
[Event "ch-USA Seniors 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.07.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Benjamin, Joe"]
[Black "Novikov, I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "66"]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Be3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nc6 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.a3 Be7 10.Bd3 O-O 11.Qc2 Bd7 12.O-O Rac8 13.Rad1 Rfd8 14.Rfe1 Be8 15.h3 h6 16.Qc1 Bf8 17.Bf4 Qd7 18.Bb1 Nd5 19.Nxd5 Qxd5 20.Qc2 g6 21.Qd2 Bg7 22.Be4 Qa5 23.Qxa5 Nxa5 24.b4 Nc6 25.d5 exd5 26.Bxd5 b5 27.Be4 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 h5 29.Be3 Bb2 30.Rb1 Bf6 31.Rd1 Bb2 32.Rb1 Bf6 33.Rd1 Bb2 1/2-1/2
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.07.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Benjamin, Joe"]
[Black "Novikov, I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "66"]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Be3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nc6 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.a3 Be7 10.Bd3 O-O 11.Qc2 Bd7 12.O-O Rac8 13.Rad1 Rfd8 14.Rfe1 Be8 15.h3 h6 16.Qc1 Bf8 17.Bf4 Qd7 18.Bb1 Nd5 19.Nxd5 Qxd5 20.Qc2 g6 21.Qd2 Bg7 22.Be4 Qa5 23.Qxa5 Nxa5 24.b4 Nc6 25.d5 exd5 26.Bxd5 b5 27.Be4 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 h5 29.Be3 Bb2 30.Rb1 Bf6 31.Rd1 Bb2 32.Rb1 Bf6 33.Rd1 Bb2 1/2-1/2
[Event "ch-USA Seniors 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.07.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Benjamin, Joe"]
[Black "Novikov, I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[EventDate "2025.07.15"]
[WhiteFideId "2000091"]
[BlackFideId "14100037"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6
8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. O-O Rac8 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14.
Rfe1 Be8 15. h3 h6 16. Qc1 Bf8 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Bb1 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20.
Qc2 g6 21. Qd2 Bg7 22. Be4 Qa5 23. Qxa5 Nxa5 24. b4 Nc6 25. d5 exd5 26.
Bxd5 b5 27. Be4 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 h5 29. Be3 Bb2 30. Rb1 Bf6 31. Rd1 Bb2 32.
Rb1 Bf6 33. Rd1 Bb2 1/2-1/2