WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game IM Cieslak vs FM Popov

Stockfish
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.06.11
Round 8
White IM Cieslak, Patryk
Black FM Popov, Tikhon
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2494
BlackElo 2283
ECO B21
Opening Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit
PlyCount 140
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qd3 e6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bf4 a6 7.Be2 b5 8.e5 Qc7 9.Qg3 Ng8 10.O-O-O Nge7 11.Ne4 Ng6 12.Nd6+ Bxd6 13.Rxd6 Bb7 14.Nf3 Rc8 15.Rd2 Nb4 16.Kb1 Nxc2 17.a3 Be4 18.Bd3 Nxa3+ 19.Ka1 Bxd3 20.Rxd3 Nc2+ 21.Kb1 Qa5 22.Rc3 Rxc3 23.bxc3 Qxc3 24.Ng5 Qc4 25.Bd2 O-O 26.Qc3 Qxc3 27.Bxc3 Na3+ 28.Ka2 Nc4 29.Rd1 Ncxe5 30.Bxe5 Nxe5 31.f4 Ng6 32.Rg1 Nxf4 33.g3 Ng6 34.Rc1 h6 35.Nf3 d5 36.Rc6 Rd8 37.Rxa6 d4 38.Rb6 Rd5 39.Rb8+ Kh7 40.Rb7 Ne5 41.Nd2 d3 42.Kb3 Nc4 43.Ne4 d2 44.Nf2 d1=Q+ 45.Nxd1 Rxd1 46.h4 Rd3+ 47.Kb4 Rxg3 48.Rxf7 Rg4 49.Re7 Rxh4 50.Kc5 Ne5 51.Re8 Ng6 52.Rxe6 Rh5+ 53.Kb4 Rg5 54.Re3 h5 55.Rh3 h4 56.Rh2 Rh5 57.Ka5 h3 58.Kb4 Nf4 59.Kc3 g5 60.Kd4 g4 61.Ke4 g3 62.Rc2 h2 63.Kxf4 h1=Q 64.Kg4 Qh4+ 65.Kf3 Rf5+ 66.Ke3 Qf4+ 67.Kd3 Rd5+ 68.Kc3 Qc4+ 69.Kb2 Qxc2+ 70.Ka1 g2 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.06.11"] [Round "8"] [White "Cieslak, Patryk"] [Black "Popov, Tikhon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [WhiteElo "2494"] [BlackElo "2283"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Smith-Morra gambit"] [EventDate "2026.06.11"] [WhiteFideId "21078882"] [BlackFideId "24252026"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qd3 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Be2 b5 8. e5 Qc7 9. Qg3 Ng8 10. O-O-O Nge7 11. Ne4 Ng6 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Bb7 14. Nf3 Rc8 15. Rd2 Nb4 16. Kb1 Nxc2 17. a3 Be4 18. Bd3 Nxa3+ 19. Ka1 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Nc2+ 21. Kb1 Qa5 22. Rc3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Qxc3 24. Ng5 Qc4 25. Bd2 O-O 26. Qc3 Qxc3 27. Bxc3 Na3+ 28. Ka2 Nc4 29. Rd1 Ncxe5 30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. f4 Ng6 32. Rg1 Nxf4 33. g3 Ng6 34. Rc1 h6 35. Nf3 d5 36. Rc6 Rd8 37. Rxa6 d4 38. Rb6 Rd5 39. Rb8+ Kh7 40. Rb7 Ne5 41. Nd2 d3 42. Kb3 Nc4 43. Ne4 d2 44. Nf2 d1=Q+ 45. Nxd1 Rxd1 46. h4 Rd3+ 47. Kb4 Rxg3 48. Rxf7 Rg4 49. Re7 Rxh4 50. Kc5 Ne5 51. Re8 Ng6 52. Rxe6 Rh5+ 53. Kb4 Rg5 54. Re3 h5 55. Rh3 h4 56. Rh2 Rh5 57. Ka5 h3 58. Kb4 Nf4 59. Kc3 g5 60. Kd4 g4 61. Ke4 g3 62. Rc2 h2 63. Kxf4 h1=Q 64. Kg4 Qh4+ 65. Kf3 Rf5+ 66. Ke3 Qf4+ 67. Kd3 Rd5+ 68. Kc3 Qc4+ 69. Kb2 Qxc2+ 70. Ka1 g2 1/2-1/2
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