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Laurent-Paoli,Pierre vs Aarav Sarbalia

2026.02.24 · game 1

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[Event "39th Cannes Open 2026"]
[Site "Cannes FRA"]
[Date "2026.02.24"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Laurent-Paoli,Pierre"]
[Black "Aarav Sarbalia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2280"]
[ECO "E28"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "Saemisch variation"]
[WhiteFideId "26017962"]
[BlackFideId "33382859"]
[EventDate "2026.02.23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. f3 b6 8. e4
d6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Bd3 e5 11. Ne2 Na5 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 Bxc4 14. f4 exf4 15.
Nxf4 g5 16. Bg3 Qe7 17. e5 dxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxc4 gxf4 20. Rxf4 Nxc4 21.
Rxc4 Qe6 22. Rh4 Ne4 23. Bf4 Nxc3 24. Qg4+ Qg6 25. Qf3 Qf6 26. Qg4+ Qg6 27. Qf3
Qf6 28. Qg3+ Kh7 29. Re1 Qg7 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. Be5+ Kh7 32. Bxc3 Rad8 33. Re7
c5 34. Rxa7 Rd3 35. Rh3 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 b5 37. Ra6 f6 38. Rc6 c4 39. Rc7+ Kg6 40.
Rg3+ Kf5 41. Rc5+ 1-0

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