WORLDBASE Player / Joueur CM Ballotti, Luca
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153 games / 153 parties
2025.04.12 56th Italian Teams Master
122830 Ballotti, Luca (2216) Boraso, A (2219) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Nbc6 7. Nf3 Ng6 8. Re1 Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. h4 O-O 11. h5 Nge5 12. h6 g6 13. Ng5 f6 14. Nh3 Nf7 15. Qf3 Nfe5 16. Qe2 b5 17. f4 Nd4 18. Qf2 Bc5 19. Be3 Ng4 20. Qg3 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Nc6 22. Kh1 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Bb7 24. Qg3 Nb4 25. Qg4 Nxd3 26. cxd3 Qc5 27. Ne2 Qh5 28. Qxh5 gxh5 29. Ng3 h4 30. Nh5 Kf7 31. f5 e5 32. Nf2 Rg8 33. Ng7 Rac8 34. b3 Rc2 35. Kg1 a5 36. Rd1 Rgc8 37. Kf1 b4 38. Nh5 Ba6 39. Ng4 R8c6 40. Ne3 Rxa2 41. Nd5 h3 42. gxh3 Bxd3+ 0-1
2025.04.10 56th Italian Teams Master
122710 Ballotti, Luca (2216) Lapiccirella, D (2123) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3 Rc8 9. Be2 e6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Na4 O-O 13. Nc5 Rc7 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. h3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Qe7 18. Qc3 Rbc8 19. b4 Nb8 20. Nd4 Bg6 21. Nb3 f6 22. a4 Be8 23. Qa1 Nd7 24. Na5 b6 25. cxb6 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Qxb4 28. Qc8 Kf8 29. Nc6 Qb1+ 30. Bf1 Nxb6 31. Qd8 1-0
2025.04.10 56th Italian Teams Master
122730 Ballotti, Luca (2216) Altini, N (2350) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bc3 Ne4 9. Nbd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c6 11. a4 b6 12. Qb3 Ba6 13. Rfc1 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Rc8 15. a5 b5 16. Nce5 c5 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Ne5 Qd6 19. e3 Rc7 20. Qd1 c4 21. Be4 g6 22. h4 f6 23. Nf3 f5 24. Bc2 Bb7 25. Qe2 Qd5 26. e4 fxe4 27. Ne1 Bd6 28. Ng2 Rcf7 29. Ne3 Qc6 30. Rf1 Rf3 31. a6 Ba8 32. Qe1 h5 33. Bd1 R3f7 34. Ra2 Bc7 35. Be2 Qd6 36. Bd1 Bb6 37. Rd2 Bd8 38. Ng2 Qxa6 39. f4 exf3 40. Nf4 Bxh4 41. Nxg6 Bg5 42. Rh2 Qd6 43. Ne5 f2+ 44. Rfxf2 Rxf2 45. Rxf2 Rxf2 46. Qxf2 Qf8 47. Bf3 Bxf3 48. Nxf3 Bh6 49. Qe2 Qf5 50. Ne5 Bg7 51. Nc6 Qg4 52. Qg2 a6 53. Ne7+ Kf8 54. Nc6 h4 55. gxh4 Qxg2+ 56. Kxg2 Bh6 57. d5 exd5 58. Nb4 a5 59. Nxd5 Bd2 60. Nc7 b4 61. Nb5 Bxc3 62. Kf3 a4 0-1
2025.04.08 56th Italian Teams Master
122582 Rossini, Fulvio (2140) Ballotti, Luca (2216) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nxe5 Qh4 13. Qf3 Rae8 14. d4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Qc3 Nc2 17. Ne4 Rxe5 18. Qxc2 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Qxh3 20. Bf4 Rxe4 21. Rxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxg4+ 23. Kh2 Qh4+ 24. Kg2 Qg4+ 25. Kh2 g5 26. Rg1 Qh4+ 27. Kg2 Qxf4 28. Qxb7 Rd8 29. Qxa7 Qg4+ 30. Kh2 Qh4+ 31. Kg2 Rd3 32. Qa8+ Kg7 33. Qc8 Qe4+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ 35. Kh1 Qf3+ 36. Rg2 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Qh5+ 38. Kg3 Rd3+ 0-1
2025.04.08 56th Italian Teams Master
122610 Ballotti, Luca (2216) Genocchio, D (2377) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bg5 Qb6 1/2-1/2
2024.12.07 83rd ch-ITA U20 2024
264268 Bettalli, Francesco (2359) Ballotti, Luca (2235) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O e5 7. Nxe5 Bxe5 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qxc6+ Bd7 10. Qe4 f6 11. f4 Bf5 12. Qc6+ Bd7 13. Qe4 Bf5 14. Qc6+ Bd7 15. Qe4 Bf5 1/2-1/2
2024.12.06 83rd ch-ITA U20 2024
264264 Ballotti, Luca (2235) Titze, Leo (2220) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Ncb5 Qb8 7. Bd3 a6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Nd4 Bb7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nf3 e5 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 d6 14. c4 c5 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. Ne1 Bf6 17. Nc2 Nf8 18. f4 Ne6 19. g3 Qd8 20. Rad1 exf4 21. e5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Qxe5 Qg5 24. Qxg5 Nxg5 25. Rfe1+ Kf8 26. Kf2 fxg3+ 27. Kxg3 g6 28. b4 cxb4 29. Nxb4 Ne6 30. Be4 Bxe4 31. Rxe4 a5 32. Nc6 Kg7 33. Re5 Rhc8 34. Rxa5 Rxa5 35. Nxa5 Rc5 36. Rd5 f5 37. Rxc5 Nxc5 38. Nb3 Na4 39. Nc1 Kf6 40. Nd3 g5 41. a3 Ke6 42. h4 h6 43. Ne1 Nc5 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Nf3 Ne4+ 46. Kg2 g4 47. Ne1 f4 48. a4 Nc5 49. a5 Kf5 50. Nd3 f3+ 51. Kg1 Nxd3 52. a6 g3 53. a7 Nf4 54. a8=Q Ne2+ 55. Kf1 g2+ 56. Ke1 g1=Q+ 57. Kd2 Qc1+ 58. Kd3 Qc3# 0-1
2024.12.05 83rd ch-ITA U20 2024
264259 Urbani, Gabriel (2228) Ballotti, Luca (2235) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O a6 6. Ba4 Be7 7. e5 Ne4 8. Nxd4 Nc5 9. Nf5 O-O 10. Bxc6 dxc6 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Qh5 Ne6 13. Nc3 f5 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be3 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Qc5 Bf5 18. Ne2 Qd6 19. Qc3 Rad8 20. Ng3 Bc8 21. Ne4 Qg6 22. f3 b6 23. Rad1 a5 24. Qe5 Qf7 25. Nc3 Rde8 26. Qg3 h6 27. Rfe1 Bf5 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Rd2 b5 30. h3 b4 31. Ne2 Qxa2 32. Qxc7 Qe6 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Qxe5 Rxe5 35. c3 c5 36. Kg3 Bd3 37. Rxd3 Rxe2 38. Rd5 Rxb2 39. cxb4 axb4 40. Rxc5 Kf7 41. h4 b3 42. Rb5 Ke6 43. Kf4 Rb1 44. g4 b2 45. Rb6+ Kf7 46. Rb7+ Kf6 47. h5 g5+ 48. hxg6 Kxg6 49. Rb6+ Kg7 50. Kf5 Rf1 51. Rb7+ Kg8 52. Rxb2 Rxf3+ 53. Kg6 Rf8 54. Kxh6 Ra8 55. g5 Rc8 56. g6 Ra8 57. Rb7 Rc8 58. Rg7+ Kh8 59. Rf7 Kg8 60. Rf6 1/2-1/2
2024.12.04 83rd ch-ITA U20 2024
264257 Ballotti, Luca (2235) Casadio, Niccolo' (2275) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 h6 8. Be3 Be7 9. g4 Nbd7 10. a4 Nf8 11. Qd2 Be6 12. O-O-O Ng6 13. Nd5 Rc8 14. Qb4 Bxd5 15. exd5 Qc7 16. c3 Nd7 17. a5 Bg5 18. Nd2 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nc5 20. Kc2 O-O 21. Bg2 Nh4 22. Be4 Rb8 23. Qb6 Qe7 24. Qb4 Rfc8 25. Rhf1 b6 26. axb6 Qd8 27. Rf2 Rxb6 28. Qa3 Rb5 29. Ra1 Qg5 30. Bd3 Qxe3 31. Bxb5 Qxf2 32. Rf1 Qg2 33. Bc6 e4 34. c4 Nf3 35. Qe3 Nxd2 36. Rf2 Nxc4 37. Qf4 Qxh3 38. Qxf7+ Kh8 39. Kb1 Qd3+ 40. Ka1 Qd1+ 41. Ka2 Nd3 42. Qb7 Rxc6 43. dxc6 Nc1+ 44. Ka1 Ne2+ 45. Ka2 Qa4+ 46. Kb1 Nd2# 0-1
2024.12.03 83rd ch-ITA U20 2024
264250 Ballotti, Luca (2235) Cappelletto, Joshuaede (2337) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. g4 h6 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qf3 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Kb1 e4 15. Qe2 Nbxd5 16. Bc1 Nb4 17. a3 Rxc2 18. Bd2 Rxd2 19. Nxd2 Nc6 20. Nxe4 O-O 21. Bg2 Re8 22. Rhe1 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 1-0
2024.12.02 83rd ch-ITA U20 2024
264249 Hercegovac, Neven (2287) Ballotti, Luca (2235) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 h6 6. O-O d6 7. Na4 Bg4 8. Nxc5 dxc5 9. Be3 Qd6 10. c3 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Kh1 Kh8 13. g4 Nxg4 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Rg1 Bh5 16. Rg3 f5 17. Rh3 Bg4 18. Rh4 h5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Rxg4 hxg4 21. Nh4 Rh5 22. Qxg4 g6 23. Kg2 Kh7 24. Bf7 Kg7 25. Bc4 Rah8 26. Nf3 Na5 27. Rg1 Nxc4 28. Qxc4 b6 29. Qe4 Qe6 30. Kf1 Rf8 31. Ke2 Rf6 32. c4 b5 33. Qg4 Rhf5 34. Nh4 bxc4 35. Nxf5+ Rxf5 36. Qxc4 Qb6 37. b3 Qa5 38. a4 Qb6 39. Bxc5 Qb7 40. Qe4 Qc8 41. Bxa7 Qe6 42. Be3 Rf6 43. Qc4 Qc8 44. Rh1 Qb7 45. Bh6+ Kh7 46. Qe4 1-0
2024.12.01 83rd ch-ITA U20 2024
272760 Ballotti, Luca (2235) Cina', Vittorio (2325) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qf6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Nge7 7. Be2 h6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Ng6 10. c3 Be7 11. Re1 d6 12. Nfd4 Nf4 13. Bf1 Ne5 14. Qd2 g5 15. Qc2 c5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 Nh5 18. Qe2 Ng7 19. Nxc5 Nxf5 20. Nd3 Nc6 21. f4 Rfe8 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Qf2 Kg7 24. Nb4 Nxb4 25. cxb4 Qd4 26. Bd2 Bf6 27. Bc3 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 d5 29. Bb5 Rh8 30. Bxf6+ Kxf6 31. h3 Nd4 32. Bd3 Rac8 33. Rac1 Ne6 34. Red1 Ke5 35. Be2 Nf4 36. Bf1 Ne6 37. g3 b6 38. Kg2 Rhd8 39. Ba6 Rxc1 40. Rxc1 Rd7 41. Bd3 Kd4 42. Bf5 Ke3 43. Rd1 d4 44. Bd3 Rd8 45. a3 Nf8 46. Bc4 d3 47. Bxf7 d2 48. h4 gxh4 49. gxh4 Rc8 50. Kf1 Rc1 51. Bh5 Ng6 52. a4 Nxh4 53. Be2 Nf3 0-1
2024.08.20 Budapest 1 Week Aug IMB
397745 Ballotti, Luca (2261) Kustar, S (2309) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 a5 9. c4 Nb6 10. h5 a4 11. Bf4 Qb4+ 12. Nd2 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qxa2 14. e6 dxe6 15. Qe4 a3 16. Be5 f6 17. Ra1 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 fxe5 19. Bd3 Be7 20. Rhb1 Bd7 21. Qxe5 Bf6 22. Qxc7 Bxa1 23. Rxa1 Nc8 24. Be4 Ra7 25. Qg3 O-O 26. Rxa3 Rxa3 27. Qxa3 Rxf2+ 28. Ke3 Rf6 29. Bxh7+ Kxh7 30. Qd3+ Kh6 31. Qxd7 Nb6 32. Qd4 c5 33. Qxc5 e5 34. g4 Kg5 35. Qxe5+ Kxg4 36. Qe4+ Kxh5 37. c5 Kh6 38. Qh4+ Kg6 39. Qxf6+ 1-0
2024.08.19 Budapest 1 Week Aug IMB
397736 Wang, Yukun (2276) Ballotti, Luca (2261) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Rxe8+ Nxe8 12. c3 d5 13. Qf3 g6 14. Bf4 c6 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Bd3 Ng7 17. Kf1 Bf5 18. Re1 Bxd3+ 19. Qxd3 Ne6 20. Bg3 Re8 21. Nf3 h5 22. Be5 Kg7 1/2-1/2
2024.08.18 Budapest 1 Week Aug IMB
407279 Ballotti, Luca (2261) Masruri, R (2295) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Be2 Ne7 8. O-O Bh7 9. a4 a5 10. Bd2 Nf5 11. Kh1 Be7 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. f4 f5 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Rg1 Be7 17. g5 hxg5 18. fxg5 Bg6 19. c4 Nb6 20. c5 Nc4 21. Qc2 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Kf7 23. h4 Rh8 24. Qf4 b6 25. Rac1 Rb8 26. cxb6 Rxb6 27. Nxa5 Qa8 28. b4 Bxb4 29. Nb3 Qxa4 30. Bc2 Be7 31. Nc5 Qa3 32. Nd3 Rbb8 33. Kg2 c5 34. dxc5 Qa2 35. Qa4 Ra8 36. Qxa2 Rxa2 37. Nb4 Ra5 38. Nc6 Rxc5 39. Nxe7 Kxe7 40. Ba4 Rhc8 41. Rxc5 Rxc5 42. Bd1 f4 43. h5 Be4+ 44. Kh3 Bf5+ 45. Bg4 d4 46. Bxf5 exf5 47. h6 gxh6 48. gxh6 Rc6 49. Rg7+ Kf8 50. Rd7 Rxh6+ 51. Kg2 Rh4 52. Kf2 f3 53. Kxf3 Re4 54. e6 Rxe6 55. Rxd4 Kf7 56. Rd3 Kf6 57. Ra3 Rb6 58. Kf2 Rb4 59. Rc3 Kg5 60. Ra3 Rh4 61. Rb3 Rh2+ 62. Kf1 Kg4 63. Ra3 f4 64. Rb3 Rc2 65. Ra3 Rb2 66. Rc3 1/2-1/2
2024.08.18 Budapest 1 Week Aug IMB
407287 To, N (2321) Ballotti, Luca (2261) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bc3 Ne4 9. Nbd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. a4 Bb7 12. a5 c5 13. Qa4 bxa5 14. Rfb1 Bc6 15. Qxa5 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Nd7 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Na5 Be4 19. Nd2 Bxb1 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Rxb1 Rb8 22. Nc6 Rxb1+ 23. Nxb1 Bf6 24. Nd2 cxd4 25. cxd4 a5 26. Nc4 a4 27. Kf1 h5 28. e4 g5 29. Ke2 Bg7 30. Kd3 Bf8 31. h3 Nf6 32. f3 g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. e5 a3 35. Nxa3 Bxa3 36. exf6 gxf3 37. Ke3 Bc1+ 38. Kxf3 Bg5 39. d5 exd5 40. Ne7+ Kh7 41. Nxd5 Kg6 1/2-1/2
2024.08.17 Budapest 1 Week Aug IMB
407276 Ratsma, Midas (2235) Ballotti, Luca (2261) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Qa5 9. O-O d6 10. h3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. exd5 Bf5 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. Re3 Qc7 18. Rae1 a6 19. c3 Ra7 20. Qh4 f6 21. Qh6 Rf8 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. Qf4 a5 25. g4 Bb1 26. a4 Re4 27. Qxd6 bxa4 28. f3 Re2 29. Bc4 Rxb2 30. Qa3 Rbb8 31. d6+ Kg7 32. d7 Bc2 33. f4 Bb3 34. Qe7+ Kh8 35. Bb5 Kg8 36. c4 Rbd8 37. Kf2 Kh8 38. Ke3 h5 39. Kd4 f5 40. g5 Rg8 41. Kc3 Rb8 42. Ba6 Rgd8 43. Bb5 Rf8 44. c5 Kg8 45. c6 Rxb5 46. c7 Rb4 47. Qxf8+ 1-0
2024.08.16 Budapest 1 Week Aug IMB
407265 Cong, Dingzhou (2074) Ballotti, Luca (2261) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. a4 b6 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. c3 a5 11. Be3 Ba6 12. Nfd2 O-O-O 13. Qc2 Kb7 14. f4 Ka8 15. e5 f6 16. e6 Nf8 17. b4 Nxe6 18. bxa5 b5 19. Nb6+ Kb8 20. Ne4 b4 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxd3 23. Qb3 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Qb7 25. Qxb4 Qa6 26. Bxe7 Rd3 27. Bd6+ Ka7 28. Re1 Rxd6 29. Qxd6 Bf8 30. Qxc6 Qb7 31. Qxb7+ Kxb7 32. Nd7 Bd6 33. Nxf6 Bxf4 34. Re7+ Ka6 35. g3 Bg5 36. Re6+ Ka7 37. h4 Bd2 38. c4 Bxa5 39. Re8 Rxe8 40. Nxe8 Kb6 41. Nf6 Be1 42. Kg2 h6 43. Ng4 Bd2 44. Ne5 g5 45. h5 Kc5 46. Ng4 Kxc4 47. Nxh6 Kd5 48. Kf3 Ke5 49. Kg4 Kf6 50. Nf5 Ba5 51. Nd4 Bb6 52. Nc6 Bf2 53. a5 Ke6 54. a6 Kd5 1-0
2024.08.16 Budapest 1 Week Aug IMB
407270 Ballotti, Luca (2261) Juhasz, Ba (2203) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Kg7 13. Nxc7 Rb8 14. e4 Be7 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Nd5 Bc5 17. Rd2 a5 18. Rfd1 Rd7 19. Bf1 Bg4 20. Be2 Bh3 21. Nc3 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Bb4 23. Rc2 Rd8 24. Nd5 Bc5 25. Rd2 f6 26. a3 h5 27. Rd1 Kf7 28. Rb1 a4 29. Nc3 Ra8 30. Rd1 Nd4 31. Nxd4 Bxd4 32. Nb5 Bc5 33. Rd2 b6 34. Bf1 Bg4 35. Kg2 Ke7 36. Be2 Bd7 37. Nc7 Ra7 38. Nd5+ Kf7 39. h4 Bc6 40. Bf3 Ke6 41. Rc2 Bxd5 42. cxd5+ Kd6 43. Be2 Ra5 44. g4 hxg4 45. Bxg4 Ra7 46. Kg3 Rc7 47. Kg2 Rh7 48. Kh3 Rc7 49. Bd1 f5 50. f3 Rh7 51. Rg2 Rh6 52. Bxa4 Be3 53. exf5 gxf5 54. Bc2 Rh5 55. Bb3 Rh6 56. Rc2 Bc5 57. Bc4 e4 58. fxe4 fxe4 59. Re2 Ke5 60. Kg4 Rg6+ 61. Kh5 Rg1 62. d6 Rd1 63. Kg5 Bxd6 64. h5 Be7+ 65. Kh6 Rg1 66. Bd3 Rg4 67. Bc2 Bc5 68. b4 Bd4 69. a4 Bc3 70. a5 bxa5 71. bxa5 Bxa5 1/2-1/2
2024.08.15 Budapest 1 Week Aug IMB
407261 Ballotti, Luca (2261) Latifah, Laysa (2072) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bg4 6. Nxf6+ gxf6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e6 9. c3 Nd7 10. d4 Bd6 11. a4 Qc7 12. Bd3 O-O-O 13. O-O c5 14. a5 a6 15. Be3 f5 16. Rfb1 Nf6 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf5 Bg7 20. Be4 f5 21. Bd3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Kb8 23. Rc1 Qe7 24. Ra3 Bxd4 25. Rb3 Ka7 26. Bf1 e5 27. Qe2 Rc8 28. Ra1 Qd7 29. g3 Qd5 30. Rd3 Rhd8 31. Rad1 Qc5 32. Qd2 Rc7 33. b4 Qc6 34. Bg2 Qa4 35. Qg5 Rf8 36. Qh6 Qxb4 37. Bd5 Rd8 38. Bb3 Rcd7 39. Bc2 Qc5 40. Qb6+ Qxb6 41. axb6+ Kxb6 42. Rb3+ Ka7 43. Rdb1 Rf7 44. Bd1 b5 45. Kg2 Kb6 46. Be2 Rc8 47. Bd1 Rc5 48. f3 e4 49. g4 fxg4 50. hxg4 exf3+ 51. Bxf3 Rc2+ 52. Kh1 Rf6 53. Bg2 Rff2 54. Rd3 Kc5 55. Rbd1 Rf4 56. g5 a5 57. Rh3 Rg4 58. Rxh7 Rcxg2 59. Rc7+ Kb6 60. Rd7 Be5 61. Rh7 R2g3 62. Rh5 Bd4 63. Rh6+ Kc5 0-1
2024.08.14 Budapest 1 Week Aug IMB
407254 Horvath, Dav (2337) Ballotti, Luca (2261) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. Ne1 Be6 8. d3 Nge7 9. Nd5 O-O 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Nc2 b5 13. b3 h6 14. Nce3 f5 15. Nxe7+ Nxe7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bf7 18. e4 f4 19. a4 Be8 20. axb5 Rb7 21. Ba5 Qf6 22. Bh3 Bxb5 23. Be6+ Kh8 24. f3 h5 25. g4 Bd7 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27. gxh5 Qg5+ 28. Kh1 Qxh5 29. b4 cxb4 30. Bxb4 Bf6 31. Ra6 Rb8 32. Ba3 Bh4 33. Qe2 Rdb7 34. Bc1 Bg3 35. Kg1 Rh7 36. Ra2 Bh4 37. Ba3 Rb6 38. Rc2 Rhb7 1/2-1/2
2024.07.28 83rd ch-ITA Semi-Final
443601 Tirelli, M (2234) Ballotti, Luca (2225) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 a6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. h4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qxd5 14. Bxd5 Rb8 15. Bc1 Bf5 16. c3 a5 17. a4 Bd3 18. Kd2 Ba6 19. Kc2 e6 20. Be4 Bc4 21. Ra3 Bd5 22. Bd3 f5 23. f3 e5 24. Be3 Rfd8 25. Bb5 f4 26. Ba7 Rb7 27. Bc5 Be6 28. Rd1 Bf5+ 29. Kc1 Rxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Bf6 31. b4 Be7 32. Bc6 Rc7 33. Bd5+ Kf8 34. Bxe7+ Kxe7 35. b5 Kd6 36. b6 Rc8 37. c4 Kc5 38. b7 Rb8 39. Kd2 Bd7 40. Ra1 Bc6 41. Rb1 Bxd5 42. cxd5 Kxd5 43. Kd3 Kc6 44. Ke4 Kc7 45. Rb2 Kd6 46. Rb6+ Kc7 47. Rb3 Kd6 48. Rb5 h5 49. Rb2 Kc7 50. Kxe5 Re8+ 51. Kxf4 Kb8 52. Kg5 Re6 53. Rb3 Rc6 54. g3 Rd6 55. f4 Rc6 56. f5 gxf5 57. Kxh5 Rc4 58. Kg5 Rb4 59. Ra3 Kxb7 60. Kxf5 Kc6 61. h5 Kd7 62. g4 Ke7 63. h6 Kf7 64. Rc3 Kg8 65. g5 Rb1 66. Rc5 Rb8 67. Rxa5 Kh8 68. Ra7 Rc8 69. a5 Rc5+ 70. Kg6 Rc6+ 71. Kh5 Rc5 72. a6 Rb5 73. Rb7 Ra5 74. a7 Kg8 75. h7+ Kh8 76. Rb8+ Kxh7 77. a8=Q 1-0
2024.07.27 83rd ch-ITA Semi-Final
443575 Ballotti, Luca (2225) Carnicelli, V (2387) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Ne7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Bxa7 Rxa7 10. Qe3 Nbc6 11. Nc3 b5 12. O-O-O b4 13. Ne2 e5 14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4 Qc7 1/2-1/2
2024.07.26 83rd ch-ITA Semi-Final
443550 Lumachi, Gabriele (2435) Ballotti, Luca (2225) 1/2-1/2
1. f4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c4 7. dxc4 Ng4 8. e3 Qb6 9. Nd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nb4 Be6 14. Nxc6 Qd7 15. Nd4 Bxc4 16. Bc6 Qc8 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. Qxg4 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Qh1+ 20. Ke2 e5 21. Nb3 Qg2+ 22. Kd1 exf4 23. Qxf4 Be5 24. Qc4 Qh1+ 25. Kd2 Qxh2+ 26. Qe2 Qxg3 27. c3 h5 28. Kc2 h4 29. Bd2 h3 30. Be1 Qg1 31. Bf2 Qg2 32. Qf1 Qe4+ 33. Kd2 h2 34. Qh1 Qg4 35. Nc1 Kg7 36. Nd3 Rh8 37. Qd5 Rh5 38. Qh1 Rf5 39. Re1 Qc4 40. e4 Rh5 41. Nxe5 dxe5 42. b3 Qa6 43. a4 Qd6+ 44. Kc2 Qa3 45. Rb1 a6 46. Bg3 Qc5 47. Qg2 Qe3 48. Bxh2 Rg5 49. Bxe5+ Rxe5 50. Rf1 Rxe4 51. Qf2 Qxf2+ 52. Rxf2 f5 53. b4 Kf6 54. Kd3 g5 55. b5 axb5 56. axb5 Re8 57. b6 Rb8 58. Rb2 Ke5 59. c4 Kd6 60. Kd4 Kc6 61. c5 Rd8+ 62. Kc4 Rh8 63. b7 Rb8 64. Rb6+ Kc7 65. Rg6 Kxb7 66. Rxg5 Rh8 67. Rg7+ Kc8 68. Kb5 Rh6 69. Rf7 f4 70. Rf8+ Kc7 71. Rf7+ Kc8 72. Rf8+ Kc7 73. Rxf4 Rg6 74. Ra4 Rh6 75. Rf4 Rg6 76. Rf5 Rh6 77. Rf7+ Kc8 78. Re7 Rg6 79. Rh7 Rf6 80. Kc4 Rg6 81. Rh5 Rg4+ 82. Kd5 Rg6 83. Rh8+ Kc7 84. Rh7+ Kc8 85. Re7 Rh6 86. Rg7 Rf6 87. Rh7 Rg6 88. Ke5 Rg5+ 89. Kd4 Rg6 90. Rf7 Rh6 91. Kc3 Rg6 92. Kb4 Rh6 93. Rg7 Rf6 94. Kb5 Rh6 95. Ra7 Kb8 96. Ra6 Rxa6 97. Kxa6 Kc7 98. Kb5 Kb7 99. c6+ Kc7 100. Kc5 Kc8 101. c7 Kxc7 1/2-1/2
2024.07.25 83rd ch-ITA Semi-Final
443528 Ballotti, Luca (2225) Hercegovac, Neven (2291) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Nxe4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qd4 Nf6 11. Ba3 d5 12. Rab1 Qc7 13. f4 Rg8 14. Bd3 h6 15. c4 a5 16. Rb2 Rb8 17. Rxb8 Qxb8 18. Qc5 Qc7 19. Rb1 Kd8 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Be4 Re8 22. c4 Qxf4 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Qxa5+ Qc7 25. Qxc7+ Kxc7 26. Bf3 Bf5 27. Rc1 Ra8 28. Bb2 Rxa2 29. Bxg7 Kd6 30. Bxh6 Rc2 31. Rxc2 Bxc2 32. Kf2 1-0
2024.07.24 83rd ch-ITA Semi-Final
443508 Titze, Leo (2261) Ballotti, Luca (2225) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nge2 a5 11. O-O Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. f3 c5 14. Rfe1 c4 15. Bf5 b5 16. Bxc8 Rxc8 17. h3 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Na4 Ne6 20. Bf2 Ng5 21. Ng3 Bd6 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Nc5 g6 24. Ng3 Bxc5 25. dxc5 Ne6 26. e4 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Rxc5 28. e5 Nh7 29. e6 Qb6 30. exf7+ Kxf7 31. Kh2 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Qd6 33. Qa4 Nf6 34. Qxb4 d4 35. Ra1 Qc7 36. Qd2 Rg5 37. Qf2 Nh5 38. h4 Qxg3+ 39. Qxg3 Rxg3 40. Rd1 d3 41. Rc1 Nf4 42. Rxc4 Rxg2+ 43. Kh1 g5 44. hxg5 hxg5 0-1
2024.07.23 83rd ch-ITA Semi-Final
443483 Ballotti, Luca (2225) Collutiis, D (2315) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. a4 a5 9. f4 e5 10. fxe5 Be6 11. Be3 Qxe5 12. Bf4 Qc5+ 13. Kh1 Bd6 14. e5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Re1 Qg5 17. Bc4 Nf6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qd6 Kf7 20. Qc7+ Kg6 21. Ra3 h5 22. Rg3 Ng4 23. Nc3 Rac8 24. Qb6 Qh4 25. Qg1 Rhf8 1/2-1/2
2024.07.22 83rd ch-ITA Semi-Final
443444 Ballotti, Luca (2225) Maione, Melissa (1941) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bd3 e6 6. O-O Nc6 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2 Nf6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Bf1 Qc7 11. d3 O-O 12. Ne2 b5 13. Ng3 Bb7 14. h3 Rfd8 15. Nh2 e5 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Bc8 18. Qd1 Be6 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. f4 g6 21. Ne3 exf4 22. Ng4 Ne5 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 f6 26. Re4 g5 27. g3 fxg3 28. Re3 Re8 29. Rxg3 h6 30. h4 Kg8 31. Bh3 Bg7 32. Be6+ Nf7 33. Qh5 Kf8 34. Rf1 Ne5 35. hxg5 Ke7 36. Bxe5 1-0
2024.07.22 83rd ch-ITA Semi-Final
443458 Zamengo, F (2339) Ballotti, Luca (2225) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nbd2 e5 9. a4 a5 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 h6 13. h3 Ba6 14. b3 Nf8 15. Qc3 f6 16. Qb2 Ne6 17. c3 O-O 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Nc5 22. Qc2 Rfe8 23. Nf3 Nxe4 24. Bxh6 f5 25. Bxg7 Qxg7 26. Rab1 Rab8 27. c5 bxc5 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Qc4+ Qf7 30. Qa6 Qa2 31. Qxc6 Qxf2+ 32. Kh1 Qg3 33. Kg1 Kg7 34. Qe6 Kh6 35. Qa2 Ng5 36. Qd2 Rb2 37. Qxg5+ Qxg5 38. Nxg5 Kxg5 39. Rc1 Rb4 40. Rxc5 Rxa4 41. Kf2 Ra2+ 42. Kf3 a4 43. Rc6 Ra3+ 44. Kf2 Rb3 45. Ra6 a3 46. g3 Kh6 47. h4 Rc3 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. Kf2 Rd3 50. Kg2 Kf7 51. Kf2 Rc3 52. Ra7+ Ke6 53. Ra6+ Kd5 54. Rxg6 Rc6 55. Rg8 Ra6 56. Rd8+ Kc4 57. Rc8+ Kb3 58. Rb8+ Ka4 59. Rb1 a2 60. Ra1 Kb3 61. Kf3 Ra4 62. h5 Kb2 63. Rxa2+ Kxa2 64. h6 Ra6 65. Kf4 Rxh6 66. Kxf5 Kb3 67. g4 Kc4 68. g5 Rh1 69. g6 Kd5 70. g7 Rg1 71. Kf6 Kd6 72. Kf7 Rf1+ 73. Ke8 Re1+ 74. Kf7 Rf1+ 1/2-1/2
2024.07.21 83rd ch-ITA Semi-Final
443423 Sala, Giulia (1994) Ballotti, Luca (2225) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Re8 9. f3 e6 10. f4 d6 11. Ndb5 Bf8 12. O-O a6 13. Nd4 Bg7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qf3 Rb8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Rd2 d5 18. Kh1 Bb7 19. Bd4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 dxe4 22. Qe3 c5 23. Rc4 Rbc8 24. Ba4 Bd5 25. Rc3 Red8 26. b4 c4 27. Qe1 f5 28. a3 Qg7 29. Rf2 Bc6 30. Bxc6 Qxc3 0-1
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
563989 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Krishna, CRG (2445) 0-1
1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nb5 Na6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 Bd7 10. Qb3 Bc6 11. Rac1 Ne4 12. Rfd1 g5 13. Be5 g4 14. Ne1 Bf6 15. Nd3 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Bd5 17. Qc2 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Nb4 19. Qb1 Bxa2 20. Qa1 Bb3 21. dxc5 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Qh4 23. g3 Qh6 24. Bc4 Nxf2 25. Kxf2 Nc2 26. Qa2 Qxh2+ 27. Kf1 Nxe3+ 28. Ke1 Qxg3+ 29. Kd2 Qxe5 30. Bxe6+ Kh8 31. Kc1 Nxd1 32. Kxd1 Qxc5 33. Qb3 Rad8+ 34. Ke1 Qe5+ 35. Kf1 Rfe8 0-1
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
564408 Sadubayev, Airat (2290) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bb5 Nd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Na4 Rc8 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qa5 15. a3 Qb5 16. b4 Bd3 17. Re1 a5 18. Nc5 Bc4 19. Rb1 Bxc5 20. bxc5 Qa6 21. Rb6 Qa8 22. a4 Rfd8 23. Qb1 f6 24. Bg3 Ba6 25. Qb2 h6 26. Rb1 Kh7 27. Qc2+ Kh8 28. R1b2 Kg8 29. h3 Kh8 30. Qg6 Kg8 31. Bf4 Kh8 32. Qg4 Kh7 33. Qxe6 Re8 34. Qf5+ Kh8 35. Qd7 Red8 36. Qf7 Rf8 37. Qg6 Rfe8 38. Bd6 Red8 39. Be7 Re8 40. Bd6 Red8 41. Qf7 Re8 42. Bf4 Red8 43. g4 Re8 44. h4 Rf8 45. Qg6 Rfe8 46. g5 fxg5 47. hxg5 hxg5 48. Qxg5 Qa7 49. Be5 Bc4 50. Rb7 1-0
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
564473 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Donatti, A (2193) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Qc2 g6 6. e4 bxc4 7. Bxc4 Bg7 8. O-O Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. Qxa6 O-O 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Qd3 Qa5 14. Qc2 Qb4 15. Nd2 a5 16. a4 Ne5 17. Ra3 Ng4 18. Rb3 Qd4 19. Nb5 Qe5 20. Nc4 Qxh2# 0-1
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
565041 Mena, Martin (1971) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 0-1
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 c5 6. e4 Nc6 7. h3 d6 8. Bg5 Ne8 9. Qd2 Nc7 10. Bh6 Ne6 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Nge2 Rb8 13. O-O a6 14. f4 Ned4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Ne2 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 b5 18. b3 e6 19. Rad1 Bb7 20. f5 exf5 21. exf5 f6 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Qf3 Re7 24. Rfe1 Rfe8 25. Re4 Re5 26. g4 Qa8 27. Rde1 g5 28. Kg2 Qd8 29. Rxe5 dxe5 30. Qb7+ Re7 31. Qxa6 Qxd3 32. cxb5 Qd2+ 33. Kf1 Qd3+ 34. Kg1 Qg3+ 35. Kf1 Qxh3+ 36. Kf2 Qh2+ 37. Kf1 Qf4+ 38. Ke2 Qxg4+ 39. Kf1 Qxf5+ 40. Kg1 Qg4+ 41. Kf1 Qf3+ 42. Kg1 Qg3+ 43. Kf1 e4 44. Qc6 e3 45. Qg2 Qf4+ 46. Kg1 Qb4 47. Re2 Qxb5 48. Qf1 Qb4 49. Qe1 Qg4+ 50. Kf1 Qf3+ 51. Kg1 Re4 52. Qf1 Rg4+ 53. Rg2 Rxg2+ 54. Qxg2 Qd1+ 55. Qf1 Qd2 56. Qc4 e2 0-1
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
565327 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Vila Dupla, A (2042) 1-0
1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 h6 5. c4 c6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Ne4 11. Nd2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 a5 13. f3 Bg6 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Bg5 16. Bd3 Nc5 17. dxc5 Qxd3 18. Rf3 Qd7 19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Rf2 a4 21. Rcf1 axb3 22. Nxb3 Qd3 23. Ba5 Rd7 24. Bb6 Be3 25. Qe1 Rxa2 26. Nc1 Rxf2 27. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Qxe4 29. Qxe4 Bxe4 30. Nb3 Rd3 31. Na5 Rd2+ 32. Ke3 Rxg2 33. Kxe4 Rxh2 34. Nxb7 Rc2 35. Kd3 Rc1 36. Nd8 h5 37. Nxc6 h4 38. Nb4 h3 39. Bc7 f6 40. Bf4 Rd1+ 41. Ke2 Rd8 42. c6 g5 43. Bh2 f5 44. c7 Rc8 45. Na6 f4 46. Kf3 Kf7 47. Kg4 Kf6 48. Kxh3 e5 49. Kg4 e4 50. Bg1 Ra8 51. Bb6 e3 52. Bd4+ Kg6 53. Kf3 Kf5 54. Nb4 g4+ 55. Ke2 Ke4 56. Nd5 f3+ 57. Ke1 f2+ 58. Ke2 g3 59. Nf6+ Kf5 60. c8=Q+ Rxc8 61. Bc3 1-0
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
565528 Bambino Filho, A (2169) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Bd2 Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. f3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bd5 12. e4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Be7 14. g3 Nd7 15. Ng2 O-O 16. O-O Nb6 17. Qc2 Rfd8 18. Be3 e5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. f4 Qb5 21. b3 Qd3 22. Qxd3 Rxd3 23. Kf2 Rad8 24. Ke2 f5 25. exf5 Bf6 26. Rad1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Nd5 28. Bd2 Ne7 29. g4 h5 30. h3 Kf7 31. Be3 Nd5 32. Bd2 Re8+ 33. Kf3 Rd8 34. g5 Bb2 35. Ne3 Nxe3 36. Kxe3 Bc3 37. Ke2 Bxd2 38. Rxd2 Re8+ 39. Kf3 Re7 40. Rd6 c5 41. f6 gxf6 42. Rxf6+ Kg7 43. Rd6 b6 44. f5 Re1 45. Rd7+ Kf8 46. Rxa7 Rf1+ 47. Ke4 Rg1 48. g6 h4 49. Ke5 Rd1 50. Ke6 1-0
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
565893 Bartel, Mi (2252) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 a6 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Be6 8. h3 Qd7 9. Kh2 h5 10. Nd5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. c3 Ba7 14. f4 O-O-O 15. f5 Rdg8 16. Qf3 Qe8 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Be3 Bb8 19. Qxf6 Rg6 20. Qf7 Qxf7 21. Rxf7 Rhg8 22. Bf2 c6 23. Bf3 Bc7 24. Bxh5 Rg5 25. g4 Bd8 26. Be3 R5g7 27. Raf1 1-0
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
566151 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Eisa Mohmood, Alkhoori (1714) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. axb4 Nxd5 6. b5 e5 7. Ba3 Bxa3 8. Rxa3 O-O 9. Be2 Bf5 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. O-O Qc7 12. c4 Nb4 13. d4 Nc2 14. Rc3 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rg3 Rfe8 17. Qxd4 Bg6 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. Bf3 a5 20. h4 Rad8 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 h5 23. Rxg6 Rxd5 24. Qxg7# 1-0
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
566546 Lehtosaari, Mauri (2149) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 c5 8. c4 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bb2 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Na3 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nc4 Rfd8 15. Qc1 Rac8 16. Qa3 Ndb4 17. Rad1 g6 18. Qa4 Ba6 19. Qa3 Bb7 20. Ne3 Kg7 21. h4 h5 22. Qa4 Ba6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Re1 Qb2 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Qxa2 27. Qb5 Qa5 28. Ng5 Qxb5 29. cxb5 Nd4 30. Rb1 Nd5 31. e3 Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Nec3 33. Ra1 Nxb5 34. Bxd5 Rxd5 35. Nf3 a5 36. Rb1 a4 37. e4 Rc5 38. Ne1 a3 39. Nd3 a2 40. Ra1 Rc3 41. Nb4 Ra3 42. Rxa2 Rxa2 43. Nxa2 Kf6 44. Ke2 Ke5 45. Kd3 Nc7 46. f4+ Kd6 47. Kd4 b5 48. Nb4 Ne8 49. e5+ Kd7 50. Kc5 Nc7 51. Kb6 Nd5+ 52. Nxd5 exd5 53. Kxb5 Ke6 54. Kc5 Kf5 55. Kxd5 Kg4 56. Kd6 Kxg3 57. Ke7 Kxh4 58. Kxf7 Kg3 59. e6 h4 60. e7 h3 61. e8=Q h2 62. Qe4 Kf2 63. Qh1 Kg3 64. Kxg6 Kh3 65. Qf3+ Kh4 66. Qh1 Kh3 67. f5 Kg3 68. f6 Kg4 69. f7 Kg3 70. f8=Q Kg4 71. Qff3+ Kh4 72. Qxh2# 1-0
2024.04.23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
566632 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Solovjov, A (2237) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. a3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. b4 e6 7. bxc5 Bxc5 8. Bb5 Ne7 9. d4 Bb6 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Nf5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ne4 Qd5 14. Qd3 Nxe3 15. fxe3 a5 16. c4 Ba6 17. Neg5 g6 18. cxd5 Bxd3 19. Rfd1 Be2 20. Rdb1 Rab8 21. dxc6 h6 22. Ne4 Bd3 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Nd7 Bxb1 25. Nxb8 Rxb8 26. Rxb1 Bc7 27. Rxb8 Bxb8 28. Ne5 Bc7 29. Nd7 f5 30. Nc5 Kf7 31. Na6 Bd6 32. c7 1-0
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
570949 Cremisi, Daniel (2170) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Nce2 Nf6 7. Nf4 Ba6 8. Nf3 e6 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Bxc4 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. b3 Nb6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Qc4 Bf6 19. Rb1 Qd6 20. e4 Rad8 21. Be3 Qd3 22. Qxd3 Rxd3 23. Rfd1 Rfd8 24. Rxd3 Rxd3 25. Kf1 Kf8 26. Ke2 Rd7 27. Rd1 Ke7 28. Rxd7+ Kxd7 29. Kd3 Kc6 30. Kc4 g6 31. f4 Be7 32. g4 Bf8 33. e5 Be7 34. f5 Bd8 35. Bh6 gxf5 36. gxf5 Bc7 37. Bg7 h5 38. h3 Bd8 39. f6 Kd7 40. Kd5 Bc7 41. Bf8 Bb8 42. a5 bxa5 43. Bxc5 Bc7 44. Bd4 Bd8 45. Bc5 Bc7 46. Be7 Bb6 47. Bd6 Bd8 48. Kc5 Ke6 49. Kb5 Kd5 50. Ka4 Ke6 51. Kb5 Kd5 52. Ka6 Ke6 53. Kb7 Kd7 54. Bc5 Ke6 55. Kc8 Bxf6 56. exf6 Kxf6 57. Bb6 Kg5 58. Bxa5 f5 59. Bxb4 Kh4 60. Bd6 Kxh3 61. b4 Kg4 62. b5 f4 63. Bxf4 Kxf4 64. b6 h4 65. b7 h3 66. b8=Q+ Kf3 67. Qh2 Kg4 68. Kd7 Kh4 69. Ke6 Kg4 70. Ke5 Kh4 71. Kf5 Kh5 72. Qxh3# 1-0
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
571236 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Fromm, Marius (2454) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. Be3 c5 9. Nge2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Ne5 11. Qb3 Qa5 12. Bd4 Nfd7 13. O-O Nxc5 14. Qa2 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 b6 16. b4 Qa6 17. Qxa6 Nxa6 18. Nb5 Bd7 19. Nec3 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Nc7 21. Nxc7 Rxc7 22. Nd5 Rxc1 23. Nxe7+ Kf8 24. Rxc1 Kxe7 25. Bxg7 f6 26. Bh6 e5 27. Be3 h5 28. Kf2 h4 29. h3 Kd6 30. Ke1 Bb5 31. Rd1+ Ke6 32. Kf2 Rc8 33. Rc1 Bc6 34. b5 Bd7 35. Rxc8 Bxc8 36. Ke2 a6 37. bxa6 Bxa6+ 38. Ke1 b5 39. Bf2 f5 40. exf5+ Kxf5 41. Bxh4 Bb7 42. Ke2 Bd5 43. Bf2 Kf4 44. Kd3 Bc4+ 45. Kc3 Bf1 46. Kb4 Bxg2 47. Kxb5 Kxf3 48. Bb6 Bxh3 49. a4 e4 50. a5 Bf1+ 51. Kc6 Ke2 52. Kb7 Kd2 53. a6 Bg2 54. Kb8 e3 55. Bxe3+ Kxe3 56. a7 Kd4 57. a8=Q Bxa8 1/2-1/2
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
571551 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Biastoch, Bennet (2211) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qd7 12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 Nc6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. e3 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 bxc5 17. g3 Qd5 18. Kg2 Rac8 19. Rhd1 Qh5 20. Rac1 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Qc3 Qe4+ 23. f3 Qg6 24. Rd7 Rfd8 25. Rcd1 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 a6 27. Rd6 Qf5 28. e4 Qg5 29. h4 Qg6 30. Qd2 f5 31. e5 Kh7 32. Qf4 Rb8 33. Rd2 Rb5 34. Kh3 c4 35. Rc2 Qg7 36. Re2 Rd5 37. Qxc4 Rxe5 38. Rxe5 Qxe5 39. Qc3 Qe2 40. f4 Qe4 41. Kh2 Qe2+ 42. Kg1 Kg6 43. b4 Kh5 44. Kh1 Kg4 45. Kg1 Kh3 46. g4+ Kxg4 47. h5 Qd1+ 48. Kf2 Kxh5 49. Qh3+ Kg6 50. Qg3+ Kf6 51. Qh4+ Kg7 52. Qg3+ Kf8 53. Qc3 Qd5 54. Qc8+ Kg7 55. Qc3+ Kg6 56. Qg3+ Kf6 57. Qc3+ Kg6 58. Qg3+ Kh7 59. Qf3 Qd2+ 60. Kg3 Qe1+ 61. Kg2 Qd2+ 62. Kg3 Qd6 63. Qe3 f6 64. Qc3 e5 65. fxe5 fxe5 66. a4 e4+ 67. Kf2 Kg6 68. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 69. Kxg3 Kf6 70. a5 Ke6 71. Kf4 Kd6 72. Kxf5 e3 73. b5 axb5 74. a6 Kc6 75. Kg6 Kb6 76. Kxh6 Kxa6 77. Kg6 e2 78. Kg5 e1=Q 79. Kf4 b4 80. Kf3 b3 81. Kg4 b2 82. Kf4 b1=Q 83. Kf3 Qc2 84. Kg4 Qcf2 85. Kh3 Qee3+ 86. Kg4 Qff4+ 87. Kh5 Qee5+ 88. Kg6 Qff6+ 89. Kh7 Qee7+ 90. Kg8 Qff8# 0-1
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
571701 Kuznetsova, Marina (2054) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. a3 Ne7 7. b4 Bb6 8. Bb2 a5 9. Nbd2 axb4 10. axb4 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 O-O 12. Bd3 Na6 13. Qa3 Ng6 14. g3 Qe7 15. c3 Bd7 16. O-O Nc7 17. Ra1 Bb5 18. Bc2 Rc8 19. h4 Nf8 20. Qb3 Ne8 21. Nd4 Bd7 22. c4 dxc4 23. Nxc4 Bc7 24. Ra7 Bc6 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Be4 Rb8 27. Ba3 Qd7 28. Na5 c5 29. Bc6 Qc8 30. Bxe8 Bxa5 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. Rxa5 Qc7 33. Bxe6 Qxa5 34. bxa5 Rxb3 35. Bxb3 Nd7 36. e6 Nf6 37. a6 1-0
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
572057 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Begunov, K (2325) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. a3 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Qd4 f6 10. Bf4 e6 11. Bxe5 fxe5 12. Qxe4 Qa5+ 13. b4 Qxd5 14. Qd3 a5 15. b5 Qxd3 16. exd3 Bd7 17. Nf3 Bxb5 18. Nxe5 Bd6 19. Nc4 Bc7 20. Be2 Bc6 21. O-O Ke7 22. a4 Rhd8 23. Rfe1 Rd4 24. Bf1 Kf6 25. Re3 Rad8 26. Rae1 Re8 27. Ra1 Rd5 28. g3 Rd4 29. Bg2 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Red8 31. Rae1 e5 32. Nxe5 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Rxd3 34. Rxa5 R8d7 35. Rb5 Ra3 36. a5 h6 37. Re2 Kf7 38. Rf5+ Kg6 39. Rb5 Rf7 40. h4 Rc7 41. h5+ Kh7 42. Rbe5 Rf7 43. Re7 Rxe7 44. Rxe7 Rxa5 45. Rxb7 Rxh5 46. Rc7 Ra5 47. Rb7 Ra6 48. Rc7 Kg6 49. Rb7 Kf6 50. Rc7 Re6 51. Ra7 h5 52. Rb7 g6 53. Rb5 Re5 54. Rb6+ Kf5 55. Ra6 Re6 56. Ra5+ Kf6 57. Kf3 Kg7 58. Ra7+ Kf6 59. Ra5 Rd6 60. Rb5 Re6 61. Ra5 1/2-1/2
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
572125 Markelova, L (2078) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 0-1
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Rc1 Re8 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Be2 Nc6 11. b3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bg5 13. Qd2 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Qh4+ 15. Kf1 Qg5 16. Re1 Re7 17. h4 Qf6 18. Ne4 Rxe4 0-1
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
572366 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Chincholimath, H (1852) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 e4 5. Qb3 Nf6 6. Bd2 Bd6 7. cxd5 O-O 8. Nge2 cxd5 9. Nxd5 Nbd7 10. a3 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Nf6 12. Qb3 a6 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Qd1 b5 15. Be2 b4 16. axb4 Bxb4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxb4 Qf6 19. O-O Rfb8 20. Bc3 Ng5 21. d5 Rd8 22. Bxf6 1-0
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
572691 Kaliakhmet, Elnaz (2110) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nh4 Bh5 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. e4 e5 14. d5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 cxd5 16. Ba3 Qd8 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc7 19. Bxf8 Nxf8 20. Rad1 Qxc3 21. Qd3 Qb4 22. Rxe5 Ne6 23. Rxh5 Qxa4 24. Rd5 h6 25. e5 Nf4 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27. Qxd8+ Kh7 28. h3 b5 29. Kh2 b4 30. Qd4 Ne6 31. Qe4+ Kg8 32. Rc1 g6 33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. Qa8 g5 35. Rg8+ Kh7 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. Qe4+ Kg7 38. Qh7# 1-0
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
572954 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Yezhel, Valiantsin (2266) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. dxc5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Qxc5 7. e4 d6 8. Qd2 a6 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. g4 h6 11. h4 Be6 12. Kb1 g6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne5 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. h5 gxh5 17. gxh5 O-O-O 18. c4 Kb8 19. Ne2 e6 20. Nc3 exd5 21. cxd5 Bd6 22. Rh4 Rc8 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. fxe4 Be7 25. Rh3 Bg5 26. Qc3 Qd6 27. Qb3 Rc5 28. Rc3 Rhc8 29. Rxc5 Qxc5 30. a3 Ka7 31. Bd3 Be3 32. Ka2 Bd4 33. Rf1 Qe7 34. d6 Qxd6 35. Rxf7 Rc7 36. Rxc7 Qxc7 37. Qc4 Qb6 38. Qb3 Qf6 39. Bc4 b5 40. Bd5 Qf2 41. Qb4 Qf6 42. Qd2 Kb6 43. Qc2 Bc5 44. a4 Qf3 45. axb5 Kxb5 46. Qd2 a5 47. Qc2 Qf2 48. Qb3+ Bb4 49. Qc4+ Kb6 50. Qc6+ Ka7 51. Qb7# 1-0
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
573182 Valle Luis, Leo (2235) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Bc5 7. O-O Nge7 8. Bb3 d5 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nc4 Qd7 12. Re1 Bd5 13. Nfe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd6 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. Bg5 Rd8 18. Bxe7+ Bxe7 19. Ng6+ hxg6 20. Qxh8+ Kf7 21. Qh3 Bf6 22. Rad1 c5 23. b3 b5 24. Qg3 Rd7 25. Qb8 Be7 26. Qb6 Qd6 27. Qa5 Bf6 28. a4 b4 29. c3 Bd8 30. Qxd8 Rxd8 31. cxb4 cxb4 32. Rd3 Qd5 33. Red1 Rd7 34. g3 a5 35. h4 Kf6 36. R1d2 Qe4 37. Kh2 Qe1 38. Kg2 Qa1 39. Kh2 Qb1 40. Kg2 Qe1 41. Rd1 Qe4+ 42. Kh2 f4 43. g4 f3 44. Kg3 Ke5 45. R1d2 Rf7 46. Rd1 Qf4+ 47. Kh3 Kd5 48. Re1 g5 49. h5 Rf8 50. Red1 Rh8 51. Rxd4+ Qxd4 52. Rxd4+ Kxd4 53. Kg3 Kc3 54. Kxf3 Kxb3 55. Ke4 Kxa4 56. Kf5 b3 57. Kg6 b2 58. Kxg7 Rc8 59. h6 b1=Q 60. h7 Rc7+ 61. Kh6 Qxh7+ 62. Kxg5 Rg7+ 63. Kf4 Qg6 64. Kg3 Qxg4+ 65. Kh2 Qg2# 0-1
2024.04.16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
573245 Ballotti, Luca (2223) Krawczyk, Flawian (2315) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 Bxa6 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qa6 12. e5 Ne8 13. Qxa6 Nxa6 14. O-O-O d6 15. Rhe1 Nec7 16. Bf4 Rfd8 17. exd6 exd6 18. Re7 Bf6 19. Re2 Nb4 20. Ne4 Bg7 21. Nxd6 Ncxd5 22. Bg3 Nxa2+ 23. Kc2 Nab4+ 24. Kb1 Ra6 25. Nc4 Rda8 26. Kc1 Bh6+ 27. Ne3 Nxe3 28. fxe3 Ra1+ 29. Kd2 Rd8+ 30. Nd4 Rxd4+ 0-1
2024.04.12 55th Italian Teams GpB
582063 Cappelletto, Joshuaede (2306) Ballotti, Luca (2223) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. b4 Bb6 7. e5 d5 8. exf6 dxc4 9. Qe2+ Be6 10. b5 Na5 11. fxg7 Rg8 12. Nxd4 Qd5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bh6 O-O-O 15. O-O e5 16. Qg4+ Kb8 17. Na3 Qf7 18. Qe4 Qh5 19. Qxh7 Bc5 20. Nc2 Be7 21. Ne3 Bg5 22. Rad1 Rde8 23. Nf5 c6 24. Rd6 cxb5 25. Qg6 Qxg6 26. Rxg6 Be7 27. h4 Nc6 28. h5 b4 29. Be3 Bf8 30. h6 Bxg7 31. Rxg7 a5 32. Rxg8 Rxg8 33. Nd6 Rh8 34. cxb4 Nxb4 35. Nxc4 Nxa2 36. Ra1 Nc3 37. Rxa5 b5 38. Nxe5 b4 39. Nc6+ 1-0
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
592115 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Gurvich, Vitaly (2283) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Re8+ 9. Ne2 h5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ng3 h4 12. Nf5 Qc7 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. h3 Nf8 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. Re2 c5 18. Be3 c4 19. Be4 Bd5 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Rae1 Re6 22. Bd2 a6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Qe4 Kf7 25. Qxh4 Ng6 26. Qe4 Qxe4 27. Rxe4 Ne7 28. h4 Nd5 29. g3 b5 30. Kg2 a5 31. a3 Nb6 32. Kf3 Na4 33. Bc1 Rd5 34. Ke2 Nb6 35. Kd1 Rf5 36. Re2 Nd5 37. Kc2 Rf3 38. Bd2 Ke7 39. b3 a4 40. b4 Kd6 41. Be1 e5 42. dxe5+ fxe5 43. Bd2 Rd3 44. Be1 Ke6 45. Bd2 Kf5 46. Be1 Nf6 47. Rd2 e4 48. Rxd3 exd3+ 49. Kd2 Ke4 50. Kd1 Kf3 51. Kd2 Ne4+ 52. Kd1 g6 53. Kc1 Ke2 54. f3 Kxf3 55. Kd1 Ke3 56. Kc1 d2+ 57. Kd1 dxe1=Q+ 58. Kxe1 Nxc3 59. g4 Nd5 60. h5 gxh5 61. gxh5 Nf6 62. h6 Nh7 63. Kd1 Kd3 64. Kc1 Kc3 65. Kb1 Kb3 66. Ka1 Kxa3 67. Kb1 Kxb4 68. Ka1 Kc5 69. Kb1 b4 70. Ka1 c3 71. Kb1 Kc4 72. Kc2 b3+ 73. Kb1 Kb4 74. Kc1 b2+ 75. Kc2 a3 76. Kb1 Ng5 77. Ka2 Kc4 78. Kxa3 b1=Q 0-1
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
592189 Filgueira, H (2283) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. h3 Bd7 8. Nf3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. f4 Bc6 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. Be3 f6 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Bxd2 b5 18. Qc2 g6 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. b4 Kg7 21. Qd1 a5 22. a3 Ra8 23. Qg4 f5 24. Qe2 Kf7 25. Ra1 Ra7 26. a4 axb4 27. axb5 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Bxa8 30. cxb4 Qa7 31. Qe3 Bb7 32. g4 Qa3 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Qf3 Kg6 35. Bxf5+ 1-0
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
592520 Sisman, G (1827) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. d4 Bg4 7. Be3 Bf3 8. Rg1 c4 9. Bg2 Bxg2 10. Rxg2 Nf6 11. Bg5 Bb4 12. Qd2 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Nf4 Rfd8 16. a3 Ba5 17. Kb1 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 b5 19. Qe3 a5 20. Nh5 Qg5 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. f4 g4 23. c3 Re8 24. Kc2 f5 25. Kd2 Kf7 26. h3 g6 27. hxg4 gxh5 28. gxh5 Rh8 29. Rh1 Rh6 30. g4 fxg4 31. Rxg4 Ne7 32. Rg5 Rg8 33. Ke3 Kf6 34. Rhg1 Rhh8 35. Kf3 Rxg5 36. fxg5+ Kf5 37. h6 Ng6 38. Rg4 Rh7 39. Rg2 Nh4+ 0-1
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
592791 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Heinemann, Josefine (2303) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Bb3 Re8 16. h3 Qc7 17. Qg5 h6 18. Qh4 Nf6 19. Ne5 b5 20. f3 a5 21. a4 b4 22. Nc4 Ba6 23. Rc1 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Qd7 25. Rec1 Rxc4 26. Rxc4 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8 28. Qe1 Kf8 29. Kh2 Qc7+ 30. e5 Ne8 31. d5 exd5 32. Bxd5 Qc5 33. Qe4 Nc7 34. Bc4 Ke7 35. f4 g6 36. f5 gxf5 37. Qh4+ Ke8 38. Qxh6 Qxc4 39. Qh8+ Kd7 40. Qf6 Qe6 41. Qg7 Ne8 42. Qf8 Qxe5+ 43. Kh1 Qe7 44. Qh6 Nf6 45. Qd2+ Qd6 46. Qe2 Ne4 47. Qb5+ Ke7 48. h4 Qd1+ 49. Kh2 Qd6+ 50. Kh1 Kf6 0-1
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
593084 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Rogov, Matfey (2163) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qe4+ 9. Qxe4 dxe4 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Be3 Be6 12. Ne2 g6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Nb3 Bg7 15. Bd4 O-O 16. Nc5 Bg4 17. O-O Bf5 18. Rae1 Rab8 19. b4 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. cxb4 Rfd8 22. c3 Ra8 23. a4 Bf8 24. Nxe4 Rxa4 25. g4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 c5 27. bxc5 Bxc5 28. Ref4 Bxd4+ 29. cxd4 Rd7 30. Rc1 Raxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. h3 Re4 33. Rxc7 Rxe5 34. Kg2 Re3 35. Ra7 Kg7 36. Ra6 Rb3 37. Rc6 Rd3 38. Ra6 Kh6 39. Ra5 Rc3 40. Rb5 Ra3 41. Rc5 Kg7 42. Rc6 h6 43. Rb6 Re3 44. Rc6 Re6 45. Rc7 Kf6 46. Ra7 Re5 47. Rb7 Re2+ 48. Kg3 Re3+ 49. Kg2 Rc3 50. Ra7 Kg5 51. Rxf7 Kh4 52. Rh7 Rc2+ 53. Kf3 h5 54. gxh5 gxh5 55. Rg7 Rc3+ 56. Kg2 Rxh3 57. Rf7 Rg3+ 58. Kh2 Rg4 59. Rf6 Rc4 60. Ra6 Rc2+ 61. Kh1 Kg3 62. Ra3+ Kg4 63. Ra1 h4 64. Rg1+ Kh3 65. Ra1 Rh2+ 66. Kg1 Rg2+ 67. Kh1 Rf2 68. Ra3+ Kg4 69. Ra1 h3 70. Rg1+ Kf3 71. Rb1 Kg3 72. Rb3+ Kh4 73. Rb1 Re2 74. Ra1 Kg4 75. Ra4+ Kg3 76. Ra1 Re3 77. Rb1 Rd3 78. Ra1 h2 79. Rb1 Kh3 80. Ra1 Re3 81. Rb1 Rc3 82. Ra1 Rb3 83. Rc1 Re3 84. Ra1 Rg3 85. Rc1 Rb3 86. Ra1 Rc3 87. Rb1 Ra3 88. Rc1 Rd3 89. Rb1 Rd6 90. Rc1 Rf6 91. Rb1 Kg3 92. Rb3+ Kf2 93. Rb2+ Kf1 94. Rb1+ Kf2 95. Rb2+ Kf3 96. Rb1 Rg6 97. Kxh2 Kf2 98. Rb2+ Kf3 99. Rb3+ Kf2 100. Rb2+ Kf3 101. Rb3+ Ke2 102. Rb2+ Kf1 103. Rb1+ Kf2 104. Rb2+ 1/2-1/2
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
593166 Baches Garcia, G (2321) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Re8 8. O-O e5 9. h3 e4 10. Nh2 h6 11. Bh4 c6 12. b4 Qe7 13. Qb3 Qe6 14. a4 g5 15. Bg3 h5 16. c4 h4 17. Bc7 b6 18. a5 Bb7 19. axb6 axb6 20. c5 b5 21. Qb2 Nf8 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Ra1 Qc8 24. Be5 N6d7 25. Bd6 f5 26. Nb3 Rxa1+ 27. Qxa1 Ne6 28. Qa7 Bf8 29. Na5 Bxd6 30. cxd6 Nd8 31. Bh5 Kf8 32. Bg6 f4 33. Bf5 Kf7 34. Ng4 Ke8 35. Nf6+ Nxf6 36. Bxc8 Bxc8 37. Qe7# 1-0
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
593445 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Kuchava, A (2101) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 c4 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. Bc3 Bf5 12. b3 cxb3 13. Qxb3 Na5 14. Qa4 Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. O-O Qb6 17. Ba5 Qa6 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Bf1 Bd7 20. e4 Qb7 21. Rab1 c5 22. Rxb7 Bxa4 23. dxc5 Nxe4 24. Rb4 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 Nxc5 26. Bg2 Rc8 27. Bxd5 Bd7 28. Kg2 Be6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rc4 1-0
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
593687 Martinez Pla, Xavier (2264) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 4. Be2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nf6 8. d4 Re8 9. h3 Bf5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nbd7 13. Bd2 h6 14. a3 Qc7 15. b4 Nb6 16. Rae1 Nc4 17. Bc1 b5 18. Nd2 a5 19. bxa5 Qxa5 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. a4 Bb4 22. Ndb1 bxa4 23. g4 a3 24. Na2 Bd6 25. Nbc3 Ne4 26. Ne2 Rb8 27. Kg2 Rb1 28. h4 Qd8 29. g5 Rb8 30. f3 hxg5 31. fxe4 gxh4 32. e5 Be7 33. Qf5 Qe8 34. Nf4 Rb1 35. Kh2 Ra1 36. Rg1 Rxa2 37. e6 fxe6 38. Nxe6 Qf7 39. Rxg7+ Qxg7 40. Nxg7 Kxg7 41. Kh3 Ra1 42. Bg5 Bxg5 43. Qxg5+ Kf7 44. Qf5+ Ke7 45. Qc8 a2 46. Qa6 Rh1+ 47. Kg4 a1=Q 48. Qb7+ Kd6 49. Qb8+ Kd7 50. Qb7+ Ke8 51. Qc8+ Ke7 52. Qc7+ Ke6 53. Qc8+ Kf6 54. Qf8+ Ke6 55. Qe8+ Kd6 56. Qd8+ Ke6 57. Qe8+ Kd6 58. Qd8+ Ke6 59. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
593825 Pinheiro, I (2270) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. b4 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. c4 a5 9. b5 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. Be2 Nfe4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O a4 14. Rc1 b6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. N2f3 Bd6 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Qh5 f6 20. Nfd4 Bf7 21. Qh3 Rfe8 22. Rfd1 Ng5 23. Qh4 Re4 24. f4 Rae8 25. Bf1 Nge6 26. Nf5 Bf8 27. Qg3 g6 28. Bxf6 Nd7 29. Nce7+ Bxe7 30. Nxe7+ Kf8 31. Rxc7 Nxc7 32. Rxd7 Ne6 33. Qh4 h5 34. Qg3 1-0
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
594068 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Martin Duque, J (2332) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Qc2 a6 9. Rd1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Qb6 13. Ne5 c5 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Nf6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Ne4 Rac8 20. Qb1 Rc4 21. Rxc4 bxc4 22. Nd6 Qc6 23. Rd1 Kg8 24. Qc2 Rd8 25. Qd2 Ne4 26. Nxe4 Rxd2 27. Nxd2 c3 28. bxc3 Qxc3 29. Nf3 Bf6 30. e4 Qc2 31. Rd2 Qxe4 32. Be3 a5 33. Kh2 a4 34. Bd4 a3 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. Kg1 Kg7 37. Kh2 f5 38. Kg1 Kf6 39. Kf1 Qb1+ 40. Ke2 e5 41. h4 e4 42. Ng5 Qb5+ 43. Ke1 Qc5 44. Ke2 Qc4+ 45. Ke1 f4 46. Rd6+ Ke7 47. Rd2 f5 48. g3 f3 49. Kd1 Qf1+ 50. Kc2 Qc4+ 51. Kd1 Qb4 52. Rc2 Qb1+ 53. Kd2 Qf1 54. Nh7 Qd3+ 0-1
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
594192 Dahlgren, James Allen (1855) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d3 d5 2. f4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nbd2 Bb7 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Qe1 O-O 9. e4 e5 10. f5 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 Ng4 13. Nb3 Ba6 14. Nxc5 Bxf1 15. Qxf1 Nxc5 16. h3 Nxe4 17. Qe1 Ngf2+ 18. Kh2 Qd1 19. Be3 Qxc2 20. Rc1 Qxb2 21. Rxc7 Qxa2 22. Nxe5 Rfe8 23. Nxf7 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bxf2 Nxf2 26. Nd6 Rd8 27. Qe7 Rf8 28. Kg1 Nd3 29. Qb7 Qf2+ 30. Kh2 Nc5 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ Kg8 33. Nh6+ Kh8 34. Qg8+ 1-0
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
594343 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Nasir, Zehn (2057) 0-1
1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. f4 Bg4 5. Be2 Bxe2 6. Qxe2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nd3 e5 11. fxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Qd3 Rad8 16. Rf5 Qe6 17. Raf1 Ne4 18. Ne2 g6 19. R5f4 Qe5 20. b4 a6 21. Nd4 f5 22. a4 Rfe8 23. a5 Qd6 24. c3 Ng5 25. R4f2 Re4 26. Nb3 Rde8 27. Nc5 Rh4 28. h3 Qg3 0-1
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
594676 D'Arruda, R (2271) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Bg7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. c3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 e5 13. Nc5 exd4 14. Nxb7 Qf6 15. Qxf6 Bxf6 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Bd5 Nb4 18. Bb3 a5 19. a3 Nc6 20. Ba4 Ne7 21. Rfe1 Nf5 22. Rab1 Rfb8 23. Bc6 Ra6 24. Be4 Ng7 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Ne6 27. Bd5 Nf4 28. Bf3 Ra2 29. Re4 Bxf2+ 30. Kh2 Ne6 31. Rc4 Bb6 32. Rd1 Kg7 33. Nc5 Bxc5 34. bxc5 Rbb2 35. Rd7 Rf2 36. Bd5 Kf6 37. Rg4 h5 38. Rg3 Rad2 39. c6 Ke5 40. Re3+ Kd4 41. Rg3 Kc5 42. Bxe6 fxe6 43. Rxc7 Rd6 44. Rc3+ Kd4 45. Rc1 Kd5 46. Rd7 Rd2 47. c7 1-0
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
594868 Prado, A (1877) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 d5 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 Nxc6 10. e5 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Qe2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Nd1 Bd7 15. Nf2 Rc8 16. Ng4 Bg7 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. b3 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 Qxe5 21. Ba3 Qf5 22. Qe2 e5 23. Rf1 Qe6 24. Qd2 Kg7 25. Qg5 Re8 26. h4 h6 27. Qg3 e4 28. Bd6 e3 29. h5 e2 30. Re1 Qe3+ 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. Kf2 Bg4 33. hxg6 Kxg6 34. Bc5 Re8 35. Bxd4 Rf8+ 36. Ke3 Rf1 37. Kd2 a6 38. g3 h5 39. Be5 Kf5 40. d4 Ke4 41. c3 Kf3 42. Bd6 Kf2 43. Be5 Rxe1 0-1
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
595121 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Altini, N (2393) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Bb3 exd4 14. exd4 Nb6 15. Re1 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Re5 Bg6 18. Qe2 Rad8 19. Re7 Rd7 20. Rce3 Rfd8 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Re8+ Kh7 23. Ne5 Re7 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Qf3 Nd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Qxd5 Bb1 28. a3 f6 29. Qd7 Qf8 30. Nc4 Qb8 31. d5 Qf4 32. Ne3 Qd4 33. Qxb7 Be4 34. Qb3 f5 35. Qc3 Qb6 36. Qd2 Qd6 37. Nc4 Qxd5 38. Qxd5 Bxd5 39. Nd6 f4 40. b4 g5 41. b5 h5 42. Nc8 Kg6 43. Nxa7 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. Nc6 Kf6 46. a4 Ke6 47. Nd4+ Kd6 48. g3 Kc5 49. Ne2 f3 50. Nf4 Be4 51. Kf1 Kb4 52. b6 Kxa4 53. Ne6 Ka5 54. Ke1 Kxb6 55. Kd2 Kc6 56. Ke3 Bc2 57. Nd4+ Kd5 58. Nxc2 Kc5 59. Ne1 Kc4 60. Nd3 Kc3 61. Ne5 Kc2 62. Nxg4 Kd1 63. Kxf3 Ke1 64. Ke3 Kf1 65. f4 Kg1 66. f5 Kg2 67. f6 Kxg3 68. f7 Kxg4 69. f8=Q Kg5 70. Qf7 Kh6 71. Qg8 Kh5 72. Qg7 Kh4 73. Qg6 Kh3 74. Qg5 Kh2 75. Qg4 Kh1 76. Kf2 1-0
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
595198 Pinheiro, I (2270) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. h3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Nxd5 6. exd5 e4 7. dxc6 exf3 8. Qxf3 dxc6 9. Bd3 Qe7+ 10. Kd1 Be6 11. Re1 O-O-O 12. Bf5 Rd6 13. c3 Bc5 14. d4 Rhd8 15. Kc2 Bb6 16. b4 Kb8 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Bd2 a5 19. a3 a4 20. Qg4 g6 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Re1 Qf7 23. Qxe6 Qxf2 24. Re2 Qf1 25. Kb2 Ka7 26. Bc1 Qd1 27. Rc2 Rxd4 28. cxd4 Bxd4+ 29. Kb1 Qd3 30. Qc4 Qe4 31. Bb2 Qe1+ 32. Rc1 Qe4+ 33. Qc2 Qd5 34. Bxd4+ Qxd4 35. Qc5+ 1-0
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
595471 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Krzesaj, R (2391) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Nc6 7. Qxb7 Bd7 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. Qd1 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 Bd6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Nd4 Ne4 15. Qc2 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Qh4 18. g3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Nxg3 20. Qg2 Bh3 21. Qh2 Nxf1 22. Qf2 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Nxe3 24. Bxe3 Qxe3 25. Qxe3 Rxe3 26. Kh2 Be6 27. Nb3 Rxf3 28. Rd1 Rf2+ 29. Kg3 Rxb2 30. Nd4 R2b4 31. Nc6 Rg4+ 32. Kf3 Rd8 33. Nxd8 Rc4 34. Ne2 Bg4+ 35. Ke3 Re4+ 36. Kf2 Rxe2+ 37. Kf1 Re5 38. Rd4 Be6 39. Nc6 Re3 40. Rb4 h5 41. Rb8+ Kh7 42. Rb7 h4 43. Rxa7 h3 44. Ra4 g5 45. Rd4 Rg3 46. Kf2 Rg2+ 47. Kf3 Rxa2 48. Ne5 h2 49. Rd1 d4 50. Ng4 Bd5+ 51. Kg3 h1=Q 52. Rxh1+ Bxh1 53. Nf6+ Kg6 54. Ne4 Bxe4 0-1
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
595648 Tokman, A (2399) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. e4 e5 5. Bb5 Nf6 6. d3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Re1 h6 12. Nc4 Qd7 13. a4 Nh5 14. Bc1 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Rb1 Be6 17. Nh2 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 19. Re3 Raf8 20. Qe2 Bd5 21. Rg3 Kh7 22. Nd2 Be6 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. Re1 d5 25. Nd2 Qf7 26. Rf3 h5 27. Qe3 Qe7 28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Ndf3 Rf5 30. Nf1 Bh6 31. Qe2 Bf4 32. Ng3 Rf8 33. Nxe5 Re8 34. Qf3 Qg5 35. Nxc6 h4 36. Nf1 Bd7 37. Rxe8 Bxe8 38. Na5 Bd7 39. Nb7 Bc6 40. Nxc5 Ba8 41. Ne6 Qf5 42. Nxf4 g5 43. Ne2 Qe6 44. d4 Bc6 45. Qe3 Qd7 46. Qe5 Bb7 47. Ne3 Kh6 48. Ng4+ Kh5 49. Nf6+ 1-0
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
595859 Reprintsev, A (2241) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nxd5 8. exd5 Re8+ 9. Kf1 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qxd5 11. Bxf4 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Bxc7 Nc6 14. Bg3 Re3 15. c4 Qf5 16. Kf2 Rae8 17. Rf1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nd4 19. Kg2 Re2+ 20. Rf2 Qxf3+ 0-1
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
596085 Dwilewicz, K (2117) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. h3 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Ne2 Rb8 16. b3 c5 17. Rad1 Be6 18. f4 a5 19. a4 Rb4 20. f5 Bd7 21. Nc3 Bc6 22. Bb5 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 Be5 24. Rxd5 c4 25. Nd4 cxb3 26. Nc6 Rxa4 27. cxb3 Ra3 28. Nxe5 fxe5 29. Rxe5 Rb8 30. Rf3 Raxb3 31. Rxb3 Rxb3 32. Rxa5 Kg7 33. Ra6 Rc3 34. Kf2 Rb3 35. Rc6 Ra3 36. g3 Rb3 37. Kg2 Ra3 38. g4 Rb3 39. h4 Ra3 40. Kf2 Ra2+ 41. Kg3 Ra3+ 42. Kf4 Ra4+ 43. Kf3 Ra3+ 44. Ke4 Ra4+ 45. Kf3 Ra3+ 46. Kf2 Ra4 47. Kf3 1/2-1/2
2024.03.26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
596260 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Stojanovski, Sa (2169) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bf4 Bb7 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. e3 Nh5 11. Bg3 f5 12. Be2 f4 13. Bh4 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e4 d6 16. O-O e5 17. Nd5 Qf7 18. c5 bxc5 19. Ng5 Qg6 20. h4 Nd4 21. Rxd4 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 h6 23. Bxh5 Qxh5 24. Nf3 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Nh2 g4 27. Qd1 f3 28. Rxd6 g3 29. fxg3 f2+ 30. Kh1 Qxd1 31. Rdxd1 Rf6 32. Ng4 Kg7 33. Rxf2 Rh8+ 34. Kg1 Rg6 35. Rd7+ Kg8 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rxh8 Kxh8 39. Nd7 Rxg3 40. Nxc5 Re3 41. Rc2 Kg7 42. b4 Kg6 43. a4 Kg5 44. Kf2 Ra3 45. a5 Kf4 46. Rb2 Rc3 47. a6 Rc1 48. Nd3+ Kxe4 49. Nxc1 Kd4 50. Ne2+ Kd3 51. b5 e4 52. b6 e3+ 53. Kf3 axb6 54. a7 Kc4 55. a8=Q b5 56. Qc8+ Kd5 57. Qd7+ Ke5 58. Qd4+ Ke6 59. Qxe3+ Kf5 60. Qd3+ Ke6 61. Qb3+ Kd7 62. Rd2+ Kc8 63. Qg8+ Kc7 64. Qf7+ Kc6 65. Qe6+ Kc5 66. Qd5+ Kb4 67. Rb2+ Ka5 68. Qxb5# 1-0
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
599721 Volkov, Maksim (2311) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nc2 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 Qd7 11. Re1 Bh3 12. Bh1 Ng4 13. Bb2 Qf5 14. f3 Qxc2 15. Qxc2 Bd4+ 16. e3 Nxe3 17. Qf2 Nc2 18. g4 Nxa1 19. Bxa1 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 f5 21. Kg3 fxg4 22. fxg4 Rf1 23. Bd5+ Kf8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Nxd1 Bf1 26. Be4 Be2 27. Ne3 h5 28. h3 hxg4 29. hxg4 e5 30. Kf2 Nd4 31. Bxg6 Kg7 32. Be4 Rf8+ 33. Ke1 Rf4 34. Bxb7 Bf3 35. Bd5 Bxd5 36. Nxd5 Rxg4 37. Bc3 Rg1+ 38. Kf2 Rc1 39. Bb4 Rc2+ 40. Ke3 Rxa2 41. Bxd6 Nxb3 42. Bxe5+ Kg6 43. Nb4 Rb2 44. Bxb2 Nc5 45. Bd4 a5 46. Bxc5 axb4 47. Bxb4 Kf7 48. Kd4 Ke8 49. Kc5 Kd7 50. Kb6 Kc8 51. c5 Kb8 52. c6 Kc8 53. c7 Kd7 54. Kb7 1-0
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
599957 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Akhmedinov, Satbek (2314) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. Nxb4 Bd7 16. Bxa6 O-O 17. O-O Qb6 18. Bd3 Ra8 19. Ra3 g6 20. Qe2 Rfb8 21. g3 h5 22. h4 Bd8 23. Rd1 Bg4 24. Qf1 Bxd1 25. Qxd1 Qc5 26. Rxa4 Rxa4 27. Qxa4 Bb6 28. Qc2 Ra8 29. Na6 Qa5 30. Qe2 Kg7 31. Kg2 d5 32. exd5 e4 33. Qxe4 Rxa6 34. Qe5+ Kg8 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ Kh7 37. Bxa6 Qxa6 38. d6 Qb7+ 39. Kh2 Bxf2 40. Qf4 Ba7 41. b4 Kg8 42. Qf6 Qb6 43. Kh3 Qc6 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Kh2 Qf3 46. d7 Qf2+ 47. Kh3 Qf1+ 48. Kh2 Bg1+ 49. Kh1 Bf2+ 50. Kh2 Qg1+ 51. Kh3 Qxg3# 0-1
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
600271 Hartikainen, J (2089) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nc3 e5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 Nc6 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 O-O-O 10. Bf4 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 Rhe8 12. a3 Bc5 13. Ne3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nxe5 15. Rg1 g6 16. b4 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nbxc4 18. Rc1 Nd2+ 19. Kf2 c6 20. b5 Kd7 21. Rgd1 Ke6 22. Bxe5 Kxe5 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Rxc6 Re6 25. Rc7 Rf6 26. Rc2 Ne4+ 27. Ke1 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Nd6 29. Rc5+ Ke6 30. Bb3+ Kd7 31. Ra5 Nc8 32. Rd5+ Kc7 33. Ba4 Rxf3 34. Ke2 Rf6 35. e4 Nb6 36. Rc5+ Kb7 37. Bb3 Rf4 38. Ke3 Rf1 39. a4 f5 40. e5 Re1+ 41. Kf4 Re4+ 42. Kg5 Nd7 43. Bd5+ Kb8 44. Rb5+ Kc8 45. Bxe4 fxe4 46. e6 Nb6 47. Kf4 Kc7 48. a5 Nc8 49. Rc5+ Kd8 50. Kxe4 Ne7 51. Ke5 h5 52. Kf6 1-0
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
600557 Kiseljova, M (2031) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Bd3 c4 11. Bxc4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Rxe4 13. Qc2 Re8 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rab1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Rfe1 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qf6 20. b3 b6 21. Rbc1 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Bd4 25. Qe2 Kg7 26. Ba3 a5 27. Kf1 h5 28. f3 Qf4 29. Qd3 Be5 30. Qc2 Qh2 31. Bb2 Qh1+ 32. Kf2 Qh2 33. Bxe5+ Qxe5 34. Qc6 Qd4+ 35. Kg3 h4+ 36. Kh2 Qe5+ 37. Kg1 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qxa2 39. Qxb6 Qa3 40. Qb5 Qb4 41. Qc6 Qc5 42. Qb7 Kf6 43. Qa8 Kg7 44. Qb7 Qb4 45. Qc6 Kh6 46. Qe8 Qf4+ 47. Kg1 Kg7 48. Qd8 Qe5 49. Qxh4 Qa1+ 50. Kh2 Qe5+ 51. Qg3 Qxd5 52. Qf4 g5 53. Qg3 Kg6 54. h4 f6 55. hxg5 fxg5 56. Qg4 Qe5+ 57. g3 Qe2+ 58. Kh3 Qf1+ 59. Kh2 Qf2+ 60. Kh3 Qd4 61. Qe6+ Qf6 62. Qe4+ Qf5+ 0-1
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
600816 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Buker, M (1899) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Bc5 10. Be3 Bb6 11. f3 Ng5 12. f4 Ne4 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 c5 15. Ne2 d4 16. Bf2 Bc6 17. c4 Qd7 18. h3 O-O-O 19. Nc1 Qf5 20. Nd3 h5 21. Bh4 Rde8 22. a4 a6 23. a5 Ba7 24. Rae1 f6 25. Kh2 Rhg8 26. Bg3 h4 27. Bxh4 Rh8 28. Bg3 Kb8 29. Nf2 Ka8 30. Qd3 Qd7 31. b3 Bb7 32. Ne4 Qc6 33. f5 fxe5 34. f6 gxf6 35. Rxf6 Re6 36. Rxe6 Qxe6 37. Qf3 Rg8 38. Qf6 Qe8 39. Qxe5 Qxe5 40. Bxe5 Re8 41. Nf6 Rf8 42. h4 Bb8 43. Nd7 Rg8 44. g3 Bf3 45. Nxc5 c6 46. Bxb8 Kxb8 47. Nxa6+ Kc8 48. Nc5 Kc7 49. Nd3 Kd6 50. b4 Bg4 51. Kg2 Rf8 52. Nf4 Bf5 53. h5 d3 54. Rd1 Ke5 55. Nxd3+ Kd4 56. Nf4+ Kxc4 57. Rd6 Kxb4 58. h6 Bh7 59. a6 Bc2 60. Rxc6 Be4+ 0-1
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
600860 Ballotti, Luca (2172) P. Komal Kishore (2022) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. h3 Nd7 10. c3 Nf8 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Qc2 Qd7 13. a4 Bxh3 14. gxh3 Qxh3 15. Qd1 Qg4+ 16. Kh1 Qh3+ 17. Kg1 Ng6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Re1 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Re8 21. Qd3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Bg3+ 24. Kg1 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Bg3+ 26. Kg1 Bh2+ 1/2-1/2
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
601153 Pragnya H G (1900) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 c6 8. Rb1 Nbd7 9. b4 a5 10. b5 Nc5 11. Ba3 Nfd7 12. Na4 Nxa4 13. Qxa4 Qc7 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Bxc6 hxg5 17. Bxa8 Nb6 18. Qc6 Nxa8 19. Qxc7 Nxc7 20. Bxd6 Na6 21. Bxf8 Bxf8 22. Rb5 Bb4 23. a3 Bc3 24. Rc1 Bd4 25. Rxa5 Kg7 26. e3 Bc5 27. Rb1 Kf6 28. Rbb5 Ba7 29. Rxa6+ Bxa6 30. Ra5 Kf5 31. Rxa6 Bc5 32. a4 Kg4 33. Rc6 Ba3 34. a5 f5 35. a6 f4 36. a7 e4 37. dxe4 Bc5 38. a8=Q Bxe3 39. fxe3 1-0
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
601467 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Pogorelskikh, Sofia (2214) 1-0
1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 d5 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 Be7 8. b3 h6 9. Bb2 Be6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Qb1 Qd7 13. Rfd1 d4 14. Na4 Bf5 15. d3 b6 16. Ba3 Nd5 17. Qa1 Rfe8 18. Nd2 Bf8 19. Re1 h5 20. h4 Bh3 21. Ne4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qg4 23. Rc2 Nf4+ 24. Kg1 Be7 25. Qc1 Ng6 26. f3 Qh3 27. e3 Nce5 28. Qd1 dxe3 29. Rh2 Qd7 30. Rxe3 Bd8 31. Nac3 Nc6 32. Bb2 Nd4 33. Qe1 Bc7 34. Rg2 Rcd8 35. Kf2 f5 36. Nd2 f4 37. Rxe8+ Rxe8 38. Nce4 fxg3+ 39. Kg1 Nf4 40. Rxg3 Qf7 41. Bxd4 Nxd3 42. Nf6+ Kh8 43. Qxe8+ Qxe8 44. Nxe8 Bxg3 45. Bxg7+ Kg8 46. Bf6 Kf7 47. Ne4 Bf4 48. Ng7 1-0
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
601634 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Darmanin, Jake (2091) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Ng4 9. Ne4 f5 10. Be2 h5 11. h3 fxe4 12. hxg4 Bc5 13. b4 O-O 14. bxc5 Qd4 15. O-O Qxa1 16. Nc3 e3 17. gxh5 exf2+ 18. Rxf2 Rxf2 19. Kxf2 Be6 20. Ba3 Rf8+ 21. Ke1 Qxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Nc4 23. Bc1 Rb8 24. d3 Na5 25. Bf3 Nb7 26. Be3 Bd7 27. Kd2 Nd8 28. Ne4 Ne6 29. Nd6 Rb2 30. a3 Ra2 31. Nc4 Nd4 32. Bxd4 exd4 33. Ne5 Be8 34. Bxc6 Bxc6 35. Nxc6 Rxa3 36. Nxd4 Kf7 37. g4 Ra5 38. c6 Rc5 39. c4 a5 40. Kc3 Ke7 41. Nb3 Rxc6 42. Nxa5 Rc5 43. Kb4 Rg5 44. c5 Rxg4+ 45. Kb5 Rd4 46. Nc6+ 1-0
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
601763 Abrahams, Daniel (2166) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 d6 10. c4 Qc7 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Bxd5 Bc6 15. Qd4+ f6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Be6 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Rfd1 b6 20. b4 Qe6 21. e3 Rc7 22. Qd5 Qxd5 23. cxd5 Rfc8 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Rd4 Rc2 26. a4 a5 27. bxa5 bxa5 28. Kg2 Kf7 29. Kf3 h5 30. h3 g5 31. Rc4 Rxc4 0-1
2024.03.19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
602088 Jaiveer, Mahendru (2244) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. a3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. Bf4 Bf5 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. c3 Qb6 13. Qb3 Qxb3 14. Nxb3 b6 15. Rfe1 e6 16. a4 Bc2 17. Nd2 a5 18. Bf1 Ra8 19. h3 h6 20. Rec1 Bf5 21. g4 g5 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. gxf5 exf5 24. Bb5 Ne4 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Kf1 f5 27. Ke2 Kf7 28. Rg1 Bf6 29. Bd7 f4 30. Bg4 Rh8 31. Kd2 Ke7 32. Rgb1 Kd6 33. b4 axb4 34. Rxb4 Ra6 35. Rab1 Bd8 36. Ra1 Bc7 37. Rb5 Ra5 38. Rxa5 bxa5 39. Rb1 Rb8 40. Rb5 Rxb5 41. axb5 Bb6 42. Kc2 f3 43. Kb3 Ke7 44. Kc2 Kd6 45. Kd2 a4 46. Kc2 Ba5 47. Bf5 a3 48. Kb3 a2 49. Kxa2 Bxc3 50. b6 Bxd4 51. b7 Kc7 52. Be6 e3 53. fxe3 f2 0-1
2024.03.12 FSIM March 2024
605761 Tomic, Aleksandar (2389) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 Bd6 5. Bb2 Nbd7 6. Qc2 c6 7. g4 h6 8. Rg1 e5 9. h4 e4 10. g5 hxg5 11. hxg5 exf3 12. gxf6 Nxf6 13. Nc3 d4 14. Ne4 Be5 15. O-O-O Rh4 16. Bd3 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Be6 18. Rh1 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 g5 20. Qd3 Qa5 21. exd4 O-O-O 22. Kb1 g4 23. Rh5 f6 24. Bf5 Bxf5 25. Qxf5+ Kb8 26. dxe5 Qxd2 27. exf6 g3 28. Bc1 gxf2 29. Bxd2 f1=Q+ 30. Bc1 f2 31. Rh2 Rd1 32. Qf4+ Kc8 33. Rh8+ Kd7 34. Rh7+ 1-0
2024.03.11 FSIM March 2024
611872 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Varadi, V (2374) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Be3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Ne7 10. f5 exf5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Bg5 Bd4+ 13. Kh1 f6 14. Bf4 Be5 15. Rad1 a6 16. Rfe1 Ng6 17. Nd5 Bd7 18. Bh6 b5 19. Bd3 Kf7 20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Re8 22. h4 Qc8 23. Rxe5 1-0
2024.03.09 FSIM March 2024
611870 Geher, Koppany (2263) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 a5 7. c3 d6 8. Nbd2 g5 9. Bg3 Nh7 10. Bb5 O-O 11. h4 Kg7 12. hxg5 hxg5 13. Qe2 Bg4 14. O-O-O Qf6 15. Nf1 a4 16. Ne3 Bxe3+ 17. fxe3 Ne7 18. d4 Ng6 19. Rdf1 Qe7 20. Qd2 f6 21. Nh2 Be6 22. d5 Bd7 23. Bd3 Qe8 24. Qe2 Qc8 25. Qh5 Rh8 26. Qf3 b5 27. Be2 a3 28. b3 c6 29. Ng4 Bxg4 30. Qxg4 cxd5 31. Qxc8 Rhxc8 32. exd5 Rxc3+ 33. Kd2 Rc5 34. e4 Nf4 35. Bf2 Nxe2 36. Bxc5 Ng3 37. Bb4 f5 38. exf5 Nf6 39. Rc1 Nxd5 40. Bxd6 Ne4+ 41. Ke1 Nxd6 42. Rd1 Nxf5 43. Rxd5 Kf6 44. Rxb5 Nd4 45. Rf1+ Ke6 46. Rb6+ Kd5 47. Kd1 Rc8 48. Ra6 Rc2 49. Rxa3 Rxg2 50. Re1 Nf3 51. Re3 e4 52. Ra4 Rg1+ 53. Ke2 Rg2+ 54. Kf1 Rb2 55. Re2 Nh2+ 56. Ke1 Rb1+ 57. Kf2 Ng4+ 58. Kg2 Nf6 59. Rf2 e3 60. Re2 Ne4 61. Rxe3 Rb2+ 62. Kh3 Nf2+ 63. Kg3 Nh1+ 64. Kg4 Rg2+ 65. Kf5 Ng3+ 66. Kg6 Ne2 67. Kf6 g4 68. Re5+ Kc6 69. Ra6+ Kb7 70. Rae6 Nd4 71. Rd6 Rf2+ 72. Kg6 Nc6 73. Rg5 Rxa2 74. Kh5 Ra5 75. Kxg4 Rxg5+ 76. Kxg5 Na5 77. Rd3 Kb6 78. Kf4 Kb5 79. Ke3 Kb4 80. Rd4+ Kxb3 81. Kd3 Nc6 82. Rh4 Nb4+ 83. Kd4 Nc2+ 84. Kc5 Kc3 85. Rh3+ Kd2 86. Kc4 Ne3+ 87. Kd4 Nc2+ 88. Ke4 Nb4 89. Rb3 Nc2 90. Rd3+ Kc1 91. Rd8 Kb2 92. Rc8 Kb3 93. Rh8 Kc3 94. Rh3+ Kc4 95. Rh8 Kc3 96. Rc8+ Kb3 97. Rb8+ Kc3 98. Rb7 Kd2 99. Rc7 Nb4 100. Rc5 Nc2 101. Rc4 Na3 102. Rd4+ Kc3 103. Rd3+ Kb4 104. Rd1 Kc3 105. Rd7 Nc2 106. Rd3+ Kc4 107. Rg3 Nb4 108. Rg5 Nc6 109. Rg1 Kc5 110. Rd1 Na5 111. Rd5+ Kb4 112. Kd3 Nb3 113. Rh5 Nc5+ 114. Kd4 Ne6+ 115. Ke5 Nc5 116. Rh8 Nb3 117. Rc8 Nd2 118. Kd5 Nb3 119. Rc4+ Ka3 120. Rh4 Kb2 121. Kc4 Na5+ 122. Kb4 Nc6+ 123. Kb5 Ne5 124. Rh3 Kc2 125. Kc5 Nd3+ 126. Kd4 Nb2 127. Rc3+ Kb1 128. Rc8 Nd1 129. Kd3 Nf2+ 130. Ke3 1/2-1/2
2024.03.08 FSIM March 2024
611864 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Leszko, Bence (2260) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 h5 6. Nf3 d6 7. d4 Bb4 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. d5 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nb8 11. e4 Bg4 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 c5 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Nh4 Kf7 16. Nf5 Qd7 17. Qd3 Bxf5 18. exf5 Nge7 19. Be4 g6 20. fxg6+ Kg7 21. O-O-O Qe6 22. Kb1 Rad8 23. Bb6 Rd7 24. Bd5 Qh3 25. Bf7 Nd8 26. Bd5 Ndc6 27. f4 Nb4 28. Qe4 Nbxd5 29. cxd5 Qf5 30. Qxf5 Nxf5 31. fxe5 fxe5 1/2-1/2
2024.03.07 FSIM March 2024
611859 Devnani, Kush (2230) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Bd3 Qe7 11. Re1 c5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nb5 Bb8 14. Rc1 a6 15. Nc3 Bd6 16. g3 Rfe8 17. Nh4 g6 18. Bf1 Rad8 19. Bg2 Ne4 20. dxc5 Ndxc5 21. Nf3 b5 22. Qd4 f6 23. b4 Ne6 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Nxf2 26. Qb3 Bxb4 27. Kxf2 Bxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Kg7 29. Bf1 Nc5 30. Qc2 Rc8 31. Qb1 Qe4 32. Qa1 Qf5 33. Kg2 b4 34. Bd4 a5 35. Bb5 Re7 36. Rf1 Rf7 37. Kg1 Nb3 38. axb3 Qxb5 39. Nd2 Qd3 40. Nc4 Rc6 41. Qa4 Re6 42. Qxa5 Qxb3 43. Qd5 Ra6 44. e4 Qa4 45. e5 Qd7 46. Nd6 Rxd6 47. Qxd6 Qxd6 48. exd6 Rd7 49. Rxf6 b3 50. Kf2 Rf7 51. d7 1-0
2024.03.06 FSIM March 2024
611855 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Ilincic, Z (2261) 1-0
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 dxc6 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. f3 Bc5 8. Bc4 Ke7 9. Bf4 b5 10. Be2 Bd6 11. Be3 Be6 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. c4 a6 14. Rc1 c5 15. O-O Rhb8 16. f4 f6 17. b3 c6 18. Rcd1 a5 19. e5 fxe5 20. f5 Bd5 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Bg5+ Nf6 23. Bf3 e4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Be5 26. Nxc5 Rd8 27. Rde1 Rd5 28. Nd3 Rxd3 29. Rxe5+ Kd6 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Rxb5 Rd2 32. Rb6+ Kc5 33. Rxf6 Rxa2 34. Rh6 Rg8 35. g3 Rg7 36. f6 Rf7 37. Rh4 Kd6 38. Rhf4 Rb2 39. R4f3 Ra2 40. g4 a4 41. bxa4 Rxa4 42. g5 Rg4+ 43. Rg3 Re4 44. Kg2 Ke6 45. Rff3 Ra7 46. Re3 Rxe3 47. Rxe3+ Kf7 48. h4 h6 49. Kg3 hxg5 50. hxg5 Kg6 51. Rf3 Rb7 52. Kg4 Ra7 53. Rf4 Rf7 54. Rd4 Ra7 55. Rd5 Ra4+ 56. Kf3 Rb4 57. Ke3 Rg4 58. Re5 Ra4 59. Re7 Kxg5 60. f7 Rf4 61. Re5+ Kg4 62. Re4 1-0
2024.03.05 FSIM March 2024
611848 Franchini, G (2173) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. Bf4 Nxe4 8. Qf3 d5 9. Nc7+ Kf8 10. Nxa8 e5 11. Bd2 Nd4 12. Qd1 Qh4 13. g3 Qf6 14. Nxe4 Nf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qxf3 16. Bxb4+ Kg8 17. Nd6 Qxh1 18. O-O-O Be6 19. Nc7 Qxh2 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qxf2 22. Rxe5 Qxf1+ 23. Re1 Qxe1+ 24. Bxe1 h5 25. c4 g5 26. Nxb7 h4 27. gxh4 gxh4 28. c5 h3 29. Bg3 h2 30. Bxh2 Rxh2 31. c6 Rh6 32. Nd8 Rh5 33. Nb7 Rh6 34. Nd8 1/2-1/2
2024.03.04 FSIM March 2024
611846 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Szeberenyi, A (2260) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qb3 Qd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Nf3 a5 11. O-O c6 12. Na4 Qe7 13. Nb6 Ra7 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Bf5 Nxe5 17. Bxc8 Nc4 18. Qc2 g6 19. Bg4 Nd2 20. a3 Nxf1 21. axb4 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Qf2 Qg5 24. Qg3 Ra8 25. bxa5 Re8 26. Bd7 Qxg3 27. hxg3 Re7 28. a6 bxa6 29. Bxc6 Re4 30. Ra4 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Rb1 32. Bxd5 Rxb2 33. Rxa6 Rb5 34. Bc4 Rb4 35. Rxg6+ Kf8 36. Rc6 1-0
2024.03.02 FSIM March 2024
611837 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Varga, Cs2 (2111) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Rc8 6. c3 Ngf6 7. Re1 c4 8. d4 cxd3 9. Qxd3 g6 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Nbd2 Ng4 12. Bg3 Bg7 13. h3 Nge5 14. Qc2 O-O 15. a4 a5 16. Bh4 Rfe8 17. Bg5 Qa6 18. Be3 Qd3 19. Qxd3 Nxd3 20. Reb1 f5 21. Ne1 N3c5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. f4 d5 24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. Ndf3 Ne6 26. Nd3 Rc4 27. Re1 Nxf4 28. Nxf4 Rxf4 29. Rad1 Rxa4 30. Rxd5 Ra2 31. Rb5 e5 32. Rxb7 e4 33. Nh4 f4 34. Nf5 Bf8 35. Rb5 a4 36. Nd4 a3 37. bxa3 Rxa3 38. Ne2 f3 39. Ng3 f2+ 40. Kxf2 e3+ 41. Rxe3 Rxe3 42. Kxe3 Rxc3+ 43. Kf2 Bc5+ 44. Kf1 Rc1+ 45. Ke2 Rc2+ 46. Kf3 Rf2+ 47. Kg4 h5+ 48. Kxh5 Rxg2 49. Nf5 Bf8 50. Rb7 Rg1 51. Ra7 Bg7 52. Ra4 Kh7 53. Ra5 Rg2 54. Nd6 Bf6 55. Ne4 Be7 56. Ra8 Rg7 57. h4 Rf7 58. Ng3 Kg7 59. Kg4 Kf6 60. Ne4+ Ke5 61. Ng5 Rg7 62. Ra6 Bb4 63. Ra4 Rb7 64. h5 Kf6 65. h6 Ke7 66. h7 Bc3 67. Rf4 Ke8 68. Re4+ Re7 69. Rxe7+ Kxe7 70. Kf5 Bb2 71. Kg6 Ba1 72. Nf7 Bb2 73. Nh6 Bh8 74. Nf5+ Kf8 75. Ne3 Ke7 76. Nd5+ Kf8 77. Nf6 Ke7 78. Nh5 Kf8 79. Nf4 Ke7 80. Kh6 Kf7 81. Ng6 Bg7+ 82. Kg5 Bf6+ 83. Kf5 Bh8 84. Kg5 Kg7 85. Nxh8 Kxh7 1/2-1/2
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
621687 Kakabayev, Mergen (2266) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. c4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. Rc1 b6 12. f3 Bb7 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Bf1 Qb8 16. Qf2 Bd8 17. Nd4 Bc7 18. g3 Rfe8 19. Nde2 Qa8 20. Nf4 Ne5 21. b3 Kh8 22. Bg2 Nfd7 23. h4 Bc6 24. a4 Nc5 25. Qc2 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. cxb5 Bb7 28. b4 Ncd7 29. Qa4 Nc4 30. Bf2 Ndb6 31. Qxa8 Rxa8 32. Ra1 Rxa1 33. Rxa1 Ra8 34. Rxa8+ Bxa8 35. Bf1 Kg8 36. Na4 Nxa4 37. Bxc4 Bb6 38. Bb3 Bxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Nb6 40. Ke3 Kf8 41. Nd3 Ke7 42. Nb2 d5 43. e5 f6 44. f4 fxe5 45. fxe5 Bb7 46. Kd4 Nd7 47. Nd3 Kd8 48. Nc5 Nxc5 49. bxc5 Kc7 50. c6 1-0
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
622142 Rustemov, A (2525) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. h3 Rb8 9. e4 b5 10. d5 b4 11. Ne2 Na5 12. Nfd4 c5 13. Nc2 Nxc4 14. b3 Nb6 15. Rb1 a5 16. Ne3 Ba6 17. Bb2 Nfd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 Rc8 20. Rf2 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 f6 22. h4 a4 23. h5 axb3 24. axb3 Ra8 25. Bh3 Ra3 26. Kg2 Qa8 27. Be6 c4 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Qg4 f5 30. Nxf5+ Rxf5 31. Bxf5 Nf8 32. Bxg6 Nxg6 33. f5 Qe8 34. bxc4 Nxc4 35. Qxg6+ Qxg6 36. fxg6 b3 37. Kh3 Kxg6 38. Rf3 Nd2 39. Rff1 Nxf1 40. Rxf1 b2 41. Rb1 Rb3 42. Kg4 Rb4 43. Kf4 Rb8 44. e5 Rb4+ 45. Ke3 dxe5 46. Kd3 Kf5 47. Kc3 Rb5 48. Kc2 e4 49. Rf1+ Ke5 50. Kb1 Rxd5 51. Kxb2 Rd3 52. g4 Rg3 53. Kc2 Rxg4 54. Kd2 Rg3 55. Rf8 Rd3+ 56. Ke2 Rd6 57. Re8 e6 58. Ra8 Rb6 59. Ra5+ Kf4 60. Ra2 Rb3 61. Ra6 Ke5 62. Ra5+ Kf4 63. Ra2 Re3+ 64. Kf2 Rf3+ 65. Ke2 Rd3 66. Kf2 Rd5 67. Ke2 e5 68. Ra8 e3 69. Ra4+ e4 70. Ra8 Rd2+ 71. Ke1 Rh2 72. Rf8+ Ke5 73. Re8+ Kd4 74. Rd8+ Ke5 75. Re8+ Kd4 76. Rd8+ Ke5 77. Re8+ 1/2-1/2
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
622176 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Thake, Conrad (1745) 1-0
1. d4 b6 2. e4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 d6 8. O-O Bxd2 9. Bxd2 Nd7 10. Qe2 Ngf6 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Rac1 Nb8 13. Bb5+ Nfd7 14. Rc7 g5 15. Bxg5 f6 16. Bh4 a6 17. Bxd7+ Nxd7 18. Rxb7 1-0
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
622729 Arslanov, S (2410) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. Nc3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. g4 e6 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd3 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 f5 15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bg5 Qxd4+ 18. Be3 Qe5 19. Rae1 Qg3+ 20. Kh1 Nbd7 21. Bf4 Qxe1 22. Rxe1 Nh5 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Ng7 25. Rg1 Rf7 26. Bh6 Ne5 27. Qg3 Nf3 28. Rf1 Kh7 29. Bxg7 Ng5 30. Rxf7 Nxf7 31. Bf6 Rg8 32. Qd3+ Kh6 33. Qe3+ Kg6 34. Bh4 e5 35. Qe4+ Kg7 36. Qf5 Rf8 37. Bf6+ Kh6 38. h4 Rg8 39. Bxe5 Nxe5 40. Qxe5 Rg4 41. h5 Rh4+ 42. Kg2 Rxh5 43. Qf6+ Kh7 44. Qf7+ Kh6 45. Qxb7 Rg5+ 46. Kf3 Rg6 47. Qxa7 Kg5 48. Qc5+ Kf6 49. Kf4 Kg7 50. a4 Rf6+ 51. Ke5 Rg6 52. a5 Rg5+ 53. Kd6 Rg6+ 54. Kc7 Rg5 55. Qxg5+ Kf8 56. Qc5+ Ke8 57. Qxc6+ Ke7 58. Kb6 Kf8 59. b4 Ke7 60. c4 Kd8 61. b5 Ke7 62. c5 Kd8 63. Ka6 Ke7 64. b6 Kd8 65. Kb5 Ke7 66. a6 Kd8 67. Qb7 Ke8 68. Qc7 Kf8 69. Qd7 Kg8 70. Qe7 Kh8 71. c6 Kg8 72. c7 Kh8 73. Kc6 Kg8 74. Kd7 Kh8 75. Ke8 Kg8 76. c8=Q Kh8 77. b7 Kg8 78. b8=Q Kh8 79. a7 Kg8 80. a8=Q Kh8 81. Qaa7 1-0
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
622912 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Bettalli, Francesco (2300) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 a6 4. a4 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 e6 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. Ng3 Qe7 9. Be2 a5 10. Bg5 e5 11. h4 h6 12. Be3 Na6 13. Qd2 Nb4 14. f3 Bd7 15. h5 g5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 e4 18. O-O-O O-O-O 19. g4 exf3 20. Bxf3 Nd7 21. Rhe1 Ne5 22. Be2 Rhe8 23. Kb1 Qf6 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Nc3 Nd7 26. Bd3 Be5 27. Re2 Nf6 28. Rg1 Qd7 29. Bc2 Kb8 30. Nb5 Qe7 31. Qd1 Nd7 32. Rge1 Qf6 33. Bc1 Nb6 34. b3 Rg8 35. Re4 Rd7 36. R1e2 Re7 37. Qe1 Rge8 38. Bd1 Nd3 39. Qd2 Nf4 40. Qxa5 Nc8 41. Re1 Nd3 42. R1e3 Nxc1 43. Kxc1 Bf4 44. Rxe7 Qxe7 0-1
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
623124 Munro, A (1904) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4 c5 4. d5 Qb6 5. Nd2 Nxg5 6. hxg5 Qxb2 7. g6 fxg6 8. e3 Na6 9. Rb1 Qf6 10. Ne2 e5 11. Ne4 Qd8 12. d6 Qa5+ 13. N2c3 b6 14. Qd5 Rb8 15. Bc4 Bb7 16. Qf7+ Kd8 17. Rxh7 Bxe4 18. Rxh8 Qxc3+ 19. Kf1 Qxc4+ 20. Qxc4 1-0
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
623464 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Chirivi C, Y (2113) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qd7 12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. e3 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Rc8 17. Qc4 Nc6 18. g3 Rab8 19. b3 Na5 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. b4 cxb4 22. axb4 Nb3 23. Rb1 Qd5 24. Kg2 Rc4 25. Qh3 Nd2 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. e4 Nxe4 28. Rhd1 Qf5 29. Qe3 Nc3 30. Rdc1 a5 31. Rb3 Nd5 32. Qa7 Rbxb4 33. Rxb4 Rxb4 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Qa8 Ne3+ 36. fxe3 Rb2+ 37. Kg1 Qb1+ 0-1
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
623665 Amura, C (2196) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 f5 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nc3 d6 8. e3 e5 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. Ng3 Nf6 11. Bd3 e4 12. Be2 h5 13. h4 Ng4 14. Bxg4 hxg4 15. Nge2 Be5 16. g3 Bd7 17. Qc2 O-O-O 18. a3 Qa5 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. b4 cxb4 21. Rxb4 Kb8 22. Qb3 Bc8 23. Nb5 Qc5 24. Qa4 a6 25. Nbd4 Bd7 26. Qb3 Bc8 27. Nc6+ Kc7 28. Nxd8 Kxd8 29. Nf4 Qa5 30. O-O Qc7 31. Rc1 Qe7 32. Kg2 Qc7 33. Rb6 Bf6 34. c5 dxc5 35. Rxf6 Qe7 36. Qc3 Rh7 37. d6 Qd7 38. Qxc5 b5 39. Qc7+ Qxc7 40. Rxc7 Bd7 41. Nd5 Rh8 42. Rxf7 Be6 43. Nb6 Bxf7 44. Rxf7 Re8 45. Rd7# 1-0
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
623946 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Feliz, D (2032) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 c5 6. dxc5 Bg7 7. Rc1 Nxc3 8. Bxc3 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 O-O 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. e4 Be6 12. Bc4 Rd8+ 13. Ke2 Bd7 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. a3 Bg4 16. Ke3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 a5 18. f4 e5 19. Bd5 Rac8 20. Rhd1 Re8 21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 b6 24. Rd6 exf4+ 25. Kxf4 Rec8 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Ke5 bxc5 28. bxc5 Kf8 29. Kd5 Rc8 30. c6 Ke7 31. e5 Rc7 32. Rb1 h5 33. Rb7 Kd8 34. Rxc7 Kxc7 35. f4 h4 36. h3 Kc8 37. Kd6 Kd8 38. c7+ Kc8 39. Kc6 1-0
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
624124 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Kiseljova, M (2031) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c4 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. g3 Nc6 9. Bg2 h5 10. h4 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Ne1 Bd6 13. Nc2 Qd7 14. Ne3 Ne7 15. Nexd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bh3 17. Bxc4 Bxf1 18. Qxf1 Rg8 19. Qg2 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Qxd4+ 21. Kh2 Qxc4 22. Nd5 Qc6 23. Qe4+ Kf8 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Qb4+ Kg7 26. Ne7 Qe6 27. Nxg8 Qxe2+ 28. Kh3 Qxd1 29. Qxb7 Qg4+ 30. Kh2 Re2+ 31. Kg1 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Qd1# 0-1
2024.02.27 Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
624387 Cramling Bellon, Anna (2115) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. e3 h5 2. d3 a5 3. Be2 h4 4. Nf3 e6 5. h3 Be7 6. Nc3 b6 7. e4 Bb7 8. Bf4 d6 9. e5 d5 10. Qd2 c5 11. d4 Nc6 12. Nb5 Ba6 13. a4 Rc8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxa6 Be7 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. O-O cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc5 20. Qd3 Ne7 21. c3 Nf5 22. b4 Be7 23. Qb5+ Kf8 24. Qxb6 Bd8 25. Qc5+ Qxc5 26. bxc5 Ke7 27. c6 Bc7 28. Rab1 Rc8 29. Rb7 Ke8 30. Rfb1 g5 31. Bxg5 Bxe5 32. R1b6 f6 33. Bd2 Bc7 34. Ra6 Nd6 35. Rba7 Ne4 36. Be3 Nxc3 37. Ra8 Rxa8 38. Rxa8+ Ke7 39. Bc5+ Kf7 40. Ra7 Nxa4 41. Rxc7+ Kg6 42. Ba3 e5 43. Rd7 d4 44. c7 Nb6 45. Rd8 d3 46. Rxd3 e4 47. Rd8 1-0
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
631079 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Melikyan, Gnel (2238) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 c6 5. Nd2 Bd6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Qf3 Re8 8. Ne2 g6 9. h4 h5 10. Nf4 Bg4 11. Qg3 Qc7 12. Kf1 Nd7 13. f3 Rxe3 14. Qf2 Bxf4 15. fxg4 Rae8 16. Rh3 hxg4 17. Rxe3 Bxe3 18. Qe2 Qf4+ 19. Ke1 Bxd2+ 0-1
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
631507 Sisman, G (1754) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. d4 Bg4 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8. h3 Bf3 9. Kf1 Qf6 10. Qd3 Bxg2+ 11. Kxg2 Nxe2 12. Qxe2+ Ne7 13. Nxd5 Qc6 14. c4 O-O-O 15. Rd1 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Rxd5 17. Rxd5 Qxd5+ 18. Kg1 Bd6 19. Be3 Re8 20. Qg4+ f5 21. Qh5 g6 22. Rd1 Qe6 23. Qxh7 Bxg3 24. Bxc5 Bc7 25. Be3 f4 26. Rc1 Qe5 27. Bxa7 f3 28. Qxg6 Qe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rxe1# 0-1
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
631940 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Perske, Thore (2451) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. c5 f5 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. Nc4 g5 14. a4 Ng6 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. b5 dxc5 17. Bxc5 h5 18. a5 g4 19. b6 g3 20. Kh1 Bf8 21. d6 axb6 22. Bg1 bxa5 23. dxc7 Qxd1 24. Rfxd1 Rxc7 25. Nb5 Rc6 26. Nb6 Ra6 27. Rd8 Be6 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. exd5 Rc8 30. Rxf8+ Nxf8 31. dxe6 Nxe6 32. Rd1 Rac6 33. Rd6 Rxd6 34. Nxd6 Rc6 35. Nxb7 Rc1 36. hxg3 fxg3 37. Nxa5 Nf4 38. Ba6 h4 39. Bc4+ Kg7 40. Bb3 h3 41. gxh3 Nxh3 42. Kg2 Nxg1 43. Nc4 Ne2 44. Nxe5 Kf6 45. Ng4+ Kg5 46. Ne3 Kf4 47. Nd5+ Ke5 48. Nb4 Rb1 49. Nd3+ Kd4 50. Bc2 Ra1 51. Nb4 Rg1+ 52. Kh3 Rh1+ 53. Kg4 g2 54. f4 g1=Q+ 55. Kf5 Nc3 56. Kf6 Kc5 57. Nd3+ Kd4 58. Ne5 Rh6+ 59. Kf7 Nd5 60. Nf3+ Kc3 61. Nxg1 Kxc2 62. Nf3 Nxf4 63. Kg7 Rh3 64. Nd4+ Kd3 65. Nf5 Rh1 66. Kf6 Rf1 67. Ke5 Ne2 68. Kf6 Nd4 69. Ke5 Rxf5+ 70. Kd6 Ke4 71. Kd7 Rf6 72. Kc7 Kd5 73. Kc8 Kc6 74. Kd8 Re6 75. Kc8 Re8# 0-1
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
632070 Castillo Pena, Patricia Evarista (1786) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 b6 5. O-O Bb7 6. c4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2 Qe8 9. e4 Qh5 10. d5 fxe4 11. Nxe4 exd5 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Be3 d4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Qg4 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. f4 Nc6 18. Bc3 Ne7 19. Be4 d5 20. Bf3 Qd7 21. Rae1 d4 22. Bxb7 dxc3 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Qe4 Nf5 25. Qxa8+ Kh7 26. Qe4 g6 27. bxc3 Qd6 28. g4 Qc5+ 29. Rf2 Nh4 30. Qe7+ 1-0
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
632498 Kobak, Polina (2027) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Be2 Na6 9. Qc2 Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Nh4 f4 12. Bxh5 gxh5 13. Qe2 Qf6 14. Bd2 Nb4 15. O-O-O f3 16. Qe3 Kh8 17. a3 Na6 18. Qg5 Qxg5 19. Bxg5 Bd7 20. Be3 Nc5 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Rd3 Rf7 23. Nd1 Raf8 24. Kc2 b5 25. Ne3 Bh6 26. Nhf5 bxc4 27. Rc3 Ba4+ 28. Kc1 Bg5 29. Rxc4 Bb5 30. Rxc5 Be2 31. Kc2 Rb8 32. b3 Be7 33. Rc3 Bxa3 34. Ra1 Bb4 35. Rc6 Bb5 36. Nc4 Bxc6 37. dxc6 Re8 38. Nfe3 Rf6 39. Nd5 Rxc6 40. Kd3 Rd6 41. Ke3 Rdd8 42. Kxf3 c6 43. Nde3 Rf8+ 44. Kg2 Rd3 45. Nxe5 Rxb3 46. Nf3 Rb2 47. Nd1 Rc2 48. Rb1 Bc5 49. Rb2 Rxb2 50. Nxb2 a4 51. Nxa4 Bb4 52. Nb2 c5 53. Nc4 Ra8 54. e5 Kg7 55. Nh4 Kf7 56. Kf3 Ke6 57. Ke4 Rd8 58. Nf3 Bc3 59. Ng5+ Ke7 60. Nd6 Bxe5 61. Nf5+ Kf8 62. Kxe5 c4 63. Ne6+ Kg8 64. Nxd8 c3 65. Ne3 Kg7 66. Kd4 Kf8 67. Kxc3 Ke7 68. Nc6+ Ke6 69. Nd4+ Ke5 70. Ndf5 Ke4 71. Kd2 Kf3 72. Ke1 h6 73. Nh4+ Ke4 74. Ke2 Kd4 75. f3 Ke5 76. Kd3 Kf6 77. f4 Kg7 78. Ke4 Kf6 79. Nd5+ Kg7 80. f5 Kf7 81. f6 Kf8 82. Kf5 Kf7 83. Nf4 Kf8 84. Kg6 Kg8 85. Kxh6 Kf8 86. Kg6 Ke8 87. f7+ Kf8 88. Ne6+ Ke7 89. f8=Q+ Kxe6 90. Qf7+ Ke5 91. Qf6+ Ke4 92. Qf5+ Kd4 93. Qe6 Kc3 94. Qd5 Kb4 95. Qc6 Ka3 96. Qb5 Ka2 97. Kf5 Ka1 98. Ke4 Ka2 99. Kd3 Ka1 100. Kc2 Ka2 101. Qa4# 1-0
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
632742 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Denis, L (2233) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 d6 6. Qxd4 e6 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Nc4 dxe5 11. Ncxe5 Rc8 12. Nxc6 Rxc6 13. Ne5 Rc7 14. Qa4+ Ke7 15. O-O f6 16. Rd1 Qe8 17. Qxe8+ Kxe8 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Nd4 Re7 20. Be3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bc5 22. Kf2 Kf7 23. b4 Bb6 24. Nb5 g6 25. c4 a6 26. Nd6+ Kg7 27. c5 Bc7 28. g3 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 Rc8 30. Rad1 Kf7 31. a3 a5 32. Kf3 axb4 33. axb4 g5 34. h3 Ra8 35. Rd7 Ra4 36. b5 Rb4 37. b6 Rc4 38. Rc7 Rxc7 39. bxc7 Rxc5 40. Rd7+ Kg6 41. h4 gxh4 42. gxh4 h5 43. Ke4 b5 44. Kd4 Rc1 45. e4 b4 46. c8=Q Rxc8 47. Rb7 Rd8+ 48. Ke3 Ra8 49. Rxb4 Ra3+ 50. Kf2 Rc3 51. Rd4 f5 52. exf5+ Kxf5 53. Kg2 e5 54. Rd1 e4 55. Kf2 Kf4 56. Rd8 Rc2+ 57. Kf1 Ke3 58. Re8 Kf3 59. Kg1 Kg3 60. Kh1 Kh3 61. Kg1 Kg3 62. Rg8+ Kf3 63. Rf8+ Ke2 64. Rf5 e3 65. Rxh5 Rc1+ 66. Kg2 Ke1 67. Re5 e2 68. h5 Rc4 69. h6 Rh4 70. Re6 Rh5 71. Kg3 Rh1 72. Kg2 Rh5 73. Kf3 Rf5+ 74. Kg2 Kd1 75. Rd6+ Kc2 76. Re6 Kd2 77. h7 Rh5 0-1
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
632774 Biriukov, I (2311) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Qd2 c5 5. e3 a6 6. O-O-O Nc6 7. f3 Bd6 8. Nh3 O-O 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Nf4 Nxf4 14. exf4 Bb7 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. h4 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 b4 18. Ne2 a5 19. h5 Ba6 20. Qd2 Rac8 21. Nd4 a4 22. h6 g6 23. Qe3 Rfd8 24. Qe5 Qf8 25. Rd3 Bxd3 0-1
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
633186 Helmer, Jan (2212) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. h3 a6 8. O-O Rb8 9. a3 Na5 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. e3 c5 12. d5 b5 13. Qe2 bxc4 14. Nxc4 Nb3 15. Rb1 Nb6 16. Nd2 Nxc1 17. Rfxc1 e6 18. b4 cxb4 19. Rxb4 a5 20. Rbb1 Bd7 21. dxe6 Bxe6 22. Qa6 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Nd5 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Rb3 Qc7 26. Rd3 Qc1+ 27. Nf1 Nc3 28. Rxd6 Ne2+ 29. Qxe2 Rc8 30. Qd2 Qxa3 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Qxd8+ Kg7 33. Qd4+ Kg8 34. Kh2 a4 35. Bd5 Bxd5 36. Qxd5 Qc1 37. Kg2 a3 38. Nd2 Qb2 39. Qa8+ Kg7 40. Nc4 Qf6 41. Qxa3 h5 42. Qb2 Qxb2 43. Nxb2 Kf6 44. Nd3 Kf5 45. Ne1 Ke4 46. Kf1 Kd5 47. Ke2 Ke5 48. f3 Kf5 49. e4+ Kf6 50. Ke3 Kg5 51. f4+ Kh6 52. g4 Kg7 53. g5 f6 54. h4 fxg5 55. fxg5 Kf7 56. Kf4 Ke6 57. Nf3 Kf7 58. Ne5+ Kg7 59. Nxg6 Kh7 60. Ne7 Kg7 61. Nf5+ Kh8 62. Ng3 Kh7 63. Nxh5 Kh8 64. Ng3 Kh7 65. h5 Kh8 66. Kf5 Kh7 67. e5 Kh8 68. e6 Kh7 69. Kf6 Kh8 70. g6 Kg8 71. h6 Kf8 72. h7 Ke8 73. h8=Q# 1-0
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
633367 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Zallio, L (2086) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 c6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bg3 Nb8 12. f4 Nbd7 13. a4 b4 14. Nb1 a5 15. Nd2 c5 16. c3 c4 17. h3 Rfe8 18. Bh2 Nf8 19. g4 Ng6 20. Qe1 Rac8 21. h4 Ne7 22. h5 Nd7 23. h6 g6 24. Qh4 Nc6 25. Kf2 Be7 26. Qh3 f6 27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. f5 Bd6 29. Rh1 exf5 30. gxf5 g5 31. Qh5 Re7 32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Nf3 Rg8 34. Qh5 g4 35. Nh4 g3+ 36. Kf1 Kh7 37. Ng6 Rxe3 38. Bg1 Ree8 39. Re1 Ne7 40. Rh2 Nxf5 41. Rg2 Rxg6 42. Bg4 Rxe1+ 43. Kxe1 Nf8 44. Bxf5 Qe7+ 45. Kd1 Qf7 46. Bxg6+ Qxg6 47. Qxg6+ Nxg6 48. Be3 f5 49. Ke2 f4 50. Bd2 Bc8 51. Kf3 Nh4+ 52. Ke2 Nxg2 0-1
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
633569 Subramanian, Anusha (2013) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 c6 5. Ngxe4 Nxe4 6. Nxe4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ng3 h5 9. h4 Bg4 10. d4 Nc6 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bd6 13. Bc3 Qc7 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Nf5 Bb4 16. e3 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Nxd4 19. Qd3 Ne6 20. Be2 Rac8 21. O-O g6 22. Qxd5 b6 23. c4 Rfd8 24. Qf3 Rd2 25. Rfd1 Rcd8 26. Rxd2 Rxd2 27. Qa8+ Kh7 28. Bf3 Nc5 29. Qe8 Nd3 30. Rf1 Rxa2 31. Qe4 Nc5 32. Qb1 Rd2 33. Bxh5 Qe5 34. Bf3 Nd3 35. h5 Kg7 36. hxg6 fxg6 37. Qb3 Qd6 38. Qa4 a5 39. Qe8 Ne5 40. Be4 a4 41. Qxa4 Nd7 42. Qa7 Kf6 43. Rb1 Nc5 44. Rxb6 Rd1# 0-1
2024.02.20 Titled Tue 20th Feb Early
633685 Silva, Mariana Sofia T. (1951) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. h4 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. O-O d6 10. Bh3 h6 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. e4 Nd7 13. Bg2 e5 14. Nb3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Ne5 16. Nf5 Bf6 17. f4 Nd7 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Kh2 Nc5 20. Qe2 Re8 21. e5 Bxg2 22. Qxg2 dxe5 23. fxe5 Bxe5 24. Bf4 Bxf4 25. Rxf4 Qd3 26. Rd4 Qxf5 27. Rf1 Qe5 28. Rd2 f6 29. Rff2 Rad8 30. Rde2 Qd4 0-1
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
639168 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Derakhshani, Borna (2377) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Ne2 Nd7 9. Qc2 Nb6 10. Bd3 g6 11. h4 f5 12. h5 Nd5 13. a3 Be7 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Nf4 Qd6 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Bc4+ Kg7 18. Qc3 Bf6 19. O-O-O b5 20. Bb3 a5 21. Kb1 Bd7 22. e4 Qxf4 23. e5 Be7 24. Qh3 h5 25. Rd3 Qh6 26. Qf3 Rad8 27. Rc1 f4 28. Ka1 Qg5 29. Rdc3 Qg4 30. Qe4 Qf5 31. Qf3 b4 32. Rc4 bxa3 33. bxa3 Rb8 34. Ra4 Qg4 35. Qd3 Qxg2 36. Rxa5 Ra8 37. Ra4 Rxa4 38. Bxa4 Ra8 39. Qb3 Qd5 40. Qxd5 cxd5 41. Rc7 Rxa4 42. Rxd7 Kf8 43. Kb2 Rxa3 44. Rxe7 Kxe7 45. Kxa3 h4 0-1
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
639576 Maksimenko, Viktor (2148) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Qg4 g6 10. Ne4 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bh6 Bg7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. O-O Qf6 17. Qg3 e5 18. Rae1 d6 19. b4 Bf5 20. h3 a5 21. Qe3 axb4 22. axb4 e4 23. Bxe4 Rae8 24. Qd3 d5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. Qc3+ Qf6 27. Qc5 d4 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Qc4 Qd6 30. Rd1 Re4 31. Qd3 Qd5 32. c3 dxc3 33. Qxc3+ Qe5 34. Rd7+ Kg8 35. Qb3+ Kh8 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Qg8+ Kh6 38. Qf8+ Kh5 39. g4+ Kg5 40. Kg2 Re2 41. Rd3 Qe4+ 42. Rf3 Re1 43. Qd8+ Kh6 44. Qf8+ Kg5 45. Kh2 Re2 46. Kg3 Qe5+ 47. Rf4 Qe4 48. h4# 1-0
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
639860 Hartikainen, J (2089) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. Na3 Nc6 8. Be3 cxd4 9. Nb5 Rc8 10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1 Qa5 15. Qb5 Qc7 16. h3 a6 17. Qe2 Nd5 18. a4 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Bf6 20. Nf3 g6 21. Rd2 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Kg7 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Qe4 Qb6 26. Qc2 h5 27. g3 Qc5 28. Nd2 h4 29. Ne4 Qe5 30. Nxf6 hxg3 31. Ng4 gxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Qf4+ 33. Kg2 e5 34. Qf2 Qg5 35. Qf3 b5 36. Kh2 bxa4 37. Qe4 Qd2+ 38. Kg3 f6 39. Qb7+ Kf8 40. Qxa6 Qf4+ 41. Kg2 Qe4+ 42. Kg3 Qf4+ 43. Kg2 Qe4+ 44. Kg3 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
640239 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Shishkov, A (2340) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Bg4 5. f3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bd7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 O-O 11. c3 a6 12. Na3 Bxa3 13. bxa3 Na5 14. Rb1 Re8 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Rb4 b5 17. Ng3 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Nd6 Nxb4 21. axb4 Bc6 22. Nxc8 Qxc8 23. Re1 Qd7 24. Be5 f6 25. Bf4 Qd5 26. Qe3 Kf7 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. fxe4 g5 29. Bd6 h6 30. Kf2 f5 31. exf5 exf5 32. Rxe8 Kxe8 33. g3 Kf7 34. Ke3 Bd5 35. Be5 Kg6 36. a3 h5 37. h4 gxh4 38. gxh4 Be4 39. Kf4 Bd5 40. Bd6 Bb7 41. Bc5 Kf6 42. Bd6 Bc8 43. Be5+ Kg6 44. Bc7 Kf6 45. Bd8+ Kg6 46. Bg5 Kf7 47. Ke5 Ke8 48. Kd6 1-0
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
640325 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Poltorak, Sebastian (2379) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Ne2 Na6 9. Bf8 Qg6 10. Qd6 Bd7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Ng3 Qf6 13. Nh5 1-0
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
640858 Palencia, W (2180) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. c5 g5 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nf2 Ng6 16. Rc1 Rf7 17. Qb3 h5 18. h3 Bf8 19. Nb5 Rg7 20. Rc2 g4 21. hxg4 hxg4 22. fxg4 Nh4 23. Be1 Nh5 24. Nh1 Bxg4 25. Bxg4 Rxg4 26. Qh3 Rg7 27. Qxh4 Qb6+ 28. Bf2 Qxb5 29. Qxh5 Qd3 30. Rc3 Qxe4 31. Qf3 Qg6 32. Qh3 Re8 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Ng3 fxg3 35. Qxc8 gxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Rf7 37. Rc2 Kg7 38. Rc7 Rxc7 39. Qxc7+ Qf7 40. Qc4 a6 41. a4 Be7 42. g3 Bg5 43. Kg2 Kh6 44. Qe4 Qg6 45. Qf3 Qc2+ 46. Kh3 Qxb2 47. Qf8+ Kg6 48. Qg8+ Kh6 49. Qf8+ Kg6 50. Qh8 Qc3 51. Qg8+ Kh6 52. Qh8+ Kg6 53. Qg8+ Kh6 54. Qh8+ Kg6 1/2-1/2
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
640995 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Martinez Pla, Xavier (2247) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rc1 a6 12. Ne5 Qe8 13. f4 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bc4 Bd6 16. a3 Kh7 17. Qb3 f6 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Be6 Qe7 20. f5 Bc8 21. Qd5 Bxe6 22. fxe6 Rae8 23. Qxe4+ Kh8 24. d5 Bc5 25. Kh1 c6 26. b4 cxd5 27. Qxd5 Bxe3 28. Rce1 Qxe6 29. Qxe6 Rxe6 30. Rf3 Rfe8 31. h3 b5 32. g4 Kh7 33. Kg2 Bb6 34. Rxe6 Rxe6 35. Rd3 g5 36. Bg3 Kg6 37. Rd6 Rxd6 38. Bxd6 f5 39. Kf3 h5 40. gxf5+ Kxf5 41. Be7 Bd4 42. Bd6 Bb2 0-1
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
641305 Bilan, Danila (2303) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qc2 b6 11. Rfe1 Nh5 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Ne3 Ne5 15. Be2 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Nf5 Rxd1 19. Qxd1 f6 20. Bh6 e6 21. Ng3 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Rd8 23. Qxh5 Qf7 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. e5 f5 26. Qh4 Rg8 27. Bg5 Rg6 28. Bf6+ Kg8 29. Rd1 Rxf6 30. exf6 h5 31. Qg5+ Kh7 32. Rd8 Bd5 33. Re8 1-0
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
641657 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Weetik, V (2423) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. dxc5 Qxc3 13. Qxd5 Be6 14. Qe4 Qxc5 15. Bd3 g6 16. Qh4 Kg7 17. Rfc1 Qd6 18. Be4 Rac8 19. Rd1 Qa3 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Nd4 Rb6 22. Nxe6+ Rxe6 23. Rd7 Qb2 24. Qd4+ Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Rc8 26. Rd2 Rec6 27. g3 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kg2 Kf6 30. Rb2 b6 31. Kf3 Rc3 32. Ke4 Ke6 33. Kd4 Ra3 34. e4 Ra4+ 35. Ke3 f5 36. exf5+ gxf5 37. f4 Ra3+ 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. Rc2 Ra4+ 40. Ke3 Kd5 41. Kd3 Ra3+ 42. Ke2 Kd4 43. Rd2+ Ke4 44. Rc2 b5 45. Rb2 a6 46. Rb4+ Kd5 47. Rb2 Kd4 48. Rd2+ Ke4 49. Rb2 h5 50. Kf2 Rf3+ 51. Kg2 Ra3 52. h3 Kd3 53. g4 hxg4 54. hxg4 Ke4 55. gxf5 Kxf5 56. Kf2 Kxf4 57. Ke2 Ke4 58. Kd2 Kd4 59. Kc2 Kc4 60. Kb1 Rh3 61. Rg2 b4 62. Kb2 Kb5 63. Rg5+ Ka4 64. Rg2 a5 65. Rf2 Rc3 66. Rg2 Kb5 67. Rg5+ Rc5 68. Rg2 a4 69. Rh2 Re5 70. Rg2 Rd5 71. Rh2 Kc4 72. Rh4+ Rd4 73. Rh2 a3+ 74. Kc2 Re4 75. Rg2 Rd4 76. Rh2 Rg4 77. Rf2 Rg1 78. Rf4+ Kc5 79. Rf5+ Kc4 80. Rf4+ Kb5 81. Rf2 Ra1 82. Kd3 Rb1 83. Rf5+ Ka4 84. Rf8 Rb2 85. Ra8+ Kb5 86. Rb8+ Kc5 87. Rc8+ Kd5 88. Rc2 Rb1 89. Rd2 Kc5 90. Rc2+ Kb5 91. Rc8 Rb2 92. Rb8+ Ka5 93. Ra8+ Kb6 94. Rb8+ Kc7 95. Rb5 Kc6 96. Rb8 Kc5 97. Rc8+ Kd5 98. Rc2 Rb1 99. Rd2 Kc5 100. Rc2+ Kb5 101. Kd2 Rh1 102. Kd3 Rh3+ 103. Kd2 Rh2+ 104. Kc1 Rh1+ 105. Kd2 Rb1 106. Kd3 b3 107. axb3 Kb4 108. Rc4+ Kxb3 109. Rc3+ Kb4 110. Rc4+ Kb5 111. Rc2 Ka4 112. Kc3 Rb8 113. Ra2 1-0
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
641690 Benavides Montenegro, Maicol (2140) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3 Be6 9. Bg2 b5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Be3 Be7 12. f4 Rc8 13. f5 Bc4 14. a4 b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bg5 17. Bf2 a5 18. Re1 h4 19. gxh4 Bxh4 20. Ng3 Bxg3 21. Bxg3 Qg5 22. Qf3 Nf6 23. Rad1 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Rxe5+ Ne7 27. Qb7 O-O 0-1
2024.02.13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
642068 Manukian, Ar (2196) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. h3 Bh5 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qb3 Qb4 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Rd1 Qxb3 14. axb3 a6 15. Nc3 Be7 16. d5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Bg6 19. Bf4 O-O 20. Rd7 Be4 21. Bc4 Bf6 22. Re1 Bxf3 23. gxf3 b5 24. Bd5 Nd4 25. Bd6 Rfd8 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Kg2 g6 29. Be7 Bxe7 30. Rxe7 Kg7 31. Bd5+ Kh6 32. Re5 Nf5 33. f4 Nh4+ 34. Kg3 Nf5+ 35. Kg4 Rc8 36. Be6 Rc2 37. Bxf5 gxf5+ 38. Kxf5 Rxf2 39. Re6+ Kg7 40. Rxa6 Rxb2 41. Kg5 Rxb3 42. Ra7+ Kg8 43. Kf6 h5 44. h4 Re3 45. Rg7+ Kh8 46. Rb7 Kg8 47. Rxb5 Re4 48. Kg5 Ra4 49. f5 Kf7 50. Rb7+ Kf8 51. Kxh5 Ra6 52. Kg5 Rc6 53. h5 Kg8 54. h6 Kh8 55. Re7 Ra6 56. Re6 Ra5 57. Kg6 Ra8 58. f6 Rg8+ 59. Kh5 Rf8 60. Re7 Rg8 61. Rg7 Rf8 62. Kg6 Rxf6+ 63. Kg5 Rxh6 64. Kxh6 1/2-1/2
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
646756 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Novozhilov, Semen (2272) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 g5 6. Qd2 Bg7 7. O-O-O a6 8. g3 d6 9. Bg2 Bd7 10. f4 gxf4 11. gxf4 Nc6 12. Nge2 O-O-O 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Qe7 15. Rhf1 h5 16. Kb1 Bh6 17. Qd3 Rhg8 18. Bh1 Nb4 19. Qf3 Bc6 20. Qxf7 Qxf7 21. Rxf7 Bxh1 22. Rxh1 Rg2 23. a3 Nd5 24. Ng3 Ne3 25. Nge4 Nxc2 26. d5 exd5 27. Nf6 d4 28. Nd1 Re2 29. e6 Nxa3+ 30. bxa3 Rxe6 31. Nxh5 d3 32. Rhf1 Rb6+ 33. Ka2 Rdd6 34. Rh7 Kb8 35. Ng3 Rdc6 36. Ne4 Rc2+ 37. Ka1 Re2 38. Nec3 Rxh2 39. Rh8+ Ka7 40. Rc8 Bg7 41. Rxc7 Be5 42. Rc5 Rh5 43. Rc4 d2 44. Re4 Bxc3+ 45. Nxc3 Rc5 46. Nd1 Rc1+ 47. Ka2 Rbb1 48. Rd4 Rxd1 49. Rxd1 Rxd1 50. Kb2 Kb6 51. Kc2 Ra1 52. Rxd2 Ra2+ 53. Kc1 Rxd2 54. Kxd2 Kb5 55. Kc2 Ka4 56. Kb2 Kb5 57. Ka2 Kc4 58. Kb2 a5 59. Kc2 a4 60. Kb2 Kd3 61. Ka1 Kc3 62. Ka2 Kc2 63. Ka1 Kb3 64. Kb1 Kxa3 65. Ka1 Kb3 66. Kb1 b5 67. Ka1 b4 68. Kb1 Kc3 69. Ka1 Kc2 70. Ka2 b3+ 71. Ka3 b2 0-1
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
647085 Devaev, A (2325) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Qc2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 d6 7. e4 e5 8. d5 O-O 9. Be2 a5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. b3 Nh5 12. Rfe1 Nc5 13. a3 Nf4 14. Bf1 Bg4 15. b4 Nd7 16. Qc3 Qf6 17. c5 Qg6 18. Kh1 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. h3 Rh5 21. Nh2 Nf6 22. Qg3 Rg5 23. Nxg4 Nxg4 24. Nf3 Rh5 25. Kg1 Nf6 26. Qxg6 Nxg6 27. g4 Rh6 28. g5 Rh5 29. gxf6 gxf6 30. cxd6 cxd6 31. Rac1 Kg7 32. Rc7+ Kh6 33. Rxb7 axb4 34. axb4 Rg8 35. Kh2 Nf4 36. Rf7 Kg6 37. Rd7 Kf5 38. Rxd6 e4 39. Nd4+ Ke5 40. Nb5 Rb8 41. Rd7 Nxd5 42. Rxd5+ Kxd5 43. Nc7+ Kd6 44. Na6 Ra8 45. b5 Rg5 46. Rxe4 Rg7 47. Rg4 1-0
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
647365 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Maranhao, Jose Renato Ruiz (1923) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. f3 Nbd7 6. g4 Bg6 7. h4 h5 8. g5 Ng8 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 g6 11. e4 e6 12. O-O-O Ne7 13. Nge2 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Nc1 Bg7 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Na4 Qb5 18. Qxb5 cxb5 19. Nc3 a6 20. Rhe1 Rhe8 21. a3 Nb6 22. Nc5 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Kxd7 24. Ne2 Rc8 25. c3 Rc4 26. b3 Rc6 27. Kb2 Rec8 28. Bd2 a5 29. Nf4 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Ne2 R8c7 32. Ra1 e5 33. Rec1 dxe4 34. fxe4 exd4 35. cxd4 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 Rxc1 37. Kxc1 Nc6 38. d5 Nd4 39. Nxd4 Bxd4 40. Be1 Kd6 41. Bg3+ Kc5 42. Kc2 Bc3 43. Kd3 1-0
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
647582 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Bychkov, Vladimir (2211) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 d5 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Qe7 15. a3 Ba5 16. e4 Nf6 17. Re5 Qd7 18. Bg5 Qc6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rd5 Rfe8 21. Rad1 h6 22. g3 Qg6 23. e5 Rac8 24. Qc4 Qf5 25. Kg2 Rc7 26. b4 b5 27. Qxb5 1-0
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
648149 Laddha, Shubh Jayesh (2324) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. Ng5 h6 9. Nh3 Rb8 10. a4 a6 11. f4 Nd4 12. Ne2 b5 13. c3 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Bd7 15. axb5 Bxb5 16. f5 a5 17. Bf4 e5 18. Be3 a4 19. Kh1 Qc7 20. g4 Nh7 21. Qd2 f6 22. Ng1 Rfd8 23. h4 Bc6 24. c4 Rb4 25. Nf3 Rdb8 26. Ra2 Qb7 27. Rf2 Rb3 28. g5 fxg5 29. hxg5 Nxg5 30. Nxg5 Bxg5 31. Bxg5 hxg5 32. Bf3 Qe7 33. Rg2 Qf6 34. Bh5 Kf8 35. Bg6 Ke7 36. Rh2 a3 37. Rxa3 Rxb2 38. Qxb2 Rxb2 39. Rxb2 g4 40. Ra7+ Bd7 41. Rh2 Qg5 42. Ra1 g3 43. Rh7 Kf6 44. Rh8 g2+ 45. Kg1 Qe3+ 46. Kh2 Qf4+ 47. Kxg2 Qd2+ 48. Kg1 Qe3+ 49. Kh1 Qf3+ 50. Kh2 Qf2+ 51. Kh3 Qf3+ 52. Kh2 Qf2+ 53. Kh1 Qf3+ 54. Kg1 Qg3+ 55. Kh1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
648690 Shohat, Yotam (2369) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. h4 Nc5 9. f3 Nh5 10. b4 Na6 11. a3 Nf4 12. Bf1 f5 13. Nge2 fxe4 14. Nxe4 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Qxd6 Nd3+ 17. Kd2 Qxd6 18. Nxd6 e4 19. Bd4 Bh6+ 20. Kc3 exf3 21. gxf3 c5 22. Kxd3 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Bg7 24. c5 Rf4 25. Ne4 Bf5 26. Ke3 Bxd4+ 27. Kxf4 Bxa1 28. Bxa6 Bd4 29. Rd1 Rd8 30. Nd6 Bg7 31. Bc4+ Kf8 32. Re1 Bh6+ 33. Kg3 g5 34. Nxf5 gxh4+ 35. Kg4 Bg7 36. Re7 Bf6 37. Rf7+ Kg8 38. Rxf6+ Kh8 39. c6 h5+ 40. Kxh5 h3 41. c7 Rc8 42. Rh6# 1-0
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
648836 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Shuvalova, Polina (2455) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Nf6 15. Qf4 Rc8 16. Bd3 Qc7 17. Qh4 h6 18. Re3 Rfd8 19. g4 Qf4 20. Qg3 Qxg4 21. Qxg4 Nxg4 22. Re2 Nf6 23. Bb1 Kf8 24. Ne5 Nd7 25. Nxd7+ Rxd7 26. f3 Rc4 27. Red2 Ke7 28. Kf2 g5 29. Bc2 b5 30. Bb3 Rc3 31. Rd3 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 a5 33. Ke3 Rc7 34. Rd1 a4 35. d5 Rc8 36. dxe6 fxe6 37. Bxe6 Kxe6 38. f4 Rc3+ 39. Kd4 Rc4+ 40. Kd3 Bxe4+ 41. Ke3 gxf4+ 42. Kf2 Rc2+ 43. Kg1 Rxa2 44. Re1 Kf5 45. h4 b4 46. h5 b3 47. Rc1 Rc2 48. Rd1 b2 0-1
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
649303 Tarnowska, A (1793) Ballotti, Luca (2172) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. Re1 g6 9. c3 Bg7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nf1 Rac8 12. Ng3 Rfd8 13. Be3 Ne5 14. h3 Nc4 15. Qe2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 a6 17. Rad1 Qa4 18. a3 Nd7 19. Qg5 Bf6 20. Qh6 Nc5 21. Re3 Qe8 22. Qf4 Ne6 23. Qg4 Ng7 24. f4 Qd7 25. Qf3 Ne6 26. f5 Nxd4 27. cxd4 Rc2 28. Qg4 Rdc8 29. Nh5 Rxb2 30. Nxf6+ exf6 31. Qg3 Rcc2 32. fxg6 hxg6 33. Rf1 Rxg2+ 34. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Kg7 36. Ref3 Qe6 37. Rf4 b5 38. R1f2 a5 39. h4 b4 40. axb4 axb4 41. R2f3 b3 42. Rf2 d5 43. h5 dxe4 44. h6+ Kxh6 45. Kg3 f5 46. Rh2+ Kg7 47. Rfh4 Qd6+ 48. Kf2 Qxd4+ 49. Ke1 b2 50. Rh7+ Kf6 51. Rxb2 Qxb2 52. Rh3 Qb4+ 53. Kf1 Qc4+ 54. Kg2 Qe2+ 55. Kg1 Qe1+ 56. Kg2 e3 57. Rf3 Qf2+ 58. Rxf2 exf2 59. Kxf2 g5 60. Kg3 Ke5 61. Kh2 Kf4 62. Kg2 Ke3 63. Kf1 Kf3 64. Kg1 f4 65. Kh2 g4 66. Kh1 Ke2 67. Kg1 f3 68. Kh2 f2 69. Kg3 f1=Q 70. Kxg4 Qf3+ 71. Kg5 f5 72. Kh6 f4 73. Kg7 Qg3+ 0-1
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
649395 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Diaz Herquinio, B (2051) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Bh5 12. Nf4 cxd4 13. Nxh5 Nxh5 14. cxd4 Re8 15. Rb1 Qd7 16. Qb3 b6 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Rfc1 Qe6 19. Bb5 Rec8 20. Ba6 Rc7 21. e4 Nxd4 22. Qa4 Nc6 23. Bf4 Rac8 24. Bxc7 Rxc7 25. Bb5 dxe4 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Bxc6 exf3 28. Bxf3 g6 29. Qb3 Qe5 30. Rc1 Qe3+ 31. Qxe3 1-0
2024.02.06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
649745 Ballotti, Luca (2172) Onoprijchuk, B (2385) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 b6 9. Ng3 g6 10. h4 c5 11. Qc2 c4 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Bf3 Re8 14. O-O-O Nf8 15. h5 Ne4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Ngxe4 dxe4 19. Be2 Rac8 20. Rh3 Qg5 21. g4 b5 22. Rdh1 b4 23. Na4 b3 24. Qb1 c3 25. Nxc3 Bd5 26. axb3 Bxb3 27. Bd1 Qb5 28. Bxb3 Qxb3 29. Kd2 Rb8 30. Qc2 Qxb2 31. Rb1 Qxc2+ 32. Kxc2 Rbc8 33. Kd2 Kg7 34. Rb7 Ra8 35. Rh1 a5 36. Ra1 Rec8 37. Rb5 Ne6 38. Raxa5 Rxa5 39. Rxa5 Re8 40. Nxe4 Nxd4 41. exd4 Rxe4 42. f3 Rxd4+ 43. Ke3 Rd8 44. Ra7 Kf6 45. Ra6+ Kg5 46. Ra5+ Kh4 47. Ra1 Kg3 48. Rg1+ Kh2 49. Ra1 Kg2 50. Ra2+ Kg3 0-1
2024.01.07 4th Parma City of Culture
686352 Ballotti, Luca (2174) Seresin, Francesco (2352) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. h3 Bd7 8. Ne2 e6 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Qxb7 O-O 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. f4 Rab8 14. Qc2 Rfc8 15. Qd2 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. b3 Ne7 18. Ng3 Bc6 19. O-O a5 20. Qe3 Nd5 21. Qxe4 Nxc3 22. Qe5 Qd5 23. Rf2 Nb5 24. Rd2 Bb7 25. Qxd5 Rc1+ 26. Kf2 Bxd5 27. Ne2 Rc7 28. Rd1 Rc2 29. Nd2 Nd6 30. g4 a4 31. Ke3 h5 32. Rdc1 axb3 1/2-1/2
2024.01.06 4th Parma City of Culture
686342 Ballotti, Luca (2174) Martinovici, Ilia (2426) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Bd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd2 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. b3 Nf6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. h3 Qa5 11. Bd3 Rfc8 12. O-O a6 13. a3 Qd8 14. b4 Be6 15. Rfe1 Nd7 16. Nd5 Nce5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rac1 a5 20. b5 a4 21. Bf1 Bxd5 22. exd5 Qb6 23. Rc2 Qc5 24. Qe3 Bd4 25. Qd3 Re8 26. Re4 Be5 27. Qe3 Qxe3 28. Rxe3 Bd4 29. Re1 Bc5 30. Ra2 e5 31. dxe6 fxe6 32. Bd3 Re7 33. Be4 Rf8 34. Ree2 Kf7 35. Kf1 Ra8 36. Bf3 Ke8 37. Be4 Kd8 38. Ra1 Kc7 39. Bc2 Kb6 40. Rae1 Ka5 41. Ra1 Rf8 42. Bd3 Rf4 43. f3 Rd4 44. Rd2 d5 45. Rc1 Bxa3 46. Ra1 dxc4 47. Rxa3 Red7 0-1
2023.08.12 21st Spilimbergo Open
853236 Lekic, Du (2329) Ballotti, Luca (2139) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. h4 Ne4 9. Bf4 f5 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. c5 b6 12. cxb6 Qxb6 13. O-O c5 14. Na4 Qb5 15. Rfc1 1/2-1/2
2023.08.11 21st Spilimbergo Open
853204 Costa, Leonardo (2346) Ballotti, Luca (2139) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Nc2 Qb6 10. O-O a5 11. Kh1 h5 12. Bd3 Be7 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. b3 Nb4 15. a3 Nxc2 16. Qxc2 Rc8 17. Qb2 a4 18. b4 Bb5 19. Rd1 Qa6 20. Be3 Be2 21. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Kd7 23. e6+ Kxe6 24. Qc7 f6 25. Nh4 Qd6 26. Qc2 Bg4 27. f3 Kf7 28. fxg4 hxg4 29. g3 g6 30. Qxa4 Qe6 31. Ng2 g5 32. Re1 Qd6 33. Kg1 Bd8 34. Qb5 Bc7 35. Qxb7 Kg6 36. Nf4+ gxf4 37. Bxf4 Qb6 38. Qxc7 Qxd4+ 39. Be3 Qb2 40. Bf2 Rxh2 41. Qc5 Rh8 42. Qxd5 Qxa3 43. b5 Qa5 44. Re7 Rf8 45. Kg2 Qb4 46. Qc5 Qd2 47. Qc4 Qd1 48. b6 Qf3+ 49. Kg1 Qd1+ 50. Qf1 Qd6 51. Re1 Rb8 52. Qg2 Qd2 53. Qc6 Qb2 54. Re8 Qb1+ 55. Kg2 Rxe8 56. Qxe8+ Kg7 57. Qe7+ Kg6 58. b7 Qb3 59. Qe8+ Kg7 60. b8=Q 1-0
2023.08.10 21st Spilimbergo Open
853159 Loiacono, Antonio (2329) Ballotti, Luca (2139) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b5 14. Qe3 Bb7 15. Bd3 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. Qh3 g6 18. Qe3 Ba6 19. h4 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Qc7 21. h5 Rfc8 22. Qd2 Nf8 23. Kb1 a4 24. Nc1 Ra6 25. g4 Rc6 26. Rh2 Rc4 27. hxg6 1/2-1/2
2023.08.10 21st Spilimbergo Open
853180 Ballotti, Luca (2139) Campos Gomez, Manuel (2307) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3 e6 9. Qb3 Bb4 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 bxc6 13. Be2 Qb6 14. O-O Rfc8 15. f3 Nd7 16. Bd6 f6 17. b3 a5 18. Bc5 Qb8 19. Bd1 Kf7 20. Re1 Bg6 21. e4 Nxc5 22. Qxc5 Qb4 23. Rc3 Qxc5 24. Rxc5 Ke7 25. Kf2 Kd6 26. e5+ fxe5 27. Rxe5 Rcb8 28. f4 Rb4 29. Ke3 a4 30. Rc1 axb3 31. Bxb3 Ra3 32. g4 Rc4 33. Re1 Rc3+ 34. Kd2 Rd3+ 35. Kc1 Be4 36. R1xe4 dxe4 37. Rxe6+ Kd7 38. Rxe4 Rh3 39. Re2 Rf3 40. Re4 Rh3 41. Re2 Rf3 42. Re4 Ra8 43. Be6+ Kd6 44. Bb3 Rf1+ 45. Kd2 Rf2+ 46. Ke3 Rxh2 47. f5 Ra3 48. Kf4 Ra7 49. Kg5 Re7 50. Rf4 Rh6 51. Be6 Rb7 52. Bb3 Rb4 53. Re4 Kd7 54. Be6+ Kc7 55. Bg8 Rd6 56. Re7+ Rd7 57. Rxd7+ Kxd7 58. Bxh7 Rxd4 59. f6 gxf6+ 60. Kxf6 Ra4 61. g5 Rxa2 62. g6 Rf2+ 63. Ke5 Re2+ 64. Kf6 Rf2+ 65. Ke5 Re2+ 1/2-1/2
2023.08.09 21st Spilimbergo Open
853126 Ballotti, Luca (2139) Saraci, Nderim (2466) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Re8 12. h3 Rb8 13. Ne2 h6 14. Bxh6 Bd6 15. Bg5 Be5 16. Ng3 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Qd6 18. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Qf8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qh5 g6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. Re8 1-0
2022.11.23 81st ch-ITA U20 2022
1117865 Ballotti, Luca (2136) Rindone, Andrea (2104) 1-0
1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. Nf3 e6 4. e4 Bb4 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. a3 Ba5 8. Bc2 Nge7 9. e5 f5 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Ne4 Nf5 12. d4 Qe7 13. d5 Ncd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qh5+ Kd8 16. Bd1 Rg8 17. Bf4 Qg7 18. Bg3 Nf5 19. Qf3 Nxg3 20. fxg3 f5 21. Nd6 Rb8 22. Qf4 Qxb2 23. Nb5 Rc8 24. Qh4+ Ke8 25. Qxh7 Rg7 26. Bh5+ Kd8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. d6+ Kf6 29. Qh6+ 1-0
2022.11.22 81st ch-ITA U20 2022
1117862 Lumachi, Gabriele (2394) Ballotti, Luca (2136) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 Bf5 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. Bf4 e6 6. e3 Nh5 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bd6 11. c4 c6 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qd7 14. Nc3 Bb4 15. Ke2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 h5 17. g4 Qf7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. gxh5 Nd7 20. g4 O-O-O 21. a4 Qe6 22. Rag1 Nb6 23. Qc2 Nc4 24. Nd2 Nd6 25. Rh3 f5 26. gxf5 Nxf5 27. Rf3 Nh4 28. Rfg3 Rxh5 29. Rxg5 Rxg5 30. Rxg5 Rf8 31. Qd1 Qf6 32. Qg1 Nf5 33. Rg8 Nd6 34. Qg4+ Kb8 35. Rxf8+ Qxf8 36. Qd7 a6 37. f3 Nc8 38. e4 dxe4 39. Nxe4 Nb6 40. Nc5 Qc8 41. Qxc8+ Kxc8 42. Kd3 a5 43. c4 Na8 44. d5 cxd5 45. cxd5 Nc7 46. Kc4 Ne8 47. Ne4 Kd7 48. Kb5 Nc7+ 49. Kc5 b6+ 50. Kc4 Ne8 51. Kd4 Nc7 52. Ke5 b5 53. d6 Na8 54. axb5 Nb6 55. Nc5+ Kc8 56. Kd4 a4 57. Kc3 Kd8 58. d7 Nd5+ 59. Kb2 Kc7 60. Ka3 Nb6 61. f4 Nd5 62. f5 Nc3 63. b6+ Kd8 64. b7 Kc7 1-0
2022.11.21 81st ch-ITA U20 2022
1122949 Ballotti, Luca (2136) Cappelletto, Joshuaede (2265) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc7 8. a3 Be7 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Ne4 Ne6 11. Bc4 b6 12. b4 Kh8 1/2-1/2
2022.11.20 81st ch-ITA U20 2022
1122944 Orfini, Nicolo' (2227) Ballotti, Luca (2136) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 Ba7 9. h3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 c6 13. Bb3 a5 14. d4 Re8 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Be3 Be6 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Rad1 Ree8 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Bxa7 Rxa7 21. Nf5 Raa8 22. c4 c5 23. Rd6 Re6 24. Red1 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Rd8 26. Nxh6+ gxh6 27. Rxf6 Kg7 28. Rf5 Qd6 29. Kh2 f6 30. Qb3 Qc6 31. Qe3 Nf4 32. Ne1 Rd4 33. Qg3+ Kh7 34. Qh4 Ng6 35. Qxf6 Qxf6 36. Rxf6 Rxc4 37. Nd3 Rxa4 38. Nxc5 Rc4 39. Nxb7 a4 40. Nd6 Rb4 41. Rf7+ Kg8 42. Rb7 Rb3 43. Rxb3 axb3 44. Nc4 Kf7 45. g3 Ke6 46. Nd2 Kd6 47. Nxb3 Kc6 48. Kg2 Kb5 49. Kf3 Kc4 50. Nd2+ Kb4 51. Nf1 Kb3 52. Kg4 Nf8 1-0
2022.11.19 81st ch-ITA U20 2022
1122942 Ballotti, Luca (2136) Bin-Suhayl, Ieysaa (2230) 0-1
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d4 e4 8. Ne1 d5 9. f3 exf3 10. Nxf3 dxc4 11. Ne5 Be6 12. e4 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qd7 15. Qd2 Ng4 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. Rad1 Nf6 18. Qf2 Bg4 19. Rd2 Bh3 20. Re1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rde8 22. a3 Bd8 23. h3 b5 24. Qf3 Ba5 25. Rdd1 Re6 26. Re2 Rfe8 27. d5 Bxc3 28. dxe6 Qxd1 29. exf7+ Kxf7 30. bxc3 Kg8 31. Kf2 Qd3 32. e5 Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Nd5 34. Bd2 Kf7 35. Ke4 Rd8 36. Rf2+ Ke6 37. h4 Nb6 38. Be3 Na4 39. Bxa7 c5 40. Rf3 Ra8 41. h5 Rxa7 42. h6 Re7 43. g4 gxh6 44. Rf6+ Kd7 45. Rd6+ Kc7 46. Rxh6 Nxc3+ 47. Kf5 b4 48. axb4 cxb4 49. Rd6 b3 50. Rd4 b2 51. Rxc4+ Kd8 0-1
2022.11.18 81st ch-ITA U20 2022
1122935 Hercegovac, Neven (2230) Ballotti, Luca (2136) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qd8 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Ne4 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. c3 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bf6 14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. h4 h5 18. Rad1 Qf6 19. Rfe1 Rb8 20. Qe3 b6 21. Qg3 Bb7 22. Re5 Rbd8 23. Rxh5 Ba6 24. Rg5 Bxd3 25. Rxd3 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Rd8 27. Qe2 Qf4 28. Rg4 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Rd5 30. a3 Qd2 31. Re4 Qc1 32. Rc4 Qd2 33. Re4 Qc1 34. Rb4 Kg8 35. Qe3 Qf1 36. Rd4 Rxd4 37. cxd4 Qd1 38. g3 Qc2 39. b4 Qb2 40. Kg2 Qa1 41. g4 Qd1 42. Qe4 Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kg8 44. Qf4 Kg7 45. Qe4 Kg8 46. Qf4 Kg7 47. Qe5+ Kg8 48. f3 Qd2+ 49. Kg3 Qc1 50. h5 g5 51. Kf2 Qd2+ 52. Kf1 Qd1+ 53. Kf2 Qd2+ 54. Kf1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2
2022.11.17 81st ch-ITA U20 2022
1122934 Bettalli, Francesco (2211) Ballotti, Luca (2136) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nf3 f6 9. Qb3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. g3 fxe5 12. dxe5 Qc7 13. h4 b5 14. Qc2 d4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Qd2 Bb7 17. Bg2 Nb6 18. b3 N6d5 19. Bf2 c4 20. O-O c3 21. Qd1 a5 22. Ne1 a4 23. bxa4 Rxa4 24. a3 Rfa8 25. Qb3 Qc4 26. Qxc4 bxc4 27. Nxc3 Nxc3 28. Bxb7 Rxa3 29. Rxa3 Rxa3 30. Bc8 Kf7 31. f5 exf5 32. Bxf5 g6 33. Nc2 Nxc2 34. Bxc2 Ke6 35. h5 gxh5 36. Bxh7 Ne2+ 37. Kg2 Ra8 38. Re1 Nc3 39. Rc1 Bb4 40. Rc2 Rc8 41. Bg6 h4 42. g4 Rh8 43. Be1 h3+ 44. Kh2 Nb5 45. Bxb4 Nxd4 46. Rf2 Rh6 47. Bf5+ Kd5 48. Rd2 1-0
2022.09.10 World Youth Open U18 2022
1181202 Ballotti, Luca (2215) Stremavicius, Pijus (2354) 0-1
1. c4 e5 2. g3 h5 3. Nc3 h4 4. Nf3 hxg3 5. fxg3 Nc6 6. d3 Bc5 7. Ne4 d6 8. Nxc5 dxc5 9. Be3 b6 10. h3 f6 11. Bg2 Nge7 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Nd2 Nd4 14. Qd1 Bc6 15. Bxc6+ Nexc6 16. g4 Qd7 17. Nf1 O-O-O 18. Qd2 g6 19. O-O-O f5 20. Bg5 Rdf8 21. gxf5 gxf5 22. Kb1 f4 23. h4 Qg4 24. e3 Nf3 25. Qe2 Qh5 26. exf4 exf4 27. Nd2 Nxg5 28. Qxh5 Rxh5 29. hxg5 Rxg5 30. Rhg1 Rxg1 31. Rxg1 Rd8 32. Rf1 Rxd3 33. Kc1 Nd4 34. Ne4 f3 35. Nc3 Kd7 36. Re1 c6 37. a3 b5 38. Ne4 Nb3+ 39. Kc2 bxc4 40. Nf6+ Kc7 41. Re7+ Kd6 42. Re1 Nd4+ 43. Kb1 Ne2 44. Ne4+ Kd5 45. Ng5 Nd4 46. Nf7 c3 47. b3 c2+ 48. Kc1 Rd1+ 49. Rxd1 cxd1=Q+ 50. Kxd1 f2 0-1
2022.09.09 World Youth Open U18 2022
1181187 Ballotti, Luca (2215) Rozen, Eytan (2468) 1-0
1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 d4 4. b4 c5 5. Nf3 cxb4 6. O-O Nc6 7. d3 Nf6 8. a3 a5 9. e3 Bc5 10. axb4 Bxb4 11. Ba3 Bxa3 12. Nxa3 O-O 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Nb5 Qc5 16. Qe2 e5 17. Rfe1 Nd7 18. Bd5 Ra6 19. Qd2 a4 20. Qc2 Nf6 21. Rxe5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Qe7 23. d4 Re6 24. Qc3 f6 25. Rc5 Re8 26. Rc7 Bd7 27. d5 Re4 28. Rxb7 a3 29. Nxa3 Re2 30. Nb5 Rxf2 31. Nd4 Qe4 32. Kxf2 Bh3 33. Rg1 Ra8 34. Rb2 Ra3 35. Rb8+ Kf7 36. Qxa3 1-0
2022.09.07 World Youth Open U18 2022
1181160 Ballotti, Luca (2215) Soham, Kamotra (2381) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Qd6 8. O-O Bd7 9. d4 e6 10. Re1 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. a3 Rfd8 14. Neg5 h6 15. Bh7+ Kf8 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Ne5+ Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rh8 19. Qh5+ Kf8 20. Bg6 Be8 21. Bd2 Qd7 22. Re3 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Bxg6 24. Qxg6 Kg8 25. Rc1 Rf8 26. Ba5 b6 27. Bc3 Bc5 28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. exd4 Qxd4+ 30. Kh1 Qxe5 31. h3 Qf5 32. Qg3 Kh7 33. Rc7 Rf7 34. Rc3 Qf1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4 0-1