
[Event "Southend Masters 2023"]
[Site "Southend ENG"]
[Date "2023.04.06"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kirk, Ez"]
[Black "Vardaan, Nagpal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "135"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.d3 Nd7 8.Ne2 Bd6 9.Ng3 c5 10.Nd2 Nb8 11.Nc4 Nc6 12.a4 Be6 13.b3 Qd7 14.h3 f6 15.Ne3 Rf7 16.Nef5 Nd4 17.Nxd4 cxd4 18.Qe2 Re8 19.Ba3 c5 20.Bc1 Qc7 21.Nf5 Bf8 22.g4 b6 23.f4 exf4 24.Bxf4 Qd7 25.Qg2 a6 26.Rf3 b5 27.axb5 axb5 28.Kh1 Qc6 29.Bh2 Bxf5 30.Rxf5 c4 31.bxc4 bxc4 32.Raf1 Rd7 33.g5 fxg5 34.Qxg5 cxd3 35.cxd3 Be7 36.Qg4 Rf8 37.Rxf8+ Bxf8 38.Qf5 Bb4 39.Be5 g6 40.Qg5 Qe6 41.Kg2 Bd6 42.Bxd6 Rxd6 43.h4 Kg7 44.h5 h6 45.Qf4 Qe7 46.Qg4 Kh7 47.Rf4 gxh5 48.Qxh5 Rg6+ 49.Kf3 Kg7 50.Qd5 Qa7 51.e5 Qe7 52.Qxd4 h5 53.Rf5 Qe6 54.Rxh5 Qf7+ 55.Qf4 Qd5+ 56.Qe4 Qb3 57.Rh1 Qb2 58.Re1 Qg2+ 59.Ke3 Rg3+ 60.Kd4 Rg4 61.e6 Kf8 62.Rf1+ Ke8 63.Rf4 Qb2+ 64.Ke3 Qc1+ 65.Kf3 Qd1+ 66.Ke3 Qc1+ 67.Kf3 Qd1+ 68.Ke3 1/2-1/2
[Site "Southend ENG"]
[Date "2023.04.06"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kirk, Ez"]
[Black "Vardaan, Nagpal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "135"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.d3 Nd7 8.Ne2 Bd6 9.Ng3 c5 10.Nd2 Nb8 11.Nc4 Nc6 12.a4 Be6 13.b3 Qd7 14.h3 f6 15.Ne3 Rf7 16.Nef5 Nd4 17.Nxd4 cxd4 18.Qe2 Re8 19.Ba3 c5 20.Bc1 Qc7 21.Nf5 Bf8 22.g4 b6 23.f4 exf4 24.Bxf4 Qd7 25.Qg2 a6 26.Rf3 b5 27.axb5 axb5 28.Kh1 Qc6 29.Bh2 Bxf5 30.Rxf5 c4 31.bxc4 bxc4 32.Raf1 Rd7 33.g5 fxg5 34.Qxg5 cxd3 35.cxd3 Be7 36.Qg4 Rf8 37.Rxf8+ Bxf8 38.Qf5 Bb4 39.Be5 g6 40.Qg5 Qe6 41.Kg2 Bd6 42.Bxd6 Rxd6 43.h4 Kg7 44.h5 h6 45.Qf4 Qe7 46.Qg4 Kh7 47.Rf4 gxh5 48.Qxh5 Rg6+ 49.Kf3 Kg7 50.Qd5 Qa7 51.e5 Qe7 52.Qxd4 h5 53.Rf5 Qe6 54.Rxh5 Qf7+ 55.Qf4 Qd5+ 56.Qe4 Qb3 57.Rh1 Qb2 58.Re1 Qg2+ 59.Ke3 Rg3+ 60.Kd4 Rg4 61.e6 Kf8 62.Rf1+ Ke8 63.Rf4 Qb2+ 64.Ke3 Qc1+ 65.Kf3 Qd1+ 66.Ke3 Qc1+ 67.Kf3 Qd1+ 68.Ke3 1/2-1/2
[Event "Southend Masters 2023"]
[Site "Southend ENG"]
[Date "2023.04.06"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kirk, Ez"]
[Black "Vardaan, Nagpal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Opening "Four knights"]
[Variation "Nimzovich (Paulsen) variation"]
[EventDate "2023.04.06"]
[WhiteFideId "600067"]
[BlackFideId "25089544"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7
8. Ne2 Bd6 9. Ng3 c5 10. Nd2 Nb8 11. Nc4 Nc6 12. a4 Be6 13. b3 Qd7 14. h3
f6 15. Ne3 Rf7 16. Nef5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Qe2 Re8 19. Ba3 c5 20. Bc1
Qc7 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. g4 b6 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Qd7 25. Qg2 a6 26. Rf3 b5
27. axb5 axb5 28. Kh1 Qc6 29. Bh2 Bxf5 30. Rxf5 c4 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. Raf1
Rd7 33. g5 fxg5 34. Qxg5 cxd3 35. cxd3 Be7 36. Qg4 Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Bxf8 38.
Qf5 Bb4 39. Be5 g6 40. Qg5 Qe6 41. Kg2 Bd6 42. Bxd6 Rxd6 43. h4 Kg7 44. h5
h6 45. Qf4 Qe7 46. Qg4 Kh7 47. Rf4 gxh5 48. Qxh5 Rg6+ 49. Kf3 Kg7 50. Qd5
Qa7 51. e5 Qe7 52. Qxd4 h5 53. Rf5 Qe6 54. Rxh5 Qf7+ 55. Qf4 Qd5+ 56. Qe4
Qb3 57. Rh1 Qb2 58. Re1 Qg2+ 59. Ke3 Rg3+ 60. Kd4 Rg4 61. e6 Kf8 62. Rf1+
Ke8 63. Rf4 Qb2+ 64. Ke3 Qc1+ 65. Kf3 Qd1+ 66. Ke3 Qc1+ 67. Kf3 Qd1+ 68.
Ke3 1/2-1/2