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WORLDBASE Game GM Bacrot vs GM Matlakov

Stockfish
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.20
Round 7
White GM Bacrot, E
Black GM Matlakov, M
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2619
BlackElo 2596
ECO B40
Opening Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
PlyCount 94
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 dxe5 8.dxe5 b6 9.Bxd5 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Qxd5 11.O-O Bxd2 12.Nbxd2 O-O 13.Re1 Bb7 14.Ne4 Nd7 15.Nd6 Rad8 16.Qe2 Ba8 17.Rad1 Qxa2 18.Ng5 h6 19.Qh5 Nxe5 20.Rxe5 hxg5 21.Rxg5 Qxb2 22.Rg3 g6 23.Qg4 Qe5 24.Rgd3 Bd5 25.Nc4 Qf5 26.Qh4 Qh5 27.Qf6 Qh8 28.Qe7 Rde8 29.Qb4 a5 30.Qb5 Bxc4 31.Qxc4 Qf6 32.h4 Rd8 33.h5 Rxd3 34.Rxd3 Qa1+ 35.Kh2 Qe5+ 36.f4 Qxh5+ 37.Rh3 Qf5 38.Qd4 e5 39.fxe5 Qe6 40.Qf4 Re8 41.Re3 b5 42.Qh6 b4 43.Kh1 Rd8 44.Rh3 Rd1+ 45.Kh2 Qxe5+ 46.Rg3 Rd3 47.Qg7+ Kxg7 0-1
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[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Bacrot, E"] [Black "Matlakov, M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2596"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian defence"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "605506"] [BlackFideId "4168003"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 8. dxe5 b6 9. Bxd5 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qxd5 11. O-O Bxd2 12. Nbxd2 O-O 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Ne4 Nd7 15. Nd6 Rad8 16. Qe2 Ba8 17. Rad1 Qxa2 18. Ng5 h6 19. Qh5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 hxg5 21. Rxg5 Qxb2 22. Rg3 g6 23. Qg4 Qe5 24. Rgd3 Bd5 25. Nc4 Qf5 26. Qh4 Qh5 27. Qf6 Qh8 28. Qe7 Rde8 29. Qb4 a5 30. Qb5 Bxc4 31. Qxc4 Qf6 32. h4 Rd8 33. h5 Rxd3 34. Rxd3 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. f4 Qxh5+ 37. Rh3 Qf5 38. Qd4 e5 39. fxe5 Qe6 40. Qf4 Re8 41. Re3 b5 42. Qh6 b4 43. Kh1 Rd8 44. Rh3 Rd1+ 45. Kh2 Qxe5+ 46. Rg3 Rd3 47. Qg7+ Kxg7 0-1
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