Event: 39th European Chess Club Cup
Site: Hotel Zepter, Vrnjacka Banja
Date: 2024-10-25
White: Birkisson, Bardur Orn
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2272
Black: Bates, Richard A
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2319
Result: 1-0
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bc5 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Bc7 Qe7 9. Bd6 Bxd6 10. Nxd6 Ne8 11. Nxe8 Rxe8 12. Qe2 a6 13. O-O-O b5 14. h4 Qc5 15. f4 Bb7 16. e5 Nd4 17. Qd3 Nf5 18. Rh3 b4 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 d5 21. exd6 Nxd6 22. Qd4 Nb7 23. Rg3 g6 24. Rg5 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 f6 26. Rg3 a5 27. h5 Rad8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Rxg6+ Kf7 31. Rh6 Kg7 32. Rh5 f5 33. Rh3 Rd4 34. Rf3 Nc5 35. g3 Kf6 36. c3 Rd8 37. Re3 b3 38. Bc4 a4 39. axb3 axb3 40. Re5 Rc8 41. Kd1 Rc6 42. Re3 Rc7 43. Ke2 Rc6 44. Re5 Ne4 45. Bd3 Nxg3+ 46. Kf3 Rd6 47. Re3 Ne4 48. Bxe4 fxe4+ 49. Rxe4 Rd2 50. Re2 Rc2 51. Ke3 Kf5 52. Rxc2 bxc2 53. Kd2 Kxf4 54. Kxc2 Kf3 55. c4 1-0