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[Event "Excelsior IM Norm qual."]
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2023.03.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Zhu, Matthew"]
[Black "Marchand, Calix"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1773"]
[BlackElo "1708"]
[PlyCount "73"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O d4 12.Ne2 Bg4 13.f3 Bh5 14.Bg5 Re8 15.Ng3 Bg6 16.f4 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Qd6 18.Nf5 Qe6 19.Rae1 Qxe1 20.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21.Kf2 Re6 22.Bxf6 Rxf6 23.g3 Rd8 24.b4 g6 25.Nh6+ Kg7 26.Ng4 Rf5 27.b5 Na5 28.c3 h5 29.Ne5 Nb3 30.Qd1 f6 31.Nf3 Rxb5 32.Qe2 Rbd5 33.Qe7+ Kg8 34.Qe6+ Kg7 35.Qe7+ Kg8 36.Qe6+ Kg7 37.Qe7+ 1/2-1/2
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2023.03.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Zhu, Matthew"]
[Black "Marchand, Calix"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1773"]
[BlackElo "1708"]
[PlyCount "73"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O d4 12.Ne2 Bg4 13.f3 Bh5 14.Bg5 Re8 15.Ng3 Bg6 16.f4 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Qd6 18.Nf5 Qe6 19.Rae1 Qxe1 20.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21.Kf2 Re6 22.Bxf6 Rxf6 23.g3 Rd8 24.b4 g6 25.Nh6+ Kg7 26.Ng4 Rf5 27.b5 Na5 28.c3 h5 29.Ne5 Nb3 30.Qd1 f6 31.Nf3 Rxb5 32.Qe2 Rbd5 33.Qe7+ Kg8 34.Qe6+ Kg7 35.Qe7+ Kg8 36.Qe6+ Kg7 37.Qe7+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Excelsior IM Norm qual."]
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2023.03.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Zhu, Matthew"]
[Black "Marchand, Calix"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1773"]
[BlackElo "1708"]
[ECO "B45"]
[EventDate "2023.03.13"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3
Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O d4 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. f3 Bh5
14. Bg5 Re8 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. f4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qd6 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Rae1 Qxe1
20. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21. Kf2 Re6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. g3 Rd8 24. b4 g6 25. Nh6+ Kg7
26. Ng4 Rf5 27. b5 Na5 28. c3 h5 29. Ne5 Nb3 30. Qd1 f6 31. Nf3 Rxb5 32.
Qe2 Rbd5 33. Qe7+ Kg8 34. Qe6+ Kg7 35. Qe7+ Kg8 36. Qe6+ Kg7 37. Qe7+
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