[Event "Grosseto 1st"]
[Site "Grosseto"]
[Date "2009.02.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 0-0 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. 0-0 b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Qc7 17. e5 Ne7 18. Bb3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rcd8 20. Rc1 Qb7 21. Qf4 Ng6 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. f4 Rd4 24. Rc4 Rfd8 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. e6 fxe6 27. Rxe6 Rd8 28. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "Grosseto 1st"]
[Site "Grosseto"]
[Date "2009.02.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Fittante, Stefano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2146"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 0-0 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1 Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6 18. Be3 exd5 19. exd5 b5 20. Nd2 a6 21. Ne4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Nc5 Rd8 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Rxc4 Rxd5 26. Rb1 Rb5 27. Rb3 Rab8 28. Ra4 Rxb3 29. axb3 Rxb3 30. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grosseto 1st"]
[Site "Grosseto"]
[Date "2009.02.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Pieraccini, Riccardo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2116"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2009.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 exd4 6. Nxd4 Ne7 7. Bxc4 Nbc6 8. Be3 0-0 9. 0-0 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Qd6 11. Be3 Be6 12. Qb3 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Rfd8 15. Rac1 c6 16. f3 Rd7 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Ng6 20. Qd3 Ne5 21. Qd4 f6 22. Bf2 Qa5 23. a3 a6 24. Bg3 Nf7 25. Qd2 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Nxd8 28. Kf2 Kf7 29. Ke3 Ke6 30. Kd4 Kd7 31. Kc5 Ne6+ 32. Kb6 Kc8 33. Bd6 Nd4 34. Bf8 Ne6 35. Bb4 Nd4 36. f4 Nc2 37. Bc3 Ne3 38. g3 Nf1 39. e5 fxe5 40. fxe5 Nxh2 41. e6 Nf1 42. Be5 h5 43. e7 Kd7 44. Kxb7 a5 45. b4 axb4 46. axb4 g5 47. e8Q+ Kxe8 48. Kxc6 h4 49. gxh4 gxh4 50. b5 Ne3 51. b6 Nc4 52. b7 Nxe5+ 53. Kd5 Nd7 54. Ke4 Kd8 55. Kf4 Kc7 56. Kg4 Kxb7 57. Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grosseto 1st"]
[Site "Grosseto"]
[Date "2009.02.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lanzani, Mario"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2346"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2009.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Bg5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grosseto 1st"]
[Site "Grosseto"]
[Date "2009.02.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Todorov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 0-0 10. g3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 a6 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Bg2 b5 14. Qd4 Qb6 15. 0-0 b4 16. Nd1 a5 17. Ne3 Ba6 18. Rfd1 Rfc8 19. Bf3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Rab8 21. Ra1 Nb7 22. Qa7 Qc5 23. Qxc5 Nxc5 24. b3 a4 25. Rd4 a3 26. h4 Kf8 27. Kf2 Nd7 28. Rad1 Ke8 29. g4 h6 30. g5 hxg5 31. hxg5 Kf8 32. Rh1 Kg8 33. Kg3 g6 34. Ng4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grosseto 1st"]
[Site "Grosseto"]
[Date "2009.02.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rossi, Pietro"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. Bd3 a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Qh5 Nd7 12. Qg4 g6 13. Bh6 Nc5 14. Qg3 Bd7 15. Be2 Qb6 16. Rb1 Bf5 17. b4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. 0-0 Bf8 20. Qh4 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Rc8 22. b5 a5 23. Rbc1 Bxd5 24. c4 Be6 25. Qg7 Ke7 26. c5 dxc5 27. Rfe1 Qd6 28. Red1 Qc7 29. Qh6 b6 30. Rd3 Rcd8 31. Qh4+ f6 32. Rf3 Rdf8 33. a3 Rf7 34. Rd3 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Kxd8 36. Bf3 Ke7 37. Qh6 Qd7 38. Rb1 c4 39. Be4 Qd4 40. Bc2 Qc3 41. Be4 Qxa3 0-1

[Event "Grosseto 1st"]
[Site "Grosseto"]
[Date "2009.02.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pomaro, Alberto"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2254"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2009.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Qc7 7. 0-0 Nf6 8. Nb5 Qb8 9. e5 a6 10. exf6 axb5 11. fxg7 Bxg7 12. Bxb5 0-0 13. a4 d5 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Qd2 Qa5 16. Qc1 Bd7 17. Bh6 f6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ra3 Kh8 20. Qc5 Rac8 21. Rc3 Rg8 22. g3 Ne5 23. Qe7 Qd8 24. Qxd8 Rgxd8 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Rc1 e4 28. Rc7 d4 29. Kf1 e5 30. Ke1 Bg4 31. Rxb7 d3 32. Kd2 Rc8 33. Ke3 Rc2 34. Bxd3 exd3 35. Kxd3 Rxf2 36. a5 Rxh2 37. b4 Rg2 38. b5 Rxg3+ 39. Kc4 Be2+ 40. Kc5 Rc3+ 41. Kb6 Rb3 42. Kc5 Rc3+ 43. Kd6 Ra3 44. a6 e4 45. a7 Bxb5 46. Rb8+ Kg7 47. a8Q Rxa8 48. Rxa8 e3 49. Ra1 e2 50. Ke5 Kg6 51. Kf4 h5 52. Kf3 h4 53. Re1 Kf5 54. Rxe2 Bxe2+ 55. Kxe2 Kg4 56. Kf2 Kh3 57. Kf3 Kh2 58. Kf2 h3 59. Kf1 Kh1 60. Kf2 h2 61. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grosseto 1st"]
[Site "Grosseto"]
[Date "2009.02.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Colonna, Mateo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. d3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Be2 0-0 6. 0-0 c5 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Nd2 Qd6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Qd4+ 12. Nf2 Be6 13. c3 Qd8 14. Ne4 Qb6 15. Bf3 Nxe4 16. dxe4 c4+ 17. Rf2 Rad8 18. Qe1 Qb5 19. Be3 Rd3 20. Rd1 a5 21. Rfd2 a4 22. Bd4 Rd8 23. Be2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Bxd4+ 25. cxd4 Qb6 26. f5 a3 27. bxa3 c3 28. Rc2 Qxd4+ 29. Qf2 Qxe4 30. fxe6 Qxc2 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Qxe7 Qc1+ 33. Bf1 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Qd4 35. Qf7 Qe5 36. e7 Rg8 37. Bc4 Qe1+ 38. Bf1 h5 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Qf7+ Kh8 41. Qf6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grosseto 1st"]
[Site "Grosseto"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Dicicco, Daniela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2024"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 0-0 12. 0-0 f5 13. Bb2 Bd6 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Rfd1 c5 17. e3 Nf6 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Ne5 Bd6 20. Qd2 Rfd8 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Rac1 Bc5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Qc3 Rcd8 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. b4 Bd6 27. Nc6 Qd7 28. h4 Bb7 29. Nd4 Be5 30. Qc4 Bxd4 31. exd4 Qe7 32. Qc7 Rd7 33. Qb8+ Qf8 34. Qxa7 Qxb4 35. Ba3 Qxd4 36. Qb8+ Kf7 37. Re1 Bd5 38. Qf8+ Kg6 39. Qe8+ Rf7 40. h5+ Kf6 41. Qd8+ Re7 42. Qxe7# 1-0

[Event "Costa Serena Masters"]
[Site "Costa Serena"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Dimitrov, Ivan L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2009.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "1"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Bxc4 a6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. a3 g5 12. Ne1 Kg7 13. b4 Qg6 14. Be2 Nf6 15. f3 Nh5 16. Nc4 Nf4 17. Nd3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bd7 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. Qe3 Qf6 22. Qb6 Qf4 23. Rd1 Rc2 24. g3 Qf6 25. Bd3 Rb2 26. Rf1 Bh3 27. Rf2 Rxf2 28. Qxf2 Bd7 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. Kg2 Qd8 32. f4 exf4 33. gxf4 gxf4 34. Qxf4 Qg5+ 35. Kf3 Qf6 36. Ke3 Bd7 37. Qxf6+ Kxf6 38. Kf4 Ba4 39. Be2 Bc2 40. Bg4 b6 41. h4 a5 42. bxa5 bxa5 43. Bc8 Bd3 44. Bh3 Be2 45. Bc8 Bf1 46. Bg4 Bg2 47. Bc8 Ke7 48. Bb7 Bh3 49. Ba6 Bd7 50. Be2 Kf6 51. Bf1 Bc8 52. Be2 Bh3 53. Ba6 Bg2 54. Be2 Ke7 55. Bg4 Bf1 56. Bf3 Kf6 57. Bg4 Bb5 58. Bc8 Ba4 59. Bg4 Bb3 60. Bf3 Bc4 61. Bg4 Bb5 62. Bc8 Be2 63. Bh3 Bh5 64. Bc8 Bg6 65. Ba6 Ke7 66. Be2 f6 67. Bg4 Be8 68. Be6 Bg6 69. Bf5 Be8 70. Kg4 Bf7 71. Bh7 Kf8 72. Bf5 Ke7 73. h5 Be8 74. Be6 Kf8 75. Bc8 Ke7 76. Be6 Kf8 77. Bf5 Ke7 78. Kf4 Bb5 79. Bg6 Be2 80. Ke3 Bg4 81. Kf4 Be2 82. Ke3 Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Costa Serena Masters"]
[Site "Costa Serena"]
[Date "2009.01.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Colonna, Mateo"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2150"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2009.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "1"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qg5 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. f4 Qxf4 10. Ne5+ c6 11. d4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh3 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bg5 0-0-0 15. 0-0-0 Bd6 16. Bxe6+ Qxe6 17. Qc4 Qxc4 18. Nxc4 Bc7 19. Rhf1 Rdf8 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Ne3 h5 23. Nf5 Kd7 24. Rf1 Ke6 25. Kd2 h4 26. Nxh4 f5 27. Ke3 Bd8 28. Rxf5 Bxh4 29. Re5+ Kd6 30. gxh4 Rxh4 31. Rxe4 Rh3+ 32. Kd2 Rxh2+ 33. Kd3 a5 34. b3 b6 35. Re2 Rh3+ 36. Re3 Rh6 37. c4 Rg6 38. Rh3 Rg1 39. Rh6+ Kc7 40. Rh7+ Kc8 41. d5 cxd5 42. cxd5 Rg2 43. a4 Rg4 44. Rh6 Rb4 45. Rc6+ Kb7 46. Rc3 Rh4 47. Rc4 Rh3+ 48. Kd4 Rxb3 49. d6 Rb1 50. Rc7+ Kb8 51. Ke5 Re1+ 52. Kd5 Rd1+ 53. Ke6 Re1+ 54. Kd7 Re4 55. Kd8 Rxa4 56. d7 Re4 57. Rc8+ Kb7 58. Rc7+ Kb8 59. Rc8+ Kb7 60. Rc7+ Ka6 61. Kc8 Rd4 62. d8Q Rxd8+ 63. Kxd8 a4 64. Kd7 b5 65. Kc6 a3 66. Rc8 Ka5 67. Rf8 a2 68. Rf1 b4 69. Kc5 b3 70. Rf8 Ka6 71. Kc6 Ka7 72. Rf7+ Ka6 73. Rf8 Ka5 74. Kc5 Ka4 75. Kc4 Ka3 76. Ra8+ Kb2 77. Kb4 Kc2 78. Ra3 b2 79. Rxa2 Kc1 80. Rxb2 Kxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Costa Serena Masters"]
[Site "Costa Serena"]
[Date "2009.01.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2009.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "1"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 0-0 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. 0-0 Nf6 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. h3 h6 17. Nh2 Bb5 18. Ng4 Rc8 19. Rab1 Ba6 20. Rb3 Rc6 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Qxh6 f5 23. Rg3+ Rg6 24. e6 Rxg3 25. e7 1-0

[Event "Costa Serena Masters"]
[Site "Costa Serena"]
[Date "2009.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "He, Yuxuan"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2339"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "1"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qg5 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. f4 Qxf4 10. d4 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qh3 12. Bg5 a6 13. Ba4 Bd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qxe4+ Kf7 16. Ne5+ fxe5 17. Rf1+ Ke7 18. Bxd7 Kxd7 19. 0-0-0 Bh6+ 20. Kb1 Raf8 21. Rxf8 Rxf8 22. Qxb7 e4 23. Qd5+ Kc8 24. Qa8+ Kd7 25. Qd5+ Kc8 26. Qxe4 Rf6 27. Qa8+ Kd7 28. Qd5+ Kc8 29. Re1 Rf1 30. Qa8+ Kd7 31. Qd5+ Kc8 32. Qa8+ Kd7 33. Qd5+ Kc8 34. Qa8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Costa Serena Masters"]
[Site "Costa Serena"]
[Date "2009.01.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Hsu, Li Yang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2009.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "1"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. Na3 cxd4 8. Nxc4 Bc5 9. a3 a5 10. Bf4 0-0 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Re8 14. Nxd4 Qb6 15. e3 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. exd4 Nd5 18. Rc5 Bc6 19. Rfc1 Rec8 20. h4 h5 21. Bf3 g6 22. Kf1 Bb5+ 23. Ke1 Rxc5 24. dxc5 Kg7 25. Be4 Rd8 26. Rd1 f6 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Rxd5 Bc6 29. Rd4 Re8+ 30. Kd2 g5 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Re4 33. Rxe4 Bxe4 34. b5 gxh4 35. gxh4 Kf7 36. Ke3 Bf5 37. c6 bxc6 38. bxc6 Ke6 39. Bg3 Kd5 40. c7 Kc6 41. Kd4 Kd7 42. Kc5 Bh3 43. Kb6 Bg2 44. Ka7 Kc8 45. Bd6 Bh1 46. Be7 Kxc7 47. Bxf6 Kc6 48. Bg5 Kd5 49. Kb7 Ke4 50. Kc7 Kf3 51. Be3 Kg4 52. Bg5 Kf3 53. Be3 Kg4 54. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica-St Pertersburg m"]
[Site "Corsica"]
[Date "2008.10.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e5 7. Qd2 Nge7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Nd4 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bg4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Nd5 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. c3 dxc3+ 17. bxc3 0-0 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rhe1 Rac8 20. Rb3 g5 21. f4 gxf4 22. gxf4 f6 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Be4 Rf4 25. Rbb1 Bh3 26. Rg1+ Kh8 27. Rbe1 Rf2+ 28. Ke3 Rxa2 29. Rg5 Rf8 30. Rh5 Bg4 31. Rxh7+ Kg8 32. Rh4 Rf4 33. h3 Bd7 34. Rxf4 exf4+ 35. Kxf4 a5 36. Rg1+ Kf8 37. h4 a4 38. h5 Rh2 39. Kg5 Be8 40. Bg6 Bxg6 41. Kxg6 a3 42. h6 a2 43. h7 Ke7 44. Kg7 Rg2+ 45. Rxg2 a1Q 46. Re2+ Kd7 47. h8Q Qxc3+ 48. Kg8 Qc8+ 49. Kh7 1-0

[Event "Corsica-St Pertersburg m"]
[Site "Corsica"]
[Date "2008.10.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Humeau, Cyril"]
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[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2203"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 0-0 6. Be2 d6 7. 0-0 Na6 8. Re1 Nc7 9. a4 b6 10. Bf4 a6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Bc4 Qd7 13. Qd3 Rad8 14. Rad1 Qc8 15. Qe3 Rfe8 16. Bh6 e6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. e5 Nfd5 20. Qd2 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 d5 23. Be2 Qd7 24. Ra1 Rf8 25. Reb1 Qc6 26. Qg5 Rd7 27. Rd1 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Qh4 Rf5 30. Qg3 Rdf7 31. Ra5 Qb6 32. Ra2 b4 33. cxb4 Qxb4 34. Rda1 Qd4 35. Rd1 Qxe5 36. Qxe5+ Rxe5 37. c3 Ne8 38. Rad2 Nf6 39. Ra2 Nh5 40. Kh2 Nf4 41. Bf1 Rh5 42. Kg3 g5 43. Rb1 Rh6 44. Rb6 Rhf6 45. Raa6 Nh5+ 46. Kg4 Rf4+ 47. Kxh5 h6 48. Rxe6 Rh4# 0-1

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[Date "2008.10.09"]
[Round "8"]
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[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
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[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "2008.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
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[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
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1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 e6 6. Bd3 c5 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Ne4 Be7 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. c3 e5 13. 0-0 0-0 14. Qc2 g6 15. Rae1 Qe7 16. b4 Bg4 17. Be4 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 f5 19. Bd5+ Kg7 20. Qd2 e4 21. Rh3 h5 22. g4 fxg4 23. Rhe3 Rad8 24. Rxe4 Qd6 25. Qb2 Kh7 26. Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Re7+ Kg8 28. c4 Rf7 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. c5 Qd5 31. Qe2 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Qd5+ 33. Kg1 Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Rd7 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Re7+ Rxe7 37. Qxe7+ Kh6 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Qe7+ Qg7 40. Qe6 Qa1+ 41. Kg2 Qb2+ 42. Kg1 Qb1+ 43. Kg2 Qc2+ 44. Kg1 Qc1+ 45. Kg2 Qd2+ 46. Kg1 Qd1+ 47. Kg2 Qf3+ 48. Kg1 g3 49. Qd7+ Kh6 50. Qd2+ Kg7 51. Qd7+ Qf7 52. Qd4+ Qf6 53. Qd7+ Kh6 54. Qd2+ Qg5 55. Qd4 gxh2+ 56. Kxh2 Qe7 57. b5 Kh7 58. Qc4 Qc7+ 59. Kg2 Kg7 60. c6 Kh6 61. a4 bxc6 62. bxc6 a5 63. Kf3 Kg5 64. Qe6 Qf4+ 65. Ke2 Qxa4 66. Qe5+ Kh6 67. c7 Qg4+ 68. Ke3 Qh3+ 69. Kd4 Qc8 70. Qf4+ Kh7 71. Qf7+ Kh6 72. Qf4+ Kh7 73. Kd5 a4 74. Kc6 a3 75. Qf7+ Kh6 76. Qf4+ Kh7 77. Qf7+ Kh6 78. Kb6 h4 79. Qe7 h3 80. Qh4+ Kg7 81. Qe7+ Kh6 82. Qh4+ Kg7 83. Qd8 Qe6+ 84. Kb5 h2 85. c8Q Qxc8 86. Qxc8 h1Q 87. Qc7+ Kf6 88. Qf4+ Ke6 89. Qg4+ Kd5 90. Qc4+ Ke5 91. Qc3+ Ke6 92. Qc8+ Kf7 93. Qd7+ Kf6 94. Qd4+ Kg5 95. Qe5+ Kg4 96. Qe6+ Kg3 97. Qxg6+ Kf4 98. Qf6+ Ke3 99. Qe7+ Kd2 100. Qxa3 1/2-1/2

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[Date "2008.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2203"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
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[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
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[SourceVersion "2"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 0-0 6. Be2 d6 7. 0-0 Bg4 8. Nd2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Na6 10. Nc4 Nc7 11. a4 a6 12. a5 Nb5 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Nb6 Ra6 15. Qxb5 Nxe4 16. Re1 Nf6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ra4 Qc7 20. Rae4 Kg7 21. h3 Rd8 22. c3 Rg8 23. R1e3 Rd8 24. b4 e5 25. dxe6 d5 26. e7 dxe4 27. exd8Q Bxd8 28. bxc5 Qc6 29. Qb4 Be7 30. Qd4+ Bf6 31. Qxe4 Qxc5 32. Nd5 Rxa5 33. Nxf6 Ra1+ 34. Kh2 Qd6+ 35. Qe5 Qxf6 36. Qxf6+ Kxf6 37. Rf3+ Ke6 38. Re3+ Kd6 39. Rd3+ Ke6 40. Re3+ Kd6 41. Rd3+ Ke6 42. Re3+ 1/2-1/2

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[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
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[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
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[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
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1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qd2 0-0 8. Bd3 c5 9. Qf4 cxd4 10. Qh4 g6 11. Ne4 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qxe7 Nxe7 14. Nxd4 Nbc6 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. 0-0-0 e5 17. Rhe1 f5 18. Nd6 e4 19. Bc4+ Kg7 20. Re3 Rd8 21. Bb5 Be6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. c4 c5 24. a3 a5 25. b3 Rab8 26. Kc2 Rd7 27. Ree1 Kf6 28. Rf1 Ke5 29. Nb5 Rbd8 30. Na7 Rxd1 31. Nc6+ Kf6 32. Rxd1 Rxd1 33. Kxd1 a4 34. bxa4 Bd7 35. Nd8 Bxa4+ 36. Kd2 Ke5 37. Kc3 f4 38. Nb7 Bc6 39. Nxc5 g5 40. a4 g4 41. a5 f3 42. gxf3 gxf3 43. Kd2 Kd6 44. Nb3 f2 45. Ke2 e3 46. Nd4 Be4 0-1

[Event "Corsica-St Pertersburg m"]
[Site "Corsica"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Humeau, Cyril"]
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[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2203"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.08"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 0-0 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Nf5 11. c3 d5 12. Bf4 c6 13. Nd2 Nh4 14. Bg3 Bf5 15. Nb3 b6 16. Nc1 Qd7 17. Bd3 Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Bxh4 Bxh4 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Nd3 g6 22. Qd2 Bg5 23. f4 Bf6 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Qb1 26. b3 c5 27. Kf2 cxd4 28. cxd4 Qe4 29. Nf3 Kg7 30. Ne5 Be7 31. g3 Bd6 32. Qd3 Qxd3 33. Nxd3 Kf8 34. Ke3 Ke7 35. Ne5 a6 36. Kd3 Ke6 37. Ke3 Kf5 38. Kf3 h5 39. h3 Bxe5 40. fxe5 f6 41. g4+ hxg4+ 42. hxg4+ Ke6 43. exf6 Kxf6 44. Kf4 g5+ 45. Ke3 Ke6 46. Kd3 Kd6 47. Kc3 Kc6 48. a4 b5 49. a5 Kd6 50. Kb4 Kc6 51. Kc3 Kd6 52. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica-St Pertersburg m"]
[Site "Corsica"]
[Date "2008.10.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Rb8 7. Qd2 b5 8. Nge2 Nd4 9. 0-0 b4 10. Nd1 e6 11. Nc1 Ne7 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 Ndc6 14. Bh6 0-0 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ne3 Qb6 17. Nb3 Ba6 18. Rab1 Rfc8 19. Rfd1 h6 20. Qb2 e5 21. Qa3 Bb5 22. Bf1 Qa6 23. Qxa6 Bxa6 24. Nd2 f5 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rb1 Rxb1 27. Nxb1 fxe4 28. dxe4 Bxf1 29. Kxf1 Kf6 30. Ng4+ Kg7 31. Ne3 Kf6 32. Ng4+ Kg7 33. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica-St Pertersburg m"]
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[Date "2008.10.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2203"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2008.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
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[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 0-0 6. Be2 d6 7. 0-0 Na6 8. Re1 Nc7 9. a4 b6 10. Bf4 a6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Bc4 Qd7 13. e5 Nh5 14. Bh2 b5 15. Ba2 f5 16. Qd2 Rfe8 17. e6 Qc8 18. Ng5 Nf6 19. Rad1 c4 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bb1 Nfxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. c3 b4 24. cxb4 c3 25. Qd3 cxb2 26. Nf7 Nxb4 27. Qb3 Qc6 28. f3 Qc5+ 29. Kh1 Bd5 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. Rxe3 Ra1 32. Bg1 Rc8 33. Ree1 Bxe6 0-1

[Event "Corsica-St Pertersburg m"]
[Site "Corsica"]
[Date "2008.10.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2008.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Nge7 8. Bh6 0-0 9. h4 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 f6 11. Qd2 e5 12. f4 Be6 13. 0-0-0 Qa5 14. h5 Bxa2 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Nf3 Be6 18. Qh6 Kf7 19. Ng5+ fxg5 20. Rdf1+ Bf5 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Qxg5 Rg8 23. Rh7+ Ke6 24. Bd5+ Nxd5 25. Qxf5+ Kd6 26. Ne4# 1-0

[Event "Corsica-St Pertersburg m"]
[Site "Corsica"]
[Date "2008.10.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2203"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2008.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
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[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.08"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 0-0 6. e5 Ne8 7. h4 d6 8. h5 Bg4 9. hxg6 fxg6 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. Be2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nd7 13. Bg5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Rf5 15. Be3 Ne5 16. Bxc5 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Nc4 18. Rh4 Rxd5 19. Rd4 Re5+ 20. Kf1 Qc8 21. Rxc4 Qh3+ 22. Kg1 Rg5+ 23. Rg4 Rh5 0-1

[Event "Bastia m"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2008.05.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2160"]
[BlackElo "2148"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.04.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. c5 Nf6 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nd3 Ng6 16. Qd2 Rf7 17. Rfc1 Bf8 18. a4 g4 19. a5 Rg7 20. Nb5 g3 21. hxg3 fxg3 22. Bxg3 Nh5 23. Bf2 Ngf4 24. Nxf4 Nxf4 25. g4 h5 26. Nxa7 hxg4 27. fxg4 Bxg4 28. Bxg4 Rxg4+ 29. Kf1 Rxa7 30. Bxa7 Qh4 0-1

[Event "Bastia m"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2008.05.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2148"]
[BlackElo "2160"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2008.04.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Nb5 f6 8. Bd3 fxg5 9. Qh5+ Kf8 10. Rh3 g6 11. Qh6+ Kg8 12. Bxg6 g4 13. Rg3 Bf8 14. Bf7+ Kxf7 15. Qh5+ Ke7 16. Qg5+ Ke8 17. Qh5+ Ke7 18. Qg5+ Ke8 19. Qh5+ Ke7 20. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bastia m"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2008.05.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2160"]
[BlackElo "2148"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.04.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 c6 12. Bc4 cxd5 13. Bxd5 Nd7 14. Nd2 Nc5 15. 0-0-0 Be6 16. Bxe6 Nxe6 17. Be3 Bf8 18. Nb3 a5 19. f3 a4 20. Na1 Rac8+ 21. Kb1 f6 22. Rd7 b5 23. Rhd1 Red8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8 Nxd8 26. Nc2 Nc6 27. Kc1 Kf7 28. Kd2 Ke6 29. b3 axb3 30. axb3 f5 31. g4 fxe4 32. fxe4 h5 33. gxh5 gxh5 34. Bb6 Kf6 35. Be3 Ke6 36. h3 Be7 37. Bb6 Bf8 38. Kd3 Nb4+ 39. Nxb4 Bxb4 40. Bf2 Kf6 41. Be3 Ke6 42. Bd2 Bxd2 43. Kxd2 Kf6 44. h4 Ke6 45. Kc3 Kd6 46. Kb4 Kc6 47. Kc3 Kc5 48. b4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bastia m"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2008.05.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2148"]
[BlackElo "2160"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.04.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 c4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Be2 Be7 12. 0-0 b5 13. Nc5 a5 14. a3 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 0-0 17. Nd2 Nxc5 18. dxc5 f6 19. Bd4 fxe5 20. fxe5 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 Nxe5 22. Qf4 Bf6 23. Kf1 Qf7 24. Nf3 Nxf3 25. Bxf3 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Qf5 27. c6 Kf7 28. Ke2 h6 29. h4 Qd3+ 30. Qxd3 cxd3+ 31. Kxd3 Ke7 32. Bh5 Kd6 33. Be8 e5 34. g3 Bf5+ 35. Ke3 g5 36. Ke2 gxh4 37. gxh4 Kc7 38. Ke3 Be4 39. Bd7 Bg2 40. Kd3 Bf3 41. Be8 Bg4 42. Ke3 Bf5 43. Ke2 d4 44. cxd4 exd4 45. Kf3 Bc2 46. Kf4 Kd6 47. Kf3 Bd3 48. Kf4 Bh7 49. Kf3 Bb1 50. Kf4 Kc7 51. Kf3 Kd6 52. Kf4 Kc7 53. Kf3 Kd6 54. Kf4 1/2-1/2

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[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2008.05.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2160"]
[BlackElo "2148"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "2008.04.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 0-0 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 Kh8 17. 0-0 g6 18. Nce3 f5 19. Qa4 Bd7 20. Bb5 Nb4 21. Bxd7 Nxa2 22. exf5 Rxb2 23. Nc4 Re2 24. fxg6 Nc1 25. Qc6 Rc2 26. Bg4 Ne2+ 27. Bxe2 Rxe2 28. gxh7 Bh6 29. Nxd6 Qh4 30. g3 Qh3 31. Nf7+ Rxf7 32. Qg6 Rf8 33. Ne7 Bg7 34. Qd3 Rf6 35. Qxe2 Rh6 36. f4 Qe6 37. Ng8 Rxh7 38. fxe5 Kxg8 39. Qb5 Bxe5 40. Qxa5 Re7 41. Qd8+ Re8 42. Qg5+ Bg7 43. Rd1 Qe3+ 44. Qxe3 Rxe3 45. c4 Rc3 46. Rd8+ Kh7 47. Rc8 Rc2 48. Rc6 Bd4+ 49. Kh1 Be5 50. Kg1 Kg7 51. Kh1 Kf7 52. Kg1 Ke7 53. Kh1 Kd7 54. Rg6 Rxc4 55. Kg2 Rc2+ 56. Kg1 Bd4+ 57. Kh1 Ke7 58. Ra6 Kf7 59. Rd6 Be5 60. Ra6 Rd2 61. Rh6 Bf6 62. Rh5 Kg6 63. Rb5 Rf2 64. Kg1 Bd4 65. Kh1 Kf6 66. Ra5 Be5 67. Ra8 Rc2 68. Rg8 Kf5 69. Kg1 Ke4 70. Kh1 Ra2 71. Rf8 Rb2 72. Rf7 Bd4 73. Rf4+ Ke3 74. Rf5 Ke2 75. h4 Be3 76. h5 Bf2 77. Kg2 Be3 78. g4 Kd3+ 79. Kf3 Rf2+ 80. Kg3 Rc2 81. Kf3 Kd4 82. Ra5 Bd2 83. Rb5 Rc3+ 84. Ke2 Bf4 85. Rb4+ Ke5 86. Rb5+ Ke6 87. Rf5 Be5 88. Rf8 Rg3 89. Rg8 Kd5 90. Kf2 Ke4 91. g5 Rh3 92. h6 Bf4 93. Rg7 Rh2+ 94. Kg1 Kf3 95. Rf7 Rg2+ 96. Kh1 Ra2 97. Rxf4+ Kxf4 98. h7 Ra8 99. g6 Kg3 100. g7 Ra1# 0-1

[Event "Bastia m"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2008.05.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2148"]
[BlackElo "2160"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2008.04.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. b4 Nxb4 11. cxb4 Bxb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 b6 14. Nb2 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Nf3 Qa5+ 17. Kf2 d3 18. Nxd3 Nc5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Qc2 0-0 21. Rhc1 Rfc8 22. Rab1 h6 23. Rb7 c4 24. Nd4 Rab8 25. Rcb1 Rxb7 26. Rxb7 Qa6 27. Qb1 Qa3 28. Rb8 Rxb8 29. Qxb8+ Kh7 30. Qb1+ Kg8 31. Ke2 a6 32. Qc2 h5 33. Qd2 g6 34. g3 Kg7 35. Kf2 Kg8 36. Nf3 Kg7 37. h4 Kg8 38. Nd4 Kg7 39. Ne2 Kg8 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Nc3 Qc5 42. Ne2 Qa3 43. Kf2 Kf8 44. Ke1 Kg7 45. Kd1 Kg8 46. Nc3 Qc5 47. Kc2 d4 48. Ne4 Qb6 49. Kc1 d3 50. Qe1 Kg7 51. Nc3 Qb4 52. Kd2 Qb2+ 53. Ke3 Qb6+ 54. Ke4 Kg8 55. a4 Kg7 56. Qd2 Kg8 57. a5 Qxa5 58. Kd4 Qb4 59. Qa2 Qb6+ 60. Kxc4 Qe3 61. Qa5 Qxg3 62. Qd8+ Kg7 63. Qf6+ Kg8 64. Ne4 Qg2 65. Nd6 Qd5+ 66. Kc3 d2 67. Qxf7+ Kh8 68. Qf6+ Kh7 69. Qf7+ Kh8 70. Qxg6 d1N+ 71. Kc2 Ne3+ 72. Kc3 Nd1+ 73. Kc2 Ne3+ 74. Kc1 Qd1+ 75. Kb2 Qd4+ 76. Ka2 Qd5+ 77. Ka3 Qa5+ 78. Kb3 Qb6+ 79. Ka4 Qc6+ 80. Kb3 Qb6+ 81. Ka2 Qa5+ 82. Kb2 Qb6+ 83. Ka1 Qd4+ 84. Ka2 Qa4+ 85. Kb2 Qb4+ 86. Kc1 Qc3+ 87. Kb1 Qb3+ 88. Kc1 Qc3+ 89. Kb1 Qb3+ 90. Kc1 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bastia m"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2008.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2160"]
[BlackElo "2148"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2008.04.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Nf5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. 0-0 a6 12. Nc3 0-0 13. a4 Bg5 14. a5 Bxc1 15. Qxc1 Nd4 16. Qe3 g5 17. Ne2 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 f5 19. b4 Qf6 20. c5 Bd7 21. b5 axb5 22. Bxb5 Bxb5 23. Qxb5 dxc5 24. Qxc5 Rfc8 25. Qb6 Qxb6 26. axb6 Kf7 27. h4 h6 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rc1 Ke7 31. Rc7+ Kd6 32. Rxb7 Kxd5 33. Rg7 g4 34. Rf7 f4 35. Rg7 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Rb1 37. b7 Rb2 38. Kg1 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Rb2 40. Kg1 Kc6 41. Rxg4 Rxb7 42. f3 Kd5 43. Rg8 Rb2 44. Rd8+ Ke6 45. Re8+ Kf6 46. Rf8+ Ke7 47. Rf5 Ke6 48. Rf8 Re2 49. Re8+ Kf7 50. Ra8 e4 51. Kf1 exf3 52. gxf3 Re3 53. Kf2 Kf6 54. Rf8+ Ke5 55. Re8+ Kf5 56. Rxe3 fxe3+ 57. Kxe3 Ke5 58. f4+ Kf5 59. Kf3 Ke6 60. Ke4 Kf6 61. f5 Ke7 62. Ke5 Kf7 63. f6 Kf8 64. Ke6 Ke8 65. f7+ Kf8 66. Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bastia m"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2008.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2148"]
[BlackElo "2160"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2008.04.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Be2 a6 11. 0-0 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14. Kh1 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 0-0 16. Rb4 b5 17. f5 Bb7 18. f6 Rfc8 19. Rb3 Qc5 20. Qh4 g6 21. Qh6 Qf8 22. Qf4 Rc7 23. Bd1 Rac8 24. Ne2 Rc4 25. Nd4 Ra4 26. Rb2 Qa3 27. Qh6 Qf8 28. Qf4 Rcc4 29. c3 Ra3 30. Bb3 Rxc3 31. Nc2 Ra5 32. Ne3 h6 33. Ng4 h5 34. Nh6+ Kh7 35. Nxf7 Qxf7 36. Qb4 Rc8 37. Qxa5 Nxe5 38. Re2 Nd7 39. a4 bxa4 40. Bxa4 Nc5 41. Bc2 d4 42. Re5 d3 43. Rxc5 dxc2 44. Rxc8 Bxc8 45. Qc3 Bb7 46. Qxc2 Bd5 47. Qc5 g5 48. Kg1 Kh6 49. Qe3 h4 50. Rf2 a5 51. g3 hxg3 52. hxg3 a4 53. Rh2+ Kg6 54. Qd3+ Kxf6 55. Rf2+ Kg7 56. Qd4+ Kf8 57. Rxf7+ Kxf7 58. Qxa4 Kf6 59. g4 Ke5 60. Kf2 Kf6 61. Ke3 Ke5 62. Qd4+ Kd6 63. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Bastia m"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2008.05.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2160"]
[BlackElo "2148"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.04.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. 0-0 Nbd7 5. d4 h6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 e6 8. b3 Be7 9. Bb2 0-0 10. Qd2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qc3 a6 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Qd5+ 17. Qxd5 cxd5 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Kf3 Kf8 20. e4 dxe4+ 21. Kxe4 Ke8 22. g4 Rd8 23. Rc7 Rd2 24. Bd4 Rxa2 25. Rxb7 Rc8 26. Be3 Ra5 27. Rd1 Rb5 28. Ra7 Rb4+ 29. Kf3 Rxb3 30. Rxa6 Rbc3 31. Ke4 R3c4+ 32. Rd4 Rxd4+ 33. Kxd4 Bc5+ 34. Ke4 Bxe3 35. fxe3 Rc4+ 36. Kf3 Rc5 37. Kf4 Rc2 38. h4 g6 39. Ra8+ Ke7 40. Rh8 Rc4+ 41. Kf3 Rc5 42. Kf4 Rc4+ 43. Kf3 Rc5 44. Rxh6 Rxe5 45. h5 gxh5 46. Rxh5 Rxh5 47. gxh5 Kf6 48. Kg4 Kg7 49. e4 f6 50. Kf4 Kh6 51. Kg4 Kh7 52. Kf4 Kg7 53. Kg4 Kh6 54. Kh4 Kh7 55. Kg4 Kg7 56. Kg3 Kf7 57. Kf3 Ke7 58. Ke2 Ke8 59. Ke1 Kf7 60. Kf2 Kg7 61. Kg3 Kh6 62. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bastia m"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2008.05.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Humeau, Cyril"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2148"]
[BlackElo "2160"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.04.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Qf3 Nbc6 7. Nge2 0-0 8. a3 Ba5 9. Be3 Be6 10. h4 h6 11. g4 Qd6 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Ng6 14. Qh5 Rfe8 15. Nf4 Nce7 16. b4 Bb6 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Nh5 Nf5 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Qxg7+ Ke7 21. Qf6+ Qxf6 22. Nxd5+ Kf8 23. Nhxf6 Be4 24. Nxb6 Bxh1 25. Nxa8 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT U18"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barbini, Denis"]
[Black "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2060"]
[BlackElo "1820"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 Nbd7 9. Nh3 b6 10. Bb5 Bb7 11. Bg5 Rg6 12. Qh4 c6 13. Bc4 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxe4 0-0-0 16. 0-0-0 c5 17. Qd3 Rg4 18. Ba6 cxd4 19. Bxb7+ Kxb7 20. f4 Rgg8 21. Qf3+ Kb8 22. cxd4 Nc5 23. c3 Na4 24. Kb1 Qg6+ 25. Kc1 Rc8 26. Rd3 Qxg2 27. Qxg2 Rxg2 28. f5 Nxc3 29. fxe6 fxe6 30. Re1 Na4+ 31. Kb1 Rb2+ 32. Ka1 Rcc2 33. Rxe6 Rc1# 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT U18"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stepanov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Delaunay, Sebastien"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "1820"]
[BlackElo "1910"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. g3 Qb6 6. Nb3 Ne5 7. Bg2 Nxc4 8. 0-0 d6 9. Nc3 e6 10. Qd3 Ne5 11. Qb5+ Qxb5 12. Nxb5 Kd7 13. Rd1 a6 14. Nc5+ Kd8 15. Nxb7+ Bxb7 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bxa6 Rb6 18. Bf4 Nfd7 19. a4 Rxa6 20. b3 Ke7 21. Rac1 Kf6 22. h4 h6 23. h5 Be7 24. Rc3 d5 25. e4 dxe4 26. Nc7 Rd6 27. Ra1 Rc6 28. Rxc6 Nxc6 29. a5 Bc5 30. Rc1 Nxa5 0-1

