Whitcomb, Bran vs Nickels, Erik J
Get Your FIDE Rating · Round 1 · 2009.11.21 · 1/2-1/2 · B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
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[Event "Get Your FIDE Rating"] [Site "Stillwater USA"] [Date "2009.11.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Whitcomb, Bran"] [Black "Nickels, Erik J"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "105"] [WhiteElo "2020"] [WhiteFideId "2003295"] [BlackElo "1728"] [BlackFideId "2054590"] [ECO "B23l"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. d3 O-O 9. Qe1 e5 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Qd4+ 12. Kh1 Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qh5 14. Bd6 Re8 15. Qf2 Be6 16. Rae1 Rad8 17. e5 Ng4 18. Qg3 Nh6 19. Ne4 Nf5 20. Qf4 Nxd6 21. exd6 Be5 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxf6 Rd7 24. Re5 Qh6 25. Rfe1 Rxd6 26. Qf2 Rd4 27. Rxc5 Rh4 28. g3 Bd5+ 29. Kg1 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Rxh2 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ f6 33. Qc7+ Bf7 34. Qxc6 Qh3 35. Qf3 f5 36. Rc7 f4 37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 38. Qxf4+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kh6 40. Qf4+ g5 41. Qf6+ Kh5 42. Qf3+ Kg6 43. Qe4+ Kf6 44. Qd4+ Kg6 45. Qe4+ Kf6 46. Qc6+ Kg7 47. Qc7+ Kg6 48. Qd6+ Kg7 49. Qe7+ Kg6 50. Qe8+ Kg7 51. Qe5+ Kg6 52. Qe4+ Kf6 53. Qd4+ 1/2-1/2