WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game IM Kirk vs FM Meessen

Stockfish
Event 7th Paul Keres Open A
Site Parnu EST
Date 2026.08.01
Round 9.7
White IM Kirk, Ez
Black FM Meessen, R
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2378
BlackElo 2226
ECO A41
Opening Rat Defense: English Rat
PlyCount 78
1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 a5 4.Nc3 Na6 5.e4 g6 6.Nf3 Bd7 7.Be2 Nf6 8.h3 Nc5 9.Qc2 h5 10.Be3 b6 11.Bd1 Bh6 12.Bxh6 Rxh6 13.g3 Kf8 14.Qd2 Kg7 15.Bc2 Rh8 16.Kf1 a4 17.Nh4 Qc8 18.Kg2 Qa6 19.Bd3 c6 20.dxc6 Bxc6 21.f3 d5 22.exd5 Bxd5 23.Nxd5 Nxd5 24.Bxg6 Ne7 25.Be4 Nxe4 26.fxe4 Qxc4 27.Rae1 f6 28.Rhf1 Rad8 29.Qf2 Rd6 30.a3 Rhd8 31.Re2 Qxe2 32.Qxe2 Rd2 33.Kf2 R8d3 34.Rc1 Kf8 35.Rc7 Rxe2+ 36.Kxe2 Rb3 37.Nf5 Rxb2+ 38.Kd3 Rb3+ 39.Kc4 b5+ 0-1
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "7th Paul Keres Open A"] [Site "Parnu EST"] [Date "2026.08.01"] [Round "9.7"] [White "Kirk, Ez"] [Black "Meessen, R"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [WhiteElo "2378"] [BlackElo "2226"] [ECO "A41"] [Opening "Old Indian defence"] [EventDate "2026.07.27"] [WhiteFideId "600067"] [BlackFideId "202029"] 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 a5 4. Nc3 Na6 5. e4 g6 6. Nf3 Bd7 7. Be2 Nf6 8. h3 Nc5 9. Qc2 h5 10. Be3 b6 11. Bd1 Bh6 12. Bxh6 Rxh6 13. g3 Kf8 14. Qd2 Kg7 15. Bc2 Rh8 16. Kf1 a4 17. Nh4 Qc8 18. Kg2 Qa6 19. Bd3 c6 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. f3 d5 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxg6 Ne7 25. Be4 Nxe4 26. fxe4 Qxc4 27. Rae1 f6 28. Rhf1 Rad8 29. Qf2 Rd6 30. a3 Rhd8 31. Re2 Qxe2 32. Qxe2 Rd2 33. Kf2 R8d3 34. Rc1 Kf8 35. Rc7 Rxe2+ 36. Kxe2 Rb3 37. Nf5 Rxb2+ 38. Kd3 Rb3+ 39. Kc4 b5+ 0-1
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