
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Feb Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Woodward, Andy"]
[Black "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "130"]
1.g3 Nf6 2.Bg2 d5 3.c4 c6 4.Nf3 g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.d3 Nbd7 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nc3 e5 11.Rc1 a6 12.Nd2 Nf8 13.e4 dxe4 14.Ndxe4 Ne6 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Nd5 Bg7 17.Re1 Qd6 18.Qe2 Bd7 19.Bxe5 Nd4 20.Bxd6 Nxe2+ 21.Rxe2 Rxe2 22.Nb6 Rd8 23.Bc7 Rde8 24.Be4 Bc6 25.Nc4 Bxe4 26.dxe4 R8xe4 27.Kg2 Bd4 28.Rd1 Rxf2+ 29.Kh3 Bf6 30.Bb6 Rxa2 31.Nd6 Ree2 32.Bg1 h5 33.g4 Rab2 34.gxh5 gxh5 35.Kg3 Be5+ 36.Kf3 Bxd6 37.Rxd6 Rec2 38.Rd8+ Kh7 39.Bd4 Rxb3+ 40.Ke4 Re2+ 41.Kf4 f6 42.Bxf6 Rb5 43.Bd4 Re7 44.Rh8+ Kg6 45.Rd8 Kf7 46.h4 Ke6 47.Ke4 Rd7 48.Rh8 Rb4 49.Rh6+ Ke7 50.Rh7+ Kd8 51.Rxh5 Rbxd4+ 52.Ke3 Rd3+ 53.Ke4 R7d4+ 54.Kf5 Rd5+ 55.Kg6 Rxh5 56.Kxh5 a5 57.Kg6 a4 58.h5 a3 59.h6 Rh3 60.Kg7 a2 61.Kh7 a1=Q 62.Kg6 Rg3+ 63.Kh7 Qb1+ 64.Kh8 Qg6 65.h7 Qe8# 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Woodward, Andy"]
[Black "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "130"]
1.g3 Nf6 2.Bg2 d5 3.c4 c6 4.Nf3 g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.d3 Nbd7 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nc3 e5 11.Rc1 a6 12.Nd2 Nf8 13.e4 dxe4 14.Ndxe4 Ne6 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Nd5 Bg7 17.Re1 Qd6 18.Qe2 Bd7 19.Bxe5 Nd4 20.Bxd6 Nxe2+ 21.Rxe2 Rxe2 22.Nb6 Rd8 23.Bc7 Rde8 24.Be4 Bc6 25.Nc4 Bxe4 26.dxe4 R8xe4 27.Kg2 Bd4 28.Rd1 Rxf2+ 29.Kh3 Bf6 30.Bb6 Rxa2 31.Nd6 Ree2 32.Bg1 h5 33.g4 Rab2 34.gxh5 gxh5 35.Kg3 Be5+ 36.Kf3 Bxd6 37.Rxd6 Rec2 38.Rd8+ Kh7 39.Bd4 Rxb3+ 40.Ke4 Re2+ 41.Kf4 f6 42.Bxf6 Rb5 43.Bd4 Re7 44.Rh8+ Kg6 45.Rd8 Kf7 46.h4 Ke6 47.Ke4 Rd7 48.Rh8 Rb4 49.Rh6+ Ke7 50.Rh7+ Kd8 51.Rxh5 Rbxd4+ 52.Ke3 Rd3+ 53.Ke4 R7d4+ 54.Kf5 Rd5+ 55.Kg6 Rxh5 56.Kxh5 a5 57.Kg6 a4 58.h5 a3 59.h6 Rh3 60.Kg7 a2 61.Kh7 a1=Q 62.Kg6 Rg3+ 63.Kh7 Qb1+ 64.Kh8 Qg6 65.h7 Qe8# 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Feb Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Woodward, Andy"]
[Black "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Benko's opening"]
[EventDate "2025.02.18"]
[WhiteFideId "30953499"]
[BlackFideId "24252026"]
1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nf3 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8.
d3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 e5 11. Rc1 a6 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. e4 dxe4 14.
Ndxe4 Ne6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bg7 17. Re1 Qd6 18. Qe2 Bd7 19. Bxe5 Nd4
20. Bxd6 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 Rxe2 22. Nb6 Rd8 23. Bc7 Rde8 24. Be4 Bc6 25. Nc4
Bxe4 26. dxe4 R8xe4 27. Kg2 Bd4 28. Rd1 Rxf2+ 29. Kh3 Bf6 30. Bb6 Rxa2 31.
Nd6 Ree2 32. Bg1 h5 33. g4 Rab2 34. gxh5 gxh5 35. Kg3 Be5+ 36. Kf3 Bxd6 37.
Rxd6 Rec2 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Bd4 Rxb3+ 40. Ke4 Re2+ 41. Kf4 f6 42. Bxf6 Rb5
43. Bd4 Re7 44. Rh8+ Kg6 45. Rd8 Kf7 46. h4 Ke6 47. Ke4 Rd7 48. Rh8 Rb4 49.
Rh6+ Ke7 50. Rh7+ Kd8 51. Rxh5 Rbxd4+ 52. Ke3 Rd3+ 53. Ke4 R7d4+ 54. Kf5
Rd5+ 55. Kg6 Rxh5 56. Kxh5 a5 57. Kg6 a4 58. h5 a3 59. h6 Rh3 60. Kg7 a2
61. Kh7 a1=Q 62. Kg6 Rg3+ 63. Kh7 Qb1+ 64. Kh8 Qg6 65. h7 Qe8# 0-1