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[Event "Paul Keres mem (23rd)"]
[Site "Vancouver CAN"]
[Date "1998.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McLaren, Sean"]
[Black "Kostadinov, Georgi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1904"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[PlyCount "149"]
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.g3 e6 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O Bd6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Re1 Bd7 10.Bg5 Bb4 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.Bxf6 Bxc3 13.Rxc3 gxf6 14.Ra3 Qd8 15.e4 Ne7 16.e5 f5 17.Qd2 Kg7 18.h4 h6 19.h5 a5 20.Nh2 f6 21.f4 fxe5 22.Rxe5 Nc6 23.Ree3 Qf6 24.Nf3 b5 25.Ne5 Nxe5 26.Rxe5 b4 27.Rae3 Rac8 28.Bf3 Qd8 29.Bd1 Qc7 30.Re1 Qc1 31.Qe2 Qc4 32.Qe3 a4 33.Bxa4 Bxa4 34.Rxe6 Be8 35.Qe5+ Kh7 36.Re7+ Bf7 37.Qxf5+ Kg8 38.Qg4+ Kh8 39.f5 Rg8 40.Qf4 Rg7 41.Qxh6+ Kg8 42.Qf4 Qd3 43.R7e3 Qa6 44.h6 Rh7 45.Qg5+ Kh8 46.Re6 Bxe6 47.fxe6 Qd3 48.Qe5+ Kg8 49.e7 Re8 50.Qxd5+ Rf7 51.Qg5+ Kh7 52.d5 Qd4+ 53.Kh1 Qf6 54.Qxf6 Rxf6 55.Kg2 Rxh6 56.Re5 Kg6 57.g4 Kf7 58.g5 Rd6 59.Kf3 Rxe7 60.Rxe7+ Kxe7 61.Ke4 Ra6 62.Ke5 Rxa2 63.d6+ Kd7 64.g6 Rxb2 65.g7 Rg2 66.Kf6 b3 67.Kf7 b2 68.g8=Q Rxg8 69.Kxg8 b1=Q 70.Kh8 Kxd6 71.Kg8 Ke6 72.Kh8 Kf6 73.Kg8 Qg1+ 74.Kf8 Qg7+ 75.Ke8 0-1
[Site "Vancouver CAN"]
[Date "1998.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McLaren, Sean"]
[Black "Kostadinov, Georgi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1904"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[PlyCount "149"]
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.g3 e6 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O Bd6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Re1 Bd7 10.Bg5 Bb4 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.Bxf6 Bxc3 13.Rxc3 gxf6 14.Ra3 Qd8 15.e4 Ne7 16.e5 f5 17.Qd2 Kg7 18.h4 h6 19.h5 a5 20.Nh2 f6 21.f4 fxe5 22.Rxe5 Nc6 23.Ree3 Qf6 24.Nf3 b5 25.Ne5 Nxe5 26.Rxe5 b4 27.Rae3 Rac8 28.Bf3 Qd8 29.Bd1 Qc7 30.Re1 Qc1 31.Qe2 Qc4 32.Qe3 a4 33.Bxa4 Bxa4 34.Rxe6 Be8 35.Qe5+ Kh7 36.Re7+ Bf7 37.Qxf5+ Kg8 38.Qg4+ Kh8 39.f5 Rg8 40.Qf4 Rg7 41.Qxh6+ Kg8 42.Qf4 Qd3 43.R7e3 Qa6 44.h6 Rh7 45.Qg5+ Kh8 46.Re6 Bxe6 47.fxe6 Qd3 48.Qe5+ Kg8 49.e7 Re8 50.Qxd5+ Rf7 51.Qg5+ Kh7 52.d5 Qd4+ 53.Kh1 Qf6 54.Qxf6 Rxf6 55.Kg2 Rxh6 56.Re5 Kg6 57.g4 Kf7 58.g5 Rd6 59.Kf3 Rxe7 60.Rxe7+ Kxe7 61.Ke4 Ra6 62.Ke5 Rxa2 63.d6+ Kd7 64.g6 Rxb2 65.g7 Rg2 66.Kf6 b3 67.Kf7 b2 68.g8=Q Rxg8 69.Kxg8 b1=Q 70.Kh8 Kxd6 71.Kg8 Ke6 72.Kh8 Kf6 73.Kg8 Qg1+ 74.Kf8 Qg7+ 75.Ke8 0-1
[Event "Paul Keres mem (23rd)"]
[Site "Vancouver CAN"]
[Date "1998.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McLaren, Sean"]
[Black "Kostadinov, Georgi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1904"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[ECO "D13"]
[EventDate "1998.05.15"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Bg5 Bb4 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Bxf6 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 gxf6 14.
Ra3 Qd8 15. e4 Ne7 16. e5 f5 17. Qd2 Kg7 18. h4 h6 19. h5 a5 20. Nh2 f6 21.
f4 fxe5 22. Rxe5 Nc6 23. Ree3 Qf6 24. Nf3 b5 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 b4 27.
Rae3 Rac8 28. Bf3 Qd8 29. Bd1 Qc7 30. Re1 Qc1 31. Qe2 Qc4 32. Qe3 a4 33.
Bxa4 Bxa4 34. Rxe6 Be8 35. Qe5+ Kh7 36. Re7+ Bf7 37. Qxf5+ Kg8 38. Qg4+ Kh8
39. f5 Rg8 40. Qf4 Rg7 41. Qxh6+ Kg8 42. Qf4 Qd3 43. R7e3 Qa6 44. h6 Rh7
45. Qg5+ Kh8 46. Re6 Bxe6 47. fxe6 Qd3 48. Qe5+ Kg8 49. e7 Re8 50. Qxd5+
Rf7 51. Qg5+ Kh7 52. d5 Qd4+ 53. Kh1 Qf6 54. Qxf6 Rxf6 55. Kg2 Rxh6 56. Re5
Kg6 57. g4 Kf7 58. g5 Rd6 59. Kf3 Rxe7 60. Rxe7+ Kxe7 61. Ke4 Ra6 62. Ke5
Rxa2 63. d6+ Kd7 64. g6 Rxb2 65. g7 Rg2 66. Kf6 b3 67. Kf7 b2 68. g8=Q Rxg8
69. Kxg8 b1=Q 70. Kh8 Kxd6 71. Kg8 Ke6 72. Kh8 Kf6 73. Kg8 Qg1+ 74. Kf8
Qg7+ 75. Ke8 0-1