Bates, Evan vs Chirilov, James A
Charlotte Open 2026 · Round 1.9 · 2026.01.17 · 0-1 · E43 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation
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[Event "Charlotte Open 2026"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "1.9"] [White "Bates, Evan"] [Black "Chirilov, James A"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "132"] [WhiteElo "1882"] [WhiteFideId "39940160"] [BlackElo "2247"] [BlackFideId "30976677"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [ECO "E43"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-02-03"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 f5 11. Nd2 Qh4 12. Bxe4 fxe4 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. c4 Bc6 16. Bb2 d5 17. Qc3 Qg5 18. f3 d4 19. exd4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 exf3 21. g3 Rd8 22. Ne4 Rxd4 23. Nxg5 Rd2 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Nd7 26. Re1 Nc5 27. Re3 Rd8 28. Bc3 Rd3 29. Bb4 Rd4 30. Nxf3 Bxf3 31. Bxc5 bxc5 32. Kxf3 Rxc4 33. Rb3 Ra4 34. Rc3 Kf7 35. Rxc5 Rxa3+ 36. Kf2 Ra2+ 37. Kf3 Ra3+ 38. Kf2 a5 39. Rc7+ Kg6 40. Ra7 h5 41. Ra6+ Kf5 42. Ra7 g6 43. Ra6 g5 44. h3 g4 45. hxg4+ hxg4 46. Ra8 Ra4 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Rg8 Ra3+ 49. Kf2 Ra2+ 50. Ke3 Ra4 51. Rg7 Re4+ 52. Kd3 Rd4+ 53. Ke3 a4 54. Rg5+ Kf6 55. Ra5 Rb4 56. Kd3 Rb3+ 57. Ke4 Rxg3 58. Kf4 Ra3 59. Kxg4 Ra1 60. Kf3 a3 61. Kg2 Ke6 62. Ra8 Kd5 63. Rf8 Rb1 64. Ra8 Rb3 65. Kf2 Kd4 66. Ke1 Ke5 0-1