
[Event "St Louis Winter Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2023.12.20"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Theodorou, Nikolas"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[ECO "E06"]
[PlyCount "141"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nc3 c6 7.O-O a5 8.Ne5 Nfd7 9.f4 f5 10.g4 fxg4 11.Nxg4 Nf6 12.Ne5 Nbd7 13.Bh3 Kh8 14.Kh1 dxc4 15.e4 c5 16.Be3 cxd4 17.Bxd4 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 Bd7 19.Qe2 Bb4 20.Rad1 Qe7 21.Rg1 Bc6 22.Bg2 b5 23.Bf3 Rf7 24.Rg5 Nd7 25.Bd4 Bc5 26.Bxc5 Nxc5 27.Rdg1 Nd3 28.Qe3 Nxf4 29.R1g3 Raf8 30.Nxb5 h6 31.Rc5 Bxb5 32.Rxb5 Nd3 33.Rh5 Qf6 34.Be2 Qxb2 35.Rg6 Qc1+ 36.Qxc1 Nxc1 37.Bxc4 Rf2 38.Rg2 R2f4 39.Rc2 Rc8 40.Rxc1 Rxe4 41.Rxa5 Rexc4 42.Re1 Rc2 43.Rae5 Rxa2 44.Rxe6 Rcc2 45.Re7 Rxh2+ 46.Kg1 Rag2+ 47.Kf1 Kh7 48.R1e3 Rf2+ 49.Kg1 Rfg2+ 50.Kf1 Ra2 51.Kg1 Rhb2 52.Re1 h5 53.R7e5 Kh6 54.Re8 g6 55.Rh8+ Kg5 56.Rhe8 Rb4 57.R8e3 h4 58.Kh1 Rbb2 59.Re5+ Kh6 60.R5e4 g5 61.Re8 Rh2+ 62.Kg1 Rag2+ 63.Kf1 Ra2 64.Kg1 Rhb2 65.Rh8+ Kg7 66.Rhe8 g4 67.R8e7+ Kf6 68.R1e6+ Kf5 69.Re5+ Kf4 70.Re4+ Kf5 71.R4e5+ 1/2-1/2
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2023.12.20"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Theodorou, Nikolas"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[ECO "E06"]
[PlyCount "141"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nc3 c6 7.O-O a5 8.Ne5 Nfd7 9.f4 f5 10.g4 fxg4 11.Nxg4 Nf6 12.Ne5 Nbd7 13.Bh3 Kh8 14.Kh1 dxc4 15.e4 c5 16.Be3 cxd4 17.Bxd4 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 Bd7 19.Qe2 Bb4 20.Rad1 Qe7 21.Rg1 Bc6 22.Bg2 b5 23.Bf3 Rf7 24.Rg5 Nd7 25.Bd4 Bc5 26.Bxc5 Nxc5 27.Rdg1 Nd3 28.Qe3 Nxf4 29.R1g3 Raf8 30.Nxb5 h6 31.Rc5 Bxb5 32.Rxb5 Nd3 33.Rh5 Qf6 34.Be2 Qxb2 35.Rg6 Qc1+ 36.Qxc1 Nxc1 37.Bxc4 Rf2 38.Rg2 R2f4 39.Rc2 Rc8 40.Rxc1 Rxe4 41.Rxa5 Rexc4 42.Re1 Rc2 43.Rae5 Rxa2 44.Rxe6 Rcc2 45.Re7 Rxh2+ 46.Kg1 Rag2+ 47.Kf1 Kh7 48.R1e3 Rf2+ 49.Kg1 Rfg2+ 50.Kf1 Ra2 51.Kg1 Rhb2 52.Re1 h5 53.R7e5 Kh6 54.Re8 g6 55.Rh8+ Kg5 56.Rhe8 Rb4 57.R8e3 h4 58.Kh1 Rbb2 59.Re5+ Kh6 60.R5e4 g5 61.Re8 Rh2+ 62.Kg1 Rag2+ 63.Kf1 Ra2 64.Kg1 Rhb2 65.Rh8+ Kg7 66.Rhe8 g4 67.R8e7+ Kf6 68.R1e6+ Kf5 69.Re5+ Kf4 70.Re4+ Kf5 71.R4e5+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "St Louis Winter Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2023.12.20"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Theodorou, Nikolas"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[ECO "E06"]
[Opening "Catalan"]
[Variation "closed, 5.Nf3"]
[EventDate "2023.12.20"]
[WhiteFideId "4262875"]
[BlackFideId "3503739"]
[WhiteTeam "B"]
[BlackTeam "A"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O a5 8.
Ne5 Nfd7 9. f4 f5 10. g4 fxg4 11. Nxg4 Nf6 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Bh3 Kh8 14. Kh1
dxc4 15. e4 c5 16. Be3 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bd7 19. Qe2 Bb4 20. Rad1
Qe7 21. Rg1 Bc6 22. Bg2 b5 23. Bf3 Rf7 24. Rg5 Nd7 25. Bd4 Bc5 26. Bxc5
Nxc5 27. Rdg1 Nd3 28. Qe3 Nxf4 29. R1g3 Raf8 30. Nxb5 h6 31. Rc5 Bxb5 32.
Rxb5 Nd3 33. Rh5 Qf6 34. Be2 Qxb2 35. Rg6 Qc1+ 36. Qxc1 Nxc1 37. Bxc4 Rf2
38. Rg2 R2f4 39. Rc2 Rc8 40. Rxc1 Rxe4 41. Rxa5 Rexc4 42. Re1 Rc2 43. Rae5
Rxa2 44. Rxe6 Rcc2 45. Re7 Rxh2+ 46. Kg1 Rag2+ 47. Kf1 Kh7 48. R1e3 Rf2+
49. Kg1 Rfg2+ 50. Kf1 Ra2 51. Kg1 Rhb2 52. Re1 h5 53. R7e5 Kh6 54. Re8 g6
55. Rh8+ Kg5 56. Rhe8 Rb4 57. R8e3 h4 58. Kh1 Rbb2 59. Re5+ Kh6 60. R5e4 g5
61. Re8 Rh2+ 62. Kg1 Rag2+ 63. Kf1 Ra2 64. Kg1 Rhb2 65. Rh8+ Kg7 66. Rhe8
g4 67. R8e7+ Kf6 68. R1e6+ Kf5 69. Re5+ Kf4 70. Re4+ Kf5 71. R4e5+ 1/2-1/2