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Balakrishnan,Praveen vs Schmakel,Sam

2025.09.01 · game 1

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[Event "Illinois Open 2025"]
[Site "Naperville, IL USA"]
[Date "2025.09.01"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Balakrishnan,Praveen"]
[Black "Schmakel,Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "A10"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[WhiteFideId "2064871"]
[BlackFideId "2039311"]
[EventDate "2025.08.28"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 e6 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 d6 7. h3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. O-O h6 10. c5 Nbc6 11. Qe2 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Nb5 a6 14. Na3 Nc6 15.
Bd2 Ne5 16. f4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Qe7 18. b4 a5 19. Nc2 Re8 20. e5 b6 21. Qxd4 Ba6
22. Rfe1 Red8 23. Qf2 Bd3 24. Nd4 Qd7 25. Nf3 bxc5 26. bxc5 Qa4 27. Be3 Rd5 28.
Rad1 Rad8 29. Rd2 Bc4 30. Rb2 Rd1 31. Kh2 Rxe1 32. Nxe1 Be6 33. Nf3 Qe4 34. Nd4
Bd5 35. Ne2 Bc6 36. Nd4 Bd5 37. Nf3 Bc6 38. Rd2 Rxd2 39. Qxd2 Bd5 40. Kg3 Bxa2
41. Bd4 Bd5 42. Qxa5 c6 43. Qd2 Qb1 44. Bf2 Qb3 45. Qe3 Qc4 46. Nd2 Qc2 47. Qd4
Qd1 48. Qc3 Qe2 49. Qe3 Qd1 50. Qe1 Qc2 51. Kh2 Qf5 52. Qe3 g5 53. Bg3 g4 54.
hxg4 Qxg4 55. Nf1 Bf8 56. Qf2 Be7 57. f5 Bg5 58. Ne3 Bxe3 59. Qxe3 Qxf5 60. Qxh6
Qh7 1/2-1/2

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