De Firmian, Nick vs Kaidanov, Gregory
USA Ch Seniors 2022 · Round 8.4 · 2022.07.15 · 0-1 · C74 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Siesta Variation
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[Event "USA Ch Seniors 2022"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2022.07.15"] [Round "8.4"] [White "De Firmian, Nick"] [Black "Kaidanov, Gregory"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "58"] [WhiteElo "2496"] [WhiteFideId "2000105"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2548"] [BlackFideId "2008564"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "C74"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Kh8 10. Nf1 fxe4 11. dxe4 Be6 12. Ng3 Nd7 13. h3 Nc5 14. Bc2 Bd7 15. b4 Ne6 16. a4 Nf4 17. Nf5 Bf6 18. g3 Nxh3+ 19. Kg2 g6 20. Kxh3 gxf5 21. exf5 d5 22. g4 e4 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. cxd4 Rxf5 25. gxf5 Bxf5+ 26. Kg2 Qh4 27. Ra3 Rg8+ 28. Kf1 Bg4 29. f3 Bh3+ 0-1