Jun 05, 2024
[Game log #34]
Here's the game from Chapter 64. I know the rating difference between the players was huge, but Rodeo was able to win thanks to memorizing the lines and luckilly enough, the Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line was one of the openings he had memorized the best.
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rodeo Gorou (250)"]
[Black "Gustavs Kalniņš (controlled by Haruki Kamoshida (2100))"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Bg4 8. Be3 Bd4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 b5 11. e5 Qc7 12. Rfe1 e6 13. Ne4 Bxb2 14. Bxc5 Bxa1 15.
Nd6+ Kd7 16. Qxf7+ Ne7 17. Ne4 Kc8 18. Qxe6+ Kb8 19. Bd6 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Rd8 21. Bxc7+ Kc8 22. Bxd8 Ra7 23. Bb6 Rb7 24. Nd6+ Kb8 25. Qh8+ Nc8 26. Qxc8# 1-0