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paulboyo vs Popalov

Lichess · blitz · 2026-10-05 · Result 1/2-1/2

White: paulboyo (1847). Black: Popalov (1923).

Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation

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PopalovBlack · Lichess1,923
paulboyoWhite · Lichess1,847
Starting position0 / 147
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Recorded moves

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bg2 e6 6. a3 Be7 7. d3 Nc6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Bd2 b5 11. Rb1 Bb7 12. b4 Rc8 13. h4 Bd6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qd2 d4 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. dxe4 e5 20. Rfc1 Ne7 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Ne1 Qc6 23. Nd3 Qc3 24. Qxc3 Rxc3 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 f6 27. Nb3 Bc8 28. Nc5 Kf7 29. Kh2 Nc6 30. Bh3 Bxh3 31. Kxh3 Nb8 32. g4 Ke7 33. Kg3 Kd6 34. f4 Kc6 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. g5 g6 37. Kg4 Kb6 38. h5 Nc6 39. Nd7+ Kc7 40. Nf6 a5 41. bxa5 gxh5+ 42. Kxh5 Nxa5 43. Nxh7 Kd7 44. g6 Ke7 45. Kh6 Nc6 46. g7 Kf7 47. Nf6 Ne7 48. Kh7 Kxf6 49. g8=Q Nxg8 50. Kxg8 Kg5 51. Kf7 Kf4 52. Ke6 Kxe4 53. Kd6 Kf4 54. Kc5 Ke3 55. Kxb5 Kxe2 56. a4 d3 57. a5 d2 58. a6 d1=Q 59. a7 Qa1 60. Kb6 e4 61. Kb7 e3 62. a8=Q Qxa8+ 63. Kxa8 Kd2 64. Kb7 e2 65. Kc6 e1=Q 66. Kd6 Qe3 67. Kd5 Kd3 68. Kd6 Qg5 69. Ke6 Ke4 70. Kd6 Kd4 71. Ke6 Ke4 72. Kd6 Kd4 73. Kc6 Ke4 74. Kd6 1/2-1/2

Game PGN
[Event "CCLA ZAMBIA MORNING BLITZ Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/EZMSBndL"]
[Date "2026.10.05"]
[Round "-"]
[White "paulboyo"]
[Black "Popalov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[GameId "EZMSBndL"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.05"]
[UTCTime "08:13:18"]
[WhiteElo "1847"]
[BlackElo "1923"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+1"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-1"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bg2 e6 6. a3 Be7 7. d3 Nc6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Bd2 b5 11. Rb1 Bb7 12. b4 Rc8 13. h4 Bd6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qd2 d4 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. dxe4 e5 20. Rfc1 Ne7 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Ne1 Qc6 23. Nd3 Qc3 24. Qxc3 Rxc3 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 f6 27. Nb3 Bc8 28. Nc5 Kf7 29. Kh2 Nc6 30. Bh3 Bxh3 31. Kxh3 Nb8 32. g4 Ke7 33. Kg3 Kd6 34. f4 Kc6 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. g5 g6 37. Kg4 Kb6 38. h5 Nc6 39. Nd7+ Kc7 40. Nf6 a5 41. bxa5 gxh5+ 42. Kxh5 Nxa5 43. Nxh7 Kd7 44. g6 Ke7 45. Kh6 Nc6 46. g7 Kf7 47. Nf6 Ne7 48. Kh7 Kxf6 49. g8=Q Nxg8 50. Kxg8 Kg5 51. Kf7 Kf4 52. Ke6 Kxe4 53. Kd6 Kf4 54. Kc5 Ke3 55. Kxb5 Kxe2 56. a4 d3 57. a5 d2 58. a6 d1=Q 59. a7 Qa1 60. Kb6 e4 61. Kb7 e3 62. a8=Q Qxa8+ 63. Kxa8 Kd2 64. Kb7 e2 65. Kc6 e1=Q 66. Kd6 Qe3 67. Kd5 Kd3 68. Kd6 Qg5 69. Ke6 Ke4 70. Kd6 Kd4 71. Ke6 Ke4 72. Kd6 Kd4 73. Kc6 Ke4 74. Kd6 1/2-1/2

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