WORLDBASE Game GM Ponkratov vs Kuznetsov

[Event "St.Petersburg Rapid GP"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2026.08.29"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Ponkratov, P"] [Black "Kuznetsov, Vadim"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2540"] [BlackElo "1974"] [ECO "A28"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "four knights, Capablanca variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.29"] [WhiteFideId "4157800"] [BlackFideId "44173849"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1660"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.31"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. a3 a5 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Rb1 e4 10. dxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Rxe4 12. Nd2 Re8 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 d6 15. b5 Ne5 16. Bb2 Bf5 17. Bxb7 Ra2 18. Bxe5 Bxb1 19. Nxb1 Bxe5 20. Bd5 Kg7 21. Nd2 f5 22. e3 Qb8 23. Nf3 Ra1 24. Qd3 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Qa7 26. Kg2 Bf6 27. h3 Qa1 28. Bc6 Rd8 29. Qd5 Qb2 30. Qe6 Qc2 31. Bd5 Rf8 32. Qd7+ Kh8 33. Qxc7 Rd8 34. b6 Qb2 35. b7 f4 36. gxf4 h6 37. h4 Re8 38. Qf7 Rd8 39. Qxg6 Bg7 40. Nd4 Rf8 41. Ne6 Rg8 42. Ng5 hxg5 43. Qh5+ Bh6 44. Qxh6# 1-0