[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th Apr Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aponte, Oriana Isabel"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1998"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2024.04.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB19_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.05.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.05.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. g4 Ng7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Bg2 h5 8. h3 Bd7 9. Qd2 hxg4 10. hxg4 Rxh1 11. Bxh1 Bxg4 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. f3 Bf5 14. Nge2 Ne6 15. 0-0-0 Qc8 16. Ne4 Qa6 17. a3 0-0-0 18. N2g3 Bg7 19. Qc3 Nxf4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th Apr Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Pultinevicius, Paulius"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2024.04.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB19_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.05.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.05.08"]
[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 Re8 9. Qc2 h5 10. 0-0 h4 11. Bf4 h3 12. g3 Bg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Rae1 Bf8 15. g4 Na6 16. Bg3 Bd6 17. Nf4 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Nc7 19. a3 Nd5 20. Bc1 Qd7 21. Qf2 f5 22. Qh4 Nf6 23. Re5 b5 24. Rfe1 fxg4 25. Bg5 Bc4 26. Bxf6 Bxd3 27. Be7 Bg6 28. fxg4 c5 29. Bxc5 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Rc8 31. Re7 Qc6 32. Qe1 Qg2# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aranda, Juan Manuel"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2102"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. 0-0 Be7 5. d3 0-0 6. Nbd2 a5 7. e4 a4 8. a3 Nc6 9. e5 Nd7 10. Re1 b5 11. Nf1 Bb7 12. h4 b4 13. N1h2 bxa3 14. Rxa3 Bxa3 15. bxa3 Qe7 16. h5 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. h6 g6 19. Bb2 Rae8 20. Qa1 e5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qd7 23. Nf3 d4 24. Bxd4 Ng4 25. Qa2+ Rf7 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Ng5 Qe1+ 28. Bf1 Nxh6 29. Nxf7 Nxf7 30. Qb2 Nd6 31. Be5 Bc6 32. Qb8+ Ne8 33. Bxc7 Qe7 34. Be5 Qxa3 35. Bb2 Qc5 36. Qf4 a3 37. Ba1 a2 38. Bh3 Qd5 39. f3 h5 40. Qh6 Qc5+ 41. Kh2 Qd6 42. Qh8+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Finek, Vaclav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. Rb1 Bd7 7. c3 cxd4 8. exd4 Bb5 9. Be2 Qa6 10. Bxb5+ Qxb5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Ndf3 Be7 13. Qe2 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 Rc8 15. Rhc1 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. a4 b6 19. b3 Bd6 20. Ke3 Be7 21. Kd3 g5 22. Be3 h5 23. c4 f5 24. f3 h4 25. h3 g4 26. fxg4 fxg4 27. c5 gxh3 28. gxh3 bxc5 29. dxc5 e5 30. b4 Ke6 31. c6 d4 32. Bf2 Kd5 33. b5 e4+ 34. Ke2 e3 35. Bg1 Rhg8 36. Rb3 Rg2+ 37. Kf1 Rg3 38. Rb2 Rf8+ 39. Ke2 Rg2+ 40. Kd3 Rxb2 41. Bxe3 Rb3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Bc4 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Qe2 Nd7 7. c3 b6 8. Bg5 Ne7 9. Nbd2 h6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Rfe1 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf1 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. Ne4 Rfd8 19. Rad1 g5 20. h3 Qc6 21. Qc2 Nf4 22. Bf1 Kh8 23. g3 f5 24. Ned2 Rxd2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Singgih, Diajeng Theresa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Ne5 0-0 6. Nd2 Ne4 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. Bg3 Nd7 9. Nc4 Nb6 10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. a4 a5 12. Be2 d5 13. 0-0 Bd7 14. b3 Rc8 15. Qd2 Na8 16. c4 Qb6 17. c5 Qa7 18. b4 axb4 19. Qxb4 Nc7 20. Rfb1 Bc6 21. Qb6 Qxb6 22. cxb6 Ne8 23. a5 Nf6 24. a6 Nd7 25. axb7 Bxb7 26. Ra7 Nxb6 27. Rxb7 Nc4 28. Rb8 Nd2 29. Rxc8 Nxb1 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Bd6+ Ke8 32. Bb4 Kd7 33. Bb5+ Kc7 34. Ba4 Kb6 35. Kf1 Nd2+ 36. Bxd2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Amador Garcia, Ismael"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nge2 Bg4 7. h3 Bf5 8. 0-0 Nbd7 9. a3 h5 10. b4 Qc7 11. d4 e6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Nf4 h4 15. Nce2 hxg3 16. fxg3 g5 17. g4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Nc3 Ne3 20. Ne4 Qc7 21. Qe2 Nxf1 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rxf1 Qh2+ 24. Kf2 Rf8+ 25. Ke1 Rxf1+ 26. Qxf1 0-0-0 27. Kd1 Rf8 28. Qe2 Kc7 29. c3 e5 30. dxe5 Qxe5 31. Kc2 Nf6 32. Qd3 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 Rd8 34. Qf3 Qf4 35. Qg2 g4 36. Kb3 Rd2 37. Qh1 Qf7+ 38. c4 Qg7 39. Ka4 a6 40. Qe1 b5+ 41. Ka5 Qc3 42. Qg3+ Qxg3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ho, In Hei Henry"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "1762"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qa3 12. d5 Ne5 13. Rb1 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 0-0 15. 0-0 Qxa2 16. Bb4 Re8 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Qb3 Qxe2 19. Rfe1 Qa6 20. e5 Bf5 21. Rbc1 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxe7 Bxe5 24. h3 Re8 25. Bb4 Bd7 26. Qf3 Qc4 27. Bd2 Qd4 28. Bh6 Bh2+ 29. Kxh2 Rxe1 30. Qg3 Qe5 31. f4 Qe3 32. Qg5 Qe7 33. Qg3 Re2 34. f5 Qe5 35. Bf4 Qxf5 36. d6 h5 37. Qf3 Rb2 38. Qe3 Bc6 39. d7 Rxg2+ 40. Kh1 Rg3+ 41. Kh2 Qxh3# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Klekowski, Maciej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Qe2 Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. h3 Nh6 7. Bg2 Nf5 8. c3 d6 9. Na3 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qxe5 Bd6 12. Qe2 0-0 13. Nc4 Bc7 14. a4 Rb8 15. d3 b6 16. h4 e5 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 Be6 19. h5 Qd7 20. Be4 Rbd8 21. a5 b5 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. Bxe3 f5 24. Bg2 Bd6 25. h6 g6 26. Qf3 Be7 27. Qc6 b4 28. cxb4 c4 29. Qxd7 Bxb4+ 30. Kf1 Rxd7 31. dxc4 Bxc4+ 32. Kg1 f4 33. gxf4 exf4 34. Rh4 fxe3 35. Rxc4 e2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Samunenkov, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. 0-0 h6 6. a4 e6 7. Nxd4 e5 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Be7 12. Kh1 0-0 13. Qd3 Qd7 14. a5 Nb4 15. Qd2 Bh3 16. Be5 Bxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Qe6 18. Bd4 Ne4 19. Qd1 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Qe4+ 21. Kg1 Nxc2 22. Rf4 Qg6 23. Rb1 Bg5 24. Rf3 Na3 25. Ra1 Nc4 26. Nc5 b6 27. Nd3 Nxa5 28. h4 Be7 29. Nf4 Qc6 30. Qd3 Nc4 31. Nh5 Bc5 32. Kh2 Bxd4 33. Qxd4 f6 34. Nf4 Ne5 35. Rff1 Rfd8 36. Rad1 Kh7 37. Nxd5 Kh8 38. Qf4 Rxd5 39. Qe4 Rad8 40. c4 Qxc4 41. Rxd5 Qxe4 42. Rxd8+ Kh7 43. Rd2 Ng4+ 0-1

[Event "Bucharest Grand Prix op"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2024.03.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Craciun, Sasha Matei"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2169"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2024.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CB13_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bg2 Rb8 12. b3 Bd6 13. Ne4 Be5 14. Rb1 f5 15. gxf5 exf5 16. Nc5 0-0 17. 0-0 Bc7 18. Nd3 Qd6 19. f4 Rd8 20. Qf3 Bb7 21. Rbd1 c5 22. Qg3 Nf6 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Bc3 Qf8 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Ne5 Bd6 27. Qf3 Rc7 28. Rd5 Bxe5 29. fxe5 Qg5+ 30. Kh1 g6 31. Rfd1 Rxd5 32. Qxd5+ Kg7 33. e6 Qe3 34. Rd3 Qe4+ 35. Qxe4 fxe4 36. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Grand Prix op"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2024.03.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lehaci, Miruna Daria"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2247"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2024.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CB13_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. a3 h6 9. Qe2 a6 10. h3 b5 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Rfe1 d6 13. Bg3 Nbd7 14. Nd1 Qb6 15. c3 Rfe8 16. Bc2 a5 17. Nd2 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Ne3 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qc7 22. c4 Bf8 23. Qd3 Qa5 24. Rb1 Ba6 25. Nb3 Qd8 26. Qd2 Bb7 27. f3 Be7 28. Be1 Rb8 29. Na5 Ba8 30. Rxb8 Qxb8 31. Qd3 Bd8 32. Nb3 Bb6 33. Ng4 Kf8 34. Bf2 Bb7 35. Qd2 Ba6 36. c5 Bc7 37. c6 Nxg4 38. hxg4 Nf6 39. g5 hxg5 40. Qxg5 Qb5 41. Qxb5 Bxb5 42. d5 Nxd5 43. Nd4 Ba6 44. Ba4 Nc3 45. Bb3 Nb5 46. Bc4 Nxd4 47. Bxa6 Nxc6 48. Bb7 Na5 49. Be4 d5 50. Bc5+ Ke8 51. Bd3 Nc4 52. Kf1 Kd7 53. Ke2 Bd6 54. Bf2 Kc6 55. g4 Bf4 56. Be1 Kc5 57. Bh4 f6 58. Bf2+ Kc6 59. Be1 Bc7 60. Bb4 Bd6 61. Be1 Kb5 62. Bd2 Bb4 63. Bc1 Kc5 64. g5 Kd4 65. g6 Bc3 66. Bh6 Ne5 67. Bxg7 Nxg6 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Grand Prix op"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2024.03.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Stan, Andrei Mihaita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2042"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2024.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CB13_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. 0-0 dxc4 9. Bxc4 0-0 10. a3 Be7 11. Re1 a6 12. Ba2 Qd6 13. Bg5 Rd8 14. Ne2 Nd5 15. Qd3 h6 16. Bd2 Bf8 17. Rad1 b5 18. Bb1 g6 19. h4 h5 20. Ng3 Bg7 21. Bg5 Re8 22. Ne4 Qc7 23. Rc1 Bb7 24. Ba2 Qb6 25. Red1 Nce7 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Rec8 28. Nd6 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rd8 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Bxd8 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Grand Prix op"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2024.03.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Toma, Iustin"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "1891"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2024.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CB13_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Na6 6. d4 Nxe4 7. Qxe4 Qd5 8. Qxd5 cxd5 9. Ne5 Nb8 10. Bb5+ Nd7 11. Bf4 f6 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Bd3 Kf7 14. a4 g6 15. Kd2 Bg7 16. Rhe1 Rhe8 17. c3 e5 18. Be3 e4 19. Bc2 a5 20. f3 exf3 21. gxf3 Ra6 22. Bf4 Rc8 23. Re2 Bf8 24. Bb3 Be6 25. Rae1 Rd8 26. Bc2 Rc6 27. Bd3 Bd6 28. Bg3 Bxg3 29. hxg3 Rdd6 30. Bb5 Rc7 31. g4 Re7 32. b3 h6 33. Re3 Rd8 34. Rh1 Rh8 35. Bd3 f5 36. gxf5 Bxf5 37. Rxe7+ Kxe7 38. Bxf5 gxf5 39. Ke3 Rc8 40. Kd3 Rc6 41. c4 Rb6 42. Kc3 dxc4 43. bxc4 Rg6 44. Rh3 b6 45. c5 bxc5 46. dxc5 Kd7 47. Kc4 Kc6 48. Rh5 Rf6 49. f4 Re6 50. Rxf5 Re4+ 51. Kb3 Re3+ 52. Kb2 Rh3 53. Re5 h5 54. Kc2 h4 55. Rh5 Rh1 56. Kd2 h3 57. Ke2 Ra1 58. Rxh3 Rxa4 59. f5 Rf4 60. Rf3 Rxf3 61. Kxf3 Kxc5 62. Ke3 a4 63. f6 Kd6 64. Kd3 Ke6 65. Kc3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Grand Prix op"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2024.03.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Luncasu, Raul Ionut"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B86"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2024.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CB13_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qf3 Nc6 9. Qg3 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Qc7 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Bh6 Nh5 13. Qf3 Qxc4 14. Qxh5 gxh6 15. Rd3 Kh8 16. f4 Bd7 17. Re1 Be8 18. Qxh6 Rg8 19. Rh3 Rg7 20. Kb1 Qd4 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Bg5 23. Qh5 f5 24. Qe2 Qd2 25. Qf1 Bc6 26. Re2 Qf4 27. Rf3 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Bucharest Grand Prix op"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2024.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Bezeyko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "1956"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2024.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CB13_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 0-0 7. e3 b6 8. Rc1 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Be2 Qd6 13. 0-0 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. e4 Bxb2 16. Rc2 Bf6 17. exd5 Rd8 18. Nd2 Nd7 19. Nc4 Qf4 20. Na5 Qa4 21. Nb7 Rdc8 22. Nd6 Rc7 23. g3 Rd8 24. Bb5 Qd4 25. Bc6 Nb6 26. Qxd4 cxd4 27. Nb5 Re7 28. d6 Re6 29. Bb7 Be5 30. Re1 Bxd6 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32. Nxd4 Bxg3 33. Nxe6 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Be5 35. Rc5 Bf6 36. Ra5 Kf7 37. Nf4 Rd7 38. Bc6 Rc7 39. Be4 g5 40. Nd3 Nc4 41. Bd5+ Kg6 42. Bxc4 Rxc4 43. Rxa7 Rc3 44. Ne1 Rc1 45. Nf3 Rc2 46. Ra6 Kf5 47. h3 h5 48. Ra5+ Kg6 49. a4 Ra2 50. Kg3 Be7 51. Ra6+ Kf5 52. Nd4+ Ke4 53. Nb5 Bc5 54. Nc3+ 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Grand Prix op"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2024.03.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2024.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CB13_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 0-0 5. Bd3 Re8 6. Nge2 d5 7. 0-0 Nbd7 8. a3 Bf8 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 b6 11. N2c3 Bb7 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Bf4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Nb5 Nf6 19. Qf4 Rd8 20. Nxd6 Qc6 21. Nb5 Qxc4 22. Nxa7 Qa4 23. Qc7 Nd5 24. b3 Qa6 0-1

[Event "Bucharest Grand Prix op"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2024.03.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Toba, Andreea Valentina"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "1768"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2024.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CB13_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. d3 c6 4. Bg2 Bg4 5. Bf4 Qb6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. b3 e6 8. c3 a5 9. Qc2 h6 10. 0-0 Be7 11. e4 0-0 12. e5 Nh7 13. Be3 c5 14. d4 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Rfe1 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Nhf8 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Nb1 Bh5 21. Na3 Nc5 22. Bf1 Bg6 23. Qb2 Nfd7 24. Nab5 Ne4 25. f3 Nec5 26. Kg2 Bd3 27. Re3 Bxf1+ 28. Rxf1 a4 29. b4 Na6 30. a3 Rd8 31. Rfe1 Nc7 32. Qe2 Nxb5 33. Qxb5 Qc7 34. Qd3 Rac8 35. Nb5 Qb8 36. Nd6 Nxe5 37. Rxe5 Qxd6 38. Qb5 Qc6 39. Qxc6 Rxc6 40. R5e3 Rdc8 41. Rc1 d4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kaliakhmet, Elnaz"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 f5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. 0-0 Be7 7. Nc3 0-0 8. d5 Qc8 9. Nd4 Na6 10. dxe6 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 dxe6 12. Nc6 Qb7 13. Qd7 Nxd7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Molina, Roberto Junio Brito"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. 0-0 c5 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. c3 d5 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. e4 c4 11. Bc2 0-0 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. exd5 exd5 14. Nf1 Rfe8 15. Be3 Rad8 16. Nd4 Bc5 17. Qf3 Ne5 18. Qg3 Qb6 19. Nf5 Ng6 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Rab1 Bc8 23. Ne3 Ne4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. h3 Nf4 26. Rd2 Bb7 27. Nef5 Qf6 28. f3 Nh5 29. Qc7 Ree8 30. Qxb7 Qg5 31. Rbd1 Nf4 32. Kh2 Nd3 33. Qc7 g6 34. Qg3 Qf6 35. Nh6+ Kg7 36. Ng4 Qg5 37. Nf2 Qxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Nc5 39. Kh2 f5 40. Kg1 Kf6 41. Kf1 Rb8 42. Re1 Red8 43. Ree2 Rb5 44. Nxb5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Koridze, Lile"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2167"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. 0-0 Be7 7. d4 0-0 8. Nbd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. c4 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bxe5 Be6 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nf3 Rfd8 16. Qd4 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Ne8 18. Qd2 f6 19. Bb2 Nd6 20. Nd4 Bf7 21. Qf4 Nb5 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Bf3 Be6 24. Nd4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Bf7 26. Bg4 Qe8 27. Nxb5 Qxb5 28. Bf3 Qa5 29. Qc7 Qxc7 30. Rxc7 a5 31. Bc3 a4 32. bxa4 d4 33. Ba5 Rb8 34. Rb7 Rc8 35. Bb6 Be6 36. a5 Bh3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Klimkowski, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. 0-0 c5 5. d4 Nc6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Rd1 Na5 12. Qd3 0-0 13. Ndb5 Bxb5 14. Qxb5 Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Nb5 Rc5 17. Nd4 Nd5 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bf6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Kf1 Rb5 22. Rd3 Rc8 23. Be3 Bxb2 24. Ra7 g6 25. Rxb7 Rc6 26. Kg2 Kg7 27. Bd4+ Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Re6 29. e3 Rf6 30. Rd3 Rd6 31. h4 h5 32. Rb8 Rb4 33. Rb7 Rc6 34. Rxd5 Rxb3 35. Rd2 b5 36. Rb8 Rf6 37. Rb7 b4 38. Rb5 Rb1 39. Rb8 b3 40. Rb7 Rf5 41. Rb6 Kf8 42. Rb7 Ke8 43. Rb8+ Ke7 44. Rb7+ Kf6 45. Rb6+ Kg7 46. Rb7 Rc5 47. Rdd7 Rf5 48. Rd2 Rf6 49. Rb8 Kh6 50. Rh8+ Kg7 51. Rb8 Kh7 52. Rb7 Rf5 53. Rb8 g5 54. hxg5 Rxg5 55. Rb4 Kg7 56. Kh2 Rf5 57. Kg2 Kg6 58. Rb6+ Rf6 59. Rb4 Rc6 60. Rd3 b2 61. Rd2 Rf6 62. Rbxb2 Rc1 63. Rbc2 Rb1 64. Rc4 Rb5 65. Rh4 Rbf5 66. Rf4 Rxf4 67. gxf4 Rc6 68. Kf3 Kf5 69. Rd5+ Kg6 70. Rg5+ Kh6 71. Rf5 Kg6 72. Rg5+ Kh6 73. Kg3 Rc1 74. Kg2 f6 75. Rd5 Kg6 76. Rd8 Rc2 77. Rg8+ Kf5 78. Kf3 Rc3 79. Rh8 Kg6 80. Ke4 Rc4+ 81. Kf3 Rc3 82. Re8 Kf5 83. Rh8 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Tharushi, THD Niklesha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "1539"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Qd2 Bg7 9. 0-0-0 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Bh6 0-0 12. h4 c5 13. Nde2 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Ng4 15. Qf4 h5 16. Ng3 Rb8 17. Nd5 e6 18. Ne3 e5 19. Qf3 Qb6 20. b3 Be6 21. Ne2 Qa5 22. Kb1 c4 23. Nc1 cxb3 24. axb3 Qb6 25. Rd2 a5 26. Nxg4 Bxg4 27. Qe3 Qc7 28. f3 Be6 29. g4 a4 30. Rd3 Rfc8 31. Rh2 axb3 32. cxb3 Ra8 33. Qd2 Ra6 34. gxh5 Rb8 35. Rc3 Qa7 36. hxg6 Ra1+ 37. Kc2 Ra2+ 38. Nxa2 Qxa2+ 39. Kd3 Qxd2+ 40. Rxd2 Bxb3 41. gxf7+ Bxf7 42. Ke3 Re8 43. Rcd3 d5 44. exd5 Rd8 45. d6 Rd7 46. Rc3 Be6 47. Rc7 Kf7 48. Rxd7+ Bxd7 49. f4 Ke6 50. fxe5 Kxe5 51. h5 Ke6 52. h6 Kf7 53. Rg2 Ke6 54. h7 Kxd6 55. h8Q Bc6 56. Qd4+ Kc7 57. Rg7+ Kb8 58. Qb6+ Ka8 59. Qd8# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wafa, Hamed"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 g6 5. Nc3 Qd6 6. Ne5 Nc6 7. Bb5 Nd7 8. Bf4 Nxd4 9. 0-0 c6 10. Ne4 Qd5 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Nd3 Qe6 13. Re1 Qf5 14. Bc4 Bg7 15. Bg3 0-0 16. Rxe7 Nb6 17. Bb3 c5 18. a3 c4 19. Ba2 cxd3 20. cxd3 Be6 21. Rxb7 Bxa2 22. Nxa2 Rfe8 23. Nc3 Rac8 24. Rxa7 Nd5 25. Ne4 Nf4 26. Nd6 Nfe2+ 27. Kh1 Nxg3+ 28. fxg3 Qc5 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Ra4 Qb5 31. b4 Nc2 32. Ra5 Qb6 33. Rc1 Qe3 34. Rc5 Rxc5 35. bxc5 Nxa3 36. c6 Nb5 37. c7 Nxc7 38. Rxc7 Be5 39. Rc2 Kg7 40. Re2 Qd4 41. Re4 Qd5 42. Re3 Bf6 43. Rf3 h5 44. Qe2 Qd6 45. h3 h4 46. gxh4 Bxh4 47. Qe4 Bf6 48. Qe2 Qc6 49. g3 Bd4 50. Kg2 Qd6 51. Qe4 Qd7 52. Qf4 Kg8 53. h4 Kg7 54. Rf1 Kg8 55. Re1 Kg7 56. Re4 Bf6 57. d4 Qd5 58. Kh3 Qd7+ 59. Qg4 Qb5 60. Rf4 Qb1 61. Qf3 Qb6 62. d5 Qd6 63. h5 Qd7+ 64. Qg4 Be5 65. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 09th Jan Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Yonal, Timur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2003"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2024.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB03_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. Be3 d6 8. Qd2 Rb8 9. Bh6 Bf6 10. h4 b5 11. h5 b4 12. Nd1 a5 13. Bg5 Ng8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. f4 Bd7 16. a3 Nge7 17. axb4 axb4 18. 0-0 0-0 19. Ne3 Ra8 20. Nc4 d5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nb6 Ra7 23. c3 Na5 24. cxb4 cxb4 25. e5 Qg7 26. Qxb4 Nac6 27. Qd6 Be8 28. Rc1 Qf8 29. b4 Rb7 30. Qc5 Nf5 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Kf2 Nxb4 33. Qxf8+ Kxf8 34. Rb1 Rxb6 35. Kg1 Rb8 36. g4 Ne7 37. Bf3 Nbc6 38. Rd1 Rb2 39. Kf2 Bd7 40. Ke3 Nc8 41. Rh1 Ke7 42. Rh8 Nb6 43. f5 gxf5 44. gxf5 exf5 45. Nf4 d4# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th Dec Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Maurizzi, Marc Andria"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2023.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB52_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. e4 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. f4 c6 7. Nf3 Qb6 8. Rb1 f6 9. exf6 exf6 10. Bh4 0-0 11. Bd3 Re8+ 12. Ne2 Nf8 13. 0-0 f5 14. c3 Be6 15. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th Dec Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pichot, Alan"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2023.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB52_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Qe7+ 7. Be2 cxd4 8. 0-0 Qc7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. h3 Nge7 11. Nbxd4 a6 12. c3 0-0 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. Re1 Bd7 15. Be3 Rae8 16. Nf5 Bf4 17. Bc5 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Re8 19. Qd1 Nce5 20. Bd4 Nxd3 21. Nxg7 Re4 22. Qxd3 Bb5 23. Qc2 Rxd4 24. Nxd4 Kxg7 25. Re1 Bh2+ 26. Kh1 Be5 27. Nf5+ Kf8 28. Qd2 Bd7 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Qg5 f6 31. Qh5 Qc4 32. Ne3 Qf4 33. Kg1 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Nf4+ 36. Kd1 Qxe1+ 37. Kxe1 Nxh5 38. Nxd5 Nf4 39. Ne3 Bc6 40. Kf1 Bc7 41. h4 Bb6 42. Nf5 Bxg2+ 43. Ke1 Be4 44. Nd6 Bc6 45. Kd2 Bc7 46. Nf5 Be5 47. Ke3 Ne6 48. Kd3 Bf4 49. c4 Kf7 50. b4 Kg6 51. Ne7+ Kf7 52. Nf5 Bg2 53. a4 Be5 54. c5 Nf4+ 55. Kc4 Bf1+ 56. Kb3 Bd3 57. Ne3 Ke6 58. Ng4 h5 59. Ne3 Nd5 60. Nd1 Bd4 61. f3 Ke5 62. b5 axb5 63. a5 Bc4+ 64. Ka3 Bxc5+ 65. Kb2 Bd4+ 66. Ka3 Nc3 67. Nb2 Nb1+ 68. Kb4 Bc3+ 69. Kc5 Bxb2 70. a6 Bd4+ 71. Kb4 bxa6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th Dec Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Skvortsov, Andrei"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2309"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2023.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB52_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. c5 b6 8. cxb6 axb6 9. g3 0-0 10. Be3 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. Qc2 Qf6 13. Be2 Bg4 14. Nd2 Bxe2 15. Ncxe4 Qf3 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxh1+ 18. Kxe2 Qxa1 19. a3 c5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Bxc5 Re8+ 22. Kf3 Qh1+ 23. Kg4 Nd7 24. Bd4 Rac8 25. Qd3 Ne5+ 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. h4 h5+ 28. Kf4 Rce8 29. Nf3 Re4+ 30. Kf5 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th Dec Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Baskakov, Egor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2023.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB52_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bb2 Be7 6. g3 0-0 7. Bg2 Ne4 8. 0-0 Bf6 9. Qc1 c6 10. d3 Bxb2 11. Qxb2 Ng5 12. Nbd2 Bg4 13. b4 Nxf3+ 14. Nxf3 Nd7 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Qd4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qb6 18. Qc3 Rfe8 19. e3 Ne5 20. Bg2 Rcd8 21. Rfe1 Re6 22. d4 Nc4 23. Bf1 Nd6 24. Bd3 Ne4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Qc5 Rd5 27. Qxb6 axb6 28. a4 Re8 29. Rc2 Ra8 30. Ra1 f5 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. b5 Rxb5 33. axb5 Rxa1+ 34. Ke2 cxb5 35. Rc7+ Ke6 36. Rxb7 Ra6 37. Rxg7 Kd5 38. Rxh7 Ra2+ 39. Kd1 Kc4 40. Rc7+ Kd3 41. d5 Rxf2 42. Ke1 Re2+ 43. Kf1 Rd2 44. Ke1 Rxh2 45. d6 Rh8 46. Rb7 Kxe3 47. Kd1 Kf3 48. Rxb6 Kxg3 49. Rxb5 f4 50. Ke2 Rh2+ 51. Ke1 e3 52. Rg5+ Kf3 53. d7 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th Dec Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2023.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB52_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 0-0 6. Nd5 Bd6 7. Ng5 g6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Ne4 Qg7 10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. d3 b6 12. Be2 Bb7 13. 0-0 f5 14. a3 g5 15. b4 g4 16. Bb2 Nd8 17. f4 gxf3 18. Bxf3 Rf6 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. d4 Re8 21. Rxf5 Qg6 22. Raf1 d5 23. dxe5 Rxf5 24. Rxf5 dxc4 25. Qxc4+ Re6 26. Qf4 h6 27. h4 Kg7 28. h5 Qe8 29. Qg4+ Kh7 30. Qe4 d5 31. Qxd5 Nd8 32. Qe4 Kg8 33. Qg4+ Kh7 34. Qe4 Kg8 35. Bd4 Nf7 36. Qd5 Kh7 37. Rf6 Ng5 38. e4 Qe7 39. Rxe6 Nxe6 40. Be3 Qf7 41. Qd6 Kg7 42. Qd2 Qxh5 43. Qd7+ Qf7 44. Bxh6+ Kg6 45. Qxf7+ Kxf7 46. Be3 Nc7 47. Kf2 Nb5 48. Bc1 Nc3 49. Ke3 Ke6 50. Kd3 Nb5 51. Bb2 Nc7 52. g4 Ne8 53. Kc4 Nc7 54. g5 Kf7 55. a4 a6 56. b5 axb5+ 57. axb5 Ke6 58. Bd4 Na8 59. g6 Ke7 60. Kd5 Nc7+ 61. Kc6 Ne6 62. Bxb6 Nf4 63. Bc5+ Ke6 64. b6 Nxg6 65. b7 Nxe5+ 66. Kc7 Nd7 67. Bd4 Ke7 68. Bc3 Ke6 69. Bb4 Nf6 70. b8Q Nxe4 71. Qe8+ Kd5 72. Qc6+ Kd4 73. Bc3+ Nxc3 74. Kb6 Kd3 75. Qd6+ Kc4 76. Ka6 Nd5 77. Qe5 Nb4+ 78. Kb7 Nd3 79. Qd4+ Kxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th Dec Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "De Winter, Arthur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2023.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB52_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Bb3 d5 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg5 dxe4 8. dxe4 h6 9. Bh4 0-0 10. 0-0 Na6 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. Qe1 g5 14. Bg3 Qc7 15. h4 Nh7 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Qe3 Ne6 18. Nc4 Bc5 19. Bxe5 Bxe3 20. Bxc7 Bxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Nxc7 22. Nd6 Kg7 23. e5 Ne6 24. Nh2 Bh5 25. Nf5+ Kh8 26. Nd6 Bg6 27. Raf1 Bxc2 28. Rxc2 f6 29. Ng4 fxe5 30. Rxf8+ Nhxf8 31. Nxe5 Rb8 32. Rf2 c5 33. Rf7 Rd8 34. Ne4 Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Rb1 36. b3 Rb2+ 37. Kg3 Rxa2 38. Nf6 Nf4 39. Rxf8+ Kg7 40. Ned7 Rxg2+ 41. Kf3 Rc2 42. Rg8+ Kf7 43. Rxg5 Ne6 44. Rh5 Rxc3+ 45. Ke2 Nf4+ 46. Kd2 Rd3+ 47. Kc2 Rxd7 48. Rh7+ Kxf6 49. Rxd7 b5 50. Rxa7 Ne6 51. Rb7 Ke5 52. Kd3 c4+ 53. bxc4 bxc4+ 54. Kxc4 Nf4 55. Rb5+ Ke4 56. Rb4 Ke5 57. Kc3 Nd5+ 58. Kb3 Nxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th Dec Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Guzman Lozano, Campo Elias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "1837"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2023.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB52_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Na3 0-0 6. Nc4 Re8 7. Be2 b6 8. 0-0 a5 9. Nxd6 cxd6 10. d4 e4 11. Nd2 d5 12. c4 dxc4 13. bxc4 d5 14. Rc1 Nb4 15. a3 Nd3 16. Bxd3 exd3 17. Qb3 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Bf5 19. f3 b5 20. Ne5 Nd5 21. e4 Ne3 22. exf5 Rxe5 23. dxe5 Nxf1 24. Rxf1 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Rd8 26. e6 fxe6 27. fxe6 Qe3 28. e7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th Dec Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yeletsky, Ivan"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2023.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB52_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bg5 Qa5+ 7. c3 Nd4 8. Qd1 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 c4 10. h4 Qb6 11. Bc1 cxd3 12. h5 Ne7 13. Bxd3 d5 14. Qe2 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bd7 16. Nd2 Bb5 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 0-0 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qf1 Rfd8 21. Qh3 Nf5 22. g4 Qd6 23. Kf1 Ne7 24. Bg5 Kf8 25. Kg2 Qe5 26. Qe3 Nd5 27. Qc5+ Kg8 28. Bxd8 Nf4+ 29. Kf3 Qxc5 30. Rae1 Rxd8 31. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 32. Bf3 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Dec Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mishra, Manoj"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1902"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2023.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB51_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 0-0 6. Nf3 c5 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Nb5 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Qa5+ 11. c3 Nxg3 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. hxg3 g6 14. Bxg6+ Kg7 15. Rh7+ Kg8 16. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Montesilvano"]
[Date "2023.11.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Bayaraa, Chinguun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "2193"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2023.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CB48_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d6 6. g3 Nbd7 7. Bg2 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Qc2 c5 10. e4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8 12. b3 e5 13. Nf5 Nc5 14. Rd1 g6 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. f3 a6 17. a4 Ne8 18. Bh3 Rb8 19. b4 Ne6 20. Be3 N8g7 21. Qd2 Qf6 22. Kg2 Ba8 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. a5 bxa5 25. Rxa5 Bxd5 26. cxd5 Nc7 27. Rc1 Rb7 28. Rc6 Qb8 29. Rxd6 Rxb4 30. Ra2 a5 31. Bc5 Rb3 32. Rc6 Rd8 33. Be7 Nce8 34. Bxd8 Qxd8 35. d6 Qf6 36. d7 Qxf3+ 37. Kg1 Rd3 38. d8Q Rxd8 39. Qxd8 Qe3+ 40. Rf2 1-0

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Montesilvano"]
[Date "2023.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Nied, Pascal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "2172"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2023.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CB48_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. 0-0 a6 10. e4 c5 11. e5 c4 12. Bc2 Nd5 13. Ng5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Be7 15. Qh5 g6 16. Qh6 Bf8 17. Qh3 Be7 18. Qg3 Nb6 19. h4 Rg8 20. Qh3 Bd5 21. Bd2 h6 22. Ne4 Rh8 23. h5 g5 24. f4 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Nd5 26. Rf2 Qd7 27. fxg5 Bxg5 28. Bxg5 hxg5 29. Raf1 Rf8 30. h6 0-0-0 31. Bxd5 g4 32. Qxg4 Rg8 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. Qe4 Qb7 35. Qxb7+ Kxb7 36. Rf7+ Kc6 37. h7 Rh8 38. Ra7 b4 39. Rxa6+ Kb5 40. Rxe6 bxc3 41. Rb1+ Ka5 42. Re7 Ka6 43. Rc1 Rxd4 44. Rxc3 Rh4 45. e6 Kb5 46. a3 Kc5 47. Rc7+ Kd5 48. e7 R4xh7 49. R3xc4 Rxe7 50. Rxe7 Kxc4 51. a4 Ra8 52. Re4+ Kd5 53. Rf4 Ke5 54. g3 Rb8 55. Kg2 Ra8 56. Kf3 Rb8 57. a5 Rb3+ 58. Kg4 Ra3 59. Rf5+ Ke6 60. Rb5 Kf7 61. Kh4 Kg6 62. g4 Ra1 63. Rb6+ Kg7 64. a6 Ra5 65. g5 Ra1 66. Kg4 Kf7 67. g6+ Kg7 68. Kf5 Ra5+ 69. Ke4 Kh6 70. Kd4 Kg7 71. Kc4 Kh6 72. Kb4 Ra1 73. Kb5 Kg7 74. Kc6 Re1 75. a7 1-0

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Montesilvano"]
[Date "2023.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Pozzari, Simone"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "2186"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2023.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CB48_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Bc5 10. Qe2 0-0 11. Rd1 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Qe7 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Qd7 15. Qc5 Na5 16. Nd4 Rfd8 17. a4 Nxb3 18. cxb3 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Rdb8 20. Ra5 Rb6 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Rca1 Ra8 23. b4 Bf5 24. b5 Bd3 25. R1a3 Bc4 26. h3 h6 27. f4 Kh7 28. f5 Qd8 29. Rxa6 Raxa6 30. Rxa6 Qg5 31. Ra1 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Rxb5 33. Qe7 Qxd4 34. Qxf7 Qxb2 35. Qg6+ Kg8 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qg6+ Kg8 38. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Montesilvano"]
[Date "2023.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ohanyan, Emin"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2023.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CB48_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 0-0 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. 0-0 a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rc1 c5 11. Bb1 h6 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Qf3 Bd6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Ng3 Ne4 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Red1 c4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qg4 Bd5 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Nf5+ Kf6 24. Nxd6 b5 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. b4 a5 27. bxa5 Ra8 28. a3 Rxa5 29. Rc3 Ke6 30. Kf1 Kd6 31. Ke2 Kc6 32. Rb1 f5 33. f3 Ra7 34. Kf2 Ra8 35. Kg3 Rg8+ 36. Kf4 Rxg2 37. Kxf5 Rf2 38. f4 Rd2 39. Ke5 Rd3 40. Rbc1 Bg8 41. Kxe4 1-0

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Montesilvano"]
[Date "2023.11.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Nikolov, Yavor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "2067"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2023.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CB48_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. a3 a6 10. Qc2 h6 11. dxc5 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qd5 13. Bc2 Rd8 14. Nd4 Qxc5 15. Qxc5 Bxc5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. b4 Bd6 18. Be4 Bb7 19. Ra2 f5 20. Bf3 e5 21. Bd2 e4 22. Be2 c5 23. bxc5 Bxc5 24. Ba5 Re8 25. g3 Re7 26. Rc1 Bd6 27. Rd1 Be5 28. Rc2 Kh7 29. Bb4 Rf7 30. Rc5 Re8 31. Bc4 Rf6 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Bc3 Re7 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Rd6 Rc7 36. Bxa6 Bxa6 37. Rxa6 Kg6 38. Kg2 Rc1 39. a4 Ra1 40. a5 Kg7 41. Ra7+ Kg6 42. a6 Ra2 43. Ra8 Ra1 44. a7 Kg7 45. Kh3 Ra5 46. Kh4 Ra2 47. Kh5 Ra5 48. h3 Ra2 49. g4 Ra5 50. gxf5 Rxf5+ 51. Kg4 Ra5 52. Kf4 f5 53. h4 Kh7 54. Rf8 Rxa7 55. Rxf5 Ra4 56. Ke5 Ra5+ 57. Kxe4 Ra4+ 58. Ke5 Rxh4 59. e4 Kg6 60. f4 Rh1 61. Rf6+ Kg7 62. Rd6 h5 63. f5 h4 64. Rg6+ Kf7 65. Rh6 h3 66. Rh7+ Kg8 67. Rh4 Kf7 68. Kf4 Kf6 69. Kg3 Kg5 70. Rxh3 Ra1 71. Rh8 Ra3+ 72. Kf2 Kf4 73. Re8 Ra2+ 74. Ke1 Ke3 75. Kd1 Kd3 76. Kc1 Kc3 77. Rc8+ Kd4 78. Re8 Kc3 79. Kb1 Rf2 80. Re6 Rb2+ 81. Ka1 Re2 82. e5 Kb3 83. Rb6+ Ka3 84. e6 1-0

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Montesilvano"]
[Date "2023.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ang, Ern Jie Anderson"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2103"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2023.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CB48_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. 0-0 c6 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Nc3 Qb8 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. e4 Rc8 16. Qe2 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Rc4 19. Qf3 Qe8 20. Be3 Rc7 21. Rac1 Rac8 22. Kg2 h6 23. h4 a6 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Bxc1 Bc5 27. Be3 Bxe3 28. Qxe3 Qc6+ 29. Qf3 Qc2 30. h5 Qxb2 31. Qa8+ Kh7 32. Qe4+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Montesilvano"]
[Date "2023.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Rotondaro, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "2065"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2023.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CB48_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. Bf4 0-0 7. Qd2 d5 8. 0-0-0 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bc4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qe3 Bd6 13. Qg3 Bf5 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. Rxd6 Qb6 16. Rhd1 Bg6 17. Qe3 Rac8 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. a4 Bf5 20. b4 Ra8 21. Bb3 Rfc8 22. Kb2 Kf8 23. b5 cxb5 24. axb5 Rab8 25. Ra1 Rc5 26. Ra7 Bg6 27. Rd5 Rbc8 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29. c4 Rf5 30. Ka3 Rxf2 31. c5 e3 32. cxb6 Be4 33. Bc4 e2 34. Bxe2 Rxe2 35. b7 Bxb7 36. Rxb7 Ke8 37. b6 Rf2 38. Rc7 Kd8 39. Kb4 Rxg2 40. Rxf7 Rxh2 41. b7 Rb2+ 42. Kc5 h5 43. Kd6 Rb6+ 44. Kc5 Rb2 45. Rxg7 h4 46. Kc6 Rc2+ 47. Kd6 Rd2+ 48. Ke6 Re2+ 49. Kf5 Rb2 50. Kg4 Rg2+ 51. Kxh4 Rxg7 52. b8Q+ Ke7 53. Qe5+ Kf7 54. Kh5 Rh7+ 55. Kg5 Rg7+ 56. Kf5 Kf8 57. Kf6 Rf7+ 58. Kg6 Rd7 59. Qc5+ Ke8 60. Kf6 Kd8 61. Ke6 Rb7 62. Qa5+ Kc8 63. Kd6 Rb6+ 64. Kc5 Re6 65. Kd5 Re7 66. Kd6 Rd7+ 67. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Montesilvano"]
[Date "2023.11.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Qalichava, Akaki"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2141"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2023.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CB48_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. Bc4 0-0 7. 0-0 c6 8. a4 d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Be2 Nc6 11. Re1 h6 12. Bf3 Bb4 13. Qd3 Bc5 14. Nb3 Nb4 15. Qd1 Bd6 16. Nb5 Bf5 17. N3d4 Bg6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. b3 Rfc8 20. c3 Nd3 21. Re3 Nxc1 22. Rxc1 a6 23. Bg4 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Bf5 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Qf4 27. Ne3 Re4 28. g3 Qe5 29. Qf3 g6 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Rd1 h5 32. h4 Qe6 33. Rd2 Qe5 34. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Montesilvano"]
[Date "2023.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Galaviz Medina, Sion Radamantys"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2023.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CB48_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 0-0 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. 0-0 Re8 11. e4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nf8 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Bg4 15. Qd3 b5 16. Bb3 Ng6 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. Qd2 c5 19. Ndxb5 Bf3 20. Qf4 Bg5 21. Qg3 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 c4 23. gxf3 cxb3 24. f4 Ng6 25. axb3 a6 26. f5 axb5 27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Nxb5 Qxd5 29. Nc7 Qd2 30. Rf1 Ra5 31. h4 Re1 32. b4 Raa1 33. Qb3+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2023.09.29"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Coca, Cristi Iulian"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2248"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2023.09.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Buzau Phoenix"]
[BlackTeam "Baia Mare Municipiului"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. Bc4 Qc6 8. Qb3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. cxd4 Qd5 11. 0-0 Nc6 12. Qxb7 Nxd4 13. Qa6 e5 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Nf3 e5 17. Qa4 Bd6 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 0-0 20. Nb3 a5 21. Rd1 Rf6 22. Be3 Nf8 23. Rd5 a4 24. Nd2 Re6 25. Rc1 Be7 26. Nc4 Bf6 27. g3 Raa6 28. b4 axb3 29. axb3 Rec6 30. b4 Ra4 31. Rc5 Re6 32. b5 Rb4 33. b6 Nd7 34. Rc7 Nxb6 35. Nxb6 Rexb6 36. Bxb6 Rxb6 37. h4 h5 38. R1c6 Rb1+ 39. Kg2 Rb3 40. Kf1 Rb2 41. Rc2 Rb3 42. Ke2 Kh7 43. R7c3 Rb1 44. Ke3 Kg6 45. Ke4 Re1+ 46. Re3 Rd1 47. Kf3 Kf5 48. Rc8 Rd2 49. Rh8 Kg6 50. Re4 Ra2 51. Kg2 Rd2 52. g4 hxg4 53. Rxg4+ Kf5 54. Rg3 Rd4 55. h5 Rh4 56. Rh3 Rg4+ 57. Kf1 Rf4 58. h6 gxh6 59. R8xh6 Bg5 60. R6h5 Kg6 61. Rh8 Bf6 62. Rf8 Kg7 63. Rhh8 Kg6 64. Rhg8+ Kf5 65. Rf7 Ke6 66. Rgf8 Rf3 67. Ke2 Rf4 68. Ke1 Re4+ 69. Kf1 Rf4 70. Ra7 Kf5 71. Ra6 Kg6 72. Rfa8 Kg7 73. R8a7+ Kg6 74. Ra4 e4 75. R7a6 Kf5 76. R4a5+ Kg4 77. Kg2 Bd4 78. Rg6+ Kh4 79. Ra2 Kh5 80. Rg3 Kh4 81. Re2 e3 82. fxe3 Re4 83. Kf2 Bc5 84. Rg8 Rf4+ 85. Kg1 Kh5 86. Rh2+ Rh4 87. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2023.09.28"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Padurariu, Mihai Edward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2023.09.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baia Mare Municipiului"]
[BlackTeam "Ineu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. exd4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 0-0 9. 0-0 Nbd7 10. Re1 b6 11. Qb3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bb7 13. Be2 Qc7 14. c4 Rac8 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Bb2 Nh5 17. a4 Nf4 18. Bf1 Ng6 19. Re3 Red8 20. Qc3 Nf6 21. a5 Ne7 22. axb6 axb6 23. Re5 h6 24. Rb5 Ne4 25. Qb4 Nc6 26. Qe1 Nd6 27. d5 exd5 28. Qc3 f6 29. Rxd5 Ne5 30. Rxe5 fxe5 31. Nxe5 Ne4 32. Qe1 Re8 33. f3 Nc5 34. Qc3 Ra8 35. Rxa8 Rxa8 36. Qd4 Rd8 37. Qe3 Qd6 38. Qf4 Rf8 39. Qg3 Nd7 40. f4 Nxe5 41. Bxe5 Qc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2023.09.27"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Manolache, Marius"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2023.09.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara Medicina"]
[BlackTeam "Baia Mare Municipiului"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. a3 d5 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Nc3 b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Rac1 Na5 14. Ba2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ne5 Nc6 17. Qg4 Bd5 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rxc6 Bxc6 20. Rc1 Qd7 21. h4 Kh8 22. Bf4 Bf6 23. Be5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Bb7 25. Rd1 Qb5 26. Qb4 Qxb4 27. axb4 Bc6 28. Rd6 Bb5 29. Bb1 g6 30. Bd3 Bxd3 31. Rxd3 Rc8 32. b3 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Re1 34. Re3 Rd1 35. Rc3 Rd5 36. f4 Rd4 37. Rc4 Rd3 38. Rc7 Kg7 39. Rxa7 Rxb3 40. Rb7 Rxb4 41. Kg3 h6 42. Kf3 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. fxg5 Kg6 45. g3 b5 46. Ke3 Rb1 47. Kf4 b4 48. Kg4 b3 49. Rb8 Kg7 50. Kh5 b2 51. Kg4 Kh7 52. Rb3 Kg6 53. Rb8 Re1 54. Rxb2 Rxe5 55. Rb8 Rxg5+ 56. Kf4 Rf5+ 57. Ke4 Kf6 58. Ke3 Ra5 59. Rb7 Ra4 60. Kf3 e5 61. Rc7 Ke6 62. Rb7 Ra3+ 63. Kf2 f6 64. g4 Ra4 65. Kg3 Ra3+ 66. Kg2 Rd3 67. Ra7 e4 68. Ra5 Rd5 69. Ra8 Ke5 70. Re8+ Kf4 71. Re6 Rd2+ 72. Kh3 e3 73. Rxf6+ Ke5 74. Rf8 e2 75. Re8+ Kf4 76. Rf8+ Ke3 77. Re8+ Kf2 78. Rf8+ Kg1 79. Re8 Rd3+ 80. Kh4 Kf2 81. Rxe2+ Kxe2 82. g5 Kf3 83. g6 Kf4 84. g7 Rg3 0-1

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2023.09.26"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Ilinca Ilinca, Felix Antonio"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2023.09.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baia Mare Municipiului"]
[BlackTeam "Arad Vados"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. e3 d6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nxc6 Qc7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 e6 14. e4 exd5 15. exd5 Re8 16. Re1 Bf5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Ne7+ Rxe7 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Qe2 Qd7 21. g4 Bxg4 22. Qc4 Bh5 23. Qh4 Bf3 24. Bf6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bxf6 26. Qf4 Qh3 27. Qg3 Qxg3+ 28. hxg3 Bxb2 29. Re3 Bxd5 30. Rd3 Be6 31. Rxd6 a5 32. Ra6 Bc3 33. a3 Bb3 34. Rc6 Bb2 35. a4 Bxa4 36. Rc5 Kg7 37. Rxa5 Bc6 38. Rc5 Bf3 39. Rb5 Bf6 40. Rb3 Bd5 41. Rb5 Be6 42. f3 h5 43. f4 Bd4+ 44. Kh2 Kh6 45. Ra5 h4 46. gxh4 Bf2 47. h5 gxh5 48. f5 Bc8 49. Kg2 Bd4 50. Kg3 Kg5 51. f6+ Bf5 0-1

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2023.09.24"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Vajda, Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2290"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2023.09.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baia Mare Municipiului"]
[BlackTeam "Craiova Oltenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. 0-0 a5 7. Re1 a4 8. c3 Ne7 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nd2 Nf5 11. Nxf5 Bxf5 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ng3 Bh7 14. Nh5 Qb6 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qg3 g6 19. Nf4 Qc6 20. Ne2 Nc5 21. Nd4 Qa6 22. h4 Rc8 23. Bd2 Ne4 24. Qe3 Be7 25. g3 g5 26. h5 g4 27. Bc1 Bg5 28. Qe2 Qxe2 29. Rxe2 Rg8 30. Bf4 Kd7 31. Rd1 Rc5 32. Nc2 Kc7 33. Rd4 b5 34. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2023.09.23"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Ognean, Mihnea Ionut"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2023.09.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Galati Smart"]
[BlackTeam "Baia Mare Municipiului"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. 0-0 Nd4 6. Re1 a6 7. Bf1 e5 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 d6 10. c3 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Be7 12. d4 0-0 13. Qg3 Bf6 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bf6 16. Qf3 Bd7 17. g4 Rae8 18. Bd2 g6 19. Kg2 Qd8 20. Bd3 Bb5 21. g5 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Bg7 23. f5 gxf5 24. Qxf5 c4 25. Rad1 Qb6 26. Bc1 Qb5 27. h4 f6 28. a4 Qxa4 29. g6 Re5 30. gxh7+ Kh8 31. Qg6 Qe8 32. Qxe8 Rfxe8 33. Rf1 Re2+ 34. Rf2 Rxf2+ 35. Kxf2 f5 36. Bf4 Be5 37. Kf3 Bxf4 38. Kxf4 Re5 39. Kg5 Kxh7 40. Rf1 f4+ 41. Kxf4 Rxd5 42. Ke4 Rb5 43. Rf2 a5 44. Kd4 d5 45. h5 a4 46. Rh2 Kh6 47. Ke5 Ra5 48. Kd4 a3 49. bxa3 Rxa3 50. Rh3 b5 51. Kxd5 b4 52. Kxc4 Rxc3+ 53. Rxc3 bxc3 54. Kxc3 Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2023.09.22"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Costachi, Mihnea"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2023.09.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baia Mare Municipiului"]
[BlackTeam "Bucharest ASE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Re8 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bd2 Bf8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Rb8 15. a4 Ne7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2023.09.21"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Filip, Lucian Ioan"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2352"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2023.09.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara Vest Univ"]
[BlackTeam "Baia Mare Municipiului"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Nf3 0-0 7. 0-0 dxc4 8. a3 Bd6 9. Qa4 Nc6 10. Qxc4 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Nc3 c6 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Bg5 Ba6 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Qc2 Nfd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne4 Rb6 19. Rfd1 Bc7 20. e3 Rfb8 21. Rab1 h6 22. Nc5 Bb5 23. Bf1 Nf6 24. Nd2 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Rb5 26. Nce4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U18 31st"]
[Site "Mamaia"]
[Date "2023.09.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Babazada, Khazar Araz"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2023.09.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[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 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nf6 11. Bd2 c5 12. Bc3 Nc6 13. 0-0-0 Qd5 14. Kb1 0-0-0 15. Qe2 Be7 16. Ne5 Rhf8 17. dxc5 Qxg2 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Nf3 Ng4 20. Ne1 Qxf2 21. Qxg4 Qxc5 22. Qxg7 Qd6 23. Nd3 f5 24. Rf1 Be7 25. Ne2 Bg5 26. Nd4 Rd8 27. Nxc6 Qxc6 28. Bf6 Qd7 29. Qg6 Bxf6 30. Qxf6 Re8 31. Qxh6 e5 32. Qf6 f4 33. Nxe5 Qb5 34. Nd3 Qxh5 35. Qxf4 Qe2 36. a3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U18 31st"]
[Site "Mamaia"]
[Date "2023.09.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rozen, Eytan"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2023.09.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. e5 Ne7 7. b3 Nf5 8. Bb2 d5 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Nbd2 e5 11. Nc4 Nd4 12. Qd2 0-0 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. f4 f6 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. 0-0 Bb7 17. Rae1 c5 18. Rf2 exf4 19. Qxf4 Qc6 20. Rfe2 Rae8 21. Qg3 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Ba3 Qc6 25. Kf2 h6 26. Ke1 Kh7 27. Kd2 Qb6 28. Kc1 Qa5 29. Kb2 Qc3+ 30. Kb1 Qa5 31. Bc1 Qd8 32. Qf4 Qe7 33. Qf5+ Kg8 34. g3 Kf7 35. a4 Ba6 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Qd5+ Kh8 38. Bb2 Bb7 39. Qf5 Ba6 40. Ka2 Kg8 41. Qd5+ Kh8 42. Qh5 Bc8 43. Ba3 f5 44. Qf3 Be6 45. Qc6 Bg8 46. Bxc5 Qe2 47. Bxd4 Qxh2 48. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Albertini, Luca"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A68"]
[WhiteElo "2103"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. f4 0-0 7. Nf3 a6 8. Bd3 e6 9. 0-0 exd5 10. cxd5 b5 11. Re1 Re8 12. a3 c4 13. Bc2 Ng4 14. Be3 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Bg4 16. h3 Qb6 17. Kf2 Bxf3 18. Kxf3 Nd7 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. Rae1 a5 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Bh6 23. Qd4 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Ne4 Bxe3 26. Rxe3 b3 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Bb1 Re7 29. Nxh7+ Kg7 30. Nf6 Nd7 31. Qf4 Nxf6 32. exf6+ Qxf6 33. Rxe7 Qxe7 34. d6 Qf6 35. Ke4 Re8+ 36. Kf3 Rd8 37. Ke3 Qxf4+ 38. Kxf4 Rxd6 39. Ke3 f5 40. g4 Rd1 41. gxf5 Rxb1 42. fxg6 Rd1 43. Ke2 Rd7 44. Ke3 c3 45. Ke2 cxb2 46. Ke3 b1Q 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Galchenko, Matvey"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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. f4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. 0-0 d5 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nc3 d4 8. Na4 Nd7 9. c4 0-0 10. a3 Rb8 11. b4 b6 12. Rb1 e6 13. e4 dxe3 14. Bxe3 Qe7 15. bxc5 bxc5 16. Rxb8 Ncxb8 17. Nd2 e5 18. Ne4 Na6 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Qd2 f5 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. Re1 Qd6 23. Nc3 Nc7 24. Kh1 h6 25. Bf4 Qd8 26. Nf3 Ng4 27. h3 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Qxd3 29. Kxf2 Qxc3 30. Bxc7 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 Qxc4+ 32. Qe2 Ba6 33. Nxd4 Qxd4 34. Qxa6 Qd3+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Klukin, Kirill"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 b4 7. Na2 e6 8. Bxc4 Be7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 a5 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. Be1 Qb8 14. Nc1 c5 15. Bb5 Rd8 16. Nb3 cxd4 17. Nfxd4 Ne5 18. f3 Qa7 19. Bg3 Ng6 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6 Rac8 22. Bb5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 h5 24. Nd4 Bc5 25. Bf2 Nd5 26. h4 Qb6 27. Rd3 Ndf4 28. exf4 Nxf4 29. Qe4 Nxd3 30. Bxd3 Rd8 31. Nc6 Bxf2+ 32. Kf1 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Bxh4 34. Qd4 Qxc6 35. Qxh4 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Qxb2+ 37. Kg1 Qa1+ 38. Kf2 Qb2+ 39. Kg1 g6 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qxa5 b3 42. Kh2 Qf6 43. Qb5 b2 44. a5 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Larina, Marija"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1948"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Qh5 Nbc6 7. a3 Ba5 8. Nf3 Be6 9. 0-0 Qd7 10. h3 0-0-0 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bb6 13. Qe2 Ng6 14. a4 c6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Bf4 Bxh3 17. Qf3 Bg4 18. Qg3 Rh5 19. e6 Qxe6 20. Rfe1 Rdh8 21. Rxe6 Rh1# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nazari, Arad"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2358"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. Be2 Nge7 9. 0-0 Na5 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. a4 Nc8 12. b4 cxb3 13. Nxb3 Nc4 14. Nfd2 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Be7 16. c4 0-0 17. Bd3 g6 18. cxd5 Qxc2 19. Bxc2 exd5 20. Bb3 Be6 21. a5 Bb4 22. Nf3 Ne7 23. Ra4 Nc6 24. a6 b5 25. Ra2 Bc3 26. Rc2 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Rd1 Bxe5 29. Bxd5 Rad8 30. Rcd2 Bf4 31. Bb7 Bxd2 32. Rxd2 Rxd2 33. Bxd2 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Bolat, Inayat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2097"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 0-0 5. Bg2 d6 6. 0-0 c5 7. c4 e5 8. d3 Nc6 9. Nc3 h6 10. a3 Be6 11. Rb1 Qd7 12. Re1 Bh3 13. Bh1 Nh5 14. Nd5 f5 15. b4 f4 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. Nd2 fxg3 18. hxg3 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Rxb7 Qg4 21. Bf3 Qg5 22. Ne4 Qd8 23. Qa4 Bc8 24. Ne7+ Kh7 25. Nxc8 Qxc8 26. Bxh5 Qxb7 27. Bf3 Qc7 28. Qb5 Rac8 29. Bg4 Rb8 30. Qxc5 Qf7 31. Bf3 Rb3 32. a4 Rb2 33. a5 g5 34. Bg4 Re8 35. Bf5+ Kh8 36. Nd6 Qe7 37. Qd5 Rf8 38. Be4 Qf6 39. Nf5 Rf7 40. g4 Rf8 41. c5 Rbb8 42. c6 Rbd8 43. Qc5 Qe5 44. Qxe5 Bxe5 45. Rc1 Rc8 46. Rc5 Bf6 47. Bd5 Rfd8 48. c7 Rd7 49. Rc6 Bg7 50. Be6 Rdxc7 51. Ra6 Rc1+ 52. Kg2 R8c7 53. Bd5 R1c2 54. Be4 Ra2 55. Bf3 Ra3 56. Nd6 Bf8 57. Nb5 Rc5 58. Nxa7 Rcxa5 59. Rxa5 Rxa5 60. Nc6 Ra4 61. Ne5 Kg7 62. Nd7 Bd6 63. Nb6 Rb4 64. Nc4 Bc5 65. Bd5 Kf6 66. Kf3 Rb1 67. Be4 Ba7 68. Nd6 Rh1 69. Nf5 Rc1 70. Nxh6 Rc2 71. Nf5 Bb8 72. Nxd4 Ra2 73. Nc6 Bf4 74. Nb4 Rb2 75. Nd5+ Ke5 76. e3 Bh2 77. d4+ Kd6 78. Nf6 Bg1 79. Kg2 Bxf2 80. Kf3 Bg1 81. Bd3 Rf2+ 82. Kg3 Rd2 83. e4 Rxd3+ 84. Kg2 Bxd4 85. Nd5 Rd2+ 86. Kf3 Rf2+ 87. Kg3 Ra2 88. Kf3 Be5 89. Ne3 Ra3 90. Ke2 Bf4 91. Nc4+ Kc5 92. Nxa3 Kd4 93. Kf3 Kd3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Carrasco Miranda, Andres"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Nxd4 6. Bxd4 d5 7. c4 Be6 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bxc4 10. bxc4 Bb4 11. Qa4+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Demchenko, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. Nxe5 dxe5 6. Nc3 e6 7. e4 Bc5 8. Be2 0-0 9. 0-0 c6 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. g4 h6 13. h4 Bd4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh7 16. Kg2 Rb8 17. Nd1 c5 18. Rb1 a5 19. b3 a4 20. Ba3 axb3 21. Rxb3 Rxb3 22. axb3 Nxg5 23. f3 f5 24. Nf2 Bb7 25. exf5 exf5 26. Nd3 e4 27. fxe4 Bxe4+ 28. Kg3 Ne6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Demidov, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. Be2 0-0 7. 0-0 a6 8. d3 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Ne5 Nf8 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Rc1 f6 13. Nef3 e5 14. a3 Be6 15. b4 Rc8 16. Ne4 Bf7 17. Nc5 Rc7 18. Qc2 Ne6 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Nd2 Re8 21. d4 exd4 22. Bxd4 Rd7 23. Nb3 Qb8 24. Rfd1 Rdd8 25. Bc4 f5 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Nc5 Qc7 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Bxd5 30. Rd1 Qe7 31. Qc3+ Kg8 32. Qd4 Qg5 33. g3 Re7 34. Qh4 Qxh4 35. gxh4 Kf7 36. h3 f4 37. exf4 Bf3 38. Rc1 Be2 39. Kh2 Bb5 40. Nb3 Re2 41. Kg3 Ra2 42. Nd4 Rxa3+ 43. f3 Ra4 44. Rb1 Bc4 45. f5 Bd5 46. fxg6+ hxg6 47. Rb2 c5 48. Nc2 c4 49. Ne3 Be6 50. Rd2 Rxb4 51. Rd6 c3 52. Nc2 Rc4 53. h5 gxh5 54. h4 a5 55. Rb6 Rc7 56. Rb5 a4 57. Rxh5 Kg8 58. Rb5 Bb3 59. Nd4 c2 60. Nxc2 Bxc2 61. h5 Bb3 62. Kg4 Bc4 63. Rb4 b5 64. Kg5 a3 65. Rb1 a2 66. Re1 Ra7 67. Ra1 Kg7 68. h6+ Kh7 69. f4 b4 70. f5 b3 71. f6 b2 72. Re1 b1Q 73. Re4 Qxe4 74. f7 Ra5+ 75. Kf6 Qe7+ 76. Kxe7 Bxf7 77. Kxf7 a1Q 78. Kf8 Ra7 79. Ke8 Qb2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Dilmukhametov, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2276"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. dxe5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. g3 0-0 8. Bg2 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qc1 Nc6 11. 0-0 Nd4 12. Nc3 c6 13. e3 Ne6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Ne4 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Nxd8 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Rd1 h6 19. Ba3 f5 20. Bd6 Qf7 21. Nc5 Rc8 22. h4 b6 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Qc2 e4 25. c5 b5 26. a4 a6 27. Qa2 Rd8 28. axb5 axb5 29. b4 Nc7 30. Qa7 Nd5 31. Qa5 Qb7 32. Qxd8+ Kh7 33. Rxd5 cxd5 34. Qe7 Qa6 35. Be5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E23"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2023.08.29"]
[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. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. e3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nxc5 9. Qc2 b6 10. Be2 Ba6 11. 0-0 Rc8 12. Rd1 Na5 13. Rd4 Qe7 14. Ba3 0-0 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Qd2 h6 17. Ne5 d6 18. Rxd6 Rxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Ne4 21. Rd7 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Rd4 Bd5 24. c4 Nc3 25. Rd2 Bxc4 26. Rc2 Ba6 27. Kh1 f6 28. Nf3 e5 29. h3 Ne4 30. Rb2 Rc3 31. Bb4 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Bc4 33. a3 Kf7 34. Nd2 Nxd2 35. Bxd2 Ke6 36. Bxc1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Albertini, Luca"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2103"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2023.08.22"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 0-0 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. h3 f5 10. Qb3+ Kh8 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. Ng5 f4 13. Nf7+ Rxf7 14. Qxf7 fxe3 15. fxe3 e6 16. Bc4 Bd7 17. 0-0 Qe8 18. Qf4 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Bb3 Nd3 21. Qh4 Bc6 22. Rad1 Nc5 23. Bf7 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. b4 Nd3 26. Bc4 Nb2 27. Rc1 Nxc4 28. Rxc4 Bd3 29. Rxc7 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Rb8 31. a4 Be5 32. Re7 Bc3 33. b5 Ba5 34. Ke2 Rc8 35. Rxb7 Rc4 36. Kf3 Rxa4 37. e4 Rb4 38. Kf4 Rxb5 39. g4 Bc3 40. g5 Be5+ 41. Kg4 Rb3 42. Re7 Bd4 43. e5 Re3 44. Kf4 Rxe5 45. Rd7 Rf5+ 46. Ke4 Bc5 47. h4 Rf8 48. Kd5 Kg8 49. Ke6 Re8+ 50. Kf6 Re7 51. Rd8+ Re8 52. Rxe8+ Bf8 53. Rb8 h5 54. Kxg6 b5 55. Rxb5 Kh8 56. Rb8 Kg8 57. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Llanos, Guillermo"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2023.08.22"]
[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 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. e3 c5 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. 0-0 d6 8. d4 cxd4 9. exd4 Bd7 10. d5 Na5 11. b3 a6 12. Bd2 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nd4 b4 15. Nce2 Qb6 16. Rc1 Rfc8 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Bf4 Rc5 19. Nc2 Qb7 20. Ne3 Ng4 21. Nxg4 Bxg4 22. Be3 Qa6 23. f3 Bf5 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Re1 c4 26. bxc4 Nxc4 27. Qb3 Qb6+ 28. Kh1 Qf2 29. Qxc4 Qxe1+ 30. Ng1 Bc3 31. g4 Bb1 32. Qe2 Qxe2 33. Nxe2 Bxa2 34. f4 Bc4 35. Nxc3 bxc3 36. Be4 Bxd5 37. Bxd5 c2 38. Kg2 c1Q 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Drygalov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2023.08.22"]
[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. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. Ngf3 e6 8. Bb5 Bd6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Ndf3 0-0 11. 0-0 Ne4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Be3 c5 14. Rc1 Rab8 15. b3 f6 16. Nd3 c4 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. bxc4 Nd3 20. Rc2 dxc4 21. Nd4 Rfe8 22. Nxf5 exf5 23. Qf3 f4 24. Bd4 Ne1 25. Qd5+ Qf7 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rc1 Nd3 28. Rb1 a6 29. h4 h5 30. Kh2 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 Re2 32. a3 Rb2 33. Rd1 Ke6 34. f3 Kf5 35. Kg1 g5 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. Kh2 g4 38. fxg4+ hxg4 39. Kg1 g3 40. Kf1 Kg4 41. Ra1 f3 42. gxf3+ Kxf3 43. Kg1 Nf4 44. Rf1+ Kg4 45. Re1 Nh3+ 46. Kf1 g2# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Kekic, Armin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2139"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2023.08.22"]
[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 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Qd3 Be7 5. f3 b6 6. 0-0-0 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Qa4 Qc7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. exd5 Bg5+ 13. Kb1 Nb8 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qe4 Nc6 16. Rxd7 Kxd7 17. Nh3 Be7 18. Nf4 e5 19. Nfd5 Qd6 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Bxc6 Rac8 22. Bb7 Rc7 23. Nb5 Qf6 24. Nxc7 1-0

[Event "Satu Mare Szabo Memorial IM"]
[Site "Satu Mare"]
[Date "2023.08.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petrisor, Adrian Marian"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2023.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bd7 6. h5 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Be3 Qb6 9. b3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb4+ 11. Nd2 Nxd4 12. a3 Qc3 13. Rc1 Qb2 14. Nb1 Nc6 15. f4 Na5 16. Rc3 e6 17. Bd4 Bxa3 18. Rc8+ Rxc8 19. Bxb2 Bxb2 20. Qd2 Rc1+ 21. Kf2 Rxb1 22. Qxa5 Bd4+ 23. Kg2 Rxb3 24. Ne2 Bb6 25. Qa2 Rb4 26. Rh3 Ne7 27. Rb3 Ra4 28. Ra3 Re4 29. Qd2 d4 30. Ng3 Re3 31. Rxe3 dxe3 32. Qd6 Bc6+ 33. Kh2 Bd8 34. f5 0-0 35. Bc4 Nd5 36. fxe6 Bc7 37. exf7+ Rxf7 38. Qe6 e2 39. Nxe2 Kf8 40. Bxd5 Rf2+ 41. Kg3 Bb6 42. Bxc6 bxc6 43. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Satu Mare Szabo Memorial IM"]
[Site "Satu Mare"]
[Date "2023.08.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Soltanici, Ruslan"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2023.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[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. Qc2 Re8+ 9. Ne2 h5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. 0-0-0 Nf8 12. Kb1 Be6 13. c4 Ng6 14. h3 Rc8 15. a3 b5 16. c5 Bc7 17. g4 h4 18. Rhg1 Rb8 19. g5 b4 20. axb4 Rxb4 21. gxf6 Qxf6 22. Rde1 Reb8 23. Nc3 Nf4 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Ne4 Rxb2+ 26. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 27. Kxb2 Qd8 28. Ng5 Qb8+ 29. Ka1 Ba5 0-1

[Event "Satu Mare Szabo Memorial IM"]
[Site "Satu Mare"]
[Date "2023.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Hulka, Valentyn"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2247"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2023.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. 0-0 Bg7 6. d3 0-0 7. e5 Ne8 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. h3 Nc7 10. a4 Ne6 11. a5 Nd4 12. Re1 Bf5 13. Ne4 b6 14. Ng3 Be6 15. Bf4 h6 16. Nh2 Kh7 17. Ne4 Qd7 18. Nf1 g5 19. Bh2 f5 20. exf6 exf6 21. Ned2 Rfe8 22. axb6 axb6 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. dxc4 Re8 26. Ne3 f5 27. f4 Re4 28. c3 Qe6 29. cxd4 Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Bxd4 32. fxg5 hxg5 33. Bc7 b5 34. b3 Kg6 35. Qb1 Qe4 36. Qd1 Qe7 37. Bh2 Qe3 38. Qb1 Qe4 39. Qd1 Qe6 40. Qf1 Kf6 41. Bc7 Qe3 42. Qb1 Qc3 43. cxb5 cxb5 44. Kh2 Qa1 45. Bd8+ Kg6 46. Qxa1 Bxa1 47. Kg3 Bf6 48. Ba5 b4 49. Kf3 c4 50. Ke2 cxb3 51. Kd3 b2 52. Kc2 Bc3 53. Bc7 Kh5 54. Bd6 Kh4 55. Bc7 Bf6 56. Bd6 f4 0-1

[Event "Satu Mare Szabo Memorial IM"]
[Site "Satu Mare"]
[Date "2023.08.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Voiteanu, Christian Gabriel"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2197"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2023.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[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. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 0-0 7. 0-0 dxc4 8. Qc2 Bxd2 9. Nbxd2 b5 10. b3 cxb3 11. Nxb3 b4 12. e4 h6 13. Rac1 Nbd7 14. Qxc7 a4 15. Nbd2 Ba6 16. Rfe1 Rb8 17. Qa7 Ra8 18. Qc7 Rb8 19. Qa7 Bb5 20. d5 exd5 21. e5 Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Rxe4 b3 24. axb3 axb3 25. Bf1 b2 26. Rb1 Bc6 27. Re3 Bxf3 28. Rxf3 Nxe5 29. Re3 Qf6 30. Re2 Nf3+ 31. Kh1 Qc6 32. Qe3 Rfe8 33. Rbxb2 Rxe3 34. Rxb8+ Kh7 35. fxe3 Nd4+ 36. Rg2 Ne6 37. Rb1 Qe4 38. Rb3 g6 39. Bd3 Qd5 40. Ra3 Ng5 41. Be2 Qd2 42. Ra1 Qxe3 43. Rf1 Kg7 44. Rgf2 f5 45. Bf3 h5 46. Bg2 Nf7 47. Rf3 Qc5 48. Rd3 Ne5 49. Rd5 Qe3 50. Ra5 Qe2 51. Ra7+ Kh6 52. Re7 Qb2 53. Re6 Kg7 54. Re7+ Kf6 55. Rb7 Qd4 56. h4 Nc4 57. Rfb1 Qf2 58. Rc1 Ne5 59. Ra1 f4 60. gxf4 Nd3 61. Ra6+ Kf5 62. Bh3+ Ke4 63. Bg2+ Kd4 64. Rd7+ Kc4 65. Rc6+ Nc5 66. Rdc7 Qxh4+ 67. Kg1 Qe1+ 68. Bf1+ Kd4 69. Rd6+ Kc3 70. Rxc5+ Kb2 71. Rb6+ Ka3 72. Ra5+ 1-0

[Event "Satu Mare Szabo Memorial IM"]
[Site "Satu Mare"]
[Date "2023.08.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Sachilaru, Alexandru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2219"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2023.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[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. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. 0-0 Bd7 6. d4 Nxd4 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Qxd4 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bh4 Qg4 13. Bg3 0-0 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. f3 Qe6 16. Bf2 b5 17. a4 Rab8 18. Rfe1 c5 19. Qd2 b4 20. Ne2 Qd7 21. Ng3 Bf8 22. Nf5 d5 23. Qf4 Qe6 24. Bh4 dxe4 25. Nxh6+ Kh7 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Ng4 Be7 28. Nxf6+ Bxf6 29. Rxe4 Rd1+ 30. Kf2 Bd4+ 31. Ke2 Qd5 32. Bd8 Qxd8 33. Qh4+ Qxh4 34. Rxh4+ Kg6 35. Kxd1 Bxb2 36. Rh8 c4 37. Rc8 Be5 38. Rxc4 Bxh2 39. Rc6+ Kf5 40. Rxa6 Bg1 41. Rc6 Kf4 42. Rc4+ Kg3 43. Rg4+ 1-0

[Event "Satu Mare Szabo Memorial IM"]
[Site "Satu Mare"]
[Date "2023.08.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lacan Rus, David"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2125"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2023.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. Be3 0-0 7. Qd2 c6 8. f3 d5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. e6 Ne5 11. exf7+ Rxf7 12. 0-0-0 c5 13. Nb3 d4 14. Ne4 Qb6 15. Bg5 Bf8 16. Re1 Nbc6 17. f4 c4 18. Nxd4 Nd3+ 19. cxd3 Nxd4 20. dxc4 Bf5 21. Bd3 Rd7 22. Re3 Bb4 23. Qf2 Ne6 24. Qe2 h6 25. Bxh6 Nd4 26. Qh5 Nb3+ 27. Kb1 g6 28. Qe2 Qxe3 29. Qxe3 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Nd2+ 32. Kc2 Nxe4 33. Rd1 Rc8 34. Rd7 Rxc4+ 35. Kd3 b5 36. Rg7+ Kh8 37. Rxa7 Nc5+ 38. Ke3 Ne6 39. Kf3 Rc2 40. b3 Bc5 41. Ra6 Rf2+ 42. Ke4 Kh7 43. Rxe6 Kxh6 44. a4 b4 45. Kd5 Bf8 46. a5 Ra2 47. a6 Ra5+ 48. Ke4 Kg7 49. g4 Ra3 50. Kd5 Rxb3 51. Kc6 Ra3 52. Kb6 b3 53. Re5 Bd6 54. Rb5 Bxf4 55. Kb7 Be3 56. h4 Kh6 57. h5 g5 58. Kc8 Bd4 59. Kd7 b2 60. Ke8 Rxa6 61. Kf7 Rb6 0-1

[Event "Satu Mare Szabo Memorial IM"]
[Site "Satu Mare"]
[Date "2023.08.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Voege, Tobias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2257"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2023.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Qe2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 b6 11. g4 Nd5 12. Rg1 Bb7 13. Ne5 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 g5 15. Kb1 Kg7 16. Bd3 c5 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Qc7 20. Rc4 Qe7 21. Nf3 Rad8 22. h4 Bf4 23. Rh1 Rh8 24. Nd4 Qf6 25. Ne2 Be5 26. Rb4 Rd5 27. Qe3 Rhd8 28. a3 Rd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Ka2 Rf1 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rb5 Bf4 33. Nxf4 gxf4 34. Qd3 Rg1 35. f3 e5 36. Qe4 Qe6+ 37. c4 f6 38. Rd5 Qf7 39. Qc2 Rh1 40. g5 Rh5 41. Qd3 Qe6 42. Rd7+ Kh8 43. Rc7 Qg8 44. Qf5 Qxg5 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Qd7+ Kh6 47. Rh8+ Kg6 48. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Satu Mare Szabo Memorial IM"]
[Site "Satu Mare"]
[Date "2023.08.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Florescu, Codrut Constantin"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2023.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[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 Re8 9. Qc2 h5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. 0-0-0 Nf8 12. c4 g6 13. Rhe1 f5 14. g3 Be6 15. Nf4 Rc8 16. Kb1 b5 17. c5 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Qxd4 19. b3 Nd7 20. Bd6 Qb4 21. Qd2 Qxd2 22. Rxd2 f6 23. Rde2 Kf7 24. Kb2 Rcd8 25. Bc2 b4 26. f4 a5 27. Re3 g5 28. Bd1 g4 29. Bc2 Nb6 30. cxb6 Rxd6 31. Bxf5 Bxf5 32. Rxe8 Rd2+ 33. Ka1 Rd7 34. R8e7+ 1-0

[Event "Arad op 16th"]
[Site "Arad"]
[Date "2023.08.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. h3 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. b3 Ng6 9. a3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Qxh4 12. Be3 c5 13. d5 Qd8 14. g4 Bh7 15. f4 Be7 16. Be2 Bh4+ 17. Kf1 g5 18. Kg2 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Bg5 20. Bg3 Bh4 21. Bf4 Bg5 22. Bh2 Qa5 23. Nb5 Be4+ 24. Bf3 Bxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qd2+ 26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 0-0 28. Nd6 Nb6 29. Rhd1 Be7 30. Nxb7 Nxc4 31. d6 Bh4+ 32. Bg3 Bg5 33. h4 Be3+ 34. Ke2 Bd4 35. Rab1 Rab8 36. d7 Nxa3 37. Rb3 Nc4 38. Nxc5 Rxb3 39. Nxb3 Bb6 40. h5 Ne3 41. d8Q Bxd8 42. Kxe3 Bb6+ 43. Ke2 Rc8 44. Rc1 Rd8 45. Bh4 Rb8 46. Bf6 a5 47. Ra1 Ra8 48. Ra4 Rc8 49. Kd3 Kf8 50. Nd2 Rc5 51. Rc4 Rd5+ 52. Ke2 Ke8 53. g5 1-0

[Event "Arad op 16th"]
[Site "Arad"]
[Date "2023.08.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Ghimpu, Samuel Timotei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. 0-0 a5 7. a4 f6 8. Bf4 Ne7 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Re1 0-0-0 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 h6 15. Bd2 Ne4 16. Bxa5 Re8 17. Nd2 Ng5 18. Bb6 Bxd3 19. cxd3 Bb4 20. Qc2 d4 21. f4 Nf7 22. Re4 g5 23. Rxd4 Qe7 24. Nb3 Rhg8 25. a5 Kb8 26. a6 c5 27. Nxc5 Bxc5 28. Bxc5 Rc8 29. Ba7+ Ka8 30. axb7+ Qxb7 31. Qa4 gxf4 32. Bc5+ Kb8 33. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Arad op 16th"]
[Site "Arad"]
[Date "2023.08.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 g6 4. exd5 cxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Re1 Nc6 9. c3 Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Ne5 e6 12. Nd3 Ne4 13. Nd2 b5 14. Nf4 Ne7 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. f3 exf3 17. Qxf3 Ng6 18. Nh5 Qh4 19. Bd2 b4 20. Re2 bxc3 21. bxc3 Rac8 22. Rf1 Rc7 23. g3 Qh3 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Bg5 Kg8 26. Re3 f6 27. Bxf6 Rcf7 28. g4 1-0

[Event "Arad op 16th"]
[Site "Arad"]
[Date "2023.08.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Rozen, Eytan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. 0-0 c5 7. c4 Nbc6 8. dxc5 d4 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Na3 a6 11. Qa4 Rd8 12. b4 Ng6 13. b5 Ncxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bf4 Bxc5 16. bxa6+ Ke7 17. Nb5 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxf4 19. axb7 d3 20. Qa5 d2 21. Rfd1 Rd7 22. Na7 Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 Kf6 24. Nc6 Rxb7 25. Rxd2 Qe3 26. Re2 Qd3 27. Nb4 Qd4 28. Rf1 Ra7 29. Qb5 Qd6 30. Nc6 Bc5 31. Nxa7 Bxa7 32. g4 Rb8 33. Qc6 Qxc6 34. Bxc6 Rb1 35. Rxb1 Bxb1 36. Be4 Bxe4+ 37. Rxe4 Ke7 38. Re5 Kd6 39. Rb5 1-0

[Event "Arad op 16th"]
[Site "Arad"]
[Date "2023.08.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Sahidi, Samir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. 0-0 Ne7 7. a4 h6 8. a5 g5 9. Ne1 Rg8 10. a6 b5 11. b3 Qb6 12. Be3 Nb8 13. c4 Nxa6 14. Bd2 Nc7 15. Ba5 Qb7 16. Nc3 dxc4 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Ned5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Ne6 22. Rb1 Qc8 23. Nc2 Nf4 24. Qh7 Rg6 25. Ne3 Bg7 26. Qg8+ Bf8 27. Qh7 Bg7 28. Qg8+ Bf8 29. Qh7 Rb8 30. Kh1 g4 31. g3 Ne6 32. Qh8 Kd7 33. Qh7 Bg7 34. Nxg4 Rxb1 35. Nf6+ Rxf6 36. Qxb1 Rf3 37. Kg2 Ra3 38. Qf5 Ke8 39. Bb4 Rb3 40. Bd6 Bf8 41. Ra1 Qd7 42. Qf6 Bg7 43. Qf5 Nxd4 44. Qh7 Ne6 45. f4 Rb2+ 46. Kh1 Qb7 47. Ba3 Rb3 48. Qc2 Qb5 49. Qf2 Rb1+ 50. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 51. Kg2 Qe4+ 52. Kh3 Nd4 53. Bc5 Nb5 0-1

[Event "Arad op 16th"]
[Site "Arad"]
[Date "2023.08.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zanan, Evgeny"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2023.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. 0-0 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nge7 9. f4 Nxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. g4 Be4 12. Nc3 h5 13. gxh5 Bf5 14. Be3 Qh4 15. Qe1 Qe7 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Bf3 0-0-0 18. Ne2 g6 19. hxg6 Bxg6 20. Ng3 Kb8 21. a3 Be7 22. Bg4 Rdg8 23. Qe2 Bh4 24. Rc3 Bxg3 25. hxg3 Bf5 26. Bxf5 Rxg3+ 27. Kf2 Rh2+ 28. Kxg3 Rxe2 29. Bg4 Rxb2 30. f5 a6 31. fxe6 fxe6 32. Rf6 Qh7 33. Rh6 Qb1 34. Bc1 Rb3 0-1

[Event "Timisoara Foisor Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "2023.08.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2023.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[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 Re8 9. 0-0 Qc7 10. Ng3 Nd7 11. c4 c5 12. d5 Ne5 13. b3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 h5 15. f4 h4 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bd2 g6 19. Rfe1 Bf5 20. Qf3 Qd7 21. Bc3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. h3 Qe7 25. Qf2 Bb1 26. Kh2 Kg7 27. a3 b6 28. Qd2 Qd6 29. Kg1 Kf8 30. Qb2 Be4 31. Qf2 Kg7 32. Bb2 b5 33. Qe3 Bf5 34. Qf2 bxc4 35. bxc4 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Timisoara Foisor Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "2023.08.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2023.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 0-0 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 Re8 9. Nge2 c6 10. 0-0 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qc2 Be6 13. Rae1 Nd7 14. f3 c5 15. Qd2 Nhf6 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. b3 a6 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Bb1 Bd7 21. Nce2 Ne6 22. Rc3 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Qd6 24. Rfc1 Rad8 25. Nf4 Rc8 26. b4 Rxc3 27. Rxc3 Bb5 28. Bc2 Qe7 29. Bb3 Bc6 30. Kf2 Qd6 31. Qc5 Qe5 32. Qd4 Qd6 33. h3 g6 34. Nd3 Kg7 35. e4 Qd8 36. e5 Nh7 37. Nf4 Qh4+ 38. g3 Qe7 39. e6+ f6 40. Bxd5 Bxd5 41. Qxd5 Qxb4 42. Rb3 Qa4 43. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "Timisoara Foisor Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "2023.08.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Magold, Filip"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2023.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Bb5 Qc7 12. c4 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Be7 14. Nc3 0-0 15. f4 Rfd8 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. b3 h5 19. Qa4 a5 20. Qc4 Bb4 21. Na4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rd4 Rd7 24. Qc1 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Qd7 26. Be3 Qd3 27. h3 Qe2 28. Nc3 Qd3 29. Na4 Qb1 30. Qxb1 Bxb1 31. a3 Bxa3 32. Bd2 Bc2 33. Bxa5 Bxb3 34. Nc3 Bc5+ 35. Kf1 Bc4+ 36. Ke1 Be3 37. g3 h4 38. gxh4 Bxf4 39. Ne4 Bd5 40. Nd2 Bxe5 41. Kf2 c5 42. Nb1 Bd4+ 43. Kg3 f5 44. Nc3 Kf7 45. Ne2 Be5+ 46. Kf2 Bc4 47. Ng3 Bd4+ 48. Kf3 Bd5+ 49. Kf4 g6 50. h5 e5+ 0-1

[Event "Timisoara Foisor Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "2023.08.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Csonka, Balazs"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2023.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[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. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. h3 d6 9. c3 Re8 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nf3 Re8 12. Ng5 Rf8 13. Nf3 Nb8 14. d4 Nbd7 15. Nbd2 Bb7 16. Bc2 Re8 17. Nf1 Bf8 18. Ng3 g6 19. b3 a5 20. Bd3 c6 21. a4 exd4 22. cxd4 b4 23. e5 Nd5 24. Bg5 Qc7 25. exd6 Bxd6 26. Ne4 Nc3 27. Qc2 Nxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Timisoara Foisor Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "2023.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2023.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 215 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Bd3 g5 6. h3 Rg8 7. Qe2 h5 8. h4 gxh4 9. Nxh4 a6 10. Bc2 Ne5 11. d3 b5 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. f3 e6 15. Nf1 Be7 16. g3 Qa5 17. Ng2 b4 18. Bd2 bxc3 19. Bxc3 Qb6 20. Nf4 Nc6 21. Ba4 Kd8 22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23. Nxh5 Nd7 24. Qd2 Qb7 25. Ne3 d5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Qxd5 28. Qe3 Kc7 29. Qe4 Bd6 30. g4 f5 31. gxf5 Qxf5 32. Qxf5 exf5 33. 0-0-0 Kc6 34. Rde1 Rce8 35. Rxe8 Rxe8 36. Ng7 Rf8 37. Rh5 Be5 38. Nxf5 Bxc3 39. bxc3 Ne5 40. Ne7+ Kd6 41. Rxe5 Rxf3 42. Re2 Rxd3 43. Kc2 Rh3 44. Nf5+ Kc6 45. Kb3 Rf3 46. Ne3 Rf8 47. Nc4 Rb8+ 48. Kc2 Kd5 49. Kd3 Rd8 50. Re5+ Kc6+ 51. Kc2 Rh8 52. Ne3 Rh4 53. Re6+ Kb5 54. Kb3 c4+ 55. Nxc4 Rxc4 56. a4+ Kc5 57. Re5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 01st Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gaurav, Rajesh Zagade"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2159"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2023.08.01"]
[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 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 0-0 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. h3 a6 8. Be3 h6 9. Qd2 Kh7 10. Rad1 e6 11. Qc1 Qe7 12. a3 b5 13. b4 Bb7 14. e5 Nd5 15. Ne4 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bc5 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qh4 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Nc5 Ba8 21. Rfe1 Nc3 22. Rd3 Bd4 23. Qd2 e5 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. Rxc3 a5 26. Rf3 f5 27. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 01st Aug Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Silva, Pedro Gil Ferreira"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2212"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2023.08.01"]
[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. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. c3 b6 7. f4 Bb7 8. Ngf3 0-0 9. 0-0 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Qc2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Rae8 15. c4 Qd6 16. Rac1 e5 17. cxd5 exd4 18. e4 Kh8 19. Bb1 f5 20. e5 Qxd5 21. Rxc7 Rd8 22. Bd3 Rd7 23. Rfc1 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Qc2 Bb7 27. b3 g6 28. Qe2 Bc8 29. Bc4 Qc5 30. Qd3 Kg7 31. h4 a6 32. a4 Bd7 33. e6 Be8 34. b4 Qd6 35. Bxa6 Bxa4 36. Bc4 Kf6 37. g3 Bc6 38. Kf2 Ke7 39. b5 Bb7 40. Bb3 Qc5 41. Qc4 Qxc4 42. Bxc4 Be4 43. Ke2 h6 44. Kd2 Kd6 45. Bb3 Ke7 46. Bc4 Kd6 47. Ba2 Ke7 48. Ke2 Kd6 49. Ke1 Ke7 50. Kd2 Kd6 51. Kc1 Ke7 52. Kb2 Kd6 53. Ka3 d3 54. Kb2 d2 55. Bb3 Bf3 56. e7 Kxe7 57. Kc3 d1Q 58. Bxd1 Bxd1 59. Kd4 Be2 60. Ke5 Bxb5 61. h5 gxh5 62. Kxf5 Be8 63. Ke5 b5 64. f5 b4 65. f6+ Kf7 66. Kf5 b3 67. Ke5 b2 0-1

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.30"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Sahakyan, Aleks"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2232"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[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 "Armenia U18"]
[BlackTeam "Romania U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 0-0 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. 0-0 Qf6 14. Qb3 Rd8 15. Rac1 Rb8 16. Rfd1 Bg4 17. Be2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 d4 19. Rb1 dxe3 20. Qxe3 Nd4 21. Be4 g6 22. h3 Rd7 23. Rd2 Rbd8 24. Rbd1 Kg7 25. Kh1 h5 26. Qc3 b6 27. Re1 Rd6 28. Red1 Nf5 29. Qc2 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Qxd2 Qd4 32. Qxd4+ Nxd4 33. h4 Kf6 34. Bd5 Ne6 35. Kg1 Ke5 36. Ba2 Kd4 37. Kf1 Kd3 38. Bd5 b5 39. Ke1 Nf4 40. Bc6 Kc2 41. g3 Nd3+ 42. Ke2 Nxb2 43. Bxb5 Kb3 44. Be8 Kxa3 45. Bxf7 a5 46. Bxg6 Nc4 47. Bxh5 Kb2 48. Be8 Nd6 49. Bd7 Ne4 50. h5 Nf6 51. h6 Kc3 52. Bf5 1-0

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.29"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Vagman, Roy"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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 "Israel Blue U18"]
[BlackTeam "Romania U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. Bf4 0-0 7. Bd3 Re8 8. 0-0 Bf8 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Rfe1 Ne5 11. Bf1 Ng6 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Rad1 c6 14. Bc4 Bd7 15. Nde2 Nxg3 16. Nxg3 b5 17. Bb3 Qf6 18. a4 a6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra1 Qe5 21. Rab1 h5 22. Nf1 Nf4 23. Re3 g6 24. Rd1 h4 25. Kh1 Ra7 26. Rf3 Ne6 27. Qe3 Rb7 28. h3 Bc8 29. Nh2 Ng5 30. Rf4 b4 31. Ne2 Nxe4 32. Nf3 Ng3+ 33. Nxg3 Qxe3 34. fxe3 hxg3 35. Nd4 c5 36. Rdf1 Ree7 37. Nc6 Rxe3 38. Bxf7+ Kg7 39. Bd5 Bf5 40. Nd4 Rbe7 41. Nxf5+ gxf5 42. Rxf5 R3e5 43. R5f3 Rxd5 44. Rxg3+ Kh7 45. Rxf8 Rd2 46. Rf4 Kh8 47. Rh4+ Rh7 48. Rhg4 Rf7 49. Rh4+ Rh7 50. Rhg4 Rf7 51. Rh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Olenik Campa, Rudi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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 "Slovenia U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e5 Ne4 7. Be3 Bb4 8. Qd3 b6 9. Nd2 f5 10. Ne2 Bxd2+ 11. Bxd2 a5 12. Be3 Ba6 13. Qd1 Bxe2 14. Bxe2 0-0 15. g3 f4 16. gxf4 Qh4 17. Bg4 Rxf4 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Qe2 Nxf2 20. Bxf2 Rxf2 21. Qxf2 Qe4+ 22. Kd2 Nxd4 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. Rad1 Nb3+ 25. Kc3 Qxe5+ 26. Kxb3 Qb5+ 27. Kc3 Qb4+ 28. Kd3 Rd8+ 29. Ke3 Qe7+ 30. Kf3 Rf8+ 31. Kg2 Qe4+ 32. Kg3 Qe5+ 33. Kh3 Qe6+ 34. Kg3 Qg6+ 35. Kh3 Qh5+ 36. Qh4 Rf3+ 37. Kg2 Qxh4 38. Kxf3 Qf6+ 39. Kg2 h6 40. c3 Qg6+ 41. Kf3 Qf7+ 42. Kg3 Qxa2 43. Rd2 a4 44. Re1 a3 45. Rd8+ Kh7 46. bxa3 Qxa3 47. Re3 Qc1 48. Kf2 Qc2+ 49. Kg1 Qb1+ 50. Kg2 Qc2+ 51. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT U18"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "2023.07.26"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Milikow, Elie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 "Israel U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be6 8. Nc4 Rb8 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nce7 11. a4 Nf6 12. Ne3 g6 13. Be2 Bg7 14. 0-0 0-0 15. a5 e4 16. Ra4 Re8 17. Qd2 Rc8 18. Rd1 Bh6 19. c4 Nd7 20. Qb4 Nc5 21. Ra1 Bg7 22. Rb1 Rf8 23. Qa3 f5 24. b4 Nd7 25. c5 f4 26. Nc4 Nf5 27. Bg4 dxc5 28. Bxf5 gxf5 29. Bxf4 cxb4 30. Qxb4 Qh4 31. g3 Qh3 32. Nb6 Nf6 33. Nxc8 Ng4 34. Ne7+ Kh8 35. Qe1 Qxh2+ 36. Kf1 Qh1+ 37. Ke2 Qf3+ 38. Kf1 Qh1+ 39. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[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 "Karademir, Bugra"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2117"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 "Turkey U18"]
[BlackTeam "Romania U18"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. Ne2 Bg4 7. 0-0 Nf6 8. Qe1 e6 9. f3 Bh5 10. Qh4 h6 11. Qh3 Bd6 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Qxe6+ Kf8 15. b3 b5 16. Qe2 b4 17. Be3 Re8 18. Qd3 Kf7 19. Nd2 Bf4 20. Bf2 bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qb6 22. Rfd1 Rc8 23. Qc5 Qb8 24. Ngf1 Bd6 25. Qc3 Nb4 26. Qb2 Nc2 27. Nc4 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Antipov, Mikhail Al"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2023.07.11"]
[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 a6 2. d4 c6 3. Bd3 d5 4. exd5 cxd5 5. h3 g6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Bxf5 gxf5 8. 0-0 e6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Re1 Be7 12. Bg5 dxc4 13. d5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. Ne5 0-0 18. Nxc6 Bxg5 19. Nxd8 Rxd8 20. Re5 d4 21. Rxf5 Bh6 22. Rc5 b5 23. a4 Bf8 24. Rc6 Bg7 25. Rc5 Rb8 26. axb5 axb5 27. Kf1 c3 28. bxc3 dxc3 29. Rb1 b4 30. Rb3 Ra8 31. Rxb4 Bf8 32. Rg4+ Kh8 33. Rxc3 f5 34. Rf4 Ra5 35. g4 Bd6 36. Rxf5 Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Ra2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fieberg, Samuel"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2157"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2023.07.11"]
[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 a6 2. e4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. 0-0 Nf6 7. e5 Nfd7 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nb1 c5 10. c3 Nc6 11. a3 Rc8 12. b4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be7 14. Nbd2 0-0 15. Nb3 Nb6 16. Nc5 Qc7 17. Bf4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. d5 exd5 20. Qxd5 Rfd8 21. Qxc4 Bxf3 22. e6 Bd6 23. exf7+ Qxf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. gxf3 Nd4 27. Rfd1 a5 28. Nxb7 Nxf3+ 29. Kf1 Nd2+ 30. Kg2 Rg6+ 31. Kh1 Rc2 32. Rac1 Ra2 33. bxa5 Rxa3 34. Kh2 Nf3+ 35. Kh1 Ne5 36. Nd6+ Ke6 37. Kh2 Nf3+ 38. Kh1 Ng1 39. Re1+ Kd7 40. f3 Rxf3 41. Rc7+ Kxd6 42. Rc6+ Kxc6 43. Rc1+ Kd6 44. Rd1+ Ke5 45. Re1+ Kf4 46. Rf1 Rxf1 47. Kh2 Nf3# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Haszon, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2023.07.11"]
[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. Qc2 e6 3. b3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bb2 c6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. d3 0-0 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Be2 Nf8 11. 0-0 Ng6 12. a3 h5 13. b4 a6 14. Nb3 Bg4 15. Nc5 Rb8 16. Rfe1 Qc7 17. h3 Bc8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. d4 Kh8 20. Nd2 h4 21. Bh5 Rg8 22. Kh1 Ne7 23. Bxf7 Rg7 24. Ne6 Bxe6 25. Bxe6 Ng6 26. Nf3 Nf8 27. Bg4 Rh7 28. Qf5 Qg7 29. e4 dxe4 30. Rxe4 Rd8 31. Rae1 a5 32. Qxa5 Bc7 33. Qf5 Qf7 34. Re7 Qxe7 35. Rxe7 Rxe7 36. Qxf6+ Rg7 37. Ng5 Re8 38. Be6 Nxe6 39. Nxe6 Ree7 40. Nxg7 Re1# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2273"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2023.07.11"]
[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. Qc2 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Be2 c5 8. b3 Nc6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Bb2 0-0 11. d3 Re8 12. Nbd2 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Rxe5 15. b4 Rc8 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. 0-0 Bf5 18. Nf3 Re7 19. Qd2 h6 20. h3 Rb7 21. Rfc1 Qb6 22. Bf1 Qb2 23. Qa5 c4 24. dxc4 Ne4 25. Qe1 dxc4 26. Rab1 c3 27. Ba6 Ng5 28. Rxb2 cxb2 29. Rxc8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Jul Early"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2023.07.11"]
[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 e5 2. Bb2 e4 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. d3 e3 6. f4 Bc5 7. d4 Bd6 8. Nc3 0-0 9. Qd3 Ng4 10. Nh3 c6 11. 0-0-0 Qf6 12. Rdf1 Bf5 13. Qd1 Na6 14. Kb1 Nb4 15. Qc1 Nxc2 16. Ne4 Na3+ 17. Bxa3 Bxa3 18. Qxa3 Bxe4+ 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qb4 Rfd8 21. Rd1 h6 22. Qxb7 a5 23. f5 a4 24. Rhf1 axb3 25. axb3 Rdb8 26. Qc7 Rxb3+ 27. Kc2 Rab8 28. Rb1 Qxd4 29. Qxb8+ Rxb8 30. Rxb8+ Kh7 31. Nf4 Ne5 32. Rd1 Qc5+ 33. Kb2 Nc4+ 34. Kb1 Nd2+ 35. Ka1 Qa3# 0-1

