Event: Round 3: Blackford, Ross - Roger, Michael
Date: 2025-07-08
White: Blackford, Ross
WhiteElo: 2014
Black: Roger, Michael
BlackElo: 1690
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B52
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d6 { [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Bb5+ { [%clk 1:31:25] } 3... Bd7 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 4. c4 { [%clk 1:31:30] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:44] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 6. Bxd7+ { [%clk 1:31:48] } 6... Nbxd7 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:27:03] } 7... e6 { [%clk 1:31:13] } 8. d4 { [%clk 1:25:24] } 8... cxd4 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 9. Qxd4 { [%clk 1:24:31] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:31:35] } 10. h3 { [%clk 1:19:38] } 10... O-O { [%clk 1:31:45] } 11. Be3 { [%clk 1:19:48] } 11... Rc8 { [%clk 1:27:59] } 12. Rac1 { [%clk 1:19:00] } 12... Qc7 { [%clk 1:25:50] } 13. b3 { [%clk 1:16:46] } 13... Rfe8 { [%clk 1:17:49] } 14. Rfd1 { [%clk 1:15:08] } 14... h6 { [%clk 1:16:03] } 15. Qd3 { [%clk 1:05:01] } 15... Bf8 { [%clk 1:13:19] } 16. Nd4 { [%clk 0:53:22] } 16... Qa5 { [%clk 1:04:33] } 17. Qb1 { [%clk 0:44:03] } 17... d5 { [%clk 0:51:51] } 18. exd5 { [%clk 0:42:44] } 18... exd5 { [%clk 0:52:03] } 19. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:36:37] } 19... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:52:15] } 20. cxd5 { [%clk 0:37:01] } 20... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:50:26] } 21. Qf5 { [%clk 0:28:58] } 21... Qxf5 { [%clk 0:50:24] } 22. Nxf5 { [%clk 0:29:23] } 22... Nf6 { [%clk 0:46:49] } 23. Rxc8 { [%clk 0:22:57] } 23... Rxc8 { [%clk 0:47:07] } 24. Rc1 { [%clk 0:23:24] } 24... Rxc1+ { [%clk 0:47:15] } 25. Bxc1 { [%clk 0:23:25] } 25... Kh7 { [%clk 0:46:27] } 26. Bb2 { [%clk 0:23:17] } 1/2-1/2