
[Event "Titled Tue 24th Jun Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Howell, D"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim-Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "73"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 e6 5.Bb3 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 Nc6 8.c3 b5 9.Nbd2 b4 10.Nf1 a5 11.Ng3 a4 12.Bxa4 Bd7 13.Bb3 Qa5 14.Bd2 Rfb8 15.cxb4 cxb4 16.d4 Bf8 17.Bg5 Ne8 18.d5 Nd8 19.Nd4 e5 20.Bxd8 Qxd8 21.Nc6 Bxc6 22.dxc6 Nc7 23.Nf5 Ra6 24.Rc1 Rbb6 25.Qf3 Qf6 26.Bd5 Kh8 27.Qb3 g6 28.Ne3 Bh6 29.Ng4 Qg5 30.Nxh6 Qxh6 31.Bxf7 Rxc6 32.Rxc6 Rxc6 33.Qxb4 Qf8 34.Bb3 Rc5 35.g3 Kg7 36.h4 Qe7 37.Rd1 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Howell, D"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim-Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "73"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 e6 5.Bb3 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 Nc6 8.c3 b5 9.Nbd2 b4 10.Nf1 a5 11.Ng3 a4 12.Bxa4 Bd7 13.Bb3 Qa5 14.Bd2 Rfb8 15.cxb4 cxb4 16.d4 Bf8 17.Bg5 Ne8 18.d5 Nd8 19.Nd4 e5 20.Bxd8 Qxd8 21.Nc6 Bxc6 22.dxc6 Nc7 23.Nf5 Ra6 24.Rc1 Rbb6 25.Qf3 Qf6 26.Bd5 Kh8 27.Qb3 g6 28.Ne3 Bh6 29.Ng4 Qg5 30.Nxh6 Qxh6 31.Bxf7 Rxc6 32.Rxc6 Rxc6 33.Qxb4 Qf8 34.Bb3 Rc5 35.g3 Kg7 36.h4 Qe7 37.Rd1 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 24th Jun Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Howell, D"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim-Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[ECO "B50"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[EventDate "2025.06.24"]
[WhiteFideId "410608"]
[BlackFideId "1256220"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Nc6 8.
c3 b5 9. Nbd2 b4 10. Nf1 a5 11. Ng3 a4 12. Bxa4 Bd7 13. Bb3 Qa5 14. Bd2
Rfb8 15. cxb4 cxb4 16. d4 Bf8 17. Bg5 Ne8 18. d5 Nd8 19. Nd4 e5 20. Bxd8
Qxd8 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. dxc6 Nc7 23. Nf5 Ra6 24. Rc1 Rbb6 25. Qf3 Qf6 26. Bd5
Kh8 27. Qb3 g6 28. Ne3 Bh6 29. Ng4 Qg5 30. Nxh6 Qxh6 31. Bxf7 Rxc6 32. Rxc6
Rxc6 33. Qxb4 Qf8 34. Bb3 Rc5 35. g3 Kg7 36. h4 Qe7 37. Rd1 1-0