
[Event "Titled Tue 24th Jun Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Howell, D"]
[Black "Matinian, N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "103"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Bc5 5.d3 Nge7 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.h3 Ba7 9.Re1 f5 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.Rxe3 f4 12.Re1 h6 13.d4 g5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Nd2 Qd6 17.Qe2 b5 18.Bb3+ Kg7 19.Rad1 Qf6 20.c4 Rb8 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Rc1 c6 23.Rc5 Ng6 24.Rec1 Bd7 25.Bd1 Nh4 26.Qd3 Rbd8 27.Qc3 Rfe8 28.Nf3 Ng6 29.Nh2 Re7 30.Bh5 Nf8 31.Rd1 Rc8 32.Bg4 Kg6 33.Bxd7 Nxd7 34.Ng4 Qe6 35.Rxd7 Qxd7 36.Nxe5+ Rxe5 37.Rxe5 Re8 38.Rxe8 Qxe8 39.Qd4 Qe6 40.b3 h5 41.Kh2 g4 42.hxg4 hxg4 43.Kg1 Kg5 44.Kf1 g3 45.fxg3 fxg3 46.Qe3+ Kg4 47.Qf3+ Kh4 48.Qf4+ Qg4 49.Qxg4+ Kxg4 50.a4 bxa4 51.bxa4 Kf4 52.a5 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Howell, D"]
[Black "Matinian, N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "103"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Bc5 5.d3 Nge7 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.h3 Ba7 9.Re1 f5 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.Rxe3 f4 12.Re1 h6 13.d4 g5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Nd2 Qd6 17.Qe2 b5 18.Bb3+ Kg7 19.Rad1 Qf6 20.c4 Rb8 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Rc1 c6 23.Rc5 Ng6 24.Rec1 Bd7 25.Bd1 Nh4 26.Qd3 Rbd8 27.Qc3 Rfe8 28.Nf3 Ng6 29.Nh2 Re7 30.Bh5 Nf8 31.Rd1 Rc8 32.Bg4 Kg6 33.Bxd7 Nxd7 34.Ng4 Qe6 35.Rxd7 Qxd7 36.Nxe5+ Rxe5 37.Rxe5 Re8 38.Rxe8 Qxe8 39.Qd4 Qe6 40.b3 h5 41.Kh2 g4 42.hxg4 hxg4 43.Kg1 Kg5 44.Kf1 g3 45.fxg3 fxg3 46.Qe3+ Kg4 47.Qf3+ Kh4 48.Qf4+ Qg4 49.Qxg4+ Kxg4 50.a4 bxa4 51.bxa4 Kf4 52.a5 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 24th Jun Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Howell, D"]
[Black "Matinian, N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Classical defence deferred"]
[EventDate "2025.06.24"]
[WhiteFideId "410608"]
[BlackFideId "24129100"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. d3 Nge7 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8.
h3 Ba7 9. Re1 f5 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Rxe3 f4 12. Re1 h6 13. d4 g5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Nd2 Qd6 17. Qe2 b5 18. Bb3+ Kg7 19. Rad1 Qf6 20. c4
Rb8 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Rc1 c6 23. Rc5 Ng6 24. Rec1 Bd7 25. Bd1 Nh4 26. Qd3
Rbd8 27. Qc3 Rfe8 28. Nf3 Ng6 29. Nh2 Re7 30. Bh5 Nf8 31. Rd1 Rc8 32. Bg4
Kg6 33. Bxd7 Nxd7 34. Ng4 Qe6 35. Rxd7 Qxd7 36. Nxe5+ Rxe5 37. Rxe5 Re8 38.
Rxe8 Qxe8 39. Qd4 Qe6 40. b3 h5 41. Kh2 g4 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. Kg1 Kg5 44.
Kf1 g3 45. fxg3 fxg3 46. Qe3+ Kg4 47. Qf3+ Kh4 48. Qf4+ Qg4 49. Qxg4+ Kxg4
50. a4 bxa4 51. bxa4 Kf4 52. a5 1-0