
[Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Popov, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.d5 Nc4 13.b3 Nb6 14.Be3 Bd7 15.Nbd2 a5 16.a3 a4 17.b4 cxb4 18.cxb4 Rfc8 19.Bd3 Nc4 20.Qe2 Nxe3 21.Qxe3 Qc3 22.Qe2 Rab8 23.Kh2 g6 24.g3 Bd8 25.Kg2 Bb6 26.Ra2 Ba7 27.Nb1 Qc7 28.Rc2 Qb6 29.Rec1 Rxc2 30.Rxc2 Kg7 31.Nc3 h5 32.Ng5 h4 33.g4 Nh7 34.Nxh7 Kxh7 35.Nd1 Qd8 36.Nc3 Qb6 37.Nd1 Kg7 38.Qe3 Qxe3 39.Nxe3 Rb7 40.Kf3 Kf8 41.Ng2 g5 42.Ke2 Ke7 43.Ne1 Bd4 44.Nf3 f6 45.Nxd4 exd4 46.Kd2 Kd8 47.Be2 Rc7 48.Rxc7 Kxc7 49.Kd3 Kd8 50.Kxd4 Ke7 51.Ke3 Kf7 52.f4 Ke7 53.Bd3 Kf7 54.fxg5 fxg5 55.Kd4 Kf6 56.e5+ dxe5+ 57.Kc5 e4 58.Bxe4 Ke5 59.Bd3 Kf4 60.Bxb5 Bxg4 61.hxg4 h3 62.d6 h2 63.Bc6 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Popov, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.d5 Nc4 13.b3 Nb6 14.Be3 Bd7 15.Nbd2 a5 16.a3 a4 17.b4 cxb4 18.cxb4 Rfc8 19.Bd3 Nc4 20.Qe2 Nxe3 21.Qxe3 Qc3 22.Qe2 Rab8 23.Kh2 g6 24.g3 Bd8 25.Kg2 Bb6 26.Ra2 Ba7 27.Nb1 Qc7 28.Rc2 Qb6 29.Rec1 Rxc2 30.Rxc2 Kg7 31.Nc3 h5 32.Ng5 h4 33.g4 Nh7 34.Nxh7 Kxh7 35.Nd1 Qd8 36.Nc3 Qb6 37.Nd1 Kg7 38.Qe3 Qxe3 39.Nxe3 Rb7 40.Kf3 Kf8 41.Ng2 g5 42.Ke2 Ke7 43.Ne1 Bd4 44.Nf3 f6 45.Nxd4 exd4 46.Kd2 Kd8 47.Be2 Rc7 48.Rxc7 Kxc7 49.Kd3 Kd8 50.Kxd4 Ke7 51.Ke3 Kf7 52.f4 Ke7 53.Bd3 Kf7 54.fxg5 fxg5 55.Kd4 Kf6 56.e5+ dxe5+ 57.Kc5 e4 58.Bxe4 Ke5 59.Bd3 Kf4 60.Bxb5 Bxg4 61.hxg4 h3 62.d6 h2 63.Bc6 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Popov, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "closed, Chigorin defence"]
[EventDate "2023.07.25"]
[WhiteFideId "34137910"]
[BlackFideId "13504398"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Nc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. Be3 Bd7
15. Nbd2 a5 16. a3 a4 17. b4 cxb4 18. cxb4 Rfc8 19. Bd3 Nc4 20. Qe2 Nxe3
21. Qxe3 Qc3 22. Qe2 Rab8 23. Kh2 g6 24. g3 Bd8 25. Kg2 Bb6 26. Ra2 Ba7 27.
Nb1 Qc7 28. Rc2 Qb6 29. Rec1 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Kg7 31. Nc3 h5 32. Ng5 h4 33. g4
Nh7 34. Nxh7 Kxh7 35. Nd1 Qd8 36. Nc3 Qb6 37. Nd1 Kg7 38. Qe3 Qxe3 39. Nxe3
Rb7 40. Kf3 Kf8 41. Ng2 g5 42. Ke2 Ke7 43. Ne1 Bd4 44. Nf3 f6 45. Nxd4 exd4
46. Kd2 Kd8 47. Be2 Rc7 48. Rxc7 Kxc7 49. Kd3 Kd8 50. Kxd4 Ke7 51. Ke3 Kf7
52. f4 Ke7 53. Bd3 Kf7 54. fxg5 fxg5 55. Kd4 Kf6 56. e5+ dxe5+ 57. Kc5 e4
58. Bxe4 Ke5 59. Bd3 Kf4 60. Bxb5 Bxg4 61. hxg4 h3 62. d6 h2 63. Bc6 1-0