Belgrade beat Dallas

Belgrade University won the intense match against University of Texas in Dallas by 8.5-7.5! Great games, many unexpected u-turns. Bojan Vuckovic lost winning position against Magesh Panchanathan while Yoshodhan Gogte drew when everyone expected his win. Best game was played by Balind Nadj Hedjesi who blasted Amon Simutowe's Naidorf defence. Match was played via ICC, see previous posts here and here. The crowd was awarding wins with loud ovations, see Kramnik's Praise.


Belgrade - Dallas
GM Bojan Vuckovic 2544 - GM Magesh Panchanathan 2500 0-1
GM Veljko Jeremic 2533 - GM Alejandro Ramirez Alvarez 2485 1-0
FM Milos Pavlovic 2440 - IM Jacek Stopa 2470 1-0
IM Aleksandar Danilovic 2406 - IM Marko Zivanic 2464 draw
FM Vladimir Podinic 2403 - IM Drasko Boskovic 2444 0-1
FM Dusko Prelevic 2320 - IM Davorin Kuljasevic 2419 draw
MK Balind Nadj Hedjesi 2351 - IM Amon Simutowe 2417 1-0
MK Ivan Radivojevic 2316 - IM John Bartholomew 2406 draw
MK Ivan Martic 2325 - FM Igor Schneider 2367 0-1
MK Vaso Blesic 2289 - NM Keaton Kiewra 2267 0-1
MK Aleksandar Vrbljanac 2251 - NM Alexander Chua 2227 1-0
MK Mladen Strbac 2290 - NM Christopher Toolin 2219 1-0
MK Milos Sibinovic 2195 - NM Christopher Toolin 2219 draw
MK Milos Mitic - EX Ryan Milisits 2181 0-1
WFM Ljilja Drljevic 2199 - WFM Lilia Doibani 2178 1-0
WFM Marija Stojanovic 2185 - EX Nelson Lopez 2144 draw

Vuk Draskovic, Serbian Minister for Foreign Affairs, opening the match in Belgrade

GM Bojan Vuckovic, Belgrade first board

Balind Nadj Hedjesi, the executor

Balind Nadj Hedjesi 2351 - Amon Simutowe 2417
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 h5 7. h3 b5 8. g4 hxg4 9. hxg4 Bb7 10. g5 Nxe4 11. g6 Nf6 12. Bd3 e5 13. gxf7+ Kxf7 14. Bg6+ Kg8 15. Ne6 Qe7 16. Ng5 Rh4 17. Bf7+ Kh8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Ra7 20. Qg4 Rh2 21. Qg3 Rh7 22. Nxh7 Bxd5 23. Ng5 Kg8 24. Qd3 1-0


Milos Pavlovic 2440 - Jacek Stopa 2470
1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Nd7 4. Nc3 Bxf3 5. exf3 g6 6. h4 h5 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Qd2 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Be2 Rc8 11. O-O Nf6 12. b4 Ne6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Rac1 b6 15. Rfd1 Qd7 16. a4 Rfd8 17. Qa2 Qb7 18. a5 Nc7 19. f4 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Nb5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Nxb5 23. cxb5 Qe4 24. axb6 axb6 25. Qa6 Re8 26. Qxb6 Qxb4 27. Rd8 Rxd8 28. Qxd8+ Kh7 29. Qd2 Qxd2 30. Bxd2 Bf8 31. Bc4 Kg8 32. b6 Bd6 33. b7 Nd7 34. Bb5 Nb8 35. Kf1 Kf8 36. Ke2 Ke7 37. Kd3 f6 38. Kc4 Bc7 39. Kd5 Bd6 40. Be3 f5 41. Bg5+ 1-0


Bojan Vuckovic 2544 - Magesh Panchanathan 2500
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. f4 Qb4+ 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Qf3 Nb4 13. Kd1 Bb7 14. Nc3 c5 15. Qe3 O-O-O 16. a3 Na6 17. Nd5 Qe6 18. Kc2 d6 19. Bc3 Bg7 20. Bd3 Rhe8 21. Rae1 Qd7 22. Qg3 c6 23. Nf6 Bxf6 24. exf6 Nc7 25. f5 d5 26. Ba5 Qd6 27. Rxe8 Nxe8 28. Bxd8 Qxd8 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Rf1 Nd6 31. Qe5 Qd7 32. Re1 Kc7 33. Qe7 Bc8 34. g4 a5 35. a4 Qxe7 36. Rxe7+ Kb6 37. h3 g5 38. Re5 Be6 39. Rxe6 fxe6 40. Bg6 Kc7 41. f7 Nxf7 42. Bxf7 Kd6 43. Be8 e5 44. Kd3 e4+ 45. Ke3 Ke5 46. Bxc6 d4+ 47. Kd2 Kf4 48. Bd5 Ke5 49. Bb7 Kf4 50. Ke2 Ke5 51. Bd5 Kf4 52. Kd2 Ke5 53. Bf7 Kf4 54. Bd5 Ke5 55. Bb7 Kf4 56. Bc6 Ke5 57. Bd5 Kf4 58. b4 e3+ 59. Ke2 axb4 60. Be6 d3+ 61. Ke1 e2 62. Kf2 b3 63. Bf5 e1=Q+ 64. Kxe1 Ke3 65. Bxd3 Kxd3 66. a5 b2 67. a6 b1=Q+ 68. Kf2 Ke4 0-1