
[Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[ECO "B51"]
[PlyCount "182"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.O-O Bd7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.Bf1 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 e6 10.Qd1 Be7 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 d5 13.e5 Nd7 14.Be3 O-O 15.Nd2 Qb6 16.Nf3 Rac8 17.Bd3 Rc7 18.a3 Na5 19.b4 Nc4 20.Bc1 Rfc8 21.Rb1 a5 22.Qa4 axb4 23.axb4 Nb8 24.b5 Nd7 25.h4 h6 26.h5 Qa5 27.Qxa5 Nxa5 28.Bd2 Nc4 29.Bf4 Ndb6 30.g3 Kf8 31.Kg2 Ke8 32.Ra1 Nb2 33.Bf1 N2a4 34.Re2 Rc2 35.Rxc2 Rxc2 36.Bd3 Rb2 37.Bc1 Rb4 38.Bd2 Rb2 39.Bc1 Rb4 40.Bc2 Rc4 41.Bb3 Rb4 42.Bc2 Rc4 43.Bb3 Rb4 44.Bd1 Nc3 45.Bd2 Rc4 46.Bb3 Rc7 47.Bxc3 Rxc3 48.Bd1 Kd7 49.Be2 Kc7 50.g4 f6 51.exf6 Bxf6 52.Ra2 Nc8 53.Bf1 Kb6 54.Re2 Kxb5 55.Rxe6+ Ka5 56.Re8 b5 57.Ne5 b4 58.Nd3 Bxd4 59.Kf3 b3 60.Ke2 Rc2+ 61.Kd1 Rc3 62.Kd2 Rc7 63.Rd8 Bf6 64.Rxd5+ Ka4 65.f4 Ka3 66.Rc5 Rxc5 67.Nxc5 b2 68.Bd3 Ka2 69.Ne4 b1=Q 70.Bxb1+ Kxb1 71.g5 Be7 72.Kd3 Nb6 73.Kd4 Nd7 74.Kd5 Nf8 75.Ke5 Kc2 76.gxh6 gxh6 77.f5 Kd3 78.f6 Ba3 79.Kf5 Ke3 80.f7 Kf3 81.Nf6 Kg3 82.Ng8 Bc1 83.Kf6 Kh4 84.Ke7 Ba3+ 85.Kf6 Kxh5 86.Kg7 Ne6+ 87.Kf6 Nd8 88.Kg7 Bb2+ 89.Kh7 Nxf7 90.Nf6+ Bxf6 91.Kg8 Kg6 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[ECO "B51"]
[PlyCount "182"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.O-O Bd7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.Bf1 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 e6 10.Qd1 Be7 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 d5 13.e5 Nd7 14.Be3 O-O 15.Nd2 Qb6 16.Nf3 Rac8 17.Bd3 Rc7 18.a3 Na5 19.b4 Nc4 20.Bc1 Rfc8 21.Rb1 a5 22.Qa4 axb4 23.axb4 Nb8 24.b5 Nd7 25.h4 h6 26.h5 Qa5 27.Qxa5 Nxa5 28.Bd2 Nc4 29.Bf4 Ndb6 30.g3 Kf8 31.Kg2 Ke8 32.Ra1 Nb2 33.Bf1 N2a4 34.Re2 Rc2 35.Rxc2 Rxc2 36.Bd3 Rb2 37.Bc1 Rb4 38.Bd2 Rb2 39.Bc1 Rb4 40.Bc2 Rc4 41.Bb3 Rb4 42.Bc2 Rc4 43.Bb3 Rb4 44.Bd1 Nc3 45.Bd2 Rc4 46.Bb3 Rc7 47.Bxc3 Rxc3 48.Bd1 Kd7 49.Be2 Kc7 50.g4 f6 51.exf6 Bxf6 52.Ra2 Nc8 53.Bf1 Kb6 54.Re2 Kxb5 55.Rxe6+ Ka5 56.Re8 b5 57.Ne5 b4 58.Nd3 Bxd4 59.Kf3 b3 60.Ke2 Rc2+ 61.Kd1 Rc3 62.Kd2 Rc7 63.Rd8 Bf6 64.Rxd5+ Ka4 65.f4 Ka3 66.Rc5 Rxc5 67.Nxc5 b2 68.Bd3 Ka2 69.Ne4 b1=Q 70.Bxb1+ Kxb1 71.g5 Be7 72.Kd3 Nb6 73.Kd4 Nd7 74.Kd5 Nf8 75.Ke5 Kc2 76.gxh6 gxh6 77.f5 Kd3 78.f6 Ba3 79.Kf5 Ke3 80.f7 Kf3 81.Nf6 Kg3 82.Ng8 Bc1 83.Kf6 Kh4 84.Ke7 Ba3+ 85.Kf6 Kxh5 86.Kg7 Ne6+ 87.Kf6 Nd8 88.Kg7 Bb2+ 89.Kh7 Nxf7 90.Nf6+ Bxf6 91.Kg8 Kg6 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack"]
[EventDate "2024.01.23"]
[WhiteFideId "13504398"]
[BlackFideId "2047640"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8.
h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Qd1 Be7 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Be3
O-O 15. Nd2 Qb6 16. Nf3 Rac8 17. Bd3 Rc7 18. a3 Na5 19. b4 Nc4 20. Bc1 Rfc8
21. Rb1 a5 22. Qa4 axb4 23. axb4 Nb8 24. b5 Nd7 25. h4 h6 26. h5 Qa5 27.
Qxa5 Nxa5 28. Bd2 Nc4 29. Bf4 Ndb6 30. g3 Kf8 31. Kg2 Ke8 32. Ra1 Nb2 33.
Bf1 N2a4 34. Re2 Rc2 35. Rxc2 Rxc2 36. Bd3 Rb2 37. Bc1 Rb4 38. Bd2 Rb2 39.
Bc1 Rb4 40. Bc2 Rc4 41. Bb3 Rb4 42. Bc2 Rc4 43. Bb3 Rb4 44. Bd1 Nc3 45. Bd2
Rc4 46. Bb3 Rc7 47. Bxc3 Rxc3 48. Bd1 Kd7 49. Be2 Kc7 50. g4 f6 51. exf6
Bxf6 52. Ra2 Nc8 53. Bf1 Kb6 54. Re2 Kxb5 55. Rxe6+ Ka5 56. Re8 b5 57. Ne5
b4 58. Nd3 Bxd4 59. Kf3 b3 60. Ke2 Rc2+ 61. Kd1 Rc3 62. Kd2 Rc7 63. Rd8 Bf6
64. Rxd5+ Ka4 65. f4 Ka3 66. Rc5 Rxc5 67. Nxc5 b2 68. Bd3 Ka2 69. Ne4 b1=Q
70. Bxb1+ Kxb1 71. g5 Be7 72. Kd3 Nb6 73. Kd4 Nd7 74. Kd5 Nf8 75. Ke5 Kc2
76. gxh6 gxh6 77. f5 Kd3 78. f6 Ba3 79. Kf5 Ke3 80. f7 Kf3 81. Nf6 Kg3 82.
Ng8 Bc1 83. Kf6 Kh4 84. Ke7 Ba3+ 85. Kf6 Kxh5 86. Kg7 Ne6+ 87. Kf6 Nd8 88.
Kg7 Bb2+ 89. Kh7 Nxf7 90. Nf6+ Bxf6 91. Kg8 Kg6 0-1