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[Event "Pere Noel"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2023.12.29"]
[Round "3.25"]
[White "Li, James"]
[Black "Berube, Maximilien"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1516"]
[BlackElo "1921"]
[PlyCount "82"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bd3 Re8 13.Bf2 Rc8 14.Ne2 c5 15.O-O cxd4 16.Qxd4 Ne5 17.Rac1 Nxd3 18.Qxd3 Nd7 19.Rxc8 Qxc8 20.Rc1 Nc5 21.Qd1 Qd7 22.b4 Ne6 23.Rc3 Ba6 24.Nd4 Nxd4 25.Qxd4 Rc8 26.h4 Rxc3 27.Qxc3 Qb5 28.Qc2 Qf1+ 29.Kh2 Bc4 30.e4 Qa1 31.exd5 Qe5+ 32.Bg3 Qxd5 33.Qc3 b5 34.Qe5 Qxe5 35.Bxe5 f6 36.Bd4 a6 37.Kg3 Kf7 38.Kf4 g5+ 39.hxg5 hxg5+ 40.Kf5 Bf1 41.Bxf6 Bxg2 1/2-1/2
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2023.12.29"]
[Round "3.25"]
[White "Li, James"]
[Black "Berube, Maximilien"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1516"]
[BlackElo "1921"]
[PlyCount "82"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bd3 Re8 13.Bf2 Rc8 14.Ne2 c5 15.O-O cxd4 16.Qxd4 Ne5 17.Rac1 Nxd3 18.Qxd3 Nd7 19.Rxc8 Qxc8 20.Rc1 Nc5 21.Qd1 Qd7 22.b4 Ne6 23.Rc3 Ba6 24.Nd4 Nxd4 25.Qxd4 Rc8 26.h4 Rxc3 27.Qxc3 Qb5 28.Qc2 Qf1+ 29.Kh2 Bc4 30.e4 Qa1 31.exd5 Qe5+ 32.Bg3 Qxd5 33.Qc3 b5 34.Qe5 Qxe5 35.Bxe5 f6 36.Bd4 a6 37.Kg3 Kf7 38.Kf4 g5+ 39.hxg5 hxg5+ 40.Kf5 Bf1 41.Bxf6 Bxg2 1/2-1/2
[Event "Pere Noel"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2023.12.29"]
[Round "3.25"]
[White "Li, James"]
[Black "Berube, Maximilien"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1516"]
[BlackElo "1921"]
[ECO "E32"]
[EventDate "2023.12.27"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7
8. f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. e3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Bf2 Rc8 14.
Ne2 c5 15. O-O cxd4 16. Qxd4 Ne5 17. Rac1 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Nd7 19. Rxc8 Qxc8
20. Rc1 Nc5 21. Qd1 Qd7 22. b4 Ne6 23. Rc3 Ba6 24. Nd4 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Rc8
26. h4 Rxc3 27. Qxc3 Qb5 28. Qc2 Qf1+ 29. Kh2 Bc4 30. e4 Qa1 31. exd5 Qe5+
32. Bg3 Qxd5 33. Qc3 b5 34. Qe5 Qxe5 35. Bxe5 f6 36. Bd4 a6 37. Kg3 Kf7 38.
Kf4 g5+ 39. hxg5 hxg5+ 40. Kf5 Bf1 41. Bxf6 Bxg2 1/2-1/2