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WORLDBASE Game GM Nikolov vs IM Ilic

Stockfish
Event 4th Paphos Int Open 2026
Site Paphos CYP
Date 2026.04.15
Round 4.5
White GM Nikolov, Mo
Black IM Ilic, Zo1
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2412
BlackElo 2274
ECO B48
Opening Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
PlyCount 63
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.g4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 b5 9.O-O-O Bb7 10.f3 Rc8 11.Qd2 Bb4 12.Bd4 f6 13.a3 Bxa3 14.bxa3 e5 15.Nxb5 axb5 16.Bb2 Bc6 17.g5 Ne7 18.gxf6 gxf6 19.Rg1 Ng6 20.Bh3 Kf7 21.Kb1 Nf4 22.Bf5 h5 23.Qb4 Rcg8 24.Qb3+ Ne6 25.f4 exf4 26.Rxg8 Rxg8 27.Qc3 Qe5 28.Qh3 Qc5 29.Qxh5+ Ke7 30.Qh6 Rf8 31.Bxe6 dxe6 32.Qg7+ 1-0
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[Event "4th Paphos Int Open 2026"] [Site "Paphos CYP"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Nikolov, Mo"] [Black "Ilic, Zo1"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2412"] [BlackElo "2274"] [ECO "B48"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Taimanov variation"] [EventDate "2026.04.13"] [WhiteFideId "2905710"] [BlackFideId "901733"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 b5 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. f3 Rc8 11. Qd2 Bb4 12. Bd4 f6 13. a3 Bxa3 14. bxa3 e5 15. Nxb5 axb5 16. Bb2 Bc6 17. g5 Ne7 18. gxf6 gxf6 19. Rg1 Ng6 20. Bh3 Kf7 21. Kb1 Nf4 22. Bf5 h5 23. Qb4 Rcg8 24. Qb3+ Ne6 25. f4 exf4 26. Rxg8 Rxg8 27. Qc3 Qe5 28. Qh3 Qc5 29. Qxh5+ Ke7 30. Qh6 Rf8 31. Bxe6 dxe6 32. Qg7+ 1-0
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