WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game CM Hope vs Smail

Stockfish
Event 3rd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.20
Round 8
White CM Hope, Nathaniel
Black Smail, Benedict
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 1924
BlackElo 2078
ECO E25
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Keres Variation
PlyCount 88
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Bd2 Qxc5 10.e4 Nc7 11.Be2 O-O 12.Nh3 b6 13.Nf2 Ba6 14.O-O Nc6 15.Bxa6 Nxa6 16.Qc1 Rfd8 17.Bg5 f6 18.Be3 Qc4 19.Qc2 Na5 20.Rfd1 Nc5 21.Kh1 Nab3 22.Rab1 a5 23.Bxc5 Rxd1+ 24.Qxd1 Nxc5 25.Qd4 Qa2 26.Rxb6 Qa1+ 27.Nd1 Qxa3 28.h3 h6 29.Rb5 Rc8 30.Ne3 e5 31.Qd5+ Kh7 32.Nf5 Qc1+ 33.Kh2 Qf4+ 34.g3 Qxf3 35.Rxc5 Qf2+ 36.Kh1 Qxc5 37.Qf7 Rc7 38.Qe8 Qxc3 39.h4 Qe1+ 40.Kg2 Rc2+ 41.Kh3 Qh1+ 42.Kg4 Qxe4+ 43.Kh3 Qxf5+ 44.g4 Qf3# 0-1
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "3rd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Hope, Nathaniel"] [Black "Smail, Benedict"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [WhiteElo "1924"] [BlackElo "2078"] [ECO "E25"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "Saemisch, Keres variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "7404999"] [BlackFideId "2050480"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qxc5 10. e4 Nc7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Nh3 b6 13. Nf2 Ba6 14. O-O Nc6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Qc1 Rfd8 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 Qc4 19. Qc2 Na5 20. Rfd1 Nc5 21. Kh1 Nab3 22. Rab1 a5 23. Bxc5 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Nxc5 25. Qd4 Qa2 26. Rxb6 Qa1+ 27. Nd1 Qxa3 28. h3 h6 29. Rb5 Rc8 30. Ne3 e5 31. Qd5+ Kh7 32. Nf5 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qf4+ 34. g3 Qxf3 35. Rxc5 Qf2+ 36. Kh1 Qxc5 37. Qf7 Rc7 38. Qe8 Qxc3 39. h4 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Rc2+ 41. Kh3 Qh1+ 42. Kg4 Qxe4+ 43. Kh3 Qxf5+ 44. g4 Qf3# 0-1
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