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Balzer,L vs Venkatesh,Anuj

2025.12.31 · game 1

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[Event "Hastings Masters 2025-26"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2025.12.31"]
[Round "6.47"]
[White "Balzer,L"]
[Black "Venkatesh,Anuj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2026"]
[BlackElo "1825"]
[ECO "B26"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed, 6.Be3"]
[WhiteFideId "4646452"]
[BlackFideId "455636"]
[EventDate "2025.12.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Nge2 e5
9. O-O Rb8 10. f4 Nd4 11. Kh2 b5 12. Qd2 b4 13. Nd1 h5 14. Ng1 a5 15. c3 Nc6 16.
f5 Ne7 17. Bh6 d5 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qg5 Qd6 21. Ne3 Nh7 22. Qh4
Be6 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Nc4 Qc7 25. cxb4 Nxb4 26. Qe4 Bf5 27. Qxe5+ Qxe5 28. Nxe5
Nxd3 29. Nxd3 Bxd3 30. Rxf8 Nxf8 31. b3 c4 1/2-1/2

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