
[Event "4th Tal Memorial 2023"]
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2023.11.05"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Sandalakis, N"]
[Black "Townsend, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2192"]
[BlackElo "2170"]
[ECO "C16"]
[PlyCount "90"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.Qg4 Nf5 6.Bd3 h5 7.Qf4 c5 8.Bxf5 exf5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 Be6 12.Rb1 cxd4 13.Rxb7 Na5 14.Rb1 dxc3 15.Qg3 Kf8 16.Ba3+ Kg8 17.Nd4 Rc8 18.h4 Rh6 19.Bc1 Rg6 20.Bg5 Qd7 21.Rb5 Nc6 22.Ne2 Nxe5 23.Rfb1 f6 24.Rb7 Qe8 25.Nf4 fxg5 26.Nxg6 Nxg6 27.Qxg5 d4 28.Rxa7 Rb8 29.Re1 Rb6 30.Qxh5 Qb8 31.Ra4 Rb1 32.Qe2 Nf4 33.Qf1 Rxe1 34.Qxe1 Qd6 35.g3 Ng6 36.Ra8+ Kh7 37.Qe2 Nf8 38.Qh5+ Kg8 39.Qe8 Bf7 40.Qc8 Bd5 41.Qd8 Qxd8 42.Rxd8 Bxa2 43.Rxd4 Bb1 44.Rc4 Bxc2 45.Rxc3 Be4 1/2-1/2
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2023.11.05"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Sandalakis, N"]
[Black "Townsend, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2192"]
[BlackElo "2170"]
[ECO "C16"]
[PlyCount "90"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.Qg4 Nf5 6.Bd3 h5 7.Qf4 c5 8.Bxf5 exf5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 Be6 12.Rb1 cxd4 13.Rxb7 Na5 14.Rb1 dxc3 15.Qg3 Kf8 16.Ba3+ Kg8 17.Nd4 Rc8 18.h4 Rh6 19.Bc1 Rg6 20.Bg5 Qd7 21.Rb5 Nc6 22.Ne2 Nxe5 23.Rfb1 f6 24.Rb7 Qe8 25.Nf4 fxg5 26.Nxg6 Nxg6 27.Qxg5 d4 28.Rxa7 Rb8 29.Re1 Rb6 30.Qxh5 Qb8 31.Ra4 Rb1 32.Qe2 Nf4 33.Qf1 Rxe1 34.Qxe1 Qd6 35.g3 Ng6 36.Ra8+ Kh7 37.Qe2 Nf8 38.Qh5+ Kg8 39.Qe8 Bf7 40.Qc8 Bd5 41.Qd8 Qxd8 42.Rxd8 Bxa2 43.Rxd4 Bb1 44.Rc4 Bxc2 45.Rxc3 Be4 1/2-1/2
[Event "4th Tal Memorial 2023"]
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2023.11.05"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Sandalakis, N"]
[Black "Townsend, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2192"]
[BlackElo "2170"]
[ECO "C16"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Winawer, advance variation"]
[EventDate "2023.11.01"]
[WhiteFideId "4222890"]
[BlackFideId "402320"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. Qg4 Nf5 6. Bd3 h5 7. Qf4 c5 8.
Bxf5 exf5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Be6 12. Rb1 cxd4 13. Rxb7 Na5
14. Rb1 dxc3 15. Qg3 Kf8 16. Ba3+ Kg8 17. Nd4 Rc8 18. h4 Rh6 19. Bc1 Rg6
20. Bg5 Qd7 21. Rb5 Nc6 22. Ne2 Nxe5 23. Rfb1 f6 24. Rb7 Qe8 25. Nf4 fxg5
26. Nxg6 Nxg6 27. Qxg5 d4 28. Rxa7 Rb8 29. Re1 Rb6 30. Qxh5 Qb8 31. Ra4 Rb1
32. Qe2 Nf4 33. Qf1 Rxe1 34. Qxe1 Qd6 35. g3 Ng6 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. Qe2 Nf8
38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qe8 Bf7 40. Qc8 Bd5 41. Qd8 Qxd8 42. Rxd8 Bxa2 43. Rxd4
Bb1 44. Rc4 Bxc2 45. Rxc3 Be4 1/2-1/2