The Irish Chess Union

[Event "National Club Championship 2012"] [Site "Adare IRL"] [Date "2012.04.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Rochev, Yury"] [Black "Valeanu, Eduard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A30"] [ICUid "30532"] { The game of the event, Yuri Rochev plays a fantastic, accurate, and very patient game, but did he repeat the position 3 times sometime between move 53 and 69? } 1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Ne2 e5 6. Nbc3 Nge7 7. a3 O-O 8. Rb1 a5 9. O-O d6 10. d3 Be6 11. Nd5 Rb8 12. Nec3 h6 13. Bd2 b6 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. Qa4 Bh3 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Qxd7 Bxd7 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Bf5 20. e4 Bd7 21. b5 Ra8 22. Ra1 Rfb8 23. Rfb1 Kf8 24. h4 h5 25. Kh2 Ke8 26. Bh3 Bxh3 27. Kxh3 Kd7 28. f3 Kc7 29. g4 Kb7 30. Bg5 f6 31. Bd2 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 Rh8 33. Kg3 Bh6 34. g5 fxg5 35. hxg5 Bg7 36. Ne2 Ra8 37. Rxa8 Kxa8 38. Kh4 Kb7 39. Bc3 Kc7 40. f4 Kd7 41. Ng1 Ke6 42. Nf3 Bh8 43. Kh3 Bg7 44. Nh4 Bf8 45. Kg3 Bg7 46. Nxg6 Nxg6 47. f5+ Kf7 48. fxg6+ Ke6 (48... Kxg6 49. Ba5 $3) 49. Kh4 Ke7 50. Kxh5 Kd7 51. Kg4 Ke7 52. Kf5 Kd7 53. Be1 Ke7 54. Bf2 Kd7 55. Be3 Ke7 56. Bc1 Kd7 57. Bb2 Ke7 58. Bc3 Kd7 59. Be1 Ke7 60. Bd2 Kd7 61. Be1 Ke7 62. Bg3 Kd7 63. Bh2 Ke7 64. Bg1 Kd7 65. Be3 Ke7 66. Bc1 Kd7 67. Bb2 Ke7 68. Bc3 Kd7 69. Be1 Ke7 70. Ba5 $3 { This had been planned for some time, the previous 20 moves or so were simply to build up time on the clock for this break. } 70... bxa5 71. b6 Kd7 72. b7 Kc7 73. Ke6 a4 74. Kf7 a3 75. Kxg7 a2 76. Kf7 a1=Q 77. g7 Qf1+ 78. Ke7 Qxd3 79. g8=Q Kxb7 80. g6 Ka7 81. g7 Qxe4 82. Qf7 1-0