
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Dec Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kosteniuk, A"]
[Black "Saito, V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2147"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "75"]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 e6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 d6 8.O-O Be7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.a3 Bd7 12.Bxd5 exd5 13.Nc3 Be6 14.Bf4 Qd7 15.h3 a6 16.Rd3 dxe5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Rad8 19.Rad1 Qc6 20.Qd2 Qc4 21.Rd4 Qc6 22.Nxd5 Rxd5 23.Rxd5 Bxd5 24.Qxd5 Qxd5 25.Rxd5 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.Kf1 Kf8 28.Ke2 Ke8 29.Kd3 Kd7 30.Ke4 Ke6 31.Be3 f5+ 32.exf6 Bxf6 33.Bd4 h5 34.Bxf6 gxf6 35.g4 hxg4 36.hxg4 Ke7 37.Kd5 Kd7 38.a4 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kosteniuk, A"]
[Black "Saito, V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2147"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "75"]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 e6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 d6 8.O-O Be7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.a3 Bd7 12.Bxd5 exd5 13.Nc3 Be6 14.Bf4 Qd7 15.h3 a6 16.Rd3 dxe5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Rad8 19.Rad1 Qc6 20.Qd2 Qc4 21.Rd4 Qc6 22.Nxd5 Rxd5 23.Rxd5 Bxd5 24.Qxd5 Qxd5 25.Rxd5 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.Kf1 Kf8 28.Ke2 Ke8 29.Kd3 Kd7 30.Ke4 Ke6 31.Be3 f5+ 32.exf6 Bxf6 33.Bd4 h5 34.Bxf6 gxf6 35.g4 hxg4 36.hxg4 Ke7 37.Kd5 Kd7 38.a4 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Dec Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kosteniuk, A"]
[Black "Saito, V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2147"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[EventDate "2023.12.05"]
[WhiteFideId "4128125"]
[BlackFideId "2113384"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. a3 Bd7 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Bf4
Qd7 15. h3 a6 16. Rd3 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rad8 19. Rad1 Qc6 20. Qd2
Qc4 21. Rd4 Qc6 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Rd8 26.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Kf1 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke8 29. Kd3 Kd7 30. Ke4 Ke6 31. Be3 f5+ 32.
exf6 Bxf6 33. Bd4 h5 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 Ke7 37. Kd5 Kd7 38.
a4 1-0