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Nihal,Sarin vs Sargsyan,Shant

2025.12.27 · game 1

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[Event "World Rapid 2025"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2025.12.27"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Nihal,Sarin"]
[Black "Sargsyan,Shant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Benko's opening"]
[Variation "reversed Alekhine"]
[WhiteFideId "25092340"]
[BlackFideId "13306766"]
[EventDate "2025.12.26"]

1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 e4 4. Ne5 Nce7 5. d5 d6 6. Nc4 b5 7. Ne3 f5 8. a4 b4
9. Bd2 Rb8 10. c3 Nf6 11. cxb4 Nexd5 12. b5 Nxe3 13. Bxe3 a6 14. Nc3 axb5 15.
axb5 Bd7 16. Ba7 Rb7 17. e3 d5 18. Bd4 Bb4 19. Be2 Bxb5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Bxb5+
Rxb5 22. O-O Bxc3 23. Qh5+ Ke7 24. bxc3 Ke6 25. Rfd1 Qe8 26. Qh6 Qf8 27. Qh5 Qe8
28. Ra6+ Rb6 29. Qe2 Qc6 30. Ra5 h5 31. h4 Qc4 32. Qxc4 dxc4 33. Rdd5 Ra8 34.
Rxf5 Rxa5 35. Rxa5 Rb3 36. Rxh5 Rxc3 37. Ra5 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 c3 39. h5 Rd1 40. Rc5
Rd5 41. Rxc3 Rxh5 42. Rc6+ Kf5 43. Rxc7 Rh8 44. Rg7 Ke6 45. g4 Ra8 46. Rb7 Ra2
47. Kg3 Rc2 48. Rb5 Ra2 49. Rf5 Rb2 50. Rh5 Ra2 51. Rh2 Ra1 52. Kf4 Rg1 53. Rh6
Rg2 54. Kxe4 Rxg4+ 55. f4 Rg3 56. f5+ Ke7 57. Rh7+ Ke8 58. Ra7 Rh3 59. Kd4 Rf3
60. e4 Rb3 61. Kc5 Rb1 62. Rc7 Rd1 63. Rb7 Rd2 64. Ra7 Rd1 65. Ra4 Ke7 66. Rb4
Rd2 67. Rd4 Ra2 68. Rc4 Rd2 69. Rc1 Rd3 70. Rh1 Rd2 71. Rh7+ Ke8 72. Kc4 Rd1 73.
Kc3 Kf8 74. Rh3 Ke7 75. Rd3 Ra1 76. Kd4 Ra4+ 77. Ke3 Ra1 78. Rb3 Re1+ 79. Kf4
Rg1 80. Rg3 Rf1+ 81. Kg4 Rh1 1/2-1/2

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