Ilic, Zoran S vs Mezentsev, Vladimir
Ralston IM · Round 7 · 2003.11.02 · 0-1 · A43 Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni
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[Event "Ralston IM"] [Site "San Francisco, CA USA"] [Date "2003.11.02"] [Round "7"] [White "Ilic, Zoran S"] [Black "Mezentsev, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "162"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [WhiteFideId "901733"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2423"] [BlackFideId "4119215"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "A43t"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nf3 a6 6. a4 Bg4 7. Be2 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Nd7 9. O-O Ngf6 10. Bf4 h6 11. Re1 g5 12. Bg3 Ne5 13. Bxe5 dxe5 14. Bh5 Qd7 15. h3 b6 16. Qf3 O-O 17. Nd1 e6 18. Bg4 c4 19. Ne3 b5 20. h4 gxh4 21. Bh3 Qe7 22. c3 Nd7 23. Nc2 Nc5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Nb4 Qg5 27. dxe6 fxe6 28. Rd1 Rf8 29. Qe2 Rf4 30. f3 Bf8 31. Kh1 Kh8 32. Ra1 Rf7 33. Rd1 h5 34. Qd2 Qg3 35. Qe3 Kh7 36. Rd8 Ra7 37. Rd1 Rc7 38. Qd2 Bh6 39. Qd8 Ra7 40. Qe8 Bf4 41. Qxh5+ Kg7 42. Qg4+ Kf6 43. Qxg3 hxg3 44. Kg1 Rd7 45. Rxd7 Nxd7 46. Nd5+ Kf7 47. Nc7 Nc5 48. Nxb5 Nb7 49. Kf1 Be3 50. Ke2 Bc5 51. Nc7 Nd8 52. Kd2 Ke7 53. Kc2 Bd6 54. Nb5 Kd7 55. Na3 Bxa3 56. bxa3 Nb7 57. a4 Nc5 58. a5 Kc6 59. Kd2 Kb5 60. Ke3 Nd3 61. Bxe6 Nf4 62. Bf7 Nxg2+ 63. Ke2 Nf4+ 64. Kf1 Kxa5 65. Bxc4 Ka4 66. Bf7 Ka3 67. Bg8 Kb2 68. c4 Kc3 69. c5 Kd4 70. c6 Ke3 71. c7 Kxf3 72. c8=Q g2+ 73. Ke1 g1=Q+ 74. Kd2 Qe3+ 75. Kc2 Qxe4+ 76. Kb3 Qb1+ 77. Ka3 e4 78. Qc3+ e3 79. Bb3 Qg6 80. Bd1+ Kf2 81. Qb2+ Ke1 0-1