Event: 39th European Chess Club Cup
Site: Hotel Zepter, Vrnjacka Banja
Date: 2024-10-23
White: Verstraete, Michael
WhiteElo: 1912
Black: Gengler, Pierre
BlackElo: 2087
Result: 0-1
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nge2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. Be3 Nd4 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Bh6 b6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 Rb8 16. f5 f6 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Rf4 Ba6 19. Rh4 Rh8 20. Rxh8 Rxh8 21. Rf1 Rh5 22. a4 Ra5 23. b3 Rc5 24. Qb4 d6 25. Rf2 e5 26. Qd2 Bc8 27. Qe2 Be6 28. Bh1 b5 29. axb5 Rxb5 30. Bg2 Ra5 31. Qd1 Rb5 32. h3 d5 33. exd5 Bxd5 34. Bxd5 Rxd5 35. Qf3 Rd6 36. g4 Qc7 37. Qe2 Re6 38. Qe4 Qc6 39. Qe1 Kg8 40. Qb4 Qb6 41. Qc4 Kg7 42. Qa4 Qc7 43. Qb4 e4 44. dxe4 Rxe4 45. Kg2 Re3 46. Kf1 Qc6 47. Kg1 Qe4 48. Qd2 Rxh3 49. Rg2 Re3 50. Kf2 a5 51. Kg1 d3 52. cxd3 Rxd3 53. Qxa5 Rd1+ 0-1