[Event "GER-chT U20"]
[Site "Magdeburg"]
[Date "2023.12.30"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Sohr, Jim"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "1979"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2023.12.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CB03_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koenigsjaeger Sued West"]
[BlackTeam "Neuberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. f3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 0-0 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 12. e4 Nf4 13. d5 Nd4 14. Rb1 f5 15. Bb2 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 fxe4 17. fxe4 Qg5 18. g3 Bg4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. h4 Qf6 21. Ne2 Qf2+ 22. Kd2 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Qxg3 24. Rhg1 Qc3+ 0-1

[Event "GER-chT U20"]
[Site "Magdeburg"]
[Date "2023.12.29"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Kanzow, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "1839"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2023.12.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CB03_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neuberg"]
[BlackTeam "Guettingen Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 d6 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. a4 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 b6 12. 0-0 0-0 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Rd2 Rd8 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Be2 Ne7 17. Nd4 e5 18. Nf3 Ng6 19. g3 Rd7 20. Bf1 Rad8 21. h4 h6 22. Rd3 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. h5 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Nf8 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Nxe5 Qd5 29. f3 Ne6 30. Kf2 Qc5 31. Bc4 Qxe3+ 32. Kxe3 Bc8 33. Bd5 Kf8 34. Nc4 b5 35. Nb6 Nc7 36. Bxf7 Kxf7 37. Nxc8 bxa4 38. Nb6 a3 39. bxa3 Kf6 40. c4 Ke5 41. Nd5 Ne6 42. Nb4 Nc7 43. Nd3+ Kd6 44. Ke4 Ne6 45. Kf5 Nf8 46. g4 a5 47. f4 a4 48. g5 Ke7 49. Nc5 1-0

[Event "GER-chT U20"]
[Site "Magdeburg"]
[Date "2023.12.29"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Weidemann, Jakob"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2114"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2023.12.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CB03_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muenster 32"]
[BlackTeam "Neuberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. 0-0 d6 6. c3 0-0 7. h3 a5 8. Bb3 Ba7 9. Re1 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 Nh5 12. d4 Nhf4 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Ng5 Rf8 16. Rd1 Ne2+ 17. Kh2 a4 18. Bc4 Nxc1 19. Raxc1 c6 20. a3 b5 21. Ba2 Bxf2 22. Rd6 Nh8 23. Nf3 Ba7 24. Ng3 Be3 25. Rcd1 Bf4 26. Ng1 h5 27. h4 g5 28. Nf3 Bg4 29. Nxg5 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Rad8 31. Rb1 Ng6 32. Nf3 Nxh4 33. Nxh4 Rd3 34. Nhf5 h4 35. Nxh4 Bxg3+ 36. Kh3 Bxh4+ 37. Kxh4 Re3 38. Kg4 Rxe4+ 39. Kf5 Re2 40. g4 Kg7 41. Rh1 Rh8 42. Rxh8 Kxh8 43. Bxf7 Rf2+ 44. Ke6 e4 0-1

[Event "GER-chT U20"]
[Site "Magdeburg"]
[Date "2023.12.28"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Lohr, Maximilian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "2061"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2023.12.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CB03_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neuberg"]
[BlackTeam "Ergolding"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 0-0 9. 0-0 Nc6 10. Qe2 Na5 11. Bg5 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 Be6 13. Qd3 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qb6 15. Rab1 Rfd8 16. h3 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne1 Be7 19. b3 Qc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Rc3 23. a4 Rdc8 24. Rbd1 f6 25. Kf1 Kf7 26. Ke2 Ke6 27. R1d3 g6 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Kd2 Rc5 30. Rxc5 dxc5 31. Nd3 b5 32. g3 f5 33. f4 fxe4 34. Nxe5 g5 35. Ke3 gxf4+ 36. gxf4 Kf5 37. axb5 axb5 38. c4 Bd6 39. cxb5 Bxe5 40. fxe5 Kxe5 41. h4 h5 42. Kd2 Kd6 43. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-chT U20"]
[Site "Magdeburg"]
[Date "2023.12.28"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Matthaei, Jakob"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2076"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2023.12.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CB03_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chemnitz USG"]
[BlackTeam "Neuberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. h3 0-0 9. c3 Bb7 10. d4 Nd7 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Bf6 13. Ng3 g6 14. d5 Na5 15. Bc2 Nb6 16. Nh2 Bg7 17. Ng4 c6 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Qf3 Qh4 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. Bb3 Rf8 22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. Nxg4 Kh8 24. Nh2 f5 25. Bg5 Rae8 26. exf5 Nxf5 27. Nxf5 gxf5 28. Rad1 d5 29. Be3 Nc4 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. f4 d4 32. cxd4 exd4 33. Bf2 c3 34. bxc3 dxc3 35. Nf3 Bxf3 36. gxf3 c2 37. Rc1 Rxe1+ 38. Rxe1 Bb2 39. Be3 Re8 40. Kf2 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "GER-chT U20"]
[Site "Magdeburg"]
[Date "2023.12.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Suvorov, Alexander David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "2334"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2023.12.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CB03_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neuberg"]
[BlackTeam "Porz SG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h3 h6 9. g4 Be6 10. g5 hxg5 11. Nxg5 Nc6 12. Rg1 Qa5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Rxg7 0-0-0 15. Qf3 Rhf8 16. 0-0-0 d5 17. Bd2 Nxe4 18. Qg4 Nxd2 19. Qxe6+ Kb8 20. Rxd2 Rf6 21. Qg4 Bb4 22. Rd7 Rxd7 23. Qxd7 d4 0-1

[Event "GER-chT U20"]
[Site "Magdeburg"]
[Date "2023.12.27"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Geltz, Noah"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2166"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2023.12.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CB03_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Biberach"]
[BlackTeam "Neuberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Be2 e6 6. 0-0 Be7 7. h3 0-0 8. c4 c5 9. Nc3 d6 10. Ng5 Qd7 11. d5 e5 12. Ne6 exf4 13. Nxf8 Bxf8 14. exf4 Na6 15. Re1 Nc7 16. a4 a6 17. Bd3 Rb8 18. Qf3 g6 19. Re2 Qf7 20. g4 fxg4 21. hxg4 Nd7 22. Qg3 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. b3 Bg7 25. Rc1 Rf8 26. Ne4 Qxf4 27. Qxf4 Rxf4 28. Nxd6 Rxg4+ 29. Kf1 Rd4 30. Re7 Bxd5 31. cxd5 Rxd3 32. Rxd7 Nxd5 33. Rxc5 Nf4 34. Rc8+ Bf8 35. Ne4 Rxd7 36. Nf6+ Kf7 37. Nxd7 Bd6 38. Rc6 Ke6 39. Nf6 Ke5 40. Nxh7 Be7 41. Rc7 Ke6 42. Ke1 Nd3+ 43. Ke2 Nc5 44. Rc6+ Kd7 45. Rxg6 Nxb3 46. Nf6+ Bxf6 47. Rxf6 Nc5 48. Ke3 Ne6 49. Ke4 Ke7 50. Ke5 Nc5 51. Rf3 Na4 52. Kd5 Kd7 53. Rf7+ Kd8 54. Kc6 Nc3 55. Rf3 b4 56. Kc5 Na2 57. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Sep Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.09.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Musat, Adrian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2328"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2023.09.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. 0-0 h6 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 0-0 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 a5 10. b5 Ne7 11. Ba2 Ng6 12. Na3 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nc4 Ba7 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Nce5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Ne4 20. Be3 Qd6 21. Rc1 Bb6 22. Qg4 Rae8 23. Nd7 Nf6 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Re2 Re4 26. Qd7 Rd8 27. Qh3 Bxd4 28. Rxc7 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Qa1+ 30. Kf2 Rf8+ 31. Kg3 Qe5# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Sep Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.09.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivic, Velimir"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2328"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2023.09.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 e5 7. Nb3 h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Qd2 Be7 10. 0-0-0 Nc6 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne5 14. Bd3 Qb6 15. Rgf1 Nxd3 16. cxd3 d5 17. Be3 Qc7 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rc1 Qd7 21. Nc5 Qb5 22. a4 Qc6 23. Nxa6 Qd7 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Rc1 Bc6 26. Nb4 0-0 27. Nxc6 bxc6 28. Qc2 Qd7 29. a5 Ra8 30. Bb6 Bb4 31. Qxc6 Qxd3+ 32. Qc2 Qd5 33. a6 Qb5 34. a7 Bf8 35. Qc6 Qd3+ 36. Rc2 Qd1+ 37. Ka2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 05th Sep Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Polatel, Ali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2328"]
[BlackElo "2179"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2023.09.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. f3 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 0-0 10. Qd2 a5 11. Na4 Be6 12. 0-0-0 Nd7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Rc1 Nc5 15. Nc3 a4 16. h4 a3 17. b3 f5 18. Bd4 f4 19. h5 Qe8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne2 Qf7 22. Qc3+ Qf6 23. Nxf4 Qxc3 24. Nxe6+ Nxe6 25. Rxc3 b5 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. g3 Nd4 28. Bg2 b4 29. Rd3 e5 30. f4 Rh8 31. Rdd1 Kf6 32. Rdf1 Ke7 33. f5 gxf5 34. exf5 Kf6 35. g4 Kg5 36. f6 Rxh1 37. Bxh1 Rf8 38. f7 Ne6 39. Rf5+ Kg6 40. Be4 Kg7 41. Bd5 Nf4 42. Kc2 Nxd5 43. cxd5 Rxf7 44. Rg5+ Kf6 45. Rh5 Kg6 46. Rh8 Rf2+ 47. Kd3 Rxa2 48. Kc4 Rd2 49. Rd8 Rd4+ 50. Kb5 Rxd5+ 51. Kxb4 a2 52. Ra8 Rd2 53. Kc3 Rg2 54. b4 d5 55. b5 d4+ 56. Kc4 Rb2 57. Kd3 Kg5 58. Ke4 Kxg4 59. Ra3 Re2+ 60. Kd3 Re3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 05th Sep Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.09.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2328"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2023.09.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nh3 e6 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. a3 0-0 9. Qd3 Nh5 10. Bd2 Nd7 11. Nf4 Nxf4 12. gxf4 Bf6 13. h4 c5 14. cxd5 cxd4 15. Na4 e5 16. Qxf5 Nb6 17. Qc2 Nxd5 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Qe4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21. Qd5+ Kh8 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Nc5 Rb8 24. Bh3 b6 25. Nd3 Bb7 26. Rg1 Bh6 27. Kf1 Re8 28. Rd1 Ba6 29. Bg4 Re4 30. h5 Rf8 31. Bf3 Re7 32. Rg4 Rd7 33. Kg2 Rf5 34. Re4 Kg8 35. Bg4 Bb7 36. Bxf5 Rf7 37. f3 Rxf5 38. Rxd4 Bc6 39. Nf2 Rxh5 40. Rc4 Bd5 41. Rc8+ Kf7 42. Ng4 Bf4 43. Rh1 Rg5 44. Rxh7 Rxg4+ 45. Kf2 Rg6 46. e3 Be5 47. Rhh8 Rf6 48. Rce8 Rxf3+ 49. Ke2 Bf6 50. e4 Rb3 51. exd5 Bxb2 52. Rhf8+ Kg6 53. d6 Bxa3 54. d7 Bxf8 55. d8Q Bc5 56. Qd5 Rb2+ 57. Kd1 Rb1+ 58. Kc2 Rg1 59. Re6+ Kh7 60. Qh5+ Kg8 61. Re8+ Bf8 62. Qd5+ Kh7 63. Rxf8 a5 64. Qh5# 1-0

[Event "Riga Tech op-A"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2023.08.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Sinitsina, Anastassia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 0-0 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 c6 14. Ba2 Qc7 15. Be3 Be6 16. Qd2 Bxa2 17. Rxa2 d5 18. Bxh6 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 dxe4 20. Bxg7 exf3 21. dxe5 Rxe5 22. Bf6 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "Riga Tech op-A"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2023.08.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Salna, Aleksandras"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 0-0 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Bb7 9. e3 d6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. Qd3 e5 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Be2 exd4 14. exd4 g5 15. Bg3 Bxg2 16. Rg1 Be4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. 0-0-0 Qf6 19. Bg4 Nf8 20. Kb1 Nxf2 21. Rgf1 Nxd3 22. Rxf6 Kg7 23. Rf5 Nf4 24. Bxf4 gxf4 25. Rg1 Ng6 26. Bf3 Rad8 27. h4 Re6 28. h5 Rf6 29. Rxf6 Kxf6 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Re1 h5 32. Kc2 Rh8 33. Kd3 h4 34. d5 g5 35. Re6+ Kf5 36. Be4+ Kg4 37. Ke2 h3 38. Kf2 h2 39. Bf3+ Kh4 40. Rg6 a5 41. a4 Rh7 42. Rg8 Rh6 43. Rg7 Rh8 44. b3 Rh6 45. Rf7 Rh8 46. Be4 g4 47. Rxf4 h1Q 48. Bxh1 Kg5 49. Rf7 Rxh1 50. Rxc7 Rh2+ 51. Ke3 Rh3+ 52. Ke4 Rxb3 53. Rg7+ Kh4 54. Rg6 Rb4 55. Rh6+ Kg3 56. Kd4 Rxa4 57. Rxd6 b5 58. Rc6 bxc4 59. d6 Ra1 60. Rxc4 Kh3 61. Rc3+ g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tech op-A"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2023.08.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Kantans, Toms"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4 Be7 9. a5 0-0 10. Be2 Bd8 11. 0-0 Nc6 12. Bb6 Qd7 13. Qd3 Bxb6 14. axb6 Qd8 15. Nb5 Qxb6 16. Nxd6 Be6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qc3 Qc7 19. Qa3 Bg4 20. c3 Rd7 21. Rd2 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Ne7 23. Bc4 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Ng6 25. Ba2 Nh8 26. f4 Nh5 27. fxe5 Nf4 28. Qb3 Rf8 29. Kf1 Re7 30. Nf5 Qxe5 31. Qb4 Ree8 32. Rd7 Nhg6 33. Qxb7 Ne6 34. Ng3 Nc5 35. Qa7 Nxd7 36. Rxd7 Qb5+ 37. Kg1 Ne5 38. Rb7 Qd3 39. Qd4 Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "Riga Tech op-A"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2023.08.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Stabulnieks, Klavs"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B69"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2217"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. 0-0-0 Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Kb1 Qb6 13. g3 0-0-0 14. Bh3 Kb8 15. Ne2 Bc8 16. Rhf1 d5 17. e5 f5 18. g4 fxg4 19. Bxg4 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. fxg5 Ne5 23. Qf4 Qd6 24. Nd4 Kb7 25. h4 Nxg4 26. Qxg4 Rhf8 27. Qh5 e5 28. Rxf8 Qxf8 29. Qxh7+ Rd7 30. Qf5 Qh8 31. Nb3 Rc7 32. Qd3 Be6 33. Qe3 Bf5 34. Nc5+ Kc8 35. Qf2 Bg6 36. Rxd5 Rf7 37. Qg2 Qxh4 38. Rxe5 Bxc2+ 39. Ka1 Kc7 40. Qb7+ 1-0

[Event "Riga Tech op-A"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2023.08.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Juknis, Paulius"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2156"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. 0-0 e5 9. d4 Be7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. d5 Nb6 12. b3 c4 13. Nfd2 cxb3 14. axb3 Nfd7 15. Nf1 Rc8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Bh6 Bf6 18. Qe3 Ke7 19. Ne2 a5 20. Nd2 Nc5 21. Rdc1 Ra8 22. Ng3 Rhc8 23. Bd1 b4 24. Bg5 Ncd7 25. Ne2 Qc5 26. Qg3 bxc3 27. Rxc3 Qb4 28. Rac1 Bxg5 29. Qxg5+ Nf6 30. Qe3 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 Ba6 32. Rc2 Nbd7 33. Nc1 Nc5 34. f3 Qb6 35. Qe3 Rb8 36. g3 Kf8 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Be2 Nfd7 39. Bxa6 Qxa6 40. Nc4 a4 41. bxa4 Rb4 42. Qc3 Rxa4 43. Nb3 Rxc4 44. Qxc4 Qxc4 45. Rxc4 Nxb3 46. Rc6 f5 47. Rxd6 Nbc5 48. exf5 gxf5 49. Rc6 Kf7 50. Kf2 Nd3+ 51. Ke2 Nb4 52. Rd6 Nf6 53. Re6 e4 54. Re5 Kg6 55. d6 Nc6 56. d7 exf3+ 57. Kf1 Kf7 58. Rxf5 Ke6 59. Rxf3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tech op-A"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2023.08.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 h6 5. 0-0 d6 6. c3 g5 7. Bb3 Bg7 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nc4 Be6 10. Ne3 0-0 11. Re1 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nc4 f6 14. d4 a4 15. Bc2 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Bxc4 17. Be3 exd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tech op-A"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2023.08.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Poysti, Nathanael Nicolai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2125"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h3 Qc7 9. a4 Be6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Qd2 Rac8 13. Rfc1 Nb6 14. a5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Ra4 Qc6 17. Bg5 Rfd8 18. Rb4 d5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rb6 Qc5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 e4 23. Nh2 Rxd5 24. Qe2 Qe7 25. Ng4 Bd4 26. Rd1 Rcd8 27. Rb3 h5 28. Ne3 Rxa5 29. c4 Bxe3 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Rxe3 Ra1+ 32. Kh2 Qd6+ 33. g3 Qd1 34. Qxd1 Rxd1 35. Rb3 Rc1 36. Rxb7 Rxc4 37. Rb6 a5 38. Rb5 Rb4 39. Rxh5 Rxb2 40. Kg1 a4 41. Ra5 Rb4 42. Kf1 Kh7 43. Ke2 g6 44. Ke3 f5 45. Kf4 Kh6 46. g4 fxg4 47. hxg4 e3+ 48. Kxe3 Rxg4 49. f4 Rg3+ 50. Ke4 a3 51. Ra7 Rb3 52. f5 Rb4+ 53. Kf3 Rb3+ 54. Kg4 Rb4+ 55. Kg3 gxf5 56. Rxa3 Kg5 57. Rc3 Rh4 58. Rc8 f4+ 59. Kf3 Rh3+ 60. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tech op-A"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2023.08.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Garcia Martinez, Marcos"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2152"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. b3 0-0 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. c4 bxc4 10. Nxc4 c5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Nd2 f5 14. f4 Qb6 15. Kh1 Rac8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Rfd8 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Bxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Qb7+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.30"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Mazilu, Stefan Fabian"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2021"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2023.07.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania Iasi U18"]
[BlackTeam "Germany U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0 Bg4 11. Qa4 Nxd4 12. Nxe4 Bxf3 13. Ng5 Be2 14. Qxb4 Bxf1 15. Bxf1 Nc2 16. Qh4 h6 17. Rb1 Re8 18. Nf3 Qxh4 19. Nxh4 g5 20. Nf5 Rxe5 21. Ne3 Nxe3 22. Bxe3 Rd8 23. Rd1 Re4 24. Bd3 Ra4 25. a3 b6 26. Bc2 Ra5 27. Bd2 Rc5 28. Bd3 Rc6 29. b4 Rcd6 30. b5 c5 31. bxc6 Rxc6 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. Rc1 Rxc1+ 34. Bxc1 Kf6 35. Ke2 Re8+ 36. Kd2 Ke5 37. Bb2+ d4 38. Bb5 Rd8 39. Kd3 f5 40. a4 h5 41. Bc4 h4 42. Bc1 f4 43. h3 Kf5 44. f3 Re8 45. Bd2 Ke5 46. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.29"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Rozen, Eytan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2023.07.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany U18"]
[BlackTeam "Israel U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Bd3 g6 7. h4 Nd7 8. h5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Bg7 10. Qe2 Nb4 11. h6 Nxd3+ 12. cxd3 Bf8 13. g4 Qd4 14. f4 Qd7 15. Rh4 b6 16. Nd2 Ba6 17. Nc4 e6 18. Be3 Bxc4 19. dxc4 0-0-0 20. Rh1 Bc5 21. b3 Qe7 22. Kf2 Rd7 23. Rad1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qh4+ 25. Kg2 Bxe3 26. Rh1 Qe7 27. Qxe3 Rd8 28. Kg3 Kc7 29. Rf1 Qb4 30. f5 gxf5 31. gxf5 Rg8+ 32. Kh3 Qe7 33. Qf4 Kb8 34. Rf3 Rd8 35. Rg3 Qd7 36. Kh4 Qd1 37. Kg5 Rg8+ 38. Kf6 Qd8+ 39. Kxf7 Rh8 0-1

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.28"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Miazhynski, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2142"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2023.07.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany U18"]
[BlackTeam "Austria U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. b4 Qxb4+ 8. Nd2 e6 9. Rb1 Qe7 10. c4 Nh6 11. Ngf3 Qd7 12. Ba3 Be7 13. Qb3 b6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qa4 0-0 16. 0-0 Qb7 17. Rfc1 a6 18. Qb4 Nd7 19. Qe7 Nf5 20. Qg5 g6 21. a4 b5 22. g4 hxg4 23. Qxg4 Kg7 24. h5 Rg8 25. Ng5 Kf8 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Nh7+ Ke8 28. Nf3 Nh6 29. Qf4 gxh5+ 30. Kh1 Nf5 31. Rg1 Ke7 32. Nh4 Rg4 33. Rxg4 hxg4 34. Nxf5+ exf5 35. Qg5+ Ke8 36. Re1 Qc6 37. Qg8+ Ke7 38. Qg5+ Ke8 39. Nf6+ Ke7 40. Nh5+ Kf8 41. Qg7+ Ke8 42. e6 fxe6 43. Qg8+ Ke7 44. Qg5+ Kf7 45. Qg7+ Ke8 46. Nf4 Nf8 47. Qf6 Qc3 48. Re3 Qc1+ 49. Kg2 Kd7 50. Nxe6 Nxe6 51. Rxe6 Qa3 52. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Davtyan, Arsen"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2023.07.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia U18"]
[BlackTeam "Germany U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. d4 Nb6 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Bd3 Be6 9. Nge2 Nb4 10. Bb1 Nc4 11. Bc1 c5 12. 0-0 Nc6 13. b3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 N4xe5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. f4 Nf7 17. Re1 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Qf6 19. Nxd5 Qxa1 20. Qc2 0-0-0 21. Bb2 Qxb2 22. Qxb2 exd5 23. Qxg7 Nd6 24. h4 Kb8 25. Kh2 h5 26. Re6 Rhg8 27. Qh7 Rg4 28. g3 Bf2 29. Qxh5 Bxg3+ 30. Kg2 Rg7 31. Rxd6 Bxf4+ 32. Rg6 Re7 33. Qg4 Be5 34. Rg8 Kc7 35. Rxd8 Nxd8 36. h5 Ne6 37. h6 d4 38. Qf5 Kd6 39. Be4 a5 40. Qg4 Rf7 41. Qg8 Rf8 42. Qh7 Nf4+ 43. Kf3 d3 44. Ke3 Ne6 45. Kxd3 Rf2 46. Bxb7 Nc5+ 47. Ke3 Rf6 48. Qg8 Bf4+ 49. Ke2 Bxh6 50. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.26"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Luczak, Filip"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2328"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2023.07.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany U18"]
[BlackTeam "Poland U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. c3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Bf4 Nd7 8. Nf3 b6 9. Bb5 Bb7 10. 0-0 a6 11. Ba4 0-0 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nc5 14. Bc2 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rfd8 16. f3 h6 17. b4 Nd7 18. c4 b5 19. c5 Bd5 20. a4 Nf8 21. Bg3 Rdb8 22. Ra3 a5 23. axb5 Rxb5 24. Be1 axb4 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. Rd8 Bd5 27. Bd3 Rb7 28. c6 Rb6 29. Bd2 g5 30. h4 b3 31. Ba5 Rxc6 32. Bb4 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 c5 34. Ba3 Rc3 35. Bb1 b2 36. hxg5 Rxa3 37. gxh6 Ra8 0-1

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.25"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2023.07.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania U18"]
[BlackTeam "Germany U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qd6 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qe1 Nd7 10. Nbd2 f6 11. Nb3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 c5 13. Nbd2 0-0-0 14. b3 b6 15. Qe2 Nb8 16. a3 Nc6 17. Rfb1 g6 18. b4 Kb7 19. Nb3 Bxb3 20. Rxb3 f5 21. Kh1 Rhf8 22. Nd2 f4 23. Nc4 Qe7 24. c3 cxb4 25. axb4 Qf7 26. d4 exd4 27. cxd4 f3 28. gxf3 Qxf3+ 29. Qxf3 Rxf3 30. d5 Nd4 31. Rb2 Nb5 32. Kg2 Rdf8 33. Rba2 Nc3 34. Rxa6 Rf2+ 35. Kh3 Nxe4 36. Ra7+ Kc8 37. Ne5 Kd8 38. Rc1 R8f5 39. Ra8+ Ke7 40. Rxc7+ Kd6 41. Rd7+ Kxe5 42. Re8+ Kf6 43. Rxe4 R5f3+ 44. Kh4 g5+ 45. Kg4 h5+ 46. Kxh5 Kf5 47. h4 Kxe4 48. hxg5 Rf7 49. Rd8 Kf5 50. e4+ Kxe4 51. Kg6 Rf8 52. Rd6 Rg8+ 53. Kh5 Rf5 0-1

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.24"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Tampea, Radu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2207"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2023.07.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany U18"]
[BlackTeam "Romania Friends U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. 0-0-0 Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 Qb6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. f5 h5 14. Bd3 b4 15. Ne2 Bh6 16. Qe1 e5 17. Ng3 h4 18. Nf1 Ke7 19. Qxh4 a5 20. Qe1 a4 21. Nd2 a3 22. Nc4 Qc5 23. b3 Rad8 24. c3 bxc3 25. Qxc3 Be3 26. Qe1 Bg5 27. h4 Bh6 28. g4 Bf4 29. Na5 Ba8 30. Bc4 Bxe4+ 31. Qxe4 Qxa5 32. Rd3 Qc5 33. Rf1 Rxh4 34. Rc3 Qd4 35. Qd5 Qxd5 36. Bxd5 Rxg4 37. Rc4 Rdg8 38. Kc2 Rg1 39. Rxg1 Rxg1 40. b4 Rc1+ 41. Kb3 Rxc4 42. Kxc4 Kd7 43. Bxf7 Kc6 44. Be8+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 04th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adireddy, Arjun"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2057"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2023.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 0-0 8. Ne2 h5 9. Qc2 Nd7 10. 0-0 c5 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Be2 Ng4 14. Bxg4 hxg4 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. g3 a6 17. Nf5 Be5 18. Qe4 g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Nxg4 Bf5 21. Qf3 Rh8 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Bd4 Be4 24. Bxe5 Bxf3 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 26. Rd6+ Kg7 27. h4 g5 28. Re1 gxh4 29. Re3 Bc6 30. Rd4 hxg3 31. Rxg3+ Kf8 32. f3 Re8 33. Rd2 Re1+ 34. Kf2 Rhh1 35. Kg2 Reg1+ 36. Kf2 Rh2+ 37. Kxg1 Rxd2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 04th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Juknis, Paulius"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2167"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2023.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 h5 6. Bg5 Qa5 7. Qd2 Nxe4 8. Nxc6 Qxc3 9. Qxc3 Nxc3 10. Nxe7 Bxe7 11. Bxe7 Kxe7 12. bxc3 d6 13. Bd3 Be6 14. Kd2 Rac8 15. a4 Rc7 16. Rab1 Rhc8 17. a5 Bd5 18. Rhe1+ Kf6 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxc3 21. Rxb7 Rxc2+ 22. Ke3 R8c3+ 23. Kd4 Rc4+ 24. Kd3 Rxe4 25. Kxe4 Rxf2 26. g3 Rxh2 27. Rxa7 Ra2 28. Kd5 Ra3 29. Ra8 Rxg3 30. Kxd6 Ra3 31. Kc6 h4 32. Kb6 g5 33. Rg8 h3 34. a6 Kf5 35. a7 Rxa7 36. Kxa7 g4 37. Kb6 h2 38. Rh8 g3 39. Kc6 g2 40. Rxh2 g1Q 41. Rh5+ Kg6 42. Rh8 Qc1+ 43. Kd7 Qd2+ 44. Ke7 Qg5+ 45. Kd7 Qd5+ 46. Kc8 Qc4+ 47. Kb7 Qb3+ 48. Ka6 Qa2+ 49. Kb7 Qb2+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 04th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Sailer, Mike L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2109"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2023.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 Nc6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 8. Be3 a6 9. Qe2 h6 10. 0-0-0 0-0-0 11. Ne4 Qb4 12. Nxf6 gxf6 13. Bd2 Qd6 14. Bc3 Be7 15. Kb1 Rdg8 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nh4 h5 18. Nxg6 Rxg6 19. a3 Kb8 20. Rdg1 Rhg8 21. Rg3 Qf4 22. Rhg1 h4 23. Re3 Qh2 24. Re1 Bc5 25. Rf3 Bd4 26. Bd2 Qd6 27. c3 Be5 28. d4 Bh2 29. Rh1 R6g7 30. Rxf6 Ne7 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 04th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Shapiro, Daniel E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2284"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2023.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. Re1 d6 6. h3 0-0 7. a4 a6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Nf5 Bf8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Qg4 Ne5 16. Nxh6+ Kh7 17. Qf4 gxh6 18. Nf6+ Kg7 19. Nxe8+ Qxe8 20. Bb3 Be6 21. Ra3 Ng6 22. Qe3 Bxb3 23. Rxb3 b6 24. Qc3+ Kg8 25. Qxc7 Rc8 26. Qxb6 Rxc2 27. Qxa6 Qe5 28. Qb6 Nf4 29. Qe3 Bg7 30. Rb8+ Kh7 31. Rb5 Rc5 32. Rxc5 dxc5 33. Rc1 Ne6 34. a5 Qxb2 35. Rxc5 Nxc5 36. Qxc5 Bd4 37. Qf5+ Kg7 38. h4 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Qa1 40. g3 Qa2 41. Kg2 Qa4 42. g4 Ba7 43. g5 h5 44. Qf6+ Kg8 45. Qd8+ Kg7 46. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 04th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Svane, Frederik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2023.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. g4 h5 8. g5 Ng4 9. Qe2 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 g6 11. 0-0-0 Bg7 12. f4 e5 13. Nf3 exf4 14. Qxf4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Bc4 Rf8 17. Rd3 Nc5 18. Rxd6 Qxc3 19. Rhd1 Bg4 20. R6d5 Bxf3 21. Re5+ Ne6 22. Bxe6 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qxd1+ 24. Kc3 fxe6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 04th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Quintiliano Pinto, Renato Rodrigues"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2023.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Nf3 Nxd3+ 8. Qxd3 Nf6 9. 0-0 Be7 10. Nbd2 0-0 11. Nb3 Bg4 12. Nbd4 Ne4 13. Be3 a6 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. h3 Bh5 16. Nf5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nf6 18. Bg5 Rc5 19. Rfe1 Re8 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qd4 Kf8 23. Qxc5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 04th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2023.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. c4 0-0 6. 0-0 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Re1 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Na6 13. Nh4 Bd6 14. Nf5 h6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qf6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. Be5 Qd8 20. Qg4 f6 21. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 20th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Bueno, Alfeu Varela Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2023.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. 0-0 Bd6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bg5 0-0 13. Rc1 h6 14. Bh4 Nh5 15. Re1 g5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qg7 18. Bb1 Bc7 19. Qd3 Bb6 20. a3 Bd7 21. b4 a6 22. g4 Ne7 23. Ne5 Bb5 24. Qe3 Rf6 25. Ng3 Be8 26. Rc3 Rf4 27. Ne2 Rf6 28. Rec1 Nc6 29. Nxc6 Bxc6 30. Ng3 Rf4 31. Nh5 Qf7 32. Nxf4 gxf4 33. Qh3 Qf6 34. g5 hxg5 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Rxc6 bxc6 37. Qb7 Qxd4 38. Qxa8+ Ke7 39. Qb7+ Kf6 40. Rf1 f3 41. gxf3 g4 42. Qh7 Qf4 43. Qg6+ Ke7 44. Qxg4 Qh6 45. Re1 Bc7 46. Qg2 Bf4 47. Bf5 e5 48. Bh3 Kf6 49. Qg4 Ke7 50. Qd7+ Kf8 51. Re2 Qg5+ 52. Bg4 Qh4 53. Qf5+ Ke7 54. Qh5 Qf6 55. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 20th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Pakleza, Zbigniew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2023.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Bc4 e6 7. d5 cxd5 8. exd5 e5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nbd7 12. 0-0-0 Rc8 13. Bd3 a6 14. Rhg1 g6 15. f4 0-0 16. h4 Nh5 17. f5 Bxg5 18. Rxg5 Nf4 19. Ne4 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Be4 Qa5 22. Qxa5 Rxa5 23. fxg6 fxg6 24. a3 Nh3 25. Rg3 Nxf2 26. Re1 Ra4 27. b4 a5 28. c3 Rxa3 29. b5 Ra1+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 20th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Castor, David"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "1991"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2023.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. a3 d5 4. Bf4 c5 5. e3 a6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be2 Bd6 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Nxc6 Bxf4 10. exf4 Qxc6 11. g3 0-0 12. 0-0 b5 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Bf3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bg2 Rfd8 17. c3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qc4 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Rac1 Qb3 21. Rc3 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Qxa3 23. Qe3 f5 24. g4 Bd5 25. Qc1 Qxc1 26. Rxc1 a5 27. Bf1 b4 28. cxb4 axb4 29. Rb1 b3 30. Rb2 Rc8 31. Bh3 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 e3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 20th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Renjith, Sravan"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2118"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2023.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nd7 3. Nf3 Ngf6 4. e3 e6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. 0-0 0-0 7. c4 c6 8. d4 Qe7 9. Nbd2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nc4 Nxc4 13. bxc4 Nf6 14. Nd4 Rd8 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. c5 Bc7 20. f4 Nd3 21. Nxg7 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 Nxf4 23. Nf5 Qd2 24. Qxd2 Rxd2 25. Bc1 Rad8 26. Bxd2 Rxd2 27. Rad1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Ne6 29. Rc1 Kf8 30. g4 Ba5 31. Kg2 Bb4 32. Nd6 Nxc5 33. Rb1 a5 34. a3 Bxa3 35. Nxb7 Nxb7 36. Rxb7 Bb4 37. Ra7 c5 38. Kf3 c4 39. Ke4 c3 40. Kd3 Kg7 41. h4 Kg6 42. Ra6+ f6 43. g5 Kh5 44. gxf6 Kxh4 45. f7 Kg5 46. Ra8 h5 47. f8Q Bxf8 48. Rxf8 h4 49. Ke3 Kg4 50. Kf2 a4 51. Rc8 Kf4 52. Rc4+ Ke5 53. Rxa4 h3 54. Rh4 c2 55. Rc4 h2 56. Kg2 h1Q+ 57. Kxh1 Kd5 58. Rxc2 Kd4 59. Rg2 Kd3 60. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Asavasaetakul, Chawit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2009"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2023.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Nd7 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. Ne5 e6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. d4 Nd5 13. a4 Bd6 14. c3 b6 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Qe4 Nf6 17. Qh4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Bf4 Qh5 20. Qg3 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Ne4 22. Qc7 Rdc8 23. Qxb7 Nc5 24. Qe7 Re8 25. Qd6 Qxg5 26. Qxc6 Rac8 27. Qb5 Red8 28. Bc2 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. b4 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Qd8 32. Bf3 Nb3 33. h4 Nd2 34. Be2 h6 35. c4 Qxh4 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qxf7 Qe7 38. Bd3+ Kh8 39. Qxe7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Mouhamad, Joachin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B68"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2268"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2023.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. 0-0-0 Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nf3 Be7 12. g4 b5 13. Bg2 b4 14. Ne2 Rc8 15. Kb1 a5 16. Ned4 Qb6 17. e5 d5 18. f5 a4 19. Rhf1 0-0 20. f6 gxf6 21. Qh6 fxe5 22. Ng5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5+ Kh8 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Nf5 exf5 26. gxf5 b3 27. Be4 Ne7 28. Qxe7 dxe4 29. cxb3 axb3 30. Qxd7 Qc5 31. Rg1+ Kh8 32. Rc1 bxa2+ 33. Ka1 Qxc1+ 34. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 35. Kxa2 Ra8+ 36. Kb3 Rcc8 37. Qd5 f6 38. Qd6 Rab8+ 39. Ka2 Rf8 40. b4 e3 41. Kb3 e2 42. Qd2 Rfd8 43. Qxe2 Rd4 44. Qh5 Rbxb4+ 45. Kc3 Rbc4+ 46. Kb3 Rb4+ 47. Kc2 Rb8 48. Qf7 Rc8+ 49. Kb3 Rd6 50. Qe7 Rcd8 51. Kc4 Rd4+ 52. Kb5 R4d5+ 53. Kc6 R5d6+ 54. Kc5 Rd5+ 55. Kc4 R5d6 56. h4 Kg8 57. h5 R8d7 58. Qe8+ Kg7 59. Qb8 Kh6 60. Qf8+ Kxh5 61. Qg8 h6 62. Kc5 Rd5+ 63. Kc4 Rd4+ 64. Kc3 Kh4 65. Qg6 R7d6 66. Qxh6+ Kg4 67. Qg6+ Kf4 68. Kc2 e4 69. Qh6+ Ke5 70. Qh2+ Kxf5 71. Qh5+ Ke6 72. Qg4+ f5 73. Qg6+ Ke5 74. Qg5 Rc4+ 75. Kb3 Rcc6 76. Qg3+ Kd5 77. Qf4 Rb6+ 78. Kc3 Rdc6+ 79. Kd2 Rb2+ 80. Kd1 Rb1+ 81. Kd2 Rbb6 82. Qxf5+ Kd4 83. Qf2+ Kc4 84. Ke3 Re6 85. Qc2+ Kb5 86. Qb3+ Ka6 87. Qa4+ Kb7 88. Qd7+ Ka6 89. Qc8+ Ka5 90. Kd4 Rb4+ 91. Kc5 Rb5+ 92. Kc4 Rb4+ 93. Kc3 Reb6 94. Qa8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Ozalp, Burak"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2023.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Nd7 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. Ne5 e6 9. Qe2 Bd6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. d4 Qc7 12. Bg5 Nd5 13. Bh4 b6 14. Bg3 Bb7 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Bd3 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. c4 Nb4 19. Nd7 Qc6 20. Bxd6 Qxg2# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2023.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g4 d5 2. e3 e5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. h3 Bc5 5. Ne2 Nge7 6. d4 Bb6 7. Nbc3 h5 8. gxh5 Rxh5 9. Ng3 Rh4 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxd5 Bxh3 12. Rxh3 Rxh3 13. Bxh3 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Ke2 Rd8 16. a3 g6 17. e4 Ne7 18. Bg5 Nc4 19. b3 Bd4 20. c3 Bxc3 21. Rc1 Nxa3 22. Rxc3 Nb5 23. Rd3 Nd4+ 24. Kf1 c5 25. Ne2 b5 26. Nxd4 cxd4 27. Bf6 a5 28. Ke2 a4 29. bxa4 bxa4 30. Ra3 d3+ 31. Kd2 Rd6 32. Be5 Ra6 33. Kxd3 f5 34. f4 fxe4+ 35. Kxe4 Kf7 36. Bf1 Ra8 37. Bb5 Nc8 38. Rxa4 Rxa4+ 39. Bxa4 Nb6 40. Bb5 Nc8 41. Bc7 Ke6 42. Be8 Ne7 43. Be5 g5 44. fxg5 Nf5 45. Bd7+ Kxd7 46. Kxf5 Ke7 47. Kg6 Kf8 48. Kh7 Kf7 49. g6+ Ke6 50. g7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2023.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 0-0 6. a3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. e3 Qe7 10. Bd3 d4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. 0-0 h6 14. Nb5 e5 15. Rfe1 Qc5 16. Bg3 e4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bxb2 19. Bd6 Qc6 20. Qxc6 bxc6 21. Ra2 cxb5 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rxb2 bxc4 24. f3 Be6 25. Rb7 a5 26. Rc1 g6 27. Rc3 h5 28. h4 Kg7 29. Kf2 Kf6 30. Ke3 Rd8 31. Rb5 Ra8 32. Kf4 Ra6 33. Rc5 a4 34. Ke3 Rb6 35. Ra5 Rb3 36. Kd4 Rb2 37. g3 Rd2+ 38. Ke3 Rg2 39. Kf4 Rd2 40. Rxa4 Re2 41. Ra6 Ke7 42. Rb6 f6 43. Re3 g5+ 44. hxg5 fxg5+ 45. Ke4 Rd2 46. f4 h4 47. gxh4 gxh4 48. f5 Bd5+ 49. Kf4+ Kd7 50. Rh3 Rd4+ 51. Ke5 Rd3 52. Rxd3 cxd3 53. Rd6+ Ke7 54. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Fernandez Guillen, Ernesto J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2023.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. 0-0 Ne7 8. Nc3 0-0 9. Bg5 d6 10. Qd3 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Ng6 13. Bb3 a5 14. a4 Ba6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Rb8 17. Rab1 Qd7 18. b3 h5 19. f4 h4 20. f5 Ne5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Qd3 f6 23. Nd1 Kg7 24. Ne3 Qf7 25. Nc4 Rfe8 26. Nxa5 Qd7 27. Nc4 d5 28. Rbd1 Qf7 29. exd5 Rbd8 30. Ne3 cxd5 31. Kh1 h3 32. g3 c5 33. Nxd5 Bd4 34. c4 g4 35. Nf4 Qb7+ 36. Rf3 gxf3 37. Nd5 f2 38. Rf1 Re1 39. g4 Rxd5 40. Qxh3 Rxf5+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Kushko, Dmitriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2023.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. 0-0 Nf6 6. Qe2 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. Nc3 0-0 11. a4 a5 12. b3 Rd8 13. Ba3 Rxd1+ 14. Qxd1 Qd7 15. Nb5 Nxe4 16. Qe2 Nd6 17. Rd1 Bf8 18. Nxc7 Qxc7 19. Qxe5 Bf5 20. Bb2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Makarian, Rudik"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2023.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 0-0 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Ne5 c6 8. 0-0 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. cxd5 Nxe5 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Be3 e5 13. Rc1 Be6 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. b3 Bd5 17. Na4 a5 18. Bc5 Bg5 19. Rcd1 h5 20. f3 h4 21. Kf2 hxg3+ 22. hxg3 e4 23. f4 Bf6 24. Ke3 g5 25. Bb6 Rdb8 26. Bd4 Be7 27. Rh1 f5 28. Nb6 c5 29. Nxd5 cxd4+ 30. Kxd4 Bf8 31. Ke5 Bg7+ 32. Kxf5 Rf8+ 33. Kxe4 Rae8+ 34. Kf3 g4+ 35. Kxg4 Rxe2 36. a4 Rb8 37. Rd3 Kf7 38. Ne3 Bf6 39. Kf3 Rb2 40. g4 R8xb3 41. Rxb3 Rxb3 42. Rd1 Be7 43. Ke4 Rb4+ 44. Rd4 Rb3 45. Nf5 Bb4 46. Rd7+ Ke6 47. Rh7 Ra3 48. Rh6+ Kf7 49. g5 Rxa4 50. Rf6+ Ke8 51. Kf3 Bd2 52. Nd6+ Ke7 53. Ne4 Bc1 54. Rf5 Ra3+ 55. Kg4 Ra4 56. Re5+ Kf7 57. Kf5 Ra2 58. Nd6+ Kg7 59. Re7+ Kf8 60. Re8+ Kg7 61. g6 Rf2 62. Re7+ Kg8 63. Re4 Rxf4+ 64. Rxf4 Bxf4 65. Kxf4 a4 66. Nc4 Kg7 67. Kg5 Kg8 68. Kh6 Kh8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Jun Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yeletsky, Ivan"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2023.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 e6 5. g4 Bb4 6. Nge2 Ne4 7. a3 Qh4 8. Bg3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qxg4 10. Rg1 Nc6 11. Bxc7 Ng5 12. Bg2 Ne4 13. Bxe4 Qxe4 14. Rxg7 Bd7 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Bd6 Qh4 17. 0-0-0 Ne7 18. Rdg1 Ng6 19. Nf4 Qxf2 20. Rf1 Qxh2 21. Nxg6 Qxd6 22. Nxh8 Qxa3+ 23. Kd2 Bb5 24. Rg8+ Kd7 25. Rxf7+ Kd6 26. Rxc8 Bxd3 27. Kxd3 Qc1 28. Ke2 Qxc2+ 29. Kf3 Qd1+ 30. Kf4 h5 31. Kg5 Qg4+ 32. Kh6 h4 33. Rg7 Qe2 34. Nf7+ Kd7 35. Rd8+ Kc6 36. Rh8 Qxe3+ 37. Kh7 h3 38. Ne5+ Kb5 39. Kg8 Qxc3 40. Rxb7+ Ka5 41. Rbh7 Qc8+ 42. Kg7 Qc7+ 43. Kf6 Qc3 44. Rxh3 Qe1 45. R8h4 Kb6 46. Kxe6 a5 47. Rb3+ Ka6 48. Rh8 Ka7 49. Rb5 a4 50. Rxd5 a3 51. Rd7+ Kb6 52. Rb8+ Ka6 53. Ra8+ Kb6 54. Rxa3 Qf1 55. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Saim, Mohamed Ilias"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2169"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2023.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 0-0 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. 0-0 Bb7 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. f4 c5 11. e3 Rc8 12. Kh1 cxd4 13. exd4 Ne4 14. Qd3 f6 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bc5 18. Be3 Kh8 19. Rad1 Rce8 20. Bxb7 Qxb7+ 21. Kg1 Bd6 22. Bf2 Rf7 23. Rfe1 Rg8 24. Qe4 Qd7 25. Qe6 Qd8 26. Qxf7 g5 27. Re6 Rf8 28. Qh5 gxf4 29. Rde1 fxg3 30. hxg3 Bxg3 31. Bxg3 Qxd4+ 32. Kh2 Rg8 33. Re8 Qd2+ 34. R1e2 Qd3 35. Rxg8+ Kxg8 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Re7+ Kh6 38. Bf4# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Chabris, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2053"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Kh8 8. h3 Ng8 9. Nc3 f5 10. d4 fxe4 11. Rxe4 Bf5 12. Re1 e4 13. Nd2 Nxd4 14. Ndxe4 Nc6 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Bg5 18. Nd5 Ne5 19. Qb3 c6 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Nc7 Rab8 22. Ne6 Qf6 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Re2 Nh6 25. Qxb7 Nf5 26. Nxf5 Qxf5 27. Qe7 Rf7 28. Qxd6 h5 29. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Goncalves, Davi Sulzbacher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2282"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 f5 10. Bd3 fxe4 11. Bxe4 Be6 12. Nd5 Bg7 13. Nc4 0-0 14. Nxd6 f5 15. Bf3 e4 16. Be2 Nd4 17. Nf4 Qxd6 18. Nh5 Rad8 19. 0-0 Qe5 20. Qe1 Nxc2 21. Qc1 Nxa1 22. Qxa1 f4 23. g4 f3 24. Bd1 Bxg4 25. Ng3 e3 26. Bb3+ Kh8 27. Kh1 e2 28. Rg1 Bh3 29. Qe1 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Li, Hui"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "1963"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Ng3 e4 8. Ng1 h5 9. Nxh5 Qh4 10. Ng3 Bg4 11. N1e2 Nd4 12. d3 Bc5 13. Be3 Nxe2 14. Bxc5 Nxg3 15. fxg3 Qxg3+ 16. hxg3 Rxh1+ 17. Kd2 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Bxd1 19. Kxd1 b6 20. Be3 Re8 21. d4 Ke6 22. Bf4 c5 23. Be5 g6 24. c3 Kf5 25. Bc7 e3 26. Ke2 Ke4 27. Be5 cxd4 28. Bxd4 Kf5 29. Bxe3 Kg4 30. Kf2 Rxe3 31. Kxe3 Kxg3 32. b3 Kxg2 33. Kf4 Kf2 34. c4 d4 35. Ke4 g5 36. b4 g4 37. c5 bxc5 38. bxc5 g3 39. c6 g2 40. c7 g1Q 41. c8Q Ke1 42. Qc1+ Kf2 43. Qd2+ Kf1 44. Qd1+ Kg2 45. Qf3+ Kh2 46. Qh5+ Kg2 47. Qg4+ Kf1 48. Qf3+ Qf2 49. Qh1+ Qg1 50. Qf3+ Qf2 51. Qa3 Kg2 52. Qxa7 Qe3+ 53. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Mirzoev, Azer"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. 0-0 d5 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. e5 Nd7 10. f4 Nc5 11. c4 Be7 12. Nc3 0-0 13. Bd2 a5 14. Rad1 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Ba6 16. b3 dxc4 17. Qe4 cxb3 18. Rf3 Qb6+ 19. Be3 Qb4 20. Bd4 Rfd8 21. f5 exf5 22. Qxf5 Rxd4 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Rdf1 Bc4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Preotu, Razvan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 0-0 9. 0-0 Nc6 10. Qe2 Na5 11. Bb3 Nxb3 12. axb3 h6 13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. Nh4 Qc8 15. Qc4 b5 16. Ng6 Qe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qc7 Rfc8 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 b4 21. Na4 Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Nxe4 23. Rd5 Rxc2 24. Rxb4 Nxf2 25. h3 a5 26. Ra4 Rxb2 27. Bxf2 f6 28. Rb5 Rd8 29. Ra1 Rdd2 30. Rf1 Kh7 31. Rxa5 Rxb3 32. Be1 Re2 33. Bh4 Rbb2 34. Rf2 Rxf2 35. Bxf2 h5 36. Be3 Kg6 37. Kh2 Kf5 38. Ra7 g5 39. Rh7 h4 40. Rh6 Ra2 41. Bc5 Ra6 42. Kg1 e4 43. Kf2 Rc6 44. Be7 Re6 45. Bb4 Re5 46. Bc3 Re6 47. Ke3 Rc6 48. Bd4 Ra6 49. Bc3 Rd6 50. Bb2 Rd3+ 51. Ke2 Rd6 52. Rh8 Ra6 53. Rf8 Rb6 54. Bd4 Rd6 55. Ke3 Ra6 56. Bc5 Rc6 57. Kd4 e3 58. Kd5 Rc7 59. Bxe3 Rc2 60. Bd4 Kf4 61. g4 hxg3 62. Rxf6# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. d4 e6 9. h4 f6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bd3 Kf7 12. Be3 Bb4 13. Qd2 Nge7 14. a3 Qa5 15. Ke2 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 Na5 18. h5 gxh5 19. gxh5 Rac8 20. Bd2 Nc4 21. Rag1 Nxd2 22. Kxd2 f5 23. Rg3 Ng8 24. Rgh3 Rh6 25. Be2 Nf6 26. Bf3 Rc7 27. Rb1 Rh8 28. Rb3 Ne8 29. c4 Rxc4 30. Rxb7+ Rc7 31. Rb4 Nd6 32. c3 Nc4+ 33. Kd3 Nxa3 34. Rh1 Nc4 35. Rhb1 Nd6 36. Ra4 Rhc8 37. Rb3 Nc4 38. Ra6 Nb6 39. Be2 Nc4 40. f4 Ke7 41. Bf3 Nd6 42. Rba3 Nb5 43. R3a5 Rxc3+ 44. Ke2 Rb3 45. Kf2 Rc2+ 46. Be2 Nxd4 47. Rxa7+ Kf6 48. Ra2 Rbb2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Prohaszka, Peter"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 d5 3. Nf3 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. b4 e6 6. Bb2 a5 7. a3 b6 8. cxb6 Qxb6 9. e3 Ne4 10. Nbd2 Nd6 11. Be2 Be7 12. 0-0 0-0 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. exd4 Bd7 15. Qb1 Bb5 16. Bd3 g6 17. Nb3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nc4 19. Qe2 axb4 20. axb4 Bxb4 21. Rab1 Ra2 22. cxb4 Qxb4 23. Bc3 Qa3 24. Qf3 Rc2 25. h4 Rb8 26. Be1 Qa2 27. Nd2 Rxb1 28. Nxb1 Qxb1 29. h5 Rc1 30. h6 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 32. Kh2 f5 33. Qb3 Qxf2 34. Qb8+ Kf7 35. Qc7+ Ke8 36. Qc8+ Ke7 37. Qc7+ Kf6 38. Qd8+ Kf7 39. Qd7+ Kf8 40. Qd8+ Kf7 41. Qd7+ Kf6 42. Qg7+ Kg5 43. Qxh7 Ne3 44. Qe7+ Kh5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ruge, Edison"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2201"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Bc5 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 9. Nc3 0-0 10. Nxb5 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Rxb5 12. 0-0 Rb4 13. Qd5 Bd6 14. d3 Bb7 15. c3 Nd4 16. cxb4 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxb4 19. Be3 c6 20. d4 exd4 21. Bxd4 d5 22. Rfc1 Qd6 23. Ra6 Rc8 24. Bg4 Qf4 25. Be3 Qxg4 26. Raxc6 Rxc6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sailer, Mike L"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2109"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 0-0 7. Nc3 b6 8. Nge2 Bb7 9. 0-0 f5 10. a4 Nc6 11. Nb5 Be7 12. Nf4 a6 13. Nc3 Na5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Qc2 Bd6 16. Nce2 Rc8 17. Rab1 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Qxf5 Qd6 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. b4 Bxb4 23. Rxb4 Rg8 24. Qf5 Qxb4 25. Qf6+ Rg7 26. Nh5 Qg4 27. Neg3 Kg8 28. Nxg7 Qxg7 29. Qe7 h5 30. Rd1 Qg4 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Qxd8+ Kg7 33. h3 Qg6 34. Qd4+ Kh7 35. Qe5 h4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Simonian, Hrair"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nge2 a6 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 b5 8. Bb3 Qb6 9. d3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Be7 11. 0-0 Nf6 12. Ng3 0-0 13. f4 Bb7 14. f5 d5 15. e5 Nd7 16. f6 gxf6 17. Nh5 Nxe5 18. Bh6 Rfc8 19. Bg7 Ng6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxf6+ Kg7 22. Qh5 Rh8 23. Qg5 Qc7 24. Nh5+ Kf8 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rf1+ Kg8 27. Qh6 Rf8 28. Qxf8+ Nxf8 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Ne8+ Kg6 31. Nxc7 h5 32. a4 bxa4 33. Bxa4 Rh7 34. Be8+ Kg5 35. Bf7 e5 36. Nxd5 Ng6 37. Be6 Bxd5 38. Bxd5 Nf4 39. Be4 Rc7 40. Rf2 Rc5 41. Kf1 Ra5 42. Ke1 Ra1+ 43. Kd2 Kg4 44. g3 Nh3 45. Bf5+ Kg5 46. Bxh3 a5 47. Rf5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2023.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 0-0 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Qc2+ Kg8 13. Qxc5 Bg4 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. 0-0 Qd7 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Qxa7 Rfc8 18. b3 Rg6 19. Bg3 Rc2 20. Qd4 Qc6 21. a4 Be2 22. Rfe1 Rg4 23. Qe5 Rb4 24. Rab1 Bd3 25. h3 Rc3 26. Rb2 Rbxb3 27. Rxb3 Rxb3 28. a5 Be4 29. Qd4 Ra3 30. Qb2 Rxa5 31. Rc1 Rc5 32. Rxc5 Qxc5 33. Qxb7 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qf1 35. f3 Bg6 36. Qxd5 Qe2 37. e4 Kh7 38. h4 f6 39. h5 Be8 40. Qf5+ Kg8 41. h6 Qd2 42. Qe6+ Bf7 43. h7+ Kxh7 44. Qxf7 Qh6+ 45. Kg1 Qc1+ 46. Kf2 Qd2+ 47. Kf1 Qd3+ 48. Ke1 Qe3+ 49. Kd1 Qd3+ 50. Ke1 Qe3+ 51. Kf1 Qd3+ 52. Kg1 Qd1+ 53. Kh2 Qd2 54. Qh5+ Kg8 55. Qh3 Kf7 56. Qg4 Qh6+ 57. Qh4 Qd2 58. Qh3 g6 59. Bh4 g5 60. Bg3 Qc1 61. Qh7+ Ke6 62. Qf5+ Ke7 63. e5 Qc3 64. exf6+ Qxf6 65. Qxf6+ Kxf6 66. Kh3 Kf5 67. Bf2 Kg6 68. Kg4 Kf6 69. Be3 Kg6 70. Bxg5 Kf7 71. f4 Kf8 72. f5 Kg8 73. Kf4 Kf8 74. g4 Kg8 75. Bh4 Kf8 76. g5 Kg8 77. Kg4 Kf8 78. f6 Kg8 79. Kf5 Kf8 80. g6 Kg8 81. Bg5 Kf8 82. f7 Kg7 83. Bh6+ Kh8 84. f8Q# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 09th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Ambartsumova, Karina"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2023.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d3 0-0 6. h3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. Bb3 Bf5 11. Ne4 Bf8 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Qe2 a5 14. a4 Be6 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. Be3 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qd2 Bb4 19. c3 dxc3 20. bxc3 Be7 21. d4 h6 22. Ne5 Qd5 23. Qf4 Nc4 24. Nd3 Nd6 25. Nec5 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bg5 27. Qg3 b6 28. Nd7 Rd8 29. N7e5 Ne4 30. Qg4 Nxc3 31. h4 Bf6 32. Rc1 Qxd4 33. Qxd4 Ne2+ 34. Kf1 Nxd4 35. Rxc7 Ne6 36. Rd7 Rxd7 37. Nxd7 Bd4 38. f4 f5 39. Ke2 Kf7 40. N7e5+ Ke7 41. Nc4 Kd7 42. Kf3 Kc6 43. g4 fxg4+ 44. Kxg4 Bc3 45. Nde5+ Kc5 46. f5 Nd8 47. Kh5 b5 48. axb5 Kxb5 49. Kg6 a4 50. Kxg7 Nc6 51. f6 Nxe5 52. Nd6+ Kc6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 09th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Guerra Tulcan, Lenin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2023.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. 0-0 b5 9. a3 Be7 10. f4 Bb7 11. e5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nd5 13. f5 Bc5 14. Ne4 Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 0-0 16. Nd6 Bc6 17. f6 gxf6 18. exf6 Qa7 19. Qxa7 Rxa7 20. Rf3 Kh8 21. Bd3 Rc7 22. Raf1 Ba8 23. Rh3 Rc6 24. Rxh7+ Kg8 25. Rg7+ Kh8 26. Nxf7+ Rxf7 27. Rxf7 Kg8 28. Rg7+ Kf8 29. Rh7 Bb7 30. f7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 09th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Jeet, Jain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2199"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2023.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
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1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Bc4 e6 9. Qf3 Nf6 10. d4 Qxd4 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxc4 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Nh5 Be7 15. Bxh6 0-0-0 16. Be3 Bxc2 17. a3 Bb4+ 18. axb4 Qxb4+ 19. Kf1 Qb5+ 20. Kg1 Rxh5 21. Qxf6 a6 22. Qxf7 Kb8 23. Bg5 Rdh8 24. Qf6 Bf5 25. Rd1 Qb6 26. g3 Qb3 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Qxd8+ Ka7 29. Be3+ b6 30. Qc7+ Ka8 31. Bxb6 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 09th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Ovetchkin, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2023.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Nd7 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. Ne5 e6 9. Qe2 b5 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. a4 Qc7 12. Nxc6 b4 13. Nd4 a6 14. Nf5 0-0 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. b3 e5 17. Bb2 e4 18. Bc4 Bg4 19. Qe3 Rad8 20. h3 Bh5 21. 0-0 Qxd2 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qxe4 Rfe8 24. Qf5 Bg6 25. Qxf6 Rd6 26. Qf3 Qxc2 27. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Kg7 29. Re8 Rf6 30. Qe3 Qc3 31. Qc5 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ 33. Kh1 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ 35. g3 Qxf2+ 36. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 37. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 09th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2023.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 0-0 15. Rxa4 a5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nd5 Qb7 18. Ra2 Be6 19. Bc4 Rfc8 20. Qe2 Kh8 21. h4 Bd8 22. g3 f5 23. 0-0 fxe4 24. Qxe4 Rxc4 25. Qxc4 Bxd5 26. Qa4 Bb6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 09th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Harshavardhan, GB."]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2023.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Nge2 Ne7 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. 0-0 Be7 10. d3 0-0 11. f4 d5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Bb3 Bc5 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Qf3 Nb4 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Kh1 Bd7 18. f5 Rac8 19. Nh5 Bf8 20. Qg3 Nxc2 21. Bxc2 Rxc2 22. Nxg7 Bxg7 23. f6 Qxf6 24. Rxf6 Rxd2 25. Raf1 Re3 26. Qg5 Be6 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Qxd2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 09th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2023.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. b3 0-0 6. Bb2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb1 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Bf6 10. Bd3 Bxc3 11. dxc3 h6 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. 0-0-0 Qe7 14. g4 e5 15. Rhg1 Be6 16. Be4 Rac8 17. Kb1 a5 18. g5 h5 19. g6 f6 20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qe6 22. Rgd1 Nd4 23. Qe4 Nf5 24. Nh4 Ne7 25. Rd7 c4 26. Qf3 Nxg6 27. Nxg6 Rf7 28. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 09th May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Srebrnic, Ana"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2149"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2023.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. Qxe7+ Kxe7 9. Nf3 Rd8 10. c3 Kf8 11. 0-0 Nd7 12. Re1 h5 13. Bd3 c5 14. Be3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Ne5 16. Bc2 g6 17. Nb5 Be7 18. Nc7 Bg4 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 20. f3 Be6 21. Bb3 Nd3 22. Re2 a5 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Rd1 Ne5 25. Bd4 Bd6 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Red2 Ke8 28. Rd7 a4 29. Rxb7 a3 30. bxa3 Rxa3 31. Rbd7 g5 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. R1d7+ Kg6 34. g4 Rxa2 35. gxh5+ Kxh5 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. c4 Kf5 38. c5 Rc2 39. Rc8 Bxh2+ 40. Kf1 Kf4 41. Rd3 e5 42. c6 g4 43. fxg4 e4 44. Rh3 e3 45. c7 Bg3 46. Rxg3 Kxg3 47. Ke1 Kf3 48. Rf8 Rc1# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adithya, A Chullikkad"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2023.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 0-0 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qxc4 10. e3 Qc7 11. Bd3 d5 12. 0-0 Nbd7 13. Rac1 b6 14. Qa4 Nc5 15. Qh4 Nfe4 16. Bb1 f5 17. b4 Nb3 18. Be5 Qd8 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rc7 Ba6 21. Rxg7+ Kf8 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Ng5 Rd5 24. Nxh7+ Ke8 25. Nf6+ Kf8 26. Nh7+ Ke8 27. Nf6+ Kd8 28. Nxd5 Bxf1 29. Nf6 Bb5 30. Rg8+ Ke7 31. Rxa8 a5 32. bxa5 Nxa5 33. Ra7+ Kf8 34. Bd6# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd May Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Ter Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2023.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Rb8 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4 15. Ncb4 Nxb4 16. cxb4 0-0 17. Rxa4 a5 18. h4 Bh6 19. b5 Bd7 20. Nc3 d5 21. Qxd5 Bc1 22. Ra2 Be6 23. Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. Bc4 Rd2 27. Rxa5 Rc2 28. Ra4 Bxb2 29. 0-0 Bd4 30. g3 g6 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Kf3 f5 33. Ra7+ Bxa7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Mar Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.03.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Mikhailovsky, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C40"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2023.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 Bd6 4. d4 dxe4 5. Nc3 Bxe5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bf4 0-0-0 10. Ke1 Nd4 11. Bxd7+ Rxd7 12. Rc1 Ne7 13. Nxe4 Ng6 14. Bg3 Re8 15. Nc5 Rd5 16. Nd3 Nxc2+ 17. Rxc2 Rxd3 18. Re2 Red8 19. Kf1 Rd1+ 20. Re1 R8d2 21. h4 Rxe1+ 22. Kxe1 Rxb2 23. Rh3 Rxa2 24. h5 Ne7 25. e6 fxe6 26. Be5 a5 27. Bxg7 b5 28. g4 b4 29. g5 Nf5 30. Be5 a4 31. h6 Ne7 32. Re3 b3 33. Rc3 b2 34. Rxc7+ Kd8 35. Rb7 Ra1+ 36. Kd2 b1Q 37. Rxb1 Rxb1 38. Bf6 Kd7 39. Bxe7 Kxe7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Mar Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.03.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Ruge, Edison"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2201"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2023.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. d5 Nd4 8. Be2 Nxe2+ 9. Qxe2 0-0 10. Qd3 h6 11. Nd2 a6 12. a4 Nh5 13. Nc4 Bd7 14. Na5 Rb8 15. Be3 Qc8 16. b4 f5 17. f3 f4 18. Bf2 g5 19. b5 axb5 20. Nxb5 Ra8 21. Nb3 g4 22. fxg4 Bxg4 23. c4 f3 24. g3 Bh3 25. Rfc1 Bg5 26. Rc2 Bg2 27. Be3 Qh3 28. Bxg5 Nxg3 29. Rxg2 Qxg2# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Mar Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.03.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dardha, Daniel"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2023.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Qg4 d5 3. Qg3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qf4 g5 6. Qe3 Qa5 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. dxc3 h6 9. h4 g4 10. Ne2 Bf5 11. Nd4 Bg6 12. e6 f5 13. Qe5 Rh7 14. h5 Bg7 15. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Mar Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.03.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Georg, Heinz"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2157"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2023.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. 0-0 Nf6 6. Re1 Nc6 7. c3 e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Be7 13. Rc1 0-0 14. h4 Rfc8 15. a3 Qd8 16. g3 Qb6 17. Bc3 Na5 18. Qd3 Nc4 19. Rc2 Qb3 20. Rec1 Rc6 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. hxg5 Rac8 23. Kg2 b5 24. Ra1 Nxb2 25. Rxb2 Qxc3 26. Qxc3 Rxc3 27. Rxb5 Kf8 28. a4 R3c4 29. a5 Rxd4 30. Rb7 Ra8 31. Rab1 Rc4 32. a6 Rc6 33. Rb8+ Rxb8 34. Rxb8+ Ke7 35. Rb7+ Ke8 36. Rxa7 h6 37. gxh6 gxh6 38. f4 Rc2+ 39. Kf3 Ra2 40. Kg4 d4 41. Kf3 Ra3+ 42. Ke4 Rxg3 43. Kxd4 Ra3 44. Ke4 h5 45. f5 Ra4+ 46. Kf3 exf5 47. Ra8+ Ke7 48. Rh8 h4 49. a7 Rxa7 50. Rxh4 Ke6 51. Rb4 Kxe5 52. Rb5+ Kf6 53. Rb6+ Kg5 54. Rb4 Ra3+ 55. Kg2 f4 56. Rb7 f6 57. Rg7+ Kf5 58. Rb7 Rd3 59. Rb8 Re3 60. Rb7 Ke4 61. Rb4+ Ke5 62. Rb5+ Ke4 63. Rb4+ Kf5 64. Rb5+ Kg4 65. Rb8 Re2+ 66. Kf1 Kf3 67. Rb3+ Re3 68. Rb6 Ra3 69. Kg1 Kg3 70. Rb1 f3 71. Kf1 Ra2 72. Kg1 f5 73. Rc1 Ra8 74. Rb1 f4 75. Rc1 Rh8 76. Rf1 f2+ 77. Rxf2 Rh1+ 78. Kxh1 Kxf2 79. Kh2 f3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Mar Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.03.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mika, Tomasz1111"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2169"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2023.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Na3 Qd5 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Qxc4 Be6 6. Qxd5 Bxd5 7. e3 0-0-0 8. Be2 e5 9. d3 f6 10. 0-0 Bxa3 11. bxa3 Nge7 12. Bb2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nd5 14. Rfc1 Rd6 15. Kf1 Rhd8 16. Ke1 f5 17. Kd2 e4 18. fxe4 fxe4 19. d4 Rf6 20. Rf1 Rdf8 21. Ke1 Rh6 22. h3 Kd8 23. Rh1 Nce7 24. Rc1 Rb6 25. Rc2 Nf5 26. Rg1 g6 27. Bc4 Ndxe3 28. fxe3 Nxe3 29. Rc3 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Mar Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.03.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Antunes, Luciano Justi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2045"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2023.03.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 Rb8 14. Nce3 f4 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Be7 17. f6 Bxf6 18. Qa4 Rc8 19. Bf5 0-0 20. Bxc8 Nd4 21. Bg4 Bg7 22. 0-0 Qg5 23. Qd7 f5 24. Bh3 f3 25. Kh1 f4 26. Qg4 Qh6 27. gxf3 Kh8 28. Ne7 Bf6 29. Nf5 Nxf5 30. Qxf5 Be7 31. Qe6 Bf6 32. Rg1 e4 33. fxe4 f3 34. Rg4 Be5 35. Qxh6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Mar Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.03.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Fule, Simon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2208"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2023.03.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. 0-0 d6 6. c3 g5 7. d4 g4 8. dxe5 gxf3 9. exf6 Ne5 10. Bb3 Qxf6 11. Re1 Qg6 12. g3 Qg4 13. Kh1 h5 14. Rg1 h4 15. Bf4 hxg3 16. Bxg3 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bh3 18. Bxe5 Bg2+ 19. Rxg2 fxg2+ 20. Kg1 Qxe5 21. Nf3 Qf4 22. Qd5 c6 23. Qd3 0-0-0 24. a4 Bg7 25. a5 Be5 26. Kxg2 Rdg8+ 27. Kf1 Rh3 28. Ke2 Re8 29. a6 b6 30. Qe3 f5 31. exf5 Qxf5 32. Rg1 Rxf3 33. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 34. Kd2 Qxf3 35. Rg7 Qxf2+ 36. Kd3 Qe3+ 37. Kc4 Qc5+ 38. Kd3 Qf5+ 39. Kd2 Bf4+ 40. Kd1 Qd3# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Mar Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.03.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Sanchez, Roberto Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "1966"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2023.03.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qe6+ 4. Be2 Qg6 5. Bf3 Nc6 6. d4 Bf5 7. Nb5 0-0-0 8. c3 Kb8 9. Bf4 e5 10. Bxc6 Qxc6 11. Nxa7 Kxa7 12. Bxe5 Qxg2 13. Bxc7 Re8+ 14. Kd2 Qc6 15. Bf4 Nf6 16. Nf3 Ne4+ 17. Kc1 Nxf2 18. Qb3 Qxc3+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Mar Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Biriukov, Ilja"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2023.03.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d3 Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. e4 Re8 11. Re1 h6 12. h3 a5 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Rab1 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Bxb6 Qd6 17. Bd4 Ba6 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nd2 c5 20. Be3 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Rxe3 22. fxe3 Bxd3 23. Qc1 Re8 24. Rb7 Qxg3 25. Rxd7 Rxe3 26. Rxd3 Rxd3 27. Nf1 Qg6 28. Qc2 Rg3 29. Qxg6 fxg6 30. c4 Ra3 0-1

[Event "BL2-West 2223"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2023.03.19"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siegburg"]
[BlackTeam "Neuberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Be3 Na5 10. Ba2 c5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nc3 0-0 13. Nd5 Nc6 14. c3 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qc7 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Rb8 19. f4 exf4 20. d4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Nb4 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Bxf4 Kg8 24. Qb3+ Qc4 25. Qxc4+ bxc4 26. Bxd6 Na6 27. Bxb8 Nxb8 28. d5 Bb5 29. Ra1 Nd7 30. Kf2 Nc5 31. Ke3 Nd3 32. Kd4 Kf8 33. Ra7 Nf4 34. Rb7 Ne2+ 35. Kc5 c3 36. bxc3 Bd3 37. e5 Be4 38. c4 Bxg2 39. Kd6 Nd4 40. Rb8+ Kf7 41. e6+ 1-0

[Event "BL2-West 2223"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2023.03.18"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Roseneck, Jonas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2373"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neuberg"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. 0-0 0-0 6. a4 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nbd2 f6 9. Ne4 Bb6 10. b4 a6 11. Ba3 Nd4 12. c3 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Be6 14. b5 Re8 15. a5 Ba7 16. b6 cxb6 17. Nd6 Nxc3 18. Nxe8 Qxe8 19. Bxe6+ Qxe6 20. Qxb7 Qc8 21. Qf3 bxa5 22. Rac1 Rb8 23. Rc2 Bd4 24. Bb2 Rb3 25. g3 Qd8 26. Qc6 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gorodetzky, David"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. f3 0-0 7. e4 d6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Ne2 Ne8 10. 0-0 b6 11. f4 e5 12. Be3 Ba6 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Qe2 cxd4 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Bf2 Rc8 17. Nf5 g6 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Ng4 h5 20. Bxd4+ f6 21. Ne3 Nb3 22. Bb2 Nxa1 23. Bxa1 d5 24. exd5 Nd6 25. Rf3 Qe8 26. Qf1 Kh7 27. g4 Nxc4 28. Nxc4 Bxc4 29. Bxc4 hxg4 30. Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Petrovic, Aleksa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2254"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 0-0 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nd5 8. 0-0 Bg4 9. Nbd2 e6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 c6 12. Bb3 Nd7 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. c4 N5b6 15. Rfe1 a5 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. Bc2 a4 18. Bd2 c5 19. Bc3 Nb8 20. Rd6 Nc6 21. Red1 Bf8 22. Ng5 Bxd6 23. exd6 Qd8 24. Qe3 e5 25. Qxc5 Rc8 26. Ne4 Nd4 27. Bxd4 Rxc5 28. Bxc5 Nd7 29. Bxa4 Re6 30. Be3 f5 31. Bg5 Qc8 32. Bxd7 Qxd7 33. Nf6+ Rxf6 34. Bxf6 e4 35. Bg5 Kg7 36. h4 Kf7 37. Rd2 Ke6 38. b4 Ke5 39. g3 e3 40. Bxe3 Ke4 41. Rd4+ Ke5 42. c5 h6 43. b5 f4 44. c6 fxe3 45. cxd7 e2 46. f4+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. 0-0 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. d4 Be7 7. Bb2 0-0 8. Nbd2 b6 9. c4 Ba6 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Re1 Qa5 14. Bc3 Qb6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Rfd8 17. e3 Qe6 18. Bb2 Ne4 19. Qc2 f5 20. Rcd1 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Rc1 Qe7 23. Bh3 g6 24. Nxe4 Qxe4 25. Red1 Qe5 26. Bf1 Bb7 27. Bg2 Ba6 28. Qd2 d4 29. Qa5 Qd6 30. h4 Kg7 31. Rd2 Qb6 32. Qxb6 axb6 33. exd4 cxd4 34. Rxc8 Bxc8 35. f4 Ba6 36. Kf2 Kf8 37. a4 b5 38. Bf1 d3 39. a5 b4 40. Rd1 h6 41. Ke3 Re8+ 42. Kd4 Re4+ 43. Kc5 Re3 44. Kxb4 Rxg3 45. Kc5 Rf3 46. Kb6 Bc8 47. b4 Rxf4 48. b5 Rxh4 49. Rxd3 Ke7 50. a6 Bxa6 51. bxa6 Rb4+ 52. Ka5 Rb8 53. Bg2 h5 54. a7 Rc8 55. Bb7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Gallana, Marco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 0-0 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 g6 14. Nce3 Bg7 15. h5 Bb7 16. a4 bxa4 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. Qg4 Ne7 20. Qh4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aleksic, Milan"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Nd7 12. Nc3 Na5 13. Bc2 Nb6 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Bg5 18. Ng4 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Bxh6 20. Nxh6+ Kg7 21. Qd2 Nac4 22. Qf4 Qf6 23. Qxf6+ Kxf6 24. Ng4+ Kg7 25. Re7 Rc8 26. b3 Na3 27. Bd3 Kf8 28. Re3 Rd8 29. Nf6 h6 30. Ne2 Nd5 31. Nxd5 Bxd5 32. Nf4 g5 33. Ne2 f6 34. Ng3 Bf7 35. Nf5 h5 36. g4 h4 37. f3 a5 38. Kf2 a4 39. Re7 c5 40. Ra7 Be6 41. Ng7 Bf7 42. Nf5 Bg6 43. Ng7 Bf7 44. Nf5 axb3 45. Rxa3 b2 46. Ra5 Bc4 47. Bb1 cxd4 48. Ke1 Re8+ 49. Kd1 Bf1 50. Ra6 Rc8 51. Rxf6+ Ke8 52. Nd6+ Ke7 53. Nxc8+ Kxf6 54. Nd6 Ke5 55. Ke1 Bxh3 56. Nxb5 Bg2 57. Kf2 h3 58. Be4 Bxf3 59. Kxf3 h2 60. Kg2 Kxe4 61. Na3 Kd3 62. Kxh2 Ke2 63. Kg2 d3 64. Nb1 d2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Tregubenko, Nikolay"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2022"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nbc3 Nge7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 d5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nf4 Be6 14. Re1 g5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Na4 b6 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Qg4 Nf5 19. h4 gxh4 20. Bxh6 hxg3 21. Rxe6 gxf2+ 22. Kh2 Qh4+ 23. Qxh4 Nxh4 24. Bxd5 Nb4 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Rexc8 Rxc8 27. Bg2 Re8 28. Bg5 Nxg2 29. Kxg2 Re1 30. Kxf2 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Horvath, Dominik"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. 0-0 d6 7. d4 exd4 8. Re1 Be7 9. Nxd4 Nf6 10. Bd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 c5 12. dxc6 0-0 13. Nc3 Bf6 14. Nd5 Bxd4 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Qxd4 Qc7 17. Nd5 Qa7 18. Qxa7 Rxa7 19. Be3 Ra8 20. Nc7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Qe7+ 7. Be2 Qc7 8. 0-0 Nf6 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bd3 0-0-0 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. h3 Bh5 16. Bf5+ Kb8 17. Qd2 Bxf3 18. Qf4+ Qc7 19. Qxf3 Rhe8 20. Qc3 Ne5 21. Qd4 Nc6 22. Qc3 Ne7 23. Qxc7+ Kxc7 24. Nd4 Nc6 25. Nf3 h6 26. Rad1 a6 27. Kf1 b5 28. Bd3 Kb6 29. c3 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 d4 31. cxd4 Nxd4 32. Ne5 Nc6 33. Nxc6 Kxc6 34. Bc2 a5 35. a4 Kb6 36. Re5 bxa4 37. Bxa4 Rd4 38. b3 Nd5 39. g3 Kc5 40. Re8 Nb6 41. Re5+ Rd5 42. Re7 Nxa4 43. bxa4 Rf5 44. Rb7 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Manko, Mariya"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2159"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Nd2 Nxc3 8. Qb3 Nxe2 9. Kxe2 Bxd2 10. Bxa8 Bxc1 11. Rhxc1 c6 12. a4 0-0 13. a5 f4 14. axb6 axb6 15. Ra7 Qf6 16. Rd1 Ba6 17. g4 f3+ 18. Kd3 b5 19. Kc3 Qh4 20. Rd2 Qxh2 21. Qa3 Qg1 22. Bb7 Qc1+ 23. Rc2 Qf1 24. Kb4 Qd1 25. Qc3 c5+ 26. Kxc5 d6+ 27. Kxd6 Rd8+ 28. Kc5 Bxb7 29. Rxb7 b4 30. Rd2 Qa4 31. Qxf3 Qa5+ 32. Rb5 Na6+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Yilmazyerli, Mert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. a4 d6 6. Nbd2 g5 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf1 d5 9. Bb5 dxe4 10. Nxe5 0-0 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bxc6 Rb8 13. Ne3 exd3 14. Qxd3 Qxd3 15. cxd3 Rd8 16. Ke2 Be6 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Bd2 Ne7 19. Bb5 c6 20. Ba6 Nd5 21. Rac1 Nc7 22. Na5 Re8 23. Bb7 Bc8+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 23rd"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "2023.03.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Arandjelovic, Aleksandar Z"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E30"]
[WhiteElo "1828"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2023.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 213"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 d6 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. d5 b5 8. cxb5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Ne5 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. e4 0-0 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 g5 14. Rg1 Nh5 15. Qd4 f5 16. f4 Nxf4 17. Bg3 Ng6 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. 0-0-0 Qf6 20. Bd3 Nf4 21. Qxf6 Rxf6 22. h4 g4 23. h5 Rb8 24. Bh4 Nxd3+ 25. Rxd3 Rf4 26. Re3 Bxa2 27. f3 Rxb5 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Re7+ Rf7 30. Rxf7+ Bxf7 31. fxg4 a5 32. Bf6 a4 33. Re1 Rb7 34. Re7 Kg8 35. Rd7 Be6 36. Re7 a3 37. g5 a2 38. c4 Rb1+ 39. Kd2 hxg5 40. Bc3 Rb3 41. Ba1 Rb1 42. Bd4 Bg4 43. Re8+ Kf7 44. Ra8 Rd1+ 45. Ke3 Rh1 46. Ra7 Ke6 47. h6 c5 48. Bg7 Bf5 49. Kf3 Rh3+ 50. Kg2 g4 51. Bf8 Be4+ 0-1

[Event "BL2-West 2223"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2023.02.26"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Van Osch, Mees"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2373"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neuberg"]
[BlackTeam "Muelheim Nord II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxc5 10. Ke2 Nd7 11. Rd1 Nf6 12. Bd3 0-0 13. Ne5 b6 14. g4 Bb7 15. g5 Nd5 16. c4 Nb4 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. a3 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Rxd3 20. Nxd3 Bd6 21. f4 f6 22. h4 Kf7 23. a4 Rc8 24. b3 Bc7 25. b4 e5 26. a5 e4 27. Nb2 bxa5 28. b5 Bb6 29. Rc1 Bxe3 30. Kxe3 Ke6 31. f5+ Kxf5 32. Ra1 fxg5 33. hxg5 Kxg5 34. Rxa5 Rf8 35. Rxa7 Rf3+ 36. Kd4 Bc8 37. Kxe4 Rb3 38. Na4 Bf5+ 39. Kd5 Kf6 40. Nc5 Rb1 41. Ra6+ Kg5 42. Ne6+ Bxe6+ 43. Kxe6 h5 44. b6 Kg6 45. c5 h4 46. Ra2 Kh5 47. Rc2 h3 48. Kd5 Rb5 49. Kc6 Rb1 50. Kb7 g5 51. c6 1-0

[Event "BL2-West 2223"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2023.02.25"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Berelowitsch, Alexander"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duesseldorf"]
[BlackTeam "Neuberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Nxe5 Nxb3 7. axb3 Qe7 8. d4 d6 9. Nf3 Qxe4+ 10. Be3 Bf5 11. Nc3 Qxc2 12. Qxc2 Bxc2 13. Nxb5 Rc8 14. Rxa6 Bxb3 15. Ra7 Kd7 16. Kd2 Ne7 17. Rc1 Nc6 18. Ra6 Bd5 19. Nc3 Nb4 20. Ra4 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Rb8 22. Ra7 Nc6 23. Nd5 Rxb2+ 24. Kd3 Nxa7 25. Rxc7+ Ke6 26. Nf4+ Kf6 27. Rxa7 g5 28. Nh3 h6 29. d5 Kg6 30. Bd4 Bg7 31. Bxb2 Bxb2 32. f4 Rc8 33. Ng1 Rc3+ 34. Kd2 Rc5 35. Ne2 Rxd5+ 36. Ke3 f5 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. f4 g4 39. Ra8 Rd1 40. Rg8+ Kf7 41. Rg5 Ke6 42. Rg6+ Kd5 43. Rg5 Kc4 44. Rxf5 d5 45. Rg5 d4+ 46. Nxd4 Bc1+ 47. Kf2 Kxd4 48. Rxg4 Ke4 49. f5+ Kxf5 50. h3 Bf4 51. Rg8 Rd2+ 52. Kf3 Rd3+ 53. Ke2 Rxh3 54. Rf8+ Ke4 55. Re8+ Be5 56. Re7 Rh2+ 57. Ke1 Kd5 58. Kf1 Ra2 59. Re8 Kd4 60. Re7 Bf4 61. Re2 Ra7 62. Kg2 Be3 63. Kf3 Rf7+ 64. Kg4 Ke4 65. Rg2 Rf8 66. Rg3 Bf2 67. Rg2 Rg8+ 68. Kh3 Rh8+ 69. Kg4 Rf8 70. Kh3 Kf3 71. Rg3+ Ke2 72. Rg6 Rf4 73. Kg2 Re4 74. Rg8 Ra4 75. Rg6 Ba7 76. Re6+ Be3 77. Rg6 Ra1 78. Kh3 Kf3 79. Rg3+ Kf4 80. Rg4+ Kf5 81. Rb4 Rg1 82. Kh2 Rg8 83. Ra4 Bf4+ 84. Kh1 Rg3 85. Ra2 Ke4 86. Rg2 Rh3+ 87. Kg1 Be3+ 88. Kf1 Kd3 89. Rg8 Rh1+ 90. Kg2 Rg1+ 91. Kf3 Rf1+ 92. Kg4 Ke2 93. Kh5 Rf6 94. Kg4 Bd4 95. Ra8 Ke3 96. Re8+ Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Buscar, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2041"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2023.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 212 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bc5 5. 0-0 0-0 6. a4 h6 7. Re1 d6 8. h3 Be6 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nb3 b6 12. Nxc5 bxc5 13. c3 Ng6 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qe8 17. Qb3 Kf7 18. Qc4 c5 19. Nf5 Qc6 20. Nd4 Qd7 21. Nf3 Rac8 22. e5 d5 23. Qd3 Ne8 24. h4 Ne7 25. Qh7 Rh8 26. Qxh8 Nf6 27. Qxc8 Nxc8 28. exf6 gxf6 29. Bxh6 Nd6 30. Bf4 Ne4 31. h5 Qb7 32. g4 Qxb2 33. Be3 d4 34. Rab1 Qa2 35. Rb7+ Ke8 36. Bxd4 cxd4 37. Rxe4 Qd5 38. Rb8+ Kd7 39. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Dong, Khanh Linh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "1900"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2023.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 212 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 0-0 9. 0-0 Nc6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bd5 Bb7 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Bg5 Rfd8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rac8 18. c3 Qc4 19. Qxc4 Rxc4 20. Nd2 Rc5 21. Rd3 d5 22. Nb3 Rc4 23. Rxd5 Rxe4 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Kf1 Be7 26. f3 Rh4 27. h3 Rh6 28. a4 bxa4 29. Rxa4 Rb6 30. Nd2 Rxb2 31. Nc4 Rb1+ 32. Ke2 f6 33. Rxa6 Rc1 34. Ra7 Bf8 35. Kd2 Rg1 36. Ne3 Bc5 37. Ra8+ Kf7 38. g4 g6 39. Nd5 Rg2+ 40. Kd3 Rg3 41. Ke4 Rxh3 42. Ra6 f5+ 43. gxf5 gxf5+ 44. Kxe5 Rxf3 45. Rc6 Ba3 46. Rc7+ Kg6 47. Nf4+ Kh6 48. Rc6+ Kg5 49. Ne6+ Kg4 50. Rc4+ Kg3 51. Nd4 Rf1 52. Nxf5+ Kg2 53. Ne3+ Kf2 54. Nxf1 Kxf1 55. Rh4 Bb2 56. Kd4 Ke2 57. Rh2+ Kf3 58. Rxb2 h5 59. Rh2 Kg4 60. c4 h4 61. c5 Kg3 62. Rh1 h3 63. c6 h2 64. Rxh2 Kxh2 65. c7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Guerb, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2023.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 212 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Qd5 7. Qh4 Bf5 8. Bc4 Qd6 9. d3 e6 10. Qg3 Qxg3 11. hxg3 h6 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Bc3 a5 14. a4 Bb4 15. Bxb4 axb4 16. Kd2 Ke7 17. Rh4 Ra5 18. g4 Bg6 19. g5 h5 20. g4 b5 21. Bb3 Rh7 22. Nd4 Kd6 23. Rah1 bxa4 24. Bc4 c5 25. Nb5+ Kc6 26. gxh5 Bf5 27. f4 Rxb5 28. Bxb5+ Kxb5 29. h6 g6 30. c4+ bxc3+ 31. bxc3 c4 32. Rb1+ Kc5 33. d4+ Kd5 34. Rb7 f6 35. Ke3 fxg5 36. fxg5 Nf8 37. Rb8 Nd7 38. Rb7 e5 39. dxe5 Kxe5 40. Rxc4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Juknis, Paulius"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2114"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2023.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 212 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8. Nd5 Nf6 9. Be3 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 0-0 13. 0-0-0 Bf6 14. Qb4 b5 15. h4 Bd7 16. g4 Bxh4 17. Qxd6 Bg5+ 18. f4 Bxg4 19. Qxd8 Bxd8 20. Re1 Bf3 21. Rg1 Bxd5 22. Bd3 Bb6 23. Rg5 Rad8 24. c4 Be6 25. cxb5 Rxd3 26. bxa6 Ra8 27. Rb5 Be3+ 28. Kb1 Bxf4 29. Re4 Bd6 30. Rb6 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bethke, Richard"]
[Black "Lorenzo de la Riva, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2023.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 212 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. d4 g6 5. e5 dxe5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 Nd5 8. Ne3 Nb6 9. h4 h6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Nd4 Bxe5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bxg6+ Kf8 15. 0-0-0 N8d7 16. Ng4 Bg7 17. Rhe1 h5 18. Nh2 Nc5 19. Bb4 Nbd7 20. Nf3 a5 21. Bd2 Bf6 22. Ng5 Kg7 23. Bd3 Nxd3+ 24. cxd3 Nc5 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Rh6 27. Re5 Nd7 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. Nxe6+ Kf6 30. Re1 Rg8 31. Ng5 e5 32. d4 Kf5 33. Re3 exd4 34. cxd4 Nb6 35. g3 Nd5 36. Rf3+ Kg4 37. Rf7 Re8 38. Kd2 b5 39. Rg7 Kf5 40. Ra7 a4 41. f3 Rd8 42. Rh7 Kg6 43. g4 hxg4 44. fxg4 Nf6 45. Rc7 Nxg4 46. Rxc6+ Kf5 47. Kd3 Kf4 48. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rios Escobar, Adan"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2023.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 212 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. 0-0 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Nbd2 b6 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne8 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. Qd3 Nc7 14. Ne1 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Ndf3 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Nf3 Bf6 20. Be3 Bxb2 21. Rab1 Bf6 22. Nd4 Qe8 23. Qb3 Rd8 24. Rbc1 Qf7 25. Nc6 Rd6 26. Nxa7 Ra8 27. Bxb6 Bd8 28. a4 Ne6 29. a5 Bxb6 30. axb6 d4 31. Rc7 Nxc7 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. Bxb7 Rxb6 34. Bxa8 Nxa8 35. Rxd4 Ke6 36. Nc8 Rc6 37. Na7 Rc5 38. Rd8 Nb6 39. Rg8 Kf7 40. Rb8 Nc4 41. Rc8 Rxc8 42. Nxc8 Ke6 43. Na7 Nd6 44. Nc6 Kd5 45. Nb4+ Kc4 46. Nc2 Kd3 47. Ne3 Ne4 48. Kg2 Ke2 49. Ng4 h5 50. f3 Nd2 51. Ne5 g5 52. f4 g4 53. f5 Ne4 54. Nd7 Ke3 55. f6 Ng5 56. Ne5 Ke4 57. f7 Nh7 58. Ng6 Kf5 59. f8Q+ Nxf8 60. Nxf8 Kg5 61. Nd7 h4 62. Ne5 hxg3 63. hxg3 Kf5 64. Nd3 Ke4 65. Nf2+ Kf5 66. Kf1 Kg5 67. Ke2 Kf5 68. Ke3 Ke5 69. Nxg4+ Kf5 70. Nf2 Kg5 71. Kf3 Kf5 72. g4+ Kg5 73. Kg3 Kg6 74. Kf4 Kh6 75. g5+ Kg6 76. Kg4 Kh7 77. Kf5 Kg7 78. g6 Kg8 79. Kf6 Kh8 80. Ng4 Kg8 81. Nh6+ Kh8 82. g7+ Kh7 83. g8Q+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Skliarov, Viktor"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2023.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 212 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. 0-0 h5 7. a4 h4 8. h3 Be7 9. a5 Nh6 10. a6 b6 11. Na3 g5 12. Nh2 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. c4 Qc7 15. Bh5+ Kf8 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Be2 e5 19. Ra3 Qc2 20. Qxc2 Bxc2 21. Rc3 Bf5 22. Rc7 exd4 23. Nxa7 Ke7 24. b3 Kd8 25. Rb7 d3 26. Bf3 Be4 27. Rd1 Nf5 28. Ng4 Nd6 29. Nxf6 Nxb7 30. axb7 Rxa7 31. Nxd7 Kxd7 32. Bg4+ Kc7 33. Bc8 Ra1 34. Bf4+ gxf4 35. Rxa1 d2 36. Rd1 Rg8 37. Rxd2 Rxg2+ 38. Kf1 Rh2 39. Ra2 f3 40. Ke1 Rh1+ 41. Kd2 Rf1 42. Ra8 Rxf2+ 43. Ke3 Re2+ 44. Kd4 f2 45. b8Q+ Kd8 46. Bg4+ Ke7 47. Qe5+ Kf7 48. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tang, Andrew"]
[Black "Bethke, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2023.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 212 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 e6 5. 0-0 Bd6 6. b3 0-0 7. c4 b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nd2 c5 11. e3 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. cxd5 Ndxe5 14. h3 Nd3 15. hxg4 Nxb2 16. Qc2 Bxd5 17. Qxb2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd5+ 19. Kg1 fxg4 20. Rad1 Rf6 21. Nc4 Qh5 22. Qe5 Qg6 23. Rd2 Raf8 24. Rfd1 h5 25. Nd6 h4 26. Qe4 Qh5 27. Qh1 h3 28. Rf1 Rf3 29. Nc4 Qf5 30. Qh2 Qe4 31. Re2 b5 32. Nd2 Qd3 33. Rfe1 R3f7 34. Qh1 Rd8 35. Qe4 1-0

