FM Nicula, Marius

[Event "Canadian Open Zonal 2024"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "30.03.2024"] [Round "5.20"] [White "Nicula,M"] [Black "Saha,Ananda"] [WhiteElo "2173"] [BlackElo "2022"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 b5 6. a4 b4 7. Ne5 O-O 8. c4 Bb7 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. Nd3 a5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nb3 Ne4 13. Be3 Re8 14. Qc2 Bd6 15. Bf4 Ba6 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. Rfc1 Rc8 18. Qd1 Bc4 19. f3 Nef6 20. Nd2 Qe7 21. Nf1 Qxe2 22. Qxe2 Rxe2 23. b3 Ba6 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Rc1 Ba6 26. Nf4 Rb2 27. Rc6 Bxf1 28. Bxf1 Rxb3 29. Ra6 Kf8 30. Rxa5 Nb6 31. Ra6 Nc4 32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Bxc4 Rb1+ 34. Kf2 Rb2+ 35. Ke1 Ne3 36. Ra8+ Ke7 37. Ra7+ Kd8 38. Bxf7 Nc2+ 39. Kd1 Nxd4 40. Kc1 Rxh2 41. Bd5 Ne2+ 42. Kb2 Nc3+ 43. Kb3 Nxd5 44. Rxg7 Rh1 45. Kc4 Nb6+ 46. Kxb4 Rb1+ 47. Ka3 Nc4+ 48. Ka2 Rb2+ 49. Ka1 Rb3 50. f4 h5 51. Rg5 Ke7 52. a5 Ra3+ 0-1