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[Event "Excelsior January U1600"]
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2023.01.08"]
[Round "4.18"]
[White "Zhou, Felix"]
[Black "Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1388"]
[BlackElo "1273"]
[PlyCount "174"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f3 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.g4 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Be6 11.O-O-O Qa5 12.Kb1 Rfc8 13.h4 h5 14.gxh5 Qxh5 15.Be2 Qa5 16.Rdg1 Rxc3 17.Qxc3 Qxa2+ 18.Kc1 Bh6+ 19.Be3 Rc8 20.Qxc8+ Bxc8 21.Bxh6 Qa1+ 22.Kd2 Qxb2 23.h5 Qd4+ 24.Kc1 Qa1+ 25.Kd2 Qa5+ 26.c3 Nxh5 27.Bc4 e6 28.Bg5 Kf8 29.f4 d5 30.exd5 exd5 31.Be2 Bf5 32.Bh6+ Ke7 33.Bxh5 gxh5 34.Re1+ Be4 35.Rxh5 f5 36.Bg5+ Kd6 37.Rh6+ Kc5 38.Be7+ Kc4 39.Bf6 Qb6 40.Rf1 Qb2+ 41.Ke3 Qc2 42.Rg6 Qd3+ 43.Kf2 Qd2+ 44.Kg1 Qe3+ 45.Rf2 Qe1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Rf2 Bd3 48.Bd4 Qe1+ 49.Kh2 Qe8 50.Rg5 Be4 51.Rb2 b6 52.Rb4+ Kd3 53.Rb2 Qa4 54.Rg3+ Kc4 55.Rb4+ Qxb4 56.cxb4 Kxd4 57.Ra3 Kc4 58.Rxa7 Kxb4 59.Rb7 b5 60.Kg3 Kc4 61.Rc7+ Kd4 62.Rb7 Bd3 63.Kf3 Kc3 64.Rc7+ Bc4 65.Rf7 Bd3 66.Rd7 Be4+ 67.Ke3 b4 68.Rc7+ Kb2 69.Kd4 b3 70.Rb7 Bc2 71.Rb4 Ka3 72.Kc3 Ka2 73.Rb8 Kb1 74.Rh8 Ka2 75.Rh1 d4+ 76.Kd2 d3 77.Rh8 Ka3 78.Rf8 Ka4 79.Rf7 Kb4 80.Rf8 Kc4 81.Rd8 b2 82.Rc8+ Kd5 83.Rxc2 dxc2 84.Kxc2 Ke4 85.Kxb2 Kxf4 86.Kc1 Ke3 87.Kd1 Kf2 0-1
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2023.01.08"]
[Round "4.18"]
[White "Zhou, Felix"]
[Black "Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1388"]
[BlackElo "1273"]
[PlyCount "174"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f3 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.g4 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Be6 11.O-O-O Qa5 12.Kb1 Rfc8 13.h4 h5 14.gxh5 Qxh5 15.Be2 Qa5 16.Rdg1 Rxc3 17.Qxc3 Qxa2+ 18.Kc1 Bh6+ 19.Be3 Rc8 20.Qxc8+ Bxc8 21.Bxh6 Qa1+ 22.Kd2 Qxb2 23.h5 Qd4+ 24.Kc1 Qa1+ 25.Kd2 Qa5+ 26.c3 Nxh5 27.Bc4 e6 28.Bg5 Kf8 29.f4 d5 30.exd5 exd5 31.Be2 Bf5 32.Bh6+ Ke7 33.Bxh5 gxh5 34.Re1+ Be4 35.Rxh5 f5 36.Bg5+ Kd6 37.Rh6+ Kc5 38.Be7+ Kc4 39.Bf6 Qb6 40.Rf1 Qb2+ 41.Ke3 Qc2 42.Rg6 Qd3+ 43.Kf2 Qd2+ 44.Kg1 Qe3+ 45.Rf2 Qe1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Rf2 Bd3 48.Bd4 Qe1+ 49.Kh2 Qe8 50.Rg5 Be4 51.Rb2 b6 52.Rb4+ Kd3 53.Rb2 Qa4 54.Rg3+ Kc4 55.Rb4+ Qxb4 56.cxb4 Kxd4 57.Ra3 Kc4 58.Rxa7 Kxb4 59.Rb7 b5 60.Kg3 Kc4 61.Rc7+ Kd4 62.Rb7 Bd3 63.Kf3 Kc3 64.Rc7+ Bc4 65.Rf7 Bd3 66.Rd7 Be4+ 67.Ke3 b4 68.Rc7+ Kb2 69.Kd4 b3 70.Rb7 Bc2 71.Rb4 Ka3 72.Kc3 Ka2 73.Rb8 Kb1 74.Rh8 Ka2 75.Rh1 d4+ 76.Kd2 d3 77.Rh8 Ka3 78.Rf8 Ka4 79.Rf7 Kb4 80.Rf8 Kc4 81.Rd8 b2 82.Rc8+ Kd5 83.Rxc2 dxc2 84.Kxc2 Ke4 85.Kxb2 Kxf4 86.Kc1 Ke3 87.Kd1 Kf2 0-1
[Event "Excelsior January U1600"]
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2023.01.08"]
[Round "4.18"]
[White "Zhou, Felix"]
[Black "Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1388"]
[BlackElo "1273"]
[ECO "B76"]
[EventDate "2023.01.06"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. h4 h5 14.
gxh5 Qxh5 15. Be2 Qa5 16. Rdg1 Rxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 18. Kc1 Bh6+ 19. Be3 Rc8
20. Qxc8+ Bxc8 21. Bxh6 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qxb2 23. h5 Qd4+ 24. Kc1 Qa1+ 25. Kd2
Qa5+ 26. c3 Nxh5 27. Bc4 e6 28. Bg5 Kf8 29. f4 d5 30. exd5 exd5 31. Be2 Bf5
32. Bh6+ Ke7 33. Bxh5 gxh5 34. Re1+ Be4 35. Rxh5 f5 36. Bg5+ Kd6 37. Rh6+
Kc5 38. Be7+ Kc4 39. Bf6 Qb6 40. Rf1 Qb2+ 41. Ke3 Qc2 42. Rg6 Qd3+ 43. Kf2
Qd2+ 44. Kg1 Qe3+ 45. Rf2 Qe1+ 46. Rf1 Qe3+ 47. Rf2 Bd3 48. Bd4 Qe1+ 49.
Kh2 Qe8 50. Rg5 Be4 51. Rb2 b6 52. Rb4+ Kd3 53. Rb2 Qa4 54. Rg3+ Kc4 55.
Rb4+ Qxb4 56. cxb4 Kxd4 57. Ra3 Kc4 58. Rxa7 Kxb4 59. Rb7 b5 60. Kg3 Kc4
61. Rc7+ Kd4 62. Rb7 Bd3 63. Kf3 Kc3 64. Rc7+ Bc4 65. Rf7 Bd3 66. Rd7 Be4+
67. Ke3 b4 68. Rc7+ Kb2 69. Kd4 b3 70. Rb7 Bc2 71. Rb4 Ka3 72. Kc3 Ka2 73.
Rb8 Kb1 74. Rh8 Ka2 75. Rh1 d4+ 76. Kd2 d3 77. Rh8 Ka3 78. Rf8 Ka4 79. Rf7
Kb4 80. Rf8 Kc4 81. Rd8 b2 82. Rc8+ Kd5 83. Rxc2 dxc2 84. Kxc2 Ke4 85. Kxb2
Kxf4 86. Kc1 Ke3 87. Kd1 Kf2 0-1