
[Event "18th Paleochora Open 2025"]
[Site "Paleochora GRE"]
[Date "2025.07.20"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Nikolov, Mo"]
[Black "Ballas, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2160"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "82"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 h6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nc6 11.h3 Re8 12.Nde2 Bb4 13.Kh2 Be6 14.Nb5 Bf5 15.a3 Bf8 16.Nbc3 Be4 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Qxd8 Raxd8 19.Nc3 Nd4 20.Rad1 Bc5 21.Kg1 Bb6 22.Rd2 Nf3+ 23.Bxf3 Rxd2 24.Bxd2 exf3 25.Be3 Bxe3 26.fxe3 Rxe3 27.Kf2 Re5 28.Rd1 Ne4+ 29.Nxe4 Rxe4 30.Kxf3 Re7 31.Rd8+ Kh7 32.c4 Kg6 33.c5 Kf5 34.b4 h5 35.Ra8 b6 36.c6 Ke6 37.b5 Kd6 38.a4 a5 39.Rb8 f6 40.Rxb6 Kc5 41.Rb7 Kd5 1-0
[Site "Paleochora GRE"]
[Date "2025.07.20"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Nikolov, Mo"]
[Black "Ballas, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2160"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "82"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 h6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nc6 11.h3 Re8 12.Nde2 Bb4 13.Kh2 Be6 14.Nb5 Bf5 15.a3 Bf8 16.Nbc3 Be4 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Qxd8 Raxd8 19.Nc3 Nd4 20.Rad1 Bc5 21.Kg1 Bb6 22.Rd2 Nf3+ 23.Bxf3 Rxd2 24.Bxd2 exf3 25.Be3 Bxe3 26.fxe3 Rxe3 27.Kf2 Re5 28.Rd1 Ne4+ 29.Nxe4 Rxe4 30.Kxf3 Re7 31.Rd8+ Kh7 32.c4 Kg6 33.c5 Kf5 34.b4 h5 35.Ra8 b6 36.c6 Ke6 37.b5 Kd6 38.a4 a5 39.Rb8 f6 40.Rxb6 Kc5 41.Rb7 Kd5 1-0
[Event "18th Paleochora Open 2025"]
[Site "Paleochora GRE"]
[Date "2025.07.20"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Nikolov, Mo"]
[Black "Ballas, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2160"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[EventDate "2025.07.19"]
[WhiteFideId "2905710"]
[BlackFideId "4224078"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc3 h6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. h3 Re8 12. Nde2 Bb4 13. Kh2 Be6 14. Nb5
Bf5 15. a3 Bf8 16. Nbc3 Be4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Nc3 Nd4 20.
Rad1 Bc5 21. Kg1 Bb6 22. Rd2 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Rxd2 24. Bxd2 exf3 25. Be3 Bxe3
26. fxe3 Rxe3 27. Kf2 Re5 28. Rd1 Ne4+ 29. Nxe4 Rxe4 30. Kxf3 Re7 31. Rd8+
Kh7 32. c4 Kg6 33. c5 Kf5 34. b4 h5 35. Ra8 b6 36. c6 Ke6 37. b5 Kd6 38. a4
a5 39. Rb8 f6 40. Rxb6 Kc5 41. Rb7 Kd5 1-0