 Rf5 44. Qc2 Qxe6
45. Nd4 Qg6 46. Qxf5 f3 47. g3 h5 48. Qxg6+ Kxg6 49. Ra1 h4 50. g4 d5 51.
Rb8 Kg5 52. Kh2 g6 53. Rbb1 Kf4 54. Nxf3 g5 55. Nxh4 d4 56. Rd1 d3 57. Rxd3
Ke5 58. Rdd1 Kf4 59. Kg2 gxh4 60. Rh1 Kg5 61. a8=B Kf4 62. Bf3 Kg5 63. Be2
Kf4 64. Bf1 Ke5 65. Kf3 Kd4 66. Ke2 Kc3 67. Ke1 Kd4 68. f4 Ke4 69. f5 Kf3
70. Ra2 Kf4 71. Kf2 Ke4 72. Bg2+ Kf4 73. Ra4+ Kg5 74. Kf3 Kf6 75. Kf4 Kg7
76. Bf1 Kh7 77. g5 Kg7 78. Ke5 Kf8 79. Kf6 Kg8 80. Rg1 Kh7 81. Rg2 Kh8 82.
Rf2 Kh7 83. Re4 Kh8 84. Be2 Kh7 85. Bd1 Kh8 86. Bc2 Kh7 87. Bd3 Kg8 88. Rf3
Kf8 89. Ree3 Kg8 90. Bf1 Kh7 91. Rf4 Kh8 92. Rg3 Kg8 93. Rf2 Kh7 94. Rh2
Kh8 95. g6 Kg8 96. Rg1 Kh8 97. Rhh1 Kg8 98. Kg5 Kg7 99. f6+ Kf8 100. Rh2
Kg8 101. Rgh1 Kf8 102. Rf2 Kg8 103. Re2 Kh8 104. Rd2 Kg8 105. Rd1 Kf8 106.
Rc1 Ke8 107. Rh2 Kf8 108. Rd2 Kg8 109. Bd3 Kf8 110. Rc4 Kg8 111. Rg4 Kf8
112. Rgg2 Kg8 113. Bf5 Kf8 114. Bc8 Kg8 115. Bb7 Kf8 116. Bf3 Ke8 117. Kxh4
Kf8 118. Kg4 Kg8 119. Kf4 Kf8 120. Ke3 Ke8 121. Ke2 Kf8 122. Rd1 Ke8 123.
Rh1 Kf8 124. Kd3 Ke8 125. Kc4 Kf8 126. Kb5 Ke8 127. Ka6 Kd7 128. Kb7 Ke6
129. f7 Kf5 130. Kc8 Ke5 131. Kd7 Kf6 132. Kc6 Kg7 133. h4 Kh6 134. Bd1 Kg7
135. Rf1 Kh6 136. Kc5 Kg7 137. Kd4 Kh6 138. Kc3 Kg7 139. f8=N Kh6 140. Nd7
Kg7 141. Be2 Kh6 142. Rff2 Kg7 143. Bf1 Kh6 144. Ne5 Kg7 145. Nf3 Kh8 146.
Ng1 Kg7 147. Ra2 Kf6 148. Ra1 Ke5 149. Kd2 Kf4 150. Ke1 Ke5 151. g7 Kf4
152. Rh2 Kf5 153. Rh1 Kg4 154. Kf2 Kf4 155. Kg2 Kg4 156. Rb1 Kh5 157. Rb2
Kh6 158. g8=N+ Kh5 159. Ne7 Kg4 160. Nd5 Kf5 161. Nc3 Ke5 162. Nb1 Kd4 163.
Ra2 1-0