
[Event "Titled Tue 11th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovalchuk, Al RUS"]
[Black "Lai, Duc Minh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2304"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "133"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Ng8 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nge7 9.Ncb5 Ng6 10.Bd3 a6 11.Nc3 Nxd4 12.Bxg6 hxg6 13.Qxd4 Bd7 14.O-O-O Rc8 15.g3 Rc4 16.Qd3 Qc7 17.Kb1 b5 18.Ne2 Bc5 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Nd4 a5 21.h4 b4 22.Rh2 Ba4 23.g4 Ke7 24.f5 Rc8 25.b3 Rc3 26.Qd2 Be8 27.fxe6 fxe6 28.h5 a4 29.h6 axb3 30.Nxb3 Qa7 31.h7 Ra8 32.Nc1 Ba4 33.h8=Q Rxh8 34.Rxh8 Bxc2+ 35.Qxc2 Rxc2 36.Kxc2 Qc5+ 37.Kb1 Qc4 38.Nd3 Qxg4 39.Rhh1 Qe4 40.Rhe1 Qf5 41.Rf1 Qe4 42.Rf2 g5 43.Rfd2 g4 44.Rg1 g5 45.Kb2 Kd8 46.Kc2 Kc7 47.Rgg2 Qc4+ 48.Kd1 Kb6 49.Rg3 Qe4 50.Rgg2 Ka5 51.Kc2 Qc4+ 52.Kb1 d4 53.Nb2 Qc3 54.Rd3 Qe1+ 55.Kc2 Qxe5 56.Rgd2 Qc5+ 57.Kd1 Qd5 58.Rxd4 Qh1+ 59.Kc2 g3 60.Nc4+ Ka4 61.Rg4 g2 62.Rgxg2 Qh7+ 63.Kb2 Qg7+ 64.Kb1 Qg6+ 65.Rc2 g4 66.Nb2+ Ka3 67.Rg3+ 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovalchuk, Al RUS"]
[Black "Lai, Duc Minh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2304"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "133"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Ng8 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nge7 9.Ncb5 Ng6 10.Bd3 a6 11.Nc3 Nxd4 12.Bxg6 hxg6 13.Qxd4 Bd7 14.O-O-O Rc8 15.g3 Rc4 16.Qd3 Qc7 17.Kb1 b5 18.Ne2 Bc5 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Nd4 a5 21.h4 b4 22.Rh2 Ba4 23.g4 Ke7 24.f5 Rc8 25.b3 Rc3 26.Qd2 Be8 27.fxe6 fxe6 28.h5 a4 29.h6 axb3 30.Nxb3 Qa7 31.h7 Ra8 32.Nc1 Ba4 33.h8=Q Rxh8 34.Rxh8 Bxc2+ 35.Qxc2 Rxc2 36.Kxc2 Qc5+ 37.Kb1 Qc4 38.Nd3 Qxg4 39.Rhh1 Qe4 40.Rhe1 Qf5 41.Rf1 Qe4 42.Rf2 g5 43.Rfd2 g4 44.Rg1 g5 45.Kb2 Kd8 46.Kc2 Kc7 47.Rgg2 Qc4+ 48.Kd1 Kb6 49.Rg3 Qe4 50.Rgg2 Ka5 51.Kc2 Qc4+ 52.Kb1 d4 53.Nb2 Qc3 54.Rd3 Qe1+ 55.Kc2 Qxe5 56.Rgd2 Qc5+ 57.Kd1 Qd5 58.Rxd4 Qh1+ 59.Kc2 g3 60.Nc4+ Ka4 61.Rg4 g2 62.Rgxg2 Qh7+ 63.Kb2 Qg7+ 64.Kb1 Qg6+ 65.Rc2 g4 66.Nb2+ Ka3 67.Rg3+ 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 11th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovalchuk, Al RUS"]
[Black "Lai, Duc Minh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2304"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz variation"]
[EventDate "2025.03.11"]
[WhiteFideId "24154385"]
[BlackFideId "12420387"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Ng8 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nge7 9. Ncb5 Ng6 10. Bd3 a6 11. Nc3 Nxd4 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Qxd4 Bd7
14. O-O-O Rc8 15. g3 Rc4 16. Qd3 Qc7 17. Kb1 b5 18. Ne2 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5
20. Nd4 a5 21. h4 b4 22. Rh2 Ba4 23. g4 Ke7 24. f5 Rc8 25. b3 Rc3 26. Qd2
Be8 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. h5 a4 29. h6 axb3 30. Nxb3 Qa7 31. h7 Ra8 32. Nc1 Ba4
33. h8=Q Rxh8 34. Rxh8 Bxc2+ 35. Qxc2 Rxc2 36. Kxc2 Qc5+ 37. Kb1 Qc4 38.
Nd3 Qxg4 39. Rhh1 Qe4 40. Rhe1 Qf5 41. Rf1 Qe4 42. Rf2 g5 43. Rfd2 g4 44.
Rg1 g5 45. Kb2 Kd8 46. Kc2 Kc7 47. Rgg2 Qc4+ 48. Kd1 Kb6 49. Rg3 Qe4 50.
Rgg2 Ka5 51. Kc2 Qc4+ 52. Kb1 d4 53. Nb2 Qc3 54. Rd3 Qe1+ 55. Kc2 Qxe5 56.
Rgd2 Qc5+ 57. Kd1 Qd5 58. Rxd4 Qh1+ 59. Kc2 g3 60. Nc4+ Ka4 61. Rg4 g2 62.
Rgxg2 Qh7+ 63. Kb2 Qg7+ 64. Kb1 Qg6+ 65. Rc2 g4 66. Nb2+ Ka3 67. Rg3+ 1-0