Mertens, Marc (2101) - Verdier, Patrice (1927)9th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship (Larnaca, Cyprus), 18.11.2025
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Qe2 d6 8.f4 Nc6 9.Be3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.g4 e5 13.f5 d5 14.g5 d4 15.gxf6 Bxf6 16.Bd2 dxc3 17.bxc3 c5 18.Rf3 Qe7 19.Raf1 Bg5 20.Qg2 f6 21.Bc4+ Kh8 22.Bd5 Rb8 23.c4 Bxd2 24.Qxd2 Bb7 25.Rb3 Bxd5 26.cxd5 Qd6 27.Rfb1 Rxb3 28.Rxb3 c4 29.Qb4 Qd8 30.Qxc4 g6 31.fxg6 f5 32.exf5 Rxf5 33.g7+ Kxg7 34.Rg3+ Kh8 35.Qc6 Qb8 36.Kg2 Qf8 37.Qb6 Rf1 38.Qe3 Rf5 39.Rg5 Rxg5+ 40.Qxg5 Qd6 41.c4 e4 42.Qf5 e3 43.Kf3 e2 44.Kxe2 Qxh2+ 45.Ke3 Qg1+ 46.Ke4 Qe1+ 47.Kd4 Qd2+ 48.Ke5 Kg7 49.Qg4+ Kh8 50.Qf4 Qe1+ 51.Kf6 Qb4 52.Qe5 Qf8+ 53.Ke6+ Kg8 54.Qg5+
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