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Apion vs ValeraNikitin

Lichess · rapid · 2026-07-20 · Result 1-0

White: Apion (2245). Black: ValeraNikitin (1876).

Opening: English Opening: Neo-Catalan Declined

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White’s perspective
ValeraNikitinBlack · Lichess1,876
ApionWhite · Lichess2,245
Starting position0 / 115
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Recorded moves

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Rc1 b6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Qxe7 15. Bxd5 Rad8 16. e4 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Re7 a5 21. Rb7 Rd6 22. Rb3 Rd1+ 23. Kg2 Re8 24. R3xb6 h6 25. Rb8 Kf8 26. Rxe8+ Kxe8 27. Rb5 Rd2 28. Rxc5 Rxb2 29. Rxa5 Ke7 30. g4 Ke6 31. h3 g6 32. a4 f5 33. gxf5+ gxf5 34. Ra6+ Ke5 35. Rxh6 Ra2 36. Ra6 Kf4 37. a5 Kg5 38. Ra8 Kf4 39. a6 Ra5 40. a7 Ra6 41. h4 Rg6+ 42. Kf1 Ra6 43. h5 Kf3 44. Kg1 f4 45. Kh2 Kxf2 46. Rf8 Rxa7 47. Rxf4+ Ke3 48. Rf6 Ra5 49. h6 Rh5+ 50. Kg3 Ke4 51. Kg4 Rh1 52. Re6+ Kd5 53. Re3 Kd6 54. Rh3 Rg1+ 55. Kf4 Rg8 56. Kf5 Ke7 57. h7 Rh8 58. Kg6 1-0

Game PGN
[Event "Hourly Rapid Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/0b2W4ski"]
[Date "2026.07.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Apion"]
[Black "ValeraNikitin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "0b2W4ski"]
[UTCDate "2026.07.20"]
[UTCTime "17:03:43"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "1876"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+1"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-2"]
[BlackBerserk "true"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Opening "English Opening: Neo-Catalan Declined"]
[Termination "Normal"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Rc1 b6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Qxe7 15. Bxd5 Rad8 16. e4 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Re7 a5 21. Rb7 Rd6 22. Rb3 Rd1+ 23. Kg2 Re8 24. R3xb6 h6 25. Rb8 Kf8 26. Rxe8+ Kxe8 27. Rb5 Rd2 28. Rxc5 Rxb2 29. Rxa5 Ke7 30. g4 Ke6 31. h3 g6 32. a4 f5 33. gxf5+ gxf5 34. Ra6+ Ke5 35. Rxh6 Ra2 36. Ra6 Kf4 37. a5 Kg5 38. Ra8 Kf4 39. a6 Ra5 40. a7 Ra6 41. h4 Rg6+ 42. Kf1 Ra6 43. h5 Kf3 44. Kg1 f4 45. Kh2 Kxf2 46. Rf8 Rxa7 47. Rxf4+ Ke3 48. Rf6 Ra5 49. h6 Rh5+ 50. Kg3 Ke4 51. Kg4 Rh1 52. Re6+ Kd5 53. Re3 Kd6 54. Rh3 Rg1+ 55. Kf4 Rg8 56. Kf5 Ke7 57. h7 Rh8 58. Kg6 1-0

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