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Aravindh,Chithambaram VR. vs Erigaisi,Arjun

2026.01.25 · game 1

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[Event "88th Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2026.01.25"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Aravindh,Chithambaram VR."]
[Black "Erigaisi,Arjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[ECO "B44"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Szen (`anti-Taimanov') variation"]
[WhiteFideId "5072786"]
[BlackFideId "35009192"]
[EventDate "2026.01.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Bg5 Bc5 8.
N1c3 d6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. f3 Rb8 12. Qd2 h5 13. N7d5 Qh6 14. f4 exf4
15. O-O-O Bd4 16. Ne2 Be5 17. Nexf4 Bg4 18. Re1 Be6 19. g3 h4 20. Rg1 Bd4 21.
Rg2 h3 22. Rge2 Bg4 23. Re3 g5 24. Ne2 Bxe3 25. Nxe3 Bd7 26. Nc3 g4 27. Be2 Re8
28. Rf1 f5 29. Rf4 fxe4 30. Nxe4 Rf8 31. Nxg4 Bxg4 32. Rxg4 Qxd2+ 33. Kxd2 Kc7
34. Nc3 Rbe8 35. Nd5+ Kb8 36. Rf4 Rh8 37. c4 Re5 38. Bd3 Rg5 39. Nf6 Ne5 40. Ne4
Nxd3 41. Kxd3 Ra5 42. Nc3 Re5 43. Kd2 a6 44. a4 a5 45. b3 Ka7 46. Rf7 Ree8 47.
Rf5 Ka6 48. Nd5 Re4 49. Rf6 Ka7 50. Rxd6 Rg4 51. Rf6 Rxg3 52. hxg3 h2 53. Rf1
h1=Q 54. Rxh1 Rxh1 55. Kc3 Rg1 56. c5 Rxg3+ 57. Kc4 Rg4+ 58. Kb5 Rd4 59. Nb6
Rb4+ 60. Kxa5 Rxb3 61. Nc8+ Kb8 62. Nd6 Rb1 63. Nb5 Ra1 64. Kb4 Kc8 65. Nd4 Kc7
66. Kb5 Rd1 67. Kc4 Rh1 68. Ne6+ Kb8 69. Nd4 Rh4 70. Kd5 Ka7 71. a5 Rh5+ 72. Kd6
Ka6 73. c6 bxc6 74. Nxc6 Rh6+ 75. Kc5 Rxc6+ 76. Kxc6 Kxa5 1/2-1/2

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