
[Event "Paracin Prestige Open"]
[Site "Paracin SRB"]
[Date "2025.01.15"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Nikolov, Sas"]
[Black "Pikula, D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[BlackElo "2306"]
[ECO "E54"]
[PlyCount "187"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.O-O Nc6 9.a3 Ba5 10.dxc5 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Qa5 12.Qe2 Qxc5 13.e4 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.Bd3 Rd8 16.Bb2 Qc5 17.e5 Nd5 18.Rad1 Bd7 19.Qe4 g6 20.c4 Ne7 21.Bd4 Qc7 22.Qh4 Ba4 23.Rd2 Nc6 24.Bc3 Rd7 25.c5 Bb3 26.Qg3 Rad8 27.h4 Bc4 28.Rfd1 Rxd3 29.Rxd3 Rxd3 30.Rxd3 Bxd3 31.Qxd3 Nxe5 32.Qg3 f6 33.Bxe5 fxe5 34.Qe3 Kf7 35.g4 Ke8 36.Kg2 Kd7 37.h5 gxh5 38.gxh5 Kc6 39.Qe4+ Kxc5 40.Qe3+ Kd6 41.Qxa7 Qc6+ 42.Kg3 Qc3+ 43.Kg2 Kc7 44.Qa8 Qc6+ 45.Kg3 Qc3+ 46.Kg2 Qd4 47.Qe8 Qe4+ 48.Kg1 Qg4+ 49.Kh2 Qh4+ 50.Kg2 Qg5+ 51.Kh2 Qf6 52.Kg1 e4 53.Kg2 Qf3+ 54.Kg1 Qg4+ 55.Kh2 Qf5 56.Kg1 Qf6 57.Kg2 Qg7+ 58.Kh2 Kd6 59.Qb8+ Kd5 60.Qe8 Ke5 61.Qb5+ Kf4 62.a4 Kf3 63.Qb3+ Kxf2 64.Qc2+ Kf3 65.Qd1+ Kf4 66.Qf1+ Kg5 67.Qg1+ Kh6 68.Qc5 Qg5 69.Qf8+ Kxh5 70.Qf7+ Qg6 71.Qxb7 Kg4 72.a5 Kf3 73.Qb3+ e3 74.Qb7+ Kf2 75.Qb2+ e2 76.Qd4+ Kf3 77.Qc3+ Ke4 78.Qc4+ Ke3 79.Qc5+ Kd3 80.Qb5+ Kd2 81.Qb4+ Ke3 82.Qc5+ Kd3 83.Qb5+ Ke3 84.Qc5+ Kf3 85.Qc3+ Kf2 86.Qd4+ Ke1 87.Qc3+ Kd1 88.Qd4+ Kc2 89.Qc4+ Kd2 90.Qb4+ Ke3 91.Qc5+ Kf3 92.Qc3+ Ke4 93.Qc4+ Ke3 94.Qc5+ 1/2-1/2
[Site "Paracin SRB"]
[Date "2025.01.15"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Nikolov, Sas"]
[Black "Pikula, D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[BlackElo "2306"]
[ECO "E54"]
[PlyCount "187"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.O-O Nc6 9.a3 Ba5 10.dxc5 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Qa5 12.Qe2 Qxc5 13.e4 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.Bd3 Rd8 16.Bb2 Qc5 17.e5 Nd5 18.Rad1 Bd7 19.Qe4 g6 20.c4 Ne7 21.Bd4 Qc7 22.Qh4 Ba4 23.Rd2 Nc6 24.Bc3 Rd7 25.c5 Bb3 26.Qg3 Rad8 27.h4 Bc4 28.Rfd1 Rxd3 29.Rxd3 Rxd3 30.Rxd3 Bxd3 31.Qxd3 Nxe5 32.Qg3 f6 33.Bxe5 fxe5 34.Qe3 Kf7 35.g4 Ke8 36.Kg2 Kd7 37.h5 gxh5 38.gxh5 Kc6 39.Qe4+ Kxc5 40.Qe3+ Kd6 41.Qxa7 Qc6+ 42.Kg3 Qc3+ 43.Kg2 Kc7 44.Qa8 Qc6+ 45.Kg3 Qc3+ 46.Kg2 Qd4 47.Qe8 Qe4+ 48.Kg1 Qg4+ 49.Kh2 Qh4+ 50.Kg2 Qg5+ 51.Kh2 Qf6 52.Kg1 e4 53.Kg2 Qf3+ 54.Kg1 Qg4+ 55.Kh2 Qf5 56.Kg1 Qf6 57.Kg2 Qg7+ 58.Kh2 Kd6 59.Qb8+ Kd5 60.Qe8 Ke5 61.Qb5+ Kf4 62.a4 Kf3 63.Qb3+ Kxf2 64.Qc2+ Kf3 65.Qd1+ Kf4 66.Qf1+ Kg5 67.Qg1+ Kh6 68.Qc5 Qg5 69.Qf8+ Kxh5 70.Qf7+ Qg6 71.Qxb7 Kg4 72.a5 Kf3 73.Qb3+ e3 74.Qb7+ Kf2 75.Qb2+ e2 76.Qd4+ Kf3 77.Qc3+ Ke4 78.Qc4+ Ke3 79.Qc5+ Kd3 80.Qb5+ Kd2 81.Qb4+ Ke3 82.Qc5+ Kd3 83.Qb5+ Ke3 84.Qc5+ Kf3 85.Qc3+ Kf2 86.Qd4+ Ke1 87.Qc3+ Kd1 88.Qd4+ Kc2 89.Qc4+ Kd2 90.Qb4+ Ke3 91.Qc5+ Kf3 92.Qc3+ Ke4 93.Qc4+ Ke3 94.Qc5+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Paracin Prestige Open"]
[Site "Paracin SRB"]
[Date "2025.01.15"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Nikolov, Sas"]
[Black "Pikula, D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[BlackElo "2306"]
[ECO "E54"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "4.e3, Gligoric system with 7...dc"]
[EventDate "2025.01.11"]
[WhiteFideId "2900297"]
[BlackFideId "906379"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8.
O-O Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. Qe2 Qxc5 13. e4 Ne5 14.
Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bd3 Rd8 16. Bb2 Qc5 17. e5 Nd5 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. Qe4 g6 20. c4
Ne7 21. Bd4 Qc7 22. Qh4 Ba4 23. Rd2 Nc6 24. Bc3 Rd7 25. c5 Bb3 26. Qg3 Rad8
27. h4 Bc4 28. Rfd1 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Bxd3 31. Qxd3 Nxe5 32. Qg3
f6 33. Bxe5 fxe5 34. Qe3 Kf7 35. g4 Ke8 36. Kg2 Kd7 37. h5 gxh5 38. gxh5
Kc6 39. Qe4+ Kxc5 40. Qe3+ Kd6 41. Qxa7 Qc6+ 42. Kg3 Qc3+ 43. Kg2 Kc7 44.
Qa8 Qc6+ 45. Kg3 Qc3+ 46. Kg2 Qd4 47. Qe8 Qe4+ 48. Kg1 Qg4+ 49. Kh2 Qh4+
50. Kg2 Qg5+ 51. Kh2 Qf6 52. Kg1 e4 53. Kg2 Qf3+ 54. Kg1 Qg4+ 55. Kh2 Qf5
56. Kg1 Qf6 57. Kg2 Qg7+ 58. Kh2 Kd6 59. Qb8+ Kd5 60. Qe8 Ke5 61. Qb5+ Kf4
62. a4 Kf3 63. Qb3+ Kxf2 64. Qc2+ Kf3 65. Qd1+ Kf4 66. Qf1+ Kg5 67. Qg1+
Kh6 68. Qc5 Qg5 69. Qf8+ Kxh5 70. Qf7+ Qg6 71. Qxb7 Kg4 72. a5 Kf3 73. Qb3+
e3 74. Qb7+ Kf2 75. Qb2+ e2 76. Qd4+ Kf3 77. Qc3+ Ke4 78. Qc4+ Ke3 79. Qc5+
Kd3 80. Qb5+ Kd2 81. Qb4+ Ke3 82. Qc5+ Kd3 83. Qb5+ Ke3 84. Qc5+ Kf3 85.
Qc3+ Kf2 86. Qd4+ Ke1 87. Qc3+ Kd1 88. Qd4+ Kc2 89. Qc4+ Kd2 90. Qb4+ Ke3
91. Qc5+ Kf3 92. Qc3+ Ke4 93. Qc4+ Ke3 94. Qc5+ 1/2-1/2