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(2025-05-01)
(All annotations below by Fritz)
(Games' source: Marek's 1.b4 database, lichess.org, The Week in Chess, chessworld.net, net-chess.com)






[Event "Titled Tuesday 1st Sept"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Orozbaev, Eldiar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "1970"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 a2 8. Rxa2
Nge7 9. Bd3 (9. Na3 Nf5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nb5 O-O 14. g5
Bxg5 15. Rg1 Bxc1 16. Qxc1 f5 17. Qh6 Qe7 18. f4 Kh8 19. Qh3 Bd7 20. Rag2 Rg8
21. Nd6 Be8 22. Rg3 g6 23. Kd2 Rd8 {
Shirazi,K (2355)-Savchenko,B (2560)/Titled Tuesday 2020/1-0 (34)}) 9... Ng6 10.
Ra1 $146 (10. h4 Be7 11. h5 Nf8 12. g4 h6 13. Rg1 Nh7 14. Qd2 Ng5 15. Nxg5 Bxg5
16. f4 Bh4+ 17. Kd1 Be7 18. Qe2 Bd7 19. g5 hxg5 20. fxg5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qb6 22.
Qf3 Nxe5 23. Qg3 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Qb3+ {karelpavlik-lukzem/kurnik 2013/0-1}) (10.
h4 f6 $11) 10... Be7 $15 11. h4 Nf8 (11... Nxh4 $143 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Qg4 $16)
12. g3 h5 (12... h6 13. Ba3 $15) 13. O-O g6 (13... f6 14. Re1 $11) 14. Bg5 $11
Nd7 15. Qd2 (15. Na3 O-O $11) 15... O-O 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qh6 Rd8 18. Ng5 Nf8
19. Re1 f6 20. exf6 (20. Nf3 f5 $11) 20... Qxf6 $15 21. Nd2 (21. Bb5 Bd7 $15)
21... e5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Bxg6 Rd7 25. Qxh5 Qf6 (25... Qxc3 $142
26. Re1 Rc7 (26... Qxd2 27. Bf7+ Kg7 28. Ne6+ Kf6 29. Qh8+ Kf5 30. Qe5+ Kg4 31.
Qh5+ Kh3 32. Qf5#) 27. Bf7+ Kg7 28. Bxd5 Qxd2 $11) 26. Bd3 $4 (26. Be8 Re7 27.
Ra5 $17) 26... Rg7 (26... Qxc3 $142 27. Re1 Qxd3 $19 (27... Qxd2 28. Re8 Qc1+
29. Kg2 $14)) 27. Ndf3 (27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. Ndxf3 b6 $15) 27... Bf5 (27... Qxc3
$142 $5 28. Rd1 Bd7 $17) 28. Bxf5 $15 Qxf5 29. Nd4 Qf6 (29... Qc8 30. Ngf3 Qxc3
31. Qxd5+ Kh8 32. Qh5+ Nh7 33. Rd1 $11) 30. Re1 (30. Nh3 a6 $14) 30... a5 (
30... Rc8 31. g4 $11) 31. Nge6 Re7 32. Qxd5 Nxe6 33. Nxe6 (33. Rxe6 $142 Rxe6
34. Nxe6 $14 (34. Qxe6+ $2 Qxe6 35. Nxe6 a4 $19)) 33... Rae8 $4 (33... Rf7 34.
Rf1 Kh8 35. Qd4 $11) 34. f4 $4 (34. Nd4+ $142 $5 Kh8 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Qh5+ Kg8
37. Qxa5 $18) 34... a4 (34... Qxc3 35. Nc7+ Kf8 36. Qf5+ Kg8 37. Qd5+ Kh7 38.
Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qd5+ $11) 35. f5 (35. Nc5+ $142 $5 Qf7 36. Qxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rxe7+
Kxe7 38. Nxa4 $14 (38. Nxb7 $4 a3 39. Na5 a2 $19)) 35... a3 (35... a3 36. Ng5+
Kg7 37. Rxe7+ Rxe7 38. Ne6+ Kh7 $14) 0-1

[Event "73rd ch-MNE"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Podlesnik, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. b4 cxb4 4. d4 d5
5. e5 Nc6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 f5 8. Bd3 a6 (8... Bd7 9. g4 Nge7 10. gxf5 Nxf5 11.
Ng5 Nce7 12. Nxa3 h6 13. Nh3 Qc7 14. Nb5 Bxb5 15. Bxb5+ Kf7 16. Bd2 g6 17. Rg1
a6 18. Bd3 Rg8 19. Nf4 Qc6 20. Qf3 b5 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Qh3 Rb7 23. Kf1 {
Mortensen,E (2460)-Karlsson,L (2550)/Copenhagen 1985/1/2-1/2 (64)}) (8... g6 9.
h4 h5 10. Ng5 Nh6 11. f3 Nf7 12. g4 hxg4 13. fxg4 Be7 14. Ke2 Nxg5 15. hxg5
Rxh1 16. Qxh1 Bxg5 17. Bxa3 Be7 18. Qh7 Kd7 19. Nd2 a6 20. Bb5 Rb8 21. Bxc6+
bxc6 22. gxf5 {1-0 Kumala,A (2165)-Wallner,J (2315)/26th Cracovia Open A 2016})
9. g4 g6 $146 (9... Nge7 10. Nxa3 Rb8 11. Nc2 g6 12. Ne3 Bg7 13. h4 h6 14. Rg1
O-O 15. gxf5 exf5 16. Ng2 Kh7 17. h5 g5 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. Nxg5+ Kh8 20. h6 Bxh6
21. Qh5 Ng8 22. Nh4 Nce7 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxf7 {
Djurhuus,R (2530)-Fossan,P (2330)/NOR-chT Norway 1997/1-0 (39)}) 10. gxf5 exf5
11. Nxa3 Nh6 (11... h6 12. Rg1 g5 13. Nd2 $15) 12. Bg5 $11 Qd7 13. O-O Nd8 (
13... Ng8 14. Nb5 Nd8 15. Re1 $14) 14. c4 (14. e6 Nxe6 15. Ne5 Qd6 16. Qa4+ Bd7
17. Nxd7 Nxg5 (17... Qxd7 $143 18. Bb5 axb5 19. Qxa8+ Kf7 20. Bxh6 $16) 18.
Nb6+ Kf7 19. Nxa8 Nh3+ 20. Kg2 Nf4+ 21. Kh1 Nxd3 $19) 14... Bxa3 (14... Ne6 15.
Bf6 Rg8 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Nc4 $16) 15. Rxa3 $14 Nhf7 16. Bf6 O-O 17. Qb3 (17.
Re1 Re8 $16) 17... f4 18. Kh1 dxc4 (18... Qh3 $5 19. Be2 dxc4 20. Qxc4 b5 $14)
19. Bxc4 $16 b5 20. Bd5 (20. Bxb5 $5 axb5 21. Rxa8 $11) 20... Rb8 $14 21. Rg1
Ne6 22. Qd3 (22. Rxa6 $142 Bxa6 23. Bxe6 $18) 22... Re8 $2 (22... Nh8 $142 23.
Ba2 b4 $14) 23. Rxg6+ $18 Kf8 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Rg7 Rxf6 26. exf6 Rb6 27. Qxh7
(27. Ne5 Qb7+ 28. Kg1 Rxf6 29. Qxh7 Be6 $18) 27... Rxf6 28. Ne5 Qd5+ (28... Qf5
29. Ng6+ Ke8 30. Qg8+ Kd7 31. Ne5+ Ke7 $18) 29. f3 Be6 (29... b4 30. Ra5 $3 Bb7
31. Rxd5 Bxd5 32. Nd7+ Ke7 33. Nxf6 Kxf6 34. Qg6+ Ke7 35. Qg5+ Kd6 36. Rg6+ Kd7
37. Qxd5+ Ke8 38. Rg7 Ke7 39. Qxf7+ Kd6 40. Qd7#) 30. Rxa6 Qxd4 31. Ra8+ (31.
Ra8+ Ke7 32. Nc6+ Kd6 33. Nxd4 $18) (31. Rxf7+ Rxf7 32. Qh6+ Rg7 33. Qf6+ Kg8
34. Qxe6+ Kh7 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Ra8+ Qd8 37. Rxd8#) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Artemenko, O."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4
5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 Nh6 8. Bd3 Nf5 9. Nxa3 a6 (9... Nh4 10. O-O (10. Nb5
a6 11. Nxh4 Qxh4 12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Nxa8 b5 14. Nb6 Bb7 15. O-O Kc7 16. Nxd5+
exd5 17. Qf3 Qe7 18. Qg3 Kb6 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Rfb1 h6 21. Be3 g5 22. Qf3 Qd7 23.
c4 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Nxe5 {
Tatiana_Kostak (2100)-A_H_Kashefi (2405)/Hourly SuperBlitz Arena 2021/1-0 (52)}
) 10... h6 11. Nb5 a6 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13. Nc7+ {
1-0 pacalmisu (2380)-Tilicheev_Viacheslav (2500)/Rated Blitz game 2016}) 10.
Nb1 $146 (10. O-O h5 11. Re1 h4 12. h3 b5 13. Nxb5 {
1-0 thegreat (1925)-hansj92 (2000)/Rated Blitz game 0}) 10... Rb8 11. O-O Be7
12. Re1 b5 13. h3 (13. Ba3 b4 14. cxb4 Nxb4 15. Bxb4 Bxb4 $15) 13... Nh4 (13...
O-O 14. Ba3 $15) 14. Nxh4 $11 Bxh4 15. Qg4 g6 16. Bh6 Be7 17. Nd2 Bf8 (17...
Qc7 18. Qf4 $11) 18. Qf4 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qe7 (19... b4 20. cxb4 Rxb4 21. Bxa6
Bxa6 22. Qg7 $11) 20. Nf3 Qf8 21. Qf4 h6 22. Nh2 h5 23. Nf3 Qe7 24. Rf1 Bb7 25.
h4 Kd7 26. Ng5 Rbf8 27. Rfe1 Kc8 (27... Ke8 28. Nf3 $11) 28. Re2 f6 29. exf6
Rxf6 30. Qd2 Rhf8 (30... Kd8 31. Qc2 $11) 31. Rae1 (31. Qc2 Rg8 $14) 31... Nd8
$14 32. f3 Bc6 33. Qa2 Kb7 $2 (33... Bb7 $142 $14) 34. Ra1 $18 Kb8 (34... Kc7
35. Qxa6 b4 36. Qa7+ Bb7 37. cxb4 Qxb4 38. Rc1+ Nc6 39. Nxe6+ Kd6 40. Rxc6+
Kxc6 41. Ba6 Rxe6 42. Bxb7+ Kd6 43. Qa6+ Kc7 44. Rc2+ Kd8 45. Qxe6 Qxd4+ 46.
Rf2 $18) 35. Qxa6 Qb7 36. Qxb7+ Kxb7 37. Nh7 R8f7 38. Nxf6 Rxf6 39. Rea2 Rf4 (
39... Kc7 40. Ra7+ Bb7 41. Bxb5 $18) 40. Ra7+ Kb8 41. Bxg6 (41. Kf2 e5 42. dxe5
Rxh4 43. Bxg6 Rc4 $18) 41... b4 42. cxb4 Rxh4 43. R7a6 (43. Re7 $5 Rxd4 44. b5
Bb7 $18) 43... Rxd4 44. b5 (44. Bxh5 $6 Rxb4 45. Kf2 Kc7 $18) 44... Bb7 45.
R6a5 h4 (45... e5 46. Bxh5 Rd2 $18) 46. Re1 (46. R5a4 $142 Rc4 47. Bd3 $18)
46... Kc7 47. Bh7 (47. Kh2 Kb6 48. Rea1 e5 $16) 47... Kb6 $16 48. Ra2 Rb4 (
48... Kxb5 49. Bg8 $16) 49. Bg8 (49. Bd3 Rd4 50. Ra3 Kc5 $18) 49... Rxb5 (49...
Kxb5 50. Kf2 $16) 50. Bxe6 (50. Ra4 Kc5 $18) 50... Kc7 (50... Rb4 $5 $18) 51.
Bg4 Kd6 52. Kh2 Bc6 (52... Nf7 53. Re6+ Kc5 54. Re7 $18) 53. Rd2 (53. Kh3 $5 d4
$18) 53... Rb7 54. Kh3 Rh7 55. Ra1 Nf7 (55... Bb5 56. Bf5 Rh8 57. Ra7 $18) 56.
Kh2 (56. f4 $142 $5 Nd8 57. Ra6 $18) 56... Ne5 $16 57. Ra6 Nc4 58. Rc2 Kc5 59.
Kh3 Bb5 60. Ra8 d4 $2 (60... Kd4 $142 $16) 61. Rc8+ $18 Kb4 62. Bf5 (62. Be6
$142 Re7 63. R2xc4+ (63. Bxc4 $6 Bd7+ 64. Kxh4 Bxc8 $16) 63... Bxc4 64. Rxc4+
Kb5 65. Bd5 $18 (65. Rxd4 $6 Rxe6 66. Kxh4 Kc5 $18) (65. Kxh4 $6 Rxe6 66. Rxd4
Kc5 $18)) 62... Rh6 (62... Rh6 63. Rc1 Nd2 $18) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday 7th July"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Trakru, Rohun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "1775"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 Bd7 8. Bd3
Nge7 9. Bxa3 Ng6 10. Bc1 $146 (10. g3 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 a6 12. h4 b5 13. Nc2 Na5
14. O-O Nc4 15. Qc1 Qe7 16. Kg2 Nf8 17. Ne3 Bc6 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Nd7 20.
f4 g6 21. Nc2 h5 22. Ra2 Nb6 23. Nb4 Qb7 24. f5 exf5 {
Gocheva,R (2200)-Karountzos,N (2015)/Open, Halkidiki GRE 2008/0-1 (46)}) (10.
Bxf8 Nxf8 (10... Kxf8 11. O-O Nf4 12. Bc2 Na5 13. Qd2 Ng6 14. Na3 Rc8 15. Ng5
h6 16. Nh3 Ne7 17. f4 Qc7 18. Rf3 a6 19. Raf1 Nc4 20. Nxc4 Qxc4 21. Nf2 Ba4 22.
Bb1 g6 23. g4 h5 24. h3 Kg7 25. f5 {
Llaneza Vega,J-Cascudo Pueyo,I/Oviedo1 2000/1/2-1/2 (39)}) 11. h4 Ng6 12. g3
O-O 13. Na3 (13. h5 Nge7 14. h6 g6 15. O-O f5 16. Qd2 Kh8 17. Na3 a6 18. Nc2
Ng8 19. Kg2 Rf7 20. Rh1 Nce7 21. Ng5 Rf8 22. c4 Rc8 23. c5 Nc6 24. Qc3 Nge7 25.
Nb4 Kg8 26. Rhb1 Nxb4 27. Qxb4 Nc6 {
anman (2050)-kasparow64 (1650)/playok.com 2012/1-0 (69)}) 13... f6 14. h5 Nh8
15. Qc2 fxe5 16. Bxh7+ Kf7 17. dxe5 Qa5 18. O-O Qc5 19. Qe2 Ke7 20. c4 d4 21.
Nb5 a6 22. Nd6 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Kxd6 24. Rfe1 Nf7 {
kovacic (2380)-drink1966 (2005)/ChessWorld.net 2020/1-0 (37)}) 10... Be7 11.
O-O O-O 12. Re1 a6 13. Nbd2 b5 14. Nf1 b4 15. Bd2 a5 16. Ne3 a4 $1 17. cxb4 (
17. Rxa4 Rxa4 {Combination}) 17... Nxb4 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Bc3 Qc7 20. Qd2 Rfb8
21. Rec1 Qa7 22. h3 a3 23. Rcb1 Qa4 24. Kh2 Nc6 25. Rc1 Rb3 26. Ra2 Rab8 27.
Qc2 Nb4 28. Bxb4 Qxb4 29. Nd1 (29. Qd1 Ba4 30. Qg1 Rb2 $19) 29... Ba4 (29...
Rxf3 $5 30. gxf3 Qxd4 31. Qc3 Qf4+ 32. Kg2 $19) 30. Qc7 Rb7 31. Qc8+ Kh7 32.
Rca1 (32. Nd2 Ra7 33. Nxb3 Bxb3 $17) 32... Rb8 (32... Ra7 33. Qc1 $19) 33. Qc1
(33. Qc7 $142 $19) 33... Rb2 34. Nxb2 axb2 35. Rxb2 Qxb2 36. Qxb2 Rxb2 37. Rxa4
f6 $2 (37... Rb7 $142 $11) 38. Ra7 $18 Bd8 39. Rd7 Rb8 40. g4 (40. Rd6 fxe5 41.
dxe5 Be7 42. Rxe6 Rb7 $18) 40... fxe5 (40... Kg8 41. h4 $14) 41. Nxe5 (41. dxe5
$142 Kh6 42. Nd4 $18) 41... Bf6 $11 42. Rd6 Rb4 43. Nc6 Rc4 44. Rxe6 Bxd4 45.
Nxd4 Rxd4 46. Rd6 Rd2 47. Kg3 Rd3+ 48. f3 (48. Kf4 Rd2 49. f3 Rd4+ 50. Ke3 Rd1
$16) 48... d4 (48... g5 $5 $14) 49. h4 Rd1 50. h5 (50. g5 $5 $16) 50... gxh5
$14 51. gxh5 d3 52. Kg4 d2 53. Kf4 Kh8 54. h6 gxh6 (54... g5+ $142 $5 55. Ke3
Kh7 $11) 55. Rxh6+ $16 Kg7 56. Rd6 Kf7 57. Rd3 Kf6 58. Ke3 Re1+ 59. Kxd2 Re8
60. Rd4 Kf5 61. Kd3 Re7 62. Rb4 Re8 63. Rb5+ (63. Rb7 $142 $5 $16) 63... Kf4
$11 64. Rb4+ Kxf3 65. Rb3 Rd8+ 66. Kc4+ Ke4 67. Kc3 Rc8+ 68. Kb2 Kd4 69. Rb4+
Kc5 70. Rb3 Kd5 71. Rd3+ Ke4 72. Rc3 Rb8+ 73. Kc2 Kd4 74. Rc7 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Aitbayev, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 Bd7 8. Bd3 a6
9. O-O Rc8 10. Re1 (10. Ng5 Be7 11. f4 g6 12. Bxa3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 Nge7 14. Qe1
h6 15. Qh4 Kf8 16. Rae1 Ng8 17. Qh3 Kg7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Bxg6+ Kxg6 20. f5+
exf5 21. e6 Nge7 22. g4 Rf8 23. Qh5+ Kg7 {
0-1 Rossi,C (2330)-Satta,V (2295)/ITA-chT Italy 1995}) 10... Na5 11. Ng5 $146 (
11. Nxa3 Rxc3 12. h4 Nb3 13. Ng5 Nxa1 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Bxg6+ hxg6
17. Qxh8 Bg7 18. Qh7 Ne7 19. h5 Qh8 20. Qxh8 Bxh8 21. h6 Nb3 {
0-1 johnpolanyk (2085)-Pawnhunter1 (2500)/ChessWorld.net 2020}) (11. Qc2 h6 12.
Bxa3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 Ne7 14. Qb2 Qc7 15. Rec1 O-O 16. Nd2 Nac6 17. Nb3 f6 18. f4
fxe5 19. fxe5 Rf7 20. Nc5 Na5 21. Rcb1 Bc6 22. Nxe6 Qd7 23. Nc5 Qg4 24. Qe2
Qxe2 25. Bxe2 Nf5 {
Focke,A (1800)-Mueller,M/German Youth Teams 2018/1/2-1/2 (41)}) (11. Bxa3 Ne7
$11) 11... Nc4 (11... Be7 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Qf3+ Nf6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Rxa3 $11
) 12. Qh5 {The pressure on h7 grows} (12. Qf3 Nh6 $15) 12... g6 13. Qf3 Qe7 (
13... Nh6 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nxa3 $15) 14. Qg3 (14. Nh3 a2 15. Rxa2 Qd8 $15)
14... Nh6 (14... Nb2 15. Bc2 $11) 15. Nxa3 Na5 16. Nb5 $2 (16. Nb1 $142 $5 Qd8
17. Ba3 $11) 16... Bxb5 $17 (16... axb5 $143 17. Rxa5 Qd8 18. Ra7 $11) 17.
Bxb5+ axb5 18. Rxa5 Nf5 19. Qd3 Bh6 (19... b4 $142 20. Bd2 Bh6 21. Qb5+ Kf8 22.
Qxb4 Qxb4 23. cxb4 Kg7 $15 (23... Nxd4 $6 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Bxh6+ Kf7 26. Rd1
$11)) 20. Qxb5+ $16 Qd7 21. Qb4 (21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Nxf7 Bxc1 23. Nxh8 $16 (23.
Rxc1 $6 Rhf8 24. Nd6 Nxd6 25. exd6 Kxd6 $11)) 21... Bf8 $14 22. Qb3 Be7 23. Nf3
O-O 24. Rb5 (24. Bd2 Ra8 25. Rea1 Rxa5 26. Rxa5 Qc6 $14) 24... Rc7 (24... Rxc3
25. Rxb7 Rxb3 26. Rxd7 $15) 25. Bd2 Rfc8 (25... Ra8 26. Rb1 $11) 26. Rb1 (26.
Ra1 Bd8 $14) 26... Bf8 (26... Rb8 27. g4 Ng7 28. Rb6 $14) 27. h3 (27. Rxb7 Ra8
$16) 27... h5 (27... Rb8 $5 $14) 28. Rxb7 $16 Rxb7 29. Qxb7 Qxb7 30. Rxb7 Ra8
31. Ng5 (31. Kf1 Ra2 $16) 31... Nh6 (31... Ra1+ 32. Kh2 Rf1 33. Nxf7 Rxf2 34.
Bg5 Nxd4 35. Nd8 $18) 32. Rc7 (32. Kf1 h4 $16) 32... Rb8 (32... Ra2 33. Be3 $16
) 33. Kh2 (33. Kf1 Rb1+ 34. Ke2 h4 $18) 33... Ra8 34. Nf3 Ra2 35. Be3 Ra8 (
35... Nf5 36. Rc8 $16) 36. Ng5 Rb8 37. c4 dxc4 38. Rxc4 Rd8 (38... Nf5 39. Bd2
$16) 39. Rc7 $18 Bg7 40. Rb7 (40. Kg1 h4 $18) 40... Rf8 (40... Bf8 41. Kg1 $18)
41. Ne4 Nf5 (41... h4 $142 $18) 42. Nf6+ $4 (42. g4 $142 Nxe3 43. fxe3 hxg4 44.
hxg4 $18) 42... Bxf6 $16 43. exf6 Rd8 {The isolani on d4 becomes a target} (
43... Nd6 44. Ra7 $14) 44. Rb4 $16 h4 45. Kg1 Rd7 46. Kf1 Kh7 47. Ke2 g5 48.
Bxg5 Nxd4+ (48... Nxd4+ 49. Kf1 Nf5 $16) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Mkrtchian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4
5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 Bd7 8. Bd3 Nh6 9. Nxa3 (9. O-O Nf5 10. Nxa3 a6 11.
Kh1 Nh4 12. g3 Ng6 13. h4 Be7 14. h5 Nf8 15. h6 g6 16. Kg2 Bc8 17. Be3 Nd7 18.
Qd2 O-O 19. Bg5 f5 20. Nc2 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Qe7 22. f4 b5 23. Bxb5 Nd8 {
Slevin37 (2375)-Christian91 (2380)/Rated Blitz game 2016/1-0 (41)}) (9. Bxh6
gxh6 10. Nxa3 a6 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Qd2 h5 14. Qh6 O-O-O 15. Qxh5 Rdg8
16. Qxf7 Nd8 17. Qxe7 Rg4 18. Nc2 Rhg8 19. Ne3 R8g7 20. Qc5 Qxc5 21. dxc5 {
1-0 Gareev,T (2605)-Paredes,F/RBI Open Qualifier 2020}) 9... Nf5 10. Nb1 $146 (
10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa2 Bc6 12. Nc2 Nc4 13. Ne3 Ncxe3 14. fxe3 Be7 15. Qc2 Qd7 16.
Qe2 O-O 17. Ba3 a5 18. g4 Nh4 19. O-O Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 Bxa3 21. Rxa3 Qe7 22. Ra1
f6 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Rxf6 gxf6 {
Peeters,T (2005)-Goormachtigh,J (2235)/Geraadsbergen BEL 2011/0-1 (31)}) (10.
Nc2 g6 11. Ne3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Qc7 13. O-O Bg7 14. Ba3 Ne7 15. Ng5 Nf5 16. Bxf5
exf5 17. Qb3 Be6 18. e4 fxe4 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qb5+ Qd7 21. Qb4 Rc8 22. Rae1
Rc4 23. Qb3 b6 24. Rf2 Qa4 {
zergy (2215)-tatalimov (1670)/Rated Bullet game 2014/1-0 (33)}) 10... Be7 11.
h4 h5 12. g3 g6 13. O-O Kf8 (13... O-O 14. Ba3 $15) 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Kg7
16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Qb3 Ne7 (17... Bc8 $5 $15) 18. Qxb7 $11 a5 19. Qb2 Qb8 20.
Qa3 Re8 21. Re1 (21. Nd2 Qc7 $11) 21... Be6 (21... Qc7 22. Nd2 $11) 22. Nd2 $14
Qc7 23. Rec1 Rec8 24. Nb3 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} f4 25. Nxe6+ (
25. Nxa5 $2 Nc6 $19) 25... fxe6 26. Nc5 (26. Nxa5 $2 Nc6 $19) 26... Qc6 27.
Rab1 (27. Nd3 Rc7 28. Nxf4 Nf5 $16) 27... Rc7 (27... fxg3 28. fxg3 Nf5 29. Rb7+
Kh8 30. Rcb1 Nxg3 31. R1b6 $14) 28. Rb2 Nf5 29. Kh2 (29. Rcb1 Qe8 30. Rb7 Rxb7
31. Rxb7+ (31. Nxb7 $143 fxg3 32. fxg3 Nxg3 $15) 31... Kh8 32. Qc1 $16) 29...
Rf8 $4 (29... fxg3+ $142 $5 30. fxg3 Ne3 $15) 30. Rf1 (30. Qxa5 Re7 $18) 30...
Rcf7 (30... fxg3+ 31. fxg3 Ra7 $14) 31. Rbb1 (31. Rfb1 $142 $5 fxg3+ 32. fxg3
$14) 31... fxg3+ 32. fxg3 Ne3 (32... Ra7 $5 $14) 33. Rxf7+ $16 Rxf7 34. Qxa5
Ng4+ 35. Kg1 Rf3 $2 (35... Ne3 36. Qd8 Kh6 37. Qh8+ Rh7 38. Qf8+ Rg7 39. Rb7
Qxb7 40. Nxb7 $18) 36. Qa7+ (36. Qd8 Rxg3+ 37. Kf1 Rf3+ 38. Ke2 Rf2+ 39. Ke1
$18) 36... Kh6 $4 (36... Rf7 37. Qb8 Ne3 $18) 37. Rb7 (37. Rb8 Rxg3+ 38. Kf1
Qb5+ 39. Rxb5 g5 $18) 37... Rxg3+ 38. Kf1 Ne3+ (38... Qxb7 39. Qxb7 Ne3+ 40.
Kf2 $18) 39. Kf2 (39. Kf2 Qxb7 40. Qxb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Muzzi, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "1930"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 Nge7 8. Bd3
Nf5 9. Nxa3 (9. h4 Be7 10. h5 h6 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Bxa3 Be7 14. Nd2
Bxa3 15. Rxa3 O-O 16. Nf3 f6 17. Bb1 fxe5 18. dxe5 Qe7 19. Ra4 Qf7 20. Rh3 Nxe5
21. Bh7+ Kh8 {0-1 zsolti_83 (2380)-woodhy (2455)/Rated Bullet game 2019}) 9...
Be7 10. h4 (10. O-O O-O 11. g3 a6 12. h4 Bd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Kg2
b5 16. Qb3 Na5 17. Qc2 Nc4 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Be4 Ra7 20. d5 g6 21. d6 Qd8 22.
Qd2 Kh7 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Qe3 Ra8 {
Budagova,L-Miroshnik,E (2135)/Djerba Women Online 2020/0-1 (68)}) 10... O-O 11.
h5 $146 (11. g4 Nxh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. g5 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 g6 15. Qg4 Kg7 16. Qh4
Rh8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Nb5 Ne7 19. Nd6 Nf5 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Ba3 b6 22. Rhe1 Be6
23. Nb5 a6 24. Nd6 Qc7 25. Re3 b5 {
ardetroya (1615)-bluepiramid2/kurnik 2014/1-0 (40)}) (11. g4 Bxa3 12. Bxa3 Nfe7
$11) 11... f6 (11... h6 $17) 12. g4 (12. h6 g6 13. g4 fxe5 14. gxf5 $11) 12...
fxe5 $17 13. dxe5 $2 (13. gxf5 e4 14. h6 Rxf5 (14... exf3 15. hxg7 Rf7 16. fxe6
Rxg7 17. Bh6 $16 (17. Qxf3 $6 Bxe6 18. Bh6 Rg4 $11)) (14... exf5 $143 15. hxg7
Rf7 16. Bb1 $17) 15. Bxe4 dxe4 $19) 13... Nh6 $4 (13... Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15.
Be3 Nxe5 16. Be2 $19) 14. Rg1 $2 (14. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 15. Nb5 $15) 14... Nf7 (
14... Qa5 15. Ke2 Nf7 16. Qc2 $19) 15. Qe2 Ng5 (15... Qa5 16. Bb2 $17) 16. Bxg5
Bxg5 17. Nb5 Rxf3 $1 18. Qxf3 Nxe5 19. Qe2 Nxd3+ 20. Qxd3 e5 (20... a5 $5 $17)
21. c4 $15 d4 22. c5 (22. Rxa7 $4 Rxa7 23. Nxa7 Qa5+ 24. Kf1 Qxa7 $19) 22...
Be6 23. Nd6 (23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Nxa7 Qa5+ 25. Kf1 Qa1+ 26. Kg2 Bd5+ 27. f3 Qb2+
28. Kh3 Bf4 $19) 23... Qc7 (23... Be7 24. Nxb7 Qd5 25. Ra6 $17) 24. Ne4 (24.
Qb5 b6 25. Ne4 Bf4 26. cxb6 Qc2 $17) 24... Bh4 (24... Be7 25. h6 g6 26. Qb5 $19
) 25. g5 $15 Rf8 (25... Qc6 26. Qe2 $15) 26. Rh1 (26. Rxa7 Qf7 27. g6 hxg6 28.
hxg6 (28. Rxg6 $143 Bc4 29. Qc2 d3 $19) 28... Bxf2+ 29. Kd1 $19) 26... Bf5 $4 (
26... Rf4 $142 27. Rxa7 Qb8 $17) 27. Rxh4 $18 Bxe4 (27... b6 28. cxb6 axb6 29.
Qb3+ Kh8 30. Qa3 $18) 28. Rxe4 (28. Qc4+ $5 Kh8 29. Rxe4 Qc6 $18) 28... Qxc5
29. Kf1 (29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Qa3 Qc8 31. Rxe5 Rd8 $18) 29... Rf5 (29... b5 30.
Qb3+ Kh8 31. Qg3 $18) 30. g6 (30. Rxa7 Qxa7 31. Qc4+ Rf7 32. Rxe5 Qa1+ 33. Re1
Qxe1+ 34. Kxe1 Kf8 35. Qc8+ Ke7 36. Qxb7+ Ke8 37. Qa8+ Kd7 38. Qa4+ Kd8 39.
Qxd4+ Rd7 40. Qb6+ Ke8 $18) 30... Rxh5 31. Qb3+ Kh8 32. Rae1 (32. Qxb7 $142 $5
Qc4+ 33. Re2 hxg6 34. Qe4 $18) 32... hxg6 33. Qf3 (33. Qxb7 $5 Kh7 34. Qb3 $16)
33... Qc4+ 34. Kg2 Rg5+ (34... Qc6 35. Rh1 (35. Rxe5 $4 Rh2+ 36. Kxh2 Qxf3 $19)
35... Rxh1 36. Kxh1 $14) 35. Kh3 (35. Rg4 $142 $5 Rxg4+ 36. Qxg4 Qc6+ 37. Qf3
$18) 35... Rh5+ (35... Qe6+ 36. Kh2 Rh5+ 37. Kg1 Rg5+ 38. Kf1 Qc4+ 39. Qe2 $14)
36. Rh4 $16 Rxh4+ (36... Qe6+ $5 37. Kg3 Kg8 $16) 37. Kxh4 $18 d3+ (37... Kh7
38. Rxe5 d3+ 39. Kg3 $18) 38. Qg4 (38. Qg4 b5 39. Kg3 (39. Rxe5 $143 d2 40.
Re8+ Kh7 $16) 39... Qxg4+ 40. Kxg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 2nd Nov"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Kozina, Anastasia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2115"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4
5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 Nge7 8. Bd3 Ng6 9. Nxa3 (9. h4 Be7 10. h5 Nf8 11. h6
g6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Nxa3 O-O 14. Nb5 f6 15. Re1 f5 16. Ba3 a6 17. Qd2 Nb6 18.
Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nd6 Rb8 20. Reb1 Nd7 21. Ng5 Ndxe5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxc8 Rfxc8 {
Horak,M (2330)-Dong Bao Nghia (2225)/Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021/1-0 (34)}) 9...
Bd7 (9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc2 Na5 12. h4 Re8 13. h5 Nf8 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Nd2
b5 16. Qg4 f5 17. Qh3 Rc8 18. Nb1 Qb6 19. g4 Nc4 20. gxf5 exf5 21. Bxf5 Bxf5
22. Qxf5 Qe6 23. Qxe6+ Nxe6 24. Rxa7 {
Kumi (2340)-coventry (2300)/Rated Blitz game 2016/1-0 (48)}) 10. Qe2 $146 (10.
h4 Be7 11. h5 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Qg4 Be7 14. Qxg7 Rf8 15. O-O Qc7 16. Nb5
Qb6 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 O-O-O 19. Nd6+ Kb8 20. Rb1 {
1-0 KarlAugust (2285)-zihi (2285)/Rated Classical game 2016}) (10. Ng5 Qa5 11.
Qd2 Rc8 12. O-O Qd8 13. Qe2 Be7 14. Qh5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Nce7 16. Bd2 a6 17. f4
O-O 18. g4 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Rf3 Nf8 21. Re1 Rh6 22. Qg5 Nc6 23. f5 Rf6 24.
Qh4 Qe8 {Cuartas,C (2330)-Calderon,D/Skopje ol (Men) qual-G 1972/1-0 (35)})
10... a6 11. h4 Qc8 12. h5 (12. Qb2 Nge7 $15) 12... Nge7 (12... Ncxe5 $142 13.
dxe5 Qxc3+ 14. Qd2 Qxa1 $17) 13. g4 $4 (13. Bd2 b5 $15) 13... Nxd4 14. cxd4 (
14. cxd4 Qc3+ {Double attack}) (14. Nxd4 Qxc3+ {Double attack}) 14... Qc3+ 15.
Qd2 Qxa1 16. O-O $4 (16. Bb1 $142 Nc6 17. Bb2 Qxa3 18. Bxa3 Bxa3 19. Qg5 $15)
16... Nc6 $19 17. Bb2 Qa2 18. Ra1 Qb3 19. Nb5 Rc8 (19... axb5 $6 20. Rxa8+ Nd8
21. Ng5 $11) 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. exd6 Qb4 22. Bc3 (22. Bc1 Qxd2 23. Bxd2 f6 $19)
22... Qxd6 23. Qg5 g6 24. Qf6 Rg8 (24... Rf8 25. h6 Qe7 26. Qf4 $19) 25. Ng5 (
25. h6 Qe7 26. Qf4 g5 $19) 25... Qe7 26. Qf4 (26. Nxh7 gxh5 27. g5 $19) 26...
gxh5 27. Nxh7 (27. Bd2 h6 28. Qg3 $19) 27... Rxg4+ 28. Qxg4 hxg4 29. Bd2 Nxd4
30. Bg5 Nf3+ (30... Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Nxg5 32. Nxg5 Qxg5 33. Bxa6 Qf6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Roque Sola, Gisela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4
5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 Nge7 8. Bd3 Nf5 9. Nxa3 (9. O-O h5 10. Re1 Be7 11.
Bxa3 O-O 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Na3 g6 14. Nb5 a6 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Nd6 Be6 17. Qd2
Kg7 18. h4 b5 19. Ra2 Rfb8 20. Rea1 a5 21. Ng5 Rb6 22. f3 Rab8 23. Qf4 b4 {
chessBS_at_Twitch (2405)-clubamigos (2205)/Rated Bullet game 2015/1-0 (50)})
9... a6 (9... Be7 10. h4 O-O 11. h5 f6 12. g4 fxe5 13. dxe5 Nh6 14. Rg1 Nf7 15.
Qe2 Ng5 16. Bxg5 Bxg5 17. Nb5 Rxf3 18. Qxf3 Nxe5 19. Qe2 Nxd3+ 20. Qxd3 e5 21.
c4 d4 22. c5 Be6 23. Nd6 Qc7 24. Ne4 {
Popadic,D (2155)-Muzzi,E (1930)/Titled Tuesday 2020/1-0 (38)}) 10. Qe2 $146 (
10. O-O Be7 (10... Bd7 11. Ra2 b5 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Qxh4 14. f4 Qd8 15. f5
Na5 16. Raf2 Nc4 17. Nxc4 dxc4 18. Be4 Rc8 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Bc5 21. e6 fxe6
22. Qe2 O-O 23. fxe6 Bc6 24. e7+ Qxd5 25. exf8=Q+ {
KarlAugust (2085)-BenAL (2040)/Rated Classical game 2014/0-1}) 11. g3 O-O 12.
g4 (12. h4 Bd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Kg2 b5 16. Qb3 Na5 17. Qc2 Nc4 18.
Nxc4 dxc4 19. Be4 Ra7 20. d5 g6 21. d6 Qd8 22. Qd2 Kh7 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Qe3
Ra8 25. Nd4 Re8 26. Rfe1 Be6 {
Budagova,L-Miroshnik,E (2135)/Djerba Women Online 2020/0-1 (68)}) 12... Nh4 13.
Nxh4 Bxh4 14. f4 Be7 15. g5 g6 16. Rf3 Kg7 17. Rh3 Rh8 18. Nc2 Kg8 19. Ne3 Bf8
20. Ng4 Bg7 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. gxf6 Bd7 23. Ba3 Rc8 24. Rc1 Na5 {
danielprevost (1750)-janos74 (1645)/kurnik 2012/1-0}) 10... Be7 11. h4 (11. O-O
$15) 11... O-O (11... h6 12. h5 $17) 12. h5 (12. g4 Bxa3 13. Bxa3 Nfe7 $11)
12... Bd7 (12... h6 13. Nc2 $17) 13. Nc2 (13. g4 Nh6 14. Rg1 Kh8 $11) 13... b5
(13... h6 $142 $5 $17) 14. h6 $14 g6 15. Bxf5 (15. g4 $142 $5 Nh4 16. Rxh4 Bxh4
17. g5 $11) 15... exf5 $17 16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Qe7 18. Ra1 (18. O-O f6 $15)
18... b4 (18... f6 19. O-O $17) 19. cxb4 $15 Nxb4 20. O-O $2 (20. Nxb4 Qxb4+
21. Qd2 Qb5 $15) 20... Nxc2 $4 (20... Bb5 $142 21. Qd2 Nxc2 22. Qxc2 Rfc8 $19)
21. Qxc2 $15 Rfc8 22. Qd2 Bb5 23. Rfb1 Rab8 24. Ng5 Rb7 25. Re1 Rbc7 26. e6 f6
27. Nf7 (27. Nh3 g5 $17) 27... Rc2 28. Qf4 Rb2 $4 (28... R2c6 $142 $17) 29. Nd6
$11 Rcc2 (29... Rd8 $142 30. Nxb5 axb5 $14) 30. Nxb5 $16 Rxb5 31. Rxa6 (31.
Rxa6 Rc8 32. Qd6 Qxd6 33. Rxd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Matveeva, O."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2170"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 Bd7 7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3
Be7 9. Bd3 Nh6 10. O-O (10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. h4 f5 12. Nfd2 O-O 13. Qh5 Kg7 14.
Rh3 Be8 15. Rg3+ Bg6 16. Nf3 Rg8 17. Nbd2 Qf8 18. Ng1 Kh8 19. Qe2 f4 20. Rh3
Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rxg2 22. Ngf3 Qg7 23. Qb5 Bf8 24. O-O-O Rc8 {
Kopczynski,M (2240)-Akesson,R (2465)/7th Amplico AIG Life, Warsaw POL 2007/0-1}
) (10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nf1 Kh8 12. Ng3 Ng8 13. Bc2 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Qd3 Be8
16. Qe2 Qd6 17. Ng5 e5 18. Ba3 Qd7 19. dxe5 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Qe7 21. exf6 Qxa3 22.
fxg7+ Kxg7 23. Ne6+ Kh8 24. O-O Bf7 {
Soubirou,O (2140)-Martinez,F (1865)/ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual 2020/1/2-1/2 (55)}
) 10... Nf5 11. Re1 $146 (11. Na3 O-O 12. g4 (12. Nb5 a6 13. Nd6 Nxd6 14. exd6
Bxd6 15. Ng5 f5 16. Qh5 h6 17. Nh3 Qe8 18. Qh4 Qg6 19. f4 Be7 20. Qe1 Qf7 21.
Rf3 Nd8 22. Qg3 b5 23. Bd2 Nb7 24. Re1 Nd6 25. Ree3 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 {
putin1500-elsh1403/kurnik 2012/0-1 (43)}) 12... Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. f4 Be7
15. g5 f5 16. gxf6 gxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg7 19. Ra2 Rg8 20. Rg2+ Kf8
21. Qh6+ {1-0 Bouhaddoun,O-Fridman,D (2625)/Rabat MAR, 5th Blitz Marathon 2014}
) (11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. f4 Be7 14. Qf3 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. g5 Be7 17.
Qh5+ Kf8 18. Bxh7 Qe8 19. g6 Bf6 20. Ba3+ Be7 21. f5 exf5 22. Rxf5+ Bxf5 23.
Qxf5+ Qf7 24. Qxf7# {1-0 vuirweirv (1940)-skiver43 (1820)/kurnik 2011}) 11...
O-O 12. Nbd2 Rc8 (12... Qb6 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Bxf5 exf5 15. Qb3 $15) 13. Nf1 (13.
Bxf5 exf5 14. Qb3 Be6 $11) 13... a6 14. Ng3 (14. Bxf5 exf5 15. Qb3 Nb8 $11)
14... Na7 (14... Nxg3 15. fxg3 Na7 16. Qc2 $17) 15. Bd2 (15. Nxf5 $5 exf5 16.
Qb3 $11) 15... Nxg3 $17 16. hxg3 Bb5 17. Bb1 Bc4 18. Nh2 Nb5 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh3
(20. Qh6 $142 $17) 20... f5 (20... Na3 $142 $5 $17) 21. exf6 $11 Bxf6 22. Qxe6+
Kh8 23. Ng4 Bg7 24. Bh6 $4 (24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Qxe5+ Kg8 26. Qe6+ Rf7 $11) 24...
Qd6 $4 (24... Re8 $142 25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 $19) 25.
Qe3 Rf7 (25... Bxh6 $5 26. Nxh6 Qc7 $15) 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Ne5 (
28. Qh4 Kg7 $11) 28... Rg7 (28... Rfc7 29. Nxc4 Rxc4 30. Bd3 Rxc3 31. Bxb5 axb5
32. Ra5 $11) 29. Re3 Rf8 (29... Bb3 30. Qh3 Rf8 $11 (30... Rxc3 $2 31. Rxc3
Nxc3 32. Qc8+ Qf8 33. Qxc3 $18)) 30. Ba2 (30. Nxc4 $142 dxc4 31. Be4 $14) 30...
Qf6 $4 (30... Bxa2 $142 31. Rxa2 Rc7 $17) 31. Rf3 (31. Nxc4 Qxf2+ 32. Kh2 Qf6
$18) 31... Qe7 $2 (31... Qe6 $142 $5 32. Bxc4 dxc4 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $14) 32.
Rxf8+ (32. Nxc4 dxc4 33. Bxc4+ Kh8 34. Bxb5 axb5 35. Rxf8+ Qxf8 $18) 32... Qxf8
33. Nxc4 dxc4 34. Bxc4+ Kh8 35. Bxb5 axb5 36. Re1 (36. Qg5 b4 37. cxb4 Re7 $18)
36... Rf7 (36... b4 37. c4 $18) 37. Qxf8+ Rxf8 38. Re7 (38. Re5 Rc8 39. Rxb5
Rxc3 40. Rxb7 Rd3 $18) 38... Rc8 39. Rxb7 Rxc3 40. Rxb5 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 Rd1 42.
Rd5 Kg7 43. Rd7+ Kh6 (43... Kf6 44. d5 $18) 44. f4 (44. g4 g5 $18) 44... Rd2 (
44... g5 45. Rd6+ Kh5 46. Rd5 $18) 45. g4 Rd3 46. g3 Rd2+ 47. Kh3 Rd3 (47... g5
$18) 48. g5+ Kh5 49. Rxh7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Al Tarbosh, W."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2160"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4
5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Nh6 (7... Qb6 8. axb4 Bxb4 9. c3 Be7 10. Bd3 f6 11.
O-O Bd7 12. Na3 Rc8 13. Qe2 a6 14. Rfb1 Qc7 15. h4 Na5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Ne5
O-O 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Re1 Rc6 20. Nc2 Nc4 21. Bg5 Re8 22. Ne3 {
LoscLille (2225)-solapado (2220)/Rated Blitz game 2016/0-1 (39)}) 8. Bd3 Be7 9.
O-O Nf5 10. Bxf5 $146 (10. c3 bxa3 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Nxa3 Bd7 13. c4 Qc7 14. Nb5
Qb6 15. c5 Qd8 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Qxd5 Be6 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Nc7 Rac8 20. Nxe6
fxe6 21. Bc3 a6 22. Rfb1 Rd7 23. h3 g5 24. g4 fxg4 {
kozor (2175)-Solarspion (2255)/Rated Blitz game 2016/0-1 (45)}) 10... exf5 11.
Qc1 (11. c3 bxc3 12. Nxc3 Be6 $15 (12... Bxa3 $2 13. Qb3 $18)) 11... Be6 (11...
O-O 12. Qb2 bxa3 13. Nxa3 $15) 12. Qb2 $15 bxa3 $4 (12... Qb6 13. axb4 Bxb4 14.
Qb3 $15) 13. Nxa3 (13. Qxb7 $142 Qd8 14. Qxc6+ Kf8 15. Nxa3 $18) 13... Qc7 14.
Nb5 Qd7 15. Bg5 O-O (15... Bf8 16. Rfb1 $15) 16. Bxe7 $11 Qxe7 17. Nd6 Rab8 18.
c3 (18. Rfe1 f6 $11) 18... g5 (18... f6 19. Rfe1 $15) 19. Qc2 (19. Rfe1 f6 20.
Qa3 Rbd8 $11) 19... g4 $15 20. Nd2 Qg5 (20... f4 21. Rfe1 $15) 21. Rfb1 (21. f4
Qg6 $14) 21... f4 (21... f6 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Nxb7 $11 (23. Rxb7 $2 Qd8 $19))
22. Rxb7 $14 (22. Nxb7 Bf5 23. Qa4 Bxb1 24. Qxc6 f3 25. Qxd5 Qxd2 26. Rxb1 Qxc3
27. gxf3 Qxf3 28. Qxf3 gxf3 $19) 22... Rxb7 23. Nxb7 g3 (23... f3 24. Nd6 $11 (
24. gxf3 $4 gxf3+ 25. Kf1 Bh3+ 26. Ke1 Qg1+ 27. Nf1 Qxf1+ 28. Kd2 Qxa1 $19))
24. Nf3 Qg7 (24... gxh2+ 25. Kxh2 (25. Nxh2 $143 f6 $11) 25... Qg6 26. Qxg6+
hxg6 27. Ra6 $16) 25. Nd6 (25. Qa4 Ne7 $16) 25... Bg4 26. Qd3 Rb8 27. hxg3 (27.
fxg3 fxg3 28. h3 Be6 $16) 27... fxg3 28. fxg3 Rb2 $2 (28... f6 29. Ra6 fxe5 30.
Rxc6 $16) 29. Qe3 (29. Ne8 Bxf3 30. Nxg7 Rxg2+ 31. Kf1 Be2+ 32. Qxe2 Rxe2 33.
Kxe2 Kxg7 $18) 29... Qg6 $2 (29... Be6 $142 30. Nh4 Qg4 $16) 30. Nh4 $18 Qh5 (
30... Rb1+ 31. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 32. Kh2 $18) 31. Rf1 (31. Ne8 $142 Re2 32. Nf6+ Kf8
33. Qc1 (33. Nxh5 $6 Rxe3 34. Nf6 Be6 $16) 33... Rxe5 34. Nxh5 Rxh5 35. Qf4 $18
) 31... Be6 32. Qf4 (32. Ne8 $142 Kf8 33. Nf6 Qe2 $18) 32... a5 $2 (32... Qg4
$142 $18) 33. Ne8 Kf8 34. Nf6 Qe2 35. Nxh7+ (35. Qg5 $142 $5 Ke7 36. Qg8 Nxe5
37. Qe8+ Kd6 38. Qd8+ Kc6 39. dxe5 Qxe5 40. Qxa5 Kb7 $18) 35... Ke8 36. Ng5 (
36. Qh6 $142 Kd8 37. Ng5 $18) 36... Nd8 $4 (36... Kd7 37. Nxe6 fxe6 $18) 37.
Nxe6 fxe6 38. Qf8+ Kd7 39. Qd6+ Kc8 40. Rf8 Qe3+ 41. Kh2 Qg5 42. Qxe6+ Kc7 43.
Qd6+ Kc8 44. Qxd5 (44. Nf3 Qh5+ 45. Kg1 Rb1+ 46. Kf2 $18) 44... Qe7 45. Rxd8+
$1 Qxd8 46. Qc5+ (46. Qa8+ Rb8 47. Qa6+ Rb7 $18) 46... Qc7 47. Qf8+ Kb7 (47...
Qd8 48. Qf3 $18) 48. Nf5 (48. e6 Qxc3 49. e7 Re2 $18) 48... Qc6 (48... Qxc3 49.
Nd6+ Ka7 50. Qf7+ Ka8 51. Qd5+ Kb8 52. Nc4 $18) 49. Qe7+ (49. Nd6+ $5 Ka7 50.
Kh3 Qxc3 51. Qf7+ Ka6 52. Qf1+ Ka7 53. Nb5+ Rxb5 54. Qxb5 Qxd4 55. Qxa5+ Kb7
$18) 49... Ka6 50. Nh4 (50. Qf6 $142 Qxf6 51. exf6 $14) 50... a4 $16 51. e6 Re2
0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Nascimento, Pedro Henrique Alve"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2145"]
[BlackElo "1975"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 f6 7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3
Bf8 (8... Ba5 9. Bd3 (9. Ba3 fxe5 10. dxe5 Nge7 11. Bd3 h6 12. O-O O-O 13. Bc2
Qc7 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bd6 Qb6 16. Nh4 Rf7 17. Nxg6 Rg7 18. Nxe7+ Nxe7 19. Bxe7
Rxe7 20. Qg6+ Kf8 21. Ra4 Rf7 22. Qxh6+ Ke7 23. Qg5+ Kd7 {
Zaromb,C (1735)-Fudim,B/Netanya Open 2019/1-0 (36)}) 9... Bc7 10. O-O fxe5 11.
Nxe5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Qh5+ Nf7 14. Ba3 a6 15. Nd2 Qg5 16. Qe2 Ne7 17. c4
Qe5 18. Qd1 Qc7 19. Rc1 d4 20. Ne4 O-O 21. Qh5 Ng6 22. f4 Qd8 23. Rf3 {
Salmensuu,O (2440)-Lalic,B (2550)/Open Groningen NED 1999/1-0 (37)}) 9. Bd3 Qc7
$146 (9... f5 10. g4 g6 (10... Nge7 11. gxf5 Nxf5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Ng5 Be7 14.
h4 f4 15. Bxf4 O-O 16. Be3 h6 17. Nh3 Bxh4 18. Qh5 Rf5 19. Qe2 Qf8 20. Nd2 Qf7
21. O-O-O Be6 22. Rdg1 Kf8 23. Rg4 Qe7 24. Kb2 Rf7 25. Nf4 {
Rahls,P (2275)-Gorelli Fagiolini,M (2205)/Open, Arco ITA 1999/1-0 (36)}) 11. h3
Bh6 12. Na3 Qa5 13. Bb2 Bf8 14. gxf5 exf5 15. Nb5 Qd8 16. Qb3 Kf7 17. Nd6+ Bxd6
18. Qxd5+ Be6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Ng5+ Kg7 21. exd6 Bd5 22. Rg1 h6 23. c4 Nb4 24.
Bb1 {La Rota,F (2290)-Yumol,R/New York op 1994/0-1 (36)}) (9... fxe5 10. Nxe5
Nxe5 11. dxe5 g6 12. Be3 Bd7 13. O-O Bg7 14. Rxa7 Rxa7 15. Bxa7 Qc7 16. Bd4
Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qf6 19. Qb3 Bc6 20. Nd2 Ne7 21. Nf3 O-O 22. Qb2 Nf5
23. Bxf5 exf5 24. h3 {
Irmer,F (2255)-Zill,C (2495)/RS-Pyramide remoteschach.de 2009/1/2-1/2}) 10. Bf4
Nge7 (10... Qd7 11. Bg3 $11) 11. O-O (11. Na3 Ng6 12. Nb5 Qb8 $11) 11... Ng6
12. Bxg6+ (12. Bg3 f5 $11) 12... hxg6 $15 13. Bg3 fxe5 (13... Qd7 $5 $15) 14.
Nxe5 $11 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Qf7 (15... Bd6 16. Re1 $11) 16. Nd2 Bd7 17. Nf3 Be7 18.
Re1 (18. Qb3 $142 Bc6 19. Bg3 $14) 18... O-O-O $4 (18... Bb5 $142 $11) 19. Rxa7
$18 Bc6 20. Bg3 Bd6 $4 (20... Bf6 $142 $18) 21. Bxd6 Rxd6 (21... Rh5 22. Ne5
Rxe5 23. Bxe5 $18) 22. Ra8+ (22. Ra8+ Kc7 23. Rxh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Seifert, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2145"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4
5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 Qb6 7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3 Bf8 9. Bd3 Nge7 10. Ng5 (10. O-O Ng6 (
10... Bd7 11. Ng5 Nf5 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qf3 h5 14. Na3 Rc8 15. Rb1 Qa5 16. Nb5 a6
17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 Qxc3 19. Bxf5 Qxf3 20. Nxf3 gxf5 21. Rxb7 Na5 22. Ra7
Bb5 23. Ne5 {1-0 kozor (2130)-franzbuty (2100)/Rated Blitz game 2016}) 11. h4
Be7 12. h5 Nf8 13. Na3 Rb8 14. Nb5 a6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Nd7 17. h6 g6 18.
Re1 O-O 19. Rb1 Qa7 20. Ne5 Ncxe5 21. dxe5 b5 22. Be3 Qa8 23. Bd4 Nb6 24. Qf3
Nd7 {knopp (2235)-o_sacrificador (2165)/Rated Blitz game 2016/0-1 (39)}) 10...
Nf5 $146 (10... h6 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qh4 Bg7 13. Nf3 Na5 14. Ba3 Nec6 15. O-O Nb3
16. Bc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. c4 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Ra4 O-O 21. cxd5 Qxd5
22. Be4 Qb5 23. Ra3 Bg7 24. Rg3 Bd7 25. Nc3 {
FDog (1790)-magic_milo (1685)/Rated Classical game 2014/0-1 (53)}) 11. O-O h6
12. Nh3 Bd7 13. Nf4 Be7 (13... Nce7 14. Ba3 $15) 14. Nh5 (14. Bxf5 $142 $5 exf5
15. Nxd5 $16) 14... g6 15. Nf4 (15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. Ba3 Kd8 $11) 15... h5 16. Na3
a6 17. Nb5 (17. Nc2 Qc7 $11) 17... Rc8 (17... Nxe5 $5 18. dxe5 Bxb5 $17) 18.
Bxf5 Qxb5 (18... gxf5 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 $15) 19. Bd3 $11 Qb6 20. Qf3 (20.
Ba3 Bxa3 21. Rxa3 Na7 $11) 20... Rf8 (20... Na7 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Nxg6 $16) 21.
Be3 (21. Ba3 Bxa3 22. Rxa3 Qb2 $11) 21... Nd8 (21... Na7 22. Rfc1 $11) 22. Rfb1
Qc7 23. Rc1 Bb5 24. Bb1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Shuvalov, E."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Bd7 6. a3 Qb6 7. axb4 Bxb4+ (7...
Bb5 8. c3 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Nc6 10. g3 Rc8 11. Kg2 a5 12. bxa5 Nxa5 13. Ba3 Ne7 14.
Bc5 Qc7 15. Qa4+ Nac6 16. Bd6 Qd7 17. Nbd2 h6 18. Rhb1 Nf5 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. g4
Nfe7 21. Qb3 h5 22. g5 {
mikromurks (2280)-zumpili (2305)/Rated Bullet game 2019/0-1 (57)}) 8. c3 Ba5 (
8... Be7 9. Na3 a6 10. Bd3 Nh6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Qd2 Bf8 14. Rfc1
Bc6 15. Qf4 Nd7 16. c4 Qd8 17. c5 Bg7 18. Nc2 O-O 19. Ne3 f6 20. exf6 Qxf6 21.
Qg3 Qf4 22. Ng4 h5 23. Nge5 {Rotov,I-Short,N (2690)/Puhajarve EST 2012/0-1}) 9.
Ba3 Bb5 10. g3 $146 (10. Bc5 Qa6 11. Bb4 Nc6 12. Bxb5 Qxb5 13. Na3 Qb6 14. Bxa5
Qxa5 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Qe2 a6 17. c4 Qc7 18. Rfc1 Nge7 19. Nb5 axb5 20. cxb5
Kd7 21. Ng5 Ra8 22. Rab1 Nf5 23. bxc6+ bxc6 24. Nxf7 Rhf8 {
Bryan,J (2240)-Conner,M (2035)/New Hampshire op 2000/1-0 (32)}) (10. Bc5 Qa6
$15) 10... Nc6 11. Ng5 (11. Bc5 $142 Qa6 12. Bg2 $17) 11... Nxd4 (11... Nh6 12.
Bc5 Qa6 13. Bh3 $17) 12. Bd6 $4 (12. Qxd4 $142 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 $16) 12... Nf5 (
12... Bxf1 $142 13. Kxf1 Qb5+ 14. Kg2 Nf5 $19) 13. Ba3 $2 (13. Bc5 $5 Qa6 14.
Bb4 $17) 13... Nge7 (13... d4 14. Ne4 dxc3 15. Nexc3 $19) 14. h4 (14. Bc5 Qa6 (
14... Qxc5 $6 15. Rxa5 Qc7 16. Bxb5+ Nc6 17. Ra2 $11) 15. g4 Nh4 $19) 14... h6
(14... d4 $5 15. Qh5 g6 16. Bxb5+ Qxb5 17. Qe2 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 $19) 15. Nf3 Nc6
{Black intends d4} 16. g4 Nfe7 17. Bd6 (17. Bxe7 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Kxe7 $19) 17...
Rc8 (17... Bxf1 18. Rxf1 d4 19. Bxe7 dxc3 20. Qc1 Kxe7 21. Nxc3 $19) 18. Be2 (
18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. Ra4 h5 $19) 18... Bxe2 19. Qxe2 d4 20. O-O dxc3 21. Na3 Qb2
$4 (21... h5 22. Nc4 Qa6 23. Bxe7 hxg4 24. Bg5 gxf3 25. Nd6+ Kd7 26. Qd1 $19)
22. Qe4 $2 (22. Nc2 $142 h5 23. Rfb1 hxg4 24. Nfe1 $17) 22... Bd8 $4 (22... Bb6
23. Nc4 Qb5 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. Rfc1 $19) 23. Nc4 $4 (23. Rfb1 $142 Qxa1 24. Rxa1
$18) 23... Qb5 $19 24. Ba3 Bc7 (24... Qd5 25. Nd6+ Kd7 $15) 25. Nd6+ $2 (25.
Qe2 Qa6 26. Bxe7 $19) 25... Bxd6 $19 26. exd6 Qd5 (26... Nd5 $142 27. Rfb1 Qa6
$19) 27. d7+ $4 (27. Qe2 $142 c2 28. dxe7 Nxe7 29. Bxe7 Kxe7 30. Rfc1 $17)
27... Qxd7 $19 28. Rfd1 (28. Rad1 Nd5 $19) 28... Nd5 29. Rac1 b5 30. Bc5 (30.
Ne5 Nxe5 31. Qxe5 Rg8 $19) 30... b4 31. Rd3 (31. h5 a5 $19) 31... a5 (31... b3
32. Qe1 b2 33. Rcxc3 Nxc3 34. Rxd7 $19) 32. Rcd1 (32. Re1 Nf6 33. Qc4 Ne7 $19)
32... Nce7 33. Ne5 Qc7 (33... Rxc5 $6 34. Nxd7 Kxd7 35. Qd4 $19) 34. Bxe7 Qxe7
(34... Kxe7 $6 35. Rxd5 Rhd8 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Nc6+ Qxc6 38. Qxc6 Rxd1+ 39. Kg2
$19) (34... Nxe7 $143 35. Rd7 Qc5 36. Qb7 $19) 35. Nc4 O-O 36. Rxd5 Qxh4 (36...
Rxc4 $142 37. Qxc4 exd5 38. Rxd5 Qe1+ 39. Kg2 $19) 37. R5d3 (37. Rh5 Qf6 38.
Nxa5 c2 $19) 37... c2 (37... Qg5 $5 38. Ne3 $19) 38. Rc1 Rfd8 39. Rd2 (39. Ne3
Rxd3 40. Qxd3 Rc3 $19) 39... Rxd2 (39... Rxc4 $142 40. Rxd8+ Qxd8 41. Qxc4 Qd1+
42. Rxd1 cxd1=Q+ 43. Kh2 $19) 40. Nxd2 Rc3 (40... h5 41. Rxc2 Rxc2 42. Qxc2
Qxg4+ 43. Kf1 $19) 41. Rxc2 Rxc2 42. Qxc2 Qxg4+ 43. Kf1 Qd4 44. Nb3 (44. Ke2
Qe5+ 45. Kd1 Qa1+ 46. Ke2 a4 $19) 44... Qd5 45. Qa2 Qd1+ (45... Qb5+ 46. Qe2
Qc6 47. Ke1 $19) 46. Kg2 Qg4+ 47. Kf1 Qc4+ 48. Kg2 (48. Kg1 g5 $19) 48... h5 (
48... Qc6+ 49. f3 a4 50. Nd4 $19) 49. Qa4 h4 (49... Qg4+ $142 $5 50. Kh2 Qf3
51. Kg1 Qd1+ 52. Kh2 $19) 50. Nxa5 Qg4+ 51. Kh2 h3 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53. Qc6 (53.
Qa8 Qf4+ 54. Kxh3 Qxf2 $19) 53... e5 (53... Qf4+ $142 54. Kxh3 Qf5+ 55. Kg2
Qxa5 56. Qc2+ Qf5 $19) 54. Nb3 (54. Qh1 e4 55. Qf1 Qf4+ 56. Kg1 Qg5+ 57. Kh1
Qxa5 58. Qxh3+ Kg6 59. Qg4+ Kf6 60. Qxe4 Qh5+ 61. Kg2 Qg6+ 62. Kf3 Qxe4+ 63.
Kxe4 $19) 54... e4 55. Qxe4+ Qxe4 56. Kxh3 Qd3+ 57. Kg4 Qxb3 (57... Qxb3 58. f3
Qe6+ 59. Kg3 b3 60. Kf2 b2 61. Kf1 b1=Q+ 62. Kg2 Qeg6+ 63. Kf2 Qbg1+ 64. Ke2
Qc2#) 0-1

[Event "TCh-MNE Premier"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2018.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Kalezic, B."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Ne7 6. a3 Nf5 7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3
Be7 9. h4 (9. Bd3 Qc7 10. O-O O-O 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. g5 f5 14. Qh5
Bxg5 15. Qxg5 Nc6 16. Ba3 Rf7 17. Bd6 Qd8 18. Qxd8+ Nxd8 19. Na3 Bd7 20. Nb5 a6
21. Rfb1 Rc8 22. Nc7 Bc6 23. Nxa6 bxa6 {
Roebuck,D (1645)-Shallice,T (1740)/30th Hampstead: Under Section 2015/1/2-1/2})
9... h5 10. g3 $146 (10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Bg5 a6 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. Nf1 Bd7 14. Ne3
Nxe3 15. fxe3 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 f6 17. Bg6+ Ke7 18. Nf7 Rhf8 19. Qxh5 Nd8 20. Nxd8
Qxc3+ 21. Kf2 Raxd8 22. Rhe1 fxe5+ 23. Kg3 exd4 24. Rac1 Qa3 {
Perez,F (2275)-Nezar,M (2390)/TOP 2009/0-1 (32)}) 10... Nc6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O
g6 13. Bg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 Nce7 15. Re1 Kg7 16. Re2 Bd7 17. Rea2 a5 18. Qe2 Qc7
19. Bb5 (19. Ra3 Nc6 $15) 19... Bxb5 $17 20. Qxb5 b6 21. Kg2 Rfc8 22. Qe2 Qc6
23. Rb2 Rc7 24. Nf3 Nc8 25. Qd2 Qe8 26. Ne1 b5 27. Na3 b4 (27... Rb8 $5 $15)
28. cxb4 $11 axb4 29. Rxb4 Rca7 30. Qb2 Nce7 31. Nf3 Nc6 32. Rb3 Ra4 33. Nc2
Rxa1 34. Nxa1 Na5 35. Ra3 Nc4 36. Rxa8 Qxa8 (36... Nxb2 $4 37. Rxe8 Nc4 38. Nb3
$18) 37. Qc1 (37. Qb1 $5 $11) 37... Qa2 $17 38. Kg1 $2 (38. Nc2 $142 $17) 38...
Qe2 $19 39. Qc3 (39. Ng5 Nxd4 40. Kg2 $19) 39... Nfe3 $1 (39... Nfe3 40. fxe3
Nxe3 41. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 43. Kg1 Qxf3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tue"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Dahlgren, James Allen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "1855"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. b4 cxb4 4. d4 d5
5. e5 f5 6. a3 (6. exf6 Nxf6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11.
Bb2 Bd7 12. Ne5 Rae8 13. Re3 Re7 14. Qe2 Be8 15. Re1 Bh5 16. f3 Bxe5 17. dxe5
Nd7 18. Nb3 Na5 19. Qf2 Ref7 20. Qh4 Bg6 {
Berg,E (2570)-Tikkanen,H (2570)/Falun SWE, Men Ch 2012/1/2-1/2 (48)}) 6... bxa3
7. c3 (7. Bxa3 Qa5+ 8. c3 Bxa3 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. O-O b5 11. Nxa3 Qb6 12. Qe2 Nh6
13. Nxb5 O-O 14. Rfb1 Qd8 15. c4 Bxb5 16. Rxb5 Nc6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Qe7
19. Bb5 Rac8 20. Rc5 Nxd4 21. Qc4+ Kh8 {
bachi_bouzouk (2380)-egaadam123 (1725)/gameknot.com 2018/1-0}) 7... Ne7 $146 (
7... Nc6 8. Bxa3 Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Nge7 10. Nb5 (10. Bd3 O-O 11. Nb5 a6 12. O-O Bd7
13. Nd6 Rb8 14. Re1 Nc8 15. Re2 Nxd6 16. exd6 Bc8 17. Ne5 Qxd6 18. Nxc6 bxc6
19. Rb2 Rxb2 20. Rc1 c5 21. Qf3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Rb3 23. Qe2 a5 24. Bc2 Rb2 {
evan40 (2160)-ressa (2185)/Rated Bullet game 2016/0-1 (31)}) 10... O-O 11. Nd6
f4 12. Bd3 b6 13. Qc2 g6 14. Nh4 Kg7 15. Nf3 Na5 16. h4 Bd7 17. h5 Be8 18. hxg6
Bxg6 19. Ng5 Qd7 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Rh7+ Kg8 22. Ke2 {
azatied (1785)-ogr72 (1740)/kurnik 2014/1-0}) (7... Bd7 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. g4 fxg4
10. Ng5 g6 11. Qxg4 Nh6 12. Qf3 Qe7 13. Nxa3 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Qb4+ 15. Bd2 Qxd4
16. Nc2 Qxe5+ 17. Kd1 Bg7 18. Re1 Qf6 19. Qxd5 Rc8 20. Nxe6 Bc6 21. Nc7+ {
1-0 Haub,T (2315)-Biesiada,W/Wiesbaden op 1991}) 8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. g4 $2 (9. O-O
a2 10. Rxa2 Bd7 $11) 9... g6 (9... fxg4 $5 10. Ng5 h5 $17) 10. gxf5 Nxf5 11.
Bxf5 (11. Nbd2 a6 $15) 11... exf5 $17 12. Bg5 Qa5 (12... Qb6 13. Nxa3 h6 14.
Bf6 $17) 13. Bf6 Rg8 14. O-O (14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Qxd5 Ne7 $17) 14... b6 (14... a2
15. Qb3 axb1=Q 16. Rfxb1 $17 (16. Qxb1 $4 Qxc3 17. Qd1 Nb4 $19)) 15. Re1 (15.
Nxa3 Bxa3 (15... Qxc3 $2 16. Nb5 Qc4 17. Nc7+ Kd7 18. Nxa8 $18) 16. Qb3 Ba6 17.
Rxa3 Qb5 (17... Bxf1 $4 18. Rxa5 Bc4 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Rxa8+ Kd7 21. Rxg8 $18)
18. Qxb5 Bxb5 $11) 15... Ba6 $17 16. e6 Be7 (16... Rc8 $5 $17) 17. Bxe7 $11
Kxe7 (17... Nxe7 $5 18. Rxa3 Qb5 $11) 18. Rxa3 $14 Qb5 19. Qd2 (19. Qc1 Bb7 20.
Qh6 $18) 19... Rae8 $4 (19... g5 $142 $11) 20. Qg5+ $18 Kd6 21. Nbd2 (21. Qf4+
$142 Ne5 22. c4 (22. Rxe5 $4 Qf1#) 22... Qxc4 23. Nxe5 $18) 21... Rxe6 $11 22.
Qf4+ Kd7 23. Rxe6 Kxe6 24. Qc7 Ne7 (24... Rc8 25. Ng5+ Kf6 26. Nxh7+ Ke6 27.
Ng5+ Kf6 28. Qd6+ Kxg5 29. c4 $18) 25. Ra1 (25. c4 $142 Kf7 26. Ng5+ Ke8 27.
cxb5 Rg7 28. Rxa6 Nc6 29. Qxc6+ Kd8 30. Qa8+ Ke7 31. Rxa7+ Kf6 32. Qd8+ Re7 33.
Qxe7#) 25... Re8 26. Qxa7 (26. Re1+ Qe2 27. Rxe2+ Kf7 28. Ng5+ Kf6 29. f4 Kg7
30. Rxe7+ Rxe7 31. Qxe7+ Kg8 32. Qxh7+ Kf8 33. Qf7#) 26... Bc8 $6 (26... Nc8
27. Qxa6 Qxa6 28. Rxa6 Re7 $18) 27. Re1+ (27. Rb1 $142 Qd7 28. Qxb6+ Nc6 29.
Ne5 $18) 27... Kf6 $14 28. Qc7 Qd7 29. Qe5+ (29. Qxb6+ Kg7 $14) 29... Kf7 $11
30. Ng5+ (30. c4 Bb7 $11) 30... Kg8 $15 31. Ndf3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 6th Apr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Riehle, Marco"]
[Black "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2155"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. a3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4 Nxb4 5. d4 d6 6. c3 (6. c4 a5 7. Bd2 Bd7
8. Qb3 Nf6 9. Bd3 e5 10. d5 Be7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. O-O Qb6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Na3 Ng4
15. Bd2 f5 16. h3 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bb1 Na6 19. Qe3 Nc5 20. g4 g6 {
Petrosian,T (2590)-Hou Yifan (2505)/Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2007/1/2-1/2 (60)
}) 6... Na6 $146 (6... Nc6 7. d5 (7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nd2 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Rxa7 Rxa7
11. Bxa7 b6 12. Nc4 Nxe4 13. Bxb6 Qd7 14. Qb1 Nxc3 15. Qb3 Nexd5 16. Ba5 Qb7
17. Nb6 Bd7 18. Bc4 Be6 19. Ne2 Nxe2 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qb5+ Qc6 {
Glinskas,M-Koliasnikovas,D/Panevezys Open C 2016/1/2-1/2}) (7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Nf3
Nf6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Bxd7+ Nexd7 11. Qd4 a6 12. O-O g6 13. Ra2 Bg7 14. Be3 Rc8 15.
Ng5 O-O 16. g3 Ng4 17. Qd3 Qc7 18. Ba7 Nde5 19. Qe2 Nc4 20. Qxg4 b6 21. Rxa6
Qb7 {Rick90 (1710)-peon58/Rated Blitz game 2013/1-0 (37)}) 7... Ne5 8. f4 Nd7
9. Be3 Ngf6 10. Nd2 e5 11. Qa4 a6 12. Ngf3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Be7 14. e5 Nxd5 15.
exd6 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Bf6 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Bd3 b5 19. O-O Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Bb7 21. Qf5
{Langschmidt,D (2015)-Brylski,N/RSS7E easy-7 2004/1-0}) (6... Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8.
Be3 $11) 7. f4 (7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxa6 bxa6 $11) 7... e6 (7... Nc7 8. Bd3 $15) 8.
Nf3 Nf6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. Qe1 {White intends e5} Ne8 13.
Qg3 Kh8 (13... Nec7 14. Ba3 $11) 14. e5 (14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. c4 Bc6 $14) 14... g6
(14... Nac7 15. c4 $11) 15. Ne4 (15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. c4 Bc6 $14) 15... d5 $11 16.
Neg5 Kg7 17. h4 (17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. Ba3 h6 $11) 17... f5 (17... Nec7 $142 $5 $15
) 18. exf6+ Nxf6 (18... Rxf6 $142 19. h5 h6 $14) 19. Nxh7 $1 Be8 (19... Nxh7
20. Qxg6+ {Mate attack}) (19... Kxh7 20. Ng5+ {Double attack}) 20. Nhg5 (20.
Nxf8 $142 Bxf8 21. Ne5 $18) 20... Nc7 21. Ne5 (21. f5 Bd6 22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. Qxf4
Kg8 24. fxg6 Ne4 $18) 21... Nh5 $16 22. Qg4 {White prepares the advance f5}
Bxg5 23. hxg5 Rh8 24. Bxg6 $4 (24. Qf3 $142 Kg8 25. Bxg6 $18) 24... Bxg6 $11
25. Nxg6 Kxg6 26. f5+ Kg7 27. fxe6 (27. f6+ $142 Kg6 28. Qf3 $14) 27... Nxe6 $4
(27... Qd6 $142 28. Rf6 Qh2+ (28... Nxf6 $143 29. gxf6+ Kf8 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31.
f7+ Kd8 32. Bg5+ Kc8 33. Qxh8+ Ne8 34. fxe8=Q+ Kc7 35. Qg7+ Kb6 36. Rb1+ Qb4
37. Rxb4+ Ka6 38. Qb5#) 29. Kf2 Raf8 $17 (29... Nxf6 30. gxf6+ Kxf6 31. Bg5+
Kg7 32. Bf4+ Kf6 33. Qg5+ Kxe6 34. Re1+ Kd7 35. Qe7+ Kc6 36. Qc5+ Kd7 37. Qxc7#
)) 28. Qxe6 $18 Qe8 29. Qxd5 (29. Qd6 $142 Rd8 30. Qh2 $18) 29... Qe7 $2 (29...
Ng3 $142 30. Qxb7+ Kg8 31. Rf8+ Kxf8 32. Qf3+ Kg8 33. Qxg3 Qh5 $14) 30. Ba3 $18
Qe3+ 31. Rf2 (31. Rf2 Nf4 32. Qxb7+ Kg6 33. Qf3 Qxf3 34. Rxf3 $18 (34. gxf3 $6
Nh3+ 35. Kg2 Nxf2 36. Kxf2 Kxg5 $16)) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Komissarov, A."]
[Black "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2085"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves} c5 2. a3 e6 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4
Bxb4 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. c4 Nb6 8. Ra3 Bxa3 9. Bxa3 Nc6 10. Bd6 (10. Qg4 g6
11. Bd6 Ne7 12. Nc3 h5 13. Qf4 Nf5 14. Nb5 Nxd6 15. Nxd6+ {
1-0 gregorgysi (2505)-carito (2570)/net-chess.com 2016}) 10... Ne7 (10... Qh4
11. Nf3 Qe4+ 12. Be2 Nd4 13. Nc3 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qh4 15. Rg1 Nxc4 16. Rg4 Qxh2
17. Bxc4 Qh1+ 18. Bf1 b6 19. Qe2 Bb7 20. Ne4 O-O-O 21. Qc4+ Bc6 22. Qa6+ Bb7
23. Qxa7 Bxe4 24. Qc7# {1-0 Bugayev,V-Md.,J (2060)/Titled Tuesday 2020}) 11.
Bd3 O-O 12. Nc3 g6 $146 (12... Re8 13. Qh5 Ng6 14. Ne4 Qh4 15. Qf3 Na4 16. Nh3
Nb2 17. g3 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Qxh3 19. f4 b6 20. Ng5 Qg2 21. Rf1 Bb7 22. h4 h6 23.
h5 hxg5 24. hxg6 Be4 25. Qe3 gxf4 26. Qxf4 Bxg6 27. Rf2 {
TrippleCheck (2050)-el_diez (1795)/Rated Blitz game 2016/0-1 (77)}) (12... Re8
13. Nb5 Nf5 14. Nc7 Nxd6 15. exd6 $14) 13. h4 (13. Nb5 Nc6 14. Nf3 f6 $11)
13... Nf5 (13... f6 $142 $17) 14. Bxf5 $14 exf5 (14... gxf5 $142 15. Qb3 Kh8
$16) 15. c5 (15. Qb3 Re8 16. c5 Qf6 $16) 15... Re8 (15... Nc4 $5 16. Bxf8 Qxf8
$11) 16. cxb6 (16. Qb3 Qf6 17. Nf3 Qe6 18. Qxe6 dxe6 (18... fxe6 $2 19. cxb6
axb6 20. Ke2 $18) 19. cxb6 axb6 $16) 16... Qxb6 $14 17. Nd5 $4 (17. Nge2 $142
Qc6 18. f3 $14) 17... Qxd6 $19 18. Ne3 Qxe5 19. Nf3 Qe7 (19... Qb5 20. Nd4 Qd3
21. Ne2 $19) 20. Qa4 (20. O-O b5 $19) 20... b5 $1 21. Qf4 (21. Qxb5 Qa3 {
Combination}) 21... Bb7 22. Nd4 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Rxe4 24. Nxb5 f4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday 8th June"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rusan, P."]
[Black "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2105"]
[BlackElo "2155"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves} c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. Bb2 e6 4. a3
bxa3 5. Nxa3 d5 6. exd5 (6. e5 Ne7 7. Nb5 Nbc6 8. Nd6+ Kd7 9. Bb5 Ng6 10. Nxf7
Rg8 11. Nxd8 Kxd8 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ba3 Be7 14. Bxe7+ Kxe7 15. Qg4 Nxe5 16.
Qg5+ Kd6 17. Qg3 Bd7 18. d4 {1-0 7manolo-MetalPirate/Rated Blitz game 2014})
6... exd5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Qe2+ $146 (8. Nf3 Nc6 $11) 8... Qe7 $15 9. Qxe7+ Nxe7
10. Nf3 Nbc6 11. O-O h6 12. Rfe1 O-O-O (12... a6 13. Ba4 Kd8 $15) 13. c4 (13.
Nb1 a6 14. Be2 Ng6 $17) 13... Rg8 (13... Bg4 14. cxd5 Bxf3 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16.
Bc4 Rxd2 17. Bc3 $17) 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nc4 Bc5 (15... a6 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17.
Rec1 $17) 16. d4 (16. Rec1 Nc7 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 $11 (17... bxc6 $143 18. Nce5 Bb6
19. Nxf7 $16 (19. Nxc6 $6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Kb7 $11))) 16... Bf8 (16... Bb4 17.
Rec1 Kb8 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 $17) 17. Na5 (17. Bxc6 $5 Bxc6 18. Nfe5 $11)
17... Nxa5 18. Rxa5 (18. Bxd7+ Rxd7 19. Re8+ Kc7 20. Rxa5 $11) 18... Bb4 (18...
Bxb5 $142 $5 19. Rxb5 a6 20. Rc1+ Kb8 $17) 19. Bxd7+ $11 Rxd7 20. Rxa7 Kb8 21.
Rea1 Nb6 (21... Kc7 22. Ba3 Bxa3 23. R1xa3 $11) 22. Ne5 Re7 23. d5 (23. h3 $5
$14) 23... Rge8 $15 24. Nd3 Bd6 $4 (24... f6 $5 $17) 25. Bd4 (25. Bxg7 Re2 $16)
25... Nc8 (25... Nxd5 $142 26. Bxg7 Nf4 27. Ra8+ Kc7 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Nxf4
Bxf4 $11) 26. Ra8+ $16 Kc7 27. Rc1+ Kd7 28. g3 (28. Bxg7 h5 $16) 28... Re2 (
28... f6 29. Kg2 $14) 29. Bc5 (29. Rb1 $142 Kc7 30. Bxg7 $16) 29... Rd2 $11 30.
Bxd6 Nxd6 $4 (30... Rxd3 $142 31. Bf4 Nd6 32. Rxe8 Nxe8 $11) 31. Nc5+ $18 Ke7
32. Re1+ Kf8 33. Rexe8+ (33. Raxe8+ $142 Nxe8 34. Nd7+ Kg8 35. Rxe8+ Kh7 36.
Nf8+ Kg8 37. Rd8 $18) 33... Nxe8 $11 34. Nxb7 Rxd5 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Ke2 Nd6 37.
Nxd6 Rxd6 38. Ra7+ Kf6 39. f4 Rb6 40. Kf3 Rb2 41. h4 h5 42. Ra6+ Ke7 43. Ra7+
Kf6 44. Ra6+ Ke7 45. Ra7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Goncharov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2075"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4
5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 a6 7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3 Be7 9. Bd3 Rb8 (9... h5 10. h4 Nh6 11.
Ng5 Nf5 12. Qf3 g6 13. Na3 Qa5 14. O-O Qxc3 15. Nb5 Qxa1 16. Nc7+ Kf8 17. Nxa8
Qxd4 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Qb3 Qxh4 20. Nf3 Qb4 21. Qxb4 Nxb4 22. Nb6 Kg7 23. Ba3
Nc6 24. Bxe7 {Moskvin,A (2200)-Kucuksari,K (2365)/Titled Tuesday 2021/0-1 (38)}
) 10. O-O b5 11. Be3 $146 (11. Qe2 g6 12. Na3 h5 13. Nc2 h4 14. h3 Na5 15. Nh2
Nb3 16. Rb1 Nxc1 17. Rbxc1 Bg5 18. Ra1 Ne7 19. Ng4 Nf5 20. Nce3 Be7 21. Nf6+
Bxf6 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Ng4 Qe7 24. Ra5 O-O 25. Rfa1 Kg7 {
oboltus (1670)-cuba14/Rated Bullet game 2014/0-1 (39)}) 11... h6 12. h3 Na5 13.
Nbd2 Nc4 (13... Qc7 14. Qc2 $15) 14. Nxc4 $11 bxc4 15. Bc2 Kf8 16. Nh2 g6 17.
Qd2 Kg7 18. Ng4 h5 19. Nh2 Nh6 20. Nf3 a5 21. Ra2 Bd7 22. Rfa1 Ra8 23. Qc1 Qb6
(23... Nf5 24. Bg5 $11) 24. Rb2 (24. Bg5 Bd8 $14) 24... Qc7 (24... Qd8 25. Bg5
$11) 25. Rba2 Nf5 26. Bxf5 (26. Bg5 Rhb8 $14) 26... exf5 $11 27. Bg5 Bxg5 28.
Qxg5 Qb6 29. Qe7 Ra7 30. Ng5 Rf8 31. e6 (31. Nh7 $142 $1 Rb8 32. Nf6 $11) 31...
Bc8 $17 32. Qa3 (32. Qc5 Qxc5 33. dxc5 Bxe6 34. Rxa5 Rb7 $17) 32... Bxe6 33.
Re2 (33. Rb2 Qc6 $17) 33... Re8 34. Rae1 Qc6 35. Qc1 Qd6 36. Qd2 a4 37. Ra1 a3
38. Ree1 f6 39. Nf3 Bf7 (39... g5 40. Ra2 $19) 40. Red1 (40. Rxe8 Bxe8 41. Qc1
a2 $19) 40... Rb8 41. Ra2 Rab7 42. Rda1 (42. Qe1 Rb2 43. Rxb2 axb2 $19) 42...
Rb2 (42... Rb2 43. Qc1 Qe6 44. Rxa3 Qe2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday 7th July"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Sviridova, Vlada"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 f6 7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3
Be7 9. Bd3 fxe5 10. Nxe5 Nf6 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nh6 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Bb5+
Kf7 14. Qh5+ Kg7 15. Ra4 Rg8 16. Bd3 Qf8 17. g3 Qe8 18. Rg4+ Kh8 19. Qxh6 Qf7
20. Rf4 Qg7 21. Qh5 Bg5 22. Rf7 Qxe5+ 23. Kf1 {
1-0 Jukes,S (1895)-Ong,W (1620)/16th South Wales Int 2019}) 11. Nd2 $146 (11.
O-O O-O 12. Nd2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Qh5 g6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kh8 17.
Ra4 Rf5 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 20. Rg4+ Bg5 21. Qxd5 Kf8 22. e6 Rg7 23.
Ba3+ Be7 24. Qf5+ {1-0 Berg,E (2600)-Eriksson,J (2400)/ch-SWE Master Elite 2011
}) (11. g4 O-O 12. g5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. h4 Qb6 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Rh3 Bxe3 17.
fxe3 Qb2 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. g6 Qxa1+ 22. Kxd2 Rf2+
23. Kd3 Qf1+ 24. Kd4 Qc4# {0-1 Jensen,F-Mortensen/Hillerod 1994}) (11. f4 O-O
12. O-O Bd7 13. g4 Nxe5 14. fxe5 Ne4 15. Rxf8+ Qxf8 16. Qe2 Ng5 17. Kg2 g6 18.
h4 Ne4 19. g5 Qf7 20. Be3 a6 21. Ra2 Rf8 22. c4 Bc6 23. c5 Bxc5 24. dxc5 d4 25.
Kg1 dxe3 {Perez,F (2120)-Hassan,A (2255)/Wch U14 Oropesa del Mar 2000/0-1})
11... O-O 12. Ndf3 Bd7 13. O-O a6 14. Qe2 Rc8 (14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rc8 16. Qe3
$11) 15. Re1 (15. Ng5 $142 $5 Qc7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Nxe6 $14) 15... Nxe5 $15
16. Nxe5 Rxc3 17. Bd2 (17. Qb2 Rc7 $15) 17... Rc8 (17... Ra3 $5 $17) 18. Reb1
Bc6 (18... Bb5 $142 $5 $15) 19. Nxc6 $14 Rxc6 20. Rxb7 Ne4 $2 (20... Rf7 $142
$14) 21. Bxe4 $18 dxe4 22. Qxe4 (22. Rxa6 Rxa6 23. Qxa6 Qxd4 $15) 22... Rb6 $4
(22... Rd6 23. Ba5 Qa8 $18) 23. Ba5 Rxb7 (23... Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Rxb7 $18) 24.
Bxd8 Rd7 (24... Rxd8 25. Qxb7 Kf7 26. Rxa6 Rxd4 27. Kf1 $18) 25. Bxe7 (25.
Qxe6+ Rf7 26. Qxd7 Bxd8 27. Qxd8+ Rf8 28. Qe7 $18) 25... Rxe7 26. Rxa6 Rd8 27.
g3 g6 28. Rxe6 (28. Rxe6 Rxd4 29. Rxg6+ hxg6 30. Qxe7 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Urazayev, Arystanbek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4
5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 Nh6 7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3 Be7 9. Bd3 Nf5 10. Na3 O-O 11. h4 h5
12. Ng5 g6 13. g4 hxg4 14. Qxg4 Kg7 $4 $146 (14... Ng7 15. Nb5 f6 16. Bxg6 fxg5
17. hxg5 Rf5 18. Qh3 Bxg5 19. Qh4 Bxh4 20. Bxf5 Nxf5 21. Bd2 a6 22. Ke2 Bd7 23.
Rag1+ Kf7 24. Nd6+ Nxd6 25. exd6 e5 26. Rh2 exd4 27. Rgh1 Bf6 28. Rh7+ Ke6 29.
Bf4 {ardetroya (1680)-pionekh7 (1800)/kurnik 2014/0-1 (39)}) (14... Qa5 $142
15. Bb2 Nfxd4 $19) 15. Nb5 (15. h5 Qa5 16. Bb2 Ncxd4 17. hxg6 Bxg5 (17... fxg6
18. Nb5 Qd8 19. Rh7+ (19. cxd4 $6 Bxg5 20. Rg1 Nh4 $14) 19... Kg8 20. Qh3 (20.
Nxd4 $6 Bxg5 21. Rh1 Rf7 $14) 20... Bxg5 21. Rh8+ (21. cxd4 $2 Bh4 22. Rxh4
Nxh4 $19 (22... Qxh4 $6 23. Bxf5 Qf4 24. Nd6 $17)) 21... Kf7 22. Nd6+ Qxd6 23.
Qh7+ Ke8 24. exd6 Nf3+ 25. Ke2 $18) 18. gxf7 Qd8 19. Qxd4 Kxf7 (19... Rxf7 $2
20. Qg4 Nh6 21. Qh5 $18) 20. Bxf5 exf5 $16) 15... Rh8 $11 16. Bf4 (16. h5 Nh6
17. Qg1 Bd7 18. Bxg6 Qg8 $18) 16... a6 (16... Rh5 $142 $15) 17. Ke2 $2 (17. h5
$142 Bd7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qxg6+ Kf8 20. Rg1 $18) 17... Rh5 18. Nd6 Nxd6 $4 (
18... Bxd6 19. exd6 f6 $19) 19. exd6 $4 (19. Nxf7 $142 Nxf7 20. Qxg6+ Kf8 21.
Qxh5 $16) 19... Bxd6 $4 (19... e5 $142 $5 20. Qg2 Bxg5 (20... exf4 21. Nxf7 Qe8
22. Qxg6+ Kf8 23. dxe7+ Qxe7+ 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Rxe5+ 26. Kf3 $11) (20...
Qxd6 $6 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Qg3 $17) 21. Bxg5 Qxd6 $19) 20. Rhg1 $4 (20. Nxf7 Qf6
21. Nxd6 $18 (21. Bxd6 $6 Kxf7 22. Rag1 Ne7 $16)) 20... Bxf4 $17 21. Nxf7 (21.
Qxf4 $142 Qf6 22. Qxf6+ Kxf6 23. Nxf7 Rxh4 24. Bxg6 $17) 21... Qf6 $4 (21...
Kxf7 $142 22. Qxg6+ Ke7 23. Qxh5 Qf8 $17) 22. Qxh5 $18 Ne7 23. Ne5 (23. Nh8 Bh6
24. Nxg6 Nc6 $18) 23... Bxe5 24. dxe5 (24. Qxe5 $6 Qxe5+ 25. dxe5 Bd7 $16)
24... Qf7 25. Rxg6+ $3 Nxg6 26. Rg1 Kf8 27. Bxg6 (27. Qxg6 $6 Qxg6 28. Rxg6 a5
$14) 27... Qg7 (27... b6 28. Bxf7 Ke7 29. Bxe6 Bxe6 30. Rg7+ Bf7 31. Qxf7+ Kd8
32. Qd7#) 28. Rg3 (28. Be8 Qg4+ 29. Rxg4 Ke7 30. Rg7+ Kd8 31. Qg5+ Kxe8 32.
Qe7#) 28... Ke7 29. Bc2 (29. Qg5+ Kd7 30. Be8+ Kc7 31. Qxg7+ Kb8 32. Bd7 Ka7
33. Qf8 Rb8 34. Bxc8 d4 35. Qc5+ Ka8 36. Bxb7+ Rxb7 37. Rg8+ Rb8 38. Qc6+ Ka7
39. Rg7+ Rb7 40. Qxb7#) 29... Qxg3 (29... Qf7 30. Qh6 Kd8 31. Rg7 Qxg7 32. Qxg7
$18) 30. fxg3 Bd7 (30... Kd7 $18) 31. Qh7+ (31. Qg5+ $5 Kf8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 $18)
31... Kd8 32. Qg8+ Be8 33. Bg6 (33. Qxe6 $142 Bd7 34. Qg8+ Kc7 35. Qxa8 Bc8 $18
) 33... Ke7 (33... Kd7 $18) 34. Qg7+ Kd8 35. Qf8 Kc7 36. Qg7+ (36. Qd6+ Kc8 37.
Bxe8 a5 38. Bd7+ Kd8 39. Bc6+ Kc8 40. Qd7+ Kb8 41. Qxb7#) 36... Kb6 $4 (36...
Kd8 37. Bxe8 Kxe8 38. Qg8+ Kd7 39. Qxa8 a5 $18) 37. Bxe8 $18 Rxe8 38. h5 (38.
Qd7 Rh8 $18) 38... a5 (38... Rc8 39. h6 Rxc3 40. Qg6 $18) 39. h6 a4 40. Qg6 (
40. h7 a3 41. Qg8 Rxg8 42. hxg8=Q a2 $18) 40... Ra8 (40... Rh8 41. Qxe6+ Ka7
42. Qxd5 Rxh6 43. e6 $18) 41. Qb1+ (41. Qxe6+ Ka7 42. Qxd5 Re8 $18) 41... Kc5 (
41... Kc6 42. Qb4 a3 43. Qd6+ Kb5 44. Qd7+ Kb6 45. Qxe6+ Ka7 46. Qxd5 $18) 42.
g4 (42. Qxb7 $142 Rh8 43. Qg7 Rc8 44. Qe7+ Kb6 $18) 42... b5 43. g5 Rh8 (43...
Kb6 44. h7 a3 45. g6 $18) 44. Kf3 (44. g6 $142 $5 Ra8 $18) 44... Kc4 (44...
Rf8+ 45. Kg4 Rc8 46. h7 $18) 45. Kg4 a3 46. Qa1 Kb3 (46... b4 47. cxb4 Kxb4 48.
g6 Rxh6 49. Qd4+ Kb3 50. Qd3+ Kb2 51. Qd2+ Kb1 52. Qxh6 $18) 47. Kh5 (47. g6
Rxh6 48. Qb1+ Kc4 $18) 47... a2 (47... d4 48. Qd1+ Kb2 49. Qxd4 a2 50. Qb4+ Kc2
$18) 48. g6 Rf8 49. g7 Rf5+ 50. Kg6 Rf1 51. g8=Q (51. Qxf1 Kb2 52. Qe2+ Kb3 53.
Qxb5+ Kxc3 54. Qa5+ Kd4 55. g8=Q a1=Q 56. Qxa1+ Ke4 57. Qd1 d4 58. Qd8 d3 59.
Q1xd3+ Kxe5 60. Q8d6#) 51... Rxa1 $17 52. Kh7 $2 (52. Qxe6 $142 $5 Rg1+ 53. Kf6
$17) 52... Rh1 (52... Rd1 $142 $5 53. Qxe6 a1=Q 54. Qb6 Qb1+ 55. Kh8 $19) 53.
Qxe6 a1=Q 54. Qxd5+ Kxc3 55. Qc5+ Kd3 (55... Kd2 56. e6 Qb1+ 57. Kg7 Rg1+ 58.
Kf8 Rf1+ 59. Ke8 Qg6+ 60. Kd7 $19) 56. Qd5+ (56. e6 Qc1 57. Qd5+ Ke3 58. Qe5+
Kf3 59. Qf5+ Ke2 60. Qxb5+ Kf3 61. Qd3+ Kf2 62. Qf5+ Ke1 63. Qe5+ Kd1 64. Qd5+
Kc2 65. Qc6+ Kd3 66. Qd6+ Kc4 67. e7 $18) 56... Ke3 57. Qc5+ $6 (57. e6 Qa7+
58. Kg6 Rg1+ 59. Kf6 Qa1+ 60. Kf7 Rf1+ 61. Ke7 $19) 57... Qd4 (57... Qd4 58.
Qa3+ Ke4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "De Abreu, Roberto N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 d4 5. a3 cxb4 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. Bb5 bxa3 (7...
Bd7 8. axb4 (8. O-O bxa3 9. Nxa3 Bc5 10. c3 dxc3 11. Bxc3 a6 12. Be2 b5 13. Nc2
Nge7 14. d4 Bb6 15. Ne3 O-O 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. Rfc1 Qb7 18. Bd3 Rfd8 19. Qb1 h6
20. Be4 Qa7 21. Bb4 Rac8 22. Bc5 Nxd4 {
Nyberg,U (2130)-Westerinen,H (2280)/Allinge DEN, Faergen Cup 2013/0-1}) 8...
Bxb4 9. O-O Nge7 10. c3 dxc3 11. dxc3 Bc5 12. Qe2 Ng6 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. c4 O-O
15. Nbd2 a6 16. Ba4 Rfd8 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Nd6 Ncxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxa4 20. Nexf7 Bxd6
21. Nxd8 Nf4 22. Qe4 {Tate,E (2350)-Kiriakov,P (2550)/CCA Vermont Open 2003/0-1
}) 8. Nxa3 $146 (8. Bxd4 Bd7 9. Bc3 a6 (9... Qb6 10. Bd3 Nh6 11. O-O Nb4 12.
Bxb4 Bxb4 13. Nxa3 Bxa3 14. Rxa3 Bc6 15. Qb1 Qxb1 16. Rxb1 O-O 17. Nd4 Bd5 18.
Nb5 Ng4 19. f4 Rfc8 20. h3 Nh6 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Nxa7 Rc5 23. Rb5 Rc7 24. Ra5 {
Llaneza Vega,M (2365)-Gonzalez Menendez,I (2395)/Memorial P.Moran (blindfold)
2005/1/2-1/2 (48)}) 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxa3 b5 12. Bd4 Nh6 13. c3 Nf5 14. Nc2
Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Be3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Be4 18. Ncd4 Qb6 19. Qe2 h6 20. Rfc1 Rfc8
21. Qf1 Rab8 22. Ne1 a5 {
Dmitriev,I (2270)-Totsky,L (2435)/RUS-ch sf Orel 1992/0-1 (36)}) (8. Bxd4 Bd7
$11) 8... Bc5 9. Nc4 (9. Bxc6+ $5 bxc6 10. Nc4 $11) 9... Nge7 $11 10. Qe2 (10.
O-O O-O $15) 10... O-O $15 11. Ng5 (11. O-O Qd5 $15) 11... h6 (11... a6 12.
Bxc6 Nxc6 13. Ne4 $17) 12. Ne4 $11 Qd5 13. Bxc6 Nxc6 (13... bxc6 $4 14. Ra5 d3
15. Qg4 $18) (13... Qxc6 $6 14. Nxc5 b5 15. Ne4 bxc4 16. Bxd4 $14) 14. Nxc5
Qxc5 15. Ba3 Qd5 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 (16... Qxg2 $142 17. O-O-O Kxf8 $11) 17. f4 (17.
O-O $142 Qc5 18. Rfe1 $16) 17... a5 $2 (17... d3 18. Qxd3 Qxg2 19. O-O-O $16)
18. O-O $4 (18. Nb6 $142 d3 19. Qe3 $18 (19. Nxd5 $6 dxe2 20. Nb6 Rb8 $18))
18... Qc5 $16 19. d3 (19. Kh1 a4 $16) 19... Nb4 (19... a4 20. Nd6 $16) 20. Rf2
(20. Nd6 a4 $16) 20... Bd7 {Black prepares the advance a4} (20... a4 21. Nd6
Ra6 22. Qg4 $14) 21. Nd6 (21. Qe4 $142 g6 22. Qxb7 $16) 21... b6 $4 (21... Qc3
22. Raf1 g6 23. g4 $18) 22. h3 (22. Qe4 $142 Nd5 23. Qh7 $18) 22... a4 (22...
Kg8 $14) 23. Kh1 (23. Qe4 Nd5 24. Qh7 $18) 23... a3 (23... Kg8 24. Qh5 Rf8 25.
Ne4 $11) 24. Qh5 {White plans f5} (24. Qe4 Nd5 25. Qh7 $18) 24... Be8 $11 25.
Qe2 $2 (25. Nxe8 $5 Kxe8 26. f5 Qxe5 27. Qg4 $15) 25... a2 (25... f5 $5 $19)
26. f5 $17 Qc3 27. Qd1 exf5 28. Nxf5 Qc5 (28... Ra7 29. Rf1 Bd7 $15 (29... Nxc2
$143 30. Qg4 g6 31. Qh4 gxf5 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Rxa2
Rxa2 36. Rxf5 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 $11)) 29. e6 $1 $11 fxe6 $2 (29... g6 30. exf7 (30.
Nxh6 $6 f5 $11) 30... gxf5 31. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 32. Qh5 $14) 30. Nxd4+ $4 (30. Qg4
$142 exf5 31. Rxf5+ Kg8 32. Rxc5 bxc5 33. Qf5 $18) 30... Kg8 $11 31. c3 $4 (31.
Qd2 $142 $11) 31... Qxc3 $19 32. Nxe6 $2 (32. Nf3 e5 33. Qe1 Qxe1+ 34. Nxe1 Bf7
$19) 32... Bf7 33. Nf4 (33. Re2 Re8 34. Rc1 Qf6 $19 (34... Rxe6 $6 35. Rxc3
Rxe2 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Qxe2 a1=Q+ 38. Kh2 $17)) 33... Ra3 (33... Bb3 34. Ne2 Qc2
35. Qf1 $19) 34. d4 (34. Ne2 Qb2 35. Qc1 $19) 34... Rb3 (34... Bb3 35. Ne2 Qxa1
36. Qxa1 $19) 35. Kh2 $4 (35. Raxa2 $142 Nxa2 36. Rxa2 $11) 35... Rb2 (35...
Qg3+ $142 36. Kg1 Qe3 $19) 36. Rxb2 Qxb2 37. d5 $2 (37. Qg4 $142 Qc2 38. Qd7
$19) 37... Qe5 38. g3 Nxd5 (38... g5 39. Nd3 Nxd3 40. Rxa2 Bxd5 41. Re2 $19)
39. Nxd5 $2 (39. Rxa2 $142 Nxf4 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. gxf4 Qxf4+ 42. Kg1 Qg3+ 43.
Kh1 Qxh3+ 44. Kg1 Qe3+ 45. Kh2 $19) 39... Bxd5 40. h4 (40. Qd2 Qxa1 41. Qxd5+
Kh8 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Qd3+ g6 $19) 40... b5 (40... Qb2+ 41. Kh3 Bg2+ 42. Kg4
Qb4+ 43. Kh5 Qc5+ 44. Kg4 Qc4+ 45. Kh5 Qf7+ 46. Kg4 Qg6+ 47. Kf4 Qe4#) 41. Qe1
(41. Qd2 Qxa1 42. Qxd5+ Kh8 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qd3+ g6 45. Qa3 $19) 41... Qxe1 (
41... Qb2+ 42. Kh3 Bg2+ 43. Kg4 Qd4+ 44. Kf5 Qf6+ 45. Kg4 Qf3#) 42. Rxe1 $19 b4
43. Re2 b3 (43... a1=Q 44. Rg2 Qf1 45. Rg1 Qf2+ 46. Kh3 Qxg1 47. Kg4 Qd1+ 48.
Kf5 Qd4 49. h5 Qe4#) 44. Re8+ (44. Rd2 Bf3 45. Kg1 a1=Q+ 46. Kf2 Bb7 47. Rd8+
Kh7 48. Rd7 Qf6+ 49. Ke2 b2 50. Rxb7 Qa6+ 51. Kd2 Qxb7 52. Kd3 b1=Q+ 53. Ke3
Qc2 54. Kf4 Qbe4#) 44... Kh7 45. Rb8 (45. Re1 b2 46. Kg1 b1=Q 47. Kf2 Qd3 48.
Ra1 Qd4+ 49. Ke2 Qxa1 50. g4 Qe5+ 51. Kd3 Qe4+ 52. Kd2 a1=Q 53. h5 Qae1#) 45...
a1=Q (45... a1=Q 46. Rh8+ Kxh8 47. Kh3 Qf1+ 48. Kg4 Be6+ 49. Kh5 Qf7#) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "De Abreu, Roberto N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2145"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 d4 5. a3 cxb4 6. axb4 Bxb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O
Nge7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. Ba3 (10. Na3 a6 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Qe4 Be7 13. h4 Bxh4 14. Qg4
Be7 15. Qh3 Bd7 16. Nc4 b5 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. exd6 e5 19. Qh5 f5 20. Bf1 Qf6 21.
Bb2 Qxd6 22. c3 Nf4 23. Qh2 d3 24. Re3 e4 {
zenegblues (1945)-zbiglub (1855)/kurnik 2014/1-0}) 10... Bxa3 11. Nxa3 O-O 12.
Nc4 $146 (12. Re4 f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Re1 e5 15. Nc4 Bg4 16. Be4 Nh4 17. Ra3
Rae8 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Qe2 h6 20. Qf1 Nxf3 21. gxf3 Bd7 22. Qg2 Re7 23. Rg1 Bf5
24. Re1 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 b5 26. Nb2 a5 {
Martens,M (2320)-Djurhuus,R (2400)/Wch U20 Santiago 1990/0-1 (40)}) 12... b6 (
12... f5 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Be4 $15) 13. Be4 $11 Qc7 {
Increases the pressure on e5} (13... Bd7 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Nd6 $11) 14. d3 (14.
Nd6 a6 15. Ng5 Rb8 (15... Ngxe5 $4 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Qh5 $18) 16. Ndxf7 Rxf7
$18) 14... Bb7 $11 15. Nd6 Rab8 (15... Ngxe5 16. Nxb7 f5 17. Nxe5 fxe4 18. Nxc6
Qxc6 19. Rxe4 Qxb7 20. Rxd4 $11) 16. Nxb7 Rxb7 (16... Qxb7 $143 17. Nxd4 Ngxe5
18. Qh5 $14) 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Nxd4 Qc3 (18... Qd5 19. Nf3 $11) 19. Nf3 (19.
Nb5 $5 Qc6 20. Qb1 $14 (20. Nxa7 $2 Qd7 $19) (20. Rxa7 $2 Rxa7 21. Nxa7 Qd7 $19
)) 19... Rc8 $11 20. Re2 Rc5 (20... b5 $142 $15) 21. g3 $2 (21. d4 $142 $5 Rc4
22. Rd2 $11) 21... Nxe5 $17 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Ra4 a5 25. Qf3 Qc7
26. c4 h6 27. h4 (27. h3 Rb8 $17) 27... Qd7 28. Ra3 a4 (28... Qe7 29. Ra4 $17)
29. Qd1 (29. Rxa4 $5 Qxa4 30. Qxb7 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qxd3 32. Qc6 $17) 29... Ra7 30.
Qb1 (30. Qe1 Qd6 31. Qc3 Ra8 $17) 30... Qc6 31. Qb4 Ra5 (31... e5 32. Ra2 $19)
32. Ra1 (32. d4 Ra6 $17) 32... h5 (32... Ra6 33. d4 $17) 33. Ra3 (33. d4 Ra6
$17) 33... Kh7 34. Ra1 Kh8 (34... e5 35. Ra2 $17) 35. Ra3 (35. Qf8+ Kh7 36. Qb4
e5 $17) 35... Kh7 36. Qe7 $4 (36. Ra1 e5 37. Qe7 $17) 36... Kg6 (36... Qc5 37.
Qxc5 bxc5 $19 (37... Rxc5 $6 38. Rxa4 Kg6 39. Kg2 $14)) 37. Qb4 $17 Qc5 (37...
e5 38. Qe7 $17) 38. Qb2 $2 (38. Rxa4 $142 Qf5 39. Rxa5 Qxa5 40. Qb1 $11) 38...
Kh7 39. Qc2 $4 (39. Qa2 b5 $19) 39... Qc6 (39... Qxa3 $142 40. d4+ Kg8 $19) 40.
Qb2 g5 (40... e5 $5 $17) 41. hxg5 $15 Rxg5 42. Qd2 $2 (42. Qf6 $142 Rf5 43. Qd4
$17) 42... Qc5 $19 43. d4 Qf5 $4 (43... Qxa3 $142 44. Qxg5 Qa1+ 45. Kg2 Qxd4
46. Qxh5+ Kg7 47. Qg5+ Kf8 $19) 44. Rxa4 $11 h4 45. Ra3 h3 (45... Qb1+ 46. Kg2
Qe4+ 47. Kh2 $11) 46. Qd3 Kh6 47. Qxf5 Rxf5 (47... exf5 $2 48. f4 Rg8 49. Kh2
$18) 48. Rb3 h2+ 49. Kxh2 Rxf2+ 50. Kh3 Rd2 51. d5 exd5 52. Rxb6+ Kg7 53. c5
Rc2 54. c6 (54. Rc6 d4 $11) 54... d4 (54... Kf6 $5 $15) 55. Rb4 d3 56. Rd4 d2
57. Rd6 f6 58. Kg4 Kg6 59. Kf3 Rxc6 60. Rxd2 Rc3+ 61. Kg4 Rc4+ 62. Kh3 Kg5 63.
Rd5+ f5 64. Ra5 Rc3 65. Rb5 Kf6 66. Rb6+ Ke5 67. Kh4 Rc4+ 68. Kh3 Ke4 69. Re6+
Kf3 70. Re5 f4 71. Rf5 Rc8 $4 (71... Ke3 $142 72. Rxf4 Rxf4 73. gxf4 Kxf4 $11)
72. Rxf4+ $18 Ke3 73. Rf1 (73. Rh4 Rf8 $18) 73... Rh8+ 74. Kg2 Ke4 75. g4 Ke5
76. Kg3 Ke6 77. g5 Ke7 78. Kg4 Rf8 79. Re1+ Kf7 80. Rf1+ Kg7 (80... Ke7 81. Rh1
Kf7 82. Rh7+ Kg6 83. Rh6+ Kg7 84. Kh5 $16) 81. Rxf8 (81. Rd1 $142 $5 $16) 81...
Kxf8 $11 82. Kh5 Kg7 83. g6 Kg8 84. Kg5 Kg7 85. Kf5 Kg8 86. Kf6 Kf8 87. g7+ Kg8
88. Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "De Abreu, Roberto N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 d4 5.
a3 cxb4 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. Bb5 bxa3 (7... Bd7 8. O-O (8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. d3 bxa3 10.
Nxa3 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 Bc5 12. Nc4 Nh6 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 O-O 15. Ba3 Qf6 16.
Nd2 Nf5 17. Nf3 e5 18. h4 Nxd6 19. Ng5 Nf5 20. Kg1 Rfe8 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. dxe4
Nd6 {Andersson,L (2000)-Petersson,B (2255)/Goteborg Open 2019/0-1}) 8... Nxe5
9. Nxe5 Bxb5 10. Nxf7 Kxf7 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qxb5 Qb6 13. Qc4 Bg7 14. axb4 Ne7
15. Na3 Rhc8 16. Qb3 Nd5 17. b5 a6 18. Rfe1 axb5 19. Nxb5 Rxa1 20. Bxa1 Rc6 21.
Bb2 Bf6 22. Ba3 {Buecker,S (2345)-Uhlmann,W (2510)/GER-ch 1991/1-0 (32)}) 8.
Nxa3 $146 (8. Bxd4 Bd7 9. Bc3 Qb6 (9... a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxa3 b5 12. Bd4
Nh6 13. c3 Nf5 14. Nc2 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Be3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Be4 18. Ncd4 Qb6
19. Qe2 h6 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. Qf1 Rab8 22. Ne1 a5 23. Nd3 b4 24. cxb4 {
Dmitriev,I (2270)-Totsky,L (2435)/RUS-ch sf Orel 1992/0-1 (36)}) 10. Bd3 Nh6
11. O-O Nb4 12. Bxb4 Bxb4 13. Nxa3 Bxa3 14. Rxa3 Bc6 15. Qb1 Qxb1 16. Rxb1 O-O
17. Nd4 Bd5 18. Nb5 Ng4 19. f4 Rfc8 20. h3 Nh6 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Nxa7 Rc5 {
Llaneza Vega,M (2365)-Gonzalez Menendez,I (2395)/Memorial P.Moran (blindfold)
2005/1/2-1/2 (48)}) (8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Bxd4 Nh6 $11) 8... Bc5 9. Nc4 (9. Bxc6+
$5 bxc6 10. Nc4 $11) 9... Nge7 $15 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Ng5 h6 (11... Qd5 12. Ne4
$17) 12. Ne4 $15 Qd5 (12... Bb4 13. O-O Nf5 14. Qd3 $11) 13. Bxc6 $11 Nxc6 (
13... bxc6 $2 14. Ra5 (14. Nxc5 $6 Ng6 $18) 14... Ba6 15. Rxc5 $18) (13... Qxc6
$6 14. Nxc5 b5 15. Na3 Qxc5 16. Nxb5 $11) 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Ba3 Qd5 16. Bxf8
Kxf8 (16... Qxg2 $142 $5 17. Rf1 Kxf8 $11) 17. f4 (17. O-O $142 Qc5 18. Rfe1
$16) 17... a5 $2 (17... Nb4 18. O-O Qc5 19. d3 $16) 18. O-O (18. Nb6 $142 d3
19. Qe3 Qxg2 20. Rg1 Qxh2 21. Nxa8 $18) 18... Qc5 $16 19. d3 Nb4 20. Rf2 Bd7 {
Black intends a4} (20... a4 21. Nd6 $16) 21. Nd6 $16 b6 (21... Ra7 22. Qh5 Be8
23. Re1 $16) 22. h3 (22. Qe4 Nd5 $16) 22... a4 (22... Kg8 23. Qh5 Rf8 24. Qd1
$14) 23. Kh1 (23. Qe4 $5 Nd5 24. Qh7 $16) 23... a3 $14 24. Qh5 {
White prepares f5} (24. Ne4 Qc8 $11) 24... Be8 $11 25. Qe2 (25. Qd1 Bc6 $11)
25... a2 (25... Qc3 26. Qd1 $11) 26. f5 Qc3 27. Qd1 exf5 28. Nxf5 (28. Rxf5 $4
Nxc2 29. Rf1 Qxa1 30. Qxa1 Nxa1 31. Rxa1 Bd7 $19) 28... Qc5 (28... Nc6 29. e6
$14) 29. e6 fxe6 30. Nxd4+ Kg8 31. c3 $4 (31. Qg4 $142 Bd7 32. Qf3 $14) 31...
Qxc3 $19 32. Nxe6 Bf7 33. Nf4 Ra3 (33... Bb3 34. Qg1 $19) 34. d4 (34. Rd2 $142
$17) 34... Rb3 $4 (34... Bb3 35. Qf1 Nc2 36. Rxc2 Bxc2 37. Ne6 $19) 35. Kh2 (
35. Rfxa2 $142 $5 Nxa2 36. Rxa2 $11) 35... Rb2 $17 36. Rxb2 (36. Rf1 $142 $5
Nc2 37. Rc1 $17) 36... Qxb2 $19 37. d5 (37. Qg4 g5 (37... Qxa1 $6 38. Qc8+ Kh7
39. Qf5+ Kh8 40. Qc8+ Bg8 41. Ng6+ Kh7 42. Nf8+ Kh8 43. Ng6+ Kh7 44. Nf8+ Kh8
45. Ng6+ $11) 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. Ne6+ Bxe6 40. Qxe6 Qxa1 (40... Qxd4 $2 41. Rf1
Qf4+ 42. Rxf4 gxf4 43. Qe5+ Kg6 44. h4 $18) 41. Qe7+ Kg6 42. Qe6+ Kh7 43. Qe7+
Kg8 44. Qe8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+ Kh8 46. Qe5+ Kh7 47. Qe7+ Kg6 48. Qe6+ Kg7 49. Qe7+
$11) 37... Qe5 38. g3 Nxd5 (38... Qb2+ 39. Kg1 Kh7 40. d6 $17) 39. Nxd5 $2 (39.
Nd3 $142 Qe8 40. Qd2 $17) 39... Bxd5 $19 40. h4 (40. Qd2 Qxa1 41. Qxd5+ Kh8 42.
Qd8+ Kh7 43. Qd3+ g6 $19) 40... b5 (40... Qb2+ 41. Kh3 Bg2+ 42. Kg4 Qb4+ 43.
Kh5 Qc5+ 44. Kg4 Qc4+ 45. Kh5 Qf7+ 46. Kg4 Qe6+ 47. Kf4 Qe4#) 41. Qe1 (41. Qd2
Qxa1 42. Qxd5+ Kh8 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qd3+ g6 45. Qa3 $19) 41... Qxe1 (41... Qb2+
42. Kh3 Bg2+ 43. Kg4 Qd4+ 44. Kf5 Qf6+ 45. Kg4 Qf3#) 42. Rxe1 $19 b4 43. Re2 (
43. Rd1 b3 44. Rxd5 a1=Q $19) 43... b3 (43... a1=Q 44. Rg2 Qf1 45. Rg1 Qe2+ 46.
Kh3 g5 47. g4 Qf3+ 48. Kh2 Qf2+ 49. Kh3 Qxh4#) 44. Re8+ $19 Kh7 45. Rb8 a1=Q (
45... a1=Q 46. Rh8+ Kxh8 47. Kh3 Qf1+ 48. Kg4 Be6+ 49. Kh5 Qf5#) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday 9th Nov"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Karas, Marek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines} e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. b4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5.
e5 d6 (5... Ne7 6. c3 Nbc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nd5 9. Bd3 d6 10. O-O Rc8 11. Re1
Be7 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Nc4 Qd8 15. Nce5 Bf6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bc2
Nc3 18. Qd3 g6 19. Qxc3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 {
evan40 (2215)-chessmaster3000 (2305)/Rated Bullet game 0/0-1 (44)}) 6. exd6 (6.
bxc5 dxe5 7. cxb6 Qxb6 8. Bc4 e4 9. Ng5 Qc5 10. d3 exd3 11. O-O Qxc4 12. cxd3
Qc6 13. Ne4 Nf6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. f3 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 h5 17. Nc3 h4 18. h3 f5 19.
Bd2 Nd7 20. Rb1 Nf6 {
larsental1 (2135)-haroldesteban (2175)/Rated Blitz game 2016/0-1}) 6... Bxd6 7.
c3 $146 (7. Be2 Nf6 8. bxc5 bxc5 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. d4 Rb8 12. dxc5
Bxc5 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nc3 Nd4 16. Rad1 Nxc2 17. a4 e5 18. Nd2
Nd4 19. Bc4 Be7 20. Nde4 Rbc8 21. Ba2 f5 {
azatied (1780)-amator956 (1730)/kurnik 2012/0-1 (54)}) (7. bxc5 Qf6 8. d4 Bxf3
9. Qxf3 Qxf3 10. gxf3 bxc5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 $11) 7... Nf6 $15 8. Bb5+ Nbd7 9. O-O
(9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qc7 $15) 9... O-O 10. bxc5 Nxc5 (10... bxc5 11. Be2 $17)
11. d4 $15 Nce4 12. Bd3 Rc8 {Attacking the backward pawn on c3} 13. Bb2 Qc7 14.
Re1 Rfd8 15. Qe2 Qc6 16. a4 Ng5 17. Nbd2 Ng4 (17... Bf4 18. Bb5 Qd5 19. c4 $17)
18. Bb5 (18. h4 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. Nxf3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nf6 $15) 18... Qd5 (
18... Nxf3+ $142 19. Nxf3 Bxh2+ 20. Kf1 Qd5 $19) 19. Qf1 $4 (19. h4 $142 Nxf3+
20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. Nxf3 $15) 19... Nxf3+ (19... Bxh2+ $142 20. Kh1 Nxf3 21. gxf3
$19) 20. Nxf3 Qh5 21. h3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nh2 23. Qg2 Nxf3+ 24. Kh1 Nxe1 25. Rxe1
Qd5 (25... Qh4 26. c4 $19) 26. f3 (26. Qxd5 exd5 27. Kg2 Rc7 $19) 26... e5 (
26... Qb7 27. Rg1 g6 28. Qe2 $19) 27. c4 Qe6 (27... Qb7 28. Rg1 Bf8 29. d5 $19)
28. d5 (28. f4 f6 $19 (28... Rxc4 $6 29. d5 Qc8 30. Bxc4 Qxc4 31. fxe5 $17))
28... Qf5 29. Bc6 (29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. fxg4 f6 $19) 29... Rc7 (29... f6 30. Re4
$19) 30. Re4 Re7 31. Bc1 f6 32. Bd2 (32. Qg4 Qc8 33. Qxc8 Rxc8 $19) 32... Bc5
33. Kh2 Qh5 34. Be1 (34. a5 Kh8 $19) 34... f5 35. Rh4 Qg6 (35... Qf7 36. a5 $19
) 36. Kh1 (36. Qxg6 hxg6 37. Bd2 Rc7 $19) 36... Qxg2+ (36... Rc7 37. Qxg6 hxg6
38. Kg2 $19) 37. Kxg2 g6 38. Bd2 (38. a5 Kg7 39. f4 h6 40. fxe5 g5 $19 (40...
Rxe5 $6 41. Bc3 Bd6 42. axb6 axb6 43. Rf4 $15)) 38... Rc7 39. Bg5 Be7 40. f4 e4
41. Kf2 Bxg5 42. fxg5 Rxc6 $1 43. dxc6 Rc8 44. Ke3 (44. a5 bxa5 45. Kf1 Rxc6
$19) 44... Rxc6 45. Kd4 Kg7 (45... Rd6+ $142 $5 46. Ke3 $19) 46. Rf4 Rd6+ 47.
Ke5 Rd3 48. h4 (48. Rf2 Rxh3 49. a5 Rg3 $19 (49... bxa5 $6 50. Rb2 Rd3 51. c5
$19)) 48... Ra3 (48... Rf3 $142 49. Rxe4 fxe4 50. Kxe4 $19) 49. Rf2 Rxa4 50.
Rd2 Kf7 (50... Rxc4 $142 $5 51. Rd7+ Kg8 52. Kd5 $19) 51. Rd7+ Ke8 52. Rxh7 e3
(52... Rxc4 53. Kf4 a5 54. Rh6 $19) 53. Kf6 Kd8 54. Re7 f4 55. Re4 e2 56. Rxe2
Rxc4 57. Kxg6 Rc6+ (57... f3 58. Rf2 Rxh4 59. Rxf3 $11) 58. Kf5 $11 b5 $2 (
58... f3 $5 59. Rf2 Rc3 $14) 59. Rf2 (59. g6 Kd7 60. g7 $18) 59... Rc5+ 60. Kf6
b4 61. g6 Rc6+ 62. Kf7 Rc7+ 63. Kf8 Rc5 (63... Kd7 64. g7 (64. Rxf4 $6 Ke6 $18)
64... Rc8+ 65. Kf7 $18) 64. g7 (64. Rd2+ $142 Kc7 65. g7 $18) 64... Rf5+ $11
65. Kg8 Ke7 (65... b3 $18) 66. h5 (66. Kh7 $142 Kf6 67. Kh6 $18) 66... Rxh5 $16
67. Rxf4 a5 (67... b3 68. Re4+ Kf6 69. Kf8 $18) 68. Re4+ Kd6 69. Kf7 Rg5 (69...
Rg5 70. Re6+ Kd7 $18) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Ballester Llagaria, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines} e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. b4 b6 4. c3 Bb7 (
4... Nc6 5. a3 Qc7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb7 8. Bb2 d6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Bd3 Be7 11.
O-O Rc8 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. h3 O-O 14. Re1 Rfd8 15. Bb1 a5 16. b5 Na7 17. a4 Rc7
18. Qd3 g6 19. d5 {FDog (2010)-ojosearp (1900)/Rated Blitz game 2015/1-0 (38)})
5. bxc5 (5. Bd3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4 7. a3 Ng5 8. Nh4 Nc6 9. f4 Nh3 10. Qg4 Nxf4 11.
Qxf4 g5 12. Qe3 gxh4 13. Be4 Qc7 14. O-O d5 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Qh3 O-O-O 17.
bxc5 Bxc5+ 18. Kh1 f5 19. d4 Bd6 {
Hoiberg,N (2280)-Sogaard,S (2340)/DEN-ch Randers 1990/0-1 (63)}) 5... Bxe4 $146
(5... bxc5 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qe2 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Be4 Qc7 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4
Nxc3 12. Qb2 Nxe4 13. O-O Bd6 14. h3 O-O 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Nd2 Bd5
18. Nf3 Nc6 19. Rd1 Rfb8 20. Qe2 {egomi-giocatore7 (1685)/kurnik 2014/1-0 (37)}
) 6. cxb6 axb6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Nc4 b5 12. Ne3
b4 (12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 d5 14. Rb1 $11) 13. c4 (13. cxb4 $5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Qd2 $14) 13... Ne4 14. Bb2 Nc3 (14... d5 $5 $11) 15. Bxc3 $14 bxc3 16. Qc2
Qa5 17. Rfb1 Ba6 (17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nc6 19. Be4 $14) 18. Nd1 (18. Rb3 Nc6 $16
) 18... Nc6 (18... Rc8 19. Rb3 $14) 19. Nxc3 Nb4 (19... Rfc8 20. Nb5 $14) 20.
Qc1 (20. Qd2 Rfc8 21. c5 d6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 $16) 20... Rfc8 21. c5 (21. a3 $142
Nc6 22. Qe3 $16) 21... Bxe2 $15 22. Nxe2 d6 23. a3 Nd5 24. Rb7 (24. c6 Qa4 $15)
24... dxc5 $15 25. dxc5 Qa6 26. Rb2 (26. Qb2 Bxc5 27. Rb3 Qa4 $15) 26... Rxc5
27. Rc2 (27. Qb1 Ra5 $17) 27... Rac8 (27... Ra5 $5 $17) 28. Rxc5 $15 Rxc5 29.
Qd1 h6 (29... Ra5 30. a4 $15) 30. h3 (30. Ned4 Bf6 31. Qd2 Rc3 $17) 30... Ra5
31. a4 Bf6 32. Ra3 Qd6 33. Qc1 (33. Qd3 Qc6 $17) 33... Rc5 (33... Nb6 34. Nf4
$17) 34. Qb1 Rc4 (34... Nb4 35. Ng3 Rd5 36. Qe4 $15) 35. Ra2 Nb4 36. Rd2 Qc6 (
36... Qb6 $142 $15) 37. Rd1 $4 (37. Ne5 $142 $1 Qe4 38. Qxe4 Rxe4 39. Nd7 $11)
37... Qxa4 $17 38. Ng3 Qc6 $4 (38... Nd5 39. Qb8+ Kh7 40. Rb1 $19) 39. Nh2 $4 (
39. Ne5 $142 $1 Qc7 40. Nxc4 Qxc4 41. Rc1 $18) 39... Nd5 $17 40. Qd3 (40. Ng4
Bc3 $17) 40... Rd4 $19 41. Qf1 Qb6 42. Nf3 Rxd1 43. Qxd1 Be7 44. Ne4 Qc7 45.
Qb1 g6 46. Ng3 Bf6 47. Ne4 Bg7 48. Qd1 Kh7 49. Ng3 Qc4 50. Ne2 Qe4 51. Ng3 Qc4
52. Ne2 Nc3 53. Nxc3 Qxc3 54. g3 (54. Qd7 Qc1+ 55. Kh2 Qf4+ 56. Kg1 e5 $19)
54... Qf6 (54... e5 55. Qd5 f5 56. Kf1 $19) 55. Kg2 e5 (55... Qe7 56. h4 $17)
56. Qe2 (56. Qd7 $5 $17) 56... Qc6 $19 57. Kg1 e4 58. Nd2 f5 59. Nf1 Qd5 60. h4
Bd4 61. Ne3 Qc5 62. Ng2 (62. Kg2 Bxe3 63. fxe3 Kg7 $17) 62... g5 (62... Qc3 63.
Qa2 Kg7 64. Kf1 $19) 63. hxg5 Qc1+ 64. Kh2 Qxg5 (64... hxg5 65. Qb5 Qc5 66.
Qd7+ Kg6 67. Qe6+ Kg7 68. Qd7+ Kh6 69. Qe6+ Kh5 70. Kh3 $19) 65. Nf4 (65. Nh4
Be5 66. Kg2 Qf6 $15) 65... Be5 66. Nh3 Qf6 67. Kg2 Bd6 68. Qb5 Qe5 (68... Qf7
$142 $5 $17) 69. Qd7+ $11 Be7 (69... Kg8 $5 70. Nf4 Qf6 $11) 70. Qxe7+ $4 (70.
Nf4 $142 e3 71. fxe3 Qe4+ 72. Kh2 Qc2+ 73. Ng2 $11) 70... Qxe7 $19 0-1

[Event "Titled Tue"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Goryachkina, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 b6 5. a3 Ba6 6. Bxa6 Nxa6 7. c3 (7. Qe2 Nc7
8. bxc5 bxc5 9. d4 c4 10. Bg5 Ne7 11. O-O h6 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Rfb1
O-O 15. Qe3 Rb8 16. Ne2 Rxb1+ 17. Rxb1 Qa8 18. Nf4 Rb8 19. Ra1 Rb7 20. g4 Qb8
21. Qe1 Nb5 {Dovzik,J (2400)-Matlak,M (2450)/Frydek-Mistek op 1996/0-1}) 7...
Qd7 (7... Nb8 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nh6 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Nc3 O-O 13.
Rc1 Nc6 14. Qa4 Ne7 15. Nb5 a5 16. Rc2 Rc8 17. Rfc1 Rxc2 18. Rxc2 Qd7 19. bxa5
Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8 21. g3 bxa5 22. Qxa5 {
Hoffmann,M (2020)-Ochs,D (1760)/21st Rhein-Main-Open 2018/1-0 (34)}) 8. d4 cxd4
$146 (8... Rc8 9. O-O Ne7 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Nbd2 Nf5 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Qe2 c4 14.
Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 O-O 16. a4 f6 17. Bf4 Nb8 18. b5 Bc5 19. exf6 Bxd4 20. cxd4
gxf6 21. Rfe1 Rfe8 22. Ra3 Kh8 23. Rg3 {
Zherebukh,Y (2370)-Galburd,Y (2110)/EU-ChB14 2006/1-0 (56)}) 9. cxd4 Rc8 10.
O-O Ne7 11. Bb2 Nf5 12. Nbd2 Be7 13. Qe2 Nb8 14. Rfc1 O-O 15. h3 Rc6 16. Rxc6
Nxc6 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Qd3 Nb8 19. Rc2 (19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Qc3 Qd7 $11) 19...
Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Qc6 (20... a5 21. bxa5 bxa5 22. Qc3 $11) 21. Qxc6 Nxc6 22. g4 Nh4
23. Nxh4 Bxh4 24. Kf1 (24. b5 Na5 $14) 24... Bg5 25. Nf3 Bf4 26. Ke2 (26. Ne1
Bg5 $14) 26... Kf8 27. Kd3 (27. Ne1 a6 $14) 27... Ke7 (27... b5 28. Ke2 $11)
28. Bc3 (28. b5 Na5 $14) 28... Kd7 (28... b5 $5 $11) 29. b5 $14 Ne7 30. Ng1 (
30. Bd2 Ng6 $14) 30... Ng6 31. Ne2 f6 32. exf6 (32. h4 Bh6 33. h5 Nf4+ 34. Ke3
Nxe2+ 35. Kxe2 fxe5 36. dxe5 Bf4 $14) 32... gxf6 $11 33. h4 Bd6 34. h5 Ne7 35.
a4 e5 36. f3 Ke6 37. Be1 (37. Bd2 Kf7 $11) 37... f5 (37... Ng8 $5 $11) 38. dxe5
$14 Bxe5 39. Bh4 (39. f4 Bd6 (39... fxg4 40. fxe5 Kxe5 41. Bg3+ Kf6 42. Bh4+
Ke6 43. Nf4+ Kf5 44. Bxe7 Kxf4 45. Bd6+ Kf5 46. Bb8 $18) 40. Nd4+ Kf7 41. gxf5
Bxf4 $14) 39... Nc8 (39... fxg4 40. fxg4 Ng8 41. Ke3 $11) 40. Bf2 (40. f4 Bg7
41. g5 Kf7 $16) 40... Nd6 (40... fxg4 41. fxg4 Nd6 42. Nd4+ Bxd4 43. Bxd4 $11)
41. Nd4+ (41. g5 $5 $14) 41... Bxd4 $11 42. Bxd4 fxg4 43. fxg4 Ne4 44. a5 Nd6
45. axb6 axb6 46. Bxb6 Nxb5 47. Bd4 Nxd4 48. Kxd4 Kf6 49. Kxd5 Kg5 50. Ke4 Kxg4
51. h6 Kg5 52. Kf3 Kxh6 53. Kg4 Kg6 54. Kh4 h5 55. Kh3 Kh6 56. Kh4 Kg6 57. Kh3
Kg5 58. Kg3 h4+ 59. Kh3 Kh5 60. Kh2 Kg4 61. Kg2 h3+ 62. Kh2 Kh4 63. Kh1 Kg3 64.
Kg1 h2+ 65. Kh1 Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday 1st Sept"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Markelova, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "2175"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 b6 5. a3 Bb7 6. c3 (6. Bb5+ Nd7 7. O-O a6 8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 b5 11. Bb2 Ne7 12. f4 g6 13. Nd2 Bg7 14. N2f3
O-O 15. Nb3 h5 16. Nc5 Qc7 17. Nd4 Nc8 18. Qe1 Nb6 19. Qh4 Nc4 20. Bc1 Ra7 {
airah (2290)-phirigift (2275)/Rated Blitz game 2020/1-0 (35)}) 6... a5 $146 (
6... d4 7. cxd4 cxb4 8. axb4 Nc6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ Bxc6 11. Ba3 Ne7 12. Nc3
Nf5 13. O-O Bb7 14. b5 Bxa3 15. Rxa3 a5 16. Ra4 Rc8 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Rb1 Bxf3
19. Qxf3 Nxd4 20. Qf4 Nf5 21. g4 {
Wohlfart,P-Benjes,R/Oberliga Ost C9495 1995/0-1}) (6... Ne7 7. d4 c4 8. a4 a5
9. b5 Nd7 10. Nbd2 Nf5 11. g3 f6 12. Qe2 fxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Qd7 15.
Nf3 Bd6 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Bg2 Rf6 18. O-O Raf8 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Kh8 21. Bf4
{kestutis (2450)-marekt (2230)/gameknot.com 2016/1-0}) (6... Nd7 7. d4 c4 8.
Be2 Ne7 9. O-O Nf5 10. a4 Be7 11. Na3 Rc8 12. Nc2 h5 13. Ne3 g6 14. Bd2 Nf8 15.
Qc1 Nh7 16. Bd1 Rg8 17. h3 Ng5 18. Nxg5 Bxg5 19. Bc2 Bh4 20. Kh2 Be7 21. a5 {
nipo (1620)-ddplyr78 (1900)/Rated Blitz game 2013/0-1 (36)}) 7. b5 (7. Bb5+ Bc6
8. Bxc6+ Nxc6 $11) 7... d4 $11 8. cxd4 cxd4 9. Bb2 Bc5 10. Bd3 (10. Qb3 Ne7 $15
) 10... Ne7 (10... Nd7 $5 $17) 11. O-O $11 Nd5 (11... Ng6 12. Re1 $11) 12. Re1
(12. Bxd4 $2 Bxd4 13. Nxd4 Nf4 $19) (12. Nxd4 $2 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nf4 $19) 12...
Nf4 (12... Nc7 $11) 13. Bf1 (13. Be4 $5 Ra7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Re4 $14) 13... d3
(13... Qd5 $5 $15) 14. Nc3 $11 Nd7 15. Ne4 (15. g3 Ne2+ 16. Bxe2 dxe2 17. Qxe2
O-O $14) 15... O-O 16. a4 (16. Qa4 $5 $14) 16... Rc8 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 (17... Rxc5
$143 18. Ba3 $14) (17... bxc5 $143 18. g3 Nd5 19. Bxd3 $14) 18. Ba3 Qd5 19. Re3
Rfd8 20. Rc1 Nb3 21. Rb1 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Nxg2 $4 (22... Qxd4 $142 23. Be7 Rd5 $15)
23. Rg3 $16 Nh4 $2 (23... Nf4 $142 24. Nc6 Rxc6 25. bxc6 Bxc6 $16) 24. Bg2 $4 (
24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qg4 $18 (26. Rxd3 $2 Rxd3 27. Rc1 Rxa3 28. Rxc6
Rxc6 $19) (26. Bxd3 $4 Rxd3 27. Kf1 Rxg3 28. hxg3 Qg2+ 29. Ke2 Nf5 $19)) 24...
Nxg2 $11 25. Qg4 $2 (25. Nc6 $142 Bxc6 26. Qg4 Qxe5 27. Bb2 $15) 25... g6 $19 (
25... Qxe5 $6 26. Nc6 Bxc6 27. Bb2 $15) 26. Nc6 Rxc6 $4 (26... Qa2 27. Ne7+ Kh8
28. Rd1 $17) 27. bxc6 Bxc6 28. Rxg2 (28. f3 Qa2 29. Rxb6 Qxd2 $17) 28... Qa2
29. Rc1 $2 (29. Qd1 $142 Bxg2 30. Qb3 Qxb3 31. Rxb3 $17) 29... Bxg2 $4 (29...
Qxa3 $142 30. Qc4 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Qb2 $19) 30. Be7 $11 Re8 31. Qxg2 (31. Kxg2
Qd5+ 32. f3 Qxe5 $14) 31... Rxe7 (31... Qb2 $142 32. Rc6 Qa1+ (32... Rxe7 $6
33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. Qg5 Qa1+ 35. Kg2 $11) 33. Qf1 Qxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Rxe7 35. Rxb6 Rc7
$17) 32. Rc8+ $11 Kg7 33. Qf3 $4 (33. Qg5 $142 Qxa4 34. Qf6+ Kh6 35. Qxe7 Qg4+
36. Kf1 Qe2+ 37. Kg2 Qg4+ 38. Kh1 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 Qg4+ 40. Kh1 Qf3+ 41. Kg1 Qg4+
$11) 33... Qa1+ $19 34. Kg2 Qxe5 35. Qxd3 Qg5+ (35... Rc7 36. Rb8 $19) 36. Qg3
(36. Kf1 Qd5 37. Qxd5 exd5 $19) 36... Qxd2 37. Qe5+ f6 38. Qb8 Qd5+ 39. Kg1 (
39. Kg3 Qg5+ 40. Kh3 Rd7 $19) 39... Qd1+ 40. Kg2 Qg4+ (40... Qxa4 $6 41. Rg8+
Kh6 42. Qf8+ Kg5 43. Qxe7 Qg4+ 44. Kf1 Qh3+ 45. Ke2 $11) 41. Kf1 Rd7 (41...
Qxa4 $6 42. Rg8+ Kh6 43. Qf8+ Kg5 44. Qxe7 Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Qg4+ 46. Kf1 Qh3+ 47.
Ke2 $11) 42. Rg8+ (42. Rc7 Qxa4 43. Qxb6 Qd1+ 44. Kg2 $19) 42... Kh6 43. Rd8 (
43. Qg3 Qc4+ 44. Kg2 Rd3 $19) 43... Qd1+ (43... Qd1+ 44. Kg2 Rxd8 45. Qf4+ Kh5
$19) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Plotnikov, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 b6 5. a3 Ba6 6. c3 $146 (6. b5 Bb7 7. d4 (7.
c3 d4 8. d3 a6 9. c4 axb5 10. cxb5 Nd7 11. Nbd2 Ne7 12. Nc4 Ng6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14.
Qe2 Ra7 15. g3 Ndxe5 16. Bg2 Nxc4 17. dxc4 d3 18. Qxd3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qe5+ 20.
Qe2 Qxa1+ 21. Qd1 Qc3+ {
Haroldlee123 (1725)-marekt (2475)/ChessWorld.net 2013/0-1 (32)} 22. Kf1 f6 23.
Bc6+ Kf7 24. Bc1 Be7 25. Kg2 Ne5 26. Re1 Qxc4 27. Re4 Qd3 28. Qxd3 Nxd3 29. Bf4
f5 30. Rc4 Nxf4+ 31. Rxf4 Rxa3 32. Rf3 Rxf3 {
0-1 Haroldlee123 (1725)-marekt (2475)/ChessWorld.net 2013 (32)}) 7... Qc7 8.
Bd3 a6 9. Nc3 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. O-O Ng6 13. Re1 Nxf4 14. Nxf4
Nc5 15. Nxd4 a5 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qg5 Be7 18. Qh6 O-O-O 19. Rab1 Bf8 20. Qg5 Be7 {
Sequera,J (2430)-Cori,J (2265)/Campeonato Continental Absolut 2007/0-1 (49)}) (
6. Bxa6 Nxa6 7. Qe2 (7. c3 Qd7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Rc8 10. O-O Ne7 11. Bb2 Nf5
12. Nbd2 Be7 13. Qe2 Nb8 14. Rfc1 O-O 15. h3 Rc6 16. Rxc6 Nxc6 17. Rc1 Rc8 18.
Qd3 Nb8 19. Rc2 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Qc6 21. Qxc6 Nxc6 {
Popadic,D (2170)-Goryachkina,A (2580)/Titled Tue 2020/1/2-1/2 (65)}) 7... Nc7
8. bxc5 bxc5 9. d4 c4 10. Bg5 Ne7 11. O-O h6 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Rfb1
O-O 15. Qe3 Rb8 16. Ne2 Rxb1+ 17. Rxb1 Qa8 18. Nf4 Rb8 19. Ra1 Rb7 20. g4 Qb8 {
Dovzik,J (2400)-Matlak,M (2450)/Frydek-Mistek op 1996/0-1}) (6. Bxa6 Nxa6 7. c3
Qd7 $11) 6... Bxf1 $11 7. Kxf1 Nh6 8. g3 Nf5 9. d4 cxd4 (9... a5 10. bxc5 bxc5
11. Kg2 $15) 10. cxd4 $11 Qd7 11. Kg2 Nc6 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Bb2 (13. Qd3 Be7 $11)
13... Be7 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Rac1 f6 16. Rhe1 fxe5 17. dxe5 Qb7 (17... a5 18. b5
Na7 19. Re2 $15) 18. Ne2 a6 19. Nf4 Qd7 (19... Nd8 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Rc1 $11)
20. Bd4 (20. Qxa6 g5 21. Nh5 g4 $16) 20... b5 (20... g5 21. Ne2 $15) 21. Bc5
$11 g5 (21... Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Nd8 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Re2 $11) 22. Nh5 (22. Bxe7
Qxe7 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Qxd5+ Kg7 25. Rxc6 g4 $18) 22... Kh8 (22... g4 23. Nd2
$11) 23. Nf6 (23. g4 $142 Bxc5 24. Rxc5 $14) 23... Qd8 $4 (23... Bxf6 $142 24.
exf6 g4 $11) 24. Nxg5 $18 Bxf6 $4 (24... Bxc5 $142 25. Nfxh7 Bxb4 26. axb4 Nxb4
$18) 25. Nxe6 (25. exf6 $6 Qxf6 26. Nxe6 Rg8 $18) 25... Nxe5 (25... Nh4+ 26.
Kf1 Qd7 27. Nxf8 (27. Bxf8 $6 Qxe6 28. exf6 Qh3+ 29. Ke2 Qe6+ 30. Kd1 Qxf6 $18)
(27. gxh4 $6 Qxe6 28. exf6 Qxf6 $18) 27... Qh3+ 28. Ke2 $18) 26. Rxe5 (26. Qxf5
Rxc5 27. Rxc5 Nf3 28. Nxd8 Nxe1+ 29. Kf1 Bg7 $18) 26... Qe8 (26... Nh4+ 27. Kf1
Bxe5 28. Nxd8 Rfxd8 29. gxh4 Bg7 $18) 27. Qxf5 Bxe5 28. Qxe5+ Kg8 (28... Rf6
29. Qxf6+ Kg8 30. Qg7#) 29. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Josse, Mar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2235"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 b6 5. a3 f6 (5... Ba6 6. b5 Bb7 7. a4 Nd7 8.
c3 c4 9. d4 cxd3 10. Bxd3 Qc7 11. Qe2 Ne7 12. O-O Ng6 13. Re1 Nc5 14. Bc2 Ne4
15. Ng5 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Qxc3 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Bb2 Qc7 19. Qg4 Rc8 20. Rec1 {
Sean,W (2335)-Dokuchaev,A (2235)/First Saturday IM Sep 2013/0-1 (59)}) 6. c3
Nd7 (6... Nc6 7. exf6 Nxf6 8. d4 Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 12.
dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Ra2 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Ng4+ 16. Kg3 h5 17. f4 h4+ 18.
Kf3 Bb7 19. Qb3 Nh2+ 20. Kf2 Nxf1 21. Kxf1 {
airah (2190)-Talsrighttesticle (2185)/Rated Bullet game 2020/1-0 (52)}) 7. d4
fxe5 8. Nxe5 $146 (8. dxe5 Qc7 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Bd3 Nh6 11. Qc2 g5 12. Bg3 g4 13.
Ng1 Bb7 14. Ne2 O-O-O 15. Nd2 Nxe5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Bb5 {
1/2-1/2 Vogiatzis,D (2065)-Weiss,M/LGA Premium Cup 2004}) 8... Nxe5 9. dxe5 g6
10. Bd3 Bg7 11. Bf4 (11. f4 c4 12. Bc2 Ne7 $11) 11... Ne7 12. h4 (12. O-O Qc7
13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 $15) 12... O-O 13. Bh2 Bb7 (13... Nc6 $5 14. f4
Qxh4+ 15. g3 Qe7 $17) 14. h5 d4 15. hxg6 hxg6 (15... Nxg6 16. Bxg6 Qh4 17.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. O-O $15) 16. O-O (16. Qg4 Kf7 17. bxc5 bxc5 $14) 16... Qd5 (
16... dxc3 17. Nxc3 Qd4 $15) 17. f3 $2 (17. Qg4 $142 $5 $11) 17... Bxe5 18.
Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Re1 Qf6 20. cxd4 $4 (20. c4 Nf5 $17) 20... cxd4 (20... Qxd4+ $142
21. Kf1 Qxa1 22. Rxe6 Rae8 $19) 21. Nd2 $17 e5 (21... Nf5 $5 $17) 22. Qe2 $11
Rae8 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Nf5 25. Rae1 Ne3 $2 (25... Rxe5 $142 $5 26. Rxe5
Kg7 $11) 26. Rxe8 $16 Rxe8 27. Bxg6 (27. Nb3 Rd8 28. Bxg6 Kg7 $16) 27... Rc8 (
27... Re6 28. Bd3 Bd5 29. Kf2 $16) 28. Nf1 (28. Nb3 Rc4 $18) 28... Nc2 $2 (
28... Kg7 $5 29. Bb1 Kf6 $14) 29. Bxc2 (29. Re7 $5 Bd5 30. Rxa7 $18) 29... Rxc2
$16 30. Rd1 Ba6 31. Ng3 (31. Rxd4 $143 Rc1 32. Rd7 Rxf1+ 33. Kh2 Bc4 34. Rxa7
b5 $11) 31... d3 32. Ne4 Ra2 (32... Bc4 $142 $16) 33. Nf2 $4 (33. Nd6 $142 Rb2
34. f4 $18) 33... Rxa3 $15 34. g4 Rb3 35. Kg2 (35. Ra1 Bb7 36. Rxa7 Bxf3 $11)
35... Bc4 (35... Bb5 36. f4 $15) 36. Kg3 $11 Kg7 37. f4 d2+ 38. Kh4 Rb2 39. Ne4
Rxb4 40. Nxd2 (40. Rxd2 Bf7 41. Re2 a5 $11) 40... a5 (40... Bd5 41. Nb1 Bb3 42.
Rf1 $11) 41. Kg5 (41. Nxc4 Rxc4 42. f5 a4 $14) 41... a4 (41... Bd5 $5 42. Nb1
Bc6 $14) 42. Nxc4 $14 Rxc4 43. Rd7+ Kf8 44. f5 b5 45. Ra7 Rc5 $2 (45... Ke8 46.
f6 Rd4 47. Kf5 $18) 46. Kf6 (46. Kg6 $142 Rc4 47. g5 $18) 46... Rc6+ $16 47.
Ke5 Rc5+ 48. Kf6 (48. Kd6 $142 Rc3 49. f6 $18) 48... Rc6+ $11 49. Kg5 Rc5 50.
Kg6 Rc3 (50... Rc4 51. g5 Rf4 52. f6 $18) 51. g5 (51. f6 $142 Rc8 $18) 51... a3
(51... Rf3 52. f6 Ke8 $18) 52. f6 Ke8 (52... Rc8 53. Rh7 Ke8 54. Rh8+ Kd7 55.
Rxc8 Kxc8 $18) 53. f7+ (53. f7+ Kf8 54. Ra8+ Ke7 55. f8=Q+ Kd7 56. Rd8+ Kc6 57.
Qd6+ Kb7 58. Rb8+ Ka7 59. Qb6#) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tue"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Goryachkina, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 b6 5.
a3 Bb7 6. c3 d4 (6... a5 7. b5 d4 8. cxd4 cxd4 9. Bb2 Bc5 10. Bd3 Ne7 11. O-O
Nd5 12. Re1 Nf4 13. Bf1 d3 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. Ne4 O-O 16. a4 Rc8 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18.
Ba3 Qd5 19. Re3 Rfd8 20. Rc1 Nb3 21. Rb1 {
Popadic,D (2170)-Markelova,L (2175)/Titled Tuesday 1st Sept 2020/0-1 (43)}) 7.
Bb5+ $146 (7. cxd4 cxb4 (7... cxd4 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Bb2 Nge7 10. O-O g6 11. Re1
Nf5 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. d3 a6 14. Nbd2 b5 15. Nb3 Rg8 16. Nbxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4
Rxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Qxd4 19. Re3 Qg4+ 20. Kf1 Bh6 21. Ng1 Qg2+ 22. Ke2 {
MichalLuch (2385)-arna (2390)/Rated Bullet game 2016/1-0 (36)}) 8. axb4 Nc6 9.
Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ Bxc6 11. Ba3 Ne7 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. O-O Bb7 14. b5 Bxa3 15. Rxa3
a5 16. Ra4 Rc8 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Rb1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nxd4 20. Qf4 Nf5 21. g4 Nh4 {
Wohlfart,P-Benjes,R/Oberliga Ost C9495 1995/0-1}) 7... Nd7 8. cxd4 a6 (8...
cxb4 9. axb4 a6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Ba3 $11) 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. dxc5 bxc5 11.
bxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O Ne7 13. d4 Ba7 (13... Rd8 14. Nbd2 Bxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Rb1
$11) 14. Be3 $14 O-O 15. Nbd2 Nf5 {Increases the pressure on the backward pawn}
16. Nb3 (16. Rb1 Rab8 $14) 16... Rac8 17. Rc1 (17. Qe2 Qa4 18. Rfb1 Be4 $11)
17... Bd5 (17... Rxc1 18. Nxc1 Rc8 19. Nd3 $15) 18. Nc5 Bxc5 (18... Qe7 19. Bg5
(19. Nxa6 $143 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qxa3 $17) 19... f6 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Be3 $11) 19.
dxc5 $14 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qe7 21. Qc2 Rc7 22. Nd4 (22. e4 $5 Bb7 23. Rfd1 $14)
22... Rfc8 $15 23. c6 Qg5 24. e4 (24. Qd2 Qxe5 (24... Bxc6 $4 25. Rxc6 Qxe5 26.
Rxa6 $18) 25. Rc3 Qe4 $15 (25... Bxc6 26. Nxc6 Qxc3 27. Qxc3 Rxc6 28. Qd3 $18))
24... Qxe5 $17 25. exd5 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1 Qxd5 (26... exd5 27. Qe2 Qa4 28. Qh5 $17)
27. Rfd1 $15 Qg5 (27... Qxc6 $4 28. Qxc6 Rxc6 29. Rxc6 $18) 28. Qe4 h6 29. h3
Qb5 30. a4 (30. Rd6 Qb3 $15) 30... Qg5 31. Rc2 g6 (31... Qe7 32. Rdc1 $17) 32.
Rdc1 (32. Rd7 Qf6 $15) 32... Qf5 (32... Qd5 33. Qf3 Qxf3 34. gxf3 Kf8 $17) 33.
Qc4 (33. Qe3 Qd5 34. Qb6 a5 $15) 33... a5 (33... Rxc6 $142 34. Qxc6 Rxc6 35.
Rxc6 Qa5 $19) 34. Qb5 $11 Rd8 (34... Qd5 35. Rc5 Qd2 36. R5c2 $11) 35. Rc5 Qf2
36. Qxa5 Rd2 37. Rg1 Rc8 38. c7 (38. Qc3 $142 $5 $11) 38... Rc2 $15 39. Rxc2
Qxc2 40. Ra1 Qxc7 41. Qxc7 Rxc7 42. a5 Kf8 43. a6 Ra7 44. Kg1 Ke7 45. Kf2 (45.
h4 Kd6 $19) 45... Kd6 46. Ke3 (46. g4 Kc5 $19) 46... Kc5 47. Ke4 Kb5 48. Ke5
Rxa6 49. Rb1+ Kc4 50. Kf6 Ra7 51. Rd1 Kc3 52. g4 Kc2 (52... h5 53. g5 $19) 53.
Rd8 $17 Rc7 54. Rh8 h5 (54... Kd3 $142 $17) 55. gxh5 $11 gxh5 56. Rxh5 Kd3 57.
Rg5 (57. h4 Kd4 $11) 57... Kd4 58. h4 e5 (58... Rc6 $5 59. h5 e5+ 60. Kg7 Rc7
$11) 59. Rxe5 $14 Rc6+ 60. Kf5 Rh6 61. Re4+ Kd5 (61... Kd3 62. Rb4 $11) 62. Rg4
f6 63. Ra4 Kd6 64. Rd4+ Ke7 65. Rd1 (65. Rc4 Kf7 $14) 65... Kf8 (65... Rxh4
$142 $5 66. Ra1 Rh5+ 67. Kf4 Rh2 $17) 66. Rd4 (66. Rh1 Kg7 $14) 66... Ke7 $11
67. Re4+ (67. Rb4 Kd6 $14) 67... Kf7 68. Ra4 Rh5+ 69. Kg4 Kg6 70. Rb4 Re5 71.
Rc4 Rd5 72. Rb4 Re5 73. Rc4 Rd5 74. Rb4 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tue"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Bogumil, T."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 b6 5.
a3 d4 6. c3 dxc3 $146 (6... Bb7 7. cxd4 cxd4 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Bb2 Nge7 10. O-O g6
11. Re1 Nf5 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. d3 a6 14. Nbd2 b5 15. Nb3 Rg8 16. Nbxd4 Nxd4 17.
Bxd4 Rxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Qxd4 19. Re3 Qg4+ 20. Kf1 Bh6 21. Ng1 {
MichalLuch (2385)-arna (2390)/Rated Bullet game 2016/1-0 (36)}) (6... d3 7.
Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qxd7+ Nxd7 9. Bxd3 Bb7 10. Be2 Ne7 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nd5 13. Be3
Be7 14. Kd2 O-O 15. Rc1 f6 16. exf6 N7xf6 17. Nc3 Rad8 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Ke1
Bd6 20. Bg5 Ra8 21. h3 {
Steiner,S (2225)-Perhinig,R (2210)/2. Bundesliga Mitte 2007/0-1 (88)}) 7. dxc3
Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Ba6 (8... Bb7 9. Nbd2 $11) 9. Be3 Bxf1 10. Rxf1 Nd7 11. Nbd2 f6
12. exf6 gxf6 13. Nc4 Rc8 (13... O-O-O 14. Ke2 $14) 14. b5 $14 h5 15. Re1 Kf7 (
15... Rh7 16. Kc2 $14) 16. Kc2 Nh6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6 18. Rad1 Rc7 19. Rd2 Be7 20.
Red1 Nf8 21. g3 e5 (21... Ke8 22. h3 $16) 22. Nh4 Ke6 (22... Rh7 23. f4 exf4
24. gxf4 $16) 23. f4 $18 Rh7 (23... exf4 24. Re2+ Kf7 25. Nf5 $18) 24. Re2 Rd7
(24... a6 25. fxe5 axb5 26. exf6+ Kxf6 27. Nxb6 $18) 25. Rde1 (25. Rf1 e4 26.
Rxe4+ Kf7 $18) 25... Rd5 (25... Rg7 26. Rf2 Rd5 27. Ng2 $18) 26. fxe5 f5 27.
Ng2 h4 $4 (27... Bg5 $142 $18) 28. Nf4+ (28. Nf4+ Kd7 29. Nxd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tue"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Goryachkina, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 b6 5.
a3 Bb7 6. c3 d4 (6... a5 7. b5 d4 8. cxd4 cxd4 9. Bb2 Bc5 10. Bd3 Ne7 11. O-O
Nd5 12. Re1 Nf4 13. Bf1 d3 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. Ne4 O-O 16. a4 Rc8 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18.
Ba3 Qd5 19. Re3 Rfd8 20. Rc1 Nb3 21. Rb1 {
Popadic,D (2170)-Markelova,L (2175)/Titled Tuesday 1st Sept 2020/0-1 (43)}) 7.
Bb5+ $146 (7. cxd4 cxb4 (7... cxd4 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Bb2 Nge7 10. O-O g6 11. Re1
Nf5 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. d3 a6 14. Nbd2 b5 15. Nb3 Rg8 16. Nbxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4
Rxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Qxd4 19. Re3 Qg4+ 20. Kf1 Bh6 21. Ng1 Qg2+ 22. Ke2 {
MichalLuch (2385)-arna (2390)/Rated Bullet game 2016/1-0 (36)}) 8. axb4 Nc6 9.
Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ Bxc6 11. Ba3 Ne7 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. O-O Bb7 14. b5 Bxa3 15. Rxa3
a5 16. Ra4 Rc8 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Rb1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nxd4 20. Qf4 Nf5 21. g4 Nh4 {
Wohlfart,P-Benjes,R/Oberliga Ost C9495 1995/0-1}) 7... Nd7 8. cxd4 a6 (8...
cxb4 9. axb4 a6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Ba3 $11) 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. dxc5 bxc5 11.
bxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O Ne7 13. d4 Ba7 (13... Rd8 14. Nbd2 Bxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Rb1
$11) 14. Be3 $14 O-O 15. Nbd2 Nf5 {Increases the pressure on the backward pawn}
16. Nb3 (16. Rb1 Rab8 $14) 16... Rac8 17. Rc1 (17. Qe2 Qa4 18. Rfb1 Be4 $11)
17... Bd5 (17... Rxc1 18. Nxc1 Rc8 19. Nd3 $15) 18. Nc5 Bxc5 (18... Qe7 19. Bg5
(19. Nxa6 $143 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qxa3 $17) 19... f6 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Be3 $11) 19.
dxc5 $14 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qe7 21. Qc2 Rc7 22. Nd4 (22. e4 $5 Bb7 23. Rfd1 $14)
22... Rfc8 $15 23. c6 Qg5 24. e4 (24. Qd2 Qxe5 (24... Bxc6 $4 25. Rxc6 Qxe5 26.
Rxa6 $18) 25. Rc3 Qe4 $15 (25... Bxc6 26. Nxc6 Qxc3 27. Qxc3 Rxc6 28. Qd3 $18))
24... Qxe5 $17 25. exd5 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1 Qxd5 (26... exd5 27. Qe2 Qa4 28. Qh5 $17)
27. Rfd1 $15 Qg5 (27... Qxc6 $4 28. Qxc6 Rxc6 29. Rxc6 $18) 28. Qe4 h6 29. h3
Qb5 30. a4 (30. Rd6 Qb3 $15) 30... Qg5 31. Rc2 g6 (31... Qe7 32. Rdc1 $17) 32.
Rdc1 (32. Rd7 Qf6 $15) 32... Qf5 (32... Qd5 33. Qf3 Qxf3 34. gxf3 Kf8 $17) 33.
Qc4 (33. Qe3 Qd5 34. Qb6 a5 $15) 33... a5 (33... Rxc6 $142 34. Qxc6 Rxc6 35.
Rxc6 Qa5 $19) 34. Qb5 $11 Rd8 (34... Qd5 35. Rc5 Qd2 36. R5c2 $11) 35. Rc5 Qf2
36. Qxa5 Rd2 37. Rg1 Rc8 38. c7 (38. Qc3 $142 $5 $11) 38... Rc2 $15 39. Rxc2
Qxc2 40. Ra1 Qxc7 41. Qxc7 Rxc7 42. a5 Kf8 43. a6 Ra7 44. Kg1 Ke7 45. Kf2 (45.
h4 Kd6 $19) 45... Kd6 46. Ke3 (46. g4 Kc5 $19) 46... Kc5 47. Ke4 Kb5 48. Ke5
Rxa6 49. Rb1+ Kc4 50. Kf6 Ra7 51. Rd1 Kc3 52. g4 Kc2 (52... h5 53. g5 $19) 53.
Rd8 $17 Rc7 54. Rh8 h5 (54... Kd3 $142 $17) 55. gxh5 $11 gxh5 56. Rxh5 Kd3 57.
Rg5 (57. h4 Kd4 $11) 57... Kd4 58. h4 e5 (58... Rc6 $5 59. h5 e5+ 60. Kg7 Rc7
$11) 59. Rxe5 $14 Rc6+ 60. Kf5 Rh6 61. Re4+ Kd5 (61... Kd3 62. Rb4 $11) 62. Rg4
f6 63. Ra4 Kd6 64. Rd4+ Ke7 65. Rd1 (65. Rc4 Kf7 $14) 65... Kf8 (65... Rxh4
$142 $5 66. Ra1 Rh5+ 67. Kf4 Rh2 $17) 66. Rd4 (66. Rh1 Kg7 $14) 66... Ke7 $11
67. Re4+ (67. Rb4 Kd6 $14) 67... Kf7 68. Ra4 Rh5+ 69. Kg4 Kg6 70. Rb4 Re5 71.
Rc4 Rd5 72. Rb4 Re5 73. Rc4 Rd5 74. Rb4 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Vu, Bui Thi Thanh Van"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "1750"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 Nc6 5.
bxc5 d4 6. c3 (6. Ba3 Qa5 7. Bd3 Bxc5 8. Bxc5 Qxc5 9. O-O Nge7 10. a4 Ng6 11.
Re1 Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Na3 O-O 14. Re4 a6 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. Rb3 Ng6 17. h4
e5 18. h5 Ne7 19. Nc4 f6 20. h6 g6 {
zsolti_83 (2655)-FleddyVanHelgie (2665)/Rated Bullet game 2021/0-1 (36)}) (6.
Bb5 Bxc5 7. O-O Nge7 8. d3 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Bf4 Rc8 13.
Nbd2 Nb4 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Qc6 16. Qe2 Nbd5 17. Bg3 Nc3 18. Qd2 Nf5 19. a3
h6 20. Rfe1 Qc7 {
Bortnyk,O (2595)-Yanchenko,R (2465)/Titled Tuesday 2021/1-0 (68)}) 6... dxc3
$146 (6... Bxc5 7. cxd4 (7. Bb2 Nge7 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Nxd4 10. Ne4 Nxf3+ 11.
Qxf3 O-O 12. Bd3 Nf5 13. g4 Nh4 14. Qh3 Qd5 15. O-O Rd8 16. Bc2 Ng6 17. Ng5 h6
18. Nxf7 Nf4 {0-1 Flaata,A-Fant,G (2090)/Troll Masters 1996}) 7... Nxd4 8. Bc4
Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Qd4 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. Nc3 Qxe5+ 12. Kd1 Nf6 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bb2 a6
15. Ba4 Qb6 16. Bb3 Bxf2 17. Rf1 Bd4 18. Na4 Qa7 19. Ba3+ Kg8 20. Rc1 Bd7 21.
g4 {zsolti_83 (2440)-mauri990 (2450)/Rated Bullet game 2019/0-1 (51)} Bc6 22.
Qf4 h6 23. h4 Qb8 24. Qxd4 Qg3 25. Rg1 Qf3+ 26. Kc2 Bxa4 27. Bxa4 Kh7 28. Kb1
Qxa3 29. g5 Rhd8 30. Qe5 Qb4+ 31. Bb3 Nd7 32. Qe4+ Qxe4+ 33. Bc2 Qxc2+ 34. Rxc2
hxg5 35. Rg2 Kg6 36. Rxg5+ {
zsolti_83 (2440)-mauri990 (2450)/Rated Bullet game 2019/0-1 (51)}) 7. d4 Qa5 (
7... c2 8. Qxc2 Nxd4 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Be3 $11) 8. Qb3 Nge7 (8... b6 $142 $5 9.
cxb6 Bb4 10. bxa7 Rxa7 $14) 9. Nxc3 $18 Nf5 10. Be3 (10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bd2 Qc7
$16) 10... Be7 (10... b6 $5 11. cxb6 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Rb8 $16) 11. Bd3 Nxe3 12.
fxe3 Nb4 (12... b6 $5 13. Be4 Bd7 14. cxb6 axb6 $18) 13. Be4 $18 O-O 14. O-O
Rd8 15. a3 Nc6 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. Nd6 b6 (17... Rab8 18. Qd3 (18. Nxb7 $6 Qc7 $16)
18... g6 19. Nd2 $18) 18. cxb6 (18. Nb7 $142 $5 Qa6 19. Nxd8 Rxd8 20. cxb6 Qxb6
21. Qxb6 axb6 $18) 18... Qxb6 19. Qc2 Bxd6 20. exd6 (20. Bxh7+ $142 Kh8 21.
exd6 $18) 20... Rac8 $2 (20... f5 $142 21. Rfb1 Qa6 $18) 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Qe4
Qb8 (22... Qb3 23. Rab1 Qxb1 24. Rxb1 Be8 $18) 23. Qh4 Qxd6 (23... Ne7 24. Ng5
Be8 25. Bg6+ Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Nxe6#) 24. Ng5 Be8 (24... Ne5 25. Bg6+ Kg8
26. Bxf7+ Nxf7 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Rxf7#) 25. Bg6+ (25. Rxf7 Qxh2+
26. Kxh2 Bd7 27. Be4+ Kg8 28. Qh7#) 25... Kg8 26. Qh7+ (26. Bxf7+ Bxf7 27. Qh7+
Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Rxf7#) 26... Kf8 $18 27. Bxf7 Bxf7 28. Rxf7+ (28. Qh8+ Ke7
29. Rxf7#) 28... Ke8 29. Qg8+ (29. Qg8+ Qf8 30. Qxf8#) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Ljukin, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 Nc6 5.
bxc5 d4 6. c3 (6. Bb5 Bxc5 7. O-O Nge7 8. d3 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. Qe2
Bb7 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Nbd2 Nb4 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Qc6 16. Qe2 Nbd5 17. Bg3 Nc3
18. Qd2 Nf5 19. a3 h6 20. Rfe1 Qc7 {
Bortnyk,O (2595)-Yanchenko,R (2465)/Titled Tuesday 2021/1-0 (68)}) 6... Bxc5 (
6... dxc3 7. d4 Qa5 8. Qb3 Nge7 9. Nxc3 Nf5 10. Be3 Be7 11. Bd3 Nxe3 12. fxe3
Nb4 13. Be4 O-O 14. O-O Rd8 15. a3 Nc6 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. Nd6 b6 18. cxb6 Qxb6 19.
Qc2 Bxd6 20. exd6 Rac8 21. Bxh7+ {
Popadic,D (2155)-Vu,B (1750)/Titled Tuesday 2021/1-0}) 7. Bb2 Nge7 8. Bd3 $2
$146 (8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Nxd4 10. Ne4 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Bd3 Nf5 13. g4 Nh4
14. Qh3 Qd5 15. O-O Rd8 16. Bc2 Ng6 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nxf7 Nf4 {
0-1 Flaata,A-Fant,G (2090)/Troll Masters 1996}) (8. Ba3 $142 $5 Bxa3 9. Nxa3
dxc3 10. Nb5 $15) 8... dxc3 $17 9. dxc3 Bxf2+ $1 10. Kxf2 Qb6+ 11. Kg3 (11. Kf1
Qxb2 12. Nbd2 Qxc3 $17) 11... Qxb2 12. Nbd2 O-O (12... Qxc3 13. Ne4 Nf5+ 14.
Kh3 $17) 13. Ne4 (13. Qb1 Qxb1 14. Raxb1 Rd8 $17) 13... Ng6 (13... Nf5+ 14. Kh3
Ne3 15. Qe2 Qxe2 16. Bxe2 $17) 14. Rb1 (14. Nd6 $5 Qxc3 15. Rc1 $17) 14... Qa3
$19 15. Neg5 Rd8 (15... Qxa2 16. Ra1 Qb2 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Ne4 $19) 16. Qc2 Qe7
(16... f5 17. Bc4 Ncxe5 18. Bxe6+ Bxe6 19. Nxe6 $19) 17. h4 (17. Bxg6 hxg6 18.
Qe4 $15) 17... Rxd3 (17... Ncxe5 $142 18. Nxe5 Qc7 19. Ngxf7 Nxe5 20. Nxe5
Qxe5+ 21. Kf2 Qf4+ 22. Ke1 Qg3+ 23. Ke2 Qxg2+ 24. Ke3 Qg3+ 25. Ke2 e5 $19) 18.
Qxd3 $11 h6 19. Rbf1 $4 (19. Ne4 $142 Ngxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Nxd6
$11) 19... hxg5 $19 20. hxg5 Ncxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxg5+ 22. Ng4 f5 23. Kh2 (23. Qe2
Bd7 $19) 23... fxg4 (23... Qxg4 24. Qd8+ Nf8 25. Qd4 $19) 24. Kg1 g3 (24... b5
25. Qd6 Qe3+ 26. Rf2 $19) 25. Rh3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 4th Jan"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Ljukin, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 Nc6 5.
bxc5 d4 6. Bb5 Bxc5 7. O-O Bd7 $146 (7... Nge7 8. d3 (8. c4 a6 9. Bxc6+ Nxc6
10. d3 O-O 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. Nbd2 Ng6 13. Ne4 Nxf4 14. Nxc5 Qc7 15. Ne4 b6 16.
Nd6 Bb7 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Qd2 Ng6 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. Qb4 Rab8 21. Qd6 Rfc8 22.
Qxc7 Rxc7 {Wieczoorxd (2435)-Agnewfan (2560)/Rated Bullet game 2016/1-0 (58)})
8... Ng6 (8... a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Nbd2 Nb4
14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Qc6 16. Qe2 Nbd5 17. Bg3 Nc3 18. Qd2 Nf5 19. a3 h6 20.
Rfe1 Qc7 21. Qf4 Qe7 22. h4 O-O 23. h5 {
Bortnyk,O (2595)-Yanchenko,R (2465)/Titled Tuesday 2021/1-0 (68)}) 9. Qe2 a6
10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. h4 Nxh4 12. g3 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Qd5 14. Qh5 g6 {
0-1 NaoKoala (2295)-Darkhorse92 (2220)/Rated Bullet game 2015}) (7... a6 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Re1 Ne7 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Ne4 Ba7 13. Ba3 c5 14. Nd6
Bc6 15. Rb1 Nd5 16. Qd2 Nc3 17. Rb2 f6 18. Nc4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 fxe5 20. Nxe5 Qh4
21. Rb7 Nd5 22. Kh1 {
evil_morty2 (2205)-sauloviski (2185)/Rated Bullet game 2016/0-1 (37)}) 8. Qe2
Nge7 9. Na3 (9. Ba3 Bxa3 10. Nxa3 O-O $11) 9... a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. c3 (11. c4
dxc3 12. dxc3 Nd5 $11) 11... O-O (11... Nd5 12. Qe1 $15) 12. Nc2 (12. Qe4 Ng6
13. cxd4 Bb6 $14) 12... dxc3 $11 13. dxc3 Ng6 (13... Nd5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. c4
$16) 14. Bg5 (14. a4 Qc7 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. axb5 axb5 $14) 14... Qb6 (14... Qc7
15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. a4 $11) 15. h4 (15. a4 bxa4 16. Bxg6 fxg6 $11) 15... h6 (
15... Qc7 16. Rfe1 $15) 16. Bc1 Rad8 (16... Qc7 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. a4 $11) 17.
h5 Nge7 18. Nh4 (18. Qe4 $5 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. a4 $11) 18... Nf5 (18... f6
19. exf6 Rxf6 20. a4 $17) 19. Nxf5 $11 exf5 20. Bf4 Be6 (20... Rfe8 $5 21. a4
bxa4 $17) 21. a4 $11 Ne7 (21... bxa4 22. Rxa4 Qb3 23. Rxa6 Nb8 $14 (23... Qxc3
$143 24. Rxc6 Bxf2+ 25. Qxf2 Qxc6 26. Nd4 $16)) 22. axb5 $16 axb5 23. Rab1 (23.
Bxb5 $5 Nd5 24. Bd2 $16) 23... Nd5 $11 24. Bd2 Qc7 (24... Nc7 $5 $11) 25. Bxb5
$16 f4 26. c4 Ne7 (26... Nb6 $5 27. Bxf4 Bxc4 28. Bxc4 Nxc4 $16) 27. Bxf4 $18
Nf5 28. Rbd1 Nd4 29. Nxd4 Bxd4 30. Qe4 Qc5 31. Be3 (31. Rd2 $142 $18) 31...
Qxe5 $4 (31... Bxe3 32. Qxe3 Qxe3 33. fxe3 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 $16) 32. Qxe5 (32.
Rxd4 $142 Qxh5 33. Qh4 Qxh4 34. Rxh4 $18) 32... Bxe5 $16 33. Bc5 (33. Rfe1 $142
$5 $16) 33... Rxd1 $11 34. Rxd1 Rc8 35. Be3 Bxc4 36. Bxc4 Rxc4 37. f3 Rc7 (
37... Kf8 38. Rd5 Bg3 39. Kf1 $11) 38. Rd2 (38. f4 Bf6 $14) 38... Kh7 39. g4 f6
(39... g5 40. Rd5 Re7 41. Kf2 $11) 40. Kg2 Rc4 41. Ra2 Bf4 (41... g5 42. Kf2
$14) 42. Bf2 (42. Bxf4 Rxf4 43. Kg3 Rb4 $14) 42... Rd4 $4 (42... Be5 $142 $14)
43. Bxd4 $18 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 4th Jan"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Ljukin, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 Nc6 5.
bxc5 d4 6. Bb5 Bxc5 7. O-O Bd7 $146 (7... Nge7 8. d3 (8. c4 a6 9. Bxc6+ Nxc6
10. d3 O-O 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. Nbd2 Ng6 13. Ne4 Nxf4 14. Nxc5 Qc7 15. Ne4 b6 16.
Nd6 Bb7 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Qd2 Ng6 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. Qb4 Rab8 21. Qd6 Rfc8 22.
Qxc7 Rxc7 {Wieczoorxd (2435)-Agnewfan (2560)/Rated Bullet game 2016/1-0 (58)})
8... Ng6 (8... a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Nbd2 Nb4
14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Qc6 16. Qe2 Nbd5 17. Bg3 Nc3 18. Qd2 Nf5 19. a3 h6 20.
Rfe1 Qc7 21. Qf4 Qe7 22. h4 O-O 23. h5 {
Bortnyk,O (2595)-Yanchenko,R (2465)/Titled Tuesday 2021/1-0 (68)}) 9. Qe2 a6
10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. h4 Nxh4 12. g3 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Qd5 14. Qh5 g6 {
0-1 NaoKoala (2295)-Darkhorse92 (2220)/Rated Bullet game 2015}) (7... a6 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Re1 Ne7 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Ne4 Ba7 13. Ba3 c5 14. Nd6
Bc6 15. Rb1 Nd5 16. Qd2 Nc3 17. Rb2 f6 18. Nc4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 fxe5 20. Nxe5 Qh4
21. Rb7 Nd5 22. Kh1 {
evil_morty2 (2205)-sauloviski (2185)/Rated Bullet game 2016/0-1 (37)}) 8. Qe2
Nge7 9. Na3 (9. Ba3 Bxa3 10. Nxa3 O-O $11) 9... a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. c3 (11. c4
dxc3 12. dxc3 Nd5 $11) 11... O-O (11... Nd5 12. Qe1 $15) 12. Nc2 (12. Qe4 Ng6
13. cxd4 Bb6 $14) 12... dxc3 $11 13. dxc3 Ng6 (13... Nd5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. c4
$16) 14. Bg5 (14. a4 Qc7 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. axb5 axb5 $14) 14... Qb6 (14... Qc7
15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. a4 $11) 15. h4 (15. a4 bxa4 16. Bxg6 fxg6 $11) 15... h6 (
15... Qc7 16. Rfe1 $15) 16. Bc1 Rad8 (16... Qc7 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. a4 $11) 17.
h5 Nge7 18. Nh4 (18. Qe4 $5 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. a4 $11) 18... Nf5 (18... f6
19. exf6 Rxf6 20. a4 $17) 19. Nxf5 $11 exf5 20. Bf4 Be6 (20... Rfe8 $5 21. a4
bxa4 $17) 21. a4 $11 Ne7 (21... bxa4 22. Rxa4 Qb3 23. Rxa6 Nb8 $14 (23... Qxc3
$143 24. Rxc6 Bxf2+ 25. Qxf2 Qxc6 26. Nd4 $16)) 22. axb5 $16 axb5 23. Rab1 (23.
Bxb5 $5 Nd5 24. Bd2 $16) 23... Nd5 $11 24. Bd2 Qc7 (24... Nc7 $5 $11) 25. Bxb5
$16 f4 26. c4 Ne7 (26... Nb6 $5 27. Bxf4 Bxc4 28. Bxc4 Nxc4 $16) 27. Bxf4 $18
Nf5 28. Rbd1 Nd4 29. Nxd4 Bxd4 30. Qe4 Qc5 31. Be3 (31. Rd2 $142 $18) 31...
Qxe5 $4 (31... Bxe3 32. Qxe3 Qxe3 33. fxe3 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 $16) 32. Qxe5 (32.
Rxd4 $142 Qxh5 33. Qh4 Qxh4 34. Rxh4 $18) 32... Bxe5 $16 33. Bc5 (33. Rfe1 $142
$5 $16) 33... Rxd1 $11 34. Rxd1 Rc8 35. Be3 Bxc4 36. Bxc4 Rxc4 37. f3 Rc7 (
37... Kf8 38. Rd5 Bg3 39. Kf1 $11) 38. Rd2 (38. f4 Bf6 $14) 38... Kh7 39. g4 f6
(39... g5 40. Rd5 Re7 41. Kf2 $11) 40. Kg2 Rc4 41. Ra2 Bf4 (41... g5 42. Kf2
$14) 42. Bf2 (42. Bxf4 Rxf4 43. Kg3 Rb4 $14) 42... Rd4 $4 (42... Be5 $142 $14)
43. Bxd4 $18 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Jaskolka, T."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 c4 5. a3 Ne7 (5... a5 6. b5 Nd7 7. d4 cxd3 8.
Bxd3 Ne7 9. a4 Ng6 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 Nxe5 14.
Nxe5 Qxe5 15. g3 Qh5 16. Qxh5 gxh5 17. c4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Ke7 19. Nb6 Rb8 20.
Rac1 {Jenni,F (2455)-Reimanis,R (2410)/Chess.com Bullet Open 2020/1-0 (52)}) (
5... f6 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. d3 cxd3 8. Bxd3 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 10. Nd2 Bd6 11. Ndf3 O-O
12. O-O a5 13. b5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bd7 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Rae1 Be8 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18.
Qxg4 e5 19. c3 Qf7 20. c4 {
Jenni,F (2455)-Fajdetic,H (2150)/Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021/1-0 (31)}) 6. c3
$146 (6. d3 cxd3 7. cxd3 Nf5 8. g4 Nh4 9. Nxh4 Qxh4 10. Nd2 Be7 11. h3 O-O 12.
Nf3 {1-0 GelmanSchool (1870)-manlainachin (1820)/Rated Blitz game 2014}) (6. d4
Nbc6 (6... Qb6 7. c3 a5 8. Bb2 Bd7 9. Nbd2 Nbc6 10. Be2 Ng6 11. O-O Nf4 12. Ne1
Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 Be7 14. Kh1 O-O 15. f4 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Bxa1 Ra8 18. Nef3
Ra2 19. Ng5 h6 20. Ngf3 Qa6 21. Qd1 {
Van den Berg,B-Muris,V/NLD-ch U20 Hengelo 1995/1/2-1/2}) 7. c3 a6 8. Bg5 h6 9.
Bh4 Qc7 10. Be2 Ng6 11. Bg3 Be7 12. O-O Bd7 13. Nbd2 Na7 14. a4 b6 15. Qc2
O-O-O 16. Rfb1 Rdg8 17. b5 a5 18. h3 Qd8 19. Nh2 Bh4 20. Rf1 Kb7 {
Povilaitis,T-Mickus,B/B14 2013/0-1 (37)}) (6. d3 $5 $14) 6... Ng6 $11 7. d4
cxd3 8. Bxd3 Nc6 9. Qe2 Qc7 {e5 draws heavy fire} 10. Bb5 (10. Bxg6 hxg6 11.
Bg5 Rh5 $11) 10... Bd7 $15 11. Bxc6 bxc6 (11... Bxc6 12. O-O $15) 12. O-O Be7
13. Re1 O-O 14. Nbd2 (14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxe5 16. Qxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 f6 $11)
14... a5 15. Bb2 (15. Nb3 a4 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. bxc5 Ra5 $15) 15... axb4 (15...
c5 $5 $15) 16. cxb4 $11 c5 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. Nb3 Be7 19. Nbd4 Rfb8 20. g3 (20.
Rec1 Qb7 21. Ra2 Ba4 $11) 20... Qb6 21. Bc1 (21. Ra2 Bc5 $15) 21... Bb5 (21...
f6 $5 22. exf6 Bxf6 $17) 22. Qd1 Bc4 23. h4 Bc5 24. Be3 (24. h5 Ne7 $17) 24...
Rxa3 25. Rxa3 Bxa3 26. h5 Ne7 27. h6 g6 28. Nf5 (28. Nc2 Bc5 $17) 28... Qc7 29.
Nd6 Nf5 (29... Bxd6 $6 30. exd6 Qxd6 31. Bf4 $14) 30. Bf4 (30. Nxf5 exf5 31.
Qd4 Qe7 $17) 30... Nxd6 (30... Bb4 31. Nd2 Bd3 $19 (31... Nxd6 $6 32. exd6 Qa7
33. Qc2 $15) (31... Bxd6 $6 32. exd6 Qa5 33. Qa1 Qxa1 34. Rxa1 $15)) 31. exd6
$17 Bxd6 (31... Qb6 $142 $17) 32. Bxd6 $2 (32. Qd4 $142 f6 33. Bxd6 Qxd6 34.
Qxf6 $16) 32... Qxd6 $19 33. Qd4 e5 34. Nxe5 (34. Qxe5 Qxe5 {Combination}) (34.
Rxe5 Qf8 {Combination}) (34. Nxe5 Qf6 {Combination}) 34... Re8 $4 (34... Qf6
$142 $14) 35. Re3 $18 Qf6 (35... Re6 36. Nxc4 Qf8 $18) 36. Nxc4 (36. Nd7 Qe5
37. Rxe5 f5 38. Rxe8+ Kf7 39. Qe3 d4 40. Qe7#) 36... Re6 (36... Rf8 37. Qxf6
dxc4 38. Qg7#) 37. Qxf6 Rxf6 (37... Kf8 38. Qd8+ Re8 39. Rxe8#) 38. Re8# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Lisik, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 c4 5.
c3 b5 6. a4 bxa4 (6... Bd7 7. Be2 a6 8. axb5 Bxb5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Na3 Bc6 11. b5
axb5 12. Nxb5 Rxa1 13. Nxc7+ Kd8 14. Nxe6+ fxe6 15. d3 Ba4 16. Bg5+ Kd7 17.
Qxa1 {1-0 Marcus-5088/internet 2018}) 7. Rxa4 $146 (7. d3 cxd3 8. Bxd3 Ne7 9.
Qxa4+ Bd7 10. Qc2 Nec6 11. Bf4 Be7 12. O-O h6 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Rfe1 a6 15. Nf1
Bxb4 16. cxb4 Nxb4 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Qb1 N8c6 19. Ng3 Rb8 20. Nh5 a5 21. Bxh6
gxh6 {V_CHO (2255)-TalgatB (2150)/Rated Blitz game 2016/1-0}) 7... Bb7 8. d4 (
8. d3 cxd3 9. Bxd3 Qc7 $16) 8... a5 9. bxa5 Rxa5 10. Be2 Bc6 11. Rxa5 Qxa5 12.
O-O Nh6 (12... Ba4 $5 13. Qd2 Bb3 $11) 13. Bxh6 $16 gxh6 14. Qc1 Nd7 15. h3 Bg7
16. Nh2 O-O 17. Ng4 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} Rb8 (17... Qa2 $5
18. Bf3 Rb8 $14) 18. Nxh6+ $16 Kf8 (18... Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qa2 20. Bh5 $16) 19.
Ng4 (19. Qf4 $5 Bxh6 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Qg5+ Kf8 22. Qf4 $18) 19... Qa1 20. Ne3
Qb2 21. Qd1 Ra8 (21... Qa2 22. Bf3 $14) 22. Bh5 Nb6 23. Ng4 (23. f4 $5 Ra2 24.
Qe1 $16) 23... Ra1 $14 24. Nf6 (24. Qc1 Qxc1 25. Rxc1 Ba4 $14) 24... Ke7 (24...
Bxf6 $5 25. exf6 Nd7 $15) 25. Qg4 (25. Nxh7 $142 Na4 26. Qf3 $16) 25... Bxf6 $4
(25... Rxb1 26. Qxg7 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Qb1+ 28. Ke2 Qd3+ 29. Ke1 Qxc3+ 30. Kf1
Qc1+ 31. Ke2 Qc2+ 32. Kf3 Qd3+ 33. Kg4 Be8 $18) 26. exf6+ $18 Kd7 27. Qg8 (27.
Bxf7 Rxb1 28. Bxe6+ Kd6 29. Qg3+ Kxe6 30. Qe5+ Kd7 31. Qf5+ Kc7 32. Rxb1 Qa3
33. Qf4+ Kb7 34. Rxb6+ Kxb6 35. Qb8+ Ka6 $18) 27... Rxb1 (27... Kc7 28. Qxf7+
Nd7 29. Qxh7 Kb6 $18) 28. Qxf7+ Kc8 29. Rxb1 (29. Qg8+ $142 Kc7 30. Qxh7+ Nd7
31. Rxb1 Qxc3 32. Be8 $18) 29... Qxb1+ $11 30. Kh2 Qf5 31. Qg8+ (31. Qf8+ Kc7
32. Qe7+ Nd7 $11) 31... Kb7 (31... Kc7 32. Qg3+ Kb7 33. Qg7+ Nd7 34. f7 $11)
32. f7 Nd7 33. Bf3 (33. Bg4 Qf4+ 34. Kg1 Qh6 $11) 33... Qf4+ $15 (33... Qf4+
34. Kh1 h6 $15) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Degrande, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "1940"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 c4 5.
c3 b6 (5... Nc6 6. d4 cxd3 7. Bxd3 Qc7 8. Qe2 Nge7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Re1 Be7 11.
Na3 a6 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. Nc2 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Ncd4 e5 16. Bxg6+ hxg6 17. Nxc6
Bxc6 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5+ Qxe5 20. Rxe5+ {
Mettigel (2460)-RDL74 (2165)/Rated Blitz game 2016/1-0 (68)}) (5... f6 6. d4
fxe5 7. Nxe5 Nf6 8. a4 Bd6 9. f4 O-O 10. a5 Ne4 11. g3 Nc6 12. Bg2 Nxc3 13.
Nxc3 Bxb4 14. Bb2 Rxf4 15. gxf4 Qh4+ 16. Ke2 Qxf4 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Qd2 Qh4 19.
Raf1 e5 20. dxe5 {
Shtyka,S (2175)-Fajdetic,H (2150)/Titled Tuesday 2021/1-0 (42)}) (5... b5 6. a4
bxa4 7. Rxa4 Bb7 8. d4 a5 9. bxa5 Rxa5 10. Be2 Bc6 11. Rxa5 Qxa5 12. O-O Nh6
13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Qc1 Nd7 15. h3 Bg7 16. Nh2 O-O 17. Ng4 Rb8 18. Nxh6+ Kf8 19.
Ng4 Qa1 20. Ne3 {Popadic,D (2155)-Lisik,V (2440)/Titled Tuesday 2021/0-1 (33)})
6. a4 $146 (6. a3 Bb7 7. d4 b5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O O-O
12. Nbd2 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Ndf3 Ne4 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 Bd7
18. Qc1 Ng5 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Qxg5 h6 {
smalltits22 (1785)-gdfbvnvb (1730)/Rated Bullet game 2013/1-0 (34)} 21. Qe3
Rae8 22. f4 Qf7 23. Rae1 Qf5 24. Bd1 Qb1 25. Bh5 Qf5 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. h3 Qc2
28. f5 Qb3 29. fxe6 Qxa3 30. e7 a5 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Rf8+ Rxf8 33. exf8=Q+ Kh7
34. Qfg8# {1-0 smalltits22 (1785)-gdfbvnvb (1730)/Rated Bullet game 2013 (34)})
(6. d3 cxd3 7. Bxd3 Qc7 $14) 6... Bb7 7. d3 cxd3 8. Bxd3 Nc6 9. O-O Nge7 10.
Re1 Ng6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. g3 (12. Na3 Rc8 $11) 12... O-O $11 13. Nbd2 (13. h4 h6
$11) 13... Rc8 (13... d4 14. b5 dxc3 15. bxc6 cxd2 16. Nxd2 Bxc6 17. Ba3 $17)
14. Nb3 (14. h4 $142 $11) 14... Nxb4 $4 (14... d4 $142 15. Rd1 Ncxe5 16. Nbxd4
Bf6 17. Bxg6 Nxg6 $17) 15. cxb4 $18 Bxb4 16. Bd2 Bc5 17. Ba6 (17. Nfd4 $5 $18)
17... Bxa6 $16 18. Qxa6 Rc7 19. Nxc5 (19. a5 Qe7 $16) 19... bxc5 20. Ba5 Qc8
21. Qe2 Rc6 22. Rec1 Ne7 (22... f6 23. Rab1 $16) 23. Rc2 d4 (23... Qd7 $5 $16)
24. Rac1 $18 Nd5 $4 (24... Qd7 $142 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Qxa4 $18) 25. Nxd4
$1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tue 8th Mar Early"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Spata, G."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 c4 5.
c3 a5 6. b5 a4 7. Na3 (7. d3 cxd3 8. Bxd3 Nd7 (8... Bd7 9. O-O Qa5 10. Qe2 Ne7
11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nf5 15. Bd2 Bb4 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17.
Nbd2 O-O 18. Rab1 Qe7 19. Ne4 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Be8 21. h3 Nd7 22. Nd6 Nb6 23. Nxf5
{Shtyka,S (2175)-Duneas,J (2135)/Titled Tuesday 9th Mar 2021/1-0 (37)}) 9. O-O
Qc7 10. Qe2 Ne7 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bg3 Nb6 13. Nbd2 Qxc3 14. Rfc1 Qa3 15. Rc7 Be7
16. h4 Bd8 17. Rc2 Qb4 18. Rb1 Qg4 19. Qe3 Qh5 20. Be2 Qh6 21. Qd4 Ne7 {
Rahls,P (2190)-Stolz,M (2280)/BL2-N9596 Germany 1996/0-1 (68)}) 7... Nd7 8. d3
$146 (8. Rb1 b6 9. Nc2 Qc7 10. Qe2 Ne7 11. Nb4 Ng6 12. Nc6 Bb7 13. d4 cxd3 14.
Qxd3 Bxc6 15. bxc6 Qxc6 16. Nd4 Qc7 17. f4 Rc8 18. Bd2 Bc5 19. Be2 Ne7 20. Bd1
Bxd4 21. cxd4 Qc4 22. Qa3 Nc6 {
Simon,L-Williams,S (2185)/Isle of Man op 1994/1/2-1/2}) 8... cxd3 9. Bxd3 (9.
Qxd3 Qc7 10. b6 Qxb6 $15) 9... Qc7 $17 10. O-O Nxe5 (10... Qxc3 $142 11. Nc2
Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 $17) 11. Re1 $2 (11. b6 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Qxb6 13. Bb5+ Ke7 $15
) 11... Nxd3 (11... Qxc3 $142 $5 12. Nxe5 Qxa1 $19 (12... Bxa3 $6 13. Bxa3 Qxa3
14. Qg4 $11)) 12. Qxd3 $17 Nf6 13. Rb1 Bd6 (13... b6 14. Bb2 $17) 14. b6 Qe7 (
14... Qd8 15. c4 $17) 15. Nb5 $15 O-O 16. c4 Bd7 (16... Bb4 $142 17. Rd1 h6 $11
) 17. Nxd6 $16 Qxd6 18. Ba3 Qf4 19. Bxf8 dxc4 $2 (19... Rxf8 $142 20. cxd5 Nxd5
$16) 20. Bd6 $18 Qg4 (20... cxd3 21. Bxf4 Nd5 22. Bd6 $18) 21. Qd4 (21. Qf1
$142 c3 $18) 21... Qh5 $2 (21... Qxd4 22. Nxd4 Rc8 $18) 22. Ne5 Be8 23. Qxc4
Nd5 24. Qg4 (24. Rbd1 Qg5 $18) 24... Qh6 (24... Qxg4 25. Nxg4 Rc8 26. Ne3 Nxe3
27. Rxe3 $18) 25. Rbc1 Qd2 26. Qe2 (26. a3 Nxb6 27. Red1 Qa5 $18) 26... Qg5 (
26... Qxe2 27. Rxe2 Nxb6 28. Rb2 $18) 27. Nf3 Qg4 28. Qe4 (28. Rc5 Qh5 $18)
28... Qh5 (28... Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Nxb6 30. Rb4 $18) 29. Rcd1 (29. Ne5 Qh6 $18)
29... Bc6 30. Qh4 (30. Nd4 $142 Nc3 31. Qc2 Nxd1 32. Nxc6 (32. Qxd1 $6 Qxd1 33.
Rxd1 Bd5 $18) (32. Rxd1 $6 Be4 33. Qe2 Qg6 $18) 32... Nxf2 33. Qxf2 $18) 30...
Qf5 (30... Qxh4 31. Nxh4 Nxb6 $18) 31. Ne5 (31. Nd4 $142 Qf6 32. Qxf6 gxf6 (
32... Nxf6 $4 33. Nxc6 bxc6 34. b7 $18) 33. Nxc6 Nxb6 34. Ne7+ Kg7 $18) 31...
Be8 (31... Bb5 32. a3 $18) 32. Qe4 (32. Rxd5 $142 exd5 33. Qe7 $18) 32... Qxe4
33. Rxe4 Nc3 34. Ree1 Nxd1 35. Rxd1 f6 36. Nf3 (36. Nd3 Ra6 37. Bc7 Ra5 $18)
36... Bc6 (36... Rd8 37. Ne1 $18) 37. Bc7 (37. Nd4 Bd5 38. a3 e5 $18) 37... a3
(37... Ra5 38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Nd4 $18) 38. Rd8+ (38. Nd4 $5 Bd5 39. Rd2 Ra4 $18)
38... Rxd8 39. Bxd8 Bd5 40. Be7 Bxa2 41. Bxa3 e5 42. Bd6 Kf7 43. Bc7 Ke6 44.
Kf1 Bc4+ 45. Ke1 g5 46. Nd2 Bd5 47. f3 h5 48. Ke2 g4 (48... f5 49. h3 f4 50.
Ne4 Bxe4 51. fxe4 $18) 49. Ke3 (49. Ne4 Bc6 $18) 49... f5 50. Nb1 Bc6 51. Nc3
h4 $6 (51... f4+ 52. Kf2 Kf5 $18) 52. fxg4 (52. h3 $5 f4+ 53. Kf2 g3+ 54. Ke2
Bd7 $18) 52... Bxg2 (52... Bxg2 53. gxf5+ Kxf5 $18) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Ghimpu, Samuel_Timotei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2145"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 d4 5. a3 $146 (5. b5 Nd7 6. Na3 Nb6 7. Nc4
Nxc4 8. Bxc4 b6 9. O-O f6 10. Qe2 g5 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. d3 h6 13. Ne5 Bd6 14.
Qh5+ {1-0 marekt-Haroldlee123/ChessWorld.net 2013}) (5. Bb2 Nc6 6. b5 Nb4 (6...
Na5 7. d3 b6 8. c3 dxc3 9. Nxc3 g6 10. Be2 f6 11. O-O f5 12. d4 Bb7 13. Qd3 c4
14. Qc2 Be7 15. Rad1 Bb4 16. d5 exd5 17. e6 Ne7 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxh8 Qc7 20.
Be5 Bd6 21. Bxd6 {Snoopy85-Haroldlee123/ChessWorld.net 2013/1-0}) 7. c3 dxc3 8.
dxc3 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nd5 10. c4 Nde7 11. Bd3 b6 12. Be4 Rb8 13. Kc2 Bb7 14. Nc3
Nh6 15. a4 Bxe4+ 16. Nxe4 Ng6 17. h4 Nf4 18. g3 Nh5 19. a5 Ng4 {
Castella Garcia,F (2335)-Lopez Mulet,I (2120)/Mislata ESP 2013/1-0 (31)}) (5.
bxc5 Bxc5 (5... Nc6 6. Bd3 Qa5 7. O-O Bxc5 8. Re1 Bd7 9. Ng5 Nh6 10. Qh5 Bf8
11. Nxh7 O-O-O 12. Nxf8 Rdxf8 13. Qe2 f5 14. Ba3 Rfg8 15. Bd6 g5 16. Na3 g4 17.
Nc4 Qd8 18. c3 f4 19. Be4 Qh4 20. g3 {
craig4000-Haroldlee123/ChessWorld.net 2013/1-0 (31)}) 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
Na3 O-O 9. Bxh7+ Kh8 10. Ng5 g6 11. Qg4 Nf5 12. Bxg6 {
1-0 craig4000-rayzrating/ChessWorld.net 2014}) (5. bxc5 Nc6 $14) 5... Nc6 (5...
cxb4 6. Bb2 $11) 6. c3 (6. b5 Na5 $11) 6... dxc3 (6... d3 7. Qb3 $11) 7. dxc3
Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Nge7 (8... b6 9. Bd3 $11) 9. Bf4 (9. Nbd2 cxb4 10. axb4 b6 $16)
9... Ng6 (9... a6 10. Ke1 $11) 10. Bg3 b6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Kc2 O-O-O 13. Bd3
Be7 14. Rhd1 Kb8 (14... f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. b5 $14) 15. Be4 (15. Nc4 Ka8 $16)
15... Rd7 16. Nc4 $4 (16. b5 Na5 $14) 16... Rhd8 $4 (16... Nxb4+ $142 17. Kb3
Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Bxe4 19. cxb4 cxb4 20. axb4 h5 $19) 17. Rxd7 Rxd7 18. Bxg6 hxg6
19. Rd1 Rxd1 20. Kxd1 cxb4 21. cxb4 Ba6 (21... a5 22. b5 Na7 23. a4 $14 (23.
Nxb6 $143 Nxb5 24. a4 Nc3+ 25. Kc2 Bb4 $15)) 22. Ne3 (22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 Kc8
$14) 22... Kc7 23. Kd2 (23. h4 Bd3 $11) 23... Kd7 (23... Bb5 24. Ne1 $11) 24.
Kc3 Be2 25. Nd4 Nxd4 26. Kxd4 Kc6 27. Kc3 a5 28. f3 (28. Nc4 f5 $11) 28...
axb4+ $15 29. axb4 Kb5 30. Nc2 Bf1 31. Bf2 (31. Kb3 $5 $15) 31... Bxg2 $17 32.
f4 (32. Kb3 Kc6 $17) 32... Kc6 (32... Be4 33. Na3+ Ka4 34. Nc4 Bxb4+ 35. Kd4
$19) 33. Ne3 (33. Nd4+ $142 Kd5 34. Nc2 $17) 33... b5 $4 (33... Bd5 $142 $17)
34. Nxg2 $18 Kd5 35. Be3 Ke4 (35... f5 36. exf6 $1 gxf6 37. Nh4 $18) 36. Bc5
Bd8 37. Bf8 Kf3 38. Ne1+ Kxf4 39. Bxg7 g5 40. Nd3+ Kf3 41. Bf6 (41. h3 Ke4 $18)
41... Bxf6 42. exf6 Ke4 43. Nc5+ Kd5 (43... Ke5 44. Kd3 $18) 44. Nd7 (44. Kd3
Ke5 $18) 44... e5 (44... Kd6 $142 45. Nb8 Ke5 $18) 45. Kd3 g4 46. Nc5 e4+ 47.
Nxe4 Ke5 48. Ke3 Kf5 49. Nd6+ Kxf6 50. Nxb5 Ke5 51. Nd4 f5 (51... Kd5 52. b5
Ke5 53. Kf2 $18) 52. Ne2 (52. Nc6+ Ke6 $18) 52... Kd5 53. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, S."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 d4 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. b5 (6. Bb5 Qb6 7. a4 a6 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. c3 d3 10. a5 Qb8 11. Na3 Ne7 12. Nc4 Nd5 13. Qa4 Qb5 14. O-O Bd7
15. Qxb5 cxb5 16. Nb6 Nxb6 17. axb6 c4 18. b7 Rb8 19. Rxa6 Be7 20. Nd4 Rxb7 {
Hrabinska,M (2235)-Tikhonov,V (2270)/Titled Tuesday 2020/0-1 (47)}) 6... Nb4 (
6... Nce7 7. c3 Nf5 8. cxd4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Qg4 Qc7 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qg4
Ne7 13. Bd3 h5 14. Qc4 Bd7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qe4 Nd5 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 g6 19.
Rac1 Qb6 20. a4 a5 21. Qf4 {Carrascoso Morales,A (2345)-Mingarro Carceller,S
(2235)/Quart de Poblet ESP, 2nd Open 2014/1-0}) 7. a3 $146 (7. c3 dxc3 8. dxc3
Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nd5 10. c4 Nde7 11. Nbd2 (11. Bd3 b6 12. Be4 Rb8 13. Kc2 Bb7 14.
Nc3 Nh6 15. a4 Bxe4+ 16. Nxe4 Ng6 17. h4 Nf4 18. g3 Nh5 19. a5 Ng4 20. axb6
axb6 21. Ra7 f5 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Re1 Be7 24. Nd6+ Bxd6 25. Rxe6+ Kf8 {
Castella Garcia,F (2335)-Lopez Mulet,I (2120)/Mislata ESP 2013/1-0 (31)}) 11...
b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Be4 O-O-O 14. Ke2 Nh6 15. Rhd1 Ng6 16. g3 Be7 17. Bxb7+ Kxb7
18. Ne4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 21. Nd6+ Kb8 {
Hamalainen,S (2215)-Peuraniemi,P (2020)/FIN, SM-Liiga 2014/1-0 (38)}) 7... Nd5
8. Bc4 (8. c3 dxc3 9. dxc3 Qa5 $14) 8... b6 (8... a6 9. bxa6 bxa6 10. Bb3 $11)
9. O-O $14 Bb7 10. Re1 Nh6 11. c3 dxc3 (11... Nf4 12. cxd4 Nf5 13. Bf1 $11) 12.
Nxc3 Be7 13. Ne4 Nf5 14. d3 (14. Rc1 O-O $11) 14... O-O 15. h3 (15. d4 Nde3 16.
Nf6+ Bxf6 17. fxe3 Bg5 $11) 15... Rc8 (15... a6 16. Qb3 $15) 16. Rc1 $11 Rc7
17. Nh2 (17. Qb3 Nf4 $11) 17... Rd7 (17... Nf4 18. Nf3 $15) 18. Qf3 Nh4 19. Qg3
Ng6 20. Ng4 Kh8 21. Rcd1 Ndf4 22. Ngf6 $4 (22. Bc3 Kg8 $11) 22... Rd4 $4 (22...
gxf6 $142 23. exf6 Bd6 24. Nxd6 Rxd6 $19) 23. Bxd4 $14 Qxd4 24. Ng4 Rd8 25. Qe3
Qd7 (25... Kg8 $14) 26. Kh2 (26. g3 $142 $5 Nd5 27. Qe2 $16) 26... Nd5 27. Qf3
Kg8 (27... Nh4 $142 28. Qg3 Nf5 $11) 28. Nd6 $4 (28. Rc1 $142 $14) 28... Bxd6
$17 29. exd6 Qxd6+ (29... Nc3 $142 $5 30. Qg3 Nxd1 31. Rxd1 Qxd6 32. Qxd6 Rxd6
$19) 30. Kg1 (30. Qg3 $142 $11) 30... Nc3 $4 (30... Nh4 $142 31. Qg3 Qxg3 32.
fxg3 Nf5 $11) 31. Qxb7 $18 Nxd1 32. Rxd1 Nf4 33. Qf3 (33. Re1 Rd7 34. Qa8+ Qf8
35. Qxf8+ Kxf8 $18) 33... Ng6 34. Qg3 (34. Re1 Qd4 $18) 34... Qd4 (34... Qxg3
35. fxg3 Kf8 36. Re1 $18) 35. Qe3 (35. Qc7 Qd7 36. Qxd7 Rxd7 $18) 35... Qc3 36.
Ne5 $4 (36. Qc1 $142 Qxc1 37. Rxc1 $18) 36... Qxe5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Black "Aldokhin, I."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. e4 {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 d4 5.
a3 Nc6 6. b5 Na5 7. c4 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O $146 (9. Qe2 Ne7 10. Ng5 Nb3 11.
Bb2 Nxa1 12. Bxa1 Nf5 13. Ne4 Be7 14. O-O Qc7 15. f4 O-O-O 16. a4 h6 17. g4 Nh4
18. Na3 g5 19. fxg5 Bxg5 20. Nd6+ Rxd6 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Rxf7 Rf8 23. Rxf8+
Qxf8 {Pichiculin (2125)-Blindax (2095)/Rated Bullet game 2015/0-1 (47)} 24. Qf2
Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Ne5+ 26. Kg3 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Nxd3+ 28. Ke2 Nb4 29. Bb2 d3+ 30. Kf2
Bxd2 31. Kg3 Nc2 32. Nxc2 dxc2 33. h4 c1=Q 34. Bxc1 Bxc1 35. g5 hxg5 36. h5 g4
37. Kxg4 Bh6 38. Kh4 Bf3 {
Pichiculin (2125)-Blindax (2095)/Rated Bullet game 2015/0-1 (47)}) 9... h6 10.
Re1 Qc7 11. Bf1 (11. Ra2 Be7 $11) 11... Ne7 12. d3 Nf5 (12... a6 13. a4 $11)
13. Nbd2 Be7 14. Ne4 g5 (14... O-O 15. Rb1 $11) 15. h3 O-O-O 16. Bd2 h5 (16...
Rhg8 17. Bxa5 bxa5 18. g4 $16) 17. Bxg5 (17. Nfxg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Rdg8 $18)
17... Rdg8 (17... Bxg5 18. Nfxg5 Rdg8 $16) 18. h4 (18. Bd2 Rg6 $18) 18... Bxe4
(18... Bxg5 19. hxg5 (19. Nexg5 $143 Nxh4 20. Ne4 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Kb8 $15 (21...
Qxe5 $143 22. Qxf7 Rf8 23. Qe7 $11)) 19... h4 20. Kh2 $11) 19. Rxe4 (19. dxe4
Nh6 20. Bf4 Ng4 $16) 19... Nh6 $2 (19... Bxg5 $142 $5 20. hxg5 h4 $11) 20. g3 (
20. Bd2 Nb7 $18) 20... Rg6 (20... Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Ng4 22. Qe2 $16) 21. Bg2 Ng4
22. Bd2 Nb7 23. a4 f5 24. exf6 $1 Nxf6 $2 (24... Bxf6 25. Rxe6 {
Discovered attack}) (24... Nxf6 25. Rxe6 {Discovered attack}) (24... Rxf6 25.
Qe2 {Combination}) 25. Bf4 (25. Rxe6 Nd8 26. Re2 Bd6 $18) 25... Bd6 26. Bxd6 (
26. Rxe6 $142 Re8 27. Bxd6 Nxd6 28. Bh3 Rxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kd8 30. Ne5 $18) 26...
Qxd6 $16 27. Re5 Ng4 28. Rg5 Rf6 29. Qe2 Rhf8 $2 (29... Qc7 30. a5 $1 Nxa5 31.
Qe4 $18) 30. Rf1 (30. Rxh5 $142 $5 Rg8 31. Rh7 Nxf2 32. Rf1 (32. Kxf2 $6 Qxg3+
33. Kf1 Nd8 $16) 32... Nxd3 33. Ng5 (33. Qxd3 $6 Qxg3 34. Ne1 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1
Rf8+ 36. Bf3 Nd6 $18) 33... Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 $18) 30... Rf5 $16 31. Qe4 Nf6 32.
Qe2 Nd8 (32... Ng4 33. Rg7 R8f7 34. Rxf7 Rxf7 $18) 33. Nd2 (33. a5 bxa5 34. Ra1
Qc7 $18) 33... Rxg5 $16 34. hxg5 Ng4 35. Qe4 Qc7 36. g6 Nf6 37. Qe2 (37. Qf3 $5
Nd7 38. Qa8+ Nb8 39. Ra1 $16) 37... Rg8 $14 38. Ne4 Ng4 39. Qf3 (39. a5 bxa5
40. Qf3 Ne5 41. Qxh5 Nxd3 $18) 39... Rxg6 $11 40. Qf8 e5 $2 (40... Kb8 41. a5
Kc8 42. axb6 axb6 43. Qe8 $18) 41. Qh8 $4 (41. Qf5+ $142 Re6 42. Ng5 $18) 41...
Qg7 (41... Rh6 42. Qg8 Qf7 $14) 42. Qxh5 $16 Rh6 (42... Ne6 43. Bh3 Nh6 44. f4
exf4 45. Bxe6+ Rxe6 46. Qd5 $18) 43. Qf5+ Kc7 44. Nd2 (44. a5 Kb8 45. Ra1 $16)
44... Nf6 $2 (44... Rh8 45. a5 Qh6 46. axb6+ axb6 47. Ra1 Qh2+ 48. Kf1 Qh1+ 49.
Bxh1 Rxh1+ 50. Ke2 Rxa1 51. Qxg4 $18) 45. Qf3 (45. Qxe5+ $142 $5 Kc8 46. Ne4
$18) 45... Qg5 (45... Qg6 46. a5 $1 Kd7 47. Re1 $18) 46. Ne4 Nxe4 47. Qxe4 Qh5
(47... Qf6 48. Qa8 Kd7 49. Qxa7+ Ke8 50. Re1 $18) 48. Re1 Rf6 (48... Nf7 49.
Qb7+ Kd8 50. Qxa7 Qh2+ 51. Kf1 $18) 49. Qa8 Kd7 (49... Qf5 50. f4 Nf7 51. Qxa7+
Kd8 52. Bc6 $18) 50. Qxa7+ Ke8 51. Qxb6 (51. Qb8 $142 Kd7 52. Rxe5 Qd1+ 53. Kh2
Rh6+ 54. Bh3+ Ne6 55. Qb7+ Ke8 56. Rxe6+ Rxe6 57. Bxe6 Qh5+ 58. Kg2 $18) 51...
Qf5 (51... Rxb6 $142 52. a5 Re6 $19) 52. Qxc5 $4 (52. Qxf6 $142 $1 Qxf6 53. a5
$18) 52... Qxf2+ 53. Kh2 (53. Kh1 Rh6+ 54. Bh3 Rxh3#) 53... Qxe1 (53... Rh6#)
54. Qxe5+ (54. Qc8 Rh6+ 55. Qh3 $19) 54... Qxe5 (54... Qxe5 55. a5 Rh6+ 56. Bh3
Qe2+ 57. Kg1 Rxh3 58. g4 Rg3+ 59. Kh1 Qg2#) 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hamitevici, V."]
[Black "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

1. a3 {A00: Irregular Openings} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. e3 d5 6.
cxd5 Qxd5 7. Nf3 (7. Nc3 Qc6 8. Nf3 Qd7 9. Bb5 c6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 Qd8 12. d4
Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nbd7 15. f4 a5 16. f5 a4 17. Ba2 e5 18. fxg6 hxg6 19.
Rg1 exd4 20. Qxd4 Nh5 21. Rxg6 Kh7 {
alddhsfd (1645)-AxelBalor (1660)/lichess.org 2019/1-0}) 7... Qd8 $146 (7... Bg4
8. Be2 c5 9. b5 c4 10. Nc3 Qc5 11. a4 a6 12. Ba3 Qc7 13. O-O Re8 14. h3 Bf5 15.
Nd4 Bd3 16. Bxd3 cxd3 17. Rc1 e5 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. Nc7 exd4 20. Nxa8 axb5 21. Nc7
Rc8 22. Nxb5 {
newlife10 (2095)-arstelli (1980)/Rated Blitz game 2015/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 8. Be2 c6
9. O-O h6 (9... a5 10. Nc3 $11) 10. Qc2 (10. d4 Bf5 $14) 10... Nbd7 (10... a5
11. bxa5 Qxa5 12. Nc3 $11) 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. d4 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Rc8 15.
Qb3 e6 16. a4 {White plans b5} Nbd5 17. b5 Qd7 18. bxc6 Rxc6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20.
Ba3 Rfc8 21. Rfb1 b6 22. a5 (22. Rc1 Rc3 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 $14) 22... b5 (22... Rc3
23. Qd1 bxa5 $11) 23. Bc5 (23. Rc1 Rc4 $11) 23... a6 (23... Rxc5 24. dxc5 Bxa1
25. Rxa1 Rxc5 26. a6 $17) 24. Bxd5 (24. Ra2 $5 $11) 24... Qxd5 25. Ra2 Bf8 (
25... Rxc5 $143 26. dxc5 Qxb3 27. Rxb3 Rxc5 28. Kf1 $11) 26. Bxf8 Rc1+ 27. Kh2
Rxb1 (27... Qxb3 28. Rxb3 Kxf8 29. Rbb2 $17) 28. Qxb1 $11 Kxf8 29. Rc2 (29. Kg1
Kg7 $11) 29... Rc4 (29... Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Qc4 31. Qd2 $17) 30. Qb3 (30. Ra2 Qd6+
31. Kg1 Kg7 $15) 30... Qd6+ {Black prepares the advance b4} (30... Rxc2 31.
Qxc2 Qc4 32. Qd2 $17) 31. g3 $15 Rxc2 32. Qxc2 Kg7 33. Qc8 h5 34. h4 b4 35. Qb7
Kf6 36. Qb6 Ke7 37. Qb7+ Kf6 38. Kg1 Kg7 (38... e5 $142 $5 $14) 39. Qb6 $16 Qd5
40. Qxb4 (40. Qxa6 $6 Qa2 41. Qb5 b3 42. Qe5+ Kg8 43. Qb8+ Kg7 44. Qe5+ Kg8 45.
Qb8+ Kg7 46. Qe5+ $11) 40... Qa2 41. Qe1 Qa4 (41... Qc4 42. Qf1 Qc6 43. Qd3 $16
) 42. Kf1 (42. Qc3 Qd7 $18) 42... Qb5+ $16 43. Kg1 Qa4 44. Kh2 (44. Qc3 Qd7 $18
) 44... Qb5 45. Qd2 Kf6 46. Kg1 Qb1+ 47. Kh2 Qb5 48. Qc3 Ke7 49. e4 Kd7 50. Qf3
(50. e5 Qe2 51. Kg2 Qb5 $16) 50... Ke7 (50... Ke8 $142 $5 $14) 51. Qa3+ $16 Ke8
52. e5 (52. Kg2 Qc6 53. Qd3 Ke7 $16) 52... Qd5 (52... Qe2 53. Kg2 Qe4+ 54. Qf3
Qxd4 55. Qa8+ Kd7 56. Qb7+ Ke8 57. Qxa6 Qe4+ 58. Kh2 g5 59. Qc8+ Ke7 $18) 53.
Qc3 Qb5 54. Qc8+ Ke7 55. Qc7+ Ke8 56. Qc3 Kd7 57. Kh3 (57. Kg1 $142 $5 $16)
57... Qc6 58. Kh2 $4 (58. Qe1 $142 $11) 58... Qxc3 $19 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rodchenkov, V."]
[Black "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]

1. Nf3 {A15: English Opening: 1...Nf6} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3
c6 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O Qb6 8. Qb3 a5 9. b5 (9. a3 axb4 10. Bd4 c5 11. axb4 Rxa1
12. Bxa1 Qxb4 13. Qc2 Nc6 14. d3 Qa5 15. Nbd2 Bd7 16. Bc3 Qc7 17. Ra1 Rb8 18.
Qb2 e5 19. e3 Ne7 20. Ra7 Bc6 21. Bh3 Nc8 22. Ra2 b5 23. cxb5 Rxb5 {
Santl,A (2130)-Jorczik,J (2395)/OIS Munich GER 2010/0-1 (64)}) 9... Nbd7 $146 (
9... a4 10. Qb4 Nbd7 11. d3 cxb5 12. Qxb5 Qxb5 13. cxb5 Nc5 14. Na3 Bd7 15.
Rab1 Be6 16. Ra1 Bd7 17. Nd2 Rab8 18. Ndc4 b6 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20. Rc2 Ne8 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. d4 Ne6 23. e3 N8c7 24. Rb1 {
Lercel,M (2250)-Arroyo Rodriguez,J (2055)/Gibraltar Masters 2018/1-0 (56)}) 10.
a4 Nc5 11. Qc2 Bf5 12. d3 cxb5 13. axb5 Rfc8 (13... e5 14. Nc3 $11) 14. Nc3 Qd8
15. e4 Bd7 (15... Bg4 16. d4 Ncd7 17. Nd2 $11) 16. Rfe1 (16. d4 Ne6 17. Ra4 g5
$14) 16... e5 $11 17. Nd5 (17. d4 $5 exd4 18. Nxd4 $11) 17... Nxd5 $15 18. exd5
Bf5 19. Bf1 a4 20. Nd2 Qd7 21. Bc3 Bh3 (21... Bh6 22. Ra3 $11) 22. Bxh3 $11
Qxh3 23. Ne4 Nb3 24. Ra2 (24. Ra3 Qd7 $14) 24... Qd7 (24... Rd8 25. Ra3 $14)
25. Nd2 (25. Bb4 Rd8 $14) 25... Nc5 (25... Qf5 $5 $11) 26. Bb4 $14 f5 27. Bxc5
Rxc5 28. Rxa4 Rb8 (28... Rcc8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Nf3 $16) 29. Rea1 (29. Qb2 Rcc8
$16) 29... Rcc8 (29... Qxb5 $142 $1 30. d4 exd4 $11) 30. R1a2 Qd8 31. Qd1 Qg5 (
31... Ra8 32. Ra7 $16) 32. Qe2 Re8 33. Nf3 (33. Qe3 Qf6 $18) 33... Qf6 34. h4
h6 35. Kg2 (35. Nd2 Re7 $16) 35... Kh7 (35... Re7 36. h5 $1 $16) 36. Ra7 e4 37.
dxe4 Rxe4 38. Qd3 Qe7 (38... Re7 39. h5 $1 g5 40. Nh2 $16) 39. b6 Qd8 (39...
Re8 40. h5 $1 g5 41. Nd2 $18) 40. Qb3 (40. h5 gxh5 41. Nd2 Re5 $18) 40... Qc8 (
40... Qf6 41. h5 $1 $16) 41. Rc2 (41. h5 $5 gxh5 42. Qb4 Qd7 $18) 41... Qc5 $16
42. Qb5 Qc8 43. c5 dxc5 44. Qxc5 (44. Rxc5 Qd8 $18) 44... Qd8 (44... Qxc5 45.
Rxc5 Rb4 $18) 45. Qc7 Qf8 46. Rxb7 Rxb7 47. Qxb7 f4 (47... Rb4 48. Rc7 f4 49.
d6 $18) 48. Rc7 (48. Rc8 $142 Re7 49. Qc6 $18) 48... fxg3 49. Rxg7+ $1 (49.
fxg3 $6 Re2+ 50. Kg1 Qf6 $18) 49... Qxg7 50. Qxg7+ Kxg7 51. d6 Kf7 $4 (51...
Kf6 $142 52. b7 Rb4 $15) 52. b7 $18 (52. fxg3 Ke6 53. b7 Rb4 $17) (52. Kxg3 Ke6
53. b7 Rb4 $15) 52... Rb4 (52... Re8 53. d7 (53. Kxg3 Ke6 $15) (53. fxg3 Ke6
$15) 53... Rf8 54. Ne5+ Ke6 55. d8=Q Rxd8 56. Nc6 $18) 53. Ne5+ Ke6 54. d7 Ke7
55. Nc6+ Kxd7 56. Nxb4 Kc7 57. Kxg3 Kxb7 58. Kf4 Kc7 59. Ke5 Kd7 60. Kf6 g5 61.
h5 Kd6 (61... Ke8 62. Kg6 $18) 62. Kg6 Ke5 63. Kxh6 Kf4 64. Kg6 g4 65. Nd3+ (
65. h6 $142 Kf3 $18) 65... Kf3 66. Kg5 Ke2 67. Kxg4 (67. Nf4+ $142 Kxf2 68.
Kxg4 Ke3 $18) 67... Kxd3 68. h6 (68. h6 Kc2 69. f4 Kd3 70. h7 Ke4 71. f5 Ke5
72. h8=Q+ Kd5 73. Qa8+ Kc5 74. f6 Kb5 75. f7 Kb4 76. f8=Q+ Kc3 77. Qc5+ Kd3 78.
Qf3+ Kd2 79. Qcc3#) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 1st Dec"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bazarov, K."]
[Black "Popadic, Dragan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2155"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. b5 Nb8 (7...
Ne5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Bxe5 Bf5 10. Bxb7 Rb8 11. Bg2 Ne4 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Bxe4
Bxe4 14. O-O Qd4 15. Qb3 a6 16. Qc3 Qxc3 17. Nxc3 Bb7 18. Rfb1 axb5 19. cxb5
Ba8 20. a4 e6 21. a5 Rfd8 22. d3 {
pcmvr-croach (2375)/net-chess.com 2016/1-0 (31)}) 8. O-O e5 9. d3 Nbd7 10. a4
$146 (10. Nc3 Re8 (10... Ne8 11. Nd2 f5 12. Qb3 Nc5 13. Qc2 Rb8 14. Na4 Ne6 15.
Bd5 Kh8 16. Nc3 Nd4 17. Qd1 c6 18. Bg2 Nf6 19. e3 Ne6 20. Qc2 Bd7 21. a4 Nc5
22. d4 exd4 23. exd4 Ne6 24. Ne2 Ne8 25. Ba3 {
kaasparov-pluszowy (1635)/kurnik 2012/0-1 (48)}) 11. Nd2 Nf8 12. a4 Rb8 13. a5
c6 14. Qb3 d5 15. bxc6 Bg4 16. cxb7 d4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxe2 19. Rfe1 Bg4
20. a6 Nd7 21. Ba3 Nf6 22. Bg2 Be6 23. Ne4 Ng4 24. Nd6 Qf6 {
sezwho (1960)-andrei70ster (1875)/Rated Bullet game 2013/1-0 (31)} 25. Nxe8
Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Ne3 27. Bc6 Bh3 28. Qa2 Qf5 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. Rxe3 dxe3 31. Bd6 {
1-0 sezwho (1960)-andrei70ster (1875)/Rated Bullet game 2013 (31)}) 10... Nc5
11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Nd2 h6 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Be6 15. Qc2 (15. f4 exf4 16. Rxf4
Ng4 $11) 15... Qd7 (15... Re8 16. e3 $14) 16. Rfd1 Bh3 17. Bh1 Rfe8 18. a5 c6 (
18... a6 19. b6 $11) 19. a6 $14 cxb5 20. axb7 (20. cxb5 $143 d5 $11) 20... bxc4
(20... b4 21. Nb5 $14) 21. dxc4 Rxb7 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. e4 Bf8 (23... Rc8 24.
Rxd6 Rxc4 25. f3 $14) 24. Ba3 Qc6 25. Nd5 (25. Qd3 Rc8 26. Bxd6 Bg4 27. Bxf8
Bxd1 28. Bxh6 Bb3 $16) 25... Nxd5 $14 26. Rxd5 (26. exd5 Qc7 $14) 26... Be6 27.
Rdd1 (27. Ra5 $5 $14) 27... Rc8 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} 28. Rac1
h5 (28... Bxc4 29. f4 $15) 29. Qd3 h4 (29... Bxc4 30. Qe3 a5 $14) 30. c5 (30.
gxh4 $142 $5 Bxc4 31. Qe3 $14) 30... dxc5 $15 31. Qe3 (31. gxh4 $143 c4 32. Qc3
Bxa3 33. Qxa3 Qxe4 $17) 31... hxg3 32. hxg3 a6 33. Rc3 Kh7 34. Qf3 Kg8 35. Rdc1
(35. Qe3 Qa4 36. Rdc1 c4 $11) 35... c4 36. Bxf8 Rxf8 37. Qf6 Qxe4 38. Re3 Qd4 (
38... Qf5 $5 39. Qxf5 gxf5 (39... Bxf5 $143 40. Rxc4 f6 41. Rc6 $14) 40. Rxe5
Rc8 $15) 39. Rxe5 $11 Qd2 40. Ra1 Qd6 (40... Bd5 41. Qd6 (41. Rxa6 $4 Qd1+ 42.
Re1 Qxe1+ 43. Kh2 Qh1#) 41... Qc3 42. Rae1 $11) 41. Re3 (41. Re4 Qd8 42. Rxe6
fxe6 43. Qxg6+ Kh8 44. Qh6+ Kg8 45. Qxe6+ Rf7 46. Qxc4 Qb6 $16) 41... Qc6 (
41... Ra8 42. Rae1 Re8 43. Re4 $14) 42. Rea3 (42. g4 Bd7 43. Qxc6 Bxc6 44. Rxa6
Bd5 $14) 42... Qd5 (42... Ra8 43. g4 Qe4 44. f3 $11) 43. Re3 (43. Rxa6 $5 Rc8
44. R6a5 $14) 43... Bh3 $11 44. Qf3 Qxf3 45. Rxf3 Ra8 46. Rc3 Be6 47. Ra5 Ra7
48. f4 Kg7 49. Kf2 Kf6 (49... Ra8 50. Ke3 $14) 50. Ke3 $14 Ra8 51. Kd4 {
Attacks the isolani on c4} Rd8+ 52. Ke4 Bf5+ (52... Rd6 53. Rca3 $14) 53. Ke3 (
53. Kf3 Bd3 $14) 53... Re8+ 54. Kf2 Bd3 55. Rxa6+ (55. Rca3 Rd8 $14) 55... Kf5
$11 56. Ra5+ Kf6 (56... Ke4 57. Rc1 Kd4 58. Re1 $11) 57. Ra6+ (57. g4 Re2+ 58.
Kf3 Re1 $14) 57... Kf5 $11 58. Ra5+ Kf6 (58... Ke4 59. Rc1 Kd4 60. Re1 Rxe1 61.
Kxe1 $11) 59. Rc1 Re2+ 60. Kf3 Rb2 61. g4 Rb7 62. Ra6+ Kg7 63. Ke3 Re7+ 64. Kf3
Rd7 (64... Rb7 65. Rd6 $14) 65. Ke3 Re7+ 66. Kf2 Re4 67. Kf3 Re7 68. Rg1 (68.
f5 Kh6 $14) 68... Rd7 (68... Be4+ 69. Kf2 $14) 69. Rc1 Re7 70. Rb6 Re8 71. Rb4
Re7 72. Rb6 Rd7 (72... Re8 73. g5 $14) 73. Rb5 (73. g5 Re7 $14) 73... Re7 74.
Re5 Rd7 75. Ke3 Rd8 76. Re7 Rd6 (76... Rh8 $14) 77. Re5 (77. Ra1 Kf6 78. Raa7
Re6+ 79. Rxe6+ Kxe6 80. Ra6+ Ke7 $16) 77... Rd8 $14 78. g5 Rd7 79. Ra1 (79. Re8
f6 $14) 79... Rb7 (79... c3 80. Rc1 c2 81. Rc5 $11) 80. Rc1 (80. Kd4 f6 81. Re6
fxg5 82. fxg5 Kf7 $16) 80... Rd7 $14 81. Kf3 Rb7 82. Ke3 (82. Re8 $5 $14) 82...
Rd7 $11 1/2-1/2

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