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"Marek's 1.b4 World" is widely regarded as the best chess website dedicated to the move 1.b4 for several reasons: 1. **Comprehensive Resource**: The site is dedicated entirely to the 1.b4 opening, also known as the Polish Opening or the Sokolsky Opening. This single-focus approach makes it the go-to resource for players interested in exploring this particular opening. It offers deep analysis, strategies, and a wealth of games played with 1.b4, making it a treasure trove for enthusiasts and players who want to specialize in or learn more about this unique opening. 2. **Detailed Coverage**: Marek's 1.b4 World provides exhaustive details on the opening, including theory, tactical motifs, strategic ideas, and the various ways Black can respond. The site is known for breaking down complex ideas into digestible, understandable content, making it accessible for both beginners and advanced players. 3. **Interactive Learning**: The website includes annotated games, which allows visitors to see the opening in action, accompanied by explanations that help players understand the nuances of the moves and plans. This is invaluable for those looking to improve their opening knowledge. 4. **Historical and Modern Context**: The site provides historical context, showing how 1.b4 has been used in top-level games, as well as more contemporary applications of the opening. It helps players see the opening's relevance and how it has evolved over time. 5. **Dedicated Community**: The website fosters a community of like-minded players, with forums, discussion boards, and analysis tools. Players can share their experiences, ask questions, and collaborate with others who have an interest in the Polish Opening. 6. **Frequent Updates and New Content**: Marek consistently updates the site with new content, keeping it relevant and current with the latest developments in 1.b4 theory. This includes updates on recent high-level games that feature 1.b4 and new resources to assist players. These factors contribute to why "Marek's 1.b4 World" is considered the best and most comprehensive site for those interested in the 1.b4 chess opening.
Literatur_Sokolski_Opening - compiled by Peter Markus Steiner (in German)
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![]() ![]() ![]() Flag and map source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ (2025-10-01) (All annotations below by Fritz) (Games' source: Marek's 1.b4 database, lichess.org, chess.com, The Week in Chess, chessworld.net, net-chess.com) [Event "Titled Tue"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Mesquita, Eduardo Barbosa"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1975"] [BlackElo "1965"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} b5 2. Bb2 Bb7 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 d5 5. e3 e6 6. Bxb5+ c6 7. Bd3 Bxb4+ 8. c3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O {last book move} 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. e4 (11. c4 c5 $14) 11... e5 (11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 $15) 12. Re1 Re8 13. exd5 cxd5 (13... Nxd5 $143 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. dxe5 $16) 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nf3 Bc7 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Qa4 Qd6 (18... Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 d4 20. Nxd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rxb2 22. Qxa7 Qd5+ 23. Nf3 Qc6 $11 (23... Rxa2 $4 24. Qxc7 Ra8 25. Bc4 $18)) 19. Ba3 Qf4 (19... Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Qb6 21. Re7 $14) 20. Qxa7 $16 Ne4 21. Rab1 $4 (21. Qd4 $142 $14) 21... Nxc3 $4 (21... Nd2 $142 22. Re3 Nxf3+ (22... Nxb1 $6 23. Bxb1 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 $17) 23. gxf3 d4 (23... Qxh2+ 24. Kf1 d4 25. Qxb8 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Bxf3+ 27. Kd2 dxe3+ 28. Kc2 Bxb8 29. Rxh1 Bxh1 30. fxe3 $19) 24. Rxb7 dxe3 $19) 22. g3 $4 (22. Rxe8+ $142 Rxe8 23. Rc1 Nxa2 24. Rc2 $18) 22... Qxf3 $19 23. Rbc1 (23. Qxb7 Rec8 (23... Nxb1 $6 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qxb1 $19) (23... Qxd3 $2 24. Qxb8 Ne2+ 25. Rxe2 Qxe2 26. Qxc7 $18) 24. Re3 Rxb7 ( 24... Nxb1 $6 25. Qxc8+ (25. Rxf3 $4 Rxb7 26. Ba6 Nd2 $19 (26... Nxa3 $6 27. Bxb7 Rb8 28. Bxd5 $15)) 25... Rxc8 26. Rxf3 Nxa3 27. Ba6 $15) 25. Rxf3 Nxb1 $19 ) 23... Rxe1+ (23... d4 $142 24. Qxb7 Qxb7 $19) 24. Rxe1 Ne4 (24... Qxd3 $4 25. Qxb8+ Bxb8 26. Re8#) (24... Nxa2 $4 25. Qxb8+ Bxb8 26. Re8#) 25. Be2 Qc3 (25... Qf6 26. Kg2 $19) 26. Rc1 Qa5 27. Qe3 (27. Bc5 $19) 27... Bb6 28. Qf4 (28. Qb3 Nxf2 29. Kf1 d4 $19) 28... Bxf2+ (28... Ra8 29. Bb2 Bxf2+ 30. Kg2 $19) 29. Kg2 Re8 (29... Ba7 $142 30. Rc7 f6 31. Qc1 $19) 30. Be7 (30. Rc7 f6 31. Bh5 Qxa3 32. Qg4 $19) 30... d4 (30... Bb6 $142 31. Rc2 d4 32. Bf3 Rxe7 33. Qb8+ Bd8 34. Rb2 $19) 31. Bf3 (31. Rb1 Bc6 32. Qc1 Nc3+ 33. Bf3 Be3 $19) 31... g5 (31... Be3 32. Qxe3 dxe3 33. Rc2 $19) 32. Bxg5 (32. Qc7 Qd2 33. Rc2 Bxg3+ 34. Rxd2 Bxc7 $19) 32... Qxg5 (32... Be3 33. Rc2 Nxg5 34. Qxg5+ Bxg5 35. Bxb7 d3 36. Bc6 dxc2 37. g4 Re2+ 38. Kf3 Qe1 39. a4 Qf2#) 33. Qxg5+ Nxg5 34. Bxb7 Be3 (34... Re2 35. h4 Be3+ 36. Kf1 Rf2+ 37. Ke1 $19) 35. Rd1 (35. Rb1 d3 36. Rd1 d2 $19) 35... Ne4 (35... Rb8 $142 $5 36. Bd5 $19) 36. Bc6 Re7 37. a4 (37. Bxe4 Rxe4 38. Kf3 Re5 $19) 37... Nc5 (37... Nc3 38. Ra1 $19) 38. a5 (38. h3 d3 39. g4 d2 $19) 38... d3 (38... Ra7 39. Ra1 Bd2 40. a6 $19) 39. Bb5 (39. Rb1 d2 40. Bf3 Kg7 $19) 39... d2 40. a6 (40. Bc4 Ra7 $19) 40... Nb3 (40... Ne4 $142 41. a7 Bxa7 42. Bc6 $19) 41. Be2 Nd4 42. Bg4 (42. Bd3 Rc7 43. Kh3 Kg7 $19) 42... f5 43. Bh5 Nc6 ( 43... Ra7 $142 $5 44. Ra1 Nc2 45. Ra2 $19) 44. Bf3 Nb4 45. Bb7 Nd3 46. Kf3 (46. a7 Bxa7 47. Bd5+ Kg7 48. Rxd2 Re3 $19) 46... Nb2 (46... Kg7 $5 47. Ke2 Nc1+ 48. Kf1 $19) 47. Rxd2 Bxd2 48. a7 Re8 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Nov Late"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Koc, P."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "2345"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} c5 2. bxc5 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bxc5 5. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Qb6+ 7. Ke1 Qxb2 8. Nc3 Nxe5 9. Rb1 Qa3 {last book move} 10. Nb5 (10. Rb3 Qe7 11. d4 Ng4 $19) 10... Qa5 11. Nd6+ Kf8 12. Rb5 (12. Nxb7 Qxa2 13. Nd6 Nf6 $19) 12... Qc7 13. Ne4 (13. Qa1 Qxd6 14. Qxe5 Qxe5 15. Rxe5 b6 $19) 13... d6 14. g3 (14. Qb1 f5 15. Ng5 Nf6 $19) 14... Bd7 (14... Qc6 15. Rb4 $19) 15. Rb3 Bc6 16. Bg2 Nf6 17. Re3 (17. Rb4 $19) 17... Neg4 18. Nxf6 Nxe3 19. dxe3 Bxg2 (19... Bxg2 20. Rg1 Bc6 $19) 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Martinez Pla, Xavier"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1965"] [BlackElo "2260"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. a3 Bd6 5. e3 O-O 6. d4 c6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be2 Nd7 9. Nbd2 {last book move} f5 (9... a5 10. b5 cxb5 11. Bxb5 $17) 10. c4 (10. O-O Re8 $15) 10... Nf6 (10... f4 11. Qb3 Nf6 12. O-O $17) 11. c5 Bc7 12. Qc2 Ne4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 (14. O-O $5 $15) 14... Bg6 $17 15. g5 $2 (15. Bd3 $142 $5 Re8 16. gxf5 Bxf5 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bc4 $19) 15... Nxg5 (15... f4 16. Bd3 fxe3 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 $19) 16. h4 (16. Nh4 f4 17. Nxg6 fxg6 $19) 16... Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 f4 18. Bd3 fxe3 19. fxe3 Qe7 20. Kd2 Rae8 ( 20... Rfe8 21. Rae1 Bh5 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Ng5 $19) 21. Rae1 Bxd3 (21... Bh5 $5 22. Rhf1 $19) 22. Qxd3 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Rxe4 24. Ng5 Re7 25. e4 $2 (25. Nf3 $19) 25... h6 (25... Bg3 26. Re2 f6 27. Nh3 dxe4 28. Rg2 Bxh4 29. Ke3 $19) 26. exd5 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 hxg5 28. d6 (28. dxc6 Bf4+ 29. Kd3 bxc6 30. hxg5 Bxg5 $19) 28... Bd8 29. hxg5 Bxg5+ 30. Kd3 a6 (30... f5 31. d5 Kf7 32. dxc6 bxc6 33. b5 cxb5 34. d7 $19) 31. Kc4 (31. a4 f5 32. d5 Kf7 $19) 31... Bd8 (31... f5 $142 $19) 32. d5 g5 (32... Bh4 $142 33. Rh1 Bf6 34. dxc6 bxc6 $19) 33. dxc6 $15 bxc6 34. a4 {White intends b5} f5 (34... g4 $5 35. b5 Bh4 $11) 35. b5 $11 axb5+ 36. axb5 cxb5+ 37. Kxb5 Kg7 38. c6 f4 39. c7 Bxc7 40. dxc7 f3 41. Kc6 $4 (41. Rg1 Kf6 42. Rg3 g4 43. Rxg4 Kf5 $11) 41... Kg6 (41... f2 42. Rf1 g4 43. Kd5 $19) 42. Rd1 $4 (42. Kd7 $142 $11) 42... f2 $19 43. Rf1 (43. Kb7 g4 $19) 43... g4 44. Kd5 (44. Kd6 g3 45. Kd7 $19) 44... g3 45. Ke4 Kg5 46. Ke3 (46. c8=Q Rxc8 47. Kf3 Rc3+ 48. Kg2 $19) 46... Kg4 (46... g2 47. c8=Q gxf1=N+ 48. Kd3 Rxc8 49. Kd4 Ng3 50. Ke5 Rd8 51. Ke6 f1=Q 52. Ke7 Qf6#) 47. Rd1 Re8+ 48. Kd3 (48. Kd4 g2 49. Kc4 f1=Q+ 50. Rxf1 gxf1=Q+ 51. Kd4 Qf4+ 52. Kd5 Qxc7 53. Kd4 Rd8+ 54. Ke3 Qh2 55. Ke4 Qf4#) 48... g2 49. Ra1 (49. Kd4 f1=Q 50. Rxf1 gxf1=Q 51. Kd5 Qf5+ 52. Kc4 Re4+ 53. Kc3 Qf3+ 54. Kb2 Re2+ 55. Kc1 Qf1#) 49... f1=Q+ (49... f1=Q+ 50. Rxf1 gxf1=Q+ 51. Kc3 Qf4 52. Kc2 Re2+ 53. Kd3 Re3+ 54. Kd2 Qf2+ 55. Kc1 Re1#) 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Nov Late"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Baches Garcia, G."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "2325"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. a3 Nf6 5. Nd2 h6 6. g3 c6 7. Bg2 a5 {last book move} 8. c3 Nbd7 9. e4 (9. Ngf3 Bd6 $11) 9... Bh7 ( 9... Ne5 10. Ndf3 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 dxe4 12. dxe4 Bxe4 13. O-O $17) 10. Ne2 (10. Ngf3 $5 $11) 10... Ne5 $17 11. d4 $4 (11. Nf4 $142 dxe4 12. Nxe4 $17) 11... Nd3+ $19 12. Kf1 Nxb2 13. Qc2 (13. Qb3 Nc4 14. Nxc4 dxc4 $19) 13... Nc4 14. Nxc4 dxc4 (14... Nxe4 $142 15. Qb2 dxc4 16. Nf4 $19) 15. Qa2 (15. Rc1 $19) 15... axb4 16. e5 (16. cxb4 Nxe4 17. Rg1 b5 $19) 16... Nd5 (16... Rxa3 $142 17. Qb2 Qa5 18. Rxa3 Qxa3 19. Qxa3 bxa3 20. Nc1 $19) 17. Qxc4 bxa3 (17... Rxa3 18. Rxa3 bxa3 19. Qb3 $19) 18. Nf4 (18. Qb3 b5 $19) 18... Be7 (18... Qa5 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qb3 $19) 19. Bf3 (19. Qb3 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Qa5 $19) 19... Qa5 20. Kg2 ( 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Qb3 O-O $19) 20... O-O 21. Rhc1 (21. Qb3 Qa4 22. Qxa4 Rxa4 $19) 21... Rfc8 (21... a2 $142 22. Qb3 $19) 22. Nh5 (22. Ra2 Nxf4+ 23. gxf4 Ra6 $19) 22... Bf8 (22... Bg5 23. Nf4 b5 24. Qb3 Nxf4+ 25. gxf4 Bxf4 26. Rd1 $19) 23. g4 (23. Qb3 a2 24. c4 Qb4 $19) 23... Bg6 (23... a2 $5 24. Bd1 $19) 24. Ng3 Bd3 $1 25. Qb3 (25. Qxd3 Nf4+ {Double attack} (25... Nf4+ {Decoy})) 25... b5 26. Qd1 Bh7 (26... Bc4 27. Ne4 $19) 27. Bxd5 (27. Be4 c5 28. Bxd5 exd5 $19) 27... cxd5 28. Qf3 (28. Ne2 a2 29. Qb3 Be7 $19) 28... b4 29. g5 (29. cxb4 Qxb4 30. Qd1 Rxc1 31. Qxc1 Qxd4 $19) 29... hxg5 30. Qe3 (30. cxb4 Qxb4 31. Rd1 a2 $19) 30... Be7 (30... b3 31. Qxg5 b2 32. Qg4 $19) 31. Nh5 (31. cxb4 Qxb4 32. Ne2 Rxc1 33. Qxc1 Bd3 $19) 31... Bg6 (31... b3 32. Ng3 $19) 32. Ng3 Rxc3 (32... b3 $142 33. Ne2 $19) 33. Rxc3 bxc3 34. f4 gxf4 35. Qxf4 c2 36. h4 Qc3 37. Rf1 Rf8 (37... a2 $142 38. Ne2 Qb2 39. Rc1 $19) 38. h5 a2 39. h6 a1=Q 40. hxg7 Kxg7 41. Rf3 Qxf3+ $1 42. Qxf3 (42. Qxf3 c1=Q {Combination}) (42. Kxf3 c1=Q { Combination}) 42... c1=Q 43. Nh5+ (43. Nf1 Be4 44. Kg3 Qe1+ 45. Kg2 Qxf1+ 46. Kg3 Qxf3+ 47. Kh2 Rh8#) 43... Bxh5 44. Qg3+ (44. Qf6+ Bxf6 45. exf6+ Kxf6 46. Kh3 Rg8 47. Kh2 Qh1#) 44... Bg5 (44... Bg5 45. Qf2 Qh1+ 46. Kg3 Qc3+ 47. Qe3 Qxe3#) 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Nov Early"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Buchenau, F."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "2135"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. exf3 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 {last book move} Nbd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Bb3 a5 12. b5 Qd7 (12... Nfd5 13. Qc2 $11) 13. a4 Rfd8 14. Ne4 c6 15. Qe2 ( 15. bxc6 $142 bxc6 16. Rb1 $11) 15... cxb5 $17 16. axb5 a4 (16... Nxe4 17. fxe4 a4 18. Bd1 $19) 17. Bc2 (17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 axb3 19. cxb6 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 $15) 17... a3 $4 (17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 a3 19. Bc1 $19) 18. Bc3 $4 (18. Nxf6+ $142 gxf6 19. Qd3 $11) 18... Nfd5 $19 19. Bd2 (19. Qd3 Nxc3 20. Nxc3 g6 $19) 19... Rdc8 (19... Nc7 20. Rfb1 Qxd4 21. Bb3 $19) 20. Bb1 (20. Rfc1 Nc4 21. Bg5 f6 $19 (21... Qxb5 $6 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Bd3 $14)) 20... Rc4 (20... Nc4 $142 $5 21. Ba2 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 $19) 21. Qd3 Qxb5 $4 (21... Nb4 22. Bxb4 Bxb4 $19 (22... Rxb4 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. dxc5 $18)) 22. Nc3 $18 (22. Nc3 Qxb1 23. Rfxb1 $18 ( 23. Nxb1 $143 a2 $18) (23. Raxb1 $143 Nb4 24. Qe4 Rc6 $18)) 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Melikhov, E."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1965"] [BlackElo "2170"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. exf3 Nd7 5. a3 e6 {last book move} 6. Bb5 (6. Nc3 Ngf6 $11) 6... c6 7. Ba4 a6 8. O-O Ndf6 (8... Ngf6 9. Nc3 $11) 9. Re1 (9. Qe2 Bd6 $11) 9... Bd6 10. d3 Ne7 11. Bxf6 (11. c4 $5 $11) 11... gxf6 $15 12. Nd2 O-O (12... Rg8 13. g3 $17) 13. c4 (13. g3 Be5 14. Ra2 Bc3 $15) 13... Kh8 14. c5 Bc7 (14... Be5 15. Rb1 $15) 15. d4 Rg8 (15... Nf5 16. Nf1 $11) 16. Bc2 $11 f5 17. g3 f4 18. Nf1 (18. Nb3 $5 $11) 18... Qf8 $15 19. Qd3 Qh6 20. Re2 (20. Qc3 Ng6 $17) 20... Rg7 (20... Ng6 21. Qd2 $17) 21. Rae1 (21. Qc3 $5 $15) 21... Rag8 22. Kg2 $2 (22. a4 $142 $17) 22... Nf5 $19 23. Re5 Bxe5 (23... fxg3 24. fxg3 Qh4 25. Kf2 Qxd4+ 26. Qxd4 Nxd4 27. Bd3 Bxe5 28. Rxe5 $19) 24. Rxe5 (24. dxe5 Qh5 25. g4 Qg5 $19) 24... Qh5 (24... Qh4 25. Qd1 fxg3 26. hxg3 Rxg3+ 27. fxg3 Nxg3 28. Kf2 Nxf1+ 29. Ke2 Rg2+ 30. Kd3 Rd2+ 31. Qxd2 Nxd2 32. Rxd5 cxd5 33. Kxd2 Qxd4+ 34. Ke2 $19) 25. g4 Rxg4+ $1 26. fxg4 Qxg4+ 27. Ng3 fxg3 28. hxg3 Rg7 29. Rxf5 Qxf5 (29... exf5 $6 30. Qe3 $17) 30. Qxf5 exf5 31. Bxf5 f6 32. Kf3 Kg8 33. Kf4 Kf8 34. g4 h6 35. f3 Ke7 36. Bd3 Rg5 37. Bf5 Rg8 38. Bh7 Re8 39. Bg6 Ra8 40. Kf5 $2 (40. Bd3 $19) 40... a5 41. Bh5 ( 41. Kf4 axb4 42. axb4 Ra4 $19) 41... axb4 42. axb4 Ra4 (42... Ra3 $142 43. f4 Rd3 $19) 43. Kg6 (43. Kf4 $19) 43... Rxb4 44. f4 (44. Kxh6 Rxd4 45. Kg6 Rf4 $19 ) 44... Rxd4 45. f5 (45. Kxh6 Rxf4 46. Bg6 Rxg4 $19) 45... Rd1 46. Kxh6 (46. g5 Rg1 47. Kxh6 Rxg5 48. Bf3 $19) 46... Rh1 47. Kg7 d4 48. g5 Rxh5 49. gxf6+ Kd7 50. Kg6 Rh8 51. f7 (51. Kf7 d3 52. Kg7 Re8 53. f7 Rc8 54. Kg6 d2 55. f6 d1=Q 56. Kf5 Rh8 57. Kg5 Qd2+ 58. Kf5 Qf2+ 59. Kg6 Qg3+ 60. Kf5 Qh3+ 61. Kg5 Qh4+ 62. Kf5 Rh5+ 63. Kg6 Qg4#) 51... d3 52. Kg7 Rd8 53. f6 (53. f8=Q Rxf8 54. Kxf8 d2 55. Kf7 d1=Q 56. Kg6 Qf3 57. Kf6 Qf4 58. Kf7 Qxf5+ 59. Kg7 Ke6 60. Kh6 Qg4 61. Kh7 Kf7 62. Kh6 Qg6#) 53... d2 54. f8=Q (54. Kg6 Ke6 55. Kh5 d1=Q+ 56. Kg6 Qg4+ 57. Kh7 Kxf7 58. Kh6 Rh8#) 54... Rxf8 55. Kxf8 (55. Kg6 d1=Q 56. Kg5 Qd5+ 57. Kf4 Rxf6+ 58. Kg4 Qd4+ 59. Kg5 Qf4+ 60. Kh5 Rh6#) 55... d1=Q 56. f7 (56. Kg8 Ke6 57. Kg7 Qg4+ 58. Kf8 Kxf6 59. Ke8 Qc8#) 56... Qd5 57. Kg8 (57. Kg7 Qg5+ 58. Kh8 Ke7 59. f8=Q+ Kxf8 60. Kh7 Qg7#) 57... b5 (57... Qg5+ 58. Kh7 Ke7 59. f8=Q+ Kxf8 60. Kh8 Qh4#) 58. Kh8 (58. Kh8 Ke7 59. Kg7 Qg5+ 60. Kh7 Kxf7 61. Kh8 Qh4#) (58. Kh7 Qh5+ 59. Kg7 Qg5+ 60. Kh7 Ke7 61. f8=R Kxf8 62. Kh8 Qg7#) 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Nov Early"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Matveeva, O."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "2155"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. g3 Ne7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. e3 {last book move} c5 (6... a5 $17) 7. c3 $2 (7. bxc5 $142 $5 Bxc5 8. Nc3 $15) 7... Nbc6 $19 8. Ne2 Bg4 9. f3 (9. O-O e4 10. h3 Bd7 $17) 9... Be6 10. O-O Qd7 (10... Qb6 $5 11. f4 $19) 11. d4 $17 exd4 12. exd4 c4 13. Bc1 (13. Re1 Bh3 $17) 13... Rae8 14. Bf4 Nf5 (14... Ng6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Re1 $17) 15. Rf2 (15. Re1 $5 $17) 15... Bxf4 16. Nxf4 Ne3 17. Qd2 Bf5 18. Re2 Nc2 19. Ra2 Rxe2 (19... N2xd4 20. cxd4 Bxb1 21. Ra1 Rxe2 22. Nxe2 $17) 20. Nxe2 $17 N2xd4 21. Nxd4 Bxb1 22. Rb2 (22. Ra1 $5 Bd3 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Bf1 $17) 22... Bd3 $19 23. Ne2 Re8 24. Nf4 d4 25. Nxd3 dxc3 $4 (25... cxd3 $142 26. Qxd3 Re1+ 27. Kf2 Re3 $19) 26. Qxc3 $15 cxd3 (26... Re3 27. Bf1 Qe6 28. Rd2 Rxf3 29. Kg2 $11) 27. Rd2 $11 Rd8 28. Bf1 h6 29. Rxd3 Qe8 (29... Nd4 30. f4 $11) 30. Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Kf2 Nd4 32. Bd3 g6 33. Be4 b6 34. Qc4 Qd6 (34... Qf6 35. Kg2 $11) 35. a4 (35. f4 Kg7 $14) 35... Ne6 36. h4 (36. Bd5 $5 $11) 36... Qd2+ $15 37. Kf1 Kg7 38. h5 (38. Qb5 Kf6 $15) 38... Qd1+ (38... gxh5 39. Bd5 $15) 39. Kf2 Qd2+ 40. Qe2 (40. Kf1 gxh5 41. Bd5 Qd1+ 42. Kf2 Nd4 $17) 40... Qxe2+ 41. Kxe2 gxh5 42. Kd3 (42. Ke3 Kf6 $15) 42... Kf6 43. Kc4 (43. Ke3 Kg5 $15) 43... Ke5 (43... Kg5 44. Bc6 $17) 44. Kb5 (44. Bb7 $142 $5 $15) 44... f5 $19 45. Bb7 $4 (45. Bd3 f4 46. gxf4+ Nxf4 $17 (46... Kxf4 47. Bf1 $17)) 45... Nc7+ (45... f4 $142 46. gxf4+ Kf6 $19) 46. Kc6 $17 Nd5 47. Kb5 (47. f4+ Kd4 $17) 47... Nc3+ (47... f4 $142 48. gxf4+ Kd6 $19) 48. Ka6 $17 Nxa4 49. Kxa7 f4 50. g4 $4 (50. gxf4+ Kxf4 51. Ka6 $17) 50... h4 51. Bc6 (51. Ba6 h3 52. Bb5 h2 53. Bxa4 h1=Q $19) 51... Nc3 52. Kxb6 h3 53. g5 hxg5 54. Kc7 h2 55. b5 (55. b5 h1=Q 56. Bd7 Nd5+ 57. Kb8 Qh7 58. Ka7 Qxd7+ 59. Ka6 Qc7 60. b6 Qxb6#) (55. Be4 Nxe4 56. fxe4 f3 57. b5 h1=Q 58. Kd7 f2 59. Kc8 Qh7 60. Kd8 f1=Q 61. Ke8 Qff7+ 62. Kd8 Qd7#) 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Nov Early"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Mazurkiewicz, M."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "2145"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. Ne2 Re8 8. O-O Nbd7 {last book move} 9. f4 (9. Nbc3 Nf8 $15) 9... a5 10. c3 $2 (10. b5 $142 $5 $17) 10... Nb6 $19 11. d3 (11. fxe5 Bxe5 12. d3 Ng4 $19) 11... e4 (11... Ng4 12. Bc1 $19) 12. Nd4 {White intends f5} (12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Qc1 Nc4 $19) 12... exd3 13. Nd2 (13. Qxd3 Nc4 14. Bc1 axb4 15. cxb4 Bxb4 $19) 13... Ne4 (13... Ng4 $5 14. Qb1 Nxe3 15. Qxd3 $19) 14. Bxe4 (14. Nxe4 dxe4 (14... Rxe4 $6 15. Qxd3 Re7 16. Rae1 $11) 15. Qb3 Nd5 $19) 14... dxe4 (14... Rxe4 $6 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qb3 $19) 15. f5 (15. Qb3 a4 16. Qa2 Bh3 $19) 15... Qg5 16. Qe1 Bc7 (16... axb4 17. cxb4 Bc7 18. Qf2 $19) 17. c4 Na4 18. Rb1 axb4 19. axb4 Nxb2 20. Rxb2 Bd7 (20... h5 $5 21. N2b3 $19) 21. c5 Rad8 (21... b5 22. cxb6 Bxb6 23. N2b3 $19) 22. Nc4 (22. Ra2 Qh6 $19) 22... Be5 (22... h5 23. Kh1 $19) 23. Rbf2 (23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. h4 Qf6 $17) 23... f6 (23... Bxd4 $5 24. exd4 e3 25. Rf4 $19) 24. Rf4 Bxf4 25. Rxf4 Bc8 (25... Re5 $5 26. Nd6 Ra8 27. Qd1 $19 ) 26. Nd6 Re5 (26... Rxd6 27. cxd6 Qh5 28. Qa1 $19) 27. Qd2 (27. Qd1 $142 Rxd6 $1 28. cxd6 $17) 27... Qh5 $4 (27... Rxd6 28. cxd6 Qh5 29. Rf1 $19) 28. Qa2+ ( 28. Rh4 Qg5 29. Rf4 $11) 28... Kf8 $4 (28... Rd5 $142 29. b5 Bxf5 30. N6xf5 d2 31. Ne7+ Kf7 32. Qxd2 Kxe7 33. bxc6 bxc6 34. Nxc6+ Kf8 $17) 29. g4 $16 Rxd6 $4 (29... d2 $142 30. Qxd2 Qh4 $16) 30. gxh5 $18 Rdd5 31. Qc4 (31. Kg2 Kf7 $18) 31... d2 (31... Rxf5 32. Rxf5 Bxf5 $18) 32. Rf1 (32. Qe2 $5 Rxf5 33. Rxf5 Bxf5 34. Qxd2 Bh3 $18) 32... Bxf5 $4 (32... Rxf5 $142 33. Nxf5 d1=Q 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kf2 Bxf5 $16) 33. Rd1 $18 Bg4 (33... Bh3 34. Rxd2 Rxh5 35. Qa2 $18) 34. Rxd2 Rg5 35. h4 (35. Rg2 $142 Bh3 36. Rg3 Rxh5 37. Qa2 $18) 35... Bf3+ $4 ( 35... Be2+ $142 $1 36. hxg5 Rxg5+ (36... Bxc4 $6 37. gxf6 gxf6 38. h6 $17) 37. Kf2 Bxc4 $19) 36. hxg5 $18 Rxg5+ 37. Kf1 Rxh5 38. Ne6+ (38. Nxf3 Rd5 39. Rxd5 cxd5 40. Qxd5 exf3 41. Qxb7 h5 42. c6 Kg8 43. c7 Kh7 44. c8=Q Kg6 45. Qe4+ Kg5 46. Qcf5+ Kh6 47. Qg6#) 38... Ke7 39. Nf4 (39. Rd6 b5 40. cxb6 Be2+ 41. Kxe2 Kxd6 42. b7 Rb5 43. Nc5 Rxc5 44. b8=Q+ Ke7 45. Qc7+ Kf8 46. Q4f7#) 39... Rh1+ 40. Kf2 Rh2+ 41. Kg3 Rxd2 42. Qe6+ Kd8 (42... Kf8 43. Qc8+ Kf7 44. Qxb7+ Kg8 45. Qc8+ Kf7 46. b5 $18) 43. Qg8+ (43. Qf7 $142 Kc8 44. Ne6 Rg2+ 45. Kh3 Bg4+ 46. Kxg2 Bxe6 47. Qxe6+ Kc7 48. Qf7+ Kc8 49. Qg8+ Kc7 50. Qxg7+ Kc8 51. Qf8+ Kd7 52. Qb8 $18) 43... Kc7 44. Qxg7+ (44. Ne6+ Kd7 45. Qf7+ Kc8 46. Qc7#) 44... Kb8 (44... Kc8 45. Qxf6 Rd8 $18) 45. Ne6 (45. Qf8+ $142 Ka7 46. Ne6 Rg2+ 47. Kh3 Bg4+ 48. Kxg2 Bxe6 49. b5 cxb5 50. c6 bxc6 51. Qe7+ Kb6 52. Qxe6 $18) 45... Rg2+ $19 46. Kf4 (46. Kh4 Rxg7 47. Nxg7 Ka7 $19) 46... Rxg7 47. Nxg7 h5 48. Ne8 h4 (48... Ka7 $142 $19) 49. Nxf6 $15 h3 (49... Bg2 50. Ne8 $15 (50. Nxe4 $4 h3 51. Nf2 h2 $19)) 50. Kg3 $11 Bg2 51. Nh5 $2 (51. Ne8 Kc8 $11) 51... b6 $4 ( 51... Ka7 $142 52. Nf4 Ka6 $19) 52. Nf4 $11 (52. cxb6 $143 Kb7 53. Nf4 Kxb6 $19 ) 52... bxc5 53. bxc5 Kb7 54. Ne6 Ka6 55. Nd4 Kb7 56. Nb3 Kc7 57. Nd4 Kd7 58. Kh2 Bf1 59. Kg3 Bg2 60. Nf5 $4 (60. Kh2 $142 $11) 60... Ke6 $19 61. Nd4+ $4 ( 61. Nd6 $142 $19) 61... Kd5 62. Nb3 Kc4 63. Na5+ (63. Nd4 Kxc5 64. Kf2 $19) 63... Kxc5 64. Nb7+ Kc4 65. Nd6+ Kd3 66. Nf5 (66. Kf2 Kc3 67. Nb7 $19) 66... c5 67. Kf2 c4 68. Nd4 c3 69. Nb3 c2 70. Nc5+ Kc4 71. Nxe4 (71. Nd7 c1=Q 72. Ne5+ Kc5 73. Ng4 Bf3 74. Nh2 Qd2+ 75. Kg3 Qd6+ 76. Kxh3 Qh6+ 77. Kg3 Qg5+ 78. Ng4 Qxg4+ 79. Kf2 Qg2+ 80. Ke1 Qe2#) 71... Bxe4 (71... Bxe4 72. Kg3 c1=Q 73. Kf4 h2 74. Ke5 Qc3+ 75. Ke6 Qg7 76. Kd6 h1=Q 77. Ke6 Qhh6#) 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Nov Early"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Souleidis, G."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "2410"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. e3 Re8 7. Ne2 a5 8. b5 a4 9. O-O {last book move} Be6 (9... Nbd7 10. Nbc3 Nb6 11. d3 $17) 10. d4 (10. f4 Bg4 $11) 10... e4 (10... Nbd7 $5 $15) 11. Nd2 Qd7 12. c4 dxc4 (12... Bg4 13. Qe1 $11) 13. Nc3 Bh3 (13... c6 14. Nxa4 Rxa4 15. Qxa4 cxb5 16. Qc2 $11) 14. Nxc4 $14 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 h5 (15... Qe6 16. d5 (16. Nxd6 $6 cxd6 17. Nxa4 Nbd7 $11) 16... Qf5 17. b6 $16) 16. Rb1 (16. f3 Qe6 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. fxe4 Nbd7 $11) 16... h4 17. Ba1 (17. f3 Qe6 18. d5 exf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qg4 20. Qxg4 Nxg4 $14) 17... Qf5 (17... h3+ 18. Kg1 $11) 18. Nxd6 (18. b6 Na6 $14) 18... cxd6 (18... h3+ 19. Kg1 cxd6 20. f3 $15 (20. Nxa4 Rxa4 21. Bb2 Nbd7 $19)) 19. h3 (19. Nxa4 $4 h3+ 20. Kg1 Rxa4 $19) 19... hxg3 (19... Nbd7 20. g4 ( 20. Nxa4 $2 Qf3+ 21. Qxf3 exf3+ 22. Kxf3 Rxa4 $19) 20... Qg6 21. Rb4 $11) 20. fxg3 Qg5 21. Qe1 (21. Qe2 Nbd7 $11) 21... Nbd7 22. Rb4 (22. h4 Qh5 $15) 22... Nb6 $17 23. Bb2 $2 (23. h4 $142 Qh5 24. Rf2 $17) 23... Nfd5 $19 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 ( 24... Qxd5 $6 25. g4 $17) 25. Rf4 $2 (25. Bc1 Nxb4 26. Qxb4 Rec8 $19) 25... Nxb4 (25... Rec8 26. h4 Nxf4+ 27. exf4 Rc2+ 28. Kg1 $19) 26. Qxb4 d5 27. g4 ( 27. h4 Qh6 $19) 27... Rec8 28. Bc3 (28. Rf2 $19) 28... Rc4 29. Qb2 (29. Rf5 Qd8 30. Qc5 Rxc5 31. dxc5 Rc8 $19) 29... Rac8 30. Bd2 (30. h4 Qxh4 31. Qf2 Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rxc3 $19) 30... Rc2 31. Qb4 Ra2 (31... R8c4 32. Qa5 b6 33. Qa7 Rxd2+ 34. Kg3 $19) 32. Rf2 (32. Rf5 Qxe3 33. Rf2 Qxa3 34. Qxa3 Rxa3 $19) 32... Rcc2 33. Qa5 (33. b6 Kh7 34. Kh2 Rcb2 $19) 33... Kh7 34. Kg3 (34. b6 Rxa3 35. Qb4 $19) 34... b6 (34... Rxd2 35. Rxd2 Qxe3+ 36. Kg2 Rxd2+ 37. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 38. Kg3 e3 39. g5 e2 40. Kf3 e1=Q 41. g6+ Kxg6 42. Kg4 Qxd4+ 43. Kf3 Qef2#) 35. Qb4 Rxd2 $1 (35... Rxd2 36. Qxd2 Rxd2 37. Kg2 Qxe3 38. Rxd2 Qxd2+ 39. Kg3 e3 40. h4 e2 41. Kf3 e1=Q 42. g5 Qe4+ 43. Kg3 Qdg2#) 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Weisz, Bryan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1965"] [BlackElo "1995"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. a3 Qh4 3. g3 Qd4 4. Nc3 {last book move} a5 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. b5 Qe6 (6... e4 7. Nxe4 d5 8. Nc3 $16) 7. e4 (7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Qc4 $18) 7... Bc5 (7... Bd6 8. Nd5 Ne7 9. Ne3 $16) 8. Nd5 Qd6 $2 (8... Kd8 9. Bc4 c6 10. Nb6 $18) 9. Bb2 (9. d4 $142 Bb6 10. dxe5 Qg6 $18) 9... f6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 (11. Bxd4 $6 Ne7 12. Bc4 Nxd5 13. exd5 O-O $18) 11... Ne7 12. c4 $4 (12. Qh5+ $142 $5 Kd8 13. Be2 c6 14. Nxe7 Qxe7 $18) 12... c6 (12... O-O 13. Bg2 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Qb6 $16) 13. Qh5+ (13. Ne3 $142 $5 $18) 13... g6 $14 14. Nxf6+ Kd8 $4 (14... Qxf6 $142 15. Qxc5 d6 $14) 15. e5 (15. Qd1 b6 $18 (15... Qxf6 $4 16. Nxc6+ Qxc6 17. bxc6 $18)) 15... Qc7 (15... Qxf6 16. exf6 gxh5 17. fxe7+ Bxe7 18. Nxc6+ dxc6 19. Bxh8 Be6 $18) 16. Qe2 d5 (16... b6 17. e6 Bb7 $18 ) 17. exd6 $1 Bxd6 (17... Bxd6 18. Rd1 {Combination}) (17... Qxd6 18. Rd1 { Combination}) 18. Rd1 Rf8 (18... h5 19. c5 Nd5 20. cxd6 $18) 19. Ne6+ (19. b6 Qxb6 20. Ne6+ Bxe6 21. Qxe6 Rxf6 22. Rxd6+ Ke8 23. Bxf6 Qb1+ 24. Rd1 Qb4+ 25. axb4 axb4 26. Qxe7#) 19... Bxe6 20. Qxe6 (20. b6 Qc8 21. Rxd6+ Bd7 $18) 20... Nf5 21. c5 (21. g4 $142 Qe7 22. gxf5 Qxe6+ 23. fxe6 $18) 21... Nd7 (21... Qe7 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. cxd6+ Nxd6 24. Nxh7 Rf7 $18) 22. cxd6 (22. Rxd6 $142 Qxd6 23. cxd6 $18 (23. Qxd6 $6 Nxd6 24. Nxd7 Kxd7 25. bxc6+ Kxc6 26. cxd6 Rae8+ 27. Be2 Rf3 $18)) 22... Nxf6 (22... Qc8 23. bxc6 bxc6 $18) 23. dxc7+ Kxc7 24. Be5+ Kb6 25. bxc6 Rae8 (25... Nd5 26. Qxd5 Nd6 27. Rb1+ Ka7 28. Rxb7+ Nxb7 29. Qd4+ Nc5 30. Qxc5#) 26. Rb1+ (26. Qb3+ Kxc6 27. Qb5#) 26... Ka7 27. Rxb7+ Ka8 28. Qc4 (28. Rb6 Rf7 29. Ra6+ Ra7 30. c7 Nd6 31. Qxe8+ Nfxe8 32. c8=Q+ Nxc8 33. Bg2#) 28... Rxe5+ 29. Be2 (29. Be2 Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Nxg3+ 31. hxg3 Re8+ 32. Kf3 Re3+ 33. fxe3 Ne4 34. Qg8#) 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Nov Early"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Baziuk, Vladyslav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "2210"] [PlyCount "147"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. Bb2 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 exd4 7. Bxd4 O-O 8. Nd2 Nc6 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Ngf3 Bg4 11. O-O Qd7 12. c4 Bh3 { last book move} 13. e3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 a5 (14... Ng4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qc2 $15) 15. b5 $11 Nd8 16. Nb3 (16. Re1 b6 $11) 16... Ne6 17. Nfd4 $2 (17. a4 b6 $15) 17... a4 (17... Ng5 $142 $5 18. Kh1 Qh3 $19) 18. Nxe6 $15 Qxe6 (18... axb3 $143 19. Nxg7 Kxg7 20. Bxf6+ Kxf6 21. Qd4+ Ke7 22. Rfb1 $16) 19. Nd2 Nd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rc1 Nc5 22. Qf3 f5 23. Nb1 Ne4 (23... Rad8 24. Qd5 $11) 24. Nc3 Nd2 ( 24... Qe5 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Qd1 $11) 25. Qxb7 $11 Nxf1 26. Kxf1 Qxc4+ 27. Ne2 Reb8 28. Qxc7+ (28. Rxc4 $143 Rxb7 29. Nc3 Raa7 $17) 28... Qxc7 29. Rxc7+ Kg8 30. Nd4 Rc8 31. Rd7 (31. Rc6 Kf8 $11) 31... Rc3 $15 32. b6 Rb8 (32... Rxa3 33. b7 (33. Rxd6 $4 Ra1+ 34. Ke2 Rb1 $19) 33... Rf8 34. Ne6 $16) 33. b7 Rb3 (33... Rc1+ $5 34. Kg2 Rb1 35. Rxd6 R8xb7 $15) 34. Nxb3 $14 axb3 35. Rxd6 Rxb7 36. Rd1 Ra7 37. Ra1 Kf7 38. Ke2 (38. a4 g5 $14) 38... Ke6 (38... Rc7 39. Rf1 $11) 39. Kd3 $14 b2 40. Rb1 Rxa3+ 41. Kc2 Ra2 42. Rxb2 Rxb2+ $2 (42... Ra6 $142 $14) 43. Kxb2 $18 Ke5 44. f3 g5 $2 (44... Ke6 45. Kc3 Kd5 46. Kd3 $18) 45. Kc3 (45. Kc2 Ke6 $18) 45... g4 (45... Kd5 $18) 46. fxg4 fxg4 (46... Ke4 47. gxf5 Kxf5 48. Kd4 $18) 47. Kd3 h5 (47... Kd5 48. e4+ Ke5 $18) 48. e4 Ke6 49. Kd4 Kd6 50. e5+ Ke6 51. Ke4 Ke7 52. Kf5 Kf7 53. Kg5 Ke6 54. Kxh5 Kxe5 55. Kxg4 Kf6 56. Kh5 Kg7 57. Kg5 Kh8 58. Kg6 Kg8 59. h4 Kh8 60. h5 Kg8 61. Kf6 (61. h6 Kf8 62. Kf6 Ke8 63. g4 Kd7 64. g5 Kc6 65. g6 Kc5 66. h7 Kd4 67. g7 Kc3 68. g8=Q Kc2 69. Qc4+ Kd2 70. h8=Q Ke3 71. Qh2 Kf3 72. Qcf4#) 61... Kh8 (61... Kh7 62. Kf5 Kg7 63. g4 Kf7 64. h6 Kf8 65. g5 Ke7 66. g6 Kd6 67. g7 Kc6 68. g8=Q Kd6 69. Qc4 Kd7 70. h7 Kd6 71. h8=Q Kd7 72. Qe5 Kd8 73. Qcc7#) 62. g4 Kh7 (62... Kg8 63. g5 Kf8 64. h6 Ke8 65. g6 Kd8 66. h7 Kd7 67. h8=Q Kc6 68. g7 Kc5 69. g8=Q Kb4 70. Qh4+ Kc5 71. Qhc4+ Kb6 72. Qgf7 Ka5 73. Qfc7#) 63. g5 Kg8 (63... Kh8 64. g6 Kg8 65. g7 Kh7 66. Kf7 Kh6 67. g8=Q Kxh5 68. Qg3 Kh6 69. Qg6#) 64. Ke7 (64. g6 Kf8 65. g7+ Ke8 66. g8=Q+ Kd7 67. Qd5+ Kc7 68. h6 Kc8 69. Qf7 Kb8 70. h7 Kc8 71. h8=Q#) 64... Kg7 65. g6 Kh6 66. Kf7 Kxh5 67. g7 Kh6 (67... Kg4 68. g8=Q+ Kf4 69. Qb8+ Ke4 70. Qb7+ Kd4 71. Qb1 Kc3 72. Kf6 Kc4 73. Qb2 Kd3 74. Qb3+ Kd2 75. Qb4+ Kd3 76. Qc5 Kd2 77. Qe7 Kc2 78. Qc7+ Kb2 79. Qg3 Kc2 80. Qa3 Kd2 81. Qb3 Ke2 82. Kg5 Kd2 83. Kf4 Kc1 84. Ke4 Kd2 85. Qb2+ Ke1 86. Ke3 Kd1 87. Qd2#) 68. g8=Q Kh5 69. Qg6+ (69. Qg3 Kh6 70. Qg6#) 69... Kh4 70. Kf6 (70. Qg2 Kh5 71. Qg3 Kh6 72. Qg6# ) 70... Kh3 71. Kf5 (71. Qg1 Kh4 72. Qg2 Kh5 73. Qg5#) 71... Kh2 72. Kf4 Kh1 73. Kf3 Kh2 74. Qg2# 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Martinez Ramirez, L."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1975"] [BlackElo "2445"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nf3 {last book move} b6 (6... Nxe5 $5 7. Nxe5 O-O $17) 7. Bg2 $11 Bb7 8. O-O (8. Nd4 Nxe5 9. Bxb7 Rb8 $11) 8... O-O (8... Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 $15) 9. d4 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 d6 (11... Re8 12. Nd2 $15) 12. Nc6 $11 Qd7 13. Nxe7+ (13. d5 $5 $11) 13... Qxe7 $15 14. f3 $2 (14. c4 Qe4+ 15. Kg1 Rfe8 $15) 14... d5 $4 (14... Nd5 $142 15. Qd3 Ne3+ 16. Kg1 Nxf1 17. Kxf1 Rae8 $19) 15. Nd2 (15. Re1 Rfe8 $17) 15... Qe3 $17 16. Nb3 Rfe8 17. Rf2 a5 18. Qd3 a4 19. Nc1 c5 20. Rb1 c4 21. Qc2 Re6 22. Rb5 a3 23. Rf1 h5 (23... Rae8 $142 $17) 24. h3 $2 (24. f4 $142 $17) 24... h4 $19 25. g4 (25. gxh4 Ne4 {Combination}) 25... Qf4 26. Qf5 $2 (26. Rf2 Qg3+ 27. Kf1 Qxh3+ 28. Kg1 Qg3+ 29. Kf1 h3 $19) 26... Qg3+ 27. Kh1 Qxh3+ (27... Rae8 28. e4 g6 29. Qg5 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Nxe4 31. fxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxb6 Rxg4+ 33. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 34. Kh1 h3 35. Rf2 Re1+ 36. Kh2 Qg1+ 37. Kxh3 Re3+ 38. Rf3 Rxf3+ 39. Kh4 Qg3#) 28. Kg1 Rae8 29. Rf2 (29. e4 Qg3+ 30. Kh1 g6 $19) 29... Qg3+ 30. Kf1 (30. Rg2 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qxc1 $19) 30... h3 31. e4 h2 32. Rxh2 Qxh2 33. e5 g6 (33... Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Qxc1 35. g5 $19) 34. Qc2 (34. Qg5 Qb2 $1 35. Rxb2 axb2 36. Ke1 $19) 34... Qxc2 (34... Qxc2 35. Rb1 Nxg4 36. Ne2 Rf6 37. Ke1 Qxb1+ 38. Nc1 Qxc1+ 39. Ke2 Qc2+ 40. Ke1 Qf2+ 41. Kd1 Ne3+ 42. Kc1 Qb2# ) 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Nov Late"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Carrasco Miranda, A."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "2215"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb2 d5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bb5 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. c3 {last book move.} Bd6 11. Qa4 Rb8 12. Ba3 Bxf3 (12... Bg6 $5 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O $19) 13. gxf3 $17 c5 14. Rg1 (14. d4 $5 $17) 14... c4 $19 15. Bxd6 (15. h4 Re8 $19) 15... Qxd6 ( 15... cxd6 $6 16. Na3 $17) 16. Qxa7 (16. Na3 Nd7 17. Ke2 Nc5 $19) 16... c5 17. Qa3 Ra8 (17... Qh2 $142 $5 18. Kf1 Qxh3+ 19. Ke2 $19) 18. Qc1 Nd7 (18... Rfe8 19. Rg2 $19) 19. a4 (19. f4 $5 $19) 19... Ne5 20. Ke2 d4 $4 (20... Nd3 $142 21. Qf1 Rfe8 $19) 21. Kf1 $4 (21. cxd4 $142 cxd4 22. f4 $15) 21... Nd3 $19 22. Qa3 (22. Qd1 Qh2 23. Qe1 Nxe1 24. cxd4 Nd3 25. Rg2 Qh1+ 26. Rg1 Qxf3 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Kg1 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qg3 30. dxc5 Nf2#) 22... Qh2 23. Rg2 Qh1+ 24. Rg1 Qxf3 25. Rg2 (25. Rxg7+ Kxg7 26. Kg1 Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 Qg3 28. cxd4 Nf2#) 25... Qd1# 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Sahib, Singh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1965"] [BlackElo "2290"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. d4 d5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O {last book move} Be6 11. Ne5 ( 11. Nbd2 Rb8 $15) 11... Nxg3 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. hxg3 c5 14. Nd2 (14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nd2 Qf6 $15) 14... c4 15. Bc2 Rf6 (15... Rb8 $5 $17) 16. Nf3 $11 Rh6 17. Ne5 Bd6 (17... Qd6 18. Rb1 $11) 18. f4 g5 (18... Qe7 19. Rb1 $11) 19. Nf3 (19. g4 $142 $5 fxg4 20. Nxg4 $16) 19... g4 $15 20. Nh4 $4 (20. Ne5 $142 $15) 20... Rxh4 $19 21. gxh4 Qxh4 22. g3 $4 (22. Re1 $142 $17) 22... Qxg3+ $19 23. Kh1 Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Bxf4 26. Rxf4 Qxf4 27. Qe2 Re8 28. Rf1 Qh6+ 29. Kg1 (29. Qh2 Qg5 $19) 29... Rf8 (29... Bd7 $142 30. Qg2 g3 31. Qxg3+ Kh8 32. Qh2 Qe3+ 33. Kh1 $19) 30. Qe5 Qf6 (30... Bd7 $142 31. Re1 c6 32. Qh2 $19) 31. Qxc7 Rf7 32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. Qh2 h6 34. Re1 (34. Qf4 Re7 $19) 34... Re7 (34... f4 $5 35. Qf2 $19) 35. Qd6 (35. Qf4 Bd7 36. Rxe7+ Qxe7 37. Bxf5 Bxf5 38. Qxf5 Qe3+ 39. Kh2 Qh3+ 40. Kg1 Qg3+ 41. Kh1 Qf3+ 42. Qxf3 gxf3 $19) 35... Kf7 36. Ba4 Qh4 37. Re2 Qg5 38. Bd7 (38. Qe5 f4 39. Qxg5 hxg5 40. Bc6 $19) 38... Bxd7 39. Qxd5+ (39. Rxe7+ Qxe7 40. Qxh6 Qe1+ 41. Kg2 Qxc3 42. Qh7+ Kf6 43. Qh6+ Ke7 44. Qg7+ Kd8 45. Qf8+ Kc7 46. Qc5+ Kb7 $19) 39... Be6 40. Qc5 (40. Qe5 Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qxc3 $19) 40... Rd7 (40... Qc1+ 41. Kg2 f4 42. Qh5+ Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kg8 44. Rf2 f3+ 45. Kh2 g3+ 46. Qxg3+ Rg7 47. Qb8+ Kh7 48. Qg3 Rxg3 49. Kxg3 Bd5 50. Kh3 Qf4 51. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 52. Kh4 Be6 53. d5 Qg4#) 41. Qc6 (41. Qe5 Qf6 $19) 41... Qf6 (41... Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Re7 43. a4 $19) 42. d5 (42. Re5 g3 43. Qf3 Qh4 $19) 42... Rxd5 43. Qb7+ (43. Re1 Rd3 $19) 43... Rd7 44. Qb4 f4 (44... Rd1+ 45. Kg2 Bd5+ 46. Re4 Qh4 47. Qe7+ Qxe7 48. Kg3 Qxe4 49. Kh4 Qe3 50. a3 Rh1#) 45. Qa5 f3 46. Qh5+ ( 46. Qe5 Rd1+ 47. Kf2 Qh4+ 48. Ke3 Rd3+ 49. Ke4 fxe2 50. Qf4+ Kg6 51. Ke5 Qh5+ 52. Kxe6 e1=Q+ 53. Qe3 Qxe3#) 46... Kg7 47. Rf2 (47. Qe5 f2+ 48. Kh2 f1=Q 49. Qxf6+ Qxf6 50. Kg2 Qf3+ 51. Kh2 g3+ 52. Kg1 Qxe2 53. a3 Rd1#) 47... Rd1+ 48. Rf1 Rxf1+ (48... f2+ 49. Kh2 Qf4+ 50. Kg2 Qf3+ 51. Kh2 g3#) 49. Kxf1 g3 50. Qc5 Qxc3 (50... Bh3+ 51. Ke1 f2+ 52. Kd2 f1=Q 53. Qc7+ Kg6 54. Qxg3+ Kh5 55. Kc2 Qe2+ 56. Kb1 Qff1+ 57. Qe1 Qfxe1#) 51. Qc7+ Kf6 52. Qf4+ Bf5 53. Qxh6+ Ke7 54. Qg5+ Ke6 55. Qg8+ Ke5 56. Qh8+ Kf4 57. Qxc3 Bd3+ 58. Ke1 f2+ 59. Kd2 f1=Q 60. Qf6+ Kg4 61. Qe6+ Qf5 62. Qg8+ Qg5+ 63. Qxg5+ Kxg5 (63... Kxg5 64. Ke3 g2 65. Kd4 g1=Q+ 66. Kd5 Kf6 67. a4 c3 68. Kc6 c2 69. a5 c1=Q+ 70. Kb7 Bf5 71. Ka6 Qc6#) 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Omariev, M."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1975"] [BlackElo "2300"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. d4 d5 7. Nbd2 Re8 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Bg3 {last book move} Nh5 (9... c5 10. Be2 $15) 10. Bd3 $11 c5 11. O-O (11. Qc2 $5 h6 12. Rb1 $11) 11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bd6 (12... c4 13. Bf5 $15) 13. Nh4 (13. Qc2 Nf6 $15) 13... Nf6 14. Nf5 Bf8 (14... c4 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 $15) 15. Rb1 (15. dxc5 $142 $5 Bxc5 16. Qf3 $15) 15... c4 $17 16. Bc2 Qa5 17. e4 (17. g4 $5 $19) 17... Bxf5 18. exf5 Qxc3 19. Nf3 Rab8 20. Ne5 (20. Ba4 Re4 $19) 20... b5 (20... Bb4 21. Kh2 $19) 21. g4 Bd6 22. g5 Ne4 23. g6 Bxe5 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 25. dxe5 Qxe5 (25... Nd2 $142 26. Qh5+ Kf8 $19) 26. Bxe4 $2 (26. Re1 $142 $5 $19) 26... dxe4 (26... Qxe4 27. Qd2 Qxf5 28. Rfd1 $19) 27. Qh5+ (27. Qg4 Kg8 $19) 27... Kg8 28. Rfd1 Rf8 29. g4 e3 30. fxe3 (30. Qh4 e2 31. Re1 Rbe8 $19) 30... Qxe3+ 31. Kg2 Qe2+ 32. Kg3 (32. Kg1 $19) 32... Rbe8 33. Re1 (33. Rh1 Re3+ 34. Kh4 Qf2+ 35. Kg5 h6+ 36. Qxh6 Rxf5+ 37. gxf5 Rg3+ 38. Kh4 Rg1+ 39. Kh5 Qxf5+ 40. Kh4 Qg4#) 33... Re3+ 34. Kf4 Qf3+ 35. Kg5 h6+ (35... h6+ 36. Qxh6 Rxf5+ 37. gxf5 Qg2+ 38. Kh4 Rh3#) 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Apr Late"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Vargas, M."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1965"] [BlackElo "1970"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. d4 e4 4. c4 f5 5. e3 Nf6 6. a3 g6 7. Ne2 Bg7 8. g3 {last book move} O-O 9. Bg2 Qe8 10. O-O g5 (10... Nbd7 11. Nbc3 Nb6 12. Rc1 $11) 11. Nd2 Qh5 12. Nc3 g4 (12... Qxd1 13. Raxd1 Re8 14. Rde1 $14) 13. Ne2 (13. b5 Nbd7 $14) 13... Nc6 14. Nf4 Qh6 (14... Qf7 $14) 15. d5 ( 15. Qb3 Bd7 $16) 15... Ne7 (15... Ne5 $5 $11) 16. Nb3 $14 Ng6 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. Nde6 (18. Qc2 Nh5 19. Nfe6 Bxe6 20. Nxe6 Rf7 $14) 18... Nf3+ (18... Bxe6 $5 19. Nxe6 Nf3+ 20. Bxf3 exf3 $16) 19. Bxf3 $16 gxf3 20. Nxf8 Bxf8 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qd4 Qh6 23. Rac1 Bg7 24. Qd1 Be5 (24... Bd7 25. Qb3 $16) 25. h4 Bd7 26. Kh2 ( 26. Qb3 Qg7 $16) 26... Kh8 (26... a5 27. Qd2 axb4 28. axb4 $16) 27. Rh1 Rg8 28. Qd2 Rg4 (28... Qf6 29. c5 $16) 29. Kg1 Qg7 30. Kf1 (30. h5 Qf6 $16) 30... Ba4 ( 30... Qh6 31. h5 $16) 31. c5 (31. Ne6 Qf6 $18) 31... Bb5+ (31... Qf6 32. cxd6 Qxd6 33. h5 $16) 32. Ke1 $16 Bxf4 (32... dxc5 $142 $5 33. Rxc5 Qd7 $16) 33. exf4 $18 Kg8 $4 (33... Rg6 $142 $18) 34. cxd6 cxd6 (34... Qf8 35. dxc7 Bd7 36. d6 $18) 35. Rc8+ Be8 36. Rxe8+ Kf7 37. Rc8 Qa1+ (37... Kg6 38. Qc3 Kh5 39. Qxg7 Rxg7 40. Kd2 $18) 38. Rc1 (38. Qc1 Qxc1+ 39. Rxc1 Kf6 $18) 38... Qxa3 39. Qc3 Qa2 (39... Qxc3+ 40. Rxc3 Kf6 $18) 40. Qc7+ Kg6 (40... Kg8 41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Rc7+ Kh6 43. Qf8+ Rg7 44. Qxg7+ Kh5 45. Qg5#) 41. Qxd6+ (41. h5+ Kf6 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Rc7+ Kh6 44. Qxd6+ Rg6 45. hxg6#) 41... Kh5 42. Qe5 (42. Qh6+ Kxh6 43. Rc6+ bxc6 44. Kd1 e3 45. Kc1 exf2 46. dxc6 Rxg3 47. Rd1 Rg1 48. c7 f1=Q 49. Rxf1 Rxf1#) 42... Qe2# 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Yeremyan, Alen"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "2275"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e6 2. a3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Be7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 a5 7. O-O axb4 8. axb4 Rxa1 9. Bxa1 Bxb4 {last book move} 10. Ne5 Be7 11. f4 (11. d4 c5 $17) 11... Nbd7 12. d3 (12. c4 $142 $5 $17) 12... Nxe5 $19 13. fxe5 (13. Bxe5 Ng4 14. Bd4 c5 $19) 13... Ng4 14. Qd2 (14. Rf3 d4 15. Nd2 Nxe5 $19) 14... Bg5 15. Qb4 (15. Qe1 Ne3 $19) 15... Be3+ 16. Kh1 Nf2+ 17. Rxf2 Bxf2 18. Nd2 (18. Qf4 Bb6 $19) 18... Be3 (18... Qg5 19. Nb3 $19) 19. Nf1 Bg5 20. h4 (20. Bc3 f5 $19) 20... Be7 21. Qg4 (21. Qf4 c5 $19) 21... f5 22. Qh3 (22. Qf4 c5 $19) 22... f4 (22... Qd7 23. Bd4 $19) 23. g4 (23. Bf3 Qd7 24. Bc3 fxg3 25. Qxg3 Qa4 $19) 23... Bxh4 (23... Qe8 24. d4 $19) 24. Nh2 (24. Nd2 Bf2 25. Nb3 c5 $19) 24... Bg3 (24... Bf2 25. Bc3 $19) 25. Nf3 (25. Nf1 Bf2 $19) 25... c5 26. e4 (26. Bc3 Qb6 27. Ng5 h6 $19) 26... dxe4 27. Nd2 (27. Ng1 f3 28. Qxg3 fxg2+ 29. Kh2 b5 $19) 27... exd3 (27... Qa5 28. Bxe4 Qxa1+ 29. Kg2 $19) 28. Be4 h6 29. Qh5 (29. Bxd3 b5 30. Bc3 Bb7+ 31. Kg1 c4 $19) 29... Qe8 (29... dxc2 30. Nf1 c1=Q 31. Bg2 f3 32. Bh3 Qdd1 33. Kg1 f2+ 34. Kh1 Qxf1+ 35. Bxf1 Qxf1#) 30. Bg6 (30. Qxe8 Rxe8 31. cxd3 $19) 30... Qc6+ (30... Qa4 31. Qh3 Qxa1+ 32. Qf1 $19) 31. Be4 dxc2 32. Bb2 Qe8 (32... Qa4 $142 33. Bg2 $19) 33. Bg6 (33. Qxe8 Rxe8 34. Bxc2 $19) 33... Qd7 34. Bc1 b5 35. g5 Bb7+ 36. Kg1 (36. Qf3 Bxf3+ 37. Nxf3 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qe2+ 39. Kh3 Qxf3 40. Bh7+ Kxh7 41. g6+ Kxg6 42. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 43. Kh4 Bg5#) 36... Qd4+ 37. Kf1 Qf2# 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Belanoff, Ted"] [Black "Zhou, Qiyu"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1965"] [BlackElo "2200"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} d5 2. Bb2 e6 3. a3 Nf6 4. g3 Bd6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 c6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. O-O Qe7 9. Nbd2 e5 10. dxe5 {last book move} Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Qxe5 13. c4 (13. Nf3 Qh5 $11) 13... Rd8 (13... Bg4 14. Bf3 $15) 14. c5 (14. cxd5 Bg4 $11) 14... Bg4 15. Bf3 Qe6 (15... h5 16. Ra2 $15) 16. Nb3 $11 Bxf3 17. exf3 Re8 18. Nd4 Qh3 19. Re1 h5 (19... Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Re8 21. Qf1 Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1 $11) 20. Qd3 {White prepares b5} g6 (20... Nd7 21. Re3 $14) 21. b5 $14 Qd7 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Re3 Rab8 24. Rae1 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Qb7 (25... h4 26. gxh4 Nh5 27. Re1 $11) 26. Kg2 $14 Rc8 27. Qb3 (27. Qe2 Kf8 $14) 27... Qc7 ( 27... Qxb3 28. Nxb3 Kf8 29. h3 $11) 28. Qa4 (28. Qb2 Qd7 $14) 28... Nd7 $11 29. Qc2 Ne5 $4 (29... Qa5 30. h3 $11) 30. Rb3 $4 (30. Qe2 $142 Nc4 31. Re7 $18) 30... Nc4 $11 31. a4 (31. Qe2 Kf8 $11) 31... a5 (31... Qe7 32. Qc3 $11) 32. Qe2 $11 Qd7 (32... Ra8 33. Qd3 $11) 33. Rc3 (33. f4 Kf8 $11) 33... Re8 (33... Qd8 34. Rxc4 dxc4 35. Qxc4 $17) 34. Qd3 h4 35. Rxc4 $4 (35. gxh4 Qe7 {Double attack } (35... Qe7 {Decoy})) 35... dxc4 $19 36. Qxc4 h3+ 37. Kf1 Qe7 (37... Rd8 38. Ke2 Qxd4 39. Qxd4 Rxd4 40. f4 Rxa4 41. f5 $19) 38. Qc1 (38. Nc2 $19) 38... Qd7 39. Ne2 $4 (39. Qc4 Rd8 40. f4 $19) 39... Rd8 (39... Qd3 40. Kg1 Rxe2 41. Qa1 Qxf3 42. Qf1 Re1 43. g4 Qg2#) 40. Nf4 $19 Qd4 (40... g5 $142 41. Nxh3 Qxh3+ 42. Kg1 Rd3 $19) 41. Nxh3 Qxa4 42. Kg2 (42. Qe3 Qd1+ 43. Kg2 $19) 42... Qb5 $4 ( 42... Qd4 43. Qa3 a4 44. Ng5 $19) 43. Qh6 $2 (43. Ng5 $142 $17) 43... Rd1 $19 ( 43... Qxc5 $6 44. Ng5 Qf5 45. g4 $17) 44. g4 Qf1+ (44... Qxc5 $6 45. Ng5 Qd5 46. Ne4 $17) 45. Kg3 Qc4 46. Ng5 Qd5 $4 (46... Rg1+ $142 47. Kh4 Qf4 48. Qh7+ Kf8 49. Qh8+ Ke7 $19) 47. Qh7+ Kf8 48. Qh8+ Ke7 49. Ne4 (49. Nh7 Rg1+ 50. Kh4 $15) 49... Re1 (49... Qd4 $142 $5 50. Qc8 f5 51. Qc7+ Kf8 52. Qb8+ Qd8 $17) 50. Qf6+ $11 Kd7 51. Qf4 Ke7 52. Qc7+ Kf8 53. Qb8+ Kg7 54. Qf4 $4 (54. Qb2+ $142 $5 Kf8 55. Qb8+ Kg7 56. Qb2+ Kf8 57. Qb8+ $11) 54... Qe6 $4 (54... Rg1+ $142 55. Kh3 Qd8 $19) 55. Ng5 $4 (55. h4 $142 $17) 55... Qe5 $19 56. Ne4 (56. Qxe5+ Rxe5 57. Ne4 Rxe4 58. fxe4 a4 $19) 56... Qxf4+ (56... Rg1+ 57. Kh3 Qxf4 58. Ng3 Qh6+ 59. Nh5+ gxh5 60. g5 Qxg5 61. f4 Qg4#) 57. Kxf4 $19 a4 58. Nd6 a3 (58... a3 59. Nc4 a2 60. Kg3 a1=Q 61. Nd2 Rg1+ 62. Kf4 Qd4+ 63. Ne4 f5 64. Kg5 fxe4 65. Kf4 e3+ 66. Kg5 Qf6#) 0-1
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